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![This is one image that brings one obvious pun to mind (you know the one). Puns aside, this setup does leave me thinking about the wonders it must do for […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/3-4-1.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Vintage Snapshot: 1960 Chevrolet Wagon; Riding On Rails")
Vintage Snapshot: 1960 Chevrolet Wagon; Riding On Rails
Posted on January 9, 2024 | 21 CommentsThis is one image that brings one obvious pun to mind (you know the one). Puns aside, this setup does leave me thinking about the wonders it must do for […] -
![Today, I wanted to highlight a bit of creativity here at CC. Cohort contributor Tim Finn has uploaded a series of images from the Ford Heritage Vault, with a […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/53328295649_9aa1280d0b_k.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Cohort Pic(k)s Of The Day: Fords & Mercurys Of The 60s And 70s, With Some Photoshop Love")
Cohort Pic(k)s Of The Day: Fords & Mercurys Of The 60s And 70s, With Some Photoshop Love
Posted on January 9, 2024 | 17 CommentsToday, I wanted to highlight a bit of creativity here at CC. Cohort contributor Tim Finn has uploaded a series of images from the Ford Heritage Vault, with a […] -
![When Leaving Thailand in mid-2019, I figured the T87 family would be back for a visit sometime in the next year or so. After all, it’s only a six-hour flight […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/IMG_20231228_104553_edited.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CC Capsule: 1980 Toyota Corona (T130) 1800 – Five Years And One Corona Ago…")
CC Capsule: 1980 Toyota Corona (T130) 1800 – Five Years And One Corona Ago…
Posted on January 9, 2024 | 11 CommentsWhen Leaving Thailand in mid-2019, I figured the T87 family would be back for a visit sometime in the next year or so. After all, it’s only a six-hour flight […] -
![“One summer never ends, one summer never beganIt keeps me standing still, it takes all my willAnd then suddenly, last summer” – Martha Davis, 1983 I was a Motels fan […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/047-1976-Chevrolet-Corvette-Stingray-for-CC.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Musings: 1976 Chevrolet Corvette Stingray – Suddenly Last Summer")
Curbside Musings: 1976 Chevrolet Corvette Stingray – Suddenly Last Summer
Posted on January 9, 2024 | 40 Comments“One summer never ends, one summer never beganIt keeps me standing still, it takes all my willAnd then suddenly, last summer” – Martha Davis, 1983 I was a Motels fan […] -
![(first posted at TTAC in 2009 and on 2/21/2011 here) Was a car ever born with the odds so stacked against it? Its name is defined as “a small […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/02/CC-27-168-1200.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: AMC Gremlin – 1971 Small Car Comparison Number 6")
Curbside Classic: AMC Gremlin – 1971 Small Car Comparison Number 6
Posted on January 8, 2024 | 78 Comments(first posted at TTAC in 2009 and on 2/21/2011 here) Was a car ever born with the odds so stacked against it? Its name is defined as “a small […] -
![(first posted 1/2/2018) Involuntary unemployment can wreak havoc on one’s self-confidence. Being laid off from my job of ten plus years at the end of 2010 was totally […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/1987-Cadillac-Eldorado-Biarritz-CC.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Capsule: 1990 Cadillac Eldorado Biarritz – When Life Gives You Lemons…")
Curbside Capsule: 1990 Cadillac Eldorado Biarritz – When Life Gives You Lemons…
Posted on January 8, 2024 | 58 Comments(first posted 1/2/2018) Involuntary unemployment can wreak havoc on one’s self-confidence. Being laid off from my job of ten plus years at the end of 2010 was totally […] -
![We have enjoyed many of these ‘owner’ galleries in recent months; a window into drivers and passengers of the past and their cherished rides. In my search for such images […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/tumblr_poy9qru1l11qcdxvpo1_1280.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Vintage Snapshots: A Gallery Of Nash And Rambler Owners – ‘Bathtubs’ And Beyond")
Vintage Snapshots: A Gallery Of Nash And Rambler Owners – ‘Bathtubs’ And Beyond
Posted on January 8, 2024 | 32 CommentsWe have enjoyed many of these ‘owner’ galleries in recent months; a window into drivers and passengers of the past and their cherished rides. In my search for such images […] -
![The years 1956-1959 were extremely ugly for US mid-priced brands, their collective market share dropping by 37%. The recession of 1957-1958 is often credited with this drop, but […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/Chart-Mid-price-market-share-1955-1964.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CC Chart: Mid-Priced Brands Market Share, 1955-1964 – A 37% Collapse, And Not Just Because Of The 1958 Recession")
CC Chart: Mid-Priced Brands Market Share, 1955-1964 – A 37% Collapse, And Not Just Because Of The 1958 Recession
Posted on January 8, 2024 | 28 CommentsThe years 1956-1959 were extremely ugly for US mid-priced brands, their collective market share dropping by 37%. The recession of 1957-1958 is often credited with this drop, but […] -
Rental Car Review: 2021 Suzuki Vitara
Posted on January 8, 2024 | 14 CommentsFor Christmas 2023, the family and I rented a house on St. Lucia for a week of warm weather, and bonded with a rented Vitara. -
![CC has not featured any Imperial models from the early 1970s, and it is not hard to understand why: By this time, the Imperial brand was on its last gasp. […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/IMG_4422.jpeg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Car Show Classic: 1970 Imperial LeBaron – A Chrysler in Emperor’s Clothing")
Car Show Classic: 1970 Imperial LeBaron – A Chrysler in Emperor’s Clothing
Posted on January 8, 2024 | 43 CommentsCC has not featured any Imperial models from the early 1970s, and it is not hard to understand why: By this time, the Imperial brand was on its last gasp. […] -
![(first posted 1/6/2018) A specimen of an endangered species: will it be eviscerated and crushed? Who would have thought of running across a Renault LeCar in Iowa in December 2017? […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/Lectric-Leopard-3.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Junkyard Outtake: Lectric Leopard – Sparky CC Spotted at Wrench ‘N Go")
Junkyard Outtake: Lectric Leopard – Sparky CC Spotted at Wrench ‘N Go
Posted on January 7, 2024 | 68 Comments(first posted 1/6/2018) A specimen of an endangered species: will it be eviscerated and crushed? Who would have thought of running across a Renault LeCar in Iowa in December 2017? […] -
![(first posted 1/7/2018) For me, the turn of the year always brings forth a sense of nostalgia – another year past and a longing to look back at the […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/hudson-super-wasp-03-1.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CC Outtake: Curbside Reminiscences From My Childhood")
CC Outtake: Curbside Reminiscences From My Childhood
Posted on January 7, 2024 | 49 Comments(first posted 1/7/2018) For me, the turn of the year always brings forth a sense of nostalgia – another year past and a longing to look back at the […] -
Vintage Snapshot: 1955 Dodge Wagon – Sunday Blessings!
Posted on January 7, 2024 | 42 CommentsI was raised a Catholic, so this photo -almost- makes sense to me. And well, what better day to post it than a Sunday? -
![Car Life’s main intent with their 1967 Camaro road test is clearly stated in their first paragraph: “The dilemma facing a potential Camaro buyer is a natural one for this […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/1967-03-CAR-LIFE-Two-Camaro-Road-Test-1-8-1a.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Vintage CL Road Test: Two 1967 Camaros, 250 Six and SS350 – “Both Have Virtue And Plenty Of Performance”")
Vintage CL Road Test: Two 1967 Camaros, 250 Six and SS350 – “Both Have Virtue And Plenty Of Performance”
Posted on January 7, 2024 | 15 CommentsCar Life’s main intent with their 1967 Camaro road test is clearly stated in their first paragraph: “The dilemma facing a potential Camaro buyer is a natural one for this […] -
![The Jan van Dam (John Vandam) company is specialized in transporting all kinds of heavy machines, covering the Netherlands and pretty much all other European countries. That includes removing said […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/IMG_2049.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CC Global: Machines Moving Machinery")
CC Global: Machines Moving Machinery
Posted on January 7, 2024 | 7 CommentsThe Jan van Dam (John Vandam) company is specialized in transporting all kinds of heavy machines, covering the Netherlands and pretty much all other European countries. That includes removing said […]
