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![In recent months there’s been talk in the news regarding the lowering crime rates in El Salvador. Clearly, the government has taken much credit for the feat. But I suspect […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/IMG_20240521_152112051.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Find: Suzuki Swift – Tropical Gotham Edition")
Curbside Find: Suzuki Swift – Tropical Gotham Edition
Posted on November 24, 2024 | 10 CommentsIn recent months there’s been talk in the news regarding the lowering crime rates in El Salvador. Clearly, the government has taken much credit for the feat. But I suspect […] -
![I saw my first Lexus TX in the wild not long ago and I was a bit conflicted about it. It’s a massive crossover clearly on a transverse-engine FWD […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/601aa78c050742a287d7d6da2ce8c7ab.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Editorial: Lexus in 2025 – They Aren’t Not What They Used To Be")
Curbside Editorial: Lexus in 2025 – They Aren’t Not What They Used To Be
Posted on November 21, 2024 | 53 CommentsI saw my first Lexus TX in the wild not long ago and I was a bit conflicted about it. It’s a massive crossover clearly on a transverse-engine FWD […] -
![I wrote about Chevy’s modern-era Impala SS last month. Everyone knows about that popular sedan. What fewer people know about is the fact that GM built one Impala SS wagon but […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/IMG00264-20110820-1912blur-1.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1994 Chevrolet Impala SS Station Wagon – Factory-Built Unicorn")
Curbside Classic: 1994 Chevrolet Impala SS Station Wagon – Factory-Built Unicorn
Posted on November 21, 2024 | 29 CommentsI wrote about Chevy’s modern-era Impala SS last month. Everyone knows about that popular sedan. What fewer people know about is the fact that GM built one Impala SS wagon but […] -
![1978 Pontiac Grand Am image from the web. It was 1990 and the growing joys and demands of family and work left me little time to pursue any automotive adventures. […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/151eed56a5082f140711e7e0e6115eda.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "My 1978 Pontiac Grand Am – Commuting Days")
My 1978 Pontiac Grand Am – Commuting Days
Posted on November 20, 2024 | 21 Comments1978 Pontiac Grand Am image from the web. It was 1990 and the growing joys and demands of family and work left me little time to pursue any automotive adventures. […] -
![Today’s title may feel a bit odd, considering that the Crown never quite took off in the US market. But elsewhere, particularly in Asia and South America, early generations of […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/IMG_20230328_153247617.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1968 Toyota Crown Wagon – Mission Accomplished")
Curbside Classic: 1968 Toyota Crown Wagon – Mission Accomplished
Posted on November 19, 2024 | 8 CommentsToday’s title may feel a bit odd, considering that the Crown never quite took off in the US market. But elsewhere, particularly in Asia and South America, early generations of […] -
Roadside Find: 1960 Rambler Super – Slightly Sinister, Being Towed Somewhere
Posted on November 18, 2024 | 13 CommentsPhotos from the CC Cohort by Mike Hayes. -
![(first posted 10/18/2018) Perusing Craigslist as I am wont to do, I was stopped in my virtual tracks by this offering and figured it had to be […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/DaleHouseCar1.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "1966 Buick Wildcat Great Dale House Car – Woah, Nelly!")
1966 Buick Wildcat Great Dale House Car – Woah, Nelly!
Posted on November 6, 2024 | 32 Comments(first posted 10/18/2018) Perusing Craigslist as I am wont to do, I was stopped in my virtual tracks by this offering and figured it had to be […] -
Vintage Dealers: ’73-’74 AMC Gremlin & Javelin AMX In The Showroom
Posted on October 31, 2024 | 33 Comments -
![Discussing Packard’s post-war merger opportunities is an online pastime that almost always focuses on the proud and defiant world of the Independents, with the Big 3 seen as the enemy. […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/image-1.jpg?resize=46%2C52&ssl=1 "Packard + Chrysler: Ask The Man Who Owns the 100-Million-Dollar Look")
Packard + Chrysler: Ask The Man Who Owns the 100-Million-Dollar Look
Posted on October 25, 2024 | 39 CommentsDiscussing Packard’s post-war merger opportunities is an online pastime that almost always focuses on the proud and defiant world of the Independents, with the Big 3 seen as the enemy. […] -
![In last week’s post, I listed multiple-day rally competitions as one of the ways in which to enjoy getting behind the wheel of my second (and current) Sunbeam Tiger. During […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/98-NE-1000-Tiger-resting-e1728165470200.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Rallying on the NE 1000 – A Tiger? In New England?")
Rallying on the NE 1000 – A Tiger? In New England?
Posted on October 6, 2024 | 8 CommentsIn last week’s post, I listed multiple-day rally competitions as one of the ways in which to enjoy getting behind the wheel of my second (and current) Sunbeam Tiger. During […] -
![(first posted 10/4/2018) Yesterday’s piece on the Camargue garnered a lot of query around a prototype Rolls-Royce it featured. It was hardly familiar to me as well, […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/blatchleyjuniors.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Automotive History Capsule: Rolls-Royce SX Proposal")
Automotive History Capsule: Rolls-Royce SX Proposal
Posted on October 4, 2024 | 49 Comments(first posted 10/4/2018) Yesterday’s piece on the Camargue garnered a lot of query around a prototype Rolls-Royce it featured. It was hardly familiar to me as well, […] -
![I hate to use the word “fake” in this case–better I should say “faux” or “trompe l’oeil” (because saying anything in French makes it sound more elegant–and this car is […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/Screenshot-2024-09-26-at-10-45-45-456617367_1587903662074783_5553382452139501313_n.jpg-JPEG-Image-960-%C3%97-720-pixels.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CC For Sale: 1942 Chrysler New Yorker–Pure Art Deco and Lots Of Fake Wood")
CC For Sale: 1942 Chrysler New Yorker–Pure Art Deco and Lots Of Fake Wood
Posted on September 30, 2024 | 19 CommentsI hate to use the word “fake” in this case–better I should say “faux” or “trompe l’oeil” (because saying anything in French makes it sound more elegant–and this car is […] -
My 1985 Honda Nighthawk 450 – You Can Always Come Home…
Posted on September 27, 2024 | 18 Comments…but you’ll quickly remember why you left. -
![I’ll be the first to admit that I’ve never had much use for four-door sedans; all of my collector cars have been two-doors, whether convertibles, coupes, or sedans. And sure, […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/745-Turbo-from-Volvo-75-Years.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Auto-Biography: Serial Swedish Station Wagons")
Auto-Biography: Serial Swedish Station Wagons
Posted on September 8, 2024 | 26 CommentsI’ll be the first to admit that I’ve never had much use for four-door sedans; all of my collector cars have been two-doors, whether convertibles, coupes, or sedans. And sure, […] -
![Once again, we’re dealing with Packard’s last days. This time, courtesy of some images of Wendell Hawkins Packard Inc. in Houston, TX. Those who know the marque’s history can probably […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/384674_255326654522221_244298169_n.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Vintage Dealers: A Packard Dealer (And The Predictor Concept Car) In 1956")
Vintage Dealers: A Packard Dealer (And The Predictor Concept Car) In 1956
Posted on September 5, 2024 | 24 CommentsOnce again, we’re dealing with Packard’s last days. This time, courtesy of some images of Wendell Hawkins Packard Inc. in Houston, TX. Those who know the marque’s history can probably […]
