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![If you look up “Datsun Sports DC-3” on the web, be it in English or Japanese, you will find a lot of sources – including Nissan themselves – claiming this […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/IMG_20230402_142222_edited.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Car Show Capsule: 1952 Datsun Sports DC-3 Roadster – Historical Revisionism Gone Mad")
Car Show Capsule: 1952 Datsun Sports DC-3 Roadster – Historical Revisionism Gone Mad
Posted on January 16, 2024 | 6 CommentsIf you look up “Datsun Sports DC-3” on the web, be it in English or Japanese, you will find a lot of sources – including Nissan themselves – claiming this […] -
![I love penguins. It’s hard to pinpoint when this might have started. I do remember having owned and shared a children’s record on which the positive characteristics of various birds, […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/009-1967-Ford-Thunderbird-Gentoo-penguins-for-thumbnail.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Musings: 1967 Ford Thunderbird Coupe – A Different Kind Of Bird")
Curbside Musings: 1967 Ford Thunderbird Coupe – A Different Kind Of Bird
Posted on January 16, 2024 | 63 CommentsI love penguins. It’s hard to pinpoint when this might have started. I do remember having owned and shared a children’s record on which the positive characteristics of various birds, […] -
![Posted to the Cohort by John Lloyd (first posted 1/16/2018) Everyone has their favorite places; Kansas City falls into that boat for me. Despite the crummy weather it […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/76-coronet-by-john-lloyd.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CC Capsule: 1975 (or 1976) Dodge Coronet – Missed Opportunities")
CC Capsule: 1975 (or 1976) Dodge Coronet – Missed Opportunities
Posted on January 15, 2024 | 62 CommentsPosted to the Cohort by John Lloyd (first posted 1/16/2018) Everyone has their favorite places; Kansas City falls into that boat for me. Despite the crummy weather it […] -
![(first posted 1/15/2018) Return with us now to the good old days of 1971 and relive the joys of new car ownership of Detroit’s import-fighters. After you’ve read […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/15k-1.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Vintage Review: 15,000 Mile C&D Comparison Test of 1971 Vega vs. Pinto – A Primer In Why The Japanese Came To Dominate the Passenger Car Market in the US")
Vintage Review: 15,000 Mile C&D Comparison Test of 1971 Vega vs. Pinto – A Primer In Why The Japanese Came To Dominate the Passenger Car Market in the US
Posted on January 15, 2024 | 86 Comments(first posted 1/15/2018) Return with us now to the good old days of 1971 and relive the joys of new car ownership of Detroit’s import-fighters. After you’ve read […] -
![Every once in a while, as I search vintage images online, the missing pieces of a puzzle slowly emerge. Nope, uploaders aren’t known for posting stuff in order, or chronologically. […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/Screenshot_20230927-032050.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Vintage Snapshots: One Mustang Gal -And Ford Family- In The Early ’70s")
Vintage Snapshots: One Mustang Gal -And Ford Family- In The Early ’70s
Posted on January 15, 2024 | 9 CommentsEvery once in a while, as I search vintage images online, the missing pieces of a puzzle slowly emerge. Nope, uploaders aren’t known for posting stuff in order, or chronologically. […] -
![This 1951 Buick Super Sedanet is one of 1500 produced before the fleeting-postwar-fastback era fizzled out at that great brand from Flint, right around the same time it fizzled […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/51-Buick-3.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CC For Sale: 1951 Buick Super Sedanet – Avoiding Duplication")
CC For Sale: 1951 Buick Super Sedanet – Avoiding Duplication
Posted on January 15, 2024 | 36 CommentsThis 1951 Buick Super Sedanet is one of 1500 produced before the fleeting-postwar-fastback era fizzled out at that great brand from Flint, right around the same time it fizzled […] -
![In transit, a piling rig at rest and a tall cabover tractor don’t go well together, for obvious reasons. That’s quite a front overhang, by the way. A much lower […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/IMG_1933.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CC Global: Piling Rig On Tour – 21st Century Medieval Battering Ram")
CC Global: Piling Rig On Tour – 21st Century Medieval Battering Ram
Posted on January 15, 2024 | 15 CommentsIn transit, a piling rig at rest and a tall cabover tractor don’t go well together, for obvious reasons. That’s quite a front overhang, by the way. A much lower […] -
![In February 1954, when Mercedes-Benz launched the legendary 300SL at the New York Auto Show, the new gull-winged supercar was flanked by a cute little drop-top companion. It was still […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/IMG_20231103_143638_edited.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1957 Mercedes-Benz 190SL (W121 B II) – Second Stradivarius")
Curbside Classic: 1957 Mercedes-Benz 190SL (W121 B II) – Second Stradivarius
Posted on January 15, 2024 | 12 CommentsIn February 1954, when Mercedes-Benz launched the legendary 300SL at the New York Auto Show, the new gull-winged supercar was flanked by a cute little drop-top companion. It was still […] -
![(first posted 1/8/2018) If you’ve been around here for a while, you know I’ve got a big thing for the Ultra Van. It’s my ultimate motorhome, combining Corvair […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/IMG_8340.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Road Trip Outtake: Ultra Van – Corvair Powered Ultralight Motorhome")
Road Trip Outtake: Ultra Van – Corvair Powered Ultralight Motorhome
Posted on January 14, 2024 | 52 Comments(first posted 1/8/2018) If you’ve been around here for a while, you know I’ve got a big thing for the Ultra Van. It’s my ultimate motorhome, combining Corvair […] -
![(first posted 3/3/2011) Curbside Classic takes you back to 1971 for a virtual comparison test of six small cars, based (and partly borrowed) from a C/D test. There it […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/03/CC-19-076-1200.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: Chevrolet Vega – Winner Of 1971 Small Car Comparison And GM’s Deadly Sin No.2")
Curbside Classic: Chevrolet Vega – Winner Of 1971 Small Car Comparison And GM’s Deadly Sin No.2
Posted on January 14, 2024 | 138 Comments(first posted 3/3/2011) Curbside Classic takes you back to 1971 for a virtual comparison test of six small cars, based (and partly borrowed) from a C/D test. There it […] -
![(first posted 1/15/2018) Once upon a time, roads and parking lots in the United States were teeming with the Pontiac Grand Am. When GM’s third attempt at popularizing its […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/IMG_9844-1989-Pontiac-Grand-Am-CC.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Capsule: 1989 Pontiac Grand Am LE Coupe – Destination, Mall")
Curbside Capsule: 1989 Pontiac Grand Am LE Coupe – Destination, Mall
Posted on January 14, 2024 | 62 Comments(first posted 1/15/2018) Once upon a time, roads and parking lots in the United States were teeming with the Pontiac Grand Am. When GM’s third attempt at popularizing its […] -
![I’ve made a few of these posts with photos from the Cohort by Hyperpack (Here and Here). Most, showing Chrysler products, that as far as I understand are part of […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/52060586489_5ab320c303_k.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Cohort Pic(k) Of The Day: 1973 Plymouth Barracuda, At Dusk")
Cohort Pic(k) Of The Day: 1973 Plymouth Barracuda, At Dusk
Posted on January 14, 2024 | 20 CommentsI’ve made a few of these posts with photos from the Cohort by Hyperpack (Here and Here). Most, showing Chrysler products, that as far as I understand are part of […] -
![International was once the best selling truck brand; now its successor brand, Navistar, is barely hanging on to the #4 slot for semi trucks. Let’s go back to the time […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/4556036825_b4f522c403_o.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Vintage Trucks: A Gallery of International COE Semis – Some More Unconventional Than Others")
Vintage Trucks: A Gallery of International COE Semis – Some More Unconventional Than Others
Posted on January 14, 2024 | 40 CommentsInternational was once the best selling truck brand; now its successor brand, Navistar, is barely hanging on to the #4 slot for semi trucks. Let’s go back to the time […] -
![As is quite known, 1962 was not one of Chrysler’s best years. Dodge and Plymouth were dealing with their controversial downsized entries, while DeSoto had ceased to be. Amidst all […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/tumblr_puav5ivMAM1qcdxvpo1_1280.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Vintage MT Review: 1962 Chrysler Newport – Big Car Power and Luxury")
Vintage MT Review: 1962 Chrysler Newport – Big Car Power and Luxury
Posted on January 14, 2024 | 13 CommentsAs is quite known, 1962 was not one of Chrysler’s best years. Dodge and Plymouth were dealing with their controversial downsized entries, while DeSoto had ceased to be. Amidst all […] -
![Time for a short break in the COAL series. When we left our protagonist, he had completed his first coast-to-coast trip in his trusty ’66 Caliente convertible. Figures just-unearthed […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/Art-Center-article.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "The Art Center Years: Settling In, Out West – Arriving To The School Where Cars Are Born")
The Art Center Years: Settling In, Out West – Arriving To The School Where Cars Are Born
Posted on January 14, 2024 | 13 CommentsTime for a short break in the COAL series. When we left our protagonist, he had completed his first coast-to-coast trip in his trusty ’66 Caliente convertible. Figures just-unearthed […]
