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Bus Stop Classics: 1984 – 1992 Denning Landseer – Denning Conquers the Outback Twice
Posted on September 28, 2024 | 5 CommentsLast week we reviewed one of Australia’s most iconic intercity/touring coaches; the GM Denning Mono. This week let’s look at the bus that had the unenviable job of replacing it. -
![As I’ve been watching this automotive trend changing, with electric vehicles and so many manufacturers moving to new horizons, I began to think back to a big change that […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/EYFbxqkXQAcpmCz.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "My 1986 Mercury Sable – The Future Car")
My 1986 Mercury Sable – The Future Car
Posted on September 28, 2024 | 13 CommentsAs I’ve been watching this automotive trend changing, with electric vehicles and so many manufacturers moving to new horizons, I began to think back to a big change that […] -
![(first posted 4/8/2014) Read any Cadillac review from the past decade and you’ll get the impression that Cadillac had simply been peddling crap cars from the 1970s up until the […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/seville13.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1992-97 Cadillac Seville – A Forgotten Contender")
Curbside Classic: 1992-97 Cadillac Seville – A Forgotten Contender
Posted on September 27, 2024 | 149 Comments(first posted 4/8/2014) Read any Cadillac review from the past decade and you’ll get the impression that Cadillac had simply been peddling crap cars from the 1970s up until the […] -
![(first posted 9/27/2018) Sunday 6:55 a.m.: I emerge bleary-eyed in the hotel’s palatial lobby and follow the scent to the sumptuous dining area for yet another breakfast […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/IMG_1491.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Rental Car Review: 2017 Toyota Corolla SE – When Frontier Airlines Completely Screws You Over, You Can Trust A Corolla To Save The Day")
Rental Car Review: 2017 Toyota Corolla SE – When Frontier Airlines Completely Screws You Over, You Can Trust A Corolla To Save The Day
Posted on September 27, 2024 | 65 Comments(first posted 9/27/2018) Sunday 6:55 a.m.: I emerge bleary-eyed in the hotel’s palatial lobby and follow the scent to the sumptuous dining area for yet another breakfast […] -
![When the fin-tastic “Suddenly It’s 1960!” Mopar offerings of 1957 appeared, they certainly caused an impression. Typical of the era, one could pick and choose from the gaudiest to the […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/upload_2023-9-6_19-35-31.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Vintage Snapshots: 1957-1958 DeSotos On The Road")
Vintage Snapshots: 1957-1958 DeSotos On The Road
Posted on September 27, 2024 | 30 CommentsWhen the fin-tastic “Suddenly It’s 1960!” Mopar offerings of 1957 appeared, they certainly caused an impression. Typical of the era, one could pick and choose from the gaudiest to the […] -
My 1985 Honda Nighthawk 450 – You Can Always Come Home…
Posted on September 27, 2024 | 20 Comments…but you’ll quickly remember why you left. -
![I’d been meaning to check out the Sixes Grange Marketplace near Port Orford, and when I saw this firetruck for sale sitting out front, it was just the incentive I […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/IMG_1995.jpeg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "1976 American LaFrance Fire Engine For Sale – Just What You Need")
1976 American LaFrance Fire Engine For Sale – Just What You Need
Posted on September 27, 2024 | 17 CommentsI’d been meaning to check out the Sixes Grange Marketplace near Port Orford, and when I saw this firetruck for sale sitting out front, it was just the incentive I […] -
![It’s usually very difficult to pinpoint anything to do with automotive design with accuracy. The Citroën Traction Avant was not the first mass-produced FWD design. There were all-steel wagons well […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/IMG_20240407_092828_edited.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1948 Cisitalia 202 SC – Pinin’s Magnum Opus")
Curbside Classic: 1948 Cisitalia 202 SC – Pinin’s Magnum Opus
Posted on September 27, 2024 | 8 CommentsIt’s usually very difficult to pinpoint anything to do with automotive design with accuracy. The Citroën Traction Avant was not the first mass-produced FWD design. There were all-steel wagons well […] -
![(first posted 4/12/2014) The overarching purpose of CC is to document the older vehicles still on the streets. And when they’re in front-line duty, as daily drivers or work trucks, […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/CC-224-017-1200.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "The Ultimate Curbside Classic: 1946 Chevrolet Pickup – The Oldest Working Daily Driver Truck?")
The Ultimate Curbside Classic: 1946 Chevrolet Pickup – The Oldest Working Daily Driver Truck?
Posted on September 26, 2024 | 58 Comments(first posted 4/12/2014) The overarching purpose of CC is to document the older vehicles still on the streets. And when they’re in front-line duty, as daily drivers or work trucks, […] -
![(first posted 9/26/2018) Let’s take a step back to a particular point in time. Jaguar has a fairly wide range, offering three separate sedan lines. Unfortunately, two of those […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/jaguar-x-type-3-1.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 2001-09 Jaguar X-Type – X-Typecast")
Curbside Classic: 2001-09 Jaguar X-Type – X-Typecast
Posted on September 26, 2024 | 52 Comments(first posted 9/26/2018) Let’s take a step back to a particular point in time. Jaguar has a fairly wide range, offering three separate sedan lines. Unfortunately, two of those […] -
Vintage Dealers: 1959-1961 Buicks In The Showroom
Posted on September 26, 2024 | 26 Comments1959 Buicks in the showroom. -
![Everything’s covered up these days! Don’t worry, I’m just talking about most modern, heavy trucks and tractors. You can barely take a close look at their stout undercarriage. But this […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/IMG_3026.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Truck Stop Classic: 1993 Renault R 340ti Major 4×2 – Le Tractor")
Truck Stop Classic: 1993 Renault R 340ti Major 4×2 – Le Tractor
Posted on September 26, 2024 | 7 CommentsEverything’s covered up these days! Don’t worry, I’m just talking about most modern, heavy trucks and tractors. You can barely take a close look at their stout undercarriage. But this […] -
![Not every Pininfarina design was flawless – even the best in the business get it wrong once in a while. The Alfa Romeo Spider, which had an unusually long production […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/IMG_20240922_091018_edited.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Find: 1980 Alfa Romeo Spider 2000 Veloce – Not So Cut And Dry")
Curbside Find: 1980 Alfa Romeo Spider 2000 Veloce – Not So Cut And Dry
Posted on September 26, 2024 | 16 CommentsNot every Pininfarina design was flawless – even the best in the business get it wrong once in a while. The Alfa Romeo Spider, which had an unusually long production […] -
![First and foremost, let’s just take a moment to appreciate that what you see before you is now a Seventy two year old automobile! My mind refused to process that fact […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/20240423_073031.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1952 Cadillac Series 62 Convertible – Land Yacht in the Tropics")
Curbside Classic: 1952 Cadillac Series 62 Convertible – Land Yacht in the Tropics
Posted on September 26, 2024 | 33 CommentsFirst and foremost, let’s just take a moment to appreciate that what you see before you is now a Seventy two year old automobile! My mind refused to process that fact […] -
![(first posted 9/26/2018) This past Saturday while running errands, I rounded a familiar corner in my suburban Chicago town and saw a decidedly unfamiliar sight. Peeking out […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/CS1-IMG_2967.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1972 Cutlass Supreme 4-Door Hardtop – Squint And You Can You See The Seventies")
Curbside Classic: 1972 Cutlass Supreme 4-Door Hardtop – Squint And You Can You See The Seventies
Posted on September 25, 2024 | 73 Comments(first posted 9/26/2018) This past Saturday while running errands, I rounded a familiar corner in my suburban Chicago town and saw a decidedly unfamiliar sight. Peeking out […]
