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![Let’s stipulate a couple of things from the get-go: I’m no Ferrarista, and most modern cars – by which I mean most designs made from 1980 onwards – fail to […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/IMG20250629082732_edited.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Find: 2008 Ferrari 612 Scaglietti – The Last Good-Looking Ferrari?")
Curbside Find: 2008 Ferrari 612 Scaglietti – The Last Good-Looking Ferrari?
Posted on July 21, 2025 | 13 CommentsLet’s stipulate a couple of things from the get-go: I’m no Ferrarista, and most modern cars – by which I mean most designs made from 1980 onwards – fail to […] -
![(I’m happy to announce that Aaron65 has returned to CC and will be a regular writer here. PN) Watkins Glen, New York, is a village that takes its […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/Screenshot-2025-07-21-8.07.43-AM.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Driving the Original Watkins Glen Grand Prix Circuit")
Driving the Original Watkins Glen Grand Prix Circuit
Posted on July 21, 2025 | 16 Comments(I’m happy to announce that Aaron65 has returned to CC and will be a regular writer here. PN) Watkins Glen, New York, is a village that takes its […] -
![The full-size Oldsmobile line was all-new for 1965, with crisp new styling, a new engine, a new transmission, and a new mid-level trim series called Delta 88. Car Life […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/1965-Oldsmobile-Dynamic-88-Delta-2HT-Lucerne-Mist-RD-Classics-CCA-front-3q-right.webp?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Vintage Car Life Review: 1965 Oldsmobile Delta 88 — “The View Through GM-Colored Glasses”")
Vintage Car Life Review: 1965 Oldsmobile Delta 88 — “The View Through GM-Colored Glasses”
Posted on July 21, 2025 | 19 CommentsThe full-size Oldsmobile line was all-new for 1965, with crisp new styling, a new engine, a new transmission, and a new mid-level trim series called Delta 88. Car Life […] -
![(First posted 12/18/2014) We got a lot of Japanese vehicles in Australia, but we missed a lot of cool oddballs. There was one we did get; the Mazda Bongo – […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/bongo1.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: Mazda F800/F1000 – Expresso Bongo.")
Curbside Classic: Mazda F800/F1000 – Expresso Bongo.
Posted on July 20, 2025 | 47 Comments(First posted 12/18/2014) We got a lot of Japanese vehicles in Australia, but we missed a lot of cool oddballs. There was one we did get; the Mazda Bongo – […] -
![Images of cars, camping, and people doing things away from the city with their vintage people movers and ordinary postwar to 1970ss American vehicles seem to be a popular theme […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/06/6.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Road Trip: 1964 Dodge Dart (Grüne Hölle) Goes Camping")
Road Trip: 1964 Dodge Dart (Grüne Hölle) Goes Camping
Posted on July 20, 2025 | 9 CommentsImages of cars, camping, and people doing things away from the city with their vintage people movers and ordinary postwar to 1970ss American vehicles seem to be a popular theme […] -
![Last month I took a large figure-eight roadtrip involving going to Minnesota and back home and then continuing (after one day’s rest) to the West Coast without backtracking on any […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/IMG_3538.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Find: 1980 AMC Concord Wagon – From The Department Of Last Rides")
Curbside Find: 1980 AMC Concord Wagon – From The Department Of Last Rides
Posted on July 20, 2025 | 16 CommentsLast month I took a large figure-eight roadtrip involving going to Minnesota and back home and then continuing (after one day’s rest) to the West Coast without backtracking on any […] -
![First let me acknowledge that we are talking about automotive license plates here, not some painted ceramic wall hanging by Franklin Mint. We are also not talking about “vanity” […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/IMG_1023-1.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Finds: The Curious World of Collector License Plates")
Curbside Finds: The Curious World of Collector License Plates
Posted on July 20, 2025 | 45 CommentsFirst let me acknowledge that we are talking about automotive license plates here, not some painted ceramic wall hanging by Franklin Mint. We are also not talking about “vanity” […] -
![The other day, a group of truckers from the Dutch river delta held their annual party and camping weekend in a local industrial area. ‘Enjoying nature’ was rather low on […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/IMG_4238.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CC Global: 2025 Truck Show Dodewaard – The Drivers Are Taking a Load Off")
CC Global: 2025 Truck Show Dodewaard – The Drivers Are Taking a Load Off
Posted on July 20, 2025 | 8 CommentsThe other day, a group of truckers from the Dutch river delta held their annual party and camping weekend in a local industrial area. ‘Enjoying nature’ was rather low on […] -
![Choices, Choices . . . If I called the shots on my car ownership journey, I would have started not with a janky ‘79 Capri, but instead a ‘64-‘72 GM […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/Captura-de-pantalla-2025-07-13-14.50.07.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "My 1979 Buick Regal: Finally, Something That Runs!")
My 1979 Buick Regal: Finally, Something That Runs!
Posted on July 20, 2025 | 20 CommentsChoices, Choices . . . If I called the shots on my car ownership journey, I would have started not with a janky ‘79 Capri, but instead a ‘64-‘72 GM […] -
![William Oliver continues to impress with his Cohort contributions. In this series of photographs, taken in Toronto, he’s captured two of the most beautiful GM products of the 1960s: first-generation […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/william-oliver-buick-riviera-cadillac-eldorado-1.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Finds: The Golden Era Of GM Design – 1963-64 Buick Riviera and 1969 Cadillac Eldorado")
Curbside Finds: The Golden Era Of GM Design – 1963-64 Buick Riviera and 1969 Cadillac Eldorado
Posted on July 19, 2025 | 16 CommentsWilliam Oliver continues to impress with his Cohort contributions. In this series of photographs, taken in Toronto, he’s captured two of the most beautiful GM products of the 1960s: first-generation […] -
![It’s easy to forget just what a huge leap EVs made starting in the first few years of the 21st century, with the groundbreaking AC Propulsion T-Zero and some other […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/CC-394-030.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Find: 1981 Ford Fairmont Electric – EVs Sure Have Come A Long Way")
Curbside Find: 1981 Ford Fairmont Electric – EVs Sure Have Come A Long Way
Posted on July 19, 2025 | 14 CommentsIt’s easy to forget just what a huge leap EVs made starting in the first few years of the 21st century, with the groundbreaking AC Propulsion T-Zero and some other […] -
![Unlike Ford, which had an uninterrupted stream of Rancheros starting with the very first in 1957 (CC here), Chevrolet took a break during 1961-1963. Perhaps they considered the El Corvair […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/Captura-de-pantalla-2025-07-14-14.47.57.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1965 Chevrolet El Camino – Designed To Be Effective At Certain Tasks")
Curbside Classic: 1965 Chevrolet El Camino – Designed To Be Effective At Certain Tasks
Posted on July 19, 2025 | 9 CommentsUnlike Ford, which had an uninterrupted stream of Rancheros starting with the very first in 1957 (CC here), Chevrolet took a break during 1961-1963. Perhaps they considered the El Corvair […] -
![Text by Patrick Bell. It is time for another round of convertibles, this time from the sixties. These will bring back memories for some, and all of us can choose […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/b1d25fcea88b8f0344f011a782b132cf.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Vintage Snapshots: Convertibles In The 1960s – Cars To Enjoy The Outdoors, Sixties Style")
Vintage Snapshots: Convertibles In The 1960s – Cars To Enjoy The Outdoors, Sixties Style
Posted on July 19, 2025 | 30 CommentsText by Patrick Bell. It is time for another round of convertibles, this time from the sixties. These will bring back memories for some, and all of us can choose […] -
![Here’s a find I had been hoping to come across for a while: a 1953 Ford Ranch Wagon, which I had previously seen listed on the local FB Marketplace. A […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/IMG_20250227_163305_PORTRAIT.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1953 Ford Ranch Wagon – A Survivor From The 2-Door Wagon’s Peak Era")
Curbside Classic: 1953 Ford Ranch Wagon – A Survivor From The 2-Door Wagon’s Peak Era
Posted on July 19, 2025 | 13 CommentsHere’s a find I had been hoping to come across for a while: a 1953 Ford Ranch Wagon, which I had previously seen listed on the local FB Marketplace. A […] -
![In 1975, when I still had my first car, a Datsun 1200 coupe, I found a temporary job unloading a ship. This was no ordinary ship – it was […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/CWUK-Strada-Featured.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "My 1979 Dodge Omni and 1979 Fiat Strada – FWD Compacts To Begin The 1980s")
My 1979 Dodge Omni and 1979 Fiat Strada – FWD Compacts To Begin The 1980s
Posted on July 19, 2025 | 14 CommentsIn 1975, when I still had my first car, a Datsun 1200 coupe, I found a temporary job unloading a ship. This was no ordinary ship – it was […]
