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Vintage Snapshots: Parking Lots In The 1970s
Posted on August 15, 2024 | 45 Comments -
![It’s always good to come upon an old Mini still doing its thing. They’re vanishingly rare in the Midwestern United States, where we live. In this case, we were on […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/1962-68-Austin-Mini-b.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Find: Austin Mini – Still Rolling in Berlin")
Curbside Find: Austin Mini – Still Rolling in Berlin
Posted on August 15, 2024 | 27 CommentsIt’s always good to come upon an old Mini still doing its thing. They’re vanishingly rare in the Midwestern United States, where we live. In this case, we were on […] -
![As I sat down to write this, I was in something of a quandary. The British ‘Festival of the Unexceptional’ is something of an homage to what used to be […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/76GranTorino3.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CC In Scale: Festival Of The Unexceptional – Some Malaise Era And More")
CC In Scale: Festival Of The Unexceptional – Some Malaise Era And More
Posted on August 15, 2024 | 55 CommentsAs I sat down to write this, I was in something of a quandary. The British ‘Festival of the Unexceptional’ is something of an homage to what used to be […] -
![It’s getting harder and harder to break new ground at CC. One way to go is exotic. Another is to find something super exclusive. Or perhaps pre-war. Combine all three […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/IMG_20240114_094436_edited.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1926 Bugatti Type 37 – Hot One Hundred (Year Old)")
Curbside Classic: 1926 Bugatti Type 37 – Hot One Hundred (Year Old)
Posted on August 15, 2024 | 17 CommentsIt’s getting harder and harder to break new ground at CC. One way to go is exotic. Another is to find something super exclusive. Or perhaps pre-war. Combine all three […] -
![(first posted 1/11/2013) Or deadly? One always has to question why Chrysler even bothered with DeSoto after a certain point. Five years after offering this befinned model, DeSoto would cease […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/DSC_1159.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1956 DeSoto Firedome Sedan – DeLovely")
Curbside Classic: 1956 DeSoto Firedome Sedan – DeLovely
Posted on August 14, 2024 | 34 Comments(first posted 1/11/2013) Or deadly? One always has to question why Chrysler even bothered with DeSoto after a certain point. Five years after offering this befinned model, DeSoto would cease […] -
![(first posted 8/14/2018) C&D got a hold of a Canadian-market VW 1500 S notchback sedan, and put it through the paces. The result is a bit predictable, as […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/VW-1500-T30010.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Vintage C&D Road Research Report: 1964 VW 1500 S (Type 3) – The Beetle Grows Up, For Better or For Worse")
Vintage C&D Road Research Report: 1964 VW 1500 S (Type 3) – The Beetle Grows Up, For Better or For Worse
Posted on August 14, 2024 | 27 Comments(first posted 8/14/2018) C&D got a hold of a Canadian-market VW 1500 S notchback sedan, and put it through the paces. The result is a bit predictable, as […] -
![Photos from the Cohort by Slant Six. Talk about a 1980s 1990s car! The ever-present GM J-cars, so common once upon a time! And this one, a droptop! Probably the most desirable […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/53732666317_1ef90a8047_k.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Cohort Find: 1990-95 Pontiac Sunbird Convertible – One Of The Best Kept J-Car Droptops Still Around?")
Cohort Find: 1990-95 Pontiac Sunbird Convertible – One Of The Best Kept J-Car Droptops Still Around?
Posted on August 14, 2024 | 7 CommentsPhotos from the Cohort by Slant Six. Talk about a 1980s 1990s car! The ever-present GM J-cars, so common once upon a time! And this one, a droptop! Probably the most desirable […] -
![No towering sleeper cab tractors today, but a classic example of a ‘trip around the church’ delivery truck. A modern fuel tanker whose task is supplying diesel juice to farmers, […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/IMG_2709.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CC Global: 2021 DAF CF 370 FAN Tanker Truck – Day Cab In Broad Daylight")
CC Global: 2021 DAF CF 370 FAN Tanker Truck – Day Cab In Broad Daylight
Posted on August 14, 2024 | 20 CommentsNo towering sleeper cab tractors today, but a classic example of a ‘trip around the church’ delivery truck. A modern fuel tanker whose task is supplying diesel juice to farmers, […] -
![Car shows turn up unexpected gems; either something that was once common and is now not, was always rare everywhere but somehow one endures, or that look to have been […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/20240803_104750-tile.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Car Show Outtake: ’59 Edsel Ranger And ’72 Ford Pinto – An Unusual Compare And Contrast")
Car Show Outtake: ’59 Edsel Ranger And ’72 Ford Pinto – An Unusual Compare And Contrast
Posted on August 14, 2024 | 14 CommentsCar shows turn up unexpected gems; either something that was once common and is now not, was always rare everywhere but somehow one endures, or that look to have been […] -
![It all started innocently enough. I like to visit used bookstores when I’m out of town. My wife and I were staying in Anaheim, and I found the Bookman […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/2015-09-02-10.11.23-1.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "My Hobby Car Of A Lifetime #13: 1989 Jaguar XJS — The Desire To Be Legendary")
My Hobby Car Of A Lifetime #13: 1989 Jaguar XJS — The Desire To Be Legendary
Posted on August 14, 2024 | 21 CommentsIt all started innocently enough. I like to visit used bookstores when I’m out of town. My wife and I were staying in Anaheim, and I found the Bookman […] -
![(first posted 8/14/2018) (Me, in 1973): “Hello? Yes, good morning, I would like to get an insurance quote on a new car please? Of course I can wait….Oh, yes. […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/29421417588_0a551844ee_z.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Cohort Classic: 1973 Pontiac GTO – Insurer’s Special")
Cohort Classic: 1973 Pontiac GTO – Insurer’s Special
Posted on August 13, 2024 | 42 Comments(first posted 8/14/2018) (Me, in 1973): “Hello? Yes, good morning, I would like to get an insurance quote on a new car please? Of course I can wait….Oh, yes. […] -
![(first posted 8/14/2018) Ok, hands up who would miss SsangYong if they gave up making cars? Hmmm. Direct democracy isn’t going to work here. So I’ll just talk […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/IMG_20180729_103620.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1997 SsangYong “Benz” Musso – Ssurely You Can’t Be SseriousS")
Curbside Classic: 1997 SsangYong “Benz” Musso – Ssurely You Can’t Be SseriousS
Posted on August 13, 2024 | 52 Comments(first posted 8/14/2018) Ok, hands up who would miss SsangYong if they gave up making cars? Hmmm. Direct democracy isn’t going to work here. So I’ll just talk […] -
![We’ve featured a few of these galleries with cars in suburban driveways before. These always carry a feel good spirit, and they’re certainly a nice way to check out cars […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/1614.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Vintage Snapshots: What’s On The Driveway (and Garage)? – Cars In The Suburbs Of The ’50s-’60s")
Vintage Snapshots: What’s On The Driveway (and Garage)? – Cars In The Suburbs Of The ’50s-’60s
Posted on August 13, 2024 | 41 CommentsWe’ve featured a few of these galleries with cars in suburban driveways before. These always carry a feel good spirit, and they’re certainly a nice way to check out cars […] -
![After decades of bopping down endless gravel forest roads close to the edge of adhesion in the xB, I lost it, sliding off the side of the very road I […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/IMG_1376.jpeg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Auto-Biography: I Finally Slid Off A Forest Road Into A Tree – Because I Was Driving Too Slow")
Auto-Biography: I Finally Slid Off A Forest Road Into A Tree – Because I Was Driving Too Slow
Posted on August 13, 2024 | 45 CommentsAfter decades of bopping down endless gravel forest roads close to the edge of adhesion in the xB, I lost it, sliding off the side of the very road I […] -
![The legend of El Dorado is quite well known. A mythical city in Precolumbian America where gold was commonplace and its ruler covered himself in gold dust for ceremonies. A […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/449087965_3963204643913973_6314193175601968231_n.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CC For Sale: 1957 Cadillac Eldorado Biarritz In Mexico")
CC For Sale: 1957 Cadillac Eldorado Biarritz In Mexico
Posted on August 13, 2024 | 4 CommentsThe legend of El Dorado is quite well known. A mythical city in Precolumbian America where gold was commonplace and its ruler covered himself in gold dust for ceremonies. A […]
