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![Last week, I discussed my very brief ownership of a 2021 Lexus GX 460. It was replaced by a 2021 Toyota Venza that had an even shorter tenure as […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/IMG_7931.jpeg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "COAL: 2021 Toyota Venza Limited – Style Over Substance")
COAL: 2021 Toyota Venza Limited – Style Over Substance
Posted on September 9, 2023 | 42 CommentsLast week, I discussed my very brief ownership of a 2021 Lexus GX 460. It was replaced by a 2021 Toyota Venza that had an even shorter tenure as […] -
![(first posted 9/8/2017) In the recent Australian Falcon tribute post there were a couple of comments about the Falcon’s movie and TV roles, starting with the obvious; the Interceptor […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/MM-Pursuit-Special.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CC Cinema: Australian Falcons In Movies And TV")
CC Cinema: Australian Falcons In Movies And TV
Posted on September 8, 2023 | 36 Comments(first posted 9/8/2017) In the recent Australian Falcon tribute post there were a couple of comments about the Falcon’s movie and TV roles, starting with the obvious; the Interceptor […] -
![(first posted 9/8/2017) Put yourself in Ford of Europe’s shoes in 1993-4. You had been so beaten up for the disappointing Mk4 Ford Escort that even a major […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/DSC06014-2.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Outtake: 2004 Ford Ka – Ford’s Capable Gremlin?")
Curbside Outtake: 2004 Ford Ka – Ford’s Capable Gremlin?
Posted on September 8, 2023 | 54 Comments(first posted 9/8/2017) Put yourself in Ford of Europe’s shoes in 1993-4. You had been so beaten up for the disappointing Mk4 Ford Escort that even a major […] -
Vintage Snapshots & Postcards: Ford Dealers From ’57 to ’73
Posted on September 8, 2023 | 27 CommentsLet’s visit a few Ford dealers of the past. We’ll start with this night shot of Graham Ford, in Downey CA, 1957. -
![I am finally at the end of the list of cars I wanted to share with the CC readership from my journey through Arizona’s January classic car auctions. […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/807ba0b0b3fa86327dd8fb9b92d49ad8a95a5680.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Auction Classic: Arizona 2023 – Best Of The Rest, part 1 of 2")
Auction Classic: Arizona 2023 – Best Of The Rest, part 1 of 2
Posted on September 8, 2023 | 21 CommentsI am finally at the end of the list of cars I wanted to share with the CC readership from my journey through Arizona’s January classic car auctions. […] -
![Other than love, nighttime has to be one of the most popular topics of popular music. In the Air Tonight. Nights in White Satin. Sunglasses at Night. We can […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/1960-Pontiac-2.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Vintage Ad Tropes: Nighttime")
Vintage Ad Tropes: Nighttime
Posted on September 8, 2023 | 25 CommentsOther than love, nighttime has to be one of the most popular topics of popular music. In the Air Tonight. Nights in White Satin. Sunglasses at Night. We can […] -
![Continuing from the TC teaser in COAL № 9: I returned to see Lee at his shop, at close to 5 PM. He called his wholesaler friend and asked the […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/Hemi-Voyager-Veteran-Transport.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "COAL 10: Hitting the Bricks and Swap-a-Dee-Doo-Dah")
COAL 10: Hitting the Bricks and Swap-a-Dee-Doo-Dah
Posted on September 8, 2023 | 32 CommentsContinuing from the TC teaser in COAL № 9: I returned to see Lee at his shop, at close to 5 PM. He called his wholesaler friend and asked the […] -
![(first posted 9/7/2017) There it is, at the intersection. You’re looking at my fifth grade dream car, the ’85 Pontiac Firebird Trans Am, complete with T-tops. This car […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/008-1985-Pontiac-Firebird-Trans-Am-CC.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "In-Motion Classic: 1985 Pontiac Firebird Trans Am – Model Citizen")
In-Motion Classic: 1985 Pontiac Firebird Trans Am – Model Citizen
Posted on September 7, 2023 | 72 Comments(first posted 9/7/2017) There it is, at the intersection. You’re looking at my fifth grade dream car, the ’85 Pontiac Firebird Trans Am, complete with T-tops. This car […] -
Cohort Pic(k) Of The Day: Jaguar 3.8S (S-Type) – An Englishman In California
Posted on September 7, 2023 | 12 CommentsImages from the Cohort by William Garrett. It was identified as a ’67-’68 on its original post. -
![One thing I have discovered in looking at car shows is the need to limit what I look at. Whether it’s new car shows, hot rod shows, car club […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/60Chevpublue5.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CC In Scale: Part 4 – Sixties Chevy Car Show")
CC In Scale: Part 4 – Sixties Chevy Car Show
Posted on September 7, 2023 | 39 CommentsOne thing I have discovered in looking at car shows is the need to limit what I look at. Whether it’s new car shows, hot rod shows, car club […] -
![Summer is always a time when open-air motoring becomes more alluring. And once upon a time, i.e. before about 1940, phaetons, all-weather limousines and other four-door convertibles allowed for four […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/IMG_20230702_092032_edited.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CC Capsule: 1955 Mercedes-Benz 300b (W186) Cabriolet D – Top Of The Topless")
CC Capsule: 1955 Mercedes-Benz 300b (W186) Cabriolet D – Top Of The Topless
Posted on September 7, 2023 | 10 CommentsSummer is always a time when open-air motoring becomes more alluring. And once upon a time, i.e. before about 1940, phaetons, all-weather limousines and other four-door convertibles allowed for four […] -
![Old habits are hard to break. How else to explain VW’s 1969 411? After being poorly received in Europe, it took the 411 two years to reach US shores. And […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/Untitled-1.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Vintage R&T Review: 1971 Volkswagen 411 (Type 4) – Old Habits Die Hard")
Vintage R&T Review: 1971 Volkswagen 411 (Type 4) – Old Habits Die Hard
Posted on September 7, 2023 | 39 CommentsOld habits are hard to break. How else to explain VW’s 1969 411? After being poorly received in Europe, it took the 411 two years to reach US shores. And […] -
![(first posted 9/6/2017) If the E39 is the most iconic and beloved BMW 5 Series, its predecessor, the E34 comes in a close second. Sold for the 1988 through […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/thumb_IMG_5822_1024.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1992 BMW 525i (E34) – The Young Professional")
Curbside Classic: 1992 BMW 525i (E34) – The Young Professional
Posted on September 6, 2023 | 51 Comments(first posted 9/6/2017) If the E39 is the most iconic and beloved BMW 5 Series, its predecessor, the E34 comes in a close second. Sold for the 1988 through […] -
![(first posted 9/6/2017) I imagine many CC readers are familiar with the “brown manual diesel rear-wheel drive station wagon” car enthusiast stereotype, but surely a V8 manual rear-wheel […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/MG-ZT-T-260-V8-wagon-rear.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Car Show Classic: MG ZT-T V8 – A Better Form Of Automotive Stereotype?")
Car Show Classic: MG ZT-T V8 – A Better Form Of Automotive Stereotype?
Posted on September 6, 2023 | 22 Comments(first posted 9/6/2017) I imagine many CC readers are familiar with the “brown manual diesel rear-wheel drive station wagon” car enthusiast stereotype, but surely a V8 manual rear-wheel […] -
![Apart from a couple short trips in 2020 and 2021, I hadn’t had a chance to spend any meaningful time in the old country in the last five years. So […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/IMG_20230808_174306_edited.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CC Outtakes: T87’s Singles Collection (July-August 2023) – Part 3: European Vacation Special")
CC Outtakes: T87’s Singles Collection (July-August 2023) – Part 3: European Vacation Special
Posted on September 6, 2023 | 7 CommentsApart from a couple short trips in 2020 and 2021, I hadn’t had a chance to spend any meaningful time in the old country in the last five years. So […]
