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![(first posted 1/9/2013) Everybody has an opinion about pre-1974 Mustangs. The first four (well, four and a half) years are almost universally loved. There is also a small but dedicated […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/1969FordMustang06.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1969 Ford Mustang – Everybody’s Second Choice")
Curbside Classic: 1969 Ford Mustang – Everybody’s Second Choice
Posted on August 26, 2024 | 146 Comments(first posted 1/9/2013) Everybody has an opinion about pre-1974 Mustangs. The first four (well, four and a half) years are almost universally loved. There is also a small but dedicated […] -
![(first posted 8/26/2018) Ah, the Golden Hour, the hour just before sunset (also just after sunrise, if you are an early riser). It is a great time of […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/IMG_8059.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Cornfield Classic: 1946 Oldsmobile 76 or 78 Club Sedan – Fastback Flashback")
Cornfield Classic: 1946 Oldsmobile 76 or 78 Club Sedan – Fastback Flashback
Posted on August 26, 2024 | 33 Comments(first posted 8/26/2018) Ah, the Golden Hour, the hour just before sunset (also just after sunrise, if you are an early riser). It is a great time of […] -
![Honda Civic EX sedan, image from the brochure. Honda products in the American market had generally been so class-leading through the ’80s and ’90s, that when updates arrived the question […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/Untitled-1-1.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Vintage R&T Review: 1996 Honda Civic Coupe EX – Giving People What They Want")
Vintage R&T Review: 1996 Honda Civic Coupe EX – Giving People What They Want
Posted on August 26, 2024 | 8 CommentsHonda Civic EX sedan, image from the brochure. Honda products in the American market had generally been so class-leading through the ’80s and ’90s, that when updates arrived the question […] -
![Now here’s something you don’t see every day. Or at least, you don’t if you live in North America. What we have here is a 1996 Lancia Ypsilon – a […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/PXL_20240804_165352474.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Car Show Find: 1996 Lancia Ypsilon – An Unlikely Winner")
Car Show Find: 1996 Lancia Ypsilon – An Unlikely Winner
Posted on August 26, 2024 | 19 CommentsNow here’s something you don’t see every day. Or at least, you don’t if you live in North America. What we have here is a 1996 Lancia Ypsilon – a […] -
![As I recently wrote, the Kia Sedona minivan which I bought new in the early fall of 2011 is no more. Or, more accurately, was turned into an insurance check […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/2007-Mazda3-02-feature.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "My 2007 Mazda3 Grand Touring – Opportunity Knocks")
My 2007 Mazda3 Grand Touring – Opportunity Knocks
Posted on August 26, 2024 | 51 CommentsAs I recently wrote, the Kia Sedona minivan which I bought new in the early fall of 2011 is no more. Or, more accurately, was turned into an insurance check […] -
![Coachbuilt cars – can’t live with ‘em, can’t afford ‘em. But somehow, some people with very deep pockets and a lot of taste can, so we can have a look […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/IMG_20240303_124004_edited.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1964 Rolls-Royce Silver Cloud III “Korenental” Drophead Coupé by H.J. Mulliner-Park Ward *phew!* – The Sun Fin-ally Sets On British Coachbuilding")
Curbside Classic: 1964 Rolls-Royce Silver Cloud III “Korenental” Drophead Coupé by H.J. Mulliner-Park Ward *phew!* – The Sun Fin-ally Sets On British Coachbuilding
Posted on August 26, 2024 | 34 CommentsCoachbuilt cars – can’t live with ‘em, can’t afford ‘em. But somehow, some people with very deep pockets and a lot of taste can, so we can have a look […] -
Curbside Classic: 1972 Plymouth Satellite Custom–The Good, The Bad, and The Ugly
Posted on August 25, 2024 | 98 Comments(first posted 12/26/2012) Here’s a little secret; just promise to not tell anyone: Inspiration for writing a Curbside Classic can sometime be pretty elusive. -
![(first posted 8/27/2018) Between Lee Iacocca showing up on television backing up his confidence on their products, reminding congress that they had given bailout money to any number of […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/41921331945_b0761c738b_z.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Cohort Classic: 1984 Dodge Rampage – Iacocca Swings…and Misses")
Cohort Classic: 1984 Dodge Rampage – Iacocca Swings…and Misses
Posted on August 25, 2024 | 44 Comments(first posted 8/27/2018) Between Lee Iacocca showing up on television backing up his confidence on their products, reminding congress that they had given bailout money to any number of […] -
Curbside Find: 1964 Chevrolet C10 Stepside Still At Work
Posted on August 25, 2024 | 10 CommentsThis ’64 C10 was posted recently by Slant Six at the CC Cohort. An old Chevy truck, not pampered, nor restomoded, and still at work in Pennsylvania. -
Vintage Dealers: Volkswagen Dealers In The 1960s
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![Roadsides and ditches need to be mowed and maintained. A corded lawn mower won’t cut it, but this duo certainly will. A farm tractor and a wheeled excavator, outfitted with […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/IMG_2703.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CC Global: Massey Ferguson And Atlas With Herder Implements – Outdoor Power Equipment")
CC Global: Massey Ferguson And Atlas With Herder Implements – Outdoor Power Equipment
Posted on August 25, 2024 | 11 CommentsRoadsides and ditches need to be mowed and maintained. A corded lawn mower won’t cut it, but this duo certainly will. A farm tractor and a wheeled excavator, outfitted with […] -
![Now, back to my Sunbeam adventures. I had attended a number of car shows and other car-club events since the purchase of my ’67 Sunbeam Alpine, and as a result, […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/Patriots-in-Alpine-rotated-e1724275371392.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "My 1966 Sunbeam Tiger: Tyger, Tyger, Rusting Fright (Part One)")
My 1966 Sunbeam Tiger: Tyger, Tyger, Rusting Fright (Part One)
Posted on August 25, 2024 | 11 CommentsNow, back to my Sunbeam adventures. I had attended a number of car shows and other car-club events since the purchase of my ’67 Sunbeam Alpine, and as a result, […] -
![(first posted 1/7/2013) Well, probably not the last one, but this really is a rare bird. I’ve shot several Citations in Eugene, but no notchback sedans (“Club Coupe”), and certainly […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/Chevrolet-Citation-X11-fq.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1980 Chevrolet Citation X11 Club Coupe – Is It The Last One Left?")
Curbside Classic: 1980 Chevrolet Citation X11 Club Coupe – Is It The Last One Left?
Posted on August 24, 2024 | 143 Comments(first posted 1/7/2013) Well, probably not the last one, but this really is a rare bird. I’ve shot several Citations in Eugene, but no notchback sedans (“Club Coupe”), and certainly […] -
![(first posted 1/7/2013) Poor Mercury. The beleaguered Ford division just never seemed to hit its stride. Introduced in 1939 as a slightly more upmarket variant of the well-loved Ford V8, […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/025.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Car Show Classic: 1958 Mercury Park Lane Convertible – Inconspicuous It’s Not")
Car Show Classic: 1958 Mercury Park Lane Convertible – Inconspicuous It’s Not
Posted on August 24, 2024 | 61 Comments(first posted 1/7/2013) Poor Mercury. The beleaguered Ford division just never seemed to hit its stride. Introduced in 1939 as a slightly more upmarket variant of the well-loved Ford V8, […] -
![Photos from the Cohort by Slant Six. We have visited this lot of abandoned Mopars not too long ago. As told previously, they were scattered around the grounds of the […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/53746714059_5850aa473b_k.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Junkyard Finds: A Mopar Graveyard In Pennsylvania With Lots of 1970s Iron")
Junkyard Finds: A Mopar Graveyard In Pennsylvania With Lots of 1970s Iron
Posted on August 24, 2024 | 9 CommentsPhotos from the Cohort by Slant Six. We have visited this lot of abandoned Mopars not too long ago. As told previously, they were scattered around the grounds of the […]
