Curbside Classic Archives
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Curbside Classic: 1973 Buick Century Regal – The Confident Colonnade?
Posted on August 16, 2026 | 60 Comments(Updated 8/16/2026) This is almost too nice of a car to be a true CC, given that it spends most of its time in the garage, but when I caught […] -
Classic CARmentary: 1999 Honda Odyssey EX — The Minivan Honda Finally Got Right
Posted on August 16, 2026 | 33 Comments(Updated 8/16/2026) The first Honda Odyssey was clever, unconventional, and perhaps a little too convinced that it knew what a minivan should be. By 1999, Honda had […] -
Chevrolets In Their Prime – Vintage Photos, 1960s-1970s
Posted on August 16, 2026 | 10 CommentsText by Patrick Bell. Chevrolet’s momentum of the 1950’s carried over to the next decade and into the beginning of the malaise era as well. By then the world had […] -
My 2002 BMW Z3 Part II: My Oldest Friend
Posted on August 16, 2026 | 4 CommentsI’ve owned my 2002 BMW Z3 for fourteen years, although I don’t think I fully appreciated that fact while it was happening. For most of that time, it was simply […] -
Car Show Classic: 1975 Pontiac Grand Ville Brougham Convertible — Last of the Big Pontiac Convertibles
Posted on August 16, 2026 | 12 CommentsPhotos from the CC Cohort by Hyperpack. In general, the public has a fascination with origin stories—and endings. Today, we have one of the latter, with a closing chapter that […] -
Rover 200 – The British Cimarron?
Posted on August 15, 2026 | 52 Comments(Updated 8/15/2026) Trying to compare the motoring demands of the USA to the UK would be impossible, but I’d like to discuss how two vastly different […] -
Curbside Classic: 1965 Barracuda – The Bread and Butter Pony Car
Posted on August 15, 2026 | 50 Comments(Updated 8/15/2026) I’ve already written my CC on the gen1 Barracuda here. But when I spotted this fine original example at the neighborhood hardware store recently, I […] -
Pontiac’s Best Years In Vintage Postcards — 1960s-1970s
Posted on August 15, 2026 | 29 CommentsToday’s postcard tour takes us back to Pontiac’s glory years, from the 1960s into the 1970s, when the division was turning out some of its most memorable cars. As usual, […] -
My 2017 Volkswagen Beetle 1.8T Convertible: My Very Own Love Bug
Posted on August 15, 2026 | 27 CommentsWhen I started this Cars of a Lifetime series, I thought I knew exactly how it would end. It was supposed to end with Papa’s 1988 Chevrolet S10. That made […] -
Auto-Biography: 1963 Oldsmobile Dynamic 88 Convertible – Hell In A Ragtop
Posted on August 15, 2026 | 59 Comments(2008, updated 2026) Tear the highly practical metal roof off of one of the more boring big American cars like a 1963 Olds Dynamic 88, and suddenly it becomes […] -
GM Autronic-Eye And Twilight Sentinel: “Truly A Gentleman Of The Night Highways, Dimming Always On Time”
Posted on August 15, 2026 | 17 CommentsIn the late 1940s, GM’s Guide Lamp Division began developing the first electronic headlamp controls: the Autronic-Eye (later renamed Guide-Matic), which could automatically dim the lights to avoid dazzling other […] -
Curbside Classic: 1978 Ford Pinto – Disappointment As Necessity
Posted on August 14, 2026 | 83 Comments(Updated 8/14/2026 ) The sight of this denim blue Pinto wagon amounted to redemption of what was rapidly turning out to be a very crappy Saturday about a month ago. […] -
Curbside Classic: Jensen Healey – Care To Take It For A Really Long Test Drive?
Posted on August 14, 2026 | 69 Comments(Updated 8/14/2026) So who would like to be a paying beta tester for a 70s Lotus engine? Anyone? No? Well, eleven thousand Jensen owners were, and we can assume unwittingly. […] -
1960s-1970s Ford Dealers In Vintage Postcards
Posted on August 14, 2026 | 7 CommentsToday’s gallery of vintage Ford dealership postcards takes us back to the 1960s and 1970s. From Falcons and Fairlanes to Mustangs, Galaxies, and hardworking pickups, there’s plenty of familiar Fords […] -
1966 Vanden Plas Princess 1100: British Compact Outside, Rolls-Royce Inside
Posted on August 14, 2026 | 13 CommentsMy British luxury car dream garage would certainly have a fifties Rolls-Royce in it, but it would also have relative obscurities such as a Humber Super Snipe and a Vanden […]
![Curbside Classic: 1973 Buick Century Regal – The Confident Colonnade? (Updated 8/16/2026) This is almost too nice of a car to be a true CC, given that it spends most of its time in the garage, but when I caught […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/2014-06-05-15.07.04.jpg)
![Classic CARmentary: 1999 Honda Odyssey EX — The Minivan Honda Finally Got Right (Updated 8/16/2026) The first Honda Odyssey was clever, unconventional, and perhaps a little too convinced that it knew what a minivan should be. By 1999, Honda had […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/1999-Honda-Odyssey-EX.jpg)
![Chevrolets In Their Prime – Vintage Photos, 1960s-1970s Text by Patrick Bell. Chevrolet’s momentum of the 1950’s carried over to the next decade and into the beginning of the malaise era as well. By then the world had […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/Captura-de-pantalla-2026-05-11-20.17.42-115x115.png)
![My 2002 BMW Z3 Part II: My Oldest Friend I’ve owned my 2002 BMW Z3 for fourteen years, although I don’t think I fully appreciated that fact while it was happening. For most of that time, it was simply […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/Z3-in-California-1200-115x115.jpg)
![Car Show Classic: 1975 Pontiac Grand Ville Brougham Convertible — Last of the Big Pontiac Convertibles Photos from the CC Cohort by Hyperpack. In general, the public has a fascination with origin stories—and endings. Today, we have one of the latter, with a closing chapter that […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/55348027197_a31841f7a1_k-115x115.jpg)
![Rover 200 – The British Cimarron? (Updated 8/15/2026) Trying to compare the motoring demands of the USA to the UK would be impossible, but I’d like to discuss how two vastly different […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/rover_200_i_sedan_1-115x115.jpg)
![Curbside Classic: 1965 Barracuda – The Bread and Butter Pony Car (Updated 8/15/2026) I’ve already written my CC on the gen1 Barracuda here. But when I spotted this fine original example at the neighborhood hardware store recently, I […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/CC-421-009.jpg)
![Pontiac’s Best Years In Vintage Postcards — 1960s-1970s Today’s postcard tour takes us back to Pontiac’s glory years, from the 1960s into the 1970s, when the division was turning out some of its most memorable cars. As usual, […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/Captura-de-pantalla-2026-08-14-23.11.33-115x115.png)
![My 2017 Volkswagen Beetle 1.8T Convertible: My Very Own Love Bug When I started this Cars of a Lifetime series, I thought I knew exactly how it would end. It was supposed to end with Papa’s 1988 Chevrolet S10. That made […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/IMG_0004-scaled-e1786579442259-115x115.jpeg)
![Auto-Biography: 1963 Oldsmobile Dynamic 88 Convertible – Hell In A Ragtop (2008, updated 2026) Tear the highly practical metal roof off of one of the more boring big American cars like a 1963 Olds Dynamic 88, and suddenly it becomes […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/Olds-1963-88-conv.jpg)
![GM Autronic-Eye And Twilight Sentinel: “Truly A Gentleman Of The Night Highways, Dimming Always On Time” In the late 1940s, GM’s Guide Lamp Division began developing the first electronic headlamp controls: the Autronic-Eye (later renamed Guide-Matic), which could automatically dim the lights to avoid dazzling other […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/Autronic-Eye-lead-115x115.webp)
![Curbside Classic: 1978 Ford Pinto – Disappointment As Necessity (Updated 8/14/2026 ) The sight of this denim blue Pinto wagon amounted to redemption of what was rapidly turning out to be a very crappy Saturday about a month ago. […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/2014-07-12-13.37.39.jpg)
![Curbside Classic: Jensen Healey – Care To Take It For A Really Long Test Drive? (Updated 8/14/2026) So who would like to be a paying beta tester for a 70s Lotus engine? Anyone? No? Well, eleven thousand Jensen owners were, and we can assume unwittingly. […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2011/11/Jensen-Healey-04.jpg)
![1960s-1970s Ford Dealers In Vintage Postcards Today’s gallery of vintage Ford dealership postcards takes us back to the 1960s and 1970s. From Falcons and Fairlanes to Mustangs, Galaxies, and hardworking pickups, there’s plenty of familiar Fords […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/Screenshot_20260811-225518-115x115.png)
![1966 Vanden Plas Princess 1100: British Compact Outside, Rolls-Royce Inside My British luxury car dream garage would certainly have a fifties Rolls-Royce in it, but it would also have relative obscurities such as a Humber Super Snipe and a Vanden […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/66-Princess-4-e1786446852137-115x115.webp)


