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![Paul has called the 1975 Volkswagen Golf/Rabbit the most influential global compact car of the past 50 years. One of the reasons the original Golf and Rabbit made such a […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/06/1975-Volkswagen-Rabbit-Rallye-Green-2040-cars-front-3q-right-crop.webp?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CC Tech: How The Nimble 1975 Volkswagen Golf, Rabbit, And Scirocco Raised The Standards Of FWD Chassis Design")
CC Tech: How The Nimble 1975 Volkswagen Golf, Rabbit, And Scirocco Raised The Standards Of FWD Chassis Design
Posted on June 8, 2025 | 53 CommentsPaul has called the 1975 Volkswagen Golf/Rabbit the most influential global compact car of the past 50 years. One of the reasons the original Golf and Rabbit made such a […] -
![For today, lots of travelogue and some vintage car sighting. A curious quirk of traveling while being an admirer of vintage cars is that the hope of finding old metal […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/IMG_20250308_122643_PORTRAIT.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1951 Plymouth In Antigua Guatemala – A Classic In A Classic City")
Curbside Classic: 1951 Plymouth In Antigua Guatemala – A Classic In A Classic City
Posted on June 8, 2025 | 13 CommentsFor today, lots of travelogue and some vintage car sighting. A curious quirk of traveling while being an admirer of vintage cars is that the hope of finding old metal […] -
![Somehow, gazing on this mid-‘80s Thunderbird I spotted near San Antonio, the first thing that popped into my head was the name famously suggested by poet Marianne Moore when she […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/Fox-Bird-front.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1986 Ford Thunderbird — The True Utopian Turtletop?")
Curbside Classic: 1986 Ford Thunderbird — The True Utopian Turtletop?
Posted on June 7, 2025 | 13 CommentsSomehow, gazing on this mid-‘80s Thunderbird I spotted near San Antonio, the first thing that popped into my head was the name famously suggested by poet Marianne Moore when she […] -
![(first posted 6/3/2019) I encountered this relatively rare Rolls near my place in Bangkok a couple of times and finally tried to photograph it. Unfortunately, it was […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/IMG_20190507_161859-copy.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Find: 2000 Rolls-Royce Silver Seraph – Retreat Of The Clones")
Curbside Find: 2000 Rolls-Royce Silver Seraph – Retreat Of The Clones
Posted on June 7, 2025 | 18 Comments(first posted 6/3/2019) I encountered this relatively rare Rolls near my place in Bangkok a couple of times and finally tried to photograph it. Unfortunately, it was […] -
![If you asked me what General Motors heaven was, I’d probably point you to 1961-65. It was the last period that GM seemed to have everything right, while at the […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/03/6095608736_5c35603ecb_z.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1963 Buick Skylark Convertible – Knocking on Heaven’s Door")
Curbside Classic: 1963 Buick Skylark Convertible – Knocking on Heaven’s Door
Posted on June 7, 2025 | 2 CommentsIf you asked me what General Motors heaven was, I’d probably point you to 1961-65. It was the last period that GM seemed to have everything right, while at the […] -
Vintage Photos: Chevrolet Dealers In The 1960s & 1970s
Posted on June 7, 2025 | 30 CommentsNew ’67s in the showroom at East Hartford, CT. -
![Cindy and I had never owned a Chrysler product before, but I was a fan of Lee Iacocca just from watching him fix Chrysler. And by the early 2000s, I […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/06/unnamed.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "My 1993 Plymouth Grand Voyager – Enjoying Chrysler’s Best-Seller")
My 1993 Plymouth Grand Voyager – Enjoying Chrysler’s Best-Seller
Posted on June 7, 2025 | 7 CommentsCindy and I had never owned a Chrysler product before, but I was a fan of Lee Iacocca just from watching him fix Chrysler. And by the early 2000s, I […] -
![In the year of 1962, if you were shopping for a 2-door hardtop in the luxury class, which would you pick–a Cadillac Coupe deVille, or this Imperial Crown? Let’s […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/06/20250601_1703451.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "1962 Imperial Crown Coupe: A Baroque And Futuristic Creature — “I, Captain Ahab, Have Spotted The Great White Whale!”")
1962 Imperial Crown Coupe: A Baroque And Futuristic Creature — “I, Captain Ahab, Have Spotted The Great White Whale!”
Posted on June 7, 2025 | 16 CommentsIn the year of 1962, if you were shopping for a 2-door hardtop in the luxury class, which would you pick–a Cadillac Coupe deVille, or this Imperial Crown? Let’s […] -
![(first posted 6/6/2019) Any of us who write for Curbside Classic know that alleys often contain the really good stuff. And so it was when I was walking […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/IMG_3287.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Find: 1983 Toyota Celica Supra – Terra Cotta Warrior Waiting To Be Discovered")
Curbside Find: 1983 Toyota Celica Supra – Terra Cotta Warrior Waiting To Be Discovered
Posted on June 6, 2025 | 42 Comments(first posted 6/6/2019) Any of us who write for Curbside Classic know that alleys often contain the really good stuff. And so it was when I was walking […] -
![At the time I had put pen to paper to draft this piece, I was on a plane to spend the December holidays with family in southwest Florida. This was […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/1966-Pontiac-Tempest-LeMans-5-CC.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Find: 1966 Pontiac Tempest LeMans – A Perfect Storm")
Curbside Find: 1966 Pontiac Tempest LeMans – A Perfect Storm
Posted on June 6, 2025 | 6 CommentsAt the time I had put pen to paper to draft this piece, I was on a plane to spend the December holidays with family in southwest Florida. This was […] -
![Stephanie had a massage appointment in a part of town I don’t get too very often. It’s a typical post-war residential development area, with houses from the late ’40s through […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/06/IMG_3162-crop-tile.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "A 90 Minute Bike Ride Yields Quite A Few Curbside Finds")
A 90 Minute Bike Ride Yields Quite A Few Curbside Finds
Posted on June 6, 2025 | 28 CommentsStephanie had a massage appointment in a part of town I don’t get too very often. It’s a typical post-war residential development area, with houses from the late ’40s through […] -
![As spring comes to a close, a number of classic car shows begin to bloom in Southern California. Early May has two that I have become rather fond of, the […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/1964-Studebaker-Dayton-2.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "A Visit to the Coronado Motorcars on Mainstreet Car Show")
A Visit to the Coronado Motorcars on Mainstreet Car Show
Posted on June 6, 2025 | 10 CommentsAs spring comes to a close, a number of classic car shows begin to bloom in Southern California. Early May has two that I have become rather fond of, the […] -
Ladas In Canada; And The Allure Of Eastern Bloc Classic Car Owning
Posted on June 6, 2025 | 23 CommentsText submitted by Igor Nikitin. Being born in the USSR, I have a special place in my heart for the Eastern Bloc cars, especially Soviet ones. This is normal. -
![Introduced midway through 1969, the 1970 Ford Maverick was Ford’s budget-priced import fighter, offering very basic transportation at a low, low price. The early Maverick had few real virtues, […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/06/1970-Ford-Maverick-Original-Cinnamon-Ford-Motor-Company-neg-C1173-8-front-3q.webp?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Why The 1970 Ford Maverick Was A Hit – The Right Dismal Car At The Right Dismal Time")
Why The 1970 Ford Maverick Was A Hit – The Right Dismal Car At The Right Dismal Time
Posted on June 6, 2025 | 52 CommentsIntroduced midway through 1969, the 1970 Ford Maverick was Ford’s budget-priced import fighter, offering very basic transportation at a low, low price. The early Maverick had few real virtues, […] -
![(first posted 4/22/2015) Prejudice forms early, and in the case of the 700/900-series wagons, I had a serious bias against them from a young age. The luckiest kids […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/CC-214-028-1200.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1991 Volvo 740 Turbo Wagon – Deservedly Legendary")
Curbside Classic: 1991 Volvo 740 Turbo Wagon – Deservedly Legendary
Posted on June 5, 2025 | 48 Comments(first posted 4/22/2015) Prejudice forms early, and in the case of the 700/900-series wagons, I had a serious bias against them from a young age. The luckiest kids […]
