Curbside Classic Archives
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American Brands: GM 
American Brands: Ford 
American Brands: Chrysler 
American Brands: AMC, Jeep and All Others 
Automotive Histories and Misc. 
Asian Brands 
UK Brands 
Australian Brands 
European Brands 
Cars Of A Lifetime & Auto-Biography 
Buses 
Trucks, Pickups and Vans 
Design 
Trains, Planes & Ships 
Motorcycles, Trikes, Bicycles 
Engines, Transmissions and other Tech 
Tractors, Lawn Mowers, Off-Road Equipment 
RVs, Motorhomes, Trailers, Campers Privacy
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Museum Classic: 1911 Hupmobile Model 20 – Around The World For Posterity
Posted on September 6, 2025 | 25 Comments(first posted 12/6/2016) Humankind is unique among animals for its need to stamp out a legacy for itself; after all, few willingly meet death’s long embrace without raging […] -
Curbside Classic: 1990 Nissan Gloria (Y31) Gran Turismo SV – In Excelsis Deo
Posted on September 6, 2025 | 33 Comments(first posted 9/6/2019) Again with the Gloria?! Yep. Third time in one week. Isn’t CC-spotting a strange thing? Only one post, authored by Paul back in 2011, featured […] -
Curbside Classic: 1963 Mercury Colony Park – What’s In A Name?
Posted on September 6, 2025 | 7 CommentsWhy did this Mercury have to present itself? And, to make matters worse, how was it able to present such an effective and persuasive argument for being granted the time […] -
Rolling Oddities: Vintage Campers Through The Years – From Mild To Wild
Posted on September 6, 2025 | 29 CommentsText by Patrick Bell. The call of the open road can come on strong enough to get the creative juices flowing. To avoid the expense of motels people will find […] -
My 2001 PT Cruiser and 2005 Dodge Neon – Underdogs That Deserve A Second Look
Posted on September 6, 2025 | 14 CommentsToday’s post is about two cars my daughter and I owned at different times, a PT Cruiser and a Dodge Neon. Neither has a good reputation today; both deserve better. […] -
1957–1958 Oldsmobile J-2 Engine: Similar To Pontiac Tri-Power, It Was Developed First
Posted on September 6, 2025 | 16 CommentsWhen most people think of GM triple-carburetor engines, they mostly think of the legendary Pontiac Tri-Power setup, but Oldsmobile actually beat Pontiac to the punch with its short-lived J-2 Rocket […] -
1964 GMC 3/4 Ton 4×4 V6 Pickup – All The Right Numbers
Posted on September 5, 2025 | 16 CommentsI do love me an old pickup truck, and this one is a gem; I mean a GMC. And not just any old GMC, but a 3/4 ton, 4×4, four-speed […] -
Curbside Classic: Nissan 330 Cedric Hardtop Sedan Brougham – Spirit of ’67
Posted on September 5, 2025 | 35 Comments(first posted 9/2/2019) I thought I’d done the 330 Cedric, then this cherrybombed my phone courtesy of AVL. A rare-these-days generation, an almost immaculate example of a rarer […] -
Museum Classic: 1939 Delage D8-120 Roadster by Figoni & Falaschi – Straight Eight, Curvy Everything Else
Posted on September 5, 2025 | 8 CommentsNSFW warning: our little journey through the ‘30s will now take a turn for the erotic, if not outright pornographic. I mean, can you look at this delicious Delage D8 […] -
Rare Find: VW T3 Transporter Double-Cabin TriStar – The 4-Door Transporter
Posted on September 5, 2025 | 10 CommentsNow for something somewhat different from the CC Cohort, even if not immediately apparent. Robadr uploaded these images of a VW T3 Transporter TriStar edition, the upscale version of the […] -
1982 Mustang-Chevy: Fox Body, Chevy Power – Identity Crisis
Posted on September 5, 2025 | 12 CommentsI was going to make this one a “CC Wordless Outtake”, but I couldn’t keep silent. Nope. I realize I write a lot about having grown up in Flint, Michigan, […] -
1990–1991 Lexus ES250: Was This Junior Lexus Toyota’s Answer To The Lincoln Versailles?
Posted on September 5, 2025 | 26 CommentsIn 1977, Lincoln rolled out the Versailles, a relatively compact luxury sedan that was very plainly a dressed-up version of the workaday Ford Granada/Mercury Monarch; it was dropped after less […] -
Car Show Classic: 1968 Innocenti C – Italy Builds A Better British Sports Car
Posted on September 4, 2025 | 20 Comments(first posted 9/6/2019) Here’s one you don’t see every day, or indeed, except one day last summer, any day. An Innocenti Coupé. My first reaction, and maybe yours […] -
Museum Classic: 1937 Lincoln Zephyr – Ford’s Streamline Revolution
Posted on September 4, 2025 | 18 CommentsStreamlining in cars really became a thing in the early ‘30s, but it was a process of trial and error that took a little sorting out. Chrysler’s odd-looking Airflow bowed […] -
Junkyard Classic: 1980 Ford Fairmont Wagon – Business Outside, Party Inside
Posted on September 4, 2025 | 32 CommentsI don’t know if it’s the constant exposure over the last almost-decade to CC or the recent binge-watching of Mindhunter but somehow I’ve come 180 degrees on the Fairmont. While […]
![Museum Classic: 1911 Hupmobile Model 20 – Around The World For Posterity (first posted 12/6/2016) Humankind is unique among animals for its need to stamp out a legacy for itself; after all, few willingly meet death’s long embrace without raging […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/12/034a.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1)
![Curbside Classic: 1990 Nissan Gloria (Y31) Gran Turismo SV – In Excelsis Deo (first posted 9/6/2019) Again with the Gloria?! Yep. Third time in one week. Isn’t CC-spotting a strange thing? Only one post, authored by Paul back in 2011, featured […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/IMG_20190825_150535-copy.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1)
![Curbside Classic: 1963 Mercury Colony Park – What’s In A Name? Why did this Mercury have to present itself? And, to make matters worse, how was it able to present such an effective and persuasive argument for being granted the time […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/IMG_7690.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1)
![Rolling Oddities: Vintage Campers Through The Years – From Mild To Wild Text by Patrick Bell. The call of the open road can come on strong enough to get the creative juices flowing. To avoid the expense of motels people will find […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/1-1-A-3.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1)
![My 2001 PT Cruiser and 2005 Dodge Neon – Underdogs That Deserve A Second Look Today’s post is about two cars my daughter and I owned at different times, a PT Cruiser and a Dodge Neon. Neither has a good reputation today; both deserve better. […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/PT01.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1)
![1957–1958 Oldsmobile J-2 Engine: Similar To Pontiac Tri-Power, It Was Developed First When most people think of GM triple-carburetor engines, they mostly think of the legendary Pontiac Tri-Power setup, but Oldsmobile actually beat Pontiac to the punch with its short-lived J-2 Rocket […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/1957-Oldsmobile-Starfire-98-Sapphire-Mist-Victoria-White-RM-Auctions-Darin-Schnabel-left-front-3q-with-brochure-comp.webp?resize=115%2C115&quality=70&ssl=1)
![1964 GMC 3/4 Ton 4×4 V6 Pickup – All The Right Numbers I do love me an old pickup truck, and this one is a gem; I mean a GMC. And not just any old GMC, but a 3/4 ton, 4×4, four-speed […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/CC-290-018-1200.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1)
![Curbside Classic: Nissan 330 Cedric Hardtop Sedan Brougham – Spirit of ’67 (first posted 9/2/2019) I thought I’d done the 330 Cedric, then this cherrybombed my phone courtesy of AVL. A rare-these-days generation, an almost immaculate example of a rarer […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/cedbro3.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1)
![Museum Classic: 1939 Delage D8-120 Roadster by Figoni & Falaschi – Straight Eight, Curvy Everything Else NSFW warning: our little journey through the ‘30s will now take a turn for the erotic, if not outright pornographic. I mean, can you look at this delicious Delage D8 […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/DSC_2630_edited.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1)
![Rare Find: VW T3 Transporter Double-Cabin TriStar – The 4-Door Transporter Now for something somewhat different from the CC Cohort, even if not immediately apparent. Robadr uploaded these images of a VW T3 Transporter TriStar edition, the upscale version of the […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/54743427037_c0d819cc8f_b.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1)
![1982 Mustang-Chevy: Fox Body, Chevy Power – Identity Crisis I was going to make this one a “CC Wordless Outtake”, but I couldn’t keep silent. Nope. I realize I write a lot about having grown up in Flint, Michigan, […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/164-Frankenstang-CC.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1)
![1990–1991 Lexus ES250: Was This Junior Lexus Toyota’s Answer To The Lincoln Versailles? In 1977, Lincoln rolled out the Versailles, a relatively compact luxury sedan that was very plainly a dressed-up version of the workaday Ford Granada/Mercury Monarch; it was dropped after less […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/1991-Lexus-ES250-and-1978-Lincoln-Versaille-side-composite.webp?resize=115%2C115&quality=70&ssl=1)
![Car Show Classic: 1968 Innocenti C – Italy Builds A Better British Sports Car (first posted 9/6/2019) Here’s one you don’t see every day, or indeed, except one day last summer, any day. An Innocenti Coupé. My first reaction, and maybe yours […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/DSC08736-2.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1)
![Museum Classic: 1937 Lincoln Zephyr – Ford’s Streamline Revolution Streamlining in cars really became a thing in the early ‘30s, but it was a process of trial and error that took a little sorting out. Chrysler’s odd-looking Airflow bowed […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/DSC_2573_edited.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1)
![Junkyard Classic: 1980 Ford Fairmont Wagon – Business Outside, Party Inside I don’t know if it’s the constant exposure over the last almost-decade to CC or the recent binge-watching of Mindhunter but somehow I’ve come 180 degrees on the Fairmont. While […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/IMG_5036.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1)


