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![In 1985 my grandmother died and was to be buried in her birthplace, North Carolina, beside her deceased husband. I never met that grandfather; the closest I came to anything […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/her-car.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "COAL: 1967 Mercury — Help, I’m Trapped in a Truman Capote Novel")
COAL: 1967 Mercury — Help, I’m Trapped in a Truman Capote Novel
Posted on June 8, 2024 | 25 CommentsIn 1985 my grandmother died and was to be buried in her birthplace, North Carolina, beside her deceased husband. I never met that grandfather; the closest I came to anything […] -
![(first posted 7/24/2012) The full-size three-row station wagon was the stereotypical American family hauler until the rise of the minivan. Just yesterday we wallowed in the luxurious personal automotive […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/07/Pictography-3-034-1200.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1970 Saab 95 – Saab Shows Ford How To Make The Shortest Three-Row Wagon")
Curbside Classic: 1970 Saab 95 – Saab Shows Ford How To Make The Shortest Three-Row Wagon
Posted on June 7, 2024 | 56 Comments(first posted 7/24/2012) The full-size three-row station wagon was the stereotypical American family hauler until the rise of the minivan. Just yesterday we wallowed in the luxurious personal automotive […] -
![(first posted 6/7/2018) If you’re one of our younger (or even middle-aged) readers and don’t readily recognize this car, you’re forgiven. It’s about as dull and anonymous as […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/CC-346-001.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1965 Fairlane – The Most Forgotten Car of the 60s?")
Curbside Classic: 1965 Fairlane – The Most Forgotten Car of the 60s?
Posted on June 7, 2024 | 61 Comments(first posted 6/7/2018) If you’re one of our younger (or even middle-aged) readers and don’t readily recognize this car, you’re forgiven. It’s about as dull and anonymous as […] -
![Most people would walk right past this Dodge Ram Van without a second thought. Not me, but of course I have a problem. And even though I want to […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/IMG_0737.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CC Outtakes: RAM Van (And More) – Random Access Musings")
CC Outtakes: RAM Van (And More) – Random Access Musings
Posted on June 7, 2024 | 9 CommentsMost people would walk right past this Dodge Ram Van without a second thought. Not me, but of course I have a problem. And even though I want to […] -
![It’s almost the weekend, days that I associate with visits to junkyards from my misspent twenties in search of spare parts. And while this field of Darts isn’t really a […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/53745469182_1f209448b4_k.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Cohort Pic(k)s Of The Day: A ’63-’64 Dodge Dart Graveyard")
Cohort Pic(k)s Of The Day: A ’63-’64 Dodge Dart Graveyard
Posted on June 7, 2024 | 17 CommentsIt’s almost the weekend, days that I associate with visits to junkyards from my misspent twenties in search of spare parts. And while this field of Darts isn’t really a […] -
![Instead of the usual assortment of anonymous random people, today’s snapshots come from my maternal grandparents’ collection of 35mm slides. So these are all relatives on my mom’s side […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/bdkneer.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Vintage Snapshots: The Kneer Family Cars")
Vintage Snapshots: The Kneer Family Cars
Posted on June 7, 2024 | 27 CommentsInstead of the usual assortment of anonymous random people, today’s snapshots come from my maternal grandparents’ collection of 35mm slides. So these are all relatives on my mom’s side […] -
![Stories get interesting when the plot deviates from an expected script. In automotive stories this can happen when a brand tries to sell a car that it probably shouldn’t. Here […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/1977-Chevrolet-Concours-LF-2.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1977 Chevrolet Concours – The Concours de Minimis")
Curbside Classic: 1977 Chevrolet Concours – The Concours de Minimis
Posted on June 7, 2024 | 35 CommentsStories get interesting when the plot deviates from an expected script. In automotive stories this can happen when a brand tries to sell a car that it probably shouldn’t. Here […] -
![(originally posted 05/06/2014) You are totally forgiven if at first glance you think this is a 1968 Pontiac Grand Prix. Or worse, a 1967 Catalina. Thanks to a certain former […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/04/7100597163_d990c248cc_z.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1970 Ford Thunderbird Sportsback – What Bunkie Took With Him On The Way Out The Door")
Curbside Classic: 1970 Ford Thunderbird Sportsback – What Bunkie Took With Him On The Way Out The Door
Posted on June 6, 2024 | 131 Comments(originally posted 05/06/2014) You are totally forgiven if at first glance you think this is a 1968 Pontiac Grand Prix. Or worse, a 1967 Catalina. Thanks to a certain former […] -
![(first posted 9/15/15 – updated with new photos of a recent CC sighting) Introduced the same year as Toyota’s Lexus division, Nissan’s Infiniti brand never achieved the runaway success of […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/IMG_0841.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 2000 Infiniti Q45t Anniversary Edition – The Japanese Lincoln?")
Curbside Classic: 2000 Infiniti Q45t Anniversary Edition – The Japanese Lincoln?
Posted on June 6, 2024 | 53 Comments(first posted 9/15/15 – updated with new photos of a recent CC sighting) Introduced the same year as Toyota’s Lexus division, Nissan’s Infiniti brand never achieved the runaway success of […] -
Vintage Snapshots: Cities And Towns Across America In The ’50s-’60s
Posted on June 6, 2024 | 26 Comments -
![There’s a lot of weird stuff out there on Craigslist and FB Marketplace, but this takes the cake, at least for today. CC’s dman sent me the link to this […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/442484331_7709383285788991_5541222000952342550_n.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "For Sale: 1964 Renault Dauphine EV – No Battery, No Suspension, No Rear Brakes, No Seats, But It Comes With Half A Ducati Bike In It – $3000")
For Sale: 1964 Renault Dauphine EV – No Battery, No Suspension, No Rear Brakes, No Seats, But It Comes With Half A Ducati Bike In It – $3000
Posted on June 6, 2024 | 21 CommentsThere’s a lot of weird stuff out there on Craigslist and FB Marketplace, but this takes the cake, at least for today. CC’s dman sent me the link to this […] -
![It just couldn’t be JDM ‘90s Week without a good old RWD Toyota saloon, could it? In the mid-‘90s, the number one Japanese automaker still had a lot of those […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/IMG_20211023_161750_edited.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1995 Toyota Cresta (X90) Super Lucent – Highly Nielsen-Rated")
Curbside Classic: 1995 Toyota Cresta (X90) Super Lucent – Highly Nielsen-Rated
Posted on June 6, 2024 | 7 CommentsIt just couldn’t be JDM ‘90s Week without a good old RWD Toyota saloon, could it? In the mid-‘90s, the number one Japanese automaker still had a lot of those […] -
![It has finally happened. As long as there has been Curbside Classic, there has been one constant in the JPC driveway – the little white 2007 Honda Fit. It has […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/2007-Honda-Fit-End-03.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "COAL Update (Part 1): 2007 Honda Fit – Out With The Old")
COAL Update (Part 1): 2007 Honda Fit – Out With The Old
Posted on June 6, 2024 | 78 CommentsIt has finally happened. As long as there has been Curbside Classic, there has been one constant in the JPC driveway – the little white 2007 Honda Fit. It has […] -
![(first posted 6/5/2018) Bigger was still better for most buyers in the Medium Standard segment circa 1969. In keeping with the ethos of the marketplace, Chrysler revealed a […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/Newport-Main-Image.jpeg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Vintage Review: 1969 Chrysler Newport – “Quite A Lot Of Car”")
Vintage Review: 1969 Chrysler Newport – “Quite A Lot Of Car”
Posted on June 5, 2024 | 56 Comments(first posted 6/5/2018) Bigger was still better for most buyers in the Medium Standard segment circa 1969. In keeping with the ethos of the marketplace, Chrysler revealed a […] -
![(first posted 6/5/2018) Mention the name “Pontiac 6000” to most people today and you’ll probably get a blank stare, considering it was discontinued 28 years ago. Mention […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/pontiac-6000-2.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1982-1991 Pontiac 6000 – The Power Of The Halo")
Curbside Classic: 1982-1991 Pontiac 6000 – The Power Of The Halo
Posted on June 5, 2024 | 83 Comments(first posted 6/5/2018) Mention the name “Pontiac 6000” to most people today and you’ll probably get a blank stare, considering it was discontinued 28 years ago. Mention […]
