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![Has there ever been a decade that has seen as much social change as the sixties? Not during my lifetime! Naturally, on a site like this we’d be thinking of […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/68Corvair3.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CC In Scale: Year Focus – 1969 (With Random Thoughts On Design)")
CC In Scale: Year Focus – 1969 (With Random Thoughts On Design)
Posted on January 25, 2024 | 29 CommentsHas there ever been a decade that has seen as much social change as the sixties? Not during my lifetime! Naturally, on a site like this we’d be thinking of […] -
![Let’s take a look at this image from Hyperpack, uploaded at the Cohort. A 1960 Plymouth Belvedere, looking very space-age-like, as if coming from another planet. Though in this snow […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/53436098653_97f8c2aeb1_k.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Cohort Pic(k) Of The Day: 1960 Plymouth Belvedere – A Spaceship Has Landed In Snow Country")
Cohort Pic(k) Of The Day: 1960 Plymouth Belvedere – A Spaceship Has Landed In Snow Country
Posted on January 25, 2024 | 17 CommentsLet’s take a look at this image from Hyperpack, uploaded at the Cohort. A 1960 Plymouth Belvedere, looking very space-age-like, as if coming from another planet. Though in this snow […] -
![Recent COALs have covered a good number of Cadillac models from the ’60s and ’70s. All that Caddy content got me thinking that so far, I had yet to put […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/Captura-de-pantalla-2024-01-24-16.24.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Vintage Dealer Snapshots & Promo Shots: Cadillac Dealers, From the 1950s to the 1970s")
Vintage Dealer Snapshots & Promo Shots: Cadillac Dealers, From the 1950s to the 1970s
Posted on January 25, 2024 | 21 CommentsRecent COALs have covered a good number of Cadillac models from the ’60s and ’70s. All that Caddy content got me thinking that so far, I had yet to put […] -
![Before the Christmas holiday I shared two posts from the Moizard Auction, French cars as well as Jeeps and Cadillacs. Today we will take a look at all the other […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/1971-Triumph-Stag-2.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CC Auction: All the rest – Moizard Auction")
CC Auction: All the rest – Moizard Auction
Posted on January 25, 2024 | 19 CommentsBefore the Christmas holiday I shared two posts from the Moizard Auction, French cars as well as Jeeps and Cadillacs. Today we will take a look at all the other […] -
![(first posted 1/24/2018) Bangkok is home to the largest Japanese expat community in the world. Some work here, but a considerable number also choose to retire in Thailand. […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/IMG_20180119_121351.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CC Capsule: 1994 Mazda Familia 1400 Super Cab – The Migrant Familia")
CC Capsule: 1994 Mazda Familia 1400 Super Cab – The Migrant Familia
Posted on January 24, 2024 | 15 Comments(first posted 1/24/2018) Bangkok is home to the largest Japanese expat community in the world. Some work here, but a considerable number also choose to retire in Thailand. […] -
![(first posted 1/24/2018) The full-size Mercury was one of the car lines that received a comprehensive redesign for 1973, so it’s no surprise that Road Test Magazine […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/RT1172-73-Marquis-Main-Image.jpeg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Vintage Review: 1973 Mercury Marquis Brougham – Getting Ready For Steve McGarrett")
Vintage Review: 1973 Mercury Marquis Brougham – Getting Ready For Steve McGarrett
Posted on January 24, 2024 | 85 Comments(first posted 1/24/2018) The full-size Mercury was one of the car lines that received a comprehensive redesign for 1973, so it’s no surprise that Road Test Magazine […] -
![I’m not enough of a golf fan to know what’s the story behind these. But I hope some reader will shed some light on the fate of these additional prizes […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/tumblr_94d7e25eea3173d1a3fd610ffe6ecc29_a6b7d323_1280.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Vintage Snapshot: 1965 Buick Riviera & 1965 Opel Kadett – As Prizes At The 1965 Buick Open?")
Vintage Snapshot: 1965 Buick Riviera & 1965 Opel Kadett – As Prizes At The 1965 Buick Open?
Posted on January 24, 2024 | 38 CommentsI’m not enough of a golf fan to know what’s the story behind these. But I hope some reader will shed some light on the fate of these additional prizes […] -
![Today I got a few submissions to share from riveranotario, recently posted at the Cohort. We’ll start with this silhouette, showing the familiar Ford Falcon we all know. As can […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/46446645252_d93403ac2c_k.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Cohort Pic(k)s Of The Day: 1960s-80s Ford Falcons In South America")
Cohort Pic(k)s Of The Day: 1960s-80s Ford Falcons In South America
Posted on January 24, 2024 | 18 CommentsToday I got a few submissions to share from riveranotario, recently posted at the Cohort. We’ll start with this silhouette, showing the familiar Ford Falcon we all know. As can […] -
![Cars, circa 2004, many times don’t have a cover under the engine like newer cars. Less to remove but more dirt. I had to hit the bottom with a brake […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/Buick_fluids_start.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CC DIY: 2004 Buick Le Sabre – Filters, Fluids, And Upgrade GM 4t65e")
CC DIY: 2004 Buick Le Sabre – Filters, Fluids, And Upgrade GM 4t65e
Posted on January 24, 2024 | 21 CommentsCars, circa 2004, many times don’t have a cover under the engine like newer cars. Less to remove but more dirt. I had to hit the bottom with a brake […] -
![Ah, to be four years-old again. I quickly landed on 1971 as I pondered the “If you could go back in time . . .” scenario (again) one afternoon. […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/30E6A402-CA4E-4796-B779-35CF9FA94570.jpeg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "COAL: 1963 Cadillac Sedan deVille — The Tale Of The Fin")
COAL: 1963 Cadillac Sedan deVille — The Tale Of The Fin
Posted on January 24, 2024 | 44 CommentsAh, to be four years-old again. I quickly landed on 1971 as I pondered the “If you could go back in time . . .” scenario (again) one afternoon. […] -
![(first posted 10/7/2013) The Austin Maxi might appear to have successfully mixed the space and packaging advantages of the transverse engine layout with the then new hatchback configuration to create […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/DSC05191.11.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Car Show Classic: 1972 Austin Maxi 1500 – BMC’s Biggest Missed Opportunity?")
Car Show Classic: 1972 Austin Maxi 1500 – BMC’s Biggest Missed Opportunity?
Posted on January 23, 2024 | 79 Comments(first posted 10/7/2013) The Austin Maxi might appear to have successfully mixed the space and packaging advantages of the transverse engine layout with the then new hatchback configuration to create […] -
![(first posted 1/23/2018) Very thankfully, there are more than a few cable channels these days that specialize in reruns of shows I loved watching when I was […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/IMG_8002-1954-Ford-F-100-CC.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Capsule: 1955 Ford F-100 – Paging Fred Sanford")
Curbside Capsule: 1955 Ford F-100 – Paging Fred Sanford
Posted on January 23, 2024 | 52 Comments(first posted 1/23/2018) Very thankfully, there are more than a few cable channels these days that specialize in reruns of shows I loved watching when I was […] -
![Today’s gallery portrays a series of images I promised were coming. I had already done two posts on cars and trailers crisscrossing the States in much better weather (Here and […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/21699618600_8e91d84346_b.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Vintage Snapshots: Old Rides & Trailers, Winter Edition – The Art Of Hauling Stuff")
Vintage Snapshots: Old Rides & Trailers, Winter Edition – The Art Of Hauling Stuff
Posted on January 23, 2024 | 35 CommentsToday’s gallery portrays a series of images I promised were coming. I had already done two posts on cars and trailers crisscrossing the States in much better weather (Here and […] -
![A couple of weeks ago I posted a ’77 Vega for sale in San Salvador, with an unusual Toyota 21R engine transplant. I thought it was a fun enough curiosity […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/00I0I_3icX0mFPpIt_0iS07B_1200x900b.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CC For Sale: 1973 Ford Pinto – 73K And Some Film Pedigree")
CC For Sale: 1973 Ford Pinto – 73K And Some Film Pedigree
Posted on January 23, 2024 | 32 CommentsA couple of weeks ago I posted a ’77 Vega for sale in San Salvador, with an unusual Toyota 21R engine transplant. I thought it was a fun enough curiosity […] -
![If you hailed a taxi in Italy back in the ‘60s, this would likely have been your ride: a green and black Fiat 600 Multipla, driven at (relative) breakneck speeds […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/IMG_20230409_133320_edited_edited.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1963 Fiat 600 D Multipla – For A Fistful Of Lira")
Curbside Classic: 1963 Fiat 600 D Multipla – For A Fistful Of Lira
Posted on January 23, 2024 | 10 CommentsIf you hailed a taxi in Italy back in the ‘60s, this would likely have been your ride: a green and black Fiat 600 Multipla, driven at (relative) breakneck speeds […]
