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![Text by Patrick Bell. Fast food restaurants certainly hold a big part of American history in the second half of the twentieth century. Today we have a good selection to […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/Captura-de-pantalla-2025-07-06-17.23.32.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Vintage Photos: Cars And Fast Food Places, In The ’50s, ’60s & ’70s")
Vintage Photos: Cars And Fast Food Places, In The ’50s, ’60s & ’70s
Posted on July 10, 2025 | 31 CommentsText by Patrick Bell. Fast food restaurants certainly hold a big part of American history in the second half of the twentieth century. Today we have a good selection to […] -
![Dial the clock back to the mid-1920s and one-off cars were pretty much the norm. A century on, they’ve become an extreme oddity. Definitely CC-worthy, even if the only classic […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/DSC_2125_edited.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Find: 2023 “Maserati” Kode61 Birdcage – Tubular Belle")
Curbside Find: 2023 “Maserati” Kode61 Birdcage – Tubular Belle
Posted on July 10, 2025 | 9 CommentsDial the clock back to the mid-1920s and one-off cars were pretty much the norm. A century on, they’ve become an extreme oddity. Definitely CC-worthy, even if the only classic […] -
![In the mid-1960s, Pontiac was riding high on its sporty image. The full-size Pontiac Catalina was a big hit, and the muscular midsize Pontiac GTO was a great success, […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/1965-Pontiac-Catalina-2plus2-Fontaine-Blue-Mecum-Auctions-S87.1-front-3q-right.webp?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Vintage Car Life Review: 1965 Pontiac Catalina 2+2 421 HO – 2 Plus 2 Does Not Equal GTO")
Vintage Car Life Review: 1965 Pontiac Catalina 2+2 421 HO – 2 Plus 2 Does Not Equal GTO
Posted on July 10, 2025 | 21 CommentsIn the mid-1960s, Pontiac was riding high on its sporty image. The full-size Pontiac Catalina was a big hit, and the muscular midsize Pontiac GTO was a great success, […] -
![(first posted 5/20/2013. In 2018, this generation Century was finally replaced by the third generation) Brougham Love is not exactly a common sentiment, and of that which remains today, a […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/IMG_8029_10.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "2013 Toyota Century: The Ultimate Brougham Time Machine")
2013 Toyota Century: The Ultimate Brougham Time Machine
Posted on July 9, 2025 | 135 Comments(first posted 5/20/2013. In 2018, this generation Century was finally replaced by the third generation) Brougham Love is not exactly a common sentiment, and of that which remains today, a […] -
![(first posted 4/14/2018) Cavaliers of this vintage aren’t exactly getting any more common, and that applies to the Trooper II. I suppose it’s a stretch to say these […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/CC-354-042.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Finds: Cavalier and Trooper II – Suddenly It’s 1988")
Curbside Finds: Cavalier and Trooper II – Suddenly It’s 1988
Posted on July 9, 2025 | 48 Comments(first posted 4/14/2018) Cavaliers of this vintage aren’t exactly getting any more common, and that applies to the Trooper II. I suppose it’s a stretch to say these […] -
![It had occurred to me last week, while writing my recent essay on the very last Pontiac Firebird, that this model seemed to be one of last, few cars […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/2011-11-05-Saturday-Buick-Reatta-Edgewater-CC.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "An Ode To Pop Up Headlights")
An Ode To Pop Up Headlights
Posted on July 9, 2025 | 28 CommentsIt had occurred to me last week, while writing my recent essay on the very last Pontiac Firebird, that this model seemed to be one of last, few cars […] -
![The Mustang’s arrival was an era defining event; so much so that over half a century later, we are still talking about those early models on a regular basis. Even […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/cb264bcce90927d672deba84cb650133.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Vintage Dealer Photos: ’65-’66 Mustangs – At Deliveries, Displays And Showrooms")
Vintage Dealer Photos: ’65-’66 Mustangs – At Deliveries, Displays And Showrooms
Posted on July 9, 2025 | 17 CommentsThe Mustang’s arrival was an era defining event; so much so that over half a century later, we are still talking about those early models on a regular basis. Even […] -
![How big is too big? The standard 357cm/140.6in wheelbase Phantom VII (2003-17) was already pretty massive. And there was a factory-made “extended” saloon, for people of means with long legs […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/IMG_20240214_104151_edited.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "In-Motion Classic: 2009 Rolls-Royce Phantom VII Stretch Limousine – Way Too Big In Japan")
In-Motion Classic: 2009 Rolls-Royce Phantom VII Stretch Limousine – Way Too Big In Japan
Posted on July 9, 2025 | 10 CommentsHow big is too big? The standard 357cm/140.6in wheelbase Phantom VII (2003-17) was already pretty massive. And there was a factory-made “extended” saloon, for people of means with long legs […] -
![In case you’re counting years, this car was the “boldest advance” since the 1908 Oakland, according to Pontiac advertising. That’s quite a statement, isn’t it? But like all hyperbole, […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/12508152-1958-pontiac-star-chief-std1.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "1958 Pontiac: ‘The Boldest Advance in Fifty Years!’")
1958 Pontiac: ‘The Boldest Advance in Fifty Years!’
Posted on July 9, 2025 | 22 CommentsIn case you’re counting years, this car was the “boldest advance” since the 1908 Oakland, according to Pontiac advertising. That’s quite a statement, isn’t it? But like all hyperbole, […] -
![(first posted 4/28/2018) The other day I caught this Volkswagen T3 double cab pickup truck in a temporary parking lot. It represents the last rear engined, rear wheel […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/IMG_6267.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Find: 1990 Volkswagen T3 1.7 D, Typ(e) 247 – Doppelkabine Pritschenwagen")
Curbside Find: 1990 Volkswagen T3 1.7 D, Typ(e) 247 – Doppelkabine Pritschenwagen
Posted on July 8, 2025 | 25 Comments(first posted 4/28/2018) The other day I caught this Volkswagen T3 double cab pickup truck in a temporary parking lot. It represents the last rear engined, rear wheel […] -
![(first posted 7/9/2019) The great thing about concours-type classic car shows is one can usually find great CCs in the visitor car park. The Concours d’Élégance Suisse I […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/IMG_20190622_164435-copy.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1960 Facel-Vega HK 500 – Black Beauty")
Curbside Classic: 1960 Facel-Vega HK 500 – Black Beauty
Posted on July 8, 2025 | 22 Comments(first posted 7/9/2019) The great thing about concours-type classic car shows is one can usually find great CCs in the visitor car park. The Concours d’Élégance Suisse I […] -
![Text by Patrick Bell. Today we have some cars and trucks that were working on the railroad. There is a good variety of track inspection vehicles that were equipped to […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/railroad-inspection-car-6.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Vintage Photos: Classic Cars Riding Classic Railways – Railroad Inspection Cars, 1950s-1960s")
Vintage Photos: Classic Cars Riding Classic Railways – Railroad Inspection Cars, 1950s-1960s
Posted on July 8, 2025 | 24 CommentsText by Patrick Bell. Today we have some cars and trucks that were working on the railroad. There is a good variety of track inspection vehicles that were equipped to […] -
![As is well known at CC, Ralf K (Don Kincl) has been one of our favorite Cohort contributors for several years. In recent days, he has uploaded a good number […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/Captura-de-pantalla-2025-07-01-23.23.16.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "A Gallery Of Vintage Cars And Trucks Shot By Ralf K")
A Gallery Of Vintage Cars And Trucks Shot By Ralf K
Posted on July 8, 2025 | 17 CommentsAs is well known at CC, Ralf K (Don Kincl) has been one of our favorite Cohort contributors for several years. In recent days, he has uploaded a good number […] -
![It probably comes as no secret to those who read my periodic articles here on CC that I have a tendency to save stuff. By stuff I am not talking […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/06/DSC_0666.jpeg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Automotive Calendars: The Ephemera That Keeps On Giving")
Automotive Calendars: The Ephemera That Keeps On Giving
Posted on July 8, 2025 | 28 CommentsIt probably comes as no secret to those who read my periodic articles here on CC that I have a tendency to save stuff. By stuff I am not talking […] -
![There were Chevy Monte Carlos aplenty on the streets of Flint, Michigan when I was a kid. Our neighbors next door to the first house I had lived in had […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/294-1975-or-76-Ford-Elite-for-CC.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Musings: 1975 Ford Elite – I’m So Fancy")
Curbside Musings: 1975 Ford Elite – I’m So Fancy
Posted on July 8, 2025 | 45 CommentsThere were Chevy Monte Carlos aplenty on the streets of Flint, Michigan when I was a kid. Our neighbors next door to the first house I had lived in had […]
