Curbside Classic Archives
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Cars Of A Lifetime & Auto-Biography 
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1956 Plymouth Suburban – The Trusty Ol’ 2-door Wagon
Posted on October 16, 2025 | 15 Commentsphotos from the CC Cohort by Jerome Solberg. Finding cars from the 1950s, unrestored, still providing driver duties, has become a very rare thing. So, this old 1956 Plymouth caught […] -
Ralf K Photo Gallery: Shots From My Travels
Posted on October 16, 2025 | 7 CommentsHere’s another gallery by CC’s Ralf K (Don Kincl) titled “Alternative Shots From My Travels”. This surreal shot caught my eye; it’s of a Citroen DS in Grantsville, UT. -
Junkyard Classic: 1980 Comuta-Car – This Was The Future In The ’70s
Posted on October 16, 2025 | 10 CommentsSome of the junkyards I’ve been to have a small area in front where occasionally they sell some of the cars. The establishment where I found this thing at had […] -
1976 Cadillac Eldorado With Only 34 Miles – Preserved And Like New, Yet, Your Returns May Vary
Posted on October 16, 2025 | 45 CommentsA lawsuit was filed against General Motors in 1984, seeking compensation for losses allegedly suffered by a group of car owners. It’s not unusual for GM to get sued, but […] -
Vintage M/T Road Test: 1963 Chevrolet Corvair Monza Spyder Convertible – “A Real Enthusiast’s Machine”
Posted on October 16, 2025 | 11 CommentsA year after their disappointing initial test of the new turbocharged Chevrolet Corvair Monza Spyder, Motor Trend tried a convertible version and came away impressed. Not only was it significantly […] -
1963 Mercury Comet S-22 Convertible – Five-Card Stud or Texas Hold-Em?
Posted on October 15, 2025 | 8 CommentsSeveral months ago a co-worker and I were driving somewhere and having one of those deep, philosophical conversations that make life so interesting. During the conversation he made one of […] -
1997 Toyota Mark II (X70) Van – The Emperor’s Old Clothes
Posted on October 15, 2025 | 24 Comments(Updated 10/15/2025) I was kind of housebound this weekend, which enabled me to do a spot of writing. As luck would have it, I just caught an […] -
Curbside Find: Ford Econoline (Gen 1) – Old Box Still Laboring
Posted on October 15, 2025 | 8 CommentsOne thing about old vans is how they manage to mix utilitarian traits with a hint of hipness, almost regardless of condition. Something few other vehicles can do. And this […] -
1991 Volkswagen Golf Country – Don’t Point And Steyr
Posted on October 15, 2025 | 5 CommentsLook Dad! A Golf on stilts! Don’t mock the afflicted, kid. It’s not that poor VW’s fault if it got jacked up like that. Probably some height-obsessed owner’s idea of […] -
Snapshots From The Station Wagon Years – 1960s to 1970s
Posted on October 15, 2025 | 24 CommentsText by Patrick Bell. We have another round of wagons for today, with a good variety of high end, low end, and mid range offerings. They were still quite common […] -
My 1982 Datsun (by Nissan) 280ZX: Rust Never Sleeps (Part 1)
Posted on October 15, 2025 | 9 CommentsLike many of us, my first car was a short-term affair. As I documented in my first COAL, we sold my LTD II at the end of my senior year […] -
1958 Datsun 1000 (210) – Sublime Sexagenarian
Posted on October 14, 2025 | 23 Comments(Updated 10/14/2025) Wandering around Tokyo can lead to pleasant surprises. A hyper-modern city populated by folks who value conformity makes for some colorful contrasts. The conservative culture […] -
1993 Plymouth Laser: Candle In The Water, Drifting Helplessly
Posted on October 14, 2025 | 35 Comments(Updated 10/14/2025) Is there another American automobile brand whose decline and ultimate demise was more painful to watch than Plymouth’s? Once Chrysler Corporation’s volume leader, decades of neglect […] -
A 25 Minute Walk Yields 50 Curbside Finds
Posted on October 14, 2025 | 26 CommentsI had an appointment downtown and decided to walk on this drizzly morning. It wasn’t until I headed home again that it occurred to me to shoot some of the […] -
Tiny Titans: Scale Models Of 1960s Full-Size Power Cars
Posted on October 14, 2025 | 23 CommentsWe’ve looked at Muscle cars, in the sense of big block intermediates. But today I thought we’d take a look at where those powerful big blocks came from, the cars […]
![1956 Plymouth Suburban – The Trusty Ol’ 2-door Wagon photos from the CC Cohort by Jerome Solberg. Finding cars from the 1950s, unrestored, still providing driver duties, has become a very rare thing. So, this old 1956 Plymouth caught […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/10/54750133234_04b0121084_b.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1)

![Junkyard Classic: 1980 Comuta-Car – This Was The Future In The ’70s Some of the junkyards I’ve been to have a small area in front where occasionally they sell some of the cars. The establishment where I found this thing at had […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/IMG_5913.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1)
![1976 Cadillac Eldorado With Only 34 Miles – Preserved And Like New, Yet, Your Returns May Vary A lawsuit was filed against General Motors in 1984, seeking compensation for losses allegedly suffered by a group of car owners. It’s not unusual for GM to get sued, but […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/06/20250124_173218.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1)
![Vintage M/T Road Test: 1963 Chevrolet Corvair Monza Spyder Convertible – “A Real Enthusiast’s Machine” A year after their disappointing initial test of the new turbocharged Chevrolet Corvair Monza Spyder, Motor Trend tried a convertible version and came away impressed. Not only was it significantly […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/10/1963-Chevrolet-Corvair-Monza-Spyder-convert-Ember-Red-Mecum-Auctions-W93-front-3q-right-MT-vignette.webp?resize=115%2C115&quality=70&ssl=1)
![1963 Mercury Comet S-22 Convertible – Five-Card Stud or Texas Hold-Em? Several months ago a co-worker and I were driving somewhere and having one of those deep, philosophical conversations that make life so interesting. During the conversation he made one of […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/10/PA070061.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1)
![1997 Toyota Mark II (X70) Van – The Emperor’s Old Clothes (Updated 10/15/2025) I was kind of housebound this weekend, which enabled me to do a spot of writing. As luck would have it, I just caught an […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/IMG_20191011_113932-copy.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1)
![Curbside Find: Ford Econoline (Gen 1) – Old Box Still Laboring One thing about old vans is how they manage to mix utilitarian traits with a hint of hipness, almost regardless of condition. Something few other vehicles can do. And this […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/10/54847524683_d693e5bbd1_k.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1)
![1991 Volkswagen Golf Country – Don’t Point And Steyr Look Dad! A Golf on stilts! Don’t mock the afflicted, kid. It’s not that poor VW’s fault if it got jacked up like that. Probably some height-obsessed owner’s idea of […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/10/DSC_3369_edited.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1)
![Snapshots From The Station Wagon Years – 1960s to 1970s Text by Patrick Bell. We have another round of wagons for today, with a good variety of high end, low end, and mid range offerings. They were still quite common […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/10/Captura-de-pantalla-2025-10-10-23.08.09.png?resize=115%2C115&quality=80&ssl=1)
![My 1982 Datsun (by Nissan) 280ZX: Rust Never Sleeps (Part 1) Like many of us, my first car was a short-term affair. As I documented in my first COAL, we sold my LTD II at the end of my senior year […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/10/Captura-de-pantalla-2025-10-08-15.01.52.png?resize=115%2C115&quality=80&ssl=1)
![1958 Datsun 1000 (210) – Sublime Sexagenarian (Updated 10/14/2025) Wandering around Tokyo can lead to pleasant surprises. A hyper-modern city populated by folks who value conformity makes for some colorful contrasts. The conservative culture […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/IMG_20190909_111959-copy.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1)
![A 25 Minute Walk Yields 50 Curbside Finds I had an appointment downtown and decided to walk on this drizzly morning. It wasn’t until I headed home again that it occurred to me to shoot some of the […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/10/IMG_4181-tile.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1)
![Tiny Titans: Scale Models Of 1960s Full-Size Power Cars We’ve looked at Muscle cars, in the sense of big block intermediates. But today I thought we’d take a look at where those powerful big blocks came from, the cars […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/10/66Chev7.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1)


