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![We’ve done several posts on the Chevy Fleetline fastbacks, but never on the Pontiac version, dubbed “Streamliner”, appropriately enough. They shared their GM A-Body from the cowl back, but the […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/53104927413_00c8da293e_o.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Vintage Photo: 1950 Pontiac Streamliner 8 Highway Patrol Car – A Chevy With A Straight Eight Under Its Longer Hood")
Vintage Photo: 1950 Pontiac Streamliner 8 Highway Patrol Car – A Chevy With A Straight Eight Under Its Longer Hood
Posted on December 18, 2023 | 21 CommentsWe’ve done several posts on the Chevy Fleetline fastbacks, but never on the Pontiac version, dubbed “Streamliner”, appropriately enough. They shared their GM A-Body from the cowl back, but the […] -
![(color photos from the web) The 1961 Lincoln Continental rewrote the book on American luxury cars. It was smaller and of course vastly more restrained and understated in its styling […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/lincoln-1964-continental-convertible-1964-b971d1933e-800x600-vert.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Vintage Review: 1964 Lincoln Continental 4-Door Convertible – “Quiet, Tasteful Luxury”")
Vintage Review: 1964 Lincoln Continental 4-Door Convertible – “Quiet, Tasteful Luxury”
Posted on December 18, 2023 | 27 Comments(color photos from the web) The 1961 Lincoln Continental rewrote the book on American luxury cars. It was smaller and of course vastly more restrained and understated in its styling […] -
![Just this last week, as I drove around the surroundings of San Salvador, I came across this most extraordinary find. What I believe to be some kind of lost Volvo […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/IMG_20231216_161152680_HDR.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CC Capsule: 1972 Volvo P-1800 LL – A Lost Chevy-Inspired Concept Car?")
CC Capsule: 1972 Volvo P-1800 LL – A Lost Chevy-Inspired Concept Car?
Posted on December 18, 2023 | 23 CommentsJust this last week, as I drove around the surroundings of San Salvador, I came across this most extraordinary find. What I believe to be some kind of lost Volvo […] -
![Ah, the 2010s! What a blessed decade that was. For some things, maybe. Car design-wise, it was actually piss-poor, on the whole. The overweight, squinty-eyed, angry-edgy-chunky tanks we are currently […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/IMG_20221225_144449_edited.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CC Capsule: 2020 Honda S660 Neo Classic – The Masked Avenger")
CC Capsule: 2020 Honda S660 Neo Classic – The Masked Avenger
Posted on December 18, 2023 | 10 CommentsAh, the 2010s! What a blessed decade that was. For some things, maybe. Car design-wise, it was actually piss-poor, on the whole. The overweight, squinty-eyed, angry-edgy-chunky tanks we are currently […] -
![(first posted 12/12/2013) While it may be expected that the rearmost windows in a coupe, SUV, or minivan won’t roll down, is it too much to ask for windows that […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/IMG_2905.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1983 Chevrolet Malibu – Claustrophobics Best Ride Up-Front")
Curbside Classic: 1983 Chevrolet Malibu – Claustrophobics Best Ride Up-Front
Posted on December 17, 2023 | 158 Comments(first posted 12/12/2013) While it may be expected that the rearmost windows in a coupe, SUV, or minivan won’t roll down, is it too much to ask for windows that […] -
![(first posted 12/8/2017) With the arrival of December and its colder temperatures here in the Midwestern United States, my thoughts often turn to warmer climates. I lived in […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/1956-Ford-Thunderbird-1-CC.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Capsule: 1956 Ford Thunderbird – By The Ocean Beach")
Curbside Capsule: 1956 Ford Thunderbird – By The Ocean Beach
Posted on December 17, 2023 | 38 Comments(first posted 12/8/2017) With the arrival of December and its colder temperatures here in the Midwestern United States, my thoughts often turn to warmer climates. I lived in […] -
![Last week we took a look at Plymouth drivers. Let’s now focus on the last of the Pentastar siblings, with this gallery of Dodge owners from the past. This mix […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/tumblr_n52p36gvj51qcdxvpo1_1280.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Vintage Snapshots: A Gallery Of Dodge Owners")
Vintage Snapshots: A Gallery Of Dodge Owners
Posted on December 17, 2023 | 35 CommentsLast week we took a look at Plymouth drivers. Let’s now focus on the last of the Pentastar siblings, with this gallery of Dodge owners from the past. This mix […] -
![If you had to drive something from 1990 or so, you couldn’t do better than one (or both) of these. Strictly speaking, the Corolla has the Accord beat in terms […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/IMG_1982.jpeg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Outtake: The Two Best Cars From 1990?")
Curbside Outtake: The Two Best Cars From 1990?
Posted on December 17, 2023 | 30 CommentsIf you had to drive something from 1990 or so, you couldn’t do better than one (or both) of these. Strictly speaking, the Corolla has the Accord beat in terms […] -
![There are two over-the-road ways to recover a seriously damaged or broken-down large commercial vehicle: either by hooking it up to a heavy wrecker or by putting the vehicle on […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/IMG_1917.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CC Global: Some Modern Volvo Recovery Vehicles")
CC Global: Some Modern Volvo Recovery Vehicles
Posted on December 17, 2023 | 13 CommentsThere are two over-the-road ways to recover a seriously damaged or broken-down large commercial vehicle: either by hooking it up to a heavy wrecker or by putting the vehicle on […] -
![Dad was well aware that his seventeen-year-old son was certifiably car-crazy long before I turned seventeen in the spring of 1970. Fortunately, the question was not whether I would have […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/66-caliente-badge.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "COAL #9: ’66 Comet Caliente Convertible – You Never Forget Your First…")
COAL #9: ’66 Comet Caliente Convertible – You Never Forget Your First…
Posted on December 17, 2023 | 10 CommentsDad was well aware that his seventeen-year-old son was certifiably car-crazy long before I turned seventeen in the spring of 1970. Fortunately, the question was not whether I would have […] -
![(first posted 12/13/2017) At the beginning of December 2017, I needed to have some work done on my 1997 Pontiac Trans Sport. As I have done […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/12/a-note.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Rental Review: 2015 Nissan Versa Note – A Canadian Comes to Maryland")
Rental Review: 2015 Nissan Versa Note – A Canadian Comes to Maryland
Posted on December 16, 2023 | 40 Comments(first posted 12/13/2017) At the beginning of December 2017, I needed to have some work done on my 1997 Pontiac Trans Sport. As I have done […] -
![(first posted 12/7/2017) If I were the kind of person who wrote my thoughts down in a journal, my experience with this 2008 Land Rover LR3 would go […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/thumb_IMG_9129_1024.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CC/Driving Impressions: 2008 Land Rover LR3 – My Re-Discovery Of SUV Empowerment")
CC/Driving Impressions: 2008 Land Rover LR3 – My Re-Discovery Of SUV Empowerment
Posted on December 16, 2023 | 51 Comments(first posted 12/7/2017) If I were the kind of person who wrote my thoughts down in a journal, my experience with this 2008 Land Rover LR3 would go […] -
![Youtube has many surprises, and this is one I spotted last week. An Austin A35, Austin and BMC’s entry level car at the time, was picked at random from the […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/DSC01770.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Video Outtake: 1956 Austin A35 Economy Run")
Video Outtake: 1956 Austin A35 Economy Run
Posted on December 16, 2023 | 33 CommentsYoutube has many surprises, and this is one I spotted last week. An Austin A35, Austin and BMC’s entry level car at the time, was picked at random from the […] -
![I thought this would be a nice combo to share, a ’56 Thunderbird and a ’56 Cadillac Series Sixty nicely parked in someone’s driveway. My guess is someone is having […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/3-9-3.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Vintage Snapshot Of The Day: 1956 Cadillac & Thunderbird In The Driveway – Two Sides Of Luxury")
Vintage Snapshot Of The Day: 1956 Cadillac & Thunderbird In The Driveway – Two Sides Of Luxury
Posted on December 16, 2023 | 34 CommentsI thought this would be a nice combo to share, a ’56 Thunderbird and a ’56 Cadillac Series Sixty nicely parked in someone’s driveway. My guess is someone is having […] -
![The Chevelle Malibu SS has long been iconic, thanks to the legendary SS396 and SS454 versions — they were some of the hottest muscle cars of their times. And thanks […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/ch-1.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Vintage Review: 1964 Chevelle Malibu SS – Not So Hot, Yet")
Vintage Review: 1964 Chevelle Malibu SS – Not So Hot, Yet
Posted on December 16, 2023 | 35 CommentsThe Chevelle Malibu SS has long been iconic, thanks to the legendary SS396 and SS454 versions — they were some of the hottest muscle cars of their times. And thanks […]
