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![(first posted 1/2/2013) New Year’s Day has come and gone; the holidays are officially over. As I write this, it is snowy and about twenty degrees outside, so what better […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/12/09-15-2012-026.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Car Show Classic: 1935 Auburn 851 Speedster – The Most Beautiful Car Of The Thirties?")
Car Show Classic: 1935 Auburn 851 Speedster – The Most Beautiful Car Of The Thirties?
Posted on January 2, 2024 | 32 Comments(first posted 1/2/2013) New Year’s Day has come and gone; the holidays are officially over. As I write this, it is snowy and about twenty degrees outside, so what better […] -
![(first posted 1/2/2018) This is a follow-up to this article from, umm, February 2016. Uhh, sorry about the delay there. One of my New Year’s resolutions was to finish this […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/1980-oldsmobile-toronado-xsc.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Top 10 Obscure Special Editions and Forgotten Limited-Run Models: Oldsmobile Edition, Part II")
Top 10 Obscure Special Editions and Forgotten Limited-Run Models: Oldsmobile Edition, Part II
Posted on January 2, 2024 | 34 Comments(first posted 1/2/2018) This is a follow-up to this article from, umm, February 2016. Uhh, sorry about the delay there. One of my New Year’s resolutions was to finish this […] -
![(Posted to the CC Cohort by William Rubano) (first posted 1/1/2018) Seeing this Trans Am at the CC Cohort prompted genuine excitement followed by a pretty sobering realization […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/transam-1.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1979 to 1981 Pontiac Trans Am – Smoke ‘Em If You Got ‘Em")
Curbside Classic: 1979 to 1981 Pontiac Trans Am – Smoke ‘Em If You Got ‘Em
Posted on January 2, 2024 | 69 Comments(Posted to the CC Cohort by William Rubano) (first posted 1/1/2018) Seeing this Trans Am at the CC Cohort prompted genuine excitement followed by a pretty sobering realization […] -
Curbside Outtake: Chevrolet Corvette And Ford F-Series – Suddenly, It’s 1966!
Posted on January 2, 2024 | 20 Comments -
![With winter starting, let’s take a look at this series of drivers and passengers taking the time and putting in the effort to capture these moments. Temperatures may drop, and […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/Screenshot_20230829-123025.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Vintage Snapshots: Car Owners In Winter Time – A Gallery")
Vintage Snapshots: Car Owners In Winter Time – A Gallery
Posted on January 2, 2024 | 48 CommentsWith winter starting, let’s take a look at this series of drivers and passengers taking the time and putting in the effort to capture these moments. Temperatures may drop, and […] -
![November is a very good month for CCs in Tokyo – the dry, cool and sunny weather makes the autumn the best CC hunting season. So lots (and I mean […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/IMG_20231103_154159_edited.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CC Outtakes: T87’s Singles Collection (November-December 2023) – Part 1: Japanese Cars")
CC Outtakes: T87’s Singles Collection (November-December 2023) – Part 1: Japanese Cars
Posted on January 2, 2024 | 30 CommentsNovember is a very good month for CCs in Tokyo – the dry, cool and sunny weather makes the autumn the best CC hunting season. So lots (and I mean […] -
![I haven’t made any New Year’s resolutions for some time. It’s not that I don’t believe in doing so, or that I don’t find value in the accountability that often […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/IMG_20231124_162854347-c.-1971-Alfa-Romeo-1750-Spider-Veloce-for-CC.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Musings: A Cluster Of (Alfa Romeo) Spiders, Part 2 – Just Chop It")
Curbside Musings: A Cluster Of (Alfa Romeo) Spiders, Part 2 – Just Chop It
Posted on January 2, 2024 | 26 CommentsI haven’t made any New Year’s resolutions for some time. It’s not that I don’t believe in doing so, or that I don’t find value in the accountability that often […] -
![I’m of the firm belief that driving across the country should be on everyone’s bucket list. Not necessarily the way I did it for the first time – traveling solo […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/Rand-McNally-Road-Atlas-e1703873701132.webp?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "COAL #11: A Coast-to-Coast Comet")
COAL #11: A Coast-to-Coast Comet
Posted on December 31, 2023 | 22 CommentsI’m of the firm belief that driving across the country should be on everyone’s bucket list. Not necessarily the way I did it for the first time – traveling solo […] -
COAL #5: 1976 Pontiac Astre
Posted on December 30, 2023 | 26 CommentsShort and sweet. I don’t have a lot to say about this car. -
![After I sold my 1996 Volvo 850R wagon in 2014, I decided to swear off Volvos for a while. Perhaps it was the reliability issues or the expense of getting […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/IMG_4793-e1703654291886.jpeg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "COAL: 1994 Volvo 940 Sedan – Swedish Rhapsody, Part 3 (A Love Song in Three Movements)")
COAL: 1994 Volvo 940 Sedan – Swedish Rhapsody, Part 3 (A Love Song in Three Movements)
Posted on December 27, 2023 | 7 CommentsAfter I sold my 1996 Volvo 850R wagon in 2014, I decided to swear off Volvos for a while. Perhaps it was the reliability issues or the expense of getting […] -
![Here’s our vintage snapshot gift for today: a neat bathtub Nash with a Christmas tree included. Even if the Nash doesn’t do it for you, the tree has to count […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/Screenshot_20230813-044110.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Vintage Snapshot: Happy Holidays, Merry Christmas, And Welcome To CC’s Best Of 2023")
Vintage Snapshot: Happy Holidays, Merry Christmas, And Welcome To CC’s Best Of 2023
Posted on December 24, 2023 | 12 CommentsHere’s our vintage snapshot gift for today: a neat bathtub Nash with a Christmas tree included. Even if the Nash doesn’t do it for you, the tree has to count […] -
![In last week’s post, I briefly mentioned the sweet feeling of freedom when I slid behind the wheel of my ’66 Comet Caliente convertible for the first time. Driving […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/66-Comet-brochure-cover-e1703369684958.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "COAL #10: Not so Caliente – My First Accident")
COAL #10: Not so Caliente – My First Accident
Posted on December 24, 2023 | 5 CommentsIn last week’s post, I briefly mentioned the sweet feeling of freedom when I slid behind the wheel of my ’66 Comet Caliente convertible for the first time. Driving […] -
![(first posted 12/23/2017) Brendan’s excellent post on the Spirit GT captures AMC’s Herculean efforts to create something out of nothing. In February 1979, Car and Driver reviewed the Spirit GT, […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/CD-0279-AMC-Spirit-p1.jpeg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Vintage Review: 1979 AMC Spirit GT – Desperately Seeking Salvation")
Vintage Review: 1979 AMC Spirit GT – Desperately Seeking Salvation
Posted on December 23, 2023 | 56 Comments(first posted 12/23/2017) Brendan’s excellent post on the Spirit GT captures AMC’s Herculean efforts to create something out of nothing. In February 1979, Car and Driver reviewed the Spirit GT, […] -
![(first posted 12/22/2017) I have always been a sucker for a good detective show on television. One of my favorites from my youth is a show that […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/68Dart-1.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside TV – The Cars Of Mannix")
Curbside TV – The Cars Of Mannix
Posted on December 23, 2023 | 170 Comments(first posted 12/22/2017) I have always been a sucker for a good detective show on television. One of my favorites from my youth is a show that […] -
![For a good number of CC’s readers, winter is starting. And with winter, more time to stay indoors. Meanwhile the moments outdoors change in nature, for better and worse. But […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/tumblr_o0eihoYt3Z1qcdxvpo1_1280.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Vintage Snapshots: Time Outdoors And Some Snow")
Vintage Snapshots: Time Outdoors And Some Snow
Posted on December 23, 2023 | 37 CommentsFor a good number of CC’s readers, winter is starting. And with winter, more time to stay indoors. Meanwhile the moments outdoors change in nature, for better and worse. But […]
