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![(first posted 6/20/2013) While Cadillac may have traditionally had a stronger presence in the hearse market Lincoln often wasn’t too far behind. Some cars just look right as limousines or […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/Lincoln-1.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CC Outtake: Lincoln S&S Victoria hearse")
CC Outtake: Lincoln S&S Victoria hearse
Posted on October 31, 2023 | 40 Comments(first posted 6/20/2013) While Cadillac may have traditionally had a stronger presence in the hearse market Lincoln often wasn’t too far behind. Some cars just look right as limousines or […] -
![(first posted 10/29/2011) B-bodies are mighty popular with the CC crowd; every article on them generates peak readership and comments. Since I’m a long-range thinker (maybe medium-range is more accurate), […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/10/CC-146-152-800.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Corpse-side Classic: 1986 Buick Hearse: The Ultimate (B)Body Wagon And Official CC Hearse")
Corpse-side Classic: 1986 Buick Hearse: The Ultimate (B)Body Wagon And Official CC Hearse
Posted on October 31, 2023 | 70 Comments(first posted 10/29/2011) B-bodies are mighty popular with the CC crowd; every article on them generates peak readership and comments. Since I’m a long-range thinker (maybe medium-range is more accurate), […] -
Vintage Snapshots: 1963 Ford Galaxie 500XL – Pumpkin Season
Posted on October 31, 2023 | 16 Comments -
![This FJ40 Toyota Land Cruiser appeared in my neighborhood a few days ago, ready for Halloween. But I don’t think it got there under it’s own power; I suspect it […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/IMG_9006.jpeg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Driveway Outtake: Toyota Land Cruiser (FJ40), Halloween Edition")
Driveway Outtake: Toyota Land Cruiser (FJ40), Halloween Edition
Posted on October 31, 2023 | 4 CommentsThis FJ40 Toyota Land Cruiser appeared in my neighborhood a few days ago, ready for Halloween. But I don’t think it got there under it’s own power; I suspect it […] -
![These are not easy cars for me to write about, as they wood have been just about the last thing I wood have considered buying for a family hauler at […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/IMG_1536.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1990 Buick Estate Wagon – Well Aged Wood")
Curbside Classic: 1990 Buick Estate Wagon – Well Aged Wood
Posted on October 31, 2023 | 40 CommentsThese are not easy cars for me to write about, as they wood have been just about the last thing I wood have considered buying for a family hauler at […] -
![As I sit down to write this, it has been exactly one week since I had taken these pictures on the first full day of my annual Las Vegas trip […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/551-1983-Oldsmobile-Cutlass-Supreme-for-CC.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Musings: 1983 Oldsmobile Cutlass Supreme – Ups & Downs")
Curbside Musings: 1983 Oldsmobile Cutlass Supreme – Ups & Downs
Posted on October 31, 2023 | 28 CommentsAs I sit down to write this, it has been exactly one week since I had taken these pictures on the first full day of my annual Las Vegas trip […] -
![Great television shows occasionally hit the ground running, offering a truly incredible experience from the first episode onward. Others initially struggle to find their footing, ultimately reaching their potential in […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/20170627_104233.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 2007 Hyundai Sonata – Hyundai Changes Its Tune And Sings A Sweeter Melody")
Curbside Classic: 2007 Hyundai Sonata – Hyundai Changes Its Tune And Sings A Sweeter Melody
Posted on October 30, 2023 | 53 CommentsGreat television shows occasionally hit the ground running, offering a truly incredible experience from the first episode onward. Others initially struggle to find their footing, ultimately reaching their potential in […] -
![(first posted 10/31/2017) In 1949, Volkswagen officially began exporting the Type I to the United States, which, in ‘Deluxe’ trim, featured a few more color options over the […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/DSCN1246.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: <i>“In Ordnung”</i> – The New Beetle Turns 20")
Curbside Classic: “In Ordnung” – The New Beetle Turns 20
Posted on October 30, 2023 | 64 Comments(first posted 10/31/2017) In 1949, Volkswagen officially began exporting the Type I to the United States, which, in ‘Deluxe’ trim, featured a few more color options over the […] -
![In my online quests for vintage images, I rarely find enough shots to highlight a specific location or time. Today’s gallery bucks that trend, with a brief series of New […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/30359149162_5cd5bfd3c4_oA.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Vintage Snapshots: New Orleans In The Late ’50s")
Vintage Snapshots: New Orleans In The Late ’50s
Posted on October 30, 2023 | 22 CommentsIn my online quests for vintage images, I rarely find enough shots to highlight a specific location or time. Today’s gallery bucks that trend, with a brief series of New […] -
Wordless Outtake: 1979 Mack F 785 ST – ‘My Truck Is So Tall, I Need a Ladder To Get Into The Bed’
Posted on October 30, 2023 | 15 Comments -
![The raven stands before the shiny object, cocks his head, and eyes it, unsure. He was headed elsewhere on necessary errands when the glint caught his eye midflight and he […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/20231020_182905-1.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Used Car Shopping, Yuppiemobile Edition: 2018 Audi A5 Sportback – Shiny Object")
Used Car Shopping, Yuppiemobile Edition: 2018 Audi A5 Sportback – Shiny Object
Posted on October 30, 2023 | 57 CommentsThe raven stands before the shiny object, cocks his head, and eyes it, unsure. He was headed elsewhere on necessary errands when the glint caught his eye midflight and he […] -
![Well do ya? Yes. Yes I do. I will immediately admit that, unlike the movie Dirty Harry, which I misquoted in the title there, I haven’t yet seen Gran Torino. […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/IMG_20221211_101456_edited.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1972 Ford Gran Torino Sport SportsRoof – Do You Feel Lucky, Punk?")
Curbside Classic: 1972 Ford Gran Torino Sport SportsRoof – Do You Feel Lucky, Punk?
Posted on October 30, 2023 | 51 CommentsWell do ya? Yes. Yes I do. I will immediately admit that, unlike the movie Dirty Harry, which I misquoted in the title there, I haven’t yet seen Gran Torino. […] -
![(first posted 10/28/2017) I know that “Long March” reference is more pre-war Maoist Chinese than post-war Shōwa Japanese, but it still applies. The late ‘50s is […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/IMG_20171014_154527.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1959 Datsun 1000 (211) Pick-up – The First Step In The Long March")
Curbside Classic: 1959 Datsun 1000 (211) Pick-up – The First Step In The Long March
Posted on October 29, 2023 | 36 Comments(first posted 10/28/2017) I know that “Long March” reference is more pre-war Maoist Chinese than post-war Shōwa Japanese, but it still applies. The late ‘50s is […] -
Vintage Dealer Snapshots: A Ford Dealer At Night – Serene Beauty
Posted on October 29, 2023 | 13 Comments -
Vintage Snapshots: What’s By The Side Of The Road?
Posted on October 29, 2023 | 23 Comments
