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![While today we usually just call them all Edsels, when it debuted in 1958 Edsel was actually a full vehicle lineup, sporting both “Senior” and “Junior” models, each with a […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/names.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=89&ssl=1 "What’s in a Name? The Second Lives of Edsel Model Names")
What’s in a Name? The Second Lives of Edsel Model Names
Posted on July 17, 2025 | 16 CommentsWhile today we usually just call them all Edsels, when it debuted in 1958 Edsel was actually a full vehicle lineup, sporting both “Senior” and “Junior” models, each with a […] -
![Text by Patrick Bell. I am a car watcher first, but I am a people watcher as well. It has always been fun to connect cars to their people and […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/605c0253918603fa816dfb8ecfb476bd.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=89&ssl=1 "Vintage Snapshots: Fashions And Cars Of The ’60s & ’70s")
Vintage Snapshots: Fashions And Cars Of The ’60s & ’70s
Posted on July 17, 2025 | 21 CommentsText by Patrick Bell. I am a car watcher first, but I am a people watcher as well. It has always been fun to connect cars to their people and […] -
![The restyled 1961-1963 Rambler American has often been derided as the ugliest and most mal-proportioned car of its time. It was boxy, but not in a good way. Its […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/54637849910_3cd2030da5_k.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=89&ssl=1 "Curbside Find: 1962 Rambler American 400 – America’s Ugliest Convertible Still Manages To Be Cute")
Curbside Find: 1962 Rambler American 400 – America’s Ugliest Convertible Still Manages To Be Cute
Posted on July 17, 2025 | 29 CommentsThe restyled 1961-1963 Rambler American has often been derided as the ugliest and most mal-proportioned car of its time. It was boxy, but not in a good way. Its […] -
![For 1980, Ford shifted its popular Lincoln Continental Mark personal luxury car to the smaller, more fuel-efficient Panther platform, only to watch in horror as sales of the new […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/1980-Lincoln-Mark-VI-Maroon-Orlando-Classic-Cars-side-left.webp?resize=115%2C115&quality=80&ssl=1 "1980–1982 Lincoln Continental Mark VI – Lincoln Looks Backwards And Trips Over Its Own Feet")
1980–1982 Lincoln Continental Mark VI – Lincoln Looks Backwards And Trips Over Its Own Feet
Posted on July 17, 2025 | 31 CommentsFor 1980, Ford shifted its popular Lincoln Continental Mark personal luxury car to the smaller, more fuel-efficient Panther platform, only to watch in horror as sales of the new […] -
![(first posted 7/16/2013) robotr10t has uploaded a raft of his sightings in Europe at the Cohort, and one of the more unusual ones is this Eunos Cosmo. Sold only through […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/Eunos-Cosmo-rq.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=89&ssl=1 "Eunos Cosmo (Mazda) – The Only Triple-Rotor Rotary Engine Production Car")
Eunos Cosmo (Mazda) – The Only Triple-Rotor Rotary Engine Production Car
Posted on July 16, 2025 | 33 Comments(first posted 7/16/2013) robotr10t has uploaded a raft of his sightings in Europe at the Cohort, and one of the more unusual ones is this Eunos Cosmo. Sold only through […] -
![I shoot vintage vans, especially old camper vans, for obvious reasons. This extended length Maxivan with a high roof is as close as it gets to my ProMaster in configuration. […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/CC-339-030.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=89&ssl=1 "Curbside Find: 1977 (or so) Dodge Maxivan Camper Van – The DodgeMaster High Roof")
Curbside Find: 1977 (or so) Dodge Maxivan Camper Van – The DodgeMaster High Roof
Posted on July 16, 2025 | 11 CommentsI shoot vintage vans, especially old camper vans, for obvious reasons. This extended length Maxivan with a high roof is as close as it gets to my ProMaster in configuration. […] -
![I’ve been a long time fan of the classy Chrysler-Ghia Falcon show car of 1955, perhaps my favorite of the “Idea Car” concepts built during the Exner-Ghia collaboration years. And […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/Captura-de-pantalla-2025-07-15-15.39.05.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=89&ssl=1 "Vintage Photo: 1955 Chrysler-Ghia Falcon, In Venezuela")
Vintage Photo: 1955 Chrysler-Ghia Falcon, In Venezuela
Posted on July 16, 2025 | 13 CommentsI’ve been a long time fan of the classy Chrysler-Ghia Falcon show car of 1955, perhaps my favorite of the “Idea Car” concepts built during the Exner-Ghia collaboration years. And […] -
![It’s the summer and vintage cars are showing up in healthy numbers at the CC Cohort; out in regular outings, or at car shows. Of the many, this ’72 Buick […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/Captura-de-pantalla-2025-07-14-23.03.42.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=89&ssl=1 "1972 Buick GS Sports Coupe; And Other Recent Classic Finds From The CC Cohort")
1972 Buick GS Sports Coupe; And Other Recent Classic Finds From The CC Cohort
Posted on July 16, 2025 | 13 CommentsIt’s the summer and vintage cars are showing up in healthy numbers at the CC Cohort; out in regular outings, or at car shows. Of the many, this ’72 Buick […] -
![It’s morning on a bright summer day in Iowa City in 1962. I may have fallen asleep with a Corvette brochure, but now they’re lost somewhere in the folds of […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/06/a-CC-47-082-900.webp?resize=115%2C115&quality=80&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1961 Rambler Classic Cross Country Wagon – The Non-Sexy Mom-Mobile")
Curbside Classic: 1961 Rambler Classic Cross Country Wagon – The Non-Sexy Mom-Mobile
Posted on July 16, 2025 | 13 CommentsIt’s morning on a bright summer day in Iowa City in 1962. I may have fallen asleep with a Corvette brochure, but now they’re lost somewhere in the folds of […] -
![There are hot hatches, red hot hatches and then there are Renault’s mad mid-engined monster hatches. The all-time legend of those was the R5 Turbo (1980-85), i.e. the one that […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/IMG_20241208_114844_edited.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=89&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 2005 Renault Clio V6 – The Hatchback Of Notre-Dayum!")
Curbside Classic: 2005 Renault Clio V6 – The Hatchback Of Notre-Dayum!
Posted on July 16, 2025 | 10 CommentsThere are hot hatches, red hot hatches and then there are Renault’s mad mid-engined monster hatches. The all-time legend of those was the R5 Turbo (1980-85), i.e. the one that […] -
![(first posted 6/15/2019) Quite the contrast with the DAF commercial vehicles I usually post, this little DAF 33 van with an air-cooled 746 cc flat-twin engine. In 1967, […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/IMG_7910.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=89&ssl=1 "Car Show Outtake: 1973 DAF 33 Variomatic Van – Basic Trucking")
Car Show Outtake: 1973 DAF 33 Variomatic Van – Basic Trucking
Posted on July 15, 2025 | 17 Comments(first posted 6/15/2019) Quite the contrast with the DAF commercial vehicles I usually post, this little DAF 33 van with an air-cooled 746 cc flat-twin engine. In 1967, […] -
![As you were growing up, you likely heard the phrase “don’t judge a book by its cover” to the point of tedium. It’s sound advice that’s applicable to so many […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/PA310101.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=89&ssl=1 "1979 Ford Mustang Indianapolis 500 Pace-Car Replica – The Painted Lady")
1979 Ford Mustang Indianapolis 500 Pace-Car Replica – The Painted Lady
Posted on July 15, 2025 | 18 CommentsAs you were growing up, you likely heard the phrase “don’t judge a book by its cover” to the point of tedium. It’s sound advice that’s applicable to so many […] -
![Ford Motor Company enjoyed a good year for 1957. The Ford Division introduced thoroughly revamped cars throughout its line-up, and even offered supercharging for the first time ever as an […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/32893411947_8fb364e6f7_k.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=89&ssl=1 "Vintage Review: Motor Trend’s 1957 New Car Issue – Ford Motor Company")
Vintage Review: Motor Trend’s 1957 New Car Issue – Ford Motor Company
Posted on July 15, 2025 | 16 CommentsFord Motor Company enjoyed a good year for 1957. The Ford Division introduced thoroughly revamped cars throughout its line-up, and even offered supercharging for the first time ever as an […] -
![Text by Patrick Bell. Vans and van life is our subject today, with a good variety of images to view. These were all over the place back in the day, […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/Captura-de-pantalla-2025-03-03-19.32.11.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=89&ssl=1 "Vintage Snapshots: Vans, Their People And Lifestyles In The ’60s & ’70s")
Vintage Snapshots: Vans, Their People And Lifestyles In The ’60s & ’70s
Posted on July 15, 2025 | 17 CommentsText by Patrick Bell. Vans and van life is our subject today, with a good variety of images to view. These were all over the place back in the day, […] -
![You have to hand it to Toyota. When they start thinking outside the box, they can really let their creativity run wild. It doesn’t happen too often – they’re no […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/IMG_20221117_084004_edited.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=89&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 2004 Toyota WiLL Cypha – The Curious WiLL’s Curious Ways")
Curbside Classic: 2004 Toyota WiLL Cypha – The Curious WiLL’s Curious Ways
Posted on July 15, 2025 | 8 CommentsYou have to hand it to Toyota. When they start thinking outside the box, they can really let their creativity run wild. It doesn’t happen too often – they’re no […]
