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![Photos from the Cohort by Hyperpack. Here’s a generation of Oldsmobile that has only sporadically appeared at CC, the 1970 Delta 88; itself a slight restyling of the 1969 models […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/53478887886_4295cb28d6_k.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Cohort Pic(k) Of The Day: 1970 Oldsmobile Delta 88 – Frozen Delta")
Cohort Pic(k) Of The Day: 1970 Oldsmobile Delta 88 – Frozen Delta
Posted on March 6, 2024 | 21 CommentsPhotos from the Cohort by Hyperpack. Here’s a generation of Oldsmobile that has only sporadically appeared at CC, the 1970 Delta 88; itself a slight restyling of the 1969 models […] -
![The 440 ‘Cuda — and its corporate sibling, the 440 Dart GTS — is a perfect examples of how the muscle car wars were taken too far at the end […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/CN5A2230-02385-scaled-1.webp?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Vintage CL Road Test: 1969 Plymouth ‘Cuda 440 – “A Disturbing Automobile”")
Vintage CL Road Test: 1969 Plymouth ‘Cuda 440 – “A Disturbing Automobile”
Posted on March 6, 2024 | 43 CommentsThe 440 ‘Cuda — and its corporate sibling, the 440 Dart GTS — is a perfect examples of how the muscle car wars were taken too far at the end […] -
![From the beginning, it was obvious that there was going to be a problem. Not a mechanical problem, as the above COAL title might imply, but a philosophical one. Following […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/5587BF74-AD26-42F9-88D0-164A52B4F1FD.jpeg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "COAL: 1980 Honda Accord Hatchback — Oil and Water")
COAL: 1980 Honda Accord Hatchback — Oil and Water
Posted on March 6, 2024 | 42 CommentsFrom the beginning, it was obvious that there was going to be a problem. Not a mechanical problem, as the above COAL title might imply, but a philosophical one. Following […] -
![(first posted 3/4/2018) After working out that my grandfather used to own a Daihatsu Compagno ute, I was inspired to return to this car that I photographed at […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/711px-1957_Daihatsu_Midget_01.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1969 Daihatsu Compagno Convertible")
Curbside Classic: 1969 Daihatsu Compagno Convertible
Posted on March 5, 2024 | 43 Comments(first posted 3/4/2018) After working out that my grandfather used to own a Daihatsu Compagno ute, I was inspired to return to this car that I photographed at […] -
![(first posted 3/5/2018) This is one of my very favorite curbside classics in Eugene. Why? Because I actually know its whole story, having met its original owner; that’s […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/CC-282-004-1200.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1974 Buick Apollo – Back To Being a Daily Driver In Its Second Lifetime")
Curbside Classic: 1974 Buick Apollo – Back To Being a Daily Driver In Its Second Lifetime
Posted on March 5, 2024 | 85 Comments(first posted 3/5/2018) This is one of my very favorite curbside classics in Eugene. Why? Because I actually know its whole story, having met its original owner; that’s […] -
![It’s easy to forget that the SUV era we live in goes back a ways. Like 1946, actually, although that was just the beginning. But the seeds planted with that […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/IMG_2340.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Outtake: “Suddenly It’s 1997” – Ford Expedition and Toyota RAV4 – Two Contrasting SUV Pioneers")
Curbside Outtake: “Suddenly It’s 1997” – Ford Expedition and Toyota RAV4 – Two Contrasting SUV Pioneers
Posted on March 5, 2024 | 14 CommentsIt’s easy to forget that the SUV era we live in goes back a ways. Like 1946, actually, although that was just the beginning. But the seeds planted with that […] -
![A few weeks ago a commenter requested some vintage Jeep images. Not many had come in my searches, a fact that didn’t surprise me since Jeep products sold modestly in […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/tumblr_c835e58db41dc02c44de869faac0ccfe_a905c0bd_1280.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Vintage Snapshots: Early Jeep Adopters")
Vintage Snapshots: Early Jeep Adopters
Posted on March 5, 2024 | 24 CommentsA few weeks ago a commenter requested some vintage Jeep images. Not many had come in my searches, a fact that didn’t surprise me since Jeep products sold modestly in […] -
![It’s been a while since I’ve written up a twofer, and as a result, I have a few in store. So this will be T87’s Twofer Week, live from the […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/IMG_20221208_111746_edited.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CC Twofer: 1993 Porsche 968 CS & 1996 Toyota Sprinter Carib (E110) S Touring – Strange Bedfellows")
CC Twofer: 1993 Porsche 968 CS & 1996 Toyota Sprinter Carib (E110) S Touring – Strange Bedfellows
Posted on March 5, 2024 | 12 CommentsIt’s been a while since I’ve written up a twofer, and as a result, I have a few in store. So this will be T87’s Twofer Week, live from the […] -
![I attended one of Flint, Michigan’s elementary schools for the academically gifted, starting in the second grade. Lest anyone take that as a humble-brag, I want to be clear that […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/044-1997-Oldsmobile-Achieva-SL-for-CC.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Musings: 1997 Oldsmobile Achieva SL – Gifted?")
Curbside Musings: 1997 Oldsmobile Achieva SL – Gifted?
Posted on March 5, 2024 | 67 CommentsI attended one of Flint, Michigan’s elementary schools for the academically gifted, starting in the second grade. Lest anyone take that as a humble-brag, I want to be clear that […] -
![(first posted 7/9/2013) I remember when the Mercury Marquis started to become popular. A friend of my father bought a new one in 1969. As my father admired it, his […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/1971MercuryComet02.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1971 Mercury Comet – Not a Baby Lincoln")
Curbside Classic: 1971 Mercury Comet – Not a Baby Lincoln
Posted on March 4, 2024 | 92 Comments(first posted 7/9/2013) I remember when the Mercury Marquis started to become popular. A friend of my father bought a new one in 1969. As my father admired it, his […] -
![(first posted 3/4/2018) We covered the original Fiat Sport Coupe (AC) here in rather considerable detail. It was face-lifted twice and received several bumps in engine size and […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/pages0096.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Vintage R&T Review: 1974 Fiat Sport Coupe 1800 – “A Larger Engine Keeps It Lively”")
Vintage R&T Review: 1974 Fiat Sport Coupe 1800 – “A Larger Engine Keeps It Lively”
Posted on March 4, 2024 | 31 Comments(first posted 3/4/2018) We covered the original Fiat Sport Coupe (AC) here in rather considerable detail. It was face-lifted twice and received several bumps in engine size and […] -
Vintage Snapshot: ’56 Chevrolet Patrol, Two Policemen And One Happy Arrest
Posted on March 4, 2024 | 16 Comments -
![My excuses for the blurry and not well-defined photos, but these are all that were available in a Salvadorian FB Marketplace ad. But when will we ever come across another […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/406843082_25054143084169495_5216108630510250980_n.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CC For Sale: 1973 Morris Marina — One Still Around, In The Wild")
CC For Sale: 1973 Morris Marina — One Still Around, In The Wild
Posted on March 4, 2024 | 12 CommentsMy excuses for the blurry and not well-defined photos, but these are all that were available in a Salvadorian FB Marketplace ad. But when will we ever come across another […] -
![I had hoped to find an early Mazda pickup for ages. One of those from the early ’70s that I used to see in the streets of San Salvador long […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/IMG_20231224_160504587.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CC Capsule: 1973 Mazda F1300 Pickup – A Familiar Face From The Past")
CC Capsule: 1973 Mazda F1300 Pickup – A Familiar Face From The Past
Posted on March 4, 2024 | 3 CommentsI had hoped to find an early Mazda pickup for ages. One of those from the early ’70s that I used to see in the streets of San Salvador long […] -
My Curbside Classic: 1972 AMC Ambassador Brougham Station Wagon
Posted on March 4, 2024 | 54 CommentsNow here is one of 5256 Ambassador Brougham Station Wagons produced and I now own it. Eleven cars. I must be out of my mind.
