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Curbside Classics Archives
Curbside Classics Archive
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![(first posted 10/27/2011) It seems Volvo has always had kind of a thing for Ford, although in the end, it didn’t work out all that well. And given the results […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/bbbvv.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1980 Volvo Bertone Coupe: Lost In Translation")
Curbside Classic: 1980 Volvo Bertone Coupe: Lost In Translation
Posted on February 8, 2022 | 92 Comments(first posted 10/27/2011) It seems Volvo has always had kind of a thing for Ford, although in the end, it didn’t work out all that well. And given the results […] -
![(first posted 11/11/2011) OMG biggest POS ever! Drove a twenty-year old one down to Tierra de la Fuega and back – never let us down. The engine blew up at […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/11/CC-18-015-800.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1980 Chevette Scooter – A New Category Of Vehicle")
Curbside Classic: 1980 Chevette Scooter – A New Category Of Vehicle
Posted on February 7, 2022 | 159 Comments(first posted 11/11/2011) OMG biggest POS ever! Drove a twenty-year old one down to Tierra de la Fuega and back – never let us down. The engine blew up at […] -
![(first posted 1/27/2013) California has long been recognized as a pioneer and trend-setter in so many ways, even in a field so seemingly mundane as school buses. If one lived […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/gggb.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: Gillig School Bus – Built Like A Tank")
Curbside Classic: Gillig School Bus – Built Like A Tank
Posted on February 1, 2022 | 61 Comments(first posted 1/27/2013) California has long been recognized as a pioneer and trend-setter in so many ways, even in a field so seemingly mundane as school buses. If one lived […] -
![(first posted 1/31/2016) Europe has had many great rear engined cars, some more appealing than others. It still has one, the Porsche 911, which is perhaps one of the most […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/1966HillmanImp.1.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Auction Site Classic: 1966 Hillman Imp Mark II – A Car Too Far From Home, In Too Many Ways?")
Auction Site Classic: 1966 Hillman Imp Mark II – A Car Too Far From Home, In Too Many Ways?
Posted on January 31, 2022 | 83 Comments(first posted 1/31/2016) Europe has had many great rear engined cars, some more appealing than others. It still has one, the Porsche 911, which is perhaps one of the most […] -
![(first posted here 11/8/2012) No one’s going to accuse me of not having a nostalgic streak, especially when it comes to cars. That’s what motivated me to write the Auto-biography, […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/ojoj.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic/Driving Impressions: 1951 Oldsmobile Super 88 – Rocketing Back In Time")
Curbside Classic/Driving Impressions: 1951 Oldsmobile Super 88 – Rocketing Back In Time
Posted on January 24, 2022 | 55 Comments(first posted here 11/8/2012) No one’s going to accuse me of not having a nostalgic streak, especially when it comes to cars. That’s what motivated me to write the Auto-biography, […] -
![(first posted 9/12/2011) Had it been October of 1960, and I was standing at a Plymouth dealership, the title of this post would have been the first words out of […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/ddfg.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1961 Plymouth Fury – What Planet Are YOU From?")
Curbside Classic: 1961 Plymouth Fury – What Planet Are YOU From?
Posted on January 23, 2022 | 159 Comments(first posted 9/12/2011) Had it been October of 1960, and I was standing at a Plymouth dealership, the title of this post would have been the first words out of […] -
![(first posted 8/6/2012) The Fleetwood Brougham. The top-of-the-line Cadillac. Luxurious in space, in gadgets, and in power. The best “owner-driven” Cadillac money could buy. While Cadillac wasn’t necessarily the top […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/cdd.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1975 Cadillac Fleetwood Brougham – The Brougham’s Brougham")
Curbside Classic: 1975 Cadillac Fleetwood Brougham – The Brougham’s Brougham
Posted on January 21, 2022 | 168 Comments(first posted 8/6/2012) The Fleetwood Brougham. The top-of-the-line Cadillac. Luxurious in space, in gadgets, and in power. The best “owner-driven” Cadillac money could buy. While Cadillac wasn’t necessarily the top […] -
![(first posted 1/19/2016) When I first spotted the rear view of this Honda Z UM-4 I thought it was some sort of electric vehicle I had not yet heard […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/2000-Honda-Z-Um-4-1.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 2000 Honda Z UM-4 — Umm … What Is This?")
Curbside Classic: 2000 Honda Z UM-4 — Umm … What Is This?
Posted on January 19, 2022 | 31 Comments(first posted 1/19/2016) When I first spotted the rear view of this Honda Z UM-4 I thought it was some sort of electric vehicle I had not yet heard […] -
![(first posted 1/12/2016) Finding old Toyotas anywhere except on the West Coast can be a challenge.That’s where most were sold, and most older Japanese vehicles, like many European (and a […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/Toyota-Hilux-close-up.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: First Generation Toyota Hilux – Building Block")
Curbside Classic: First Generation Toyota Hilux – Building Block
Posted on January 12, 2022 | 45 Comments(first posted 1/12/2016) Finding old Toyotas anywhere except on the West Coast can be a challenge.That’s where most were sold, and most older Japanese vehicles, like many European (and a […] -
![When I married my wife, she owned a rental house. It was in Lebanon, a small town that is the county seat of Boone County, Indiana, about 20 minutes up […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/cct.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classics: A Convention of Corvairs at the Boone County Courthouse")
Curbside Classics: A Convention of Corvairs at the Boone County Courthouse
Posted on January 12, 2022 | 67 CommentsWhen I married my wife, she owned a rental house. It was in Lebanon, a small town that is the county seat of Boone County, Indiana, about 20 minutes up […] -
![(first posted 2/27/2013) We recently discussed the Fiat X1/9 as both a CCOTY nomination, and in Sean Cornelis’ amazing test drive of a Bertone-badged variant one snowy Christmas Eve. The […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/02/nose-e1360618632563.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1986 Toyota MR2 – They Call Me MISTER Two!")
Curbside Classic: 1986 Toyota MR2 – They Call Me MISTER Two!
Posted on January 11, 2022 | 56 Comments(first posted 2/27/2013) We recently discussed the Fiat X1/9 as both a CCOTY nomination, and in Sean Cornelis’ amazing test drive of a Bertone-badged variant one snowy Christmas Eve. The […] -
![(first posted 2/25/2013) Audi has long been an aspirational brand. While in the U.S. market it has tended to play second banana compared to Mercedes-Benz and BMW, in Europe it […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/02/aa-12-24-2013-002.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1990 Audi 100 – A 5000 Under An Assumed Identity")
Curbside Classic: 1990 Audi 100 – A 5000 Under An Assumed Identity
Posted on January 11, 2022 | 86 Comments(first posted 2/25/2013) Audi has long been an aspirational brand. While in the U.S. market it has tended to play second banana compared to Mercedes-Benz and BMW, in Europe it […] -
![(first posted 4/4/2013) As you might recall, my part of the country is chock full of A-bodies, particularly the Cutlass Ciera and Century variants. We Midwesterners stuck with GM far […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/02/11-25-2012-014-1280x852-e1360612920696.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1994 Buick Century Wagon – Fighting A Losing Battle")
Curbside Classic: 1994 Buick Century Wagon – Fighting A Losing Battle
Posted on January 10, 2022 | 76 Comments(first posted 4/4/2013) As you might recall, my part of the country is chock full of A-bodies, particularly the Cutlass Ciera and Century variants. We Midwesterners stuck with GM far […] -
![(first posted 2/18/2013) Datsun started a gold mine for itself when they introduced the 240Z in 1970. All through the ’70s, it and its 260Z and 280Z successors were consistently […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/09-14-2012-008-e1358980415659.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1983 Datsun 280ZX – The Cutlass Supreme Brougham Z?")
Curbside Classic: 1983 Datsun 280ZX – The Cutlass Supreme Brougham Z?
Posted on January 9, 2022 | 65 Comments(first posted 2/18/2013) Datsun started a gold mine for itself when they introduced the 240Z in 1970. All through the ’70s, it and its 260Z and 280Z successors were consistently […] -
![(first posted 3/6/2013) Incredibly, it’s already been 17 years since you could last buy a brand-new Oldsmobile Ninety Eight. But those years of absence are dwarfed by the staggering 55 […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/oool.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1975 Oldsmobile Ninety Eight Regency – It’s a Bloated, Wallowy Feeling to Have an Olds Around You")
Curbside Classic: 1975 Oldsmobile Ninety Eight Regency – It’s a Bloated, Wallowy Feeling to Have an Olds Around You
Posted on January 8, 2022 | 93 Comments(first posted 3/6/2013) Incredibly, it’s already been 17 years since you could last buy a brand-new Oldsmobile Ninety Eight. But those years of absence are dwarfed by the staggering 55 […]
