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![Let’s check in with the stalwart CC Cohort, and see what’s been posted there recently. Here’s a Chevy limo, from the mid-’80s or so, shot by canadiancatgreen. Maybe not so […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/54342743756_ec78533a0d_o.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "A Gallery Of Finds From The CC Cohort")
A Gallery Of Finds From The CC Cohort
Posted on March 10, 2025 | 12 CommentsLet’s check in with the stalwart CC Cohort, and see what’s been posted there recently. Here’s a Chevy limo, from the mid-’80s or so, shot by canadiancatgreen. Maybe not so […] -
![The 1963 Buick Riviera has won worldwide acclaim for its crisp styling, but how did its performance and road manners measure up to European standards? In November 1963, the […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/1963-Buick-Riviera-Ricketts-Motors-front-3q.webp?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Vintage AMS Review: 1963 Buick Riviera – “It Can Be Driven Faster Than Its Wheelcovers Can Handle”")
Vintage AMS Review: 1963 Buick Riviera – “It Can Be Driven Faster Than Its Wheelcovers Can Handle”
Posted on March 10, 2025 | 24 CommentsThe 1963 Buick Riviera has won worldwide acclaim for its crisp styling, but how did its performance and road manners measure up to European standards? In November 1963, the […] -
![Just two years after Chevy abandoned the last big two-door wagon, they upped the ante by one door and built the only three-door wagon, from 1967 through 1972. I’d like […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/a-3-door-2-vert.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1970 Chevrolet Suburban — The Only Three-Door Station Wagon")
Curbside Classic: 1970 Chevrolet Suburban — The Only Three-Door Station Wagon
Posted on March 10, 2025 | 26 CommentsJust two years after Chevy abandoned the last big two-door wagon, they upped the ante by one door and built the only three-door wagon, from 1967 through 1972. I’d like […] -
![(first posted 3/8/2019) Hello, Paul? It’s Papa. I have great news! I want you to know that I finally took your advice. Uh; what advice is that, Papa? About buying […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/CC-363-091.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Auto-Biography: 1987 Cadillac Sedan de Ville – “Paul, I Finally Took Your Advice”")
Auto-Biography: 1987 Cadillac Sedan de Ville – “Paul, I Finally Took Your Advice”
Posted on March 9, 2025 | 64 Comments(first posted 3/8/2019) Hello, Paul? It’s Papa. I have great news! I want you to know that I finally took your advice. Uh; what advice is that, Papa? About buying […] -
![(first posted 11/9/2012) Fathers can be hard to figure out sometimes, and none more so than mine. Now you might be willing to argue that point, but those […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/CC-181-040-1200.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Auto-Biography: 1961 Ford Starliner 390-375 – Yes Pop, You Can Get A V8 Four-Speed 1961 Ford If You Really Must Have One")
Auto-Biography: 1961 Ford Starliner 390-375 – Yes Pop, You Can Get A V8 Four-Speed 1961 Ford If You Really Must Have One
Posted on March 9, 2025 | 116 Comments(first posted 11/9/2012) Fathers can be hard to figure out sometimes, and none more so than mine. Now you might be willing to argue that point, but those […] -
![We all know of the Nurburgring, the fearsome 14 mile grand prix built in the mid 1920s in the Eiffel Mountains and used for the German Grand Prix until 1976. […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/nurburgring.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "A Driver’s Eye View Of Hurtling The 1937 Mercedes W125 GP Car Through The Nurburgring")
A Driver’s Eye View Of Hurtling The 1937 Mercedes W125 GP Car Through The Nurburgring
Posted on March 9, 2025 | 4 CommentsWe all know of the Nurburgring, the fearsome 14 mile grand prix built in the mid 1920s in the Eiffel Mountains and used for the German Grand Prix until 1976. […] -
![Commentary by Paul N. It’s a pleasure to fill in for Patrick Bell today as tri-five Chevys are clearly my favorite domestic cars of the ’50s. I’m guessing I’m not […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/f7852607d99ecd38c05a160f08bf68ea.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Vintage Snapshots: Chevrolets In The 1950s")
Vintage Snapshots: Chevrolets In The 1950s
Posted on March 9, 2025 | 28 CommentsCommentary by Paul N. It’s a pleasure to fill in for Patrick Bell today as tri-five Chevys are clearly my favorite domestic cars of the ’50s. I’m guessing I’m not […] -
![Once upon a time, factory air conditioning was one of the most (if not THE most) expensive automotive options you could buy — rarely seen at all, and then […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/1959-Ford-Galaxie-Barn-Finds-Select-Air-badge.webp?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Air Conditioning On Low-Priced Full-Size U.S. Cars In The 1960s")
Air Conditioning On Low-Priced Full-Size U.S. Cars In The 1960s
Posted on March 9, 2025 | 58 CommentsOnce upon a time, factory air conditioning was one of the most (if not THE most) expensive automotive options you could buy — rarely seen at all, and then […] -
![This car was bought to solve a particular problem that showed up for our third son and came about in a strange set of circumstances not of his making. I […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/2002-Saturn-SC1-1.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "My 2002 Saturn SC1 – Three Door Sporty Appearing Coupe for a New Driver")
My 2002 Saturn SC1 – Three Door Sporty Appearing Coupe for a New Driver
Posted on March 9, 2025 | 26 CommentsThis car was bought to solve a particular problem that showed up for our third son and came about in a strange set of circumstances not of his making. I […] -
![(first posted 2/23/2019) Several weeks ago we looked at buses built by Alfa Romeo – today, let’s review another storied Italian manufacturer better know for its svelte coupes, handsome sedans, […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/1936-lancia-omicron-del-1936-1-e1549456135637.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Bus Stop Classics: 1920 – 1975 Lancia Buses – Italian Flair")
Bus Stop Classics: 1920 – 1975 Lancia Buses – Italian Flair
Posted on March 8, 2025 | 24 Comments(first posted 2/23/2019) Several weeks ago we looked at buses built by Alfa Romeo – today, let’s review another storied Italian manufacturer better know for its svelte coupes, handsome sedans, […] -
![(originally posted 3/6/2014) Finned, fresh and fantastic: The Forward Look Mopar cars shocked and awed both the buying public and the competition in the fall of 1956–but by the fall […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/08/6060790881_46359fdfcb_z.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1958 DeSoto Fireflite: The Forward Look Falls Flat On Its Face")
Curbside Classic: 1958 DeSoto Fireflite: The Forward Look Falls Flat On Its Face
Posted on March 8, 2025 | 111 Comments(originally posted 3/6/2014) Finned, fresh and fantastic: The Forward Look Mopar cars shocked and awed both the buying public and the competition in the fall of 1956–but by the fall […] -
![Looking at this picture, I ask myself: why didn’t we have one of these? Back in the day, a Suburban would have been a lot more practical for hauling three […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/a-sub.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "1987 Chevrolet Suburban 4×4 – America Falls In Love With the Big SUV – Me Too?")
1987 Chevrolet Suburban 4×4 – America Falls In Love With the Big SUV – Me Too?
Posted on March 8, 2025 | 38 CommentsLooking at this picture, I ask myself: why didn’t we have one of these? Back in the day, a Suburban would have been a lot more practical for hauling three […] -
![I’m getting to that age when for some reason or another, the mind starts to focus on the negative versus the positive – I’d call it “curmudgeon-itis.” I’ve tried to […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/1598163531164-1-e1741140406923.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "QOTD: What Are Some of the New Auto Technologies That You Love and Some That You Hate?")
QOTD: What Are Some of the New Auto Technologies That You Love and Some That You Hate?
Posted on March 8, 2025 | 89 CommentsI’m getting to that age when for some reason or another, the mind starts to focus on the negative versus the positive – I’d call it “curmudgeon-itis.” I’ve tried to […] -
![2002 Hyundai Accent GLS 4-door image from brochure. In 2008, I left my 1992 Fiat Elba with a neighbor’s child while I set out to find a new (for me) […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/Captura-de-pantalla-2025-03-05-18.12.08-e1741220557195.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "My 2000 Hyundai Accent GLS – Luxury Beyond My Means")
My 2000 Hyundai Accent GLS – Luxury Beyond My Means
Posted on March 8, 2025 | 13 Comments2002 Hyundai Accent GLS 4-door image from brochure. In 2008, I left my 1992 Fiat Elba with a neighbor’s child while I set out to find a new (for me) […] -
![The 1976–1979 Cadillac Seville was intended to compete with European luxury cars like the Mercedes-Benz 450SEL, but it was also sold in Europe. The West German magazine auto motor und […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/AMS-1976-05-lead-1.webp?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Vintage AMS Review: 1976 Cadillac Seville – “A Typical American — But One Of The Best”")
Vintage AMS Review: 1976 Cadillac Seville – “A Typical American — But One Of The Best”
Posted on March 8, 2025 | 35 CommentsThe 1976–1979 Cadillac Seville was intended to compete with European luxury cars like the Mercedes-Benz 450SEL, but it was also sold in Europe. The West German magazine auto motor und […]
