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![The images of this Mopar trio are courtesy of Hyperpack, and were recently uploaded to the Cohort. As someone put it, it’s quite an overdose of cream-colored Aspen/Volarés. The vehicles […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/52281210279_2a41e702e0_k.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Cohort Pic(k) Of The Day: A Pair Of Dodge Aspen, One Plymouth Volaré – A Color Coordinated Trio")
Cohort Pic(k) Of The Day: A Pair Of Dodge Aspen, One Plymouth Volaré – A Color Coordinated Trio
Posted on December 23, 2023 | 28 CommentsThe images of this Mopar trio are courtesy of Hyperpack, and were recently uploaded to the Cohort. As someone put it, it’s quite an overdose of cream-colored Aspen/Volarés. The vehicles […] -
![During a May holiday in southeast Bavaria, my 86 year old host and I cycled 50 km from Ruhpolding to the EFA Museum of German Automotive History in Amerang, he […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/IMG_20230517_130910.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Museum Classics: A Tour of the EFA Museum of German Automotive History")
Museum Classics: A Tour of the EFA Museum of German Automotive History
Posted on December 23, 2023 | 13 CommentsDuring a May holiday in southeast Bavaria, my 86 year old host and I cycled 50 km from Ruhpolding to the EFA Museum of German Automotive History in Amerang, he […] -
COAL #4: 1970 Cadillac Coupe de Ville
Posted on December 23, 2023 | 17 CommentsWhile my motorcycling career was doing well I found myself wanting another car of my own. So the search began. Of course, it had to be another Cadillac. -
![(First posted 2/13/2011. Expanded and revised 2017 & 2023) Change is impossible to predict. Who could have predicted that ultimate decade of change, the sixties? That the Beatles would appear, […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/02/CC-126-130-800-SS-sky-vert-3.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1959 Cadillac Coupe DeVille – False Prophet Of A New Era")
Curbside Classic: 1959 Cadillac Coupe DeVille – False Prophet Of A New Era
Posted on December 22, 2023 | 76 Comments(First posted 2/13/2011. Expanded and revised 2017 & 2023) Change is impossible to predict. Who could have predicted that ultimate decade of change, the sixties? That the Beatles would appear, […] -
![(first posted 12/22/2017) Never able to match the Big Three’s sheer amount of capital needed for R&D, annual styling changes, and a broader lineup, AMC’s fortunes could always […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/thumb_IMG_0217_1024.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Car Show Classic: 1979 AMC Spirit GT – Disco Is Dead")
Car Show Classic: 1979 AMC Spirit GT – Disco Is Dead
Posted on December 22, 2023 | 91 Comments(first posted 12/22/2017) Never able to match the Big Three’s sheer amount of capital needed for R&D, annual styling changes, and a broader lineup, AMC’s fortunes could always […] -
CC TV: What I Want For Christmas – How About You?
Posted on December 22, 2023 | 33 Commentshat tip to John Kelly -
![I recently came across these images from the UIC (University of Illinois) online collection, and they provide a good opportunity to pay a virtual visit to the Chicago of the […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/15884083863_f2f20def8d_k.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Vintage Snapshots: Chicago In The Mid 70s")
Vintage Snapshots: Chicago In The Mid 70s
Posted on December 22, 2023 | 33 CommentsI recently came across these images from the UIC (University of Illinois) online collection, and they provide a good opportunity to pay a virtual visit to the Chicago of the […] -
![For all the versatility a full size sedan offers, there are just some jobs that an SUV can do better. I quickly realized that I would need to find […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/Photo-Nov-26-2023-11-35-06-AM.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "COAL: 2012 Cadillac Escalade Platinum – How To Say Fleetwood Brougham In The 21st Century")
COAL: 2012 Cadillac Escalade Platinum – How To Say Fleetwood Brougham In The 21st Century
Posted on December 22, 2023 | 16 CommentsFor all the versatility a full size sedan offers, there are just some jobs that an SUV can do better. I quickly realized that I would need to find […] -
![When in Provence last August, I did not find a Jaguar Mark 2 (though it will have its day on CC, promised!). Instead, I happened upon something even better: the […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/IMG_20230806_010953_edited.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1968 Daimler V8-250 – Best Of Both Kinds")
Curbside Classic: 1968 Daimler V8-250 – Best Of Both Kinds
Posted on December 22, 2023 | 32 CommentsWhen in Provence last August, I did not find a Jaguar Mark 2 (though it will have its day on CC, promised!). Instead, I happened upon something even better: the […] -
![(first posted 12/20/2013) An automobile used by a beloved member of the British royal family and other royalty, produced for 24 years, and which may have inspired one of the […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/Angle-600.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: Daimler DS420 Limousine – Forgotten Lesser Royalty")
Curbside Classic: Daimler DS420 Limousine – Forgotten Lesser Royalty
Posted on December 21, 2023 | 93 Comments(first posted 12/20/2013) An automobile used by a beloved member of the British royal family and other royalty, produced for 24 years, and which may have inspired one of the […] -
![(first posted 12/21/2017) Just in time for Christmas, way back in 1979, Datsun (Nissan) sent a new 200-SX stateside. For buyers seeking a small-scale Personal Luxury car, […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/CD-1279-200SX-Cover.jpeg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Vintage Review: 1980 Datsun 200-SX – Samurai Stocking Stuffer")
Vintage Review: 1980 Datsun 200-SX – Samurai Stocking Stuffer
Posted on December 21, 2023 | 49 Comments(first posted 12/21/2017) Just in time for Christmas, way back in 1979, Datsun (Nissan) sent a new 200-SX stateside. For buyers seeking a small-scale Personal Luxury car, […] -
![CC reader magnus sent me a few snapshots of American (and one Franco-American) cars taken in Holland. As always, the contrast is what makes them so compelling; this fine […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/d-3.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Vintage Snapshots: American Cars In The Netherlands, 1960s and 1970s.")
Vintage Snapshots: American Cars In The Netherlands, 1960s and 1970s.
Posted on December 21, 2023 | 45 CommentsCC reader magnus sent me a few snapshots of American (and one Franco-American) cars taken in Holland. As always, the contrast is what makes them so compelling; this fine […] -
![I’ve always had mixed feelings about the 1966 Charger, and this review confirms I wasn’t the only one. It was something of a hodgepodge of stylistic elements that didn’t quite […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/ac-12.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Vintage Review: 1966 Dodge Charger – A Better Marlin")
Vintage Review: 1966 Dodge Charger – A Better Marlin
Posted on December 21, 2023 | 43 CommentsI’ve always had mixed feelings about the 1966 Charger, and this review confirms I wasn’t the only one. It was something of a hodgepodge of stylistic elements that didn’t quite […] -
![As we approach the end of the year and slip into holiday mode, I thought I’d take things easy and look back at some of the models I’ve built this […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/Cali5.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CC In Scale: 2023 – A Retrospective")
CC In Scale: 2023 – A Retrospective
Posted on December 21, 2023 | 46 CommentsAs we approach the end of the year and slip into holiday mode, I thought I’d take things easy and look back at some of the models I’ve built this […] -
![Well, almost. Checking in with update #3, after purchase in September, 2020 at just under 11,000 miles; 39,000 miles in November 2021, and 72,000 miles in December, 2022. We are […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/Front.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "COAL Update: 100,000 Mile 2018 BMW 740e")
COAL Update: 100,000 Mile 2018 BMW 740e
Posted on December 21, 2023 | 32 CommentsWell, almost. Checking in with update #3, after purchase in September, 2020 at just under 11,000 miles; 39,000 miles in November 2021, and 72,000 miles in December, 2022. We are […]
