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  • If you were a Ford kid as I was in 1993, the new Camaro (shown above as a 1994 model) gave you fits. It was sleek and it was fast, […]

    1994 Chevrolet Camaro Z28: How To Convert A 17-Year-Old Mustang Kid

    Posted on November 17, 2025 | 17 Comments
    If you were a Ford kid as I was in 1993, the new Camaro (shown above as a 1994 model) gave you fits. It was sleek and it was fast, […]

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  • Most people wouldn’t think of the Metropolitan New York and New Jersey area (part of the rustbelt) as being a good place to find well-preserved old cars.  But actually it […]

    1954 Kaiser Manhattan & 1955 Packard Patrician: Two Moneypit Orphan Cars Worth Checking Out?

    Posted on November 17, 2025 | 31 Comments
    Most people wouldn’t think of the Metropolitan New York and New Jersey area (part of the rustbelt) as being a good place to find well-preserved old cars.  But actually it […]

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  • (Updated 11/16/2025)  I’ve owned a lot of cars. The total is up to a slightly embarrassing forty-two. (EDIT: It’s sitting at seventy now.) Most of them are of the low-end […]

    Curbside Classic: 1978 Ford Pinto V6 – The Car I Didn’t Buy

    Posted on November 16, 2025 | 46 Comments
    (Updated 11/16/2025)  I’ve owned a lot of cars. The total is up to a slightly embarrassing forty-two. (EDIT: It’s sitting at seventy now.) Most of them are of the low-end […]

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  • (Updated 11/16/2025)       On a bright and beautiful Saturday morning last month, CC Editor Jim Klein and I were on our way to the Toyota Megaweb museum by way […]

    1961 BMW Isetta 300: BMW Lays An Egg

    Posted on November 16, 2025 | 25 Comments
    (Updated 11/16/2025)       On a bright and beautiful Saturday morning last month, CC Editor Jim Klein and I were on our way to the Toyota Megaweb museum by way […]

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  • Text by Patrick Bell. Plymouth is the feature for today with many good images to view.  It was the Chrysler Corporation’s low-priced line all of its existence, although that distinction […]

    From Valiants To Road Runners: Plymouth In The 1960s-1970s, In Vintage Photos

    Posted on November 16, 2025 | 33 Comments
    Text by Patrick Bell. Plymouth is the feature for today with many good images to view.  It was the Chrysler Corporation’s low-priced line all of its existence, although that distinction […]

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  • ‘Fourgonnette’ is French jargon for a clever, fuel-efficient, and comfy compact cargo van. Famous classic examples are the vans based on the characterful Renault 4, known as the F4 and […]

    Car Show Outtakes: Four Renault 4 Fourgonnettes

    Posted on November 16, 2025 | 10 Comments
    ‘Fourgonnette’ is French jargon for a clever, fuel-efficient, and comfy compact cargo van. Famous classic examples are the vans based on the characterful Renault 4, known as the F4 and […]

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  • By now, I’m sure CC readers must be enjoying looking at the classics being sold with no reserve online at the Generous Auction. “What?” some of you may say. “What […]

    The Last Of The Big Buicks: My Auction-Bought 1996 Buick Roadmaster

    Posted on November 16, 2025 | 18 Comments
    By now, I’m sure CC readers must be enjoying looking at the classics being sold with no reserve online at the Generous Auction. “What?” some of you may say. “What […]

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  • The 1960 Ford Falcon was a runaway hit right out of the gate. Combining sensible size and commendable economy with orthodox styling and engineering for a very modest price, the […]

    Vintage Ad: The Peanuts Gang Guest-Stars In The World’s Wordiest Ford Falcon Ad

    Posted on November 16, 2025 | 35 Comments
    The 1960 Ford Falcon was a runaway hit right out of the gate. Combining sensible size and commendable economy with orthodox styling and engineering for a very modest price, the […]

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  • (Update 11/15/2025)       I’m almost ashamed to say it: I had no idea the Nissan Stagea existed. My knowledge of cars becomes pretty scattered around the 1990 mark, especially […]

    1999 Nissan Stagea RS Four 4WD Wagon: One Unicorn Just Won’t Do

    Posted on November 15, 2025 | 28 Comments
    (Update 11/15/2025)       I’m almost ashamed to say it: I had no idea the Nissan Stagea existed. My knowledge of cars becomes pretty scattered around the 1990 mark, especially […]

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  • Like a meteor crashing through the sky, diagonally canted quad headlights were a styling trend that shone brightly and then burned out quickly. Let’s take a look at this short-lived […]

    When Headlights Went Sideways: A Brief History of Diagonally Canted Headlights

    Posted on November 15, 2025 | 25 Comments
    Like a meteor crashing through the sky, diagonally canted quad headlights were a styling trend that shone brightly and then burned out quickly. Let’s take a look at this short-lived […]

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  • Robadr uploaded to the CC Cohort these lovely shots of a 1967 Dodge Coronet sedan found in British Columbia. The type of average hard-working, working-class model that’s become a rarity […]

    A Pair Of 1967 Dodge Coronets: 4 Doors, 6 Cylinders – Honest Working-Class MoPars

    Posted on November 15, 2025 | 8 Comments
    Robadr uploaded to the CC Cohort these lovely shots of a 1967 Dodge Coronet sedan found in British Columbia. The type of average hard-working, working-class model that’s become a rarity […]

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  • The late 1970s: gas prices increasing, Iranian hostages, inflation, variable rate home loans, stagflation, GM raising prices every quarter, Chrysler going to Congress begging for a bailout. I decided it […]

    My Next Two Moparbishis: 1980 Plymouth Champ (Colt) and 1981 Deluxe Champ

    Posted on November 15, 2025 | 13 Comments
    The late 1970s: gas prices increasing, Iranian hostages, inflation, variable rate home loans, stagflation, GM raising prices every quarter, Chrysler going to Congress begging for a bailout. I decided it […]

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  • The 1958 Buick Limited was one of the biggest, gaudiest, grandest cars of a notoriously grand and gaudy era for Detroit. It was an expensive flop that lasted only a […]

    1958 Buick Limited: One-Year-Only Chrome Behemoth’s Flight Pitch Dynaflow Was An Early CVT – Its Air Suspension Was Just A Nightmare

    Posted on November 15, 2025 | 26 Comments
    The 1958 Buick Limited was one of the biggest, gaudiest, grandest cars of a notoriously grand and gaudy era for Detroit. It was an expensive flop that lasted only a […]

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  • (Updated 11/14/2025)        While we’ve featured a few big Benzes that have fallen on hard times here on CC, this one perhaps takes the Kuchen.  Walking past an […]

    Curbside Find: 2003 Maybach 57 – First World Problem

    Posted on November 14, 2025 | 50 Comments
    (Updated 11/14/2025)        While we’ve featured a few big Benzes that have fallen on hard times here on CC, this one perhaps takes the Kuchen.  Walking past an […]

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  • The GM B-body has been one of the perennial favorites here at CC. There have been full Curbside Classic profiles and shorter articles on lots of them, especially the 77-96’s […]

    1991 Oldsmobile Custom Cruiser Wagon: Last Act For A Long Roof

    Posted on November 14, 2025 | 16 Comments
    The GM B-body has been one of the perennial favorites here at CC. There have been full Curbside Classic profiles and shorter articles on lots of them, especially the 77-96’s […]

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