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![The time has come for a change in my driveway! I bought my former car, a 2011 Mustang GT, new in 2010. I loved the car, which was remarkably reliable […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/20240810_195311-1-e1727323119863.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "My 2015 Ford Mustang GT (Update) – How NOT To Buy A Used Car")
My 2015 Ford Mustang GT (Update) – How NOT To Buy A Used Car
Posted on October 1, 2024 | 39 CommentsThe time has come for a change in my driveway! I bought my former car, a 2011 Mustang GT, new in 2010. I loved the car, which was remarkably reliable […] -
![There was a host of words and phrases that I had grown up mispronouncing, misunderstanding, and/or misusing until being corrected in adulthood. I can’t really blame my gifted magnet program […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/IMG_20240721_163205762_HDR-1998-Plymouth-Neon-Expresso-for-CC.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Musings: 1998 Plymouth Neon Expresso Coupe – Proper Pronunciation")
Curbside Musings: 1998 Plymouth Neon Expresso Coupe – Proper Pronunciation
Posted on October 1, 2024 | 50 CommentsThere was a host of words and phrases that I had grown up mispronouncing, misunderstanding, and/or misusing until being corrected in adulthood. I can’t really blame my gifted magnet program […] -
![(first posted 4/9/2014 – with comments left by the daughter of this car’s owner) Last week I caught myself an Aussie beast rarer than the Tasmanian Tiger: a Ford Landau. This example […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/Ford-Landau.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1972-79 Australian ‘Super’ Premium Fords – Parsing FoMoCo’s Alternate Universe Broughams")
Curbside Classic: 1972-79 Australian ‘Super’ Premium Fords – Parsing FoMoCo’s Alternate Universe Broughams
Posted on September 30, 2024 | 110 Comments(first posted 4/9/2014 – with comments left by the daughter of this car’s owner) Last week I caught myself an Aussie beast rarer than the Tasmanian Tiger: a Ford Landau. This example […] -
![(first posted 9/27/2018) Dr. Samuel Berg (1898-1990) of Newark, N.J. was a true visionary. In the early 1960s, somehow sensing that everything in his beloved city was […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/p17229coll6_1889_large.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Vintage Photography: Documenting Newark N.J. in the 1960s – Pre-Google Streetviews in B & W")
Vintage Photography: Documenting Newark N.J. in the 1960s – Pre-Google Streetviews in B & W
Posted on September 30, 2024 | 49 Comments(first posted 9/27/2018) Dr. Samuel Berg (1898-1990) of Newark, N.J. was a true visionary. In the early 1960s, somehow sensing that everything in his beloved city was […] -
![Photos from the Cohort by roshake. The topic of old large American cars found in Europe is a recurrent one here at CC, and this pair found in a Budapest […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/54028498255_c06b1821b7_k.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Garage Finds: 1975 Ford LTD 2-door Pillared Hardtop and 1976 Cadillac Eldorado Convertible – Malaise Era Iron In Hungary")
Garage Finds: 1975 Ford LTD 2-door Pillared Hardtop and 1976 Cadillac Eldorado Convertible – Malaise Era Iron In Hungary
Posted on September 30, 2024 | 12 CommentsPhotos from the Cohort by roshake. The topic of old large American cars found in Europe is a recurrent one here at CC, and this pair found in a Budapest […] -
![Although more powerful four-cycle diesel engines would eventually surpass the DD 12V-71 as the most powerful engine built for highway trucks, it was certainly true in its heyday. With 475 […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/IMG_1490.jpeg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "The Legendary Detroit Diesel V12 (12V-71) – The Most Powerful Engine Built For Highway Trucks In Its Time")
The Legendary Detroit Diesel V12 (12V-71) – The Most Powerful Engine Built For Highway Trucks In Its Time
Posted on September 30, 2024 | 33 CommentsAlthough more powerful four-cycle diesel engines would eventually surpass the DD 12V-71 as the most powerful engine built for highway trucks, it was certainly true in its heyday. With 475 […] -
![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 […] -
![Last week Håns and I decided to run up the (miraculously still functioning) odometer and head to Maine for the Volvo Club of America’s National Meet. Mostly this was just […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/IMG_1424.jpeg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "The Volvo P1900 – A Not So Facile Volvo")
The Volvo P1900 – A Not So Facile Volvo
Posted on September 30, 2024 | 23 CommentsLast week Håns and I decided to run up the (miraculously still functioning) odometer and head to Maine for the Volvo Club of America’s National Meet. Mostly this was just […] -
![(first posted 4/11/2014) As one who barely remembers the 1970s, all accounts have it as a never-ending barrage of weird, bizarre, and tacky. It always sounds like the frat party […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/IMG_0014.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1972 Oldsmobile Delta 88 Royale Convertible – Practical Impracticality")
Curbside Classic: 1972 Oldsmobile Delta 88 Royale Convertible – Practical Impracticality
Posted on September 29, 2024 | 118 Comments(first posted 4/11/2014) As one who barely remembers the 1970s, all accounts have it as a never-ending barrage of weird, bizarre, and tacky. It always sounds like the frat party […] -
![(first posted 10/1/2018) Lehmann-Peterson was a well-known converter of Lincoln Limousines in the 1960s and 1970s, a full history of which I am working on for a future […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/Screenshot-at-Sep-22-09-06-10.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CC Custom: Lehmann-Peterson Four-Door 1970 Lincoln Continental Mark III")
CC Custom: Lehmann-Peterson Four-Door 1970 Lincoln Continental Mark III
Posted on September 29, 2024 | 48 Comments(first posted 10/1/2018) Lehmann-Peterson was a well-known converter of Lincoln Limousines in the 1960s and 1970s, a full history of which I am working on for a future […] -
Vintage Snapshots: Street Views Across The US — 1970s
Posted on September 29, 2024 | 32 CommentsSubway Station, Rockaway Beach, NY –1975. -
![Photos from the Cohort by L. Seddon. Where are the old-time classics that used to be part of our neighborhoods? For us who enjoy vintage cars, the answer perhaps is, […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/54004629956_d6e8aaf043_k.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Finds: Austin Mini Pickup & Others In The Greek Islands")
Curbside Finds: Austin Mini Pickup & Others In The Greek Islands
Posted on September 29, 2024 | 19 CommentsPhotos from the Cohort by L. Seddon. Where are the old-time classics that used to be part of our neighborhoods? For us who enjoy vintage cars, the answer perhaps is, […] -
![Parked at a Volvo cars event, a duo of Ford Transits with a 35 years age gap, give or take a few years. Only a Hymer RV was sitting between […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/IMG_3317.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Parking Lot Finds: Ford Transit Recreational Vehicles – Generations Apart")
Parking Lot Finds: Ford Transit Recreational Vehicles – Generations Apart
Posted on September 29, 2024 | 14 CommentsParked at a Volvo cars event, a duo of Ford Transits with a 35 years age gap, give or take a few years. Only a Hymer RV was sitting between […] -
![One might have thought that my first Sunbeam Tiger experience (recently described here and and here) would have put me off that particular model of Little British Car for good. […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/Tiger-at-Lewis-Morris-3-e1727214535942.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Buying a Mustang GT350 or a Tiger – No Bad Choices")
Buying a Mustang GT350 or a Tiger – No Bad Choices
Posted on September 29, 2024 | 13 CommentsOne might have thought that my first Sunbeam Tiger experience (recently described here and and here) would have put me off that particular model of Little British Car for good. […] -
![(first posted 9/24/2018) Last spring we took a vacation in Ecuador. The itinerary included islands, mountains, rain forests, and historic cities. It was my first overseas trip in […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/bling.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Bus Stop Outtakes: Buses of Ecuador")
Bus Stop Outtakes: Buses of Ecuador
Posted on September 28, 2024 | 36 Comments(first posted 9/24/2018) Last spring we took a vacation in Ecuador. The itinerary included islands, mountains, rain forests, and historic cities. It was my first overseas trip in […]
