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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 […] -
![(first posted 9/25/2018) If there is one car that has built its popularity and reputation on being boring, it’s the Toyota Camry. Make no mistake that through the […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/thumb_IMG_3718_1024.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1995 Toyota Camry DX Coupe – A Unicorn Of Camrys")
Curbside Classic: 1995 Toyota Camry DX Coupe – A Unicorn Of Camrys
Posted on September 25, 2024 | 62 Comments(first posted 9/25/2018) If there is one car that has built its popularity and reputation on being boring, it’s the Toyota Camry. Make no mistake that through the […] -
![We spend a good deal of time here at CC devoted to cars, their history, and the world around them. Hotels and motels are clearly part of that world, […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/master-pnp-mrg-10600-10692u.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Vintage Snapshots: Lodging In The US In The 1970s – Sights & Cars")
Vintage Snapshots: Lodging In The US In The 1970s – Sights & Cars
Posted on September 25, 2024 | 30 CommentsWe spend a good deal of time here at CC devoted to cars, their history, and the world around them. Hotels and motels are clearly part of that world, […] -
![The idea of “low-cost luxury” is certainly a funny sounding one. Nonetheless, a popular notion that has found its way into the marketplace time and time again. In the case […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/Captura-de-pantalla-2024-09-17-01.29.30.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Dawn Of The Brougham Epoch: 1965 – 1966 Ford LTD, Chevrolet Caprice, Plymouth VIP, Ambassador DPL – The New Low-Cost Luxury Options Of The Mid Sixties")
Dawn Of The Brougham Epoch: 1965 – 1966 Ford LTD, Chevrolet Caprice, Plymouth VIP, Ambassador DPL – The New Low-Cost Luxury Options Of The Mid Sixties
Posted on September 25, 2024 | 30 CommentsThe idea of “low-cost luxury” is certainly a funny sounding one. Nonetheless, a popular notion that has found its way into the marketplace time and time again. In the case […] -
![Lancia’s final decade as an independent carmaker was glorious in so many ways. They launched two completely new FWD models while carrying on with the elegant Flaminia, and got their […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/IMG_20240407_115603_edited.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Car Show Classic: 1968 Lancia Flavia Coupé – Appreciating The Finer Things")
Car Show Classic: 1968 Lancia Flavia Coupé – Appreciating The Finer Things
Posted on September 25, 2024 | 10 CommentsLancia’s final decade as an independent carmaker was glorious in so many ways. They launched two completely new FWD models while carrying on with the elegant Flaminia, and got their […] -
![I don’t think that there will ever be a more beautiful American car built than the ’66 Riviera. I’ve even owned TWO of them! But that was back in […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/00M0M_9kOHvUeOy82_0CI0t2_600x450.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "My Hobby Car of a Lifetime #19: ’97 Buick Riviera — Almost The Last Man Standing")
My Hobby Car of a Lifetime #19: ’97 Buick Riviera — Almost The Last Man Standing
Posted on September 25, 2024 | 15 CommentsI don’t think that there will ever be a more beautiful American car built than the ’66 Riviera. I’ve even owned TWO of them! But that was back in […] -
![(first posted 9/25/2018) Beware: one CC can hide another. It has happened to me a few times now, so when I find a good subject, I know […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/redfords_pic.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CC Twofer: 1965 Mustang / 1978 Escort Mk II – Unlikely Red Ford Duo")
CC Twofer: 1965 Mustang / 1978 Escort Mk II – Unlikely Red Ford Duo
Posted on September 24, 2024 | 39 Comments(first posted 9/25/2018) Beware: one CC can hide another. It has happened to me a few times now, so when I find a good subject, I know […] -
![(first posted 9/24/2018) What’s the best kind of friend to have on a bright summer day? Maybe someone who can fit seven people into her Eldorado convertible. […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/In-Motion-1.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "In Motion Classic: 1973 Cadillac Eldorado Convertible – Summer Fun")
In Motion Classic: 1973 Cadillac Eldorado Convertible – Summer Fun
Posted on September 24, 2024 | 64 Comments(first posted 9/24/2018) What’s the best kind of friend to have on a bright summer day? Maybe someone who can fit seven people into her Eldorado convertible. […] -
![Mavericks have appeared rather often at CC, but these ones from down south less so. This particular one was caught by riveranotario in Paraguay, and I would suspect it belongs […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/54015218530_2b1aaedc75_k.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "In Motion Classic: ’73-76 Ford Maverick – In Motion, Down South")
In Motion Classic: ’73-76 Ford Maverick – In Motion, Down South
Posted on September 24, 2024 | 6 CommentsMavericks have appeared rather often at CC, but these ones from down south less so. This particular one was caught by riveranotario in Paraguay, and I would suspect it belongs […] -
![One of the most infamously irredeemable cars sold in the United States in the 21st century came from the electric startup Wheego. In a back corner of a dealership that […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/wheego13.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Unsold New 2010 Wheego Whip EVs Found Moldering Away On Dealer’s Lot – Maybe Make A Lowball Offer?")
Unsold New 2010 Wheego Whip EVs Found Moldering Away On Dealer’s Lot – Maybe Make A Lowball Offer?
Posted on September 24, 2024 | 25 CommentsOne of the most infamously irredeemable cars sold in the United States in the 21st century came from the electric startup Wheego. In a back corner of a dealership that […] -
![I recently met Ken Rubin at the regular Friday nite car show in Boonton, New Jersey. He had driven his very rare 1957 Studebaker all the way down from Warwick, […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/IMG_20230412_114000625_HDR.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Car Show Classic: 1957 Studebaker Champion–Treasure Is Found In Unlikely Places")
Car Show Classic: 1957 Studebaker Champion–Treasure Is Found In Unlikely Places
Posted on September 24, 2024 | 24 CommentsI recently met Ken Rubin at the regular Friday nite car show in Boonton, New Jersey. He had driven his very rare 1957 Studebaker all the way down from Warwick, […]
