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![For what was once the best selling car in the land, the first generation Taurus has become mighty scarce. Apparently, these are not turning out to be long-lived even here […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/CC-332-037.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Find: Ford Taurus (gen1) – The Best Seller Has Become Scarce")
Curbside Find: Ford Taurus (gen1) – The Best Seller Has Become Scarce
Posted on June 22, 2025 | 30 CommentsFor what was once the best selling car in the land, the first generation Taurus has become mighty scarce. Apparently, these are not turning out to be long-lived even here […] -
![This is why I live in Eugene: So that I can run into an ancient VW Transporter with a heavy load of wood at the lumberyard, just a half-dozen parking […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/04/CC-199-249-900.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1961 VW Transporter – A Rolling, Hard-Working, Living-History Mobile")
Curbside Classic: 1961 VW Transporter – A Rolling, Hard-Working, Living-History Mobile
Posted on June 22, 2025 | 7 CommentsThis is why I live in Eugene: So that I can run into an ancient VW Transporter with a heavy load of wood at the lumberyard, just a half-dozen parking […] -
Car Show Classics: Volvo Cars Smörgåsbord
Posted on June 22, 2025 | 12 CommentsAn abundant Volvo meal was served on September 28 and 29, 2024, at the Autotron event center in the Netherlands. Most of the ingredients will speak for themselves. Smaklig måltid! -
![Text by Patrick Bell. We have some more in transit images today, with interesting cars and a closer look at some of the transport equipment and methods. Nearly all American […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/06/Captura-de-pantalla-2025-06-19-23.26.01.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Vintage Photos: The Cars Of 1960 Arrive Ready For A New Decade")
Vintage Photos: The Cars Of 1960 Arrive Ready For A New Decade
Posted on June 22, 2025 | 17 CommentsText by Patrick Bell. We have some more in transit images today, with interesting cars and a closer look at some of the transport equipment and methods. Nearly all American […] -
![Although CC is doing as well as it ever has, setting a new record last year with over 12 million pageviews, our current success does feel somewhat fragile. I’m not […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/06/a-tork-american.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "The Two Big Threats To CC (And Other Legit Websites): Garbage Sites And Google AI Mode")
The Two Big Threats To CC (And Other Legit Websites): Garbage Sites And Google AI Mode
Posted on June 22, 2025 | 41 CommentsAlthough CC is doing as well as it ever has, setting a new record last year with over 12 million pageviews, our current success does feel somewhat fragile. I’m not […] -
![Although Hydra-Matic Drive was developed and manufactured by General Motors, GM’s Detroit Transmission Division also sold Hydra-Matic transmissions to outside automakers, including most of the U.S. independents and even […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/06/1940-Oldsmobile-Series-90-blue-Barrett-Jackson-front-3q-left.webp?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Early Hydra-Matic Users: Many Non-GM Automakers Bought This Pioneering Automatic Transmission")
Early Hydra-Matic Users: Many Non-GM Automakers Bought This Pioneering Automatic Transmission
Posted on June 22, 2025 | 16 CommentsAlthough Hydra-Matic Drive was developed and manufactured by General Motors, GM’s Detroit Transmission Division also sold Hydra-Matic transmissions to outside automakers, including most of the U.S. independents and even […] -
![(first posted 4/21/2013) Zing! That word encapsulates the RX-7. The only vocabulary the little coffee-can rotary had was zing! (snick) zing! (snick) and zing again! Sooner rather than later, it […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/04/CC-35-008-800.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1983 Mazda RX-7 – Zinger")
Curbside Classic: 1983 Mazda RX-7 – Zinger
Posted on June 21, 2025 | 31 Comments(first posted 4/21/2013) Zing! That word encapsulates the RX-7. The only vocabulary the little coffee-can rotary had was zing! (snick) zing! (snick) and zing again! Sooner rather than later, it […] -
![Today’s Cohort find by Roshake has been featured before at CC. So, “still looking good” is being used in a very deliberate form in the title, as this 1990 Buick […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/06/54581036786_efd23c0375_b-copia.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Find: 1990 Buick Skylark Custom – Still Looking Good In Budapest")
Curbside Find: 1990 Buick Skylark Custom – Still Looking Good In Budapest
Posted on June 21, 2025 | 14 CommentsToday’s Cohort find by Roshake has been featured before at CC. So, “still looking good” is being used in a very deliberate form in the title, as this 1990 Buick […] -
![Why did folks buy black cars in the pre-air conditioning era? Surely they must have understood the basic physics involved as to how much hotter a black car gets than […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/CC-200-016-900.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Find: 1964 Mercury Comet Caliente – Hot, But Not Exactly In The Best Way")
Curbside Find: 1964 Mercury Comet Caliente – Hot, But Not Exactly In The Best Way
Posted on June 21, 2025 | 25 CommentsWhy did folks buy black cars in the pre-air conditioning era? Surely they must have understood the basic physics involved as to how much hotter a black car gets than […] -
My 1986 VW Cabriolet – Bought Since New, And Still Mine
Posted on June 21, 2025 | 13 CommentsText submitted by Steve Walton. I bought a 1986 Volkswagen Cabriolet new and still own it. Here’s my story. -
![Between 1945 and 1947, Chevrolet developed an advanced postwar compact called the Cadet. Originally intended as a “light car” that would sell for less than $1,000, it quickly evolved into […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/06/SIA20-The-Truth-About-Chevys-Cashiered-Cadet-Jan.-Feb.-1974_16a.webp?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "1947 Chevrolet Cadet: The Revolutionary Postwar “Light Car” Chevrolet Never Actually Built")
1947 Chevrolet Cadet: The Revolutionary Postwar “Light Car” Chevrolet Never Actually Built
Posted on June 21, 2025 | 30 CommentsBetween 1945 and 1947, Chevrolet developed an advanced postwar compact called the Cadet. Originally intended as a “light car” that would sell for less than $1,000, it quickly evolved into […] -
![(first posted 6/5/2013) Superlatives make great headlines; backing them up is another story. But is it even necessary, in the case of the W124? What other car designed thirty thirty-five […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/CC-190-039-950.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: Mercedes W124 (1985-1996 E-Class) The Best Car Of The Past Thirty Five Years")
Curbside Classic: Mercedes W124 (1985-1996 E-Class) The Best Car Of The Past Thirty Five Years
Posted on June 20, 2025 | 168 Comments(first posted 6/5/2013) Superlatives make great headlines; backing them up is another story. But is it even necessary, in the case of the W124? What other car designed thirty thirty-five […] -
![There’s a section of Wabash Avenue in downtown Chicago’s “Loop” District that’s referred to as “Jewelers Row”. Over the stretch of two city blocks that run north and south between […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/1988-Cadillac-Eldorado-Biarritz-2-CC.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1988 Cadillac Eldorado – Puttin’ On The Ritz")
Curbside Classic: 1988 Cadillac Eldorado – Puttin’ On The Ritz
Posted on June 20, 2025 | 8 CommentsThere’s a section of Wabash Avenue in downtown Chicago’s “Loop” District that’s referred to as “Jewelers Row”. Over the stretch of two city blocks that run north and south between […] -
![I was navigating a CC desert in the nether regions of north Tokyo. In those latitudes, the chances of encountering the older exotics that are often found on Sunday in […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/06/IMG_20250127_092722_edited.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CC Find: 1985 Mitsubishi Mirage (C10) 3-Door – When Origami Was All The (Mi)Rage")
CC Find: 1985 Mitsubishi Mirage (C10) 3-Door – When Origami Was All The (Mi)Rage
Posted on June 20, 2025 | 11 CommentsI was navigating a CC desert in the nether regions of north Tokyo. In those latitudes, the chances of encountering the older exotics that are often found on Sunday in […] -
![Text by Patrick Bell. The suburbs really flourished in the fifties and sixties as part of the post war boom in the USA. Many people used their newfound prosperity to […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/06/Captura-de-pantalla-2025-06-16-01.04.32.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Vintage Snapshots: Cars And Driveways – The Suburbs And Their Beauty In The ’50s & ’60s")
Vintage Snapshots: Cars And Driveways – The Suburbs And Their Beauty In The ’50s & ’60s
Posted on June 20, 2025 | 26 CommentsText by Patrick Bell. The suburbs really flourished in the fifties and sixties as part of the post war boom in the USA. Many people used their newfound prosperity to […]
