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![I’d like to think that many of us share fond memories of playing around the family car, either in the driveway or in the car itself. I did spend many […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/52733583143_509201068d_o.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Vintage Snapshots: The Driveway As A Playground – A Gallery")
Vintage Snapshots: The Driveway As A Playground – A Gallery
Posted on September 24, 2023 | 24 CommentsI’d like to think that many of us share fond memories of playing around the family car, either in the driveway or in the car itself. I did spend many […] -
![Everything remains the same until it doesn’t. Detroit’s Brougham era had gone undisturbed for a good number of years, guided by the wider and longer mantra. And while Detroit had […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/n_1978-Mercury-Zephyr-04.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Vintage Road & Track Review: 1978 Mercury Zephyr-Ford Fairmont – A Boxy New Dawn")
Vintage Road & Track Review: 1978 Mercury Zephyr-Ford Fairmont – A Boxy New Dawn
Posted on September 24, 2023 | 24 CommentsEverything remains the same until it doesn’t. Detroit’s Brougham era had gone undisturbed for a good number of years, guided by the wider and longer mantra. And while Detroit had […] -
![CC has seen photographs from this show in previous years before, both as a photo report and and as illustrations in various posts. But this year, the account will be […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/DSC01423-tile.1.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Car Show Photo Report: Rassemblement de Voitures Anciennes et de Collection à Vénès, Tonneins, France, August 2023")
Car Show Photo Report: Rassemblement de Voitures Anciennes et de Collection à Vénès, Tonneins, France, August 2023
Posted on September 24, 2023 | 16 CommentsCC has seen photographs from this show in previous years before, both as a photo report and and as illustrations in various posts. But this year, the account will be […] -
![Toward the end of 2008, the global economy was crashing, and it had plenty of company. I’d slammed headlong into the realities of post-college life, both working professionally and […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/2003-Toyota-Matrix-XR.jpeg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "COAL: 2003 Toyota Matrix XR – New Frontiers (#5)")
COAL: 2003 Toyota Matrix XR – New Frontiers (#5)
Posted on September 24, 2023 | 26 CommentsToward the end of 2008, the global economy was crashing, and it had plenty of company. I’d slammed headlong into the realities of post-college life, both working professionally and […] -
![(first posted 9/22/2017) Here’s an activity: name a mid-sized luxury sedan sold in North America during the 2005-12 period other than the pictured Acura RL. Did you think […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/2005-acura-rl-nyc-1.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Future Classic: 2005-12 Acura RL/Honda Legend – Always A Bridesmaid")
Future Classic: 2005-12 Acura RL/Honda Legend – Always A Bridesmaid
Posted on September 23, 2023 | 37 Comments(first posted 9/22/2017) Here’s an activity: name a mid-sized luxury sedan sold in North America during the 2005-12 period other than the pictured Acura RL. Did you think […] -
![Atlas, Effer, Fassi, Hiab, HMF and Palfinger belong to the genus of knuckle boom cranes. They are not only used to load and unload freight, but also for hoisting jobs, […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/IMG_1668.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CC Global: 2023 Lift ‘n’ Load Event – Forest Of Steel")
CC Global: 2023 Lift ‘n’ Load Event – Forest Of Steel
Posted on September 23, 2023 | 11 CommentsAtlas, Effer, Fassi, Hiab, HMF and Palfinger belong to the genus of knuckle boom cranes. They are not only used to load and unload freight, but also for hoisting jobs, […] -
![I found this really sharp 1961 Chrysler Newport for sale on Craigslist. It’s truly striking in two-tone black and white–but if you want to see something really special, take a […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/Screenshot-2023-09-21-at-22-18-30-image.jpg.78176a523e20b2d20e40048b3ea3018a.jpg-PNG-Image-973-%C3%97-620-pixels.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CC For Sale: 1961 Chrysler Newport with Highlander Interior – Taking The High Road")
CC For Sale: 1961 Chrysler Newport with Highlander Interior – Taking The High Road
Posted on September 23, 2023 | 39 CommentsI found this really sharp 1961 Chrysler Newport for sale on Craigslist. It’s truly striking in two-tone black and white–but if you want to see something really special, take a […] -
![It’s time for Volume 3 of this series exploring travel-related ads that feature automotive themes, as well as some of the backstory for each ad. For today’s installment, we’re journeying […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/Vol-3-Featured.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Vintage Ads: Automotive-Related Travel Ads Vol. 3 – South Africa, Malta, England & Wales")
Vintage Ads: Automotive-Related Travel Ads Vol. 3 – South Africa, Malta, England & Wales
Posted on September 23, 2023 | 16 CommentsIt’s time for Volume 3 of this series exploring travel-related ads that feature automotive themes, as well as some of the backstory for each ad. For today’s installment, we’re journeying […] -
![In late 2019, I bought a 2004 Jaguar XJ Vanden Plas. That one was an early build, having been shipped over from Jaguar’s Castle Bromwich facility sometime in calendar-year […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/IMG_0345.jpeg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "COAL: 2006 Jaguar XJ Vanden Plas – It’s Better The Second Time Around")
COAL: 2006 Jaguar XJ Vanden Plas – It’s Better The Second Time Around
Posted on September 23, 2023 | 17 CommentsIn late 2019, I bought a 2004 Jaguar XJ Vanden Plas. That one was an early build, having been shipped over from Jaguar’s Castle Bromwich facility sometime in calendar-year […] -
![(first posted 9/22/207) There’s a new arrival or visitor in my neighborhood and it’s from outer space. It certainly isn’t from this world, where aerodynamic plastic-clad fish-mobiles with […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/CC-335-007.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Space Traveler: 1967 Imperial Crown Coupe – The Empire Strikes Backwards")
Curbside Space Traveler: 1967 Imperial Crown Coupe – The Empire Strikes Backwards
Posted on September 22, 2023 | 104 Comments(first posted 9/22/207) There’s a new arrival or visitor in my neighborhood and it’s from outer space. It certainly isn’t from this world, where aerodynamic plastic-clad fish-mobiles with […] -
![For today, let’s check with a few Buick owners and their vintage rides. They’re a rather jolly and proud bunch, and most carry the air that only comes from owning […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/Screenshot_20230826-025412.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Vintage Snapshots: A Buick Owners Gallery – Portholes And Sweep Spears")
Vintage Snapshots: A Buick Owners Gallery – Portholes And Sweep Spears
Posted on September 22, 2023 | 23 CommentsFor today, let’s check with a few Buick owners and their vintage rides. They’re a rather jolly and proud bunch, and most carry the air that only comes from owning […] -
![It was the summer of 2000, and our work meeting had come to a close. Each of us came out with a list of archive photos and footage to gather, […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/Screenshot_20230811-040017.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Vintage Dealerships: Rambler Town! – A Short Gallery Of Rambler Dealers")
Vintage Dealerships: Rambler Town! – A Short Gallery Of Rambler Dealers
Posted on September 22, 2023 | 23 CommentsIt was the summer of 2000, and our work meeting had come to a close. Each of us came out with a list of archive photos and footage to gather, […] -
![Oldsmobile’s sales had been steadily collapsing by the time the new Aurora arrived in 1995. Its arrival came as a surprise to those who still paid attention. It looked like […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/1995-Aurora-02.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Vintage Road & Track Owner Survey: 1995-1999 Oldsmobile Aurora – No Way Out Of The Abyss")
Vintage Road & Track Owner Survey: 1995-1999 Oldsmobile Aurora – No Way Out Of The Abyss
Posted on September 22, 2023 | 23 CommentsOldsmobile’s sales had been steadily collapsing by the time the new Aurora arrived in 1995. Its arrival came as a surprise to those who still paid attention. It looked like […] -
![This one took me by surprise. You learn something every day when you’re out hunting for CCs, but I wasn’t mentally prepared for this. I lived in several countries – […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/IMG_20230212_134928_edited.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CC Capsule: 1998 Isuzu VehiCross – Can’t Unsee It")
CC Capsule: 1998 Isuzu VehiCross – Can’t Unsee It
Posted on September 22, 2023 | 23 CommentsThis one took me by surprise. You learn something every day when you’re out hunting for CCs, but I wasn’t mentally prepared for this. I lived in several countries – […] -
![(first posted 9/21/2017) I’ve long had a fixation on the lack of four speed transmissions being available on American compacts in the 1960s. The standard three […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/Slant-6-4-speed-64-dart-br.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Automotive History: Factory Four Speed Transmission Behind a Slant Six? Yup, For a Couple of Years Anyway")
Automotive History: Factory Four Speed Transmission Behind a Slant Six? Yup, For a Couple of Years Anyway
Posted on September 21, 2023 | 81 Comments(first posted 9/21/2017) I’ve long had a fixation on the lack of four speed transmissions being available on American compacts in the 1960s. The standard three […]
