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![What do we have here? None other than a bunch of ’65 Fords for sale in the middle of the Space Age. All nicely aligned and ready to launch in […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/448474215_854039890094455_2570740155523693814_n.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Vintage Dealers: Fords In Quebec In The Mid ’60s – Space Age Sale!")
Vintage Dealers: Fords In Quebec In The Mid ’60s – Space Age Sale!
Posted on October 3, 2024 | 30 CommentsWhat do we have here? None other than a bunch of ’65 Fords for sale in the middle of the Space Age. All nicely aligned and ready to launch in […] -
![Wilkommen to the third and final part of the summer roundup of Tokyo’s CC scene. I don’t think the W123 would be in my top three classic Mercedes, but it’s […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/IMG_20240915_093647_edited.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CC Outtakes: T87’s Singles Collection (July-September 2024) – Part 3: More Foreign Cars (German & British)")
CC Outtakes: T87’s Singles Collection (July-September 2024) – Part 3: More Foreign Cars (German & British)
Posted on October 3, 2024 | 11 CommentsWilkommen to the third and final part of the summer roundup of Tokyo’s CC scene. I don’t think the W123 would be in my top three classic Mercedes, but it’s […] -
![Last time we looked at pre-1948 modified cars. Let’s cross 49th St. (to use the late Pat Ganahl’s phrase) and see how far we get… This brings us firmly into […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/Peaches4.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CC In Scale: Cruising Across 49th Street – Customs & Customs")
CC In Scale: Cruising Across 49th Street – Customs & Customs
Posted on October 3, 2024 | 18 CommentsLast time we looked at pre-1948 modified cars. Let’s cross 49th St. (to use the late Pat Ganahl’s phrase) and see how far we get… This brings us firmly into […] -
![After “Heather” died my father bought a ’71 Mercury Comet for my mother and I inherited her yellow ’69 Torino fastback, the car she had bought to replace the […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/Captura-de-pantalla-2024-10-02-15.05.37.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "My ’56 Jeep and ’72 Pinto Wagon – Learning The Ropes of Ownership (A Lifetime With Cars, Chapter 4)")
My ’56 Jeep and ’72 Pinto Wagon – Learning The Ropes of Ownership (A Lifetime With Cars, Chapter 4)
Posted on October 3, 2024 | 16 CommentsAfter “Heather” died my father bought a ’71 Mercury Comet for my mother and I inherited her yellow ’69 Torino fastback, the car she had bought to replace the […] -
![(first posted 10/3/2018) Some cars have a split personality. It’s all in the front fascia. The headlamps, the trim, the model year changes and the colour all play a […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/IMG_20180609_191416-Copy.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CC Twofer: 1968 Alfa Romeo Giulia Super / 1974 Alfa Romeo 2000 – For Your Four Eyes Only")
CC Twofer: 1968 Alfa Romeo Giulia Super / 1974 Alfa Romeo 2000 – For Your Four Eyes Only
Posted on October 2, 2024 | 26 Comments(first posted 10/3/2018) Some cars have a split personality. It’s all in the front fascia. The headlamps, the trim, the model year changes and the colour all play a […] -
![(first posted 10/3/2018) It wasn’t just Edsel that got creamed in the late 50s. Ford’s huge push to compete mano-a-mano with GM’s three powerful mid-market brands was a two-pronged […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/CC-372-019.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1959 Mercury Monterey Cruiser Hardtop Coupe – Mercury Spreads Its Wings And Crashes")
Curbside Classic: 1959 Mercury Monterey Cruiser Hardtop Coupe – Mercury Spreads Its Wings And Crashes
Posted on October 2, 2024 | 74 Comments(first posted 10/3/2018) It wasn’t just Edsel that got creamed in the late 50s. Ford’s huge push to compete mano-a-mano with GM’s three powerful mid-market brands was a two-pronged […] -
![To think there was a time when “truck people” were a rarity and not the norm, an age that now seems truly distant. Still, that was the reality for decades […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/Captura-de-pantalla-2024-10-01-23.51.17.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Vintage Snapshots: Truck People In The ’50s & ’60s – Part 2")
Vintage Snapshots: Truck People In The ’50s & ’60s – Part 2
Posted on October 2, 2024 | 18 CommentsTo think there was a time when “truck people” were a rarity and not the norm, an age that now seems truly distant. Still, that was the reality for decades […] -
![The current, second generation of the Ford Ranger T6 with a touch of Volkswagen, that’s the new (and also second) generation of the VW Amarok pickup in a nutshell. This […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/IMG_3336.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CC Global: Volkswagen Amarok 3.0 TDI V6 4Motion PanAmericana – Built Ford Tough")
CC Global: Volkswagen Amarok 3.0 TDI V6 4Motion PanAmericana – Built Ford Tough
Posted on October 2, 2024 | 11 CommentsThe current, second generation of the Ford Ranger T6 with a touch of Volkswagen, that’s the new (and also second) generation of the VW Amarok pickup in a nutshell. This […] -
![There are always about twice as many imported CCs as there are JDM classics around Tokyo. This time, we’re kicking off the foreign car double post with the Detroit iron. […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/IMG_20240915_091816_edited.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CC Outtakes: T87’s Singles Collection (July-September 2024) – Part 2: Foreign Cars (American, Italian & French)")
CC Outtakes: T87’s Singles Collection (July-September 2024) – Part 2: Foreign Cars (American, Italian & French)
Posted on October 2, 2024 | 15 CommentsThere are always about twice as many imported CCs as there are JDM classics around Tokyo. This time, we’re kicking off the foreign car double post with the Detroit iron. […] -
![The Acura Legend had a very long-lasting influence on my thinking. I was already a Japanese car fan, as I liked Nissans and Hondas. Acuras seemed to be the […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/DSC03245.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "My Hobby Car of a Lifetime #20: ’97 Acura CL — Almost A Legend In My Mind")
My Hobby Car of a Lifetime #20: ’97 Acura CL — Almost A Legend In My Mind
Posted on October 2, 2024 | 24 CommentsThe Acura Legend had a very long-lasting influence on my thinking. I was already a Japanese car fan, as I liked Nissans and Hondas. Acuras seemed to be the […] -
![It’s that time of the year again; that of finding some new contributors for our COAL (Cars Of A Lifetime) series section. Do you have car stories to tell? Trips […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/3906400007_b03448e2c0_k.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "COALers Needed")
COALers Needed
Posted on October 1, 2024 | 8 CommentsIt’s that time of the year again; that of finding some new contributors for our COAL (Cars Of A Lifetime) series section. Do you have car stories to tell? Trips […] -
![(first posted 7/20/2013) The 1963 Pontiac was the very crest of the wave that swept the Excitement brand to glorious heights in the sixties. The upwelling first appeared out of […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/CC-46-022-800.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1963 Pontiac Catalina – The Sexiest Big Sedan Of Its Time")
Curbside Classic: 1963 Pontiac Catalina – The Sexiest Big Sedan Of Its Time
Posted on October 1, 2024 | 68 Comments(first posted 7/20/2013) The 1963 Pontiac was the very crest of the wave that swept the Excitement brand to glorious heights in the sixties. The upwelling first appeared out of […] -
![As I was saying a couple weeks ago in my Daihatsu Compagno post, I found two great CC subjects in one day. The Daihatsu was one, this was the other. […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/1946_aprilia1.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1946 Lancia Aprilia Berlina – Vincenzo’s Symphony In V4 Major")
Curbside Classic: 1946 Lancia Aprilia Berlina – Vincenzo’s Symphony In V4 Major
Posted on October 1, 2024 | 48 CommentsAs I was saying a couple weeks ago in my Daihatsu Compagno post, I found two great CC subjects in one day. The Daihatsu was one, this was the other. […] -
![Today’s vintage images feature VW products roaming around the US during the ’50s and ’60s. Naturally, most of the photos feature Beetles, but a couple of other models appear as […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/50803602962_b049eae201_k.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Vintage Snapshots: Volkswagens On The Road – 1950s-1960s")
Vintage Snapshots: Volkswagens On The Road – 1950s-1960s
Posted on October 1, 2024 | 32 CommentsToday’s vintage images feature VW products roaming around the US during the ’50s and ’60s. Naturally, most of the photos feature Beetles, but a couple of other models appear as […] -
![‘Tis the time of the season for yet another one of these little wrap-up posts. The summer heat was brutal this year, so yours truly did not prowl the pavement […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/IMG_20240926_110938_edited.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CC Outtakes: T87’s Singles Collection (July-September 2024) – Part 1: Japanese Cars")
CC Outtakes: T87’s Singles Collection (July-September 2024) – Part 1: Japanese Cars
Posted on October 1, 2024 | 9 Comments‘Tis the time of the season for yet another one of these little wrap-up posts. The summer heat was brutal this year, so yours truly did not prowl the pavement […]
