Curbside Classic Archives
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American Brands: GM 
American Brands: Ford 
American Brands: Chrysler 
American Brands: AMC, Jeep and All Others 
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Asian Brands 
UK Brands 
Australian Brands 
European Brands 
Cars Of A Lifetime & Auto-Biography 
Buses 
Trucks, Pickups and Vans 
Design 
Trains, Planes & Ships 
Motorcycles, Trikes, Bicycles 
Engines, Transmissions and other Tech 
Tractors, Lawn Mowers, Off-Road Equipment 
RVs, Motorhomes, Trailers, Campers Privacy
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Curbside Classic: 1978 Ford Fairmont – That Very Rare Honest Car
Posted on August 24, 2026 | 120 Comments(Updated 8/24/2026) Let’s face it, honesty is not necessarily the best policy in the car business (or any business, including Wall Street, politics, food processing, and…). GM proved that […] -
Classic CARmentary: 1999 Volkswagen Cabrio GLS — Slow, Cute, and Surprisingly Fun
Posted on August 24, 2026 | 7 Comments(Updated 8/24/2026) By 1999, the Volkswagen Cabrio was already an aging design wearing a freshened face, but that didn’t stop it from being one of the […] -
1973-2010 Ford Mustangs In Scale
Posted on August 24, 2026 | 14 CommentsA while ago I wrote several episodes about Mustangs, and some of you expressed interest in Mustang IIs, wondering what I might have. So I went looking, and found a […] -
Importing My 1996 Renault Twingo Home: Five Weeks, One Tiny Renault and a Lot of Second-Guessing
Posted on August 24, 2026 | 39 CommentsIn the last installments, we left off with my entirely sensible decision to import a 1996 Renault Twingo as my new-to-me practical car, along with my explanation of why a […] -
1965 Dodge Custom 880: Sometimes A Basic Sedan Makes For The Best Curbside Classic
Posted on August 24, 2026 | 16 CommentsA few weeks ago, I made a 100-mile round trip in my ’53 Buick to grab a Vernors, which in reality was just an excuse to exercise the Buick and […] -
Curbside Classic: 1989 Toyota MR2 SC – That’s Mister Two To You
Posted on August 23, 2026 | 44 Comments(Updated 8/23/2026) Toyota knocked one out of the park with the introduction of the MR2 in 1984 (February, 1985 in the US)–the first mass-produced mid-engine car […] -
1967 Pontiac Tempest Custom Convertible – Taking It Out for a Spin
Posted on August 23, 2026 | 13 Comments(Updated 8/23/2026) “You want to take it for a drive?” This was my neighbor, Mike, walking down his front lawn toward me as I admired his […] -
Vintage 1950s & 1960s Postcards Of Main Streets And Downtowns
Posted on August 23, 2026 | 20 CommentsToday’s tour through vintage images will be thanks to postcards of American main streets and downtowns. Before the era of big-box stores, sprawling shopping centers, and endless suburban development, these […] -
A Pictorial History Of Dutch Roadside Assistance Vehicles – Two-Wheelers And Four-Wheelers, But No ATVs
Posted on August 23, 2026 | 15 CommentsTo mark the 80th anniversary of the ANWB Wegenwacht, the Visscher Classique car museum in the Netherlands is holding a temporary exhibition of all kinds of classic and modern road […] -
My 1996 Mitsuoka Galue I: The Oddball Japanese Sedan That Became Our Family Car
Posted on August 23, 2026 | 20 CommentsIn April 2023, I was in crisis mode. We had gone from three functional cars to one functional Kei car. The Z3 had been rear-ended the month before and was […] -
1967 Imperial Crown Coupe With Mobile Director Option: A Luxury Car For The Working Executive On The Go
Posted on August 23, 2026 | 26 CommentsThe Mobile Director option was one of the signature features of the 1967 Imperial, a pricey package that was supposed to transform the big Imperial Crown Coupe into a rolling […] -
Curbside Classic: 1972 Oldsmobile Cutlass Supreme Convertible – Carefree Conclusions
Posted on August 22, 2026 | 51 Comments(Updated 8/22/2026) This particular zone of the Broadway Auto Row in Oakland has long been a lucky spot for me to spot cars on gloomy days. This is the second […] -
Bus Stop Classics: 1968-75 Highway Products Twin Coach TC-25/29 – The Last Bus to Carry the Storied Twin Coach Name
Posted on August 22, 2026 | 22 Comments(Updated 8/22/2026) Here’s a bus that maybe a few of our “more senior” CC readers in North America (yours truly included) may have hitched a ride in […] -
Dodges In Their Prime — Vintage Photos 1960s-1970s
Posted on August 22, 2026 | 18 CommentsText by Patrick Bell. The 1960’s and 1970’s were good years overall for Dodge, as they (like many others) went after the youth market brought on by the baby boomer […] -
My 1979 VW Scirocco – Aspiring to an Empty Bank Account
Posted on August 22, 2026 | 25 CommentsUpon graduating from high school in the spring of 1985, I eagerly anticipated getting my first car. But not the Mustang II my mother had held onto for me after […]
![Curbside Classic: 1978 Ford Fairmont – That Very Rare Honest Car (Updated 8/24/2026) Let’s face it, honesty is not necessarily the best policy in the car business (or any business, including Wall Street, politics, food processing, and…). GM proved that […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2011/02/CC-70-067-800.jpg)
![Classic CARmentary: 1999 Volkswagen Cabrio GLS — Slow, Cute, and Surprisingly Fun (Updated 8/24/2026) By 1999, the Volkswagen Cabrio was already an aging design wearing a freshened face, but that didn’t stop it from being one of the […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/1999-Volkswagen-Cabrio-GLS.jpg)
![1973-2010 Ford Mustangs In Scale A while ago I wrote several episodes about Mustangs, and some of you expressed interest in Mustang IIs, wondering what I might have. So I went looking, and found a […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2026/05/79-Mustang-O-3-115x115.jpg)
![Importing My 1996 Renault Twingo Home: Five Weeks, One Tiny Renault and a Lot of Second-Guessing In the last installments, we left off with my entirely sensible decision to import a 1996 Renault Twingo as my new-to-me practical car, along with my explanation of why a […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/1996-Renault-Twingo-coming-soon-115x115.jpg)
![1965 Dodge Custom 880: Sometimes A Basic Sedan Makes For The Best Curbside Classic A few weeks ago, I made a 100-mile round trip in my ’53 Buick to grab a Vernors, which in reality was just an excuse to exercise the Buick and […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/PXL_20260730_163422736-scaled-e1787224948444-115x115.jpg)
![Curbside Classic: 1989 Toyota MR2 SC – That’s Mister Two To You (Updated 8/23/2026) Toyota knocked one out of the park with the introduction of the MR2 in 1984 (February, 1985 in the US)–the first mass-produced mid-engine car […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/IMG_1724.jpg)
![1967 Pontiac Tempest Custom Convertible – Taking It Out for a Spin (Updated 8/23/2026) “You want to take it for a drive?” This was my neighbor, Mike, walking down his front lawn toward me as I admired his […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/67Tempest1.jpg)
![Vintage 1950s & 1960s Postcards Of Main Streets And Downtowns Today’s tour through vintage images will be thanks to postcards of American main streets and downtowns. Before the era of big-box stores, sprawling shopping centers, and endless suburban development, these […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/55130251934_759f2d7d29_h-115x115.jpg)
![A Pictorial History Of Dutch Roadside Assistance Vehicles – Two-Wheelers And Four-Wheelers, But No ATVs To mark the 80th anniversary of the ANWB Wegenwacht, the Visscher Classique car museum in the Netherlands is holding a temporary exhibition of all kinds of classic and modern road […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/IMG_5368-115x115.jpg)
![My 1996 Mitsuoka Galue I: The Oddball Japanese Sedan That Became Our Family Car In April 2023, I was in crisis mode. We had gone from three functional cars to one functional Kei car. The Z3 had been rear-ended the month before and was […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/Red-River-1200-115x115.jpg)
![1967 Imperial Crown Coupe With Mobile Director Option: A Luxury Car For The Working Executive On The Go The Mobile Director option was one of the signature features of the 1967 Imperial, a pricey package that was supposed to transform the big Imperial Crown Coupe into a rolling […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/1967-Imperial-Crown-2HT-Haze-Green-Met-Bring-a-Trailer-5-front-3q-right-inset-115x115.webp)
![Curbside Classic: 1972 Oldsmobile Cutlass Supreme Convertible – Carefree Conclusions (Updated 8/22/2026) This particular zone of the Broadway Auto Row in Oakland has long been a lucky spot for me to spot cars on gloomy days. This is the second […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/14870503304_33bc4e5b89_h-e1407646318657.jpg)
![Bus Stop Classics: 1968-75 Highway Products Twin Coach TC-25/29 – The Last Bus to Carry the Storied Twin Coach Name (Updated 8/22/2026) Here’s a bus that maybe a few of our “more senior” CC readers in North America (yours truly included) may have hitched a ride in […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/Dre5_26XQAAX5bq-e1597753682815.jpg)
![Dodges In Their Prime — Vintage Photos 1960s-1970s Text by Patrick Bell. The 1960’s and 1970’s were good years overall for Dodge, as they (like many others) went after the youth market brought on by the baby boomer […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/Screenshot_20260322-004848-115x115.png)
![My 1979 VW Scirocco – Aspiring to an Empty Bank Account Upon graduating from high school in the spring of 1985, I eagerly anticipated getting my first car. But not the Mustang II my mother had held onto for me after […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/Scirocco-Me-115x115.jpeg)


