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![Tokyo’s a big place. If you look hard enough in this town, you can find anything. Even a scruffy-looking high-trim Bluebird. I actually have two of these SSS U12s in […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/IMG_20211023_152544_edited.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1991 Nissan Bluebird (U12) SSS Attesa-X Hardtop – This Bird Has Flown (A Lot)")
Curbside Classic: 1991 Nissan Bluebird (U12) SSS Attesa-X Hardtop – This Bird Has Flown (A Lot)
Posted on February 14, 2024 | 12 CommentsTokyo’s a big place. If you look hard enough in this town, you can find anything. Even a scruffy-looking high-trim Bluebird. I actually have two of these SSS U12s in […] -
![As nearly all car enthusiasts who surf the internet know by now, the 1960 compact Comet was originally planned to be an Edsel. What Edsel offered in 1958 was apparently […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/20240207_150119-1.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CC Comparison: 1958 Edsel and 1960 Comet – Edsel and Son of Edsel")
CC Comparison: 1958 Edsel and 1960 Comet – Edsel and Son of Edsel
Posted on February 14, 2024 | 36 CommentsAs nearly all car enthusiasts who surf the internet know by now, the 1960 compact Comet was originally planned to be an Edsel. What Edsel offered in 1958 was apparently […] -
![We acquired a 1971 Ford Ranch wagon in summer of 1974, which shared driveway space in Endicott with our ‘66 Country Squire. In our previous COAL installment, I referred […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/IMG_0216x1.jpeg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "COAL: 1971 Ford Ranch Wagon — A Mint-coated Turd Is Still A Turd")
COAL: 1971 Ford Ranch Wagon — A Mint-coated Turd Is Still A Turd
Posted on February 14, 2024 | 18 CommentsWe acquired a 1971 Ford Ranch wagon in summer of 1974, which shared driveway space in Endicott with our ‘66 Country Squire. In our previous COAL installment, I referred […] -
![It’s been a longstanding tradition to celebrate CC’s birthday by thanking our many contributors, without whom CC wouldn’t be what it is and most likely wouldn’t still be here. […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/71p45aTvRcL._AC_SL1200_.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CC’s 13th Birthday: Our Annual Contributor Appreciation Day — And How I’ve Been Spending My “Retirement”")
CC’s 13th Birthday: Our Annual Contributor Appreciation Day — And How I’ve Been Spending My “Retirement”
Posted on February 13, 2024 | 30 CommentsIt’s been a longstanding tradition to celebrate CC’s birthday by thanking our many contributors, without whom CC wouldn’t be what it is and most likely wouldn’t still be here. […] -
![(First posted 3/10/2011. The original featured car in this post was a ’64 F-85 coupe. But since then, I found this ’65 Cutlass, so the pictures have changed, as well […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/03/CC-130-059-800.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Classic Curbside Classic: 1965 Oldsmobile Cutlass Coupe (CCCCC Part 2 – 1964-1965) From Modest Beginnings…")
Classic Curbside Classic: 1965 Oldsmobile Cutlass Coupe (CCCCC Part 2 – 1964-1965) From Modest Beginnings…
Posted on February 13, 2024 | 57 Comments(First posted 3/10/2011. The original featured car in this post was a ’64 F-85 coupe. But since then, I found this ’65 Cutlass, so the pictures have changed, as well […] -
![(first posted 2/13/2024) Today my hometown of New Orleans is celebrating Mardi Gras, replete with lavish parades, revelry and craziness in the streets, make-believe royalty plus lots of […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/CD0767-Cougas-Vs-Jag-Cover-1.jpeg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Vintage Comparison Test: 1967 Jaguar 420 Versus Mercury Cougar XR-7 – Which Fabulous Feline Would Be Belle Of The Ball?")
Vintage Comparison Test: 1967 Jaguar 420 Versus Mercury Cougar XR-7 – Which Fabulous Feline Would Be Belle Of The Ball?
Posted on February 13, 2024 | 76 Comments(first posted 2/13/2024) Today my hometown of New Orleans is celebrating Mardi Gras, replete with lavish parades, revelry and craziness in the streets, make-believe royalty plus lots of […] -
Vintage Dealer Postcards: Buick Dealers – 1950s to 1960s
Posted on February 13, 2024 | 12 CommentsHewitt Buick Co., Hatboro PA, 1969. -
![Photo by J. C. from the Cohort. I spent a little over a decade in California after moving there in the fall of 1990 to attend college. And through those […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/53221953401_ea63aa0c5d_k.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Cohort Pic(k) Of The Day: 1981 Ford Crown Victoria – Likeable Generation Gap, Courtesy Of Acme Products")
Cohort Pic(k) Of The Day: 1981 Ford Crown Victoria – Likeable Generation Gap, Courtesy Of Acme Products
Posted on February 13, 2024 | 12 CommentsPhoto by J. C. from the Cohort. I spent a little over a decade in California after moving there in the fall of 1990 to attend college. And through those […] -
![Early Sunday mornings, I have been passing by this bright yellow car. While the shape and overall look of it – outside of the color choice- is not particularly […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/IMG_6471.jpeg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CC Capsule: 2023 MG GT – Far From Home")
CC Capsule: 2023 MG GT – Far From Home
Posted on February 13, 2024 | 37 CommentsEarly Sunday mornings, I have been passing by this bright yellow car. While the shape and overall look of it – outside of the color choice- is not particularly […] -
![Ice cream shops and classic vehicles go together like chocolate chips and cookies. The most recent instance of my spotting such a combo was this past August while in Lexington, […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/330-1956-Pontiac-Chieftain-for-CC.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Musings: 1956 Pontiac Chieftain Catalina Hardtop – Sweet Treat")
Curbside Musings: 1956 Pontiac Chieftain Catalina Hardtop – Sweet Treat
Posted on February 13, 2024 | 37 CommentsIce cream shops and classic vehicles go together like chocolate chips and cookies. The most recent instance of my spotting such a combo was this past August while in Lexington, […] -
![1962 Cutlass by William Rubano (originally posted 3/4/2011) How did the Cutlass eventually become one of America’s best selling cars for years on end, after such a rather modest beginning? […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/03/Olds-Cutlass-1962-fq-w-rubano.png?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "The CC Complete Cutlass Chronicles (“CCCCC”): Part 1 (1961-1963) Unfulfilled Ambitions")
The CC Complete Cutlass Chronicles (“CCCCC”): Part 1 (1961-1963) Unfulfilled Ambitions
Posted on February 12, 2024 | 45 Comments1962 Cutlass by William Rubano (originally posted 3/4/2011) How did the Cutlass eventually become one of America’s best selling cars for years on end, after such a rather modest beginning? […] -
![(first posted 2/12/2018) It has been brutal lately to start my morning commute in single-digit (Fahrenheit) temperatures. It is February in Chicago, though, and despite last year’s really […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/1977-Malibu-2-CC.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CC Capsule: 1976 & ’77 Chevrolet Chevelle Malibu Classics – Bringing The Heat")
CC Capsule: 1976 & ’77 Chevrolet Chevelle Malibu Classics – Bringing The Heat
Posted on February 12, 2024 | 43 Comments(first posted 2/12/2018) It has been brutal lately to start my morning commute in single-digit (Fahrenheit) temperatures. It is February in Chicago, though, and despite last year’s really […] -
Vintage Snapshot: 1969 AMC Rebel SST In Florida
Posted on February 12, 2024 | 7 CommentsI believe this is one image AMC honchos would have liked to see more of, a bunch of rebellious young folk swarming around their not-so-rebellious, and not-too-well-selling Rebel SST hardtop. -
![Once the 4-seat Thunderbird arrived in 1958, there was nothing quite like it in the US market. From the onset, it outsold the original 2-seat model by almost a 2 […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/52977406476_6be4b17d6d_k.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Vintage Review: 1960 Ford Thunderbird – “There’s Nothing Quite Like It”")
Vintage Review: 1960 Ford Thunderbird – “There’s Nothing Quite Like It”
Posted on February 12, 2024 | 33 CommentsOnce the 4-seat Thunderbird arrived in 1958, there was nothing quite like it in the US market. From the onset, it outsold the original 2-seat model by almost a 2 […] -
Rental Car Review: 2024 Nissan Kicks SV
Posted on February 12, 2024 | 17 CommentsMy 2024 started off with a bang, literally. My 2018 BMW 740e COAL was rear ended at a red light in January.
