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![A few weeks ago, there was a post here at Curbside Classic about questionable engineering decisions. The one that tops my list is Toyota’s decision to go from the bulletproof […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/IMG_2931.jpeg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "COAL 13: 1986 Toyota 4X4 XtraCab – Back to the Future")
COAL 13: 1986 Toyota 4X4 XtraCab – Back to the Future
Posted on October 4, 2023 | 15 CommentsA few weeks ago, there was a post here at Curbside Classic about questionable engineering decisions. The one that tops my list is Toyota’s decision to go from the bulletproof […] -
![(first posted 10/3/2017) As a kid, whenever someone got a new car it was a real event. Of course, a new car is always an event, but for a […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/72MarkIV.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Nostalgia: 1972 – The Greatest New Car Year Of My Life")
Curbside Nostalgia: 1972 – The Greatest New Car Year Of My Life
Posted on October 3, 2023 | 66 Comments(first posted 10/3/2017) As a kid, whenever someone got a new car it was a real event. Of course, a new car is always an event, but for a […] -
![(First posted 10/3/2017) Even by today’s standards, the original concept for Saturn was highly innovative and revolutionary. Despite it being a new brand from a large automaker known […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/thumb_IMG_2573_1024.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 2002 Saturn L300 – Falling Back To Earth")
Curbside Classic: 2002 Saturn L300 – Falling Back To Earth
Posted on October 3, 2023 | 99 Comments(First posted 10/3/2017) Even by today’s standards, the original concept for Saturn was highly innovative and revolutionary. Despite it being a new brand from a large automaker known […] -
![Let’s continue with this series of vintage galleries. I’ll be a bit more eclectic on this occasion, and mix up the makes and decades. We’re talking about the ’60s and […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/Screenshot_20230916-051142.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Vintage Snapshots: Cars & People In The ’60s And ’70s")
Vintage Snapshots: Cars & People In The ’60s And ’70s
Posted on October 3, 2023 | 42 CommentsLet’s continue with this series of vintage galleries. I’ll be a bit more eclectic on this occasion, and mix up the makes and decades. We’re talking about the ’60s and […] -
![Here’s a stranded trio that took me by surprise. A Porsche 928, a mid-80s Isuzu Trooper, and an F-150 without its rear axle, sitting at the end of a secluded […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/IMG_20230924_153046357_HDR.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CC Capsule: A Porsche 928, An Isuzu Trooper And A Wheeless F-150 Meet By The Curbside")
CC Capsule: A Porsche 928, An Isuzu Trooper And A Wheeless F-150 Meet By The Curbside
Posted on October 3, 2023 | 7 CommentsHere’s a stranded trio that took me by surprise. A Porsche 928, a mid-80s Isuzu Trooper, and an F-150 without its rear axle, sitting at the end of a secluded […] -
![While manufacturers have been name-dropping their competition for as long as they have been making advertisements, actually showing a picture of a car from another manufacturer in an ad is […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/1978-Granada.jpeg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Vintage Ad Non-Trope: Cars From Other Manufacturers")
Vintage Ad Non-Trope: Cars From Other Manufacturers
Posted on October 3, 2023 | 66 CommentsWhile manufacturers have been name-dropping their competition for as long as they have been making advertisements, actually showing a picture of a car from another manufacturer in an ad is […] -
![I remember being both relieved and intrigued when the Mercury Tracer was introduced for ’87 to replace the Lynx. It looked suspiciously like a Mazda 323, which made sense, since […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/IMG_20230709_162245267_HDR-1995-Mercury-Tracer-for-CC.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Musings: 1995 Mercury Tracer – Quit Copying Me!")
Curbside Musings: 1995 Mercury Tracer – Quit Copying Me!
Posted on October 3, 2023 | 46 CommentsI remember being both relieved and intrigued when the Mercury Tracer was introduced for ’87 to replace the Lynx. It looked suspiciously like a Mazda 323, which made sense, since […] -
![1949 Cosmopolitan Coupe images posted at the Cohort by William Rubano (first posted 10/2/2017) Cadillac’s rise to dominance of the luxury car field in the 50s was […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/37438006335_893650bb04_k.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Car Show Classic: 1949 Lincoln Cosmopolitan Coupe – Cadillac Thanks You, In More Ways Than One")
Car Show Classic: 1949 Lincoln Cosmopolitan Coupe – Cadillac Thanks You, In More Ways Than One
Posted on October 2, 2023 | 105 Comments1949 Cosmopolitan Coupe images posted at the Cohort by William Rubano (first posted 10/2/2017) Cadillac’s rise to dominance of the luxury car field in the 50s was […] -
![We all face hardships in our lives. And to do so away from home, in an alien territory with little support, makes them harder to overcome. Most likely the conditions […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/IMG_20231001_162351207_HDRa.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CC Outtakes: 1985 Buick Century Wagon – Long Way From Home")
CC Outtakes: 1985 Buick Century Wagon – Long Way From Home
Posted on October 2, 2023 | 7 CommentsWe all face hardships in our lives. And to do so away from home, in an alien territory with little support, makes them harder to overcome. Most likely the conditions […] -
![Bolk’s compact and robust Volvo FMX 6×4 tractor seems to be sculpted from a single block of granite. Low and short -only 7.12 m (23’4”) long- yet it’s rated at […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/IMG_1906.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CC Global: 2022 Volvo FMX 6×4 Heavy Haulage Tractor – Swedish Bully Breed With An Underbite")
CC Global: 2022 Volvo FMX 6×4 Heavy Haulage Tractor – Swedish Bully Breed With An Underbite
Posted on October 2, 2023 | 25 CommentsBolk’s compact and robust Volvo FMX 6×4 tractor seems to be sculpted from a single block of granite. Low and short -only 7.12 m (23’4”) long- yet it’s rated at […] -
![What happens when a store you’ve always loved goes out of business–or your favorite brand of cookies isn’t being made anymore–or the new version of something you’ve always bought […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/Screenshot-2023-09-24-at-16-56-29-R.767c85e5644e806c40e72a9828521074-JPEG-Image-1200-%C3%97-675-pixels.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CC Formerly For Sale: 1958 Ambassador – Something For Nash And Hudson Loyalists To Buy in ’58")
CC Formerly For Sale: 1958 Ambassador – Something For Nash And Hudson Loyalists To Buy in ’58
Posted on October 2, 2023 | 26 CommentsWhat happens when a store you’ve always loved goes out of business–or your favorite brand of cookies isn’t being made anymore–or the new version of something you’ve always bought […] -
![Another tasty summertime treat from the French countryside here: a somewhat miraculously-preserved Diesel Passat of the first kind. I’ve been running into classic VWs pretty often back in Tokyo, but […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/IMG_20230807_231600_edited.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1979 Volkswagen Passat (B1) GLD – Not Quite Dashing")
Curbside Classic: 1979 Volkswagen Passat (B1) GLD – Not Quite Dashing
Posted on October 2, 2023 | 12 CommentsAnother tasty summertime treat from the French countryside here: a somewhat miraculously-preserved Diesel Passat of the first kind. I’ve been running into classic VWs pretty often back in Tokyo, but […] -
![(first posted 12/8/2013) I was walking down the street in Bellingham, Washington with an old friend of mine when I spotted this 1950 Plymouth. This car had rolled out of […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/130908_0007-crop-lead.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Road Trip Classic: 1950 Plymouth – Break on Through to the Other Side, or… Travels With Tintin")
Road Trip Classic: 1950 Plymouth – Break on Through to the Other Side, or… Travels With Tintin
Posted on October 1, 2023 | 41 Comments(first posted 12/8/2013) I was walking down the street in Bellingham, Washington with an old friend of mine when I spotted this 1950 Plymouth. This car had rolled out of […] -
![(first posted 9/30/2017) It’s about time to give this little critter the full CC treatment. Though perhaps unfamiliar to some CC readers, the Renault 4CV was one of […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/IMG_20170813_193431.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1956 Renault 4CV – A Little Car With A Big Impact")
Curbside Classic: 1956 Renault 4CV – A Little Car With A Big Impact
Posted on October 1, 2023 | 67 Comments(first posted 9/30/2017) It’s about time to give this little critter the full CC treatment. Though perhaps unfamiliar to some CC readers, the Renault 4CV was one of […] -
Wordless Vintage Snapshot: 1956 Mercury – Fording A Creek?
Posted on October 1, 2023 | 10 Comments
