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![1965 was the last really big year for the big American car, and no car embodies that better than the 1965 Chevrolet. Never again would so many be sold: 1.67 […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/CC-275-097-1200.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "1965 Chevrolet Impala Super Sport – The Peak Chevrolet Experience; The Peak Full-Size American Car Experience")
1965 Chevrolet Impala Super Sport – The Peak Chevrolet Experience; The Peak Full-Size American Car Experience
Posted on July 22, 2025 | 14 Comments1965 was the last really big year for the big American car, and no car embodies that better than the 1965 Chevrolet. Never again would so many be sold: 1.67 […] -
![Even at the time (and I vividly remember these being launched), the Audi A2 always struck me as a “Let’s call the whole thing off” type of car. You said […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/IMG_20240616_101633_edited.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 2000-05 Audi A2 – Pushing Tin")
Curbside Classic: 2000-05 Audi A2 – Pushing Tin
Posted on July 22, 2025 | 13 CommentsEven at the time (and I vividly remember these being launched), the Audi A2 always struck me as a “Let’s call the whole thing off” type of car. You said […] -
![I did something at the beginning of this month that I haven’t done for twenty years: I went to an amusement park to which I had never been before. I […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/54636752669_9dba1b6355_o-1987-Jeep-Wrangler-Laredo-for-CC.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Musings: 1987 Jeep Wrangler Laredo – Just Hanging Out There")
Curbside Musings: 1987 Jeep Wrangler Laredo – Just Hanging Out There
Posted on July 22, 2025 | 21 CommentsI did something at the beginning of this month that I haven’t done for twenty years: I went to an amusement park to which I had never been before. I […] -
![(first posted 7/21/2019) As a generally ardent supporter of the five-second rule I’m not a germaphobe by any stretch of the imagination but I do approach stretch limos […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/IMG_4203.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Junkyard Classic: 1998 Land Rover Discovery V8i 4×4 LWB – It’d Be A Stretch To Say I Love This Thing")
Junkyard Classic: 1998 Land Rover Discovery V8i 4×4 LWB – It’d Be A Stretch To Say I Love This Thing
Posted on July 21, 2025 | 35 Comments(first posted 7/21/2019) As a generally ardent supporter of the five-second rule I’m not a germaphobe by any stretch of the imagination but I do approach stretch limos […] -
![In 1992, Lee Iacocca practically had to be dragged out of his office at Chrysler. Presumably he got shoved into his Imperial, and told never to come back, although he […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/CC-155-099-1200.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1990-1993 Chrysler Imperial – The Last Imperial; The Last Iacocca-mobile")
Curbside Classic: 1990-1993 Chrysler Imperial – The Last Imperial; The Last Iacocca-mobile
Posted on July 21, 2025 | 25 CommentsIn 1992, Lee Iacocca practically had to be dragged out of his office at Chrysler. Presumably he got shoved into his Imperial, and told never to come back, although he […] -
![Here’s an image that should be both familiar and different for those who remember the days when these were around. Familiar, as many of these Furys often served as fleet […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/54462100229_e6979de045_k.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Vintage Snapshot: ’77-’78 Plymouth Fury Fleet As Taxi Service In The Arabian Peninsula")
Vintage Snapshot: ’77-’78 Plymouth Fury Fleet As Taxi Service In The Arabian Peninsula
Posted on July 21, 2025 | 7 CommentsHere’s an image that should be both familiar and different for those who remember the days when these were around. Familiar, as many of these Furys often served as fleet […] -
![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 | 23 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 […]
