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![(first posted 1/22/2018) Oxymora sell. Gourmet burger, large studio flat, affordable luxury, freedom fighter, alcohol-free beer, genuine imitation… Those shouldn’t pair up so well. But they do, because they […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/IMG_20171227_121653.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Future Curbside Classic: 2015 Chatenet CH 32 Break – The Tallest Dwarf")
Future Curbside Classic: 2015 Chatenet CH 32 Break – The Tallest Dwarf
Posted on January 22, 2024 | 23 Comments(first posted 1/22/2018) Oxymora sell. Gourmet burger, large studio flat, affordable luxury, freedom fighter, alcohol-free beer, genuine imitation… Those shouldn’t pair up so well. But they do, because they […] -
![(first posted 11/9/2017) I never got to all the cars I shot in Portland a few months back, but this set needs to be released from the digital […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/CC-338-001.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Portlandia Outtake: Mercedes 450SLC and Bonus 1973 Ford F250")
Portlandia Outtake: Mercedes 450SLC and Bonus 1973 Ford F250
Posted on January 22, 2024 | 47 Comments(first posted 11/9/2017) I never got to all the cars I shot in Portland a few months back, but this set needs to be released from the digital […] -
Cohort Pic(k) Of The Day: 1972 Chrysler New Yorker – Awaiting Detail & Reconditioning?
Posted on January 22, 2024 | 26 CommentsPhoto from the Cohort by Hyperpack. -
![It’s been 15 years since Pontiac ceased to be a going concern at General Motors, and over 20 since this Grand Am saw the light of day for the first […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/PXL_20240107_201534078a.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Dealer Classic: 2002 Pontiac Grand Am GT – Memento Mori")
Dealer Classic: 2002 Pontiac Grand Am GT – Memento Mori
Posted on January 22, 2024 | 51 CommentsIt’s been 15 years since Pontiac ceased to be a going concern at General Motors, and over 20 since this Grand Am saw the light of day for the first […] -
![Some of my favorite Curbside Classic posts are those that show the real-world locations of vintage car ads, such as the world travel ads posted by Eric703 this past summer. […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/1959-Cadillac.jpeg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Real World Locations of Vintage Car Ads – Fine Dining Edition")
Real World Locations of Vintage Car Ads – Fine Dining Edition
Posted on January 22, 2024 | 26 CommentsSome of my favorite Curbside Classic posts are those that show the real-world locations of vintage car ads, such as the world travel ads posted by Eric703 this past summer. […] -
![It took a few years, but I finally found one! Ever since moving to Japan back in 2019, I’ve been keeping my eyes peeled for a number of must-find JDM […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/IMG_20231119_094918_edited.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1968 Hino Contessa (PD) 1300 Coupé – Deadly Sin In The Rising Sun")
Curbside Classic: 1968 Hino Contessa (PD) 1300 Coupé – Deadly Sin In The Rising Sun
Posted on January 22, 2024 | 31 CommentsIt took a few years, but I finally found one! Ever since moving to Japan back in 2019, I’ve been keeping my eyes peeled for a number of must-find JDM […] -
![(first posted 12/11/2017) Again I visited my Mom last Friday, and went out for a run. This time I stumbled upon an American luxury icon. Well, maybe not […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/20171208_162853.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CC Outtake: E-Body Cadillac Eldorado Biarritz – Best Regards From The Eighties")
CC Outtake: E-Body Cadillac Eldorado Biarritz – Best Regards From The Eighties
Posted on January 21, 2024 | 42 Comments(first posted 12/11/2017) Again I visited my Mom last Friday, and went out for a run. This time I stumbled upon an American luxury icon. Well, maybe not […] -
![(first posted 1/22/2018) While Pontiac was selling Grand Prix coupes hand over fist in the 1970s, the related LeMans struggled mightily. For the 1978 redesign of the A-Body platform, […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/1979-pontiac-grand-lemans-coupe-1.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1978-81 Pontiac LeMans – Green With Envy")
Curbside Classic: 1978-81 Pontiac LeMans – Green With Envy
Posted on January 21, 2024 | 86 Comments(first posted 1/22/2018) While Pontiac was selling Grand Prix coupes hand over fist in the 1970s, the related LeMans struggled mightily. For the 1978 redesign of the A-Body platform, […] -
![Most of us of a certain age have a relationship with car billboards. To be on the street, cruising, or worse, stuck in traffic, with your tips at the wheel, […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/tumblr_n5isjnlK8D1qcdxvpo1_1280.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Vintage Snapshots & Advertising: Car Billboards, A Gallery – 1950s to 1970s")
Vintage Snapshots & Advertising: Car Billboards, A Gallery – 1950s to 1970s
Posted on January 21, 2024 | 17 CommentsMost of us of a certain age have a relationship with car billboards. To be on the street, cruising, or worse, stuck in traffic, with your tips at the wheel, […] -
![Photos by Staxman, from the Cohort. Not many of these Corvair-derived trucks have appeared here at CC, and the last time they did was quite a while back. No wonder, […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/53476792909_e5830573df_k.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Cohort Pic(k) Of The Day: 1961-63 Corvair 95 Rampside – Likeable Failure")
Cohort Pic(k) Of The Day: 1961-63 Corvair 95 Rampside – Likeable Failure
Posted on January 21, 2024 | 23 CommentsPhotos by Staxman, from the Cohort. Not many of these Corvair-derived trucks have appeared here at CC, and the last time they did was quite a while back. No wonder, […] -
![Never before had I seen such a colossal creation mounted on the frame of a standard size truck. At first glance, the Volvo simply seems to be too small and […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/IMG_1726.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CC Global: Volvo FM Based Megastructure")
CC Global: Volvo FM Based Megastructure
Posted on January 21, 2024 | 11 CommentsNever before had I seen such a colossal creation mounted on the frame of a standard size truck. At first glance, the Volvo simply seems to be too small and […] -
![Before we leave my first car in the metaphorical Curbside Classic dust, it may be worth relating some snippets of cross-country adventures successfully completed during my college years at Art […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/Cross-country-Comet-e1705538544736.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "COAL #13: One Last Mercury Caliente Story: Cross-Country Comet Capers")
COAL #13: One Last Mercury Caliente Story: Cross-Country Comet Capers
Posted on January 21, 2024 | 15 CommentsBefore we leave my first car in the metaphorical Curbside Classic dust, it may be worth relating some snippets of cross-country adventures successfully completed during my college years at Art […] -
![(first posted 1/20/2018) You, my friend, and I, are plinkers. Mere armchair quarterbacks in the game of cars and life. We putter about in our modern automobiles, […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/20180105_221432.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CC Capsule: 1958 Ford F-100: Separating the Men From the Boys.")
CC Capsule: 1958 Ford F-100: Separating the Men From the Boys.
Posted on January 20, 2024 | 47 Comments(first posted 1/20/2018) You, my friend, and I, are plinkers. Mere armchair quarterbacks in the game of cars and life. We putter about in our modern automobiles, […] -
![(first posted 1/19/2018) We’ve been on a bit of a Fairmont tear here lately, if you hadn’t noticed. As a result, I must have had Fox-bodies on my […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/1980-Ford-Fairmont-01.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Vintage Ad/Brochure Capsule: 1980 Ford Fairmont Turbo/Mercury Zephyr Turbo – Sasquatch. Nessie. Fairmont Turbo.")
Vintage Ad/Brochure Capsule: 1980 Ford Fairmont Turbo/Mercury Zephyr Turbo – Sasquatch. Nessie. Fairmont Turbo.
Posted on January 20, 2024 | 55 Comments(first posted 1/19/2018) We’ve been on a bit of a Fairmont tear here lately, if you hadn’t noticed. As a result, I must have had Fox-bodies on my […] -
![CC readers know that I had several of these vintage ‘owner galleries’ in the past few months. Being the weekend, I feel that it’s a good time to highlight some […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/4552898122_b5cd60fe33_b.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Vintage Snapshots: A Corvette Gallery – Drivers, Riders & Admirers From The ’50s – ’70s")
Vintage Snapshots: A Corvette Gallery – Drivers, Riders & Admirers From The ’50s – ’70s
Posted on January 20, 2024 | 20 CommentsCC readers know that I had several of these vintage ‘owner galleries’ in the past few months. Being the weekend, I feel that it’s a good time to highlight some […]
