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    Wordless Curbside Find: 1957 Plymouth – Everlasting Project Or Lawn Ornament?

    Posted on October 21, 2025 | 12 Comments
    Photo from the CC Cohort by Rod in CBR.

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  • Text by Patrick Bell. When Chevrolet introduced the subcompact Vega for model year 1971 it was an entirely new design on a new platform.  With a sporty version called the […]

    From Vega To Monza: A Look Back At GM’s 1970s H-Body Subcompacts

    Posted on October 21, 2025 | 34 Comments
    Text by Patrick Bell. When Chevrolet introduced the subcompact Vega for model year 1971 it was an entirely new design on a new platform.  With a sporty version called the […]

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  • Old cars parked at the curb have become increasingly rare here in Northern Virginia, so I hit the jackpot when I came across this 1966 Pontiac Bonneville and 1969 Ford […]

    1966 Pontiac Bonneville And 1969 Ford F250: An Unlikely Pair of Time Travelers – Suddenly It’s 1969!

    Posted on October 21, 2025 | 20 Comments
    Old cars parked at the curb have become increasingly rare here in Northern Virginia, so I hit the jackpot when I came across this 1966 Pontiac Bonneville and 1969 Ford […]

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  • I present for today’s essay topic a vehicle that has never fallen out of fashion, and in what is arguably its most desirable body style.  A perennial favorite reverse status […]

    Curbside Musings: 1979 Volkswagen Super Beetle Cabriolet – Terminally Cute

    Posted on October 21, 2025 | 34 Comments
    I present for today’s essay topic a vehicle that has never fallen out of fashion, and in what is arguably its most desirable body style.  A perennial favorite reverse status […]

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  • (Updated 10/20/2025)       Sometimes, finding CCs is all about going the extra mile. As daytime temperatures started falling in my area, I’ve had more occasions to go for long […]

    Junkyard Classic: 1966 Isuzu Bellel – Turkey On A Stick

    Posted on October 20, 2025 | 35 Comments
    (Updated 10/20/2025)       Sometimes, finding CCs is all about going the extra mile. As daytime temperatures started falling in my area, I’ve had more occasions to go for long […]

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  • (Updated 10/20/2025)        After too long of a respite, let us resume our examination of the curious development of the American minivan.  Yes, I know it has been […]

    Curbside Classic: 1991-97 Toyota Previa – How Hard Can It Be To Make A Minivan? (Part 6)

    Posted on October 20, 2025 | 78 Comments
    (Updated 10/20/2025)        After too long of a respite, let us resume our examination of the curious development of the American minivan.  Yes, I know it has been […]

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  • Canadiancatgreen has been one of our most prolific CC Cohort contributors throughout the years, and these past few months, he’s been as busy as ever in his curbside hunting activities. […]

    Curbside Finds From The Cohort In Canada

    Posted on October 20, 2025 | 25 Comments
    Canadiancatgreen has been one of our most prolific CC Cohort contributors throughout the years, and these past few months, he’s been as busy as ever in his curbside hunting activities. […]

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  • When I was in Europe last summer, I had a mental list of ‘80s and ‘90s cars that I wanted to find for CC. Most were utterly unremarkable saloons that […]

    Curbside Classic: 1997 Renault Laguna – Boring Sells

    Posted on October 20, 2025 | 15 Comments
    When I was in Europe last summer, I had a mental list of ‘80s and ‘90s cars that I wanted to find for CC. Most were utterly unremarkable saloons that […]

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  • I have a very warm memory of my youth that still strikes me as an odd thing to be sentimental about. It was Christmas night, probably 1992 or 1993, which […]

    1965 Ford Galaxie 500 LTD: In Honor Of The VHS Car Commercial Compilation

    Posted on October 20, 2025 | 19 Comments
    I have a very warm memory of my youth that still strikes me as an odd thing to be sentimental about. It was Christmas night, probably 1992 or 1993, which […]

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  • It’s now been over two decades since Chrysler pulled the plug on Plymouth. After a very promising start, Plymouth had become Chrysler’s volume brand, but it never reached the heights […]

    First And Last Plymouths: 1928 Plymouth Model Q and 2001 Plymouth Neon LX

    Posted on October 20, 2025 | 15 Comments
    It’s now been over two decades since Chrysler pulled the plug on Plymouth. After a very promising start, Plymouth had become Chrysler’s volume brand, but it never reached the heights […]

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  • (Updated 10/19/2025)     I’m not sure how I ended up in this particular rabbit hole, but the other day I started browsing the web for vintage photos of Alfa heavies. […]

    Bus Stop Classics: More Vintage Alfa Romeo Bus Pics – Pure Eye Candy

    Posted on October 19, 2025 | 27 Comments
    (Updated 10/19/2025)     I’m not sure how I ended up in this particular rabbit hole, but the other day I started browsing the web for vintage photos of Alfa heavies. […]

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  • (Updated 10/19/2025)  Lee Iacocca was a huge fan of K car variants. By the time of his 1992 departure from Chrysler, nearly every Chrysler-, Dodge-, and Plymouth-branded product, from Caravan […]

    1993 Chrysler LeBaron Convertible – Après le “K”

    Posted on October 19, 2025 | 37 Comments
    (Updated 10/19/2025)  Lee Iacocca was a huge fan of K car variants. By the time of his 1992 departure from Chrysler, nearly every Chrysler-, Dodge-, and Plymouth-branded product, from Caravan […]

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  • Today’s collection of vintage dealer photos highlights those with modernist/googie inspired signs on their lots. Designs that mixed Jet-Age motifs, asymmetric compositions, and simple geometric shapes; hallmarks of that Jet […]

    Jet-Age Glow: Googie-Inspired Car Dealer Signs Of The 1950s & 1960s

    Posted on October 19, 2025 | 24 Comments
    Today’s collection of vintage dealer photos highlights those with modernist/googie inspired signs on their lots. Designs that mixed Jet-Age motifs, asymmetric compositions, and simple geometric shapes; hallmarks of that Jet […]

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  • This superbly DAF (Diamonds Are Forever) is recognizable as an owner-operator tractor from a country mile. It speaks for itself that the biggest cab, most powerful engine, and air suspension […]

    2023 DAF XG+ 530 FTG 6×2/4 Tractor – Fond Of Bond

    Posted on October 19, 2025 | 14 Comments
    This superbly DAF (Diamonds Are Forever) is recognizable as an owner-operator tractor from a country mile. It speaks for itself that the biggest cab, most powerful engine, and air suspension […]

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  • With my 1998 328is comfortably incumbent as the number one whip, I once again felt compelled to augment our “fleet.” Why? No idea. The BMW did everything, and did it […]

    My 1989 Chevrolet Camaro RS Convertible: A Layman’s Engineering Experiment

    Posted on October 19, 2025 | 12 Comments
    With my 1998 328is comfortably incumbent as the number one whip, I once again felt compelled to augment our “fleet.” Why? No idea. The BMW did everything, and did it […]

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