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![Sometimes, all it takes is a specific kind of car in the “right” type of condition to bring about full flashback. A beater condition seventies Volvo? With mange-like paint condition, […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/06/IMG_20240608_154129353.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Riding A 1970s Volvo Beater – Or What’s The Worst Car Interior You Ever Sat In?")
Riding A 1970s Volvo Beater – Or What’s The Worst Car Interior You Ever Sat In?
Posted on June 28, 2025 | 12 CommentsSometimes, all it takes is a specific kind of car in the “right” type of condition to bring about full flashback. A beater condition seventies Volvo? With mange-like paint condition, […] -
![Text submitted by Victor Van Tress. In August 1970, I bought, for $1,150, a five-year-old MGB. It was a 1965 Olde English white Tourer with matching factory hardtop, red leather […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/06/WJA_4888_Crop1.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "My 1965 MGB: One Owner Since 1970 – Or 55 Years Of B’in Good")
My 1965 MGB: One Owner Since 1970 – Or 55 Years Of B’in Good
Posted on June 28, 2025 | 23 CommentsText submitted by Victor Van Tress. In August 1970, I bought, for $1,150, a five-year-old MGB. It was a 1965 Olde English white Tourer with matching factory hardtop, red leather […] -
![Recently, I said some not-nice things about the full-size Cadillacs of the ’70s, which I’ve never liked, and which I’ve previously likened to a fire sale on Cadillac prestige. […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/06/1974-Cadillac-Fleetwood-Brougham-dElegance-Cotillion-White-Mecum-Auctions-J196-front-3q-left.webp?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "1974 Cadillac Fleetwood Brougham D’Elegance And Talisman – Go Brougham Or Go Home")
1974 Cadillac Fleetwood Brougham D’Elegance And Talisman – Go Brougham Or Go Home
Posted on June 28, 2025 | 35 CommentsRecently, I said some not-nice things about the full-size Cadillacs of the ’70s, which I’ve never liked, and which I’ve previously likened to a fire sale on Cadillac prestige. […] -
![(first posted 4/27/2019) This mid-1970s Nissan Caravan has been roaming our suburban Tokyo neighborhood for several years. The owner had parked it in different locations but appears to […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/IMGP2862-1-e1555606105371.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Outtake: 1973 – 80 Nissan Caravan (E20) – The Box the Toaster Came In")
Curbside Outtake: 1973 – 80 Nissan Caravan (E20) – The Box the Toaster Came In
Posted on June 27, 2025 | 13 Comments(first posted 4/27/2019) This mid-1970s Nissan Caravan has been roaming our suburban Tokyo neighborhood for several years. The owner had parked it in different locations but appears to […] -
![Anyone who is familiar with the game of darts knows that the object of the game is to hit the bullseye. As far as compact cars are concerned, for many […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/thumb_IMG_0396_1024.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Find: 2015 Dodge Dart – Missing The Bullseye")
Curbside Find: 2015 Dodge Dart – Missing The Bullseye
Posted on June 27, 2025 | 15 CommentsAnyone who is familiar with the game of darts knows that the object of the game is to hit the bullseye. As far as compact cars are concerned, for many […] -
![Today we have a gallery of fancy dressers and their cars; some of which were very fancy, and some not so fancy. A lot has changed in the last fifty […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/06/3-5-1A.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Vintage Snapshots: Fancy Dressers And Their Cars, 1950s-1960s")
Vintage Snapshots: Fancy Dressers And Their Cars, 1950s-1960s
Posted on June 27, 2025 | 23 CommentsToday we have a gallery of fancy dressers and their cars; some of which were very fancy, and some not so fancy. A lot has changed in the last fifty […] -
![In my first installment of Trail Side Classics we were traveling along the GAP Trail. For this ride, let’s visit some possibly more interesting finds along a 13 Mile section […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/06/20250525_081014_54544346959_o.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Trail Side Classics: ’67 Galaxie 500 Sedan And Other Finds Along the Montour Trail")
Trail Side Classics: ’67 Galaxie 500 Sedan And Other Finds Along the Montour Trail
Posted on June 27, 2025 | 19 CommentsIn my first installment of Trail Side Classics we were traveling along the GAP Trail. For this ride, let’s visit some possibly more interesting finds along a 13 Mile section […] -
![Is there a brand we’d all like to see revive more than Lancia? It may not have the huge sport and racing heritage of Alfa Romeo, the thoughtful individualism of […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2027/06/20250530_084709.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Rental Car Review – 2025 Lancia Ypsilon Ibrida LX Mild Hybrid: Is This A Lancia?")
Rental Car Review – 2025 Lancia Ypsilon Ibrida LX Mild Hybrid: Is This A Lancia?
Posted on June 27, 2025 | 17 CommentsIs there a brand we’d all like to see revive more than Lancia? It may not have the huge sport and racing heritage of Alfa Romeo, the thoughtful individualism of […] -
![Auto enthusiasts talk a lot (and complain a lot) about badge engineering, where automakers slap a few bits of unique trim on a car or truck and try to […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/06/1967-Mercury-Cougar-XR-7-Lime-Frost-Metallic-Bring-a-Trailer-2-front-3q-left.webp?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "1967 Mercury Cougar XR-7 – How Different Is Different Enough?")
1967 Mercury Cougar XR-7 – How Different Is Different Enough?
Posted on June 27, 2025 | 30 CommentsAuto enthusiasts talk a lot (and complain a lot) about badge engineering, where automakers slap a few bits of unique trim on a car or truck and try to […] -
![(first posted 5/11/2019) CC Contributor/Cohort Tim Finn posted some great shots of a ’68 442 doing what it was created to do: move, briskly. Panning a camera […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/05/40845857293_88feeec0a1_k.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "In-Motion Classic: 1968 Olds 442 On the Go")
In-Motion Classic: 1968 Olds 442 On the Go
Posted on June 26, 2025 | 31 Comments(first posted 5/11/2019) CC Contributor/Cohort Tim Finn posted some great shots of a ’68 442 doing what it was created to do: move, briskly. Panning a camera […] -
![(first posted 4/14/2019. Update 6/20/25: I see this truck regularly in my part of town; it’s a daily driver. The red paint is a bit duller now.) The […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/06/a-ft.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Find: 1994 Toyota HiAce Fire Truck With 4900 Miles – Welcome to Eugene!")
Curbside Find: 1994 Toyota HiAce Fire Truck With 4900 Miles – Welcome to Eugene!
Posted on June 26, 2025 | 39 Comments(first posted 4/14/2019. Update 6/20/25: I see this truck regularly in my part of town; it’s a daily driver. The red paint is a bit duller now.) The […] -
![Childhood imaginations run rampant, especially when it comes to what’s under the hood of a car. I used to convince myself that our ’65 Coronet 440 really did pack a […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/03/CC-124-267-800.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1953 Ford – You’ll Never Guess What’s Under Its Hood")
Curbside Classic: 1953 Ford – You’ll Never Guess What’s Under Its Hood
Posted on June 26, 2025 | 10 CommentsChildhood imaginations run rampant, especially when it comes to what’s under the hood of a car. I used to convince myself that our ’65 Coronet 440 really did pack a […] -
![We’ll carry on from where we left off last time. All change for 1968! GM, Ford and Mopar all brought out new bodies for their intermediates, based on the previous […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/06/70.442.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CC In Scale: Muscle Cars, Part 2 — 1968-70")
CC In Scale: Muscle Cars, Part 2 — 1968-70
Posted on June 26, 2025 | 20 CommentsWe’ll carry on from where we left off last time. All change for 1968! GM, Ford and Mopar all brought out new bodies for their intermediates, based on the previous […] -
![I’ve been in this country for close to six years now, so I’m getting a sense of which JDM cars have become rare and which ones, though made in small […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/06/IMG_20230924_103903_edited.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Find: 1984 Mazda Cosmo (HB) Coupé – Yes, But Not This One")
Curbside Find: 1984 Mazda Cosmo (HB) Coupé – Yes, But Not This One
Posted on June 26, 2025 | 18 CommentsI’ve been in this country for close to six years now, so I’m getting a sense of which JDM cars have become rare and which ones, though made in small […] -
![Engineer Earle MacPherson devised an early version of his now-famous strut suspension for an abortive GM small car project, the Chevrolet Cadet, but it wasn’t until he went to […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/06/1951-Ford-Consul-blue-Car-and-Classic-front-3q-right.webp?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "The Origins Of The MacPherson Strut Suspension")
The Origins Of The MacPherson Strut Suspension
Posted on June 26, 2025 | 22 CommentsEngineer Earle MacPherson devised an early version of his now-famous strut suspension for an abortive GM small car project, the Chevrolet Cadet, but it wasn’t until he went to […]
