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![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 […] -
![We were in Port Orford last week and on Thursday morning I dropped Stephanie off at a yoga class and drove the Tracker to the car wash for its first […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/06/IMG_3362-crop-tile.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "A 45 Minute Driving Tour Of Port Orford, Oregon: Views Of Old Cars, Boats, Old (and Burned) Houses And Of Course The Ocean")
A 45 Minute Driving Tour Of Port Orford, Oregon: Views Of Old Cars, Boats, Old (and Burned) Houses And Of Course The Ocean
Posted on June 20, 2025 | 22 CommentsWe were in Port Orford last week and on Thursday morning I dropped Stephanie off at a yoga class and drove the Tracker to the car wash for its first […] -
![I know there’s no such thing as a pillared hardtop. Except that’s what Ford called it in their brochure and like wildfire the term caught on and now it’s used […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/06/IMG_7446.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Recycling: 1977 Ford LTD 2-Door Pillared Hardtop – Oh Baby. Oh Baby. Oh. /s")
Curbside Recycling: 1977 Ford LTD 2-Door Pillared Hardtop – Oh Baby. Oh Baby. Oh. /s
Posted on June 20, 2025 | 34 CommentsI know there’s no such thing as a pillared hardtop. Except that’s what Ford called it in their brochure and like wildfire the term caught on and now it’s used […] -
![One of the many things I love about Chicago is that admission to the Lincoln Park Zoo costs absolutely nothing. Of course, donations are welcome, but it is one of […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/002-1967-Mercury-Cougar-GT-CC.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1967 Mercury Cougar GT – Wild & Beautiful")
Curbside Classic: 1967 Mercury Cougar GT – Wild & Beautiful
Posted on June 19, 2025 | 7 CommentsOne of the many things I love about Chicago is that admission to the Lincoln Park Zoo costs absolutely nothing. Of course, donations are welcome, but it is one of […] -
![(first posted 10/18/2017) No, I’m not talking about the North American market Odyssey when I apply the “World’s Sexiest Minivan” label. As you can see, the featured Odyssey […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/honda-odyssey-gen-3-7.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "2004-08 & 2008-13 Honda Odyssey – World’s Sexiest Minivan")
2004-08 & 2008-13 Honda Odyssey – World’s Sexiest Minivan
Posted on June 19, 2025 | 43 Comments(first posted 10/18/2017) No, I’m not talking about the North American market Odyssey when I apply the “World’s Sexiest Minivan” label. As you can see, the featured Odyssey […] -
![GM’s Colonnades were possibly the most common cars on U.S. roads in the 1970’s. I was a young kid in the late 70’s and just becoming car conscious, but even […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/20190522_193819.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Find: 1974 Buick Century – Colonnade Still Standing")
Curbside Find: 1974 Buick Century – Colonnade Still Standing
Posted on June 19, 2025 | 9 CommentsGM’s Colonnades were possibly the most common cars on U.S. roads in the 1970’s. I was a young kid in the late 70’s and just becoming car conscious, but even […] -
![So far in this series we have seen pictures pulled from the refuse pile. Not this time! This entry has some flavorful pictures, but there was nothing standalone. So what […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/06/Reliant-Scottsdale-Vandalia-2.jpeg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "The Cars & Trucks of My Formative Years, Part 4 – This Potpourri Flavored Stew Ain’t Just Cars")
The Cars & Trucks of My Formative Years, Part 4 – This Potpourri Flavored Stew Ain’t Just Cars
Posted on June 19, 2025 | 22 CommentsSo far in this series we have seen pictures pulled from the refuse pile. Not this time! This entry has some flavorful pictures, but there was nothing standalone. So what […] -
![Doesn’t it sometimes feel like life is all movement, yet going nowhere? Back and forth, up and down. But at the end of the day we’re right where we started. […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/06/IMG_3692.jpeg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Kiddie Attractions – MOM!!! Can I Ride??")
Curbside Kiddie Attractions – MOM!!! Can I Ride??
Posted on June 19, 2025 | 38 CommentsDoesn’t it sometimes feel like life is all movement, yet going nowhere? Back and forth, up and down. But at the end of the day we’re right where we started. […] -
![If you say Toyota Levin (or Trueno) in Japan, anyone with even a basic amount of automotive knowledge will immediately respond “AE86.” There are so many of those around. Their […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/06/IMG_20240928_103417_edited.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1982 Toyota Corolla Levin (TE71) – In Its Successor’s Long Shadow")
Curbside Classic: 1982 Toyota Corolla Levin (TE71) – In Its Successor’s Long Shadow
Posted on June 19, 2025 | 8 CommentsIf you say Toyota Levin (or Trueno) in Japan, anyone with even a basic amount of automotive knowledge will immediately respond “AE86.” There are so many of those around. Their […] -
![(first posted 10/23/2017) Some time ago, GN posed a question to CC readers as to which were some of our favorite designs from General Motors during the Irv […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/257-1990-Chevrolet-1500-Pickup-CC.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Find: 1994 Chevrolet 1500 Pickup – Still Hard At Work")
Curbside Find: 1994 Chevrolet 1500 Pickup – Still Hard At Work
Posted on June 18, 2025 | 67 Comments(first posted 10/23/2017) Some time ago, GN posed a question to CC readers as to which were some of our favorite designs from General Motors during the Irv […] -
![First impressions are important, which is why career advisors instruct people to dress for success. If you head to a job interview wearing conservative, fashionable clothing, looking confident, and avoiding […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/LF.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1988 Chrysler LeBaron Convertible – Dressed For Success?")
Curbside Classic: 1988 Chrysler LeBaron Convertible – Dressed For Success?
Posted on June 18, 2025 | 12 CommentsFirst impressions are important, which is why career advisors instruct people to dress for success. If you head to a job interview wearing conservative, fashionable clothing, looking confident, and avoiding […] -
![Text by Patrick Bell. Our feature today is General Motors trucks from the middle part of the last century. They will trigger memories for many, including myself. They were very […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/06/tumblr_dbbe8dea6407a1da72af1efff0a00df9_687e2930_1280.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Vintage Snapshots: Chevy And GMC Trucks, As They Were In The ’50s & ’60s")
Vintage Snapshots: Chevy And GMC Trucks, As They Were In The ’50s & ’60s
Posted on June 18, 2025 | 17 CommentsText by Patrick Bell. Our feature today is General Motors trucks from the middle part of the last century. They will trigger memories for many, including myself. They were very […] -
![Welcome to Part 3 of this series featuring the chariots of my parents and family. As with the rest of the pictures seen in this series, these, too, were rescued […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/1984-ford-f150-1.jpeg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "The Cars & Trucks of My Formative Years, Part 3: 1984 Ford F-150 – Big Hat, Little Cattle")
The Cars & Trucks of My Formative Years, Part 3: 1984 Ford F-150 – Big Hat, Little Cattle
Posted on June 18, 2025 | 25 CommentsWelcome to Part 3 of this series featuring the chariots of my parents and family. As with the rest of the pictures seen in this series, these, too, were rescued […] -
![The sonnet is defined as a 14-line poem, of which I know virtually nothing. Likely because in high school English, I was doodling cars or some other dumb stuff that […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/20250317_192451_54393009722_o.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "A Quartet of Saab Sonett IIIs In Their 3rd And Final Poetic Act")
A Quartet of Saab Sonett IIIs In Their 3rd And Final Poetic Act
Posted on June 18, 2025 | 18 CommentsThe sonnet is defined as a 14-line poem, of which I know virtually nothing. Likely because in high school English, I was doodling cars or some other dumb stuff that […] -
![Between 1965 and 1969, General Motors corporate policy limited most smaller GM cars to engines no bigger than 400 cubic inches, with no more than 1 rated horsepower per […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/06/1968-Hurst-Olds-AC-Mecum-Auctions-F233.1-front-3q-left.webp?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Vintage M/T Review: 1968 Oldsmobile Hurst/Olds – Olds Breaks The Rules, Hurst Runs Interference")
Vintage M/T Review: 1968 Oldsmobile Hurst/Olds – Olds Breaks The Rules, Hurst Runs Interference
Posted on June 18, 2025 | 18 CommentsBetween 1965 and 1969, General Motors corporate policy limited most smaller GM cars to engines no bigger than 400 cubic inches, with no more than 1 rated horsepower per […]
