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![(first posted 12/5/2017) This past August, I was taking a much needed vacation in a place that shaped much of who I am today. It’s kind of […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/IMG_7163-1979-Chevrolet-Camaro-Z28-CC.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1979 Chevrolet Camaro Z28 – Paradise Express")
Curbside Classic: 1979 Chevrolet Camaro Z28 – Paradise Express
Posted on December 5, 2023 | 50 Comments(first posted 12/5/2017) This past August, I was taking a much needed vacation in a place that shaped much of who I am today. It’s kind of […] -
![Just a few weeks ago I decided to venture into some unknown streets around my neighborhood. After all, there was one I never used that I was particularly curious about. […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/IMG_20231116_160807638.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CC Outtakes: 1978 Corona Wagon & 1980 Starlet – Toyota Dead End Road")
CC Outtakes: 1978 Corona Wagon & 1980 Starlet – Toyota Dead End Road
Posted on December 5, 2023 | 14 CommentsJust a few weeks ago I decided to venture into some unknown streets around my neighborhood. After all, there was one I never used that I was particularly curious about. […] -
![Now that winter is coming, how about an escapade to warmer climates? Even better, what if we do so in the past? Beach, sun, and vintage cars. That sounds like […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/4415152636_5142b918bb_b.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Vintage Snapshots: Hawaii In The ’50s & ’60s, In Kodachrome")
Vintage Snapshots: Hawaii In The ’50s & ’60s, In Kodachrome
Posted on December 5, 2023 | 30 CommentsNow that winter is coming, how about an escapade to warmer climates? Even better, what if we do so in the past? Beach, sun, and vintage cars. That sounds like […] -
![Personally, I’ve never exactly understood brand mascots. I mean, yes, I get what they are, but in fact I – like the child in our lede picture — have always […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/rustyjones.jpeg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Automotive Product Mascots – Equipment and Services (Part 1)")
Automotive Product Mascots – Equipment and Services (Part 1)
Posted on December 5, 2023 | 66 CommentsPersonally, I’ve never exactly understood brand mascots. I mean, yes, I get what they are, but in fact I – like the child in our lede picture — have always […] -
![As the December holidays approach, I’m reminded of my grandparents’ farm in northwestern Ohio, which is where my mother had spent most of her childhood. The Dennis family would travel […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/571-1973-Ford-Galaxie-500-for-CC.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Musings: 1973 Ford Galaxie 500 – Extra Butter, On Everything")
Curbside Musings: 1973 Ford Galaxie 500 – Extra Butter, On Everything
Posted on December 5, 2023 | 62 CommentsAs the December holidays approach, I’m reminded of my grandparents’ farm in northwestern Ohio, which is where my mother had spent most of her childhood. The Dennis family would travel […] -
![(first posted 12/3/2013) Why did I pick this 240SX to write up? Because its a fine-looking car, as well as being one of the last of its genre: affordable […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/CC-98-029-925.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1989 Nissan 240SX And Silvia/SX History – Who’s The Prettiest Silvia Of Them All?")
Curbside Classic: 1989 Nissan 240SX And Silvia/SX History – Who’s The Prettiest Silvia Of Them All?
Posted on December 4, 2023 | 62 Comments(first posted 12/3/2013) Why did I pick this 240SX to write up? Because its a fine-looking car, as well as being one of the last of its genre: affordable […] -
Vintage Snapshot: The Edsel Police
Posted on December 4, 2023 | 44 Comments -
![(first posted 12/4/2017. revised 12/3/2023) The fact that the downsized and unusually-styled 1962 Plymouth and Dodge were a blunder is indisputable, in terms of their failure on the market. But […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/ffffv.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Brilliant Blunder: 1962 Plymouth & Dodge – The Real Reason They Were Downsized")
Brilliant Blunder: 1962 Plymouth & Dodge – The Real Reason They Were Downsized
Posted on December 4, 2023 | 180 Comments(first posted 12/4/2017. revised 12/3/2023) The fact that the downsized and unusually-styled 1962 Plymouth and Dodge were a blunder is indisputable, in terms of their failure on the market. But […] -
![Another year of old car driving has fundamentally come to a close. Yes, the Dirty Dart is still ready to go on dry winter days, but the steady diet of […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/PXL_20231027_214757078a.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "COAL Updates: A 2023 Fleet Discussion – The Iron Door Of The North Clangs Open – (1963 Riviera Content & More)")
COAL Updates: A 2023 Fleet Discussion – The Iron Door Of The North Clangs Open – (1963 Riviera Content & More)
Posted on December 4, 2023 | 40 CommentsAnother year of old car driving has fundamentally come to a close. Yes, the Dirty Dart is still ready to go on dry winter days, but the steady diet of […] -
![Renault almost managed it. They built on their home-grown Beetle, the 4CV, and turned it into a larger, more ambitious and user-friendly car – not just for France, but for […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/IMG_20230918_122229_edited.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1963 Renault Dauphine Gordini – You Can’t Please Everyone")
Curbside Classic: 1963 Renault Dauphine Gordini – You Can’t Please Everyone
Posted on December 4, 2023 | 16 CommentsRenault almost managed it. They built on their home-grown Beetle, the 4CV, and turned it into a larger, more ambitious and user-friendly car – not just for France, but for […] -
![(first posted 12/4/2017) When I call this the last fresh Crown Vic, I realize the Panther cars received extensive chassis revisions in 2003. But by then, Ford […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/1992-ford-crown-victoria-3.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Capsule: 1992 Ford Crown Victoria – The Last Fresh Crown Vic")
Curbside Capsule: 1992 Ford Crown Victoria – The Last Fresh Crown Vic
Posted on December 3, 2023 | 38 Comments(first posted 12/4/2017) When I call this the last fresh Crown Vic, I realize the Panther cars received extensive chassis revisions in 2003. But by then, Ford […] -
![Sunday feels like a good day to check out a few families of the past, with their respective family vehicles. At least, I believe most are families, and in the […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/tumblr_ovmpeuZuy71qcdxvpo1_1280.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Vintage Snapshots: A Gallery Of Family Rides")
Vintage Snapshots: A Gallery Of Family Rides
Posted on December 3, 2023 | 23 CommentsSunday feels like a good day to check out a few families of the past, with their respective family vehicles. At least, I believe most are families, and in the […] -
![Photos from the Cohort by nifticus392. Here’s a Riviera that lives neither in glory nor in infamy. Rather, a forgotten one amidst far more memorable versions. The legendary first gen., […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/53371365429_a9250afe4f_k.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Cohort Pic(k) Of The Day: 1977-78 Buick Riviera – Living In Oblivion")
Cohort Pic(k) Of The Day: 1977-78 Buick Riviera – Living In Oblivion
Posted on December 3, 2023 | 30 CommentsPhotos from the Cohort by nifticus392. Here’s a Riviera that lives neither in glory nor in infamy. Rather, a forgotten one amidst far more memorable versions. The legendary first gen., […] -
![Growing up and living in New Jersey, I knew little to nothing about the city of Portland, Oregon. Then I found these pictures taken in the 1930s and ’40s […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/01_Knapp_House_Exterior_Tower1.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CC Photography: Two Spectacular Portland Mansions Photographed by Minor White")
CC Photography: Two Spectacular Portland Mansions Photographed by Minor White
Posted on December 3, 2023 | 43 CommentsGrowing up and living in New Jersey, I knew little to nothing about the city of Portland, Oregon. Then I found these pictures taken in the 1930s and ’40s […] -
![Looking back on 1966, it was a year of change. Two years after Mother’s passing, our home in Morris Plains still felt different and emptier than before. Perhaps that was […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/1964-T-Bird-Front-View-Hemmings.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "COAL #7: 1964 Ford Thunderbird – Another Avian Ford")
COAL #7: 1964 Ford Thunderbird – Another Avian Ford
Posted on December 3, 2023 | 15 CommentsLooking back on 1966, it was a year of change. Two years after Mother’s passing, our home in Morris Plains still felt different and emptier than before. Perhaps that was […]
