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![(first posted 6/25/2013) What’s that coming down the other side of 18th Avenue, playing that infernal tune ice cream trucks are notorious for? I have a rather deep loathing […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/CC-202-085-800.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1985 Cushman Truckster Ice Cream Truck")
Curbside Classic: 1985 Cushman Truckster Ice Cream Truck
Posted on May 23, 2025 | 40 Comments(first posted 6/25/2013) What’s that coming down the other side of 18th Avenue, playing that infernal tune ice cream trucks are notorious for? I have a rather deep loathing […] -
![(first posted 10/1/2015) So how did this rusty and beat up Opel Admiral end up in the US? These were certainly never imported, and by 1973, it would […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/Opel-Admiral-1973-side.png?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1973 Opel Admiral – This Could Have Been The Seville; Now Someone Should Turn It Into One")
Curbside Classic: 1973 Opel Admiral – This Could Have Been The Seville; Now Someone Should Turn It Into One
Posted on May 23, 2025 | 96 Comments(first posted 10/1/2015) So how did this rusty and beat up Opel Admiral end up in the US? These were certainly never imported, and by 1973, it would […] -
![I was going through my photo stream and found pictures I took of this Ford Thunderbird four-door early last spring. I completely forgot I took these, but remember the car […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/IMG_1513-e1747978780546.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1967 Ford Thunderbird Landau Sedan – Are Four Doors Really Better Than Two?")
Curbside Classic: 1967 Ford Thunderbird Landau Sedan – Are Four Doors Really Better Than Two?
Posted on May 23, 2025 | 26 CommentsI was going through my photo stream and found pictures I took of this Ford Thunderbird four-door early last spring. I completely forgot I took these, but remember the car […] -
![Browsing the “GM Deadly Sins” series on CC makes one thing pretty clear: GM started its slow-motion slide towards bankruptcy in the ‘70s, but it became a toboggan ride in […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/IMG_20241213_092707_edited.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1986 Oldsmobile Custom Cruiser – One Of GM’s Greatest Hits")
Curbside Classic: 1986 Oldsmobile Custom Cruiser – One Of GM’s Greatest Hits
Posted on May 23, 2025 | 17 CommentsBrowsing the “GM Deadly Sins” series on CC makes one thing pretty clear: GM started its slow-motion slide towards bankruptcy in the ‘70s, but it became a toboggan ride in […] -
![Text by Patrick Bell. In addition to the arriving and leaving, we have a few stops along the way in today’s gallery. Most of these were vacationers, while some were […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/Captura-de-pantalla-2024-05-17-02.21.16.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Vintage Snapshots: Traveling By Car In The ’50s-’70s")
Vintage Snapshots: Traveling By Car In The ’50s-’70s
Posted on May 23, 2025 | 31 CommentsText by Patrick Bell. In addition to the arriving and leaving, we have a few stops along the way in today’s gallery. Most of these were vacationers, while some were […] -
![It seems to me that these days the Great American Car is in fact the pickup. A bit contradictory, but such is the nature of life. The only American vehicles […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/66F100-1.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CC In Scale: Old American Pickups")
CC In Scale: Old American Pickups
Posted on May 23, 2025 | 37 CommentsIt seems to me that these days the Great American Car is in fact the pickup. A bit contradictory, but such is the nature of life. The only American vehicles […] -
![Any automaker can create performance models by discreetly offering its most powerful engines in the smallest, cheapest cars that will accommodate them, but to put those models (and their […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/1968-Plymouth-Road-Runner-coupe-Buffed-Silver-Mecum-Auctions-S103.1-front-3q-left.webp?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Vintage Car Life Review: 1968 Plymouth Road Runner 383 – As Hot As It’s Been Made Out To Be?")
Vintage Car Life Review: 1968 Plymouth Road Runner 383 – As Hot As It’s Been Made Out To Be?
Posted on May 23, 2025 | 33 CommentsAny automaker can create performance models by discreetly offering its most powerful engines in the smallest, cheapest cars that will accommodate them, but to put those models (and their […] -
![(first posted 7/2/2013) If you’re seeing a whole lot of similarity between the sheet metal (except the grille) of today’s ’62 Cutlass coupe and this ’62 Tempest, you’re not mistaken. […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/Pontiac-tempest-1962-fq.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "1962 Pontiac Tempest Coupe – Badge Engineering On A Very Different Scale")
1962 Pontiac Tempest Coupe – Badge Engineering On A Very Different Scale
Posted on May 22, 2025 | 46 Comments(first posted 7/2/2013) If you’re seeing a whole lot of similarity between the sheet metal (except the grille) of today’s ’62 Cutlass coupe and this ’62 Tempest, you’re not mistaken. […] -
![(first posted 5/23/2019) Jeep has been doing special editions since the 1960s and they’ve only gotten more prolific with time – there were at least a dozen distinct […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/05/jeep-super-wagoneer-rear.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Top 10 Obscure Special Editions And Forgotten Limited-Run Models: Jeep-Eagle Edition, Part II")
Top 10 Obscure Special Editions And Forgotten Limited-Run Models: Jeep-Eagle Edition, Part II
Posted on May 22, 2025 | 17 Comments(first posted 5/23/2019) Jeep has been doing special editions since the 1960s and they’ve only gotten more prolific with time – there were at least a dozen distinct […] -
![This picture violates CC’s protocol for top-of-post images that I have been pushing all our contributors to follow: The featured car must be prominent in the photo so as to […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/IMG_3101.jpeg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Trailside Classic: Yes, There’s A Car In This Photo – But How Did It Get Here?")
Trailside Classic: Yes, There’s A Car In This Photo – But How Did It Get Here?
Posted on May 22, 2025 | 18 CommentsThis picture violates CC’s protocol for top-of-post images that I have been pushing all our contributors to follow: The featured car must be prominent in the photo so as to […] -
![For today, we’re giving Patrick Bell a bit of a break and I’ll fill in for commentary. Every once in a while, as a recent post showed, I’m reminded that […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/tumblr_px8hizZaV01qcdxvpo1_1280-e1747895689257.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Vintage Snapshots: A Gallery Of Volkswagen People – ’60s-’70s")
Vintage Snapshots: A Gallery Of Volkswagen People – ’60s-’70s
Posted on May 22, 2025 | 22 CommentsFor today, we’re giving Patrick Bell a bit of a break and I’ll fill in for commentary. Every once in a while, as a recent post showed, I’m reminded that […] -
‘Thunder’ Likes Cruising Around In His 1979 Pontiac Firebird Trans Am!
Posted on May 22, 2025 | 17 CommentsImagine my surprise when I came across this in the shopping center parking lot! -
![As automotive conversation pieces go, few speak louder than the 1969 AMC SC/Rambler, a preposterous limited-edition Rambler, concocted by American Motors and Hurst-Campbell, that offered giant-killing performance in a […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/1969-AMC-SCRambler-A-paint-scheme-Mecum-Auctions-F133-front-3q-left.webp?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Vintage Car Life Review: 1969 AMC-Hurst SC/Rambler – “By George, It Is A Fast Little Car”")
Vintage Car Life Review: 1969 AMC-Hurst SC/Rambler – “By George, It Is A Fast Little Car”
Posted on May 22, 2025 | 31 CommentsAs automotive conversation pieces go, few speak louder than the 1969 AMC SC/Rambler, a preposterous limited-edition Rambler, concocted by American Motors and Hurst-Campbell, that offered giant-killing performance in a […] -
![(first posted 5/21/2019) I’ve been writing about obscure North American special editions and forgotten limited-run models since way back in 2015. Though I’ve travelled extensively in the […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/05/studebaker-speedster-5.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Car Show Classic: 1955 Studebaker Speedster – A Star (Luxury) Liner")
Car Show Classic: 1955 Studebaker Speedster – A Star (Luxury) Liner
Posted on May 21, 2025 | 23 Comments(first posted 5/21/2019) I’ve been writing about obscure North American special editions and forgotten limited-run models since way back in 2015. Though I’ve travelled extensively in the […] -
![(first posted 5/14/2019) In the last installment I discussed some of the early transistor ignitions that were offered in the 1960s. GM, Ford and Chrysler all used similar […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/05/cd-magpulse-brochure11.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Electronic Ignition History – Losing the Points, Part 2")
Electronic Ignition History – Losing the Points, Part 2
Posted on May 21, 2025 | 29 Comments(first posted 5/14/2019) In the last installment I discussed some of the early transistor ignitions that were offered in the 1960s. GM, Ford and Chrysler all used similar […]
