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![Text by Patrick Bell. You don’t see people hand washing their cars much anymore, or at least I don’t. As a car washer from way back, even I haven’t done […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/Captura-de-pantalla-2024-09-21-00.05.49.png?resize=115%2C115&quality=80&ssl=1 "Vintage Snapshots: Soap And Shine – Car Washing In The 1950s-1970s")
Vintage Snapshots: Soap And Shine – Car Washing In The 1950s-1970s
Posted on September 14, 2025 | 24 CommentsText by Patrick Bell. You don’t see people hand washing their cars much anymore, or at least I don’t. As a car washer from way back, even I haven’t done […] -
![Text by Victor Van Tress I always knew where Mulholland Drive was, though it took me years to find out who Mulholland was for. As I learned, driving fast across […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/Beumont.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1 "Racing Memories From Mulholland Drive – 1970s L.A. Car Culture Remembered")
Racing Memories From Mulholland Drive – 1970s L.A. Car Culture Remembered
Posted on September 14, 2025 | 16 CommentsText by Victor Van Tress I always knew where Mulholland Drive was, though it took me years to find out who Mulholland was for. As I learned, driving fast across […] -
![Once upon a time, one of the distinguishing features of American luxury cars was that not only were they available in a whole rainbow of colors, you could coordinate the […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/Color-Coordinated-Cadillac-montage-68-Eldo-75-CdV-78-Eldo-63-Eldo.webp?resize=115%2C115&quality=70&ssl=1 "Color-Coordinated Cadillacs: Colorful Eldorados, De Villes, And Fleetwood Broughams")
Color-Coordinated Cadillacs: Colorful Eldorados, De Villes, And Fleetwood Broughams
Posted on September 14, 2025 | 12 CommentsOnce upon a time, one of the distinguishing features of American luxury cars was that not only were they available in a whole rainbow of colors, you could coordinate the […] -
![(Updated 9/13/2025) It’s a funny thing, that the longer I’ve been a part of Curbside Classic, the fewer cars I actually stop to photograph on a regular basis. […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/thumb_IMG_1190_1024.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1 "Curbside Find: 1993 Mercedes-Benz 190E – Green With Envy")
Curbside Find: 1993 Mercedes-Benz 190E – Green With Envy
Posted on September 13, 2025 | 33 Comments(Updated 9/13/2025) It’s a funny thing, that the longer I’ve been a part of Curbside Classic, the fewer cars I actually stop to photograph on a regular basis. […] -
![The 1970s was an era where the 2-door coupe luxury coupe reigned supreme. It’s been generally agreed upon that the 1965 Ford LTD was the beginning of the low-priced luxury […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/1973-Ford-Gran-Torino-LDO-2-e1757720910841.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1 "1973 Ford Gran Torino Luxury Décor Package – Torino’s Personal Luxury Spring Special")
1973 Ford Gran Torino Luxury Décor Package – Torino’s Personal Luxury Spring Special
Posted on September 13, 2025 | 10 CommentsThe 1970s was an era where the 2-door coupe luxury coupe reigned supreme. It’s been generally agreed upon that the 1965 Ford LTD was the beginning of the low-priced luxury […] -
![There were no straw hat wearing judges at the 2025 Renaultoloog Meeting & Market to methodically examine the surplus of patina -or whatever it was- on this 55 years old […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/IMG_4489.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1 "Car Show Classic: 1970 Renault 12 TL – Anti-Trailer Queen")
Car Show Classic: 1970 Renault 12 TL – Anti-Trailer Queen
Posted on September 13, 2025 | 27 CommentsThere were no straw hat wearing judges at the 2025 Renaultoloog Meeting & Market to methodically examine the surplus of patina -or whatever it was- on this 55 years old […] -
![When I signed up to write about my “Cars Of A Lifetime” I outlined twelve posts describing twenty cars. This is my eleventh post, which means there’s only one more […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/CRV-001.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1 "My 2006 Honda CR-V and 2009 Subaru Outback: The Reliable Vs. The Unlucky One")
My 2006 Honda CR-V and 2009 Subaru Outback: The Reliable Vs. The Unlucky One
Posted on September 13, 2025 | 21 CommentsWhen I signed up to write about my “Cars Of A Lifetime” I outlined twelve posts describing twenty cars. This is my eleventh post, which means there’s only one more […] -
![Between 1970 and 1979, almost 38.1 million American cars — over 40 percent of all domestic production — were built with padded vinyl tops. As vinyl roofs became more and […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/Vinyl-roof-composite-AMX-Mustang-Grande-De-Ville-Thunderbird.webp?resize=115%2C115&quality=70&ssl=1 "Vinyl Top Styles Of The 1970s: Landau Tops, Canopy Tops, Carriage Roofs, And More")
Vinyl Top Styles Of The 1970s: Landau Tops, Canopy Tops, Carriage Roofs, And More
Posted on September 13, 2025 | 24 CommentsBetween 1970 and 1979, almost 38.1 million American cars — over 40 percent of all domestic production — were built with padded vinyl tops. As vinyl roofs became more and […] -
![(Updated 9/12/2025) When it was introduced for the 1986 model year, Ford proudly compared the polarizing styling of its first minivan to that of the reusable space […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/thumb_IMG_0842_1024.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1 "Curbside Find: 1994 Ford Aerostar – Still Polarizing")
Curbside Find: 1994 Ford Aerostar – Still Polarizing
Posted on September 12, 2025 | 62 Comments(Updated 9/12/2025) When it was introduced for the 1986 model year, Ford proudly compared the polarizing styling of its first minivan to that of the reusable space […] -
![(Updated 9/12/2025) Each of the ‘60s/’70s Euro-American V8 hybrids had its own quality. AC was the meanest, Monteverdi was the coolest, Iso was the sportiest, De Tomaso was […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/GB_DS4_cover3.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1 "British Deadly Sins (High-Brow Hybrids, Part 3) – Jensen-Healey, The Double-Barreled Deadly Sin")
British Deadly Sins (High-Brow Hybrids, Part 3) – Jensen-Healey, The Double-Barreled Deadly Sin
Posted on September 12, 2025 | 25 Comments(Updated 9/12/2025) Each of the ‘60s/’70s Euro-American V8 hybrids had its own quality. AC was the meanest, Monteverdi was the coolest, Iso was the sportiest, De Tomaso was […] -
Vintage Postcards: Dining In Style – Modernist Restaurants Of The 1950s And 1960s
Posted on September 12, 2025 | 11 CommentsGreyhound Bus Terminal and Post House Cafeteria, Daytona Beach, FL. -
![Let me take you through a potted part-history of the BMW frontal treatment and via an appreciation of the very handsome Vision Neue Klasse sedan shape before answering this existential […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/nkfront.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1 "BMW Vision Neue Klasse Concept Car: To Kidney or Not To Kidney")
BMW Vision Neue Klasse Concept Car: To Kidney or Not To Kidney
Posted on September 12, 2025 | 26 CommentsLet me take you through a potted part-history of the BMW frontal treatment and via an appreciation of the very handsome Vision Neue Klasse sedan shape before answering this existential […] -
![Checker promotional materials were usually low-budget, no-nonsense affairs. This 1964 brochure of non-taxi Checkers, with its high-quality, colorful illustrations, struck a different tone. No black-and-white car photos cut out and […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/Brochure-1964-Checker-1-Featured.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1 "1964 Checker Brochure: A Delightful Artistic Rendition Of Checkerland")
1964 Checker Brochure: A Delightful Artistic Rendition Of Checkerland
Posted on September 12, 2025 | 37 CommentsChecker promotional materials were usually low-budget, no-nonsense affairs. This 1964 brochure of non-taxi Checkers, with its high-quality, colorful illustrations, struck a different tone. No black-and-white car photos cut out and […] -
![Never as popular or familiar as its Pontiac rival, the Oldsmobile 4-4-2 was a highly competent player in the midsize muscle car field, with above-average handling for its class. For […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/1966-Oldsmobile-4-4-2-2HT-red-Orlando-Classic-Cars-front-3q-right-with-CL-banner.webp?resize=115%2C115&quality=70&ssl=1 "Vintage Car Life Review: 1966 Oldsmobile 4-4-2 L69 Tri-Carb – “Out-GTOs the Pontiac GTO”")
Vintage Car Life Review: 1966 Oldsmobile 4-4-2 L69 Tri-Carb – “Out-GTOs the Pontiac GTO”
Posted on September 12, 2025 | 7 CommentsNever as popular or familiar as its Pontiac rival, the Oldsmobile 4-4-2 was a highly competent player in the midsize muscle car field, with above-average handling for its class. For […] -
![Here they are together–two 1958 GM “Golden Milestone” cars that competed in the luxury class. You’ll notice that both cars share the body middle section (doors, windows, roof); however the […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/20190803_102929-1-1_resized.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1 "1958 Buick Limited vs 1958 Cadillac Series 62 – Chrome Plated GM Luxury")
1958 Buick Limited vs 1958 Cadillac Series 62 – Chrome Plated GM Luxury
Posted on September 11, 2025 | 30 CommentsHere they are together–two 1958 GM “Golden Milestone” cars that competed in the luxury class. You’ll notice that both cars share the body middle section (doors, windows, roof); however the […]
