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![Here is another bus that was a routine sight in West Germany during the 50’s and 60’s – it’s a Deck and a Half urban transit model by coachbuilder Ludewig. […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/ludewig.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Bus Stop Classics: 1950’s/60’s Ludewig Deck and a Half Urban Transit Coach – Popular in Germany, Nonexistent in North America")
Bus Stop Classics: 1950’s/60’s Ludewig Deck and a Half Urban Transit Coach – Popular in Germany, Nonexistent in North America
Posted on October 19, 2024 | 19 CommentsHere is another bus that was a routine sight in West Germany during the 50’s and 60’s – it’s a Deck and a Half urban transit model by coachbuilder Ludewig. […] -
![It was 1976 and my dad needed to buy a decent used car for my sister Sandy. You see, she’d recently gone through a divorce and landed on our […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/unnamed-1.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Our 1973 Ford LTD – A Special LTD And My Sister")
Our 1973 Ford LTD – A Special LTD And My Sister
Posted on October 19, 2024 | 16 CommentsIt was 1976 and my dad needed to buy a decent used car for my sister Sandy. You see, she’d recently gone through a divorce and landed on our […] -
![(Originally published 1/14/2014)This is it. The pinnacle of American Motors Corporation. Between 1958 and 1963, the Rambler automobile, in its frugal American, mid-price Classic and deluxe Ambassador lineup, hit a […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/aa-4-07-2013-005.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1963 Rambler Classic 770 Cross Country – The Last Great AMC Car?")
Curbside Classic: 1963 Rambler Classic 770 Cross Country – The Last Great AMC Car?
Posted on October 18, 2024 | 86 Comments(Originally published 1/14/2014)This is it. The pinnacle of American Motors Corporation. Between 1958 and 1963, the Rambler automobile, in its frugal American, mid-price Classic and deluxe Ambassador lineup, hit a […] -
![(first posted 10/18/2018) Throughout its lengthy history, the Chrysler Town & Country was a vehicle that came in many different shapes and sizes. Yet throughout nearly eight decades […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/thumb_IMG_4713_1024.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1988 Chrysler LeBaron Town & Country Turbo – Most Downsized Vehicle Of The Malaise Era?")
Curbside Classic: 1988 Chrysler LeBaron Town & Country Turbo – Most Downsized Vehicle Of The Malaise Era?
Posted on October 18, 2024 | 49 Comments(first posted 10/18/2018) Throughout its lengthy history, the Chrysler Town & Country was a vehicle that came in many different shapes and sizes. Yet throughout nearly eight decades […] -
Vintage Snapshots: Parking Lots In The ’50s-’60s
Posted on October 18, 2024 | 23 Comments -
![Who was this serious looking man and why do I consider him an icon of automotive literature? Like most artists, we remember their work instead of the artists themselves… […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/henrygregorfelsenwithpipe.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Remembering Author Henry Gregor Felsen (1916-1995) – The Granddaddy Of Hot Rodding Novels")
Remembering Author Henry Gregor Felsen (1916-1995) – The Granddaddy Of Hot Rodding Novels
Posted on October 18, 2024 | 24 CommentsWho was this serious looking man and why do I consider him an icon of automotive literature? Like most artists, we remember their work instead of the artists themselves… […] -
![In 1980, DAF’s first MBG205 articulated bus chassis went to the Jonckheere company in Belgium for a coach body. And there it was, 44 years later, in all its original […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/IMG_3579.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Bus Stop Classic: 1980 DAF-Schenk-Jonckheere Articulated Coach – The Long Hauler")
Bus Stop Classic: 1980 DAF-Schenk-Jonckheere Articulated Coach – The Long Hauler
Posted on October 18, 2024 | 30 CommentsIn 1980, DAF’s first MBG205 articulated bus chassis went to the Jonckheere company in Belgium for a coach body. And there it was, 44 years later, in all its original […] -
![Fashion and niches are just as popular here as they are anywhere, despite some of them clashing with the Japanese way of life. For example, there are just as many […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/IMG_20240519_090821_edited.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1971 Toyota Corona Mark II (T60) – Rusting Gracefully, Artfully And Carefully")
Curbside Classic: 1971 Toyota Corona Mark II (T60) – Rusting Gracefully, Artfully And Carefully
Posted on October 18, 2024 | 19 CommentsFashion and niches are just as popular here as they are anywhere, despite some of them clashing with the Japanese way of life. For example, there are just as many […] -
![(first posted 4/30/2014) Automakers have always been happy to borrow ideas from their competitors and proudly claim them as their own. It’s a trick even the proudest of parents have […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/DSC_0213.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1968 AMC Ambassador SST – When Borrowing Is A Deadly Sin")
Curbside Classic: 1968 AMC Ambassador SST – When Borrowing Is A Deadly Sin
Posted on October 17, 2024 | 126 Comments(first posted 4/30/2014) Automakers have always been happy to borrow ideas from their competitors and proudly claim them as their own. It’s a trick even the proudest of parents have […] -
![(first posted 10/16/2018) This week, while looking in a local junkyard for a part for my newest COAL (yes, you knew it had to happen sooner or…uh, […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/IMG_1598.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Junkyard Classic: 1993 Eagle Summit DL Wagon – Soaring No More")
Junkyard Classic: 1993 Eagle Summit DL Wagon – Soaring No More
Posted on October 17, 2024 | 51 Comments(first posted 10/16/2018) This week, while looking in a local junkyard for a part for my newest COAL (yes, you knew it had to happen sooner or…uh, […] -
Vintage Dealers: A Rambler-Hillman Dealer In The Early ’60s
Posted on October 17, 2024 | 25 Comments -
![It’s Patina Week in the Land of the Rising Sun, and of course, the Detroit representative wears a rusty bowtie. Chevrolet is the number one American marque here, after all. […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/IMG_20240324_094411_edited.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1969 Chevrolet Chevelle Malibu Sport Coupe – Work In Progress?")
Curbside Classic: 1969 Chevrolet Chevelle Malibu Sport Coupe – Work In Progress?
Posted on October 17, 2024 | 10 CommentsIt’s Patina Week in the Land of the Rising Sun, and of course, the Detroit representative wears a rusty bowtie. Chevrolet is the number one American marque here, after all. […] -
![Ferrari 275P Racing cars have never been a major interest of mine. I have trouble coping with loud noises, and racing cars do tend to be noisy, of course. This […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/Ferrari275P-1.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CC In Scale: Off To The Races!")
CC In Scale: Off To The Races!
Posted on October 17, 2024 | 28 CommentsFerrari 275P Racing cars have never been a major interest of mine. I have trouble coping with loud noises, and racing cars do tend to be noisy, of course. This […] -
![December of 2011, I came across this car, one of my most momentous Curbside Classic finds up to that time. I can remember when Silver Shadows were sometimes seen on […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/1975-Rolls-Royce-04.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1975 Rolls-Royce Silver Shadow – Stuck In The In-Between")
Curbside Classic: 1975 Rolls-Royce Silver Shadow – Stuck In The In-Between
Posted on October 17, 2024 | 31 CommentsDecember of 2011, I came across this car, one of my most momentous Curbside Classic finds up to that time. I can remember when Silver Shadows were sometimes seen on […] -
![(first posted 1/22/2014) A not uncommon accusation around these parts is that folks who haven’t driven a certain car have no right to write articles or comment on them. There’s […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/Rambler-American-1964-CD-001-crop.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Vintage Road Test: Car & Driver Tests The New 1964 Rambler American, Rather Unhappily")
Vintage Road Test: Car & Driver Tests The New 1964 Rambler American, Rather Unhappily
Posted on October 16, 2024 | 98 Comments(first posted 1/22/2014) A not uncommon accusation around these parts is that folks who haven’t driven a certain car have no right to write articles or comment on them. There’s […]
