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  • An update of an older post, with more brochure pages and translations – but fewer comments. This is a still from a Japanese animated movie called Shitī Hantā (“City Hunter”). […]

    1986 Dodge Michigan—They Sold What, Where?!

    Posted on September 29, 2025 | 9 Comments
    An update of an older post, with more brochure pages and translations – but fewer comments. This is a still from a Japanese animated movie called Shitī Hantā (“City Hunter”). […]

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  • This never-ending car show that is Curbside Classic has generated a fabulous car collection for me.  A collection of the best kind — one that exists purely electronically.  I once […]

    1991 Ford LTD Country Squire – Falling Out Of Love

    Posted on September 29, 2025 | 30 Comments
    This never-ending car show that is Curbside Classic has generated a fabulous car collection for me.  A collection of the best kind — one that exists purely electronically.  I once […]

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  • (Updated 9/28/2025)        When it came to replacing the third “C3” generation of its midsize 100/200 (a.k.a. Audi 5000) line of vehicles, Audi certainly had its work cut […]

    Curbside Classics: 1990-1997 Audi 100 & A6 (C4) – Everything Is Fine

    Posted on September 28, 2025 | 37 Comments
    (Updated 9/28/2025)        When it came to replacing the third “C3” generation of its midsize 100/200 (a.k.a. Audi 5000) line of vehicles, Audi certainly had its work cut […]

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  • Average.  Nobody likes average today.  People today want special.  They want unique.  They don’t want coffee, they want something at Starbucks that takes as long to say as it takes […]

    Curbside Classic: 1979 Oldsmobile Delta 88 Royale – Mr. Average Makes A Final Appearance

    Posted on September 28, 2025 | 15 Comments
    Average.  Nobody likes average today.  People today want special.  They want unique.  They don’t want coffee, they want something at Starbucks that takes as long to say as it takes […]

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  • Generalizations are a risky thing, but I feel pretty safe in saying that for those of us whose lives revolve around cars, the love for car-related matters started at an […]

    The Thunderbird And Mustang Juniors Of 1955-1967 – When Kids Drove In Style

    Posted on September 28, 2025 | 17 Comments
    Generalizations are a risky thing, but I feel pretty safe in saying that for those of us whose lives revolve around cars, the love for car-related matters started at an […]

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  • This may well be Curbside Classic’s most reviled car.  Debuting at a crucial time for General Motors and for domestic manufacturers in general, the Seville bombed.  Sales fell 50% after […]

    1987 Cadillac Seville – Somebody Loves Me

    Posted on September 28, 2025 | 10 Comments
    This may well be Curbside Classic’s most reviled car.  Debuting at a crucial time for General Motors and for domestic manufacturers in general, the Seville bombed.  Sales fell 50% after […]

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  • It may not come as a surprise that owning 11 cars and having worked on cars for others has given me a broad education in the world of automotive engineering. […]

    My 1963 Ford Thunderbird: Calling On The Experts—Removing An FE Intake Manifold And Living To Tell About It

    Posted on September 28, 2025 | 33 Comments
    It may not come as a surprise that owning 11 cars and having worked on cars for others has given me a broad education in the world of automotive engineering. […]

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  • (Updated 9/27/2025)        The CC Cohort is a gift that keeps giving. Staxman has recently posted these shots of an Alfa Romeo Giulia 1300Ti which he saw in […]

    Curbside Classic: 1969 Alfa Romeo Giulia 1300Ti – Nice Alfa!

    Posted on September 27, 2025 | 24 Comments
    (Updated 9/27/2025)        The CC Cohort is a gift that keeps giving. Staxman has recently posted these shots of an Alfa Romeo Giulia 1300Ti which he saw in […]

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  • (Updated 9/27/2025)  When I was growing up, there was one sure thing around our household–come Labor Day weekend, you could be sure Dad would have some labor for my brothers […]

    Curbside Capsule: 1962 Ford Falcon With Teardrop Camper – Drivin’ The Dream

    Posted on September 27, 2025 | 9 Comments
    (Updated 9/27/2025)  When I was growing up, there was one sure thing around our household–come Labor Day weekend, you could be sure Dad would have some labor for my brothers […]

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  • Kroblen GMC Truck Sales, Grand Rapids, MI.

    Vintage Postcards: GMC Dealerships – A Look Back At Truck Heritage

    Posted on September 27, 2025 | 18 Comments
    Kroblen GMC Truck Sales, Grand Rapids, MI.

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  • The below Ford promotional video from 1982 comparing the Fairmont to its competitors from GM and Chrysler popped up on my Youtube feed recently – and boy, did it bring […]

    CC Video: 1982 Ford Fairmont, Chevrolet Citation, and Plymouth Reliant Comparison – Mucho Malaise

    Posted on September 27, 2025 | 13 Comments
    The below Ford promotional video from 1982 comparing the Fairmont to its competitors from GM and Chrysler popped up on my Youtube feed recently – and boy, did it bring […]

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  • A good car wandered into our life one day, An unassuming machine, we didn’t know it would stay. As a fan of the odd and unusual we expected to be […]

    My 2006 Hyundai Elantra: Saying Goodbye To A “Good Car” – The Changing Definition With The Seasons of Life

    Posted on September 27, 2025 | 17 Comments
    A good car wandered into our life one day, An unassuming machine, we didn’t know it would stay. As a fan of the odd and unusual we expected to be […]

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  • In mid-1949, Crosley cars and trucks like this diminutive Crosley Hotshot roadster became the first American production models equipped with disc brakes, months ahead of Chrysler (and years before Studebaker, […]

    1949–1950 Crosley Hydradisc Brakes: The First Disc Brakes On An American Car

    Posted on September 27, 2025 | 12 Comments
    In mid-1949, Crosley cars and trucks like this diminutive Crosley Hotshot roadster became the first American production models equipped with disc brakes, months ahead of Chrysler (and years before Studebaker, […]

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  • (Updated 9/26/2025)     What do you consider to be the most significant car of the 1980s? Plymouth Voyager/Dodge Caravan? Renault Espace? Mercedes-Benz 190E? GM J-car or X-car? Chrysler K-car? The […]

    Curbside Classic: Peugeot 205 – The Most Significant Car of the 1980s?

    Posted on September 26, 2025 | 102 Comments
    (Updated 9/26/2025)     What do you consider to be the most significant car of the 1980s? Plymouth Voyager/Dodge Caravan? Renault Espace? Mercedes-Benz 190E? GM J-car or X-car? Chrysler K-car? The […]

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  • Ah, the Escort.  Player on the world stage.  Ready for anything.  But at the end of the night, left alone here in the yard.  Ford made a splash with the […]

    Junkyard Classic: 1984 Ford Escort GL Wagon – Alone In A Crowd

    Posted on September 26, 2025 | 12 Comments
    Ah, the Escort.  Player on the world stage.  Ready for anything.  But at the end of the night, left alone here in the yard.  Ford made a splash with the […]

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