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![The term “British Invasion” is usually used in reference to ‘60s pop groups making it in America (unless you live in the quarter of the globe that the British actually […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/IMG_20240428_094422_edited.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CC Outtakes: T87’s Singles Collection (March-April 2024) – Part 2: Foreign Cars (British, French & American)")
CC Outtakes: T87’s Singles Collection (March-April 2024) – Part 2: Foreign Cars (British, French & American)
Posted on May 2, 2024 | 12 CommentsThe term “British Invasion” is usually used in reference to ‘60s pop groups making it in America (unless you live in the quarter of the globe that the British actually […] -
Vintage Dealer Snapshots: Volkswagen Dealers In The ’50s & ’60s
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![I’d finished lunch with an old friend and had about half an hour to kill before meeting a prospective tenant at one of my rentals in Laramie, Wyoming. So, as […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/IMG_4776.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classics: Profiles Of Laramie")
Curbside Classics: Profiles Of Laramie
Posted on May 2, 2024 | 18 CommentsI’d finished lunch with an old friend and had about half an hour to kill before meeting a prospective tenant at one of my rentals in Laramie, Wyoming. So, as […] -
![If one thing was certain in 1989, besides the rock-firm stability of the U.S.S.R. or the everlasting popularity of Milli Vanilli, it was the clamor of car buyers for […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/20240331_175043-e1714526051859.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic:1990 Chrysler’s TC (By Maserati!) – La Vita è Bella")
Curbside Classic:1990 Chrysler’s TC (By Maserati!) – La Vita è Bella
Posted on May 2, 2024 | 33 CommentsIf one thing was certain in 1989, besides the rock-firm stability of the U.S.S.R. or the everlasting popularity of Milli Vanilli, it was the clamor of car buyers for […] -
![(first posted 2/25/2011) It may now seem in the far distant past, but there really was a time when Japan’s reputation was for imitation, of the most sincere variety. Cameras, […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/02/CC-117-075-800.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1981 Mazda GLC/323 Truly The Greatest Little Car Of Its Time?")
Curbside Classic: 1981 Mazda GLC/323 Truly The Greatest Little Car Of Its Time?
Posted on May 1, 2024 | 69 Comments(first posted 2/25/2011) It may now seem in the far distant past, but there really was a time when Japan’s reputation was for imitation, of the most sincere variety. Cameras, […] -
![(first posted 5/1/2018) Thunderbird, dead as a dodo. Eldorado, from gold to scrap metal. Riviera, washed away. Lincoln Mark, assassinated. By 2006, the personal luxury coupe – the […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/chevy-monte-carlo-2.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 2000-06 Chevrolet Monte Carlo – The Last Gasp Of The American Personal Luxury Coupe")
Curbside Classic: 2000-06 Chevrolet Monte Carlo – The Last Gasp Of The American Personal Luxury Coupe
Posted on May 1, 2024 | 71 Comments(first posted 5/1/2018) Thunderbird, dead as a dodo. Eldorado, from gold to scrap metal. Riviera, washed away. Lincoln Mark, assassinated. By 2006, the personal luxury coupe – the […] -
Cohort Pic(k) Of The Day: 1976-1977 Oldsmobile Cutlass – Non Supreme, And That’s Ok
Posted on May 1, 2024 | 8 CommentsPhoto from the Cohort by J.C. -
![Oh, is it time for one of those again? Might as well, given that the pickings were quite rich, over the past couple of months. Take the Isuzu 117 Coupé, […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/IMG_20240310_095311_edited.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CC Outtakes: T87’s Singles Collection (March-April 2024) – Part 1: Japanese Cars")
CC Outtakes: T87’s Singles Collection (March-April 2024) – Part 1: Japanese Cars
Posted on May 1, 2024 | 9 CommentsOh, is it time for one of those again? Might as well, given that the pickings were quite rich, over the past couple of months. Take the Isuzu 117 Coupé, […] -
![If memory serves me right, we haven’t had many Mopar products from the 1970s lately. So before fans of the Pentastar from that era go into withdrawal, I thought these […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/Captura-de-pantalla-2024-04-28-23.10.33.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Vintage Snapshots: 1974 Chrysler Newport, 1970 Dodge Monaco And Polara In Europe — At The Army")
Vintage Snapshots: 1974 Chrysler Newport, 1970 Dodge Monaco And Polara In Europe — At The Army
Posted on May 1, 2024 | 38 CommentsIf memory serves me right, we haven’t had many Mopar products from the 1970s lately. So before fans of the Pentastar from that era go into withdrawal, I thought these […] -
![The realization of a dream can cut two ways, and it usually does! I had yearned to have a Harley-Davidson Big Twin since I started riding motorcycles in high […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/SCAN0578.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "COAL: Cycles Of A Lifetime Part Seven — ’81 Harley-Davidson FLHS — A Dream Realized!")
COAL: Cycles Of A Lifetime Part Seven — ’81 Harley-Davidson FLHS — A Dream Realized!
Posted on May 1, 2024 | 10 CommentsThe realization of a dream can cut two ways, and it usually does! I had yearned to have a Harley-Davidson Big Twin since I started riding motorcycles in high […] -
![(first posted 5/1/2018) The XJ-S was something of a shock for those Jaguar fans expecting a more direct successor to the legendary XK-E. Instead, the XJ-S was a […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/scans0001.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Vintage R&T Review: Jaguar XJ-S – The Brougham-Era Replacement for the E-Type")
Vintage R&T Review: Jaguar XJ-S – The Brougham-Era Replacement for the E-Type
Posted on April 30, 2024 | 45 Comments(first posted 5/1/2018) The XJ-S was something of a shock for those Jaguar fans expecting a more direct successor to the legendary XK-E. Instead, the XJ-S was a […] -
![(first posted 4/30/2018) I first spotted this CC on my way to work one morning. Bellingham was covered in pea soup fog and I could only make out the […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/20170315_111206.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1949 Oldsmobile 88 – Ghost Of The Future, Legend of the Past")
Curbside Classic: 1949 Oldsmobile 88 – Ghost Of The Future, Legend of the Past
Posted on April 30, 2024 | 54 Comments(first posted 4/30/2018) I first spotted this CC on my way to work one morning. Bellingham was covered in pea soup fog and I could only make out the […] -
![Ford’s response to the Corvette was a unique thing. A not-so-sporty premium two-seater with neat styling that didn’t take long to become an automotive icon; the Thunderbird. And once the […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/Captura-de-pantalla-2024-04-30-02.18.01.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Vintage Snapshots: Thunderbird People In The ’50s & ’60s – The Flair And The Square")
Vintage Snapshots: Thunderbird People In The ’50s & ’60s – The Flair And The Square
Posted on April 30, 2024 | 31 CommentsFord’s response to the Corvette was a unique thing. A not-so-sporty premium two-seater with neat styling that didn’t take long to become an automotive icon; the Thunderbird. And once the […] -
![(Yesterday we shared Part 1 of the curbside finds at Colonia del Sacramento in Uruguay. We follow today with Part 2) Text and photos by riveranotario. Car spotting was even […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/renault.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CC Outtakes: Car Spotting In Uruguay, Part 2")
CC Outtakes: Car Spotting In Uruguay, Part 2
Posted on April 30, 2024 | 16 Comments(Yesterday we shared Part 1 of the curbside finds at Colonia del Sacramento in Uruguay. We follow today with Part 2) Text and photos by riveranotario. Car spotting was even […] -
![Something a bit different; two CCs of some note given their locations, one outside a used car trader on a British industrial estate and the other on a side street […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/04/20240330_121531-tile.1.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Outtakes: Daimler Series III or ’70 Cadillac De Ville – The Best In The World Or The Standard Of The World?")
Curbside Outtakes: Daimler Series III or ’70 Cadillac De Ville – The Best In The World Or The Standard Of The World?
Posted on April 30, 2024 | 17 CommentsSomething a bit different; two CCs of some note given their locations, one outside a used car trader on a British industrial estate and the other on a side street […]
