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  • Well, well, well. It’s been a minute – a full season, in fact. It’s been a hot one in Japan. They set new heat records this year. Luckily, I escaped […]

    T87’s Singles Collection (Summer 2025 Edition) – Part 1: Japanese Cars

    Posted on September 30, 2025 | 10 Comments
    Well, well, well. It’s been a minute – a full season, in fact. It’s been a hot one in Japan. They set new heat records this year. Luckily, I escaped […]

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  • On Saturday September 27, Cor Huibers tree nurseries from the Dutch river delta welcomed anyone who was interested in their business and operating activities. Their young trees are exported to […]

    CC Global: Loading Young Trees – A Root-And-Branch Approach

    Posted on September 30, 2025 | 14 Comments
    On Saturday September 27, Cor Huibers tree nurseries from the Dutch river delta welcomed anyone who was interested in their business and operating activities. Their young trees are exported to […]

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  • If you read Curbside Classic, it’s likely that you have subscribed to at least one or two of the big automotive periodicals, and it’s just as likely that you know that […]

    1975 Oldsmobile Delta 88 Royale Convertible With A Pontiac 400 V8: Is This GM’s Most Forgotten Hybrid?

    Posted on September 30, 2025 | 34 Comments
    If you read Curbside Classic, it’s likely that you have subscribed to at least one or two of the big automotive periodicals, and it’s just as likely that you know that […]

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  • This year, I celebrated twenty years of homeownership in Chicago’s north side neighborhood of Edgewater.  It’s really hard to believe I’ve been here this long, with this being the longest […]

    Curbside Musings: 1993 Chevrolet Blazer K1500 4WD – Attachment Without True Familiarity

    Posted on September 30, 2025 | 24 Comments
    This year, I celebrated twenty years of homeownership in Chicago’s north side neighborhood of Edgewater.  It’s really hard to believe I’ve been here this long, with this being the longest […]

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  • During Honda’s fourth generation of Accord, they finally released a wagon version.  Built exclusively in Ohio and from there exported back to Japan as well as to Europe (along with […]

    Junkyard Classic: 1993 Honda Accord EX Wagon – American All-Star

    Posted on September 29, 2025 | 18 Comments
    During Honda’s fourth generation of Accord, they finally released a wagon version.  Built exclusively in Ohio and from there exported back to Japan as well as to Europe (along with […]

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  • When it was first launched, the Chevrolet Beretta was a sharp-looking coupe. Its powertrain line-up, however, was nothing exceptional. It used the same four-cylinder and V6 engines that powered tens […]

    1990-93 Chevrolet Beretta GTZ – Locked And Loaded

    Posted on September 29, 2025 | 9 Comments
    When it was first launched, the Chevrolet Beretta was a sharp-looking coupe. Its powertrain line-up, however, was nothing exceptional. It used the same four-cylinder and V6 engines that powered tens […]

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  • Ah, springtime! (Here in Australia) Warmer temperatures, more sunshine, longer days, occasional showers, and lots of new growth. Not so much flowers yet, but plenty of weeds – so that […]

    CC In Scale: Blossom Time! – Miniature Classics In Timeless White

    Posted on September 29, 2025 | 31 Comments
    Ah, springtime! (Here in Australia) Warmer temperatures, more sunshine, longer days, occasional showers, and lots of new growth. Not so much flowers yet, but plenty of weeds – so that […]

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  • Text by Patrick Bell. Virgil Max Exner, Sr. was born on September 24th, 1909 in Ann Arbor, Michigan.  He began his work in automotive design in the mid 1930’s at […]

    Vintage Photos: Jet-Age Dreams – Chrysler’s Exner Era

    Posted on September 29, 2025 | 25 Comments
    Text by Patrick Bell. Virgil Max Exner, Sr. was born on September 24th, 1909 in Ann Arbor, Michigan.  He began his work in automotive design in the mid 1930’s at […]

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  • An update of an older post, with more brochure pages and translations – but fewer comments. This is a still from a Japanese animated movie called Shitī Hantā (“City Hunter”). […]

    1986 Dodge Michigan—They Sold What, Where?!

    Posted on September 29, 2025 | 9 Comments
    An update of an older post, with more brochure pages and translations – but fewer comments. This is a still from a Japanese animated movie called Shitī Hantā (“City Hunter”). […]

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  • This never-ending car show that is Curbside Classic has generated a fabulous car collection for me.  A collection of the best kind — one that exists purely electronically.  I once […]

    1991 Ford LTD Country Squire – Falling Out Of Love

    Posted on September 29, 2025 | 30 Comments
    This never-ending car show that is Curbside Classic has generated a fabulous car collection for me.  A collection of the best kind — one that exists purely electronically.  I once […]

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  • (Updated 9/28/2025)        When it came to replacing the third “C3” generation of its midsize 100/200 (a.k.a. Audi 5000) line of vehicles, Audi certainly had its work cut […]

    Curbside Classics: 1990-1997 Audi 100 & A6 (C4) – Everything Is Fine

    Posted on September 28, 2025 | 37 Comments
    (Updated 9/28/2025)        When it came to replacing the third “C3” generation of its midsize 100/200 (a.k.a. Audi 5000) line of vehicles, Audi certainly had its work cut […]

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  • Average.  Nobody likes average today.  People today want special.  They want unique.  They don’t want coffee, they want something at Starbucks that takes as long to say as it takes […]

    Curbside Classic: 1979 Oldsmobile Delta 88 Royale – Mr. Average Makes A Final Appearance

    Posted on September 28, 2025 | 15 Comments
    Average.  Nobody likes average today.  People today want special.  They want unique.  They don’t want coffee, they want something at Starbucks that takes as long to say as it takes […]

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  • Generalizations are a risky thing, but I feel pretty safe in saying that for those of us whose lives revolve around cars, the love for car-related matters started at an […]

    The Thunderbird And Mustang Juniors Of 1955-1967 – When Kids Drove In Style

    Posted on September 28, 2025 | 17 Comments
    Generalizations are a risky thing, but I feel pretty safe in saying that for those of us whose lives revolve around cars, the love for car-related matters started at an […]

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  • This may well be Curbside Classic’s most reviled car.  Debuting at a crucial time for General Motors and for domestic manufacturers in general, the Seville bombed.  Sales fell 50% after […]

    1987 Cadillac Seville – Somebody Loves Me

    Posted on September 28, 2025 | 10 Comments
    This may well be Curbside Classic’s most reviled car.  Debuting at a crucial time for General Motors and for domestic manufacturers in general, the Seville bombed.  Sales fell 50% after […]

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  • It may not come as a surprise that owning 11 cars and having worked on cars for others has given me a broad education in the world of automotive engineering. […]

    My 1963 Ford Thunderbird: Calling On The Experts—Removing An FE Intake Manifold And Living To Tell About It

    Posted on September 28, 2025 | 33 Comments
    It may not come as a surprise that owning 11 cars and having worked on cars for others has given me a broad education in the world of automotive engineering. […]

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