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![(first posted 10/23/2016) This is the ultimate Traction, the last pre-war Citroën. The 15-Six came out in mid-1938, four years after the first Traction-Avants, and was the top of the […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/20160728_105314.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1950 Citroën 15-Six – Double Oxymoron (Austere Luxury, Old-fashioned Avant-garde)")
Curbside Classic: 1950 Citroën 15-Six – Double Oxymoron (Austere Luxury, Old-fashioned Avant-garde)
Posted on October 23, 2022 | 29 Comments(first posted 10/23/2016) This is the ultimate Traction, the last pre-war Citroën. The 15-Six came out in mid-1938, four years after the first Traction-Avants, and was the top of the […] -
![I’m a natural skeptic, and the myth that bad Russian steel was the reason Italian cars in the seventies rusted so badly has always seemed dubious to me. It’s […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/themes/arras162/images/thumbnail.png "CC Video: Rusty Italian Cars And The Myth Of Russian Steel – Nyet")
CC Video: Rusty Italian Cars And The Myth Of Russian Steel – Nyet
Posted on October 13, 2022 | 33 CommentsI’m a natural skeptic, and the myth that bad Russian steel was the reason Italian cars in the seventies rusted so badly has always seemed dubious to me. It’s […] -
![As someone who’s registered an interest in the Rivian R1T electric pickup with the company, I recently received an invitation for a test drive at their local Service Center, which […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/3BCC3A2D-AB2B-4E1C-98DC-61317C16DE32.jpeg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Review: Rivian R1T Electric Pickup Truck")
Curbside Review: Rivian R1T Electric Pickup Truck
Posted on October 8, 2022 | 52 CommentsAs someone who’s registered an interest in the Rivian R1T electric pickup with the company, I recently received an invitation for a test drive at their local Service Center, which […] -
![I don’t know the origin of this rendering, but the artist has eclectic taste. The ’57 Fury is of course a classic, but the choice of the plane and truck […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/51962969121_2df98ccdc0_k.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "An Unusual Threesome: 1957 Plymouth Fury, C-46, and Ford Thames Truck")
An Unusual Threesome: 1957 Plymouth Fury, C-46, and Ford Thames Truck
Posted on October 7, 2022 | 31 CommentsI don’t know the origin of this rendering, but the artist has eclectic taste. The ’57 Fury is of course a classic, but the choice of the plane and truck […] -
![It was the mid ’90s and our immediate Supervisor had just bought a 3000GT (Dodge Stealth, GTO in Japan), Mitsubishi’s excess-for-its-own-sake sports model. At the office my pals looked at […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/IMG_20220529_163821010_HDR.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1977 Mitsubishi Lancer Celeste – Skin Deep Sportiness")
Curbside Classic: 1977 Mitsubishi Lancer Celeste – Skin Deep Sportiness
Posted on October 7, 2022 | 14 CommentsIt was the mid ’90s and our immediate Supervisor had just bought a 3000GT (Dodge Stealth, GTO in Japan), Mitsubishi’s excess-for-its-own-sake sports model. At the office my pals looked at […] -
QOTD – Tell Me About This 1963 VW 1200 (Beetle) Cabriolet
Posted on October 1, 2022 | 55 CommentsA slightly different QOTD than normal. Instead of responses to a direct questions and the option to explore and digress, I’m looking for facts. -
![A couple of days ago, Jim Klein titled his 1989 LeSabre post “Was This The Best Buick Ever Made?” That does rather beg the question of which Buick was the […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/1958-Buick-Ad-08.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "QOTD: What Was The Best Buick Ever Made?")
QOTD: What Was The Best Buick Ever Made?
Posted on September 30, 2022 | 51 CommentsA couple of days ago, Jim Klein titled his 1989 LeSabre post “Was This The Best Buick Ever Made?” That does rather beg the question of which Buick was the […] -
![Buick has obviously had a long and storied history, having been founded long before any of our regular readers were around and perhaps currently in its twilight years itself, at […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/IMG_4453.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Recycling Showroom Special: 1989 Buick LeSabre Limited – Was This The Best Buick Ever Made?")
Curbside Recycling Showroom Special: 1989 Buick LeSabre Limited – Was This The Best Buick Ever Made?
Posted on September 29, 2022 | 82 CommentsBuick has obviously had a long and storied history, having been founded long before any of our regular readers were around and perhaps currently in its twilight years itself, at […] -
![It’s strange how things work out sometimes, isn’t it? There I was, in Lord Nuffield’s billiard room, recounting his life and times for visitors and just reaching the merger of […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/20220918_134739mod.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Outtake: 1950 Morris Oxford – Here To Respect The Founder")
Curbside Outtake: 1950 Morris Oxford – Here To Respect The Founder
Posted on September 26, 2022 | 16 CommentsIt’s strange how things work out sometimes, isn’t it? There I was, in Lord Nuffield’s billiard room, recounting his life and times for visitors and just reaching the merger of […] -
![Never terribly common, the final generation of the Buick Riviera is getting notable for its increasing absence on the curbs and driveways of our land. This rough looking Riviera’s […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/20220620_125906-2.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1995 Buick Riviera – Something To Say")
Curbside Classic: 1995 Buick Riviera – Something To Say
Posted on September 20, 2022 | 61 CommentsNever terribly common, the final generation of the Buick Riviera is getting notable for its increasing absence on the curbs and driveways of our land. This rough looking Riviera’s […] -
![This ad ran in Spring-Summer 1965, about 3½ years before the Plymouth Superbird’s name was surely finalised. Pure chance, nudged a little by the limited number of possible [superlative] + […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/Buick-Superbird_May-1965.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CC Advertising : Buick Superbird – Wait, who?")
CC Advertising : Buick Superbird – Wait, who?
Posted on September 20, 2022 | 29 CommentsThis ad ran in Spring-Summer 1965, about 3½ years before the Plymouth Superbird’s name was surely finalised. Pure chance, nudged a little by the limited number of possible [superlative] + […] -
![Spotting cars from the ’50s while driving around on everyday errands isn’t quite as common as it was in the 1970s and ’80s when I first started doing it. […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/20220909_143140.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic Spotted at Target–1954 Cadillac Sedan in Arlington Green")
Curbside Classic Spotted at Target–1954 Cadillac Sedan in Arlington Green
Posted on September 15, 2022 | 63 CommentsSpotting cars from the ’50s while driving around on everyday errands isn’t quite as common as it was in the 1970s and ’80s when I first started doing it. […] -
![Ensconced here in Southern California, my cars are kept in what I call the “distributed garage”. At one time, the distribution of cars involved multiple indoor and outdoor rented spaces. […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/1344C502-61D5-437E-B2AD-B6B2FF73809A.jpeg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "A COAL Postscript of Sorts: Fire and Rain")
A COAL Postscript of Sorts: Fire and Rain
Posted on September 11, 2022 | 29 CommentsEnsconced here in Southern California, my cars are kept in what I call the “distributed garage”. At one time, the distribution of cars involved multiple indoor and outdoor rented spaces. […] -
![(first posted 4/23/2013) While we have already done the first-gen Cordoba story here on CC, both the original and the facelifted ’78, today I want to tell you a little […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/04/aaDSC00879.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Capsule: 1979 Chrysler 300 – Red, White And Brougham")
Curbside Capsule: 1979 Chrysler 300 – Red, White And Brougham
Posted on September 10, 2022 | 56 Comments(first posted 4/23/2013) While we have already done the first-gen Cordoba story here on CC, both the original and the facelifted ’78, today I want to tell you a little […] -
Trailside Outtake: Fargo Pickup, I think
Posted on September 9, 2022 | 11 CommentsOn a recent mountain bike ride, I noted a landmark on the map called “Old Truck”. Sure enough, a short climb later and there it was.
