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![This is bustling Buenos Aires, Argentina, sometime in the 1960s. There’s a Valiant II (what North Americans would call a ’62 Valiant) just to the right of the centre, and…what […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/Buenos-Aires-by-Night-in-the-60s_2.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Vintage Photo & QOTD: One Night in Buenos Aires • What Do You See?")
Vintage Photo & QOTD: One Night in Buenos Aires • What Do You See?
Posted on June 5, 2023 | 21 CommentsThis is bustling Buenos Aires, Argentina, sometime in the 1960s. There’s a Valiant II (what North Americans would call a ’62 Valiant) just to the right of the centre, and…what […] -
Cohort Pic(k) Of The Day: 1970 Dodge Dart Swinger – Black On Gray
Posted on June 5, 2023 | 20 Comments -
![Ever since I found my late grandpa’s collection of Fleischmann’s Bicentennial bourbon decanters stashed in my parents’ basement when I was 20 or so, I’ve been a bourbon sipper. I […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/20220618_124032a.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Car Show Classic: 1960 Mercury Commuter – There’s Nothing Wrong With A Cold Blatz")
Car Show Classic: 1960 Mercury Commuter – There’s Nothing Wrong With A Cold Blatz
Posted on June 5, 2023 | 86 CommentsEver since I found my late grandpa’s collection of Fleischmann’s Bicentennial bourbon decanters stashed in my parents’ basement when I was 20 or so, I’ve been a bourbon sipper. I […] -
![In the Great Book of Long-Lived Cars that I wrote in my head, there is a relatively small chapter dedicated to sports cars and convertibles. Just between the MG B […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/IMG_20221204_133721-copy.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1992 Alfa Romeo Spider Veloce – Tall Tails")
Curbside Classic: 1992 Alfa Romeo Spider Veloce – Tall Tails
Posted on June 5, 2023 | 10 CommentsIn the Great Book of Long-Lived Cars that I wrote in my head, there is a relatively small chapter dedicated to sports cars and convertibles. Just between the MG B […] -
![(first posted 6/4/2017) After a very long delay it is time to complete the tour of the Castlemaine Lancia Rally, because there were some pretty interesting non-Lancia cars […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/1974-Lamborghini-Uracco.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Car Show Classics: Castlemaine Lancia Rally Part 5 – Non-Lancias")
Car Show Classics: Castlemaine Lancia Rally Part 5 – Non-Lancias
Posted on June 4, 2023 | 17 Comments(first posted 6/4/2017) After a very long delay it is time to complete the tour of the Castlemaine Lancia Rally, because there were some pretty interesting non-Lancia cars […] -
![(first posted 7/3/2012) Tim turned 30 in June of 1968. He had been married for five years and had two sons, ages 3 and 4. He had owned a […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/P53106271.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1968 Ford Galaxie 500 Sportsroof- Always Ready to Roll")
Curbside Classic: 1968 Ford Galaxie 500 Sportsroof- Always Ready to Roll
Posted on June 4, 2023 | 88 Comments(first posted 7/3/2012) Tim turned 30 in June of 1968. He had been married for five years and had two sons, ages 3 and 4. He had owned a […] -
![This didn’t start out as the Sunday paper, it started out as the Thursday paper. It’s the Hanna (Alberta) Herald for Thursday, 4 October 1962, to be exact, and it’s […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/Hanna-Herald-Mr-IH-Ad.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CC Sunday Paper: New Cars, 60.7 Years Ago")
CC Sunday Paper: New Cars, 60.7 Years Ago
Posted on June 4, 2023 | 33 CommentsThis didn’t start out as the Sunday paper, it started out as the Thursday paper. It’s the Hanna (Alberta) Herald for Thursday, 4 October 1962, to be exact, and it’s […] -
![All of a sudden, ‘Miss Debbie’ has got me thinking of cool mornings by the road, as it sits idly in this rather serene looking shot. I believe I never […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/52706521759_d4496ad35e_h.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Vintage Truck Snapshots: A Few Mack Bs At Work")
Vintage Truck Snapshots: A Few Mack Bs At Work
Posted on June 4, 2023 | 9 CommentsAll of a sudden, ‘Miss Debbie’ has got me thinking of cool mornings by the road, as it sits idly in this rather serene looking shot. I believe I never […] -
![Honda had gone from an unknown quantity to household name in less than a decade, and the company was striving for more. It may seem odd from today’s perspective, but […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/Scan-230529-0001a.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Vintage Car And Driver Review: 1986 Acura Integra LS – Nicely Integrated")
Vintage Car And Driver Review: 1986 Acura Integra LS – Nicely Integrated
Posted on June 4, 2023 | 15 CommentsHonda had gone from an unknown quantity to household name in less than a decade, and the company was striving for more. It may seem odd from today’s perspective, but […] -
![About 17 years ago, something made me think it maybe was possible to drive a Jaguar for daily use and for commuting the 60 miles. As a daily driver, high […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/2022-1009-V-kopie.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "COAL № 15: 1967 Jaguar 420 • Beautiful Classic Jaguar")
COAL № 15: 1967 Jaguar 420 • Beautiful Classic Jaguar
Posted on June 4, 2023 | 32 CommentsAbout 17 years ago, something made me think it maybe was possible to drive a Jaguar for daily use and for commuting the 60 miles. As a daily driver, high […] -
![(first posted 6/3/2017) After seeing the explosion of the aftermarket air conditioning sales in the early 1950’s, Detroit decided to get back into the factory air conditioning business […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/1007-01-automotive-air-conditioning-chevrolet.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Cold Comfort: History of Automotive Air Conditioning, Part 3 – Post-World War II")
Cold Comfort: History of Automotive Air Conditioning, Part 3 – Post-World War II
Posted on June 3, 2023 | 105 Comments(first posted 6/3/2017) After seeing the explosion of the aftermarket air conditioning sales in the early 1950’s, Detroit decided to get back into the factory air conditioning business […] -
![(first posted 7/12/2012) General Motors, as has been documented time and time again, was slow to respond to foreign competition. For years they seemed to think that if they […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/5-28-2012-001-800x529-e1340471389594.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1995 Chevrolet Lumina LS – I Fought The Taurus, And The Taurus Won")
Curbside Classic: 1995 Chevrolet Lumina LS – I Fought The Taurus, And The Taurus Won
Posted on June 3, 2023 | 114 Comments(first posted 7/12/2012) General Motors, as has been documented time and time again, was slow to respond to foreign competition. For years they seemed to think that if they […] -
![This panther looks like it’s sleepin’ it off after getting its jaw busted and its ear boxed in a fight. The rest of it looks to be in tidy shape, […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/Crouching-Panther_3752.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "1980-’83 Continental Mark VI • Laid-Up Lincoln")
1980-’83 Continental Mark VI • Laid-Up Lincoln
Posted on June 3, 2023 | 31 CommentsThis panther looks like it’s sleepin’ it off after getting its jaw busted and its ear boxed in a fight. The rest of it looks to be in tidy shape, […] -
![There there, we’re almost done. Just this last hundred-plus bunch of pics and we can call it a day. We will start proceedings by way of a stunning BMW M1 […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/IMG_20230312_131741-copy.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CC Outtakes: T87’s Singles Collection (January-May 2023) – Part 3: German, Italian, French & Swedish Cars")
CC Outtakes: T87’s Singles Collection (January-May 2023) – Part 3: German, Italian, French & Swedish Cars
Posted on June 3, 2023 | 9 CommentsThere there, we’re almost done. Just this last hundred-plus bunch of pics and we can call it a day. We will start proceedings by way of a stunning BMW M1 […] -
![Modern life is generally free of compulsory rituals. Instead, each individual, community, or tribe make their own as they see fit. And while academics find rituals ‘primitive,’ each of these […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/IMG_20221115_122626024_HDR.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1970 Bedford TJ – Advanced Past Its Prime")
Curbside Classic: 1970 Bedford TJ – Advanced Past Its Prime
Posted on June 3, 2023 | 25 CommentsModern life is generally free of compulsory rituals. Instead, each individual, community, or tribe make their own as they see fit. And while academics find rituals ‘primitive,’ each of these […]
