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![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 […] -
Driveway Outtake: Cadillac and Tesla, 55 Years of Progress for the American Sedan
Posted on October 20, 2023 | 24 CommentsThe Tesla is a long time resident. The Caddy (1966?) was a new sighting on my morning run. -
![Photos from the Cohort by L. Seddon One disappointment when I visited the Old Continent in the early ’00s, was the little amount of old metal to be found. Lots […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/53196284941_68fc38d98b_k.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Cohort Pic(k) Of The Day: 1969-74 Ford Escort MK1 – Under The Greek Sun")
Cohort Pic(k) Of The Day: 1969-74 Ford Escort MK1 – Under The Greek Sun
Posted on October 20, 2023 | 15 CommentsPhotos from the Cohort by L. Seddon One disappointment when I visited the Old Continent in the early ’00s, was the little amount of old metal to be found. Lots […] -
![What do you picture in your mind when you hear or read the name Ferrari? Ever since I was young, the most outrageous Maranello machine was the Testarossa. It was […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/IMG_20220821_113022_edited.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1987 Ferrari Testarossa – Falling Flat (Twelve)")
Curbside Classic: 1987 Ferrari Testarossa – Falling Flat (Twelve)
Posted on October 20, 2023 | 23 CommentsWhat do you picture in your mind when you hear or read the name Ferrari? Ever since I was young, the most outrageous Maranello machine was the Testarossa. It was […] -
![(first posted 5/24/2013) I called GM’s decision to build a giant personal-luxury coupe with front wheel drive a Deadly Sin (here). The dubious advantages hardly outweighed the disadvantages, as well […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/CC-194-170-800.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: Home-Built Toronado-Based Motor Home")
Curbside Classic: Home-Built Toronado-Based Motor Home
Posted on October 19, 2023 | 52 Comments(first posted 5/24/2013) I called GM’s decision to build a giant personal-luxury coupe with front wheel drive a Deadly Sin (here). The dubious advantages hardly outweighed the disadvantages, as well […] -
![(first posted 10/19/2017) Success: Is it something measured by popularity and profitability alone? Or is it something measured by innovation, inspiration, and ultimately, legacy? Furthermore, for something to […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/thumb_IMG_7941_1024-2.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Car Show Classic: 1987 Audi 5000 CS Quattro – A Runaway Success?")
Car Show Classic: 1987 Audi 5000 CS Quattro – A Runaway Success?
Posted on October 19, 2023 | 101 Comments(first posted 10/19/2017) Success: Is it something measured by popularity and profitability alone? Or is it something measured by innovation, inspiration, and ultimately, legacy? Furthermore, for something to […] -
Vintage Snapshot: 1956 Continental Mark II On Display
Posted on October 19, 2023 | 30 Comments1956 Continental Mark II at the Ford auto showroom of Carr’s Motor Sales in Austin, October 1955. -
![This is the final instalment of the series, but will be a bigger post than the previous two. For a summertime car meet in a small French town, there sure […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/IMG_20230730_194728_edited.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Car Show Classics: 10th Salon Autos-Motos Anciennes à Bazas (July 2023) – Part 3: Foreign Cars")
Car Show Classics: 10th Salon Autos-Motos Anciennes à Bazas (July 2023) – Part 3: Foreign Cars
Posted on October 19, 2023 | 22 CommentsThis is the final instalment of the series, but will be a bigger post than the previous two. For a summertime car meet in a small French town, there sure […] -
![I had thought this was going to be easy, until I started looking. As with the Sixties Chevy and the Mini Mopar Muscle articles, I found an abundance of […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/58Edselpink3.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CC In Scale: Part 7 – Fifties Fords")
CC In Scale: Part 7 – Fifties Fords
Posted on October 19, 2023 | 26 CommentsI had thought this was going to be easy, until I started looking. As with the Sixties Chevy and the Mini Mopar Muscle articles, I found an abundance of […] -
![CC Contributor Aaron65 has noted several times that his ’63 Riviera feels significantly quicker and handles better than his ’63 Thunderbird: “It will absolutely leave my T-Bird standing around as […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/riv-9.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Vintage Motor Trend Road Test: 1963 Buick Riviera – Hot Rod Nailhead Buick")
Vintage Motor Trend Road Test: 1963 Buick Riviera – Hot Rod Nailhead Buick
Posted on October 19, 2023 | 16 CommentsCC Contributor Aaron65 has noted several times that his ’63 Riviera feels significantly quicker and handles better than his ’63 Thunderbird: “It will absolutely leave my T-Bird standing around as […] -
![(first posted 10/18/2017) Perhaps it was the oncoming traffic, or maybe my attention was towards a convenient parking spot, but arriving on my birthday to a favorite […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/20171008_151209.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1983 Chevy C10 Step-Side Scottsdale – I’m Ready To Be Its “Driver”")
Curbside Classic: 1983 Chevy C10 Step-Side Scottsdale – I’m Ready To Be Its “Driver”
Posted on October 18, 2023 | 36 Comments(first posted 10/18/2017) Perhaps it was the oncoming traffic, or maybe my attention was towards a convenient parking spot, but arriving on my birthday to a favorite […] -
![(first posted 10/18/2017) Three-wheelers are generally pretty small affairs – and they are all the more cute and cuddly for it. This Mazda pick-up, however, presents a rare […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/IMG_20171014_154737.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CC Capsule: 1965 Mazda T1500 – Sumo Trike")
CC Capsule: 1965 Mazda T1500 – Sumo Trike
Posted on October 18, 2023 | 41 Comments(first posted 10/18/2017) Three-wheelers are generally pretty small affairs – and they are all the more cute and cuddly for it. This Mazda pick-up, however, presents a rare […] -
![Let’s revisit Oldsmobile in the age of its ‘Rocket 88’ fame, as well as its transition to the Cutlass era. Today’s images show a mixed series of owners; the proud, […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/tumblr_oobumbczfr1qcdxvpo1_1280.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Vintage Snapshots: Oldsmobile Owners Gallery – Images From The ‘Rocket Age’")
Vintage Snapshots: Oldsmobile Owners Gallery – Images From The ‘Rocket Age’
Posted on October 18, 2023 | 47 CommentsLet’s revisit Oldsmobile in the age of its ‘Rocket 88’ fame, as well as its transition to the Cutlass era. Today’s images show a mixed series of owners; the proud, […] -
Wordless Outtake: Cherokee 4 Me – Wrangler 4 U
Posted on October 18, 2023 | 7 Comments -
![Bienvenue, chers amis, to ze second partie of ze tour. We kick things off with a very neat early ‘60s 2CV van, but fair warning: the turnout was pretty limited, […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/IMG_20230730_185415_edited.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Car Show Classics: 10th Salon Autos-Motos Anciennes à Bazas (July 2023) – Part 2: More Domestic Cars (Citroën, Simca, etc.)")
Car Show Classics: 10th Salon Autos-Motos Anciennes à Bazas (July 2023) – Part 2: More Domestic Cars (Citroën, Simca, etc.)
Posted on October 18, 2023 | 17 CommentsBienvenue, chers amis, to ze second partie of ze tour. We kick things off with a very neat early ‘60s 2CV van, but fair warning: the turnout was pretty limited, […]
