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![(first posted 10/21/2017) Earlier this year, while wandering through a cruise night, I came across this 1964 Oldsmobile Dynamic 88. At first glance, I didn’t give […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/IMG_7493.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Car Show Classics: 1964 Oldsmobile Dynamic 88 Convertible – 394 cubic inches and 3-on-the Tree")
Car Show Classics: 1964 Oldsmobile Dynamic 88 Convertible – 394 cubic inches and 3-on-the Tree
Posted on October 22, 2023 | 75 Comments(first posted 10/21/2017) Earlier this year, while wandering through a cruise night, I came across this 1964 Oldsmobile Dynamic 88. At first glance, I didn’t give […] -
Wordless Vintage Snapshot: 1959 Chevrolet – Stuck In Sand
Posted on October 22, 2023 | 17 Comments -
![At first sight, something seems to have gone terribly wrong here. At second sight, it’s a type of low loader that has taken a short position. A 2017 Nooteboom ‘ketelbrug’ […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/IMG_1977.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CC Global: Mercedes-Benz And Nooteboom – Bridge Formula")
CC Global: Mercedes-Benz And Nooteboom – Bridge Formula
Posted on October 22, 2023 | 8 CommentsAt first sight, something seems to have gone terribly wrong here. At second sight, it’s a type of low loader that has taken a short position. A 2017 Nooteboom ‘ketelbrug’ […] -
![Chrysler’s LA V8, which eventually spawned various displacements as well as V6 and V10 variants, had a long life and became a mainstay of the company after the big B […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/va-1-vert.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Vintage Motor Trend Road Test: 1964 Plymouth Valiant Signet V8 – Chrysler’s Long-Running LA V8 Has A Valiant Birth")
Vintage Motor Trend Road Test: 1964 Plymouth Valiant Signet V8 – Chrysler’s Long-Running LA V8 Has A Valiant Birth
Posted on October 22, 2023 | 27 CommentsChrysler’s LA V8, which eventually spawned various displacements as well as V6 and V10 variants, had a long life and became a mainstay of the company after the big B […] -
![The first family car I remember was our ’51 DeSoto. As far as I can tell, the ’51 hasn’t yet had its day in the CC sun, perhaps not […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/1951_DeSoto_4050550054.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "COAL #1: The ’51 DeSoto")
COAL #1: The ’51 DeSoto
Posted on October 22, 2023 | 8 CommentsThe first family car I remember was our ’51 DeSoto. As far as I can tell, the ’51 hasn’t yet had its day in the CC sun, perhaps not […] -
![(first posted 3/19/2013) Although the powertrain provided adequate motivation, no one would ever mistake one of the vast majority of Tempo/Topazes with a milquetoast 2.3-liter, four cylinder engine and three-speed automatic […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/Mercury-Topaz-GS-2.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: Mercury Topaz GS V6 / Five-speed Coupe – Oxymoron, or Just Moronic?")
Curbside Classic: Mercury Topaz GS V6 / Five-speed Coupe – Oxymoron, or Just Moronic?
Posted on October 21, 2023 | 120 Comments(first posted 3/19/2013) Although the powertrain provided adequate motivation, no one would ever mistake one of the vast majority of Tempo/Topazes with a milquetoast 2.3-liter, four cylinder engine and three-speed automatic […] -
![(first posted 10/21/2017) GM’s 1950s Motorama-mobiles were mostly pretty out-there, with flamboyant fins, rocket-inspired skegs and cockpits, and other flights of wild imagination. Frankly, many of them […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/Chevrolet-1955-Biscayne-.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Concept Classic: 1955 Chevrolet Biscayne (XP-37)- Chuck Jordan’s Motorama-mobile Had A Better Rear End Than Front End")
Concept Classic: 1955 Chevrolet Biscayne (XP-37)- Chuck Jordan’s Motorama-mobile Had A Better Rear End Than Front End
Posted on October 21, 2023 | 85 Comments(first posted 10/21/2017) GM’s 1950s Motorama-mobiles were mostly pretty out-there, with flamboyant fins, rocket-inspired skegs and cockpits, and other flights of wild imagination. Frankly, many of them […] -
![Since we like to time travel, here’s a vehicle to take us back to 1969 and see how the automotive technologies we take for granted were being conceived and developed. […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/themes/arras162/images/thumbnail.png "CC TV: “The 21st Century: Auto and All That Traffic” (1969) Walter Cronkite Looks At The Nascent Technology We Take For Granted")
CC TV: “The 21st Century: Auto and All That Traffic” (1969) Walter Cronkite Looks At The Nascent Technology We Take For Granted
Posted on October 21, 2023 | 5 CommentsSince we like to time travel, here’s a vehicle to take us back to 1969 and see how the automotive technologies we take for granted were being conceived and developed. […] -
Cohort Pic(k) Of The Day: 1956 Oldsmobile ’88’ And Others By Ralf K
Posted on October 21, 2023 | 13 CommentsImages by Ralf K, from the Cohort. -
![“The Dutch are known for their nice graphic design” were the words of my Greek coworker, as we checked out a book on Dutch prints from the 1930s. I have […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/1-2.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Vintage Brochures: The Chicness Of DAF in the ’60s & 70s")
Vintage Brochures: The Chicness Of DAF in the ’60s & 70s
Posted on October 21, 2023 | 29 Comments“The Dutch are known for their nice graphic design” were the words of my Greek coworker, as we checked out a book on Dutch prints from the 1930s. I have […] -
Vintage Dealer Promo Shots: Delivery Day
Posted on October 21, 2023 | 18 CommentsThere are few things as exciting as buying a new car. And why not register those moments for posterity? After all, they make for nice promotional material. -
![In a previous COAL, I spoke about how the 2014 Kia Soul Plus—that my grandmother bought new and that my sister inherited—succumbed to the Hyundai/Kia 2.0-liter engine defect and threw […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/IMG_6465.jpeg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "COAL: 2022 Mazda CX-5 2.5 S Carbon Edition – For Mom")
COAL: 2022 Mazda CX-5 2.5 S Carbon Edition – For Mom
Posted on October 21, 2023 | 22 CommentsIn a previous COAL, I spoke about how the 2014 Kia Soul Plus—that my grandmother bought new and that my sister inherited—succumbed to the Hyundai/Kia 2.0-liter engine defect and threw […] -
![(first posted 10/20/2017) One-box cars and minivans, especially the shorter ones, tend to be called “bread loaf” in several languages – including Mandarin, Russian, Burmese and doubtless plenty […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/IMG_20171009_103943.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1980 Toyota TownAce Wagon Super Extra – All You Need Is Loaf")
Curbside Classic: 1980 Toyota TownAce Wagon Super Extra – All You Need Is Loaf
Posted on October 20, 2023 | 29 Comments(first posted 10/20/2017) One-box cars and minivans, especially the shorter ones, tend to be called “bread loaf” in several languages – including Mandarin, Russian, Burmese and doubtless plenty […] -
![(first posted 10/9/2017) History has shown that styling trends of mainstream cars tend to be cyclical. The pendulum has swung between straight-edged, more geometric designs, through an intermediate blend […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/002-1966-Mercury-Monterey-convertible-CC.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1966 Mercury Monterey Convertible – Geometry Class")
Curbside Classic: 1966 Mercury Monterey Convertible – Geometry Class
Posted on October 20, 2023 | 64 Comments(first posted 10/9/2017) History has shown that styling trends of mainstream cars tend to be cyclical. The pendulum has swung between straight-edged, more geometric designs, through an intermediate blend […] -
![For today, I wanted to share a series of images where the landscape was as important as the cars included. When -mostly- undisturbed, the beauty of nature is overpowering and […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/Screenshot_20230815-060844.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Vintage Snapshots: Cars In The Great Outdoors")
Vintage Snapshots: Cars In The Great Outdoors
Posted on October 20, 2023 | 20 CommentsFor today, I wanted to share a series of images where the landscape was as important as the cars included. When -mostly- undisturbed, the beauty of nature is overpowering and […]
