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![(Updated 9/11/2026) Back in 1999, $47,000 could buy you a pretty impressive car—and Mercedes-Benz was making the case that it could buy you a bargain. As such, the […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/Captura-de-pantalla-2026-09-10-15.21.37-115x115.png "Classic CARmentary: 1999 Mercedes-Benz CLK320 Cabriolet — The “Affordable” Mercedes Convertible")
Classic CARmentary: 1999 Mercedes-Benz CLK320 Cabriolet — The “Affordable” Mercedes Convertible
Posted on September 11, 2026 | 11 Comments(Updated 9/11/2026) Back in 1999, $47,000 could buy you a pretty impressive car—and Mercedes-Benz was making the case that it could buy you a bargain. As such, the […] -
![(Updated 9/12/2026) For many people in Nazi dominated Europe, the distinctive silhouette of an Avro Lancaster against a moonlit sky (or in the beam of searchlights) in 1943 or […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/lancaster-burning-and-turning.jpg "1945 Avro Lancaster B1 – Even More Than The Sports Car, This Is The Shape Of Freedom")
1945 Avro Lancaster B1 – Even More Than The Sports Car, This Is The Shape Of Freedom
Posted on September 11, 2026 | 105 Comments(Updated 9/12/2026) For many people in Nazi dominated Europe, the distinctive silhouette of an Avro Lancaster against a moonlit sky (or in the beam of searchlights) in 1943 or […] -
![Having exhausted intermediate Mopars, I thought I might see if I might manage similar stories on Ford and GM’s intermediates. Straight away we hit a snag with GM: four marques […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/70TorinoY4-115x115.jpg "From Fairlane to Gran Torino: Ford’s Intermediate Cars in Scale Models, 1962-1976")
From Fairlane to Gran Torino: Ford’s Intermediate Cars in Scale Models, 1962-1976
Posted on September 11, 2026 | 19 CommentsHaving exhausted intermediate Mopars, I thought I might see if I might manage similar stories on Ford and GM’s intermediates. Straight away we hit a snag with GM: four marques […] -
![The intermediate lineup of General Motors “Colonnade” cars has long suffered middling public opinion because of elements out of its control. First, it succeeded a 1968-72 generation of cars that […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/75-Century-1-e1788698077699-115x115.webp "1975 Buick Century Hardtop Coupe: A Low-Mileage Original Example Of Why The Colonnade Actually Looked Pretty Good")
1975 Buick Century Hardtop Coupe: A Low-Mileage Original Example Of Why The Colonnade Actually Looked Pretty Good
Posted on September 11, 2026 | 20 CommentsThe intermediate lineup of General Motors “Colonnade” cars has long suffered middling public opinion because of elements out of its control. First, it succeeded a 1968-72 generation of cars that […] -
![The last picture of my Celica, taken right before I traded it in. February 1989 in Mesa, Arizona. I knew exactly what I wanted for my first car: a used […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/IMG_4465-1-115x115.jpeg "My 1974 Toyota Celica ST — The 100,000 Mile Nervous Breakdown")
My 1974 Toyota Celica ST — The 100,000 Mile Nervous Breakdown
Posted on September 11, 2026 | 21 CommentsThe last picture of my Celica, taken right before I traded it in. February 1989 in Mesa, Arizona. I knew exactly what I wanted for my first car: a used […] -
![Oldsmobile offered three separate station wagon lines in 1964: the midsize F-85, the new Vista-Cruiser, and the full-size Dynamic 88 Fiesta, which was now in its final year. Although the […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/1964-Oldsmobile-Dynamic-88-4SW-Saddle-Mist-Provincial-White-Bring-a-Trailer-front-3q-left-field-e1788866829999-115x115.webp "1964 Oldsmobile Dynamic 88 Fiesta: A Full-Size Station Wagon With Less Cargo Room Than A Midsize (Mostly)")
1964 Oldsmobile Dynamic 88 Fiesta: A Full-Size Station Wagon With Less Cargo Room Than A Midsize (Mostly)
Posted on September 11, 2026 | 16 CommentsOldsmobile offered three separate station wagon lines in 1964: the midsize F-85, the new Vista-Cruiser, and the full-size Dynamic 88 Fiesta, which was now in its final year. Although the […] -
![(Updated 9/10/2026) The real reason the Soviet Union imploded? No good advertising agencies! OK, these cute twins in the ZAZ 966 are fetching, but not exactly up to Western […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2011/12/Soviet-ad-ZAZ-.jpg "Ad Classics : The Cars Of The Soviet Union – Nyet")
Ad Classics : The Cars Of The Soviet Union – Nyet
Posted on September 10, 2026 | 96 Comments(Updated 9/10/2026) The real reason the Soviet Union imploded? No good advertising agencies! OK, these cute twins in the ZAZ 966 are fetching, but not exactly up to Western […] -
![(Updated 9/10/2026) Every “overnight success” has a much larger backstory than most people care to know. It’s become pop history that Toyota’s Lexus division took the country by storm immediately […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2011/07/Cressida-86.png "Curbside Classic: 1985 Toyota Cressida – The Proto Lexus")
Curbside Classic: 1985 Toyota Cressida – The Proto Lexus
Posted on September 10, 2026 | 69 Comments(Updated 9/10/2026) Every “overnight success” has a much larger backstory than most people care to know. It’s become pop history that Toyota’s Lexus division took the country by storm immediately […] -
![While I didn’t set out to highlight obscure Oldsmobiles and Buicks from the 1970s and 1980s this week, it’s certainly worked out that way, but why resist when cars such […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/88-Calais-1-e1788783403551-115x115.webp "1988 Oldsmobile Cutlass Calais: A Low-Mileage Example Of A Forgotten Commuter Coupe")
1988 Oldsmobile Cutlass Calais: A Low-Mileage Example Of A Forgotten Commuter Coupe
Posted on September 10, 2026 | 28 CommentsWhile I didn’t set out to highlight obscure Oldsmobiles and Buicks from the 1970s and 1980s this week, it’s certainly worked out that way, but why resist when cars such […] -
![Text by Patrick Bell. Studebaker was a long time car maker that faded away in the 1960’s. Their cars were loved by many, but unfortunately by not enough. Today we […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/Screenshot_20260413-021554-115x115.png "Studebaker Through the Years In Vintage Photos")
Studebaker Through the Years In Vintage Photos
Posted on September 10, 2026 | 14 CommentsText by Patrick Bell. Studebaker was a long time car maker that faded away in the 1960’s. Their cars were loved by many, but unfortunately by not enough. Today we […] -
![There’s always something to be said for a base model. Not necessarily the absolute miserly no-options stripper, but a car’s honest standard version, usually the biggest seller, is a worthy […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/DSC_3147_edited-115x115.jpg "1967 Mercedes-Benz 250 S (W108) – Straight And Not-So-Narrow")
1967 Mercedes-Benz 250 S (W108) – Straight And Not-So-Narrow
Posted on September 10, 2026 | 14 CommentsThere’s always something to be said for a base model. Not necessarily the absolute miserly no-options stripper, but a car’s honest standard version, usually the biggest seller, is a worthy […] -
![Although Chrysler offered bucket seats on various sporty models throughout the ’60s, buckets were also available on and off on the posh New Yorker. Quite oddly, they hadn’t been available […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/1965-Chrysler-New-Yorker-2HT-Mist-Blue-Orlando-Classic-Cars-front-3q-left-and-buckets-1-115x115.webp "1965 Chrysler New Yorker: Bucket Seats Return To This Full-Size Luxury Two-Door Hardtop")
1965 Chrysler New Yorker: Bucket Seats Return To This Full-Size Luxury Two-Door Hardtop
Posted on September 10, 2026 | 18 CommentsAlthough Chrysler offered bucket seats on various sporty models throughout the ’60s, buckets were also available on and off on the posh New Yorker. Quite oddly, they hadn’t been available […] -
![(Updated 9/9/2026) Once upon a time, the two-door sedan was essentially the default body style in much of the world. It was a bit cheaper, and cars were often […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/CC-157-012-1200.jpg "Curbside Classic: 1972 Datsun 1200 – Two Door Sedan, Size XS")
Curbside Classic: 1972 Datsun 1200 – Two Door Sedan, Size XS
Posted on September 9, 2026 | 44 Comments(Updated 9/9/2026) Once upon a time, the two-door sedan was essentially the default body style in much of the world. It was a bit cheaper, and cars were often […] -
![(Updated 9/9/2026) For everything Volkswagen gets wrong, they deserve credit for keeping the 2-box hatchback GTI relevant in the U.S. nearly 40 years after its introduction for 1983. […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/Captura-de-pantalla-2026-09-08-14.30.14-115x115.png "Classic CARmentary: 1999 Volkswagen GTI GLX — Still Fun, Just More Grown-Up")
Classic CARmentary: 1999 Volkswagen GTI GLX — Still Fun, Just More Grown-Up
Posted on September 9, 2026 | 13 Comments(Updated 9/9/2026) For everything Volkswagen gets wrong, they deserve credit for keeping the 2-box hatchback GTI relevant in the U.S. nearly 40 years after its introduction for 1983. […] -
![(first posted 11/8/2011) Endings are hard. And boy, does this car ever embody a lot of endings. The problem with endings is that almost inevitably, they’re forced. Quitting while at […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2011/12/CC-145-179-800.jpg "Curbside Classic: 1972 Cadillac Fleetwood Eldorado Convertible – The End Of An Exceptional Era")
Curbside Classic: 1972 Cadillac Fleetwood Eldorado Convertible – The End Of An Exceptional Era
Posted on September 9, 2026 | 8 Comments(first posted 11/8/2011) Endings are hard. And boy, does this car ever embody a lot of endings. The problem with endings is that almost inevitably, they’re forced. Quitting while at […]
