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![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 […] -
![(First posted 6/17/2019) Kombi, German and short for Kombinationskraftwagen. That’s a combination of a motor car and a (small) truck, perfectly capable of transporting both people and goods. And […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/IMG_7879.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Car Show Classics: 1960 Borgward Isabella Combi And 1970 Volkswagen 411 LE Variant – Kombi Variants")
Car Show Classics: 1960 Borgward Isabella Combi And 1970 Volkswagen 411 LE Variant – Kombi Variants
Posted on June 17, 2025 | 24 Comments(First posted 6/17/2019) Kombi, German and short for Kombinationskraftwagen. That’s a combination of a motor car and a (small) truck, perfectly capable of transporting both people and goods. And […] -
![I love Lincolns. I hate Lincolns. Which Lincolns fall into which category is the stuff for which a website like CC was made. In which of those two barrels may […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/1987LincolnTCSailAmerica11.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1987 Lincoln Town Car Sail America Edition – Truth In Advertising")
Curbside Classic: 1987 Lincoln Town Car Sail America Edition – Truth In Advertising
Posted on June 17, 2025 | 18 CommentsI love Lincolns. I hate Lincolns. Which Lincolns fall into which category is the stuff for which a website like CC was made. In which of those two barrels may […] -
Vintage Postcards: Ford Dealers In The 1960s-1970s
Posted on June 17, 2025 | 18 CommentsMark Downing Ford, Huntington Beach, CA. -
![Welcome to Part 2 of this multipart series featuring pictures of select cars from my youth. As with the 1970 Ford F-100 in Part 1, I also saved these Omni […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/1981-Dodge-Omni-4.jpeg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "The Cars & Trucks of My Formative Years, Part 2: 1981 Dodge Omni – Little Boy Blue, I Hardly Knew You")
The Cars & Trucks of My Formative Years, Part 2: 1981 Dodge Omni – Little Boy Blue, I Hardly Knew You
Posted on June 17, 2025 | 24 CommentsWelcome to Part 2 of this multipart series featuring pictures of select cars from my youth. As with the 1970 Ford F-100 in Part 1, I also saved these Omni […] -
![It’s a bit hard to imagine a time when the Ford Econoline (or the F-Series pickups) actually didn’t dominate their categories. Of course I speak of the Econoline’s long run […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/06/a-CC-387-014.webp?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1977 Dodge Sportsman Royal Van – When Dodge Was The Van Master")
Curbside Classic: 1977 Dodge Sportsman Royal Van – When Dodge Was The Van Master
Posted on June 17, 2025 | 22 CommentsIt’s a bit hard to imagine a time when the Ford Econoline (or the F-Series pickups) actually didn’t dominate their categories. Of course I speak of the Econoline’s long run […] -
![Toot, toot! The T87 Eighties Train is pulling up into the Japanese carmakers’ station. Our first stop will be Subaru, with none other than the legendary Leone Turbo wagon. You […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/06/IMG_20240721_091048_edited.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1984 Subaru Turbo 4WD Wagon – Back From The Sweetheart City")
Curbside Classic: 1984 Subaru Turbo 4WD Wagon – Back From The Sweetheart City
Posted on June 17, 2025 | 10 CommentsToot, toot! The T87 Eighties Train is pulling up into the Japanese carmakers’ station. Our first stop will be Subaru, with none other than the legendary Leone Turbo wagon. You […] -
![(first posted 4/11/2018) Welcome to another edition of my lowly-acclaimed Missed It By That Much series. Today, we get to see almost all of the bodies produced […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/XAGTcoupe.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "In-Motion Classic: Missed It By That Much – Red Ford XA GT Edition")
In-Motion Classic: Missed It By That Much – Red Ford XA GT Edition
Posted on June 16, 2025 | 46 Comments(first posted 4/11/2018) Welcome to another edition of my lowly-acclaimed Missed It By That Much series. Today, we get to see almost all of the bodies produced […] -
![OK, when’s the last time you saw one of these? Here in Rust Central, even ’80s Diplomats and Gran Furys are getting scarce, so I was happy to see this […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/09-08-2012-030.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1979 Chrysler LeBaron – This One’s Under The Brougham Radar")
Curbside Classic: 1979 Chrysler LeBaron – This One’s Under The Brougham Radar
Posted on June 16, 2025 | 26 CommentsOK, when’s the last time you saw one of these? Here in Rust Central, even ’80s Diplomats and Gran Furys are getting scarce, so I was happy to see this […] -
![Memories from an alley and a curbside long ago — found on the web, with the exact location and the identities of the subjects unknown. So, a mystery on those […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/06/Captura-de-pantalla-2024-09-21-00.05.44.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "’63 And ’64 Ford Galaxie 500 Snapshots – Sharp Looking Red Hardtops As A Kid’s Playground In The Early ’60s")
’63 And ’64 Ford Galaxie 500 Snapshots – Sharp Looking Red Hardtops As A Kid’s Playground In The Early ’60s
Posted on June 16, 2025 | 13 CommentsMemories from an alley and a curbside long ago — found on the web, with the exact location and the identities of the subjects unknown. So, a mystery on those […] -
![My mother has been conducting a spring cleaning on steroids. When I visited her a few weeks ago, she had exhumed a copious number of pictures. Her statement was “take […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/1970-f100-higher-def.jpeg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "The Cars & Trucks of My Formative Years, Part 1: 1970 Ford F-100 – Ladle On The Abuse")
The Cars & Trucks of My Formative Years, Part 1: 1970 Ford F-100 – Ladle On The Abuse
Posted on June 16, 2025 | 20 CommentsMy mother has been conducting a spring cleaning on steroids. When I visited her a few weeks ago, she had exhumed a copious number of pictures. Her statement was “take […] -
![Who doesn’t love an oil thread? I found myself looking at my various containers of oil in the garage and thinking about my habits in that regard. Nowadays I do […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/06/IMG_7259.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Tech QOTD: Oil – What’s Your Pleasure?")
Curbside Tech QOTD: Oil – What’s Your Pleasure?
Posted on June 16, 2025 | 68 CommentsWho doesn’t love an oil thread? I found myself looking at my various containers of oil in the garage and thinking about my habits in that regard. Nowadays I do […] -
![As much as cars are often sold on sex appeal or snob value, there can also be a very healthy market for cute, and only a small handful of […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/06/1950-Nash-Rambler-Custom-Convertible-Landau-Strato-Blue-Mecum-Auctions-T225-front-3q-left.webp?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "1950 Nash Rambler Convertible Landau: Adorable, Thrifty, But Not Cheap")
1950 Nash Rambler Convertible Landau: Adorable, Thrifty, But Not Cheap
Posted on June 16, 2025 | 21 CommentsAs much as cars are often sold on sex appeal or snob value, there can also be a very healthy market for cute, and only a small handful of […] -
![(first posted 3/5/2018) Maximum driving thrills at an affordable price, that’s the Peugeot 106 Rallye in a nutshell. Go-kart handling at its finest. As a matter of fact, […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/IMG_5408.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Car Show Classic: 1998 Peugeot 106 Rallye Phase 2 – Screaming Little Lion")
Car Show Classic: 1998 Peugeot 106 Rallye Phase 2 – Screaming Little Lion
Posted on June 15, 2025 | 19 Comments(first posted 3/5/2018) Maximum driving thrills at an affordable price, that’s the Peugeot 106 Rallye in a nutshell. Go-kart handling at its finest. As a matter of fact, […]
