Curbside Classic Archives
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Cars Of A Lifetime & Auto-Biography 
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Tractors, Lawn Mowers, Off-Road Equipment 
RVs, Motorhomes, Trailers, Campers Privacy
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From Chrome To Clear Plastic: Bold Steering Wheels Of The 1950s & 1960s
Posted on October 24, 2025 | 31 CommentsFor drivers, the steering wheel is our closest and most permanent connection to our cars. We might not pay much attention to them, but they set the tone for our […] -
Junkyard Classic: 1983 Chevrolet Caprice Classic Wagon – Goodbye, Jumbo
Posted on October 23, 2025 | 16 CommentsIf the GM B-Body in general is hallowed chassis here at CC, then the B-Body wagon must be even more sacred. After all, what vehicle was ever made worse by […] -
1979 Toyota Corona T130 Sedan & Liftback – Forty Years Young, Forty Years Old
Posted on October 23, 2025 | 18 Comments(Updated 10/23/2025) It was high noon in the sweltering humidity of the city of Tokyo (or was it Bangkok?). I trundled along, whistling a merry tune (sweating so […] -
Curbside Classics: Plymouth Horizon And Dodge Omni – Detroit Finally Builds A Proper Small Car
Posted on October 23, 2025 | 24 CommentsIs time slowing down? Just fifteen years separate this 1960 Imperial and the Horizon’s birth. Or was it just that Detroit was terribly slow to embrace the inevitability of modern […] -
1971 Lincoln Continental “Ranchero” – Neoclassical Luxury Meets Utility
Posted on October 23, 2025 | 24 CommentsLast week, I shared a custom 1980s Ford Ranger that had been fixed up with Lincoln Continental looks — sort of. With that one out of the way, I felt, […] -
1974 Maserati Merak: Waiter, There’s A Truffaut In My Fellini – Where Citroën Meets Maserati
Posted on October 23, 2025 | 20 CommentsI spend too much time reading, writing, and hanging out in the garage to consider myself a devout student of classic cinema, but on cold winter days I sometimes make […] -
Vintage M/T Road Test: 1979 Pontiac Firebird Formula – Last Call For The Hot L78/W72 Pontiac 400 V8
Posted on October 23, 2025 | 16 CommentsPontiac had been a pioneer in the muscle car field in the early ’60s, with its highly competitive big-displacement H.O. and SD V-8 engines. By the latter 1970s, that whole […] -
Travco Motorhome: The Granddaddy Of The Motorhome Name And Genre
Posted on October 22, 2025 | 3 CommentsIdentifying the origin of species can be a precarious business, as Darwin found out. When it comes to motor homes, it’s easy: one Ray Frank built himself a crude one […] -
The Zephllante: 1947 Lincoln With a Cadillac Heart And An Allante Interior
Posted on October 22, 2025 | 19 CommentsUsually when I check out the cars for sale on eBay, I gravitate to Volvo 200, 700 and 900 Series, Cadillacs, Lincolns, Buick Electras, Olds Ninety-Eights and Imperials. This weird […] -
Curbside Classic: 1993 Peugeot 309 GTI – Neutered Lion
Posted on October 22, 2025 | 8 CommentsGTI, ah what a magical trio of letters. You could put anything in front and it would sound faster. Let’s try that, in fact: Fiat Panda GTI. Morris Ital GTI. […] -
Vintage Photo: A Floating Fleet Of Fins – 1959 Chevrolets On the Mississippi River
Posted on October 22, 2025 | 30 CommentsThis picture was recently posted on the Facebook group “Cape Rewound” and it’s too good to not pass along. Presented as being from the June 14, 1959 issue of the […] -
1994–1999 Cadillac DeVille: How To Lose Friends And Alienate New People
Posted on October 22, 2025 | 14 CommentsThe 1994-1999 Cadillac DeVille was large, imposing and unabashedly a Cadillac. So, how come it took us so long to talk about them on Curbside Classic, and why such a […] -
My 1982 Datsun (by Nissan) 280ZX: Rust Never Sleeps (Part 2)
Posted on October 22, 2025 | 18 CommentsRust Never Sleeps is the title to a legendary 1979 album by Neil Young and Crazy Horse, which has been cited by some as the seminal proto-grunge record. I also […] -
Junkyard Classic: 1997 Dodge RAM2500 Maxi Art Van – From The Urban Jungle To The Caged Yard
Posted on October 21, 2025 | 39 Comments(Updated 10/21/2025) We here at CC do love us some art cars, so what better than a really big one in van form and in the junkyard! […]
![From Chrome To Clear Plastic: Bold Steering Wheels Of The 1950s & 1960s For drivers, the steering wheel is our closest and most permanent connection to our cars. We might not pay much attention to them, but they set the tone for our […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/10/Captura-de-pantalla-2025-09-30-00.14.42.png?resize=115%2C115&quality=80&ssl=1)
![Junkyard Classic: 1983 Chevrolet Caprice Classic Wagon – Goodbye, Jumbo If the GM B-Body in general is hallowed chassis here at CC, then the B-Body wagon must be even more sacred. After all, what vehicle was ever made worse by […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/IMG_5693.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1)
![1979 Toyota Corona T130 Sedan & Liftback – Forty Years Young, Forty Years Old (Updated 10/23/2025) It was high noon in the sweltering humidity of the city of Tokyo (or was it Bangkok?). I trundled along, whistling a merry tune (sweating so […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/title_pic_corona2fer2.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1)
![Curbside Classics: Plymouth Horizon And Dodge Omni – Detroit Finally Builds A Proper Small Car Is time slowing down? Just fifteen years separate this 1960 Imperial and the Horizon’s birth. Or was it just that Detroit was terribly slow to embrace the inevitability of modern […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/10/CC-87-003-Imp700-vert.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1)
![1971 Lincoln Continental “Ranchero” – Neoclassical Luxury Meets Utility Last week, I shared a custom 1980s Ford Ranger that had been fixed up with Lincoln Continental looks — sort of. With that one out of the way, I felt, […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/10/1971-lincoln-continental-ranchero.png?resize=115%2C115&quality=80&ssl=1)
![1974 Maserati Merak: Waiter, There’s A Truffaut In My Fellini – Where Citroën Meets Maserati I spend too much time reading, writing, and hanging out in the garage to consider myself a devout student of classic cinema, but on cold winter days I sometimes make […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/10/PXL_20250927_144156463-scaled.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1)
![Vintage M/T Road Test: 1979 Pontiac Firebird Formula – Last Call For The Hot L78/W72 Pontiac 400 V8 Pontiac had been a pioneer in the muscle car field in the early ’60s, with its highly competitive big-displacement H.O. and SD V-8 engines. By the latter 1970s, that whole […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/10/1979-Pontiac-Firebird-Formula-Starlight-Black-Bring-a-Trailer-15-front-3q-left-vignette.webp?resize=115%2C115&quality=70&ssl=1)
![Travco Motorhome: The Granddaddy Of The Motorhome Name And Genre Identifying the origin of species can be a precarious business, as Darwin found out. When it comes to motor homes, it’s easy: one Ray Frank built himself a crude one […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/10/Captura-de-pantalla-2025-10-21-14.05.05.png?resize=115%2C115&quality=80&ssl=1)
![The Zephllante: 1947 Lincoln With a Cadillac Heart And An Allante Interior Usually when I check out the cars for sale on eBay, I gravitate to Volvo 200, 700 and 900 Series, Cadillacs, Lincolns, Buick Electras, Olds Ninety-Eights and Imperials. This weird […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/10/lincoln-allante-21.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1)
![Curbside Classic: 1993 Peugeot 309 GTI – Neutered Lion GTI, ah what a magical trio of letters. You could put anything in front and it would sound faster. Let’s try that, in fact: Fiat Panda GTI. Morris Ital GTI. […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/10/IMG_20221018_170443_edited.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1)
![Vintage Photo: A Floating Fleet Of Fins – 1959 Chevrolets On the Mississippi River This picture was recently posted on the Facebook group “Cape Rewound” and it’s too good to not pass along. Presented as being from the June 14, 1959 issue of the […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/10/1959-Chevrolets-on-Barge.jpeg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1)
![1994–1999 Cadillac DeVille: How To Lose Friends And Alienate New People The 1994-1999 Cadillac DeVille was large, imposing and unabashedly a Cadillac. So, how come it took us so long to talk about them on Curbside Classic, and why such a […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/1997-1999-cadillac-deville-delegance-2.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1)
![My 1982 Datsun (by Nissan) 280ZX: Rust Never Sleeps (Part 2) Rust Never Sleeps is the title to a legendary 1979 album by Neil Young and Crazy Horse, which has been cited by some as the seminal proto-grunge record. I also […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/10/Captura-de-pantalla-2025-10-08-15.02.11.png?resize=115%2C115&quality=80&ssl=1)
![1983-89 Subaru Sherpa – Tiny Subaru Carrying Its Weight (Updated 10/21/2025) We remember the famous mountaineers like Sir Edmund Hillary but, apart from Tenzing Norgay, less well-known are the dedicated, dependable sherpas who complete the same ascent. […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/subaru-sherpa-2.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1)
![Junkyard Classic: 1997 Dodge RAM2500 Maxi Art Van – From The Urban Jungle To The Caged Yard (Updated 10/21/2025) We here at CC do love us some art cars, so what better than a really big one in van form and in the junkyard! […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/IMG_5562.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1)


