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![One could forgive a first-gen. Dodge Lancer (Colt) for suffering from some form of identity crisis. According to Wikipedia, at least ten monikers were used to sell the model all […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/IMG_20231029_163038599_HDRA.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1975 Dodge Lancer (Colt) – Who Exactly, Do You Say You Are?")
Curbside Classic: 1975 Dodge Lancer (Colt) – Who Exactly, Do You Say You Are?
Posted on December 1, 2023 | 28 CommentsOne could forgive a first-gen. Dodge Lancer (Colt) for suffering from some form of identity crisis. According to Wikipedia, at least ten monikers were used to sell the model all […] -
![(first posted 11/30/2017) Earlier this month Jim Brophy shared with us the Technobus Gulliver 520, which is smaller than many passenger cars. This week a new autonomous bus […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/Autonobus.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Bus Stop Outtake: Navya Autonobus – New Shortest Bus!")
Bus Stop Outtake: Navya Autonobus – New Shortest Bus!
Posted on November 30, 2023 | 17 Comments(first posted 11/30/2017) Earlier this month Jim Brophy shared with us the Technobus Gulliver 520, which is smaller than many passenger cars. This week a new autonomous bus […] -
![(first posted 11/30/2017) The Smart ForTwo may well be anathema to enthusiasts, considering its mediocre dynamics. However, the Daimler division did dip its toes in the enthusiast market. […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/smart-roadster-coupe.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 2003-05 Smart Roadster – Losing The Smart Money")
Curbside Classic: 2003-05 Smart Roadster – Losing The Smart Money
Posted on November 30, 2023 | 33 Comments(first posted 11/30/2017) The Smart ForTwo may well be anathema to enthusiasts, considering its mediocre dynamics. However, the Daimler division did dip its toes in the enthusiast market. […] -
Vintage Dealer Postcards: Oldsmobile Dealers, 1958 to the ’70s
Posted on November 30, 2023 | 17 Comments -
![These images from Chile were posted by riveranotario at the Cohort. It’s a twosome of GM products, a ’64 Fleetwood and a C4 Chevrolet. Whoever the owner is, seems to […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/53361107125_5df3c4d503_k.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Cohort Pic(k) Of The Day: 1964 Cadillac Fleetwood & C4 Chevrolet – A GM Fan In Chile?")
Cohort Pic(k) Of The Day: 1964 Cadillac Fleetwood & C4 Chevrolet – A GM Fan In Chile?
Posted on November 30, 2023 | 2 CommentsThese images from Chile were posted by riveranotario at the Cohort. It’s a twosome of GM products, a ’64 Fleetwood and a C4 Chevrolet. Whoever the owner is, seems to […] -
![Every once in a while, disasters are worth revisiting. Not only in an attempt to analyze what happened but also, because they are fascinating to our collective psyche. Success and […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/Untitled-1-2.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Vintage Car And Driver Review: 1986 Buick Riviera T-Type – What Is This Car Supposed To Be?")
Vintage Car And Driver Review: 1986 Buick Riviera T-Type – What Is This Car Supposed To Be?
Posted on November 30, 2023 | 26 CommentsEvery once in a while, disasters are worth revisiting. Not only in an attempt to analyze what happened but also, because they are fascinating to our collective psyche. Success and […] -
![For today, let’s just imagine ourselves on a European tour sometime in the sixties. I’ll say the sixties or we’ll be here all day, as there’s a fair bit of […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/LittleFrenchCars.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CC In Scale: Part 9 – A European Tour")
CC In Scale: Part 9 – A European Tour
Posted on November 30, 2023 | 31 CommentsFor today, let’s just imagine ourselves on a European tour sometime in the sixties. I’ll say the sixties or we’ll be here all day, as there’s a fair bit of […] -
![(first posted 11/29/2017) Chrysler’s L-Body Bobbsey twins, the Plymouth Horizon and Dodge Omni had a very long run (13 years) with very few obvious changes. Without doing […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/CC-343-001.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CC Outtake: 1988 Dodge Omni – Not Omnipresent But Still Accounted For")
CC Outtake: 1988 Dodge Omni – Not Omnipresent But Still Accounted For
Posted on November 29, 2023 | 78 Comments(first posted 11/29/2017) Chrysler’s L-Body Bobbsey twins, the Plymouth Horizon and Dodge Omni had a very long run (13 years) with very few obvious changes. Without doing […] -
![(first posted 11/29/2017) In the spring of 1951, a recovering Mercedes-Benz came out with two 6-cyl. cars, the 2-litre Typ 220 (W187) and the 3-litre Typ 300 (W186). […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/IMG_20171107_122706.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1952 Mercedes-Benz 300 (W186) – Best German Car Of The ‘50s?")
Curbside Classic: 1952 Mercedes-Benz 300 (W186) – Best German Car Of The ‘50s?
Posted on November 29, 2023 | 23 Comments(first posted 11/29/2017) In the spring of 1951, a recovering Mercedes-Benz came out with two 6-cyl. cars, the 2-litre Typ 220 (W187) and the 3-litre Typ 300 (W186). […] -
![First a trickle, then a flood. But the flood of imports was quite a way into the future when most of these photos were taken. Yet, even if not many […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/6379104461_91b243c10c_b.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Vintage Snapshots: Early Import Adopters")
Vintage Snapshots: Early Import Adopters
Posted on November 29, 2023 | 32 CommentsFirst a trickle, then a flood. But the flood of imports was quite a way into the future when most of these photos were taken. Yet, even if not many […] -
![No, I’m not trying to get you all to buy American cars located down south. But this was too much of a good CC find to pass up. And unlike […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/379799726_6751451451588945_3194097113116310725_n.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CC For Sale: 1971 Ford Torino 500 Wagon – A Torino In Central America")
CC For Sale: 1971 Ford Torino 500 Wagon – A Torino In Central America
Posted on November 29, 2023 | 16 CommentsNo, I’m not trying to get you all to buy American cars located down south. But this was too much of a good CC find to pass up. And unlike […] -
![It’s been a while since a FJ55 Land Cruiser appeared at CC, so I’ll give this one some minutes of attention. An old FJ55 is, after all, a sight that […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/IMG_20220612_150001493.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1974 Toyota Land Cruiser (FJ55) – Soil Tracker!")
Curbside Classic: 1974 Toyota Land Cruiser (FJ55) – Soil Tracker!
Posted on November 29, 2023 | 7 CommentsIt’s been a while since a FJ55 Land Cruiser appeared at CC, so I’ll give this one some minutes of attention. An old FJ55 is, after all, a sight that […] -
![(first posted 12/18/2013) Imagine lifting the hood of a 1967 Cadillac, and seeing this alloy SOHC V12 nestled there. It’s hardly a far-fetched notion. In the mid sixties, Cadillac came […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/CadV12_01_1000-450x387.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Engine History: The OHC V12 Engine That Cadillac Almost Built")
Engine History: The OHC V12 Engine That Cadillac Almost Built
Posted on November 28, 2023 | 102 Comments(first posted 12/18/2013) Imagine lifting the hood of a 1967 Cadillac, and seeing this alloy SOHC V12 nestled there. It’s hardly a far-fetched notion. In the mid sixties, Cadillac came […] -
![(First posted 8/28/2014. This was probably my favorite CC For sale I found in Eugene) Let’s celebrate Two-Door Sedan Day with this 1965 Ford Custom two-door (“Tudor” in old-time Ford-speak). […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/03/CC-22-001-800.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1965 Ford Custom – The End Of The Stripper Tudor Era")
Curbside Classic: 1965 Ford Custom – The End Of The Stripper Tudor Era
Posted on November 28, 2023 | 125 Comments(First posted 8/28/2014. This was probably my favorite CC For sale I found in Eugene) Let’s celebrate Two-Door Sedan Day with this 1965 Ford Custom two-door (“Tudor” in old-time Ford-speak). […] -
![Where do have all the thousands of CCs I’ve shot over the years ended up? It’s a question that haunts me at three o’clock in the morning. Undoubtedly the majority […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/IMG_1010.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Outtake: 1978 Olds Cutlass Salon Aeroback – A Former CC Is Found Forlorn")
Curbside Outtake: 1978 Olds Cutlass Salon Aeroback – A Former CC Is Found Forlorn
Posted on November 28, 2023 | 27 CommentsWhere do have all the thousands of CCs I’ve shot over the years ended up? It’s a question that haunts me at three o’clock in the morning. Undoubtedly the majority […]
