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![2015 & 2017 Nissan LEAFs Just over three weeks ago, I was walking to the lawn of local Senn High School on a Sunday afternoon to attend one of the […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/011-2017-2015-Nissan-LEAFs-for-CC.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Musings: Autumn (Nissan) LEAFs – Welcome To Fall")
Curbside Musings: Autumn (Nissan) LEAFs – Welcome To Fall
Posted on September 24, 2024 | 29 Comments2015 & 2017 Nissan LEAFs Just over three weeks ago, I was walking to the lawn of local Senn High School on a Sunday afternoon to attend one of the […] -
![(first posted 4/10/2014) The Volvo 144 was a paragon of modern Scandinavian design: all business, understated, clean, functional. And suddenly out of nowhere appears the 164, wearing the frumpy old […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/04/CC-32-026-800.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1975 Volvo 164 E – The Anglo-Scandinavian")
Curbside Classic: 1975 Volvo 164 E – The Anglo-Scandinavian
Posted on September 23, 2024 | 76 Comments(first posted 4/10/2014) The Volvo 144 was a paragon of modern Scandinavian design: all business, understated, clean, functional. And suddenly out of nowhere appears the 164, wearing the frumpy old […] -
![(first posted 9/23/2018) This French Deadly Sins installment’s final case study will take us back to the late ‘40s and into the rarefied air of bespoke coachwork […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/FR_DS3_topPic_Delahaye.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Automotive History: French Deadly Sins (Third Helping, part 3) – Delahaye 4.5 Litres (type 175 / 178 / 180) & Delage D6: Cream And Punishment")
Automotive History: French Deadly Sins (Third Helping, part 3) – Delahaye 4.5 Litres (type 175 / 178 / 180) & Delage D6: Cream And Punishment
Posted on September 23, 2024 | 28 Comments(first posted 9/23/2018) This French Deadly Sins installment’s final case study will take us back to the late ‘40s and into the rarefied air of bespoke coachwork […] -
![(first posted 9/23/2018) I’m back, with a long overdue installment in my Cold Comfort series on the early history of automotive air conditioning. Today, I’m tackling this 1957 […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/IMG_7058.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Cold Comfort: 1957 Mercury Turnpike Cruiser Factory Air Conditioning")
Cold Comfort: 1957 Mercury Turnpike Cruiser Factory Air Conditioning
Posted on September 23, 2024 | 53 Comments(first posted 9/23/2018) I’m back, with a long overdue installment in my Cold Comfort series on the early history of automotive air conditioning. Today, I’m tackling this 1957 […] -
![This is a recurrent theme in our vintage image galleries; that of families and their cars. A topic that generally brings plenty of commentaries, as these images provide a nice […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/Screenshot_20240426-033443.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Vintage Snapshots: Mom, Dad, Jr. And Mr. Wheels – A Gallery Of Cars And Families, Part 3")
Vintage Snapshots: Mom, Dad, Jr. And Mr. Wheels – A Gallery Of Cars And Families, Part 3
Posted on September 23, 2024 | 28 CommentsThis is a recurrent theme in our vintage image galleries; that of families and their cars. A topic that generally brings plenty of commentaries, as these images provide a nice […] -
![Photos from the Cohort by Roshake. It’s always a bit risky to make sweeping statements when it comes to cars. Declarations such as “best of…”, “first of…”, and so on […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/53992843557_53b69bf406_k.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Find: 1987 Buick Riviera In Hungary – The Best Preserved ’86-’88 Riviera Still Around?")
Curbside Find: 1987 Buick Riviera In Hungary – The Best Preserved ’86-’88 Riviera Still Around?
Posted on September 23, 2024 | 8 CommentsPhotos from the Cohort by Roshake. It’s always a bit risky to make sweeping statements when it comes to cars. Declarations such as “best of…”, “first of…”, and so on […] -
![For this Italian-themed week, we will regale our eyes with a few coupés styled (and sometimes also built) by Pininfarina. We might as well start at an 11 with the […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/IMG_20220917_123241_edited.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1971 Dino 246 GT – A Supercar For The Superpeople")
Curbside Classic: 1971 Dino 246 GT – A Supercar For The Superpeople
Posted on September 23, 2024 | 10 CommentsFor this Italian-themed week, we will regale our eyes with a few coupés styled (and sometimes also built) by Pininfarina. We might as well start at an 11 with the […] -
![(first posted 9/22/2018) These two buses up on lifts are Canadian Car and Foundry (CCF) C-Series urban transit coaches, counterparts and competitors of the GM Old Look, and […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/ccl1651-e1535714637812.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Bus Stop Classics: Canadian Car and Foundry “C”and “T” Series Urban Transit Coaches – They Outlasted Their American Counterparts")
Bus Stop Classics: Canadian Car and Foundry “C”and “T” Series Urban Transit Coaches – They Outlasted Their American Counterparts
Posted on September 22, 2024 | 18 Comments(first posted 9/22/2018) These two buses up on lifts are Canadian Car and Foundry (CCF) C-Series urban transit coaches, counterparts and competitors of the GM Old Look, and […] -
![(first posted 9/22/2018) On to our second French Deadly Sin of the Third Kind and over to the glorious ‘50s we go! As we saw yesterday, Berliet […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/FR_DS3_topPic_Salmson.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Automotive History: French Deadly Sins (Third Helping, part 2) – Salmson Randonnée, The French Alfa That Never Was")
Automotive History: French Deadly Sins (Third Helping, part 2) – Salmson Randonnée, The French Alfa That Never Was
Posted on September 22, 2024 | 24 Comments(first posted 9/22/2018) On to our second French Deadly Sin of the Third Kind and over to the glorious ‘50s we go! As we saw yesterday, Berliet […] -
In Motion Classic: Chevy G-Series Van — Close Encounters Of The Chevy Van Kind
Posted on September 22, 2024 | 3 CommentsPhotos from the Cohort by Roshake. -
![This vintage driveway image seems to tell two stories of woodgrain apliqué; the popular and the obscure one. The popular being the ’72 LTD wagon, carrying the woodgrain finish that […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/53039047997_30dbb69326_k.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Vintage Snapshot: ’68 Chrysler Newport “Sporstgrain” Convertible & ’72 Ford LTD Country Squire – Woodgrains In The Driveway")
Vintage Snapshot: ’68 Chrysler Newport “Sporstgrain” Convertible & ’72 Ford LTD Country Squire – Woodgrains In The Driveway
Posted on September 22, 2024 | 21 CommentsThis vintage driveway image seems to tell two stories of woodgrain apliqué; the popular and the obscure one. The popular being the ’72 LTD wagon, carrying the woodgrain finish that […] -
![An anti land yacht, spotted at a recently held Dutch show for all kinds of Renault vehicles, regardless their age. A 1987 Renault 5 GT Turbo that can be best […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/IMG_3046.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Car Show Outtake: 1987 Renault 5 GT Turbo – Backroad Hugger")
Car Show Outtake: 1987 Renault 5 GT Turbo – Backroad Hugger
Posted on September 22, 2024 | 11 CommentsAn anti land yacht, spotted at a recently held Dutch show for all kinds of Renault vehicles, regardless their age. A 1987 Renault 5 GT Turbo that can be best […] -
![He was asked to leave Art Center College before his graduation because he had decided that he could submit his assignments without actually attending class. He worked on the stillborn […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/Larry-Shinoda-photo.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Larry Shinoda’s Remarkable Automotive Design Legacy")
Larry Shinoda’s Remarkable Automotive Design Legacy
Posted on September 22, 2024 | 25 CommentsHe was asked to leave Art Center College before his graduation because he had decided that he could submit his assignments without actually attending class. He worked on the stillborn […] -
![(first posted 9/21/2018) Yes, a Smart and a Cadillac posing together isn’t exactly original, but with a ’62 Fleetwood 75? Probably not, so we’re going to add to […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/30878404018_426c5da32f_k.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Cohort Outtake: The Long and the Short Of It, One More Time")
Cohort Outtake: The Long and the Short Of It, One More Time
Posted on September 21, 2024 | 52 Comments(first posted 9/21/2018) Yes, a Smart and a Cadillac posing together isn’t exactly original, but with a ’62 Fleetwood 75? Probably not, so we’re going to add to […] -
![(first posted 9/21/2018) It’s been a while since our last European Deadly Sins series. And it so happens I’ve recently regained access to a few documents pertaining to the […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/FR_DS3_topPic_Berliet.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Automotive History: French Deadly Sins (Third Helping, part 1) – Berliet Dauphine 39: Collateral Damage")
Automotive History: French Deadly Sins (Third Helping, part 1) – Berliet Dauphine 39: Collateral Damage
Posted on September 21, 2024 | 33 Comments(first posted 9/21/2018) It’s been a while since our last European Deadly Sins series. And it so happens I’ve recently regained access to a few documents pertaining to the […]
