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Curbside Classics Archives
Curbside Classics Archive
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![It’s a dark night, in late 1968. Winter’s chill is beginning to be felt in the air. You’re in your brand new ’68 Dodge Charger after having had a load of […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/DSCN0283.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1968 Mercury Monterey – Show Me Your Mercury")
Curbside Classic: 1968 Mercury Monterey – Show Me Your Mercury
Posted on August 21, 2012 | 97 CommentsIt’s a dark night, in late 1968. Winter’s chill is beginning to be felt in the air. You’re in your brand new ’68 Dodge Charger after having had a load of […] -
CC Feature: Requiem For A Truck – 1969 Ford F-100
Posted on August 20, 2012 | 32 CommentsMy father bought a used truck in 1970… and this is its story. -
![Poor Oldsmobile. During the 1980s it went from volume champion to being essentially the Cutlass Division of GM, thus finishing the decade in a real bind. What went wrong? Was […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/4-20-2012-001-e1344637471188.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1985 Oldsmobile Delta 88 Royale – Last Call for the Lansing B-Body Coupe")
Curbside Classic: 1985 Oldsmobile Delta 88 Royale – Last Call for the Lansing B-Body Coupe
Posted on August 20, 2012 | 98 CommentsPoor Oldsmobile. During the 1980s it went from volume champion to being essentially the Cutlass Division of GM, thus finishing the decade in a real bind. What went wrong? Was […] -
Curbside Classic: 1960 DeSoto Adventurer – Late Life Adventures
Posted on August 18, 2012 | 34 Comments(Text by Jim Offner, pictures by John Molseed) If cars could talk, what would an Adventurer say? -
![[Curbside photos by Cohorts BeWo86 and Kurtzos] For such a small car, the story of the Renault R10 is huge. No other car so perfectly epitomizes the enormous ups and […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/Renault-R10-fq.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: Renault R10 – When Being A Better Volkswagen Isn’t Good Enough")
Curbside Classic: Renault R10 – When Being A Better Volkswagen Isn’t Good Enough
Posted on August 17, 2012 | 87 Comments[Curbside photos by Cohorts BeWo86 and Kurtzos] For such a small car, the story of the Renault R10 is huge. No other car so perfectly epitomizes the enormous ups and […] -
![Pop quiz: What is the most boring 2012 model car in existence? The Camry, you say? Well done. Now, what was the most boring, competent and efficient car of the […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/CC-117-028-800-e1344199483442.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1982 Volvo 244DL – Best Value Box")
Curbside Classic: 1982 Volvo 244DL – Best Value Box
Posted on August 16, 2012 | 43 CommentsPop quiz: What is the most boring 2012 model car in existence? The Camry, you say? Well done. Now, what was the most boring, competent and efficient car of the […] -
![This is a milestone car–not just for BMW, but for the whole future of the sport-sedan segment, now such a large one. Plenty of folks have written about the original […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/07/5-31-2012-017-e1343766930978.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1976 BMW 2002 – The Ultimate Big-Bumpered Driving Machine")
Curbside Classic: 1976 BMW 2002 – The Ultimate Big-Bumpered Driving Machine
Posted on August 14, 2012 | 34 CommentsThis is a milestone car–not just for BMW, but for the whole future of the sport-sedan segment, now such a large one. Plenty of folks have written about the original […] -
![I’m in the Portsmouth, NH; the Ocean City, MD; the Myrtle Beach, SC; the Panama City, FL, of the Pacific North West: Cannon Beach, Oregon. My wife and I […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/01-Impreza-Yakima.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Cannon Beach Confidential")
Cannon Beach Confidential
Posted on August 13, 2012 | 30 CommentsI’m in the Portsmouth, NH; the Ocean City, MD; the Myrtle Beach, SC; the Panama City, FL, of the Pacific North West: Cannon Beach, Oregon. My wife and I […] -
![Now here is a car that you don’t see every day, since oddly enough, most of them went to Japan: a mid-nineties MG R V8 convertible. It looks rather like […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/07/1995-MG-R-V8-1.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: MG R V8 – The Ultimate Classic MG?")
Curbside Classic: MG R V8 – The Ultimate Classic MG?
Posted on August 9, 2012 | 20 CommentsNow here is a car that you don’t see every day, since oddly enough, most of them went to Japan: a mid-nineties MG R V8 convertible. It looks rather like […] -
![Most Americans wouldn’t recognize this little shitbox for the brilliant and pioneering car it is. A Yugo? A Lada? Fair enough; we just don’t have a tradition in this country […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/07/Fiat-Panda-4x4-side.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Cohort Classic: Fiat Panda 4×4 – Simply Simple")
Cohort Classic: Fiat Panda 4×4 – Simply Simple
Posted on July 29, 2012 | 27 CommentsMost Americans wouldn’t recognize this little shitbox for the brilliant and pioneering car it is. A Yugo? A Lada? Fair enough; we just don’t have a tradition in this country […] -
![Mention Mazda GLC to the average auto enthusiast and it’s likely they’ll think of the rear-wheel-drive GLC of the late 1970s. Mention GLC to the average Joe on the street […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/07/Mazda-GLC.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: Mazda GLC, Gen Two: The First Really Modern Mazda")
Curbside Classic: Mazda GLC, Gen Two: The First Really Modern Mazda
Posted on July 24, 2012 | 36 CommentsMention Mazda GLC to the average auto enthusiast and it’s likely they’ll think of the rear-wheel-drive GLC of the late 1970s. Mention GLC to the average Joe on the street […] -
![Time for another Mini CC! Today’s featured model is a blast from the past, the Monkeemobile, as issued in 1/64th scale by Husky back in the ’60s. Husky was Corgi’s […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/07/7-20-2012-009-e1342821415783.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Miniature Curbside Classic: The Monkeemobile By Husky – One Owner")
Miniature Curbside Classic: The Monkeemobile By Husky – One Owner
Posted on July 19, 2012 | 15 CommentsTime for another Mini CC! Today’s featured model is a blast from the past, the Monkeemobile, as issued in 1/64th scale by Husky back in the ’60s. Husky was Corgi’s […] -
![Downsizing. Doesn’t that word always generate a distinct reaction? “We just learned today that our company is downsizing,” certainly prompts a reaction; conversely, “Hey, I’ve been able to downsize my […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/07/P7040006.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1985 Oldsmobile Ninety-Eight Regency Brougham – I’m Sorry, That’s a Personal Subject!")
Curbside Classic: 1985 Oldsmobile Ninety-Eight Regency Brougham – I’m Sorry, That’s a Personal Subject!
Posted on July 17, 2012 | 95 CommentsDownsizing. Doesn’t that word always generate a distinct reaction? “We just learned today that our company is downsizing,” certainly prompts a reaction; conversely, “Hey, I’ve been able to downsize my […] -
![And here is the holy grail of the Forward Look. No other car of the Virgil Exner juggernaut had so much riding on its success. Few other cars of the 1950s captured […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/07/55plymouthbelvedere.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1957 Plymouth Belvedere – Truly The Star Of The Forward Look")
Curbside Classic: 1957 Plymouth Belvedere – Truly The Star Of The Forward Look
Posted on July 13, 2012 | 70 CommentsAnd here is the holy grail of the Forward Look. No other car of the Virgil Exner juggernaut had so much riding on its success. Few other cars of the 1950s captured […] -
![There are pros and cons to being a landlord. Let’s skip the cons, having just had to tear out a rotted bathroom floor. One of the minor pros (or cons, […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/07/CC-171-050-800.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Beater: 1992 Toyota Corolla – The Almost Free, Almost Perfect Beater")
Curbside Beater: 1992 Toyota Corolla – The Almost Free, Almost Perfect Beater
Posted on July 10, 2012 | 46 CommentsThere are pros and cons to being a landlord. Let’s skip the cons, having just had to tear out a rotted bathroom floor. One of the minor pros (or cons, […]
