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![As far as I know, cars have no will of their own. Whether a car remains ‘true’ to its original self is not up to its non-existent desires, but rather […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/IMG_20230427_155444053_HDR.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CC Capsule: 1970 Datsun 510 Wagon – Staying True")
CC Capsule: 1970 Datsun 510 Wagon – Staying True
Posted on August 30, 2023 | 7 CommentsAs far as I know, cars have no will of their own. Whether a car remains ‘true’ to its original self is not up to its non-existent desires, but rather […] -
![Sometimes a solution to an automotive part shortage seems to be obvious. Buy a parts car. Unfortunately, this obvious solution can just add new problems. For instance, if you have […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/Scan-6.jpeg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "COAL 8: Another Willys And A Bunch More Mining.")
COAL 8: Another Willys And A Bunch More Mining.
Posted on August 30, 2023 | 23 CommentsSometimes a solution to an automotive part shortage seems to be obvious. Buy a parts car. Unfortunately, this obvious solution can just add new problems. For instance, if you have […] -
![(first posted 8/28/2017) This beauty is a 1948 Chrysler New Yorker. The only reason I know it is a ’48 model is because the owner said so. The […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/DSC00006.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1948 Chrysler New Yorker – A Straight-Eight Survivor")
Curbside Classic: 1948 Chrysler New Yorker – A Straight-Eight Survivor
Posted on August 29, 2023 | 78 Comments(first posted 8/28/2017) This beauty is a 1948 Chrysler New Yorker. The only reason I know it is a ’48 model is because the owner said so. The […] -
![(first posted 8/29/2017) Although it was chilly and drizzling, there were still flocks of tourists along the Great Ocean Road. Many of these tourists were from China and many […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/holden-wn-series-II-caprice-v-13.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Rental Car Review: 2017 Holden WN II Caprice V — Bittersweet")
Rental Car Review: 2017 Holden WN II Caprice V — Bittersweet
Posted on August 29, 2023 | 46 Comments(first posted 8/29/2017) Although it was chilly and drizzling, there were still flocks of tourists along the Great Ocean Road. Many of these tourists were from China and many […] -
![It’s a good day to go for a gas fill-up. And wouldn’t it be nice to do so in one of these gas stations from the past, with their fun […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/Screenshot_20230816-011927.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Vintage Snapshots: Gas Stations In Color And Black And White")
Vintage Snapshots: Gas Stations In Color And Black And White
Posted on August 29, 2023 | 48 CommentsIt’s a good day to go for a gas fill-up. And wouldn’t it be nice to do so in one of these gas stations from the past, with their fun […] -
![I live in a small town, surrounded by mostly other small towns. The kinds of places that not too long ago would have been the butts of jokes and shaggy […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/1995pajerofront.jpeg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic – There’s Always Something Interesting in a Small Town: 1995 Pajero Wide Exceed 5-Door Turbo Diesel")
Curbside Classic – There’s Always Something Interesting in a Small Town: 1995 Pajero Wide Exceed 5-Door Turbo Diesel
Posted on August 29, 2023 | 21 CommentsI live in a small town, surrounded by mostly other small towns. The kinds of places that not too long ago would have been the butts of jokes and shaggy […] -
![The license plate on our featured Camaro may say 1974, but to me, this car is pure 1985. In that year, I would have been a junior at Rutherford B. […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/IMG_4384.jpeg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Car Show Classic: 1974 Chevrolet Camaro – Glory of the ‘80s")
Car Show Classic: 1974 Chevrolet Camaro – Glory of the ‘80s
Posted on August 29, 2023 | 40 CommentsThe license plate on our featured Camaro may say 1974, but to me, this car is pure 1985. In that year, I would have been a junior at Rutherford B. […] -
![In last Tuesday’s essay, I had referenced having played the piano as an activity that, while I wasn’t necessarily intuitive at it, I had the skill of mastery that allowed […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/012-1992-Buick-Roadmaster-base-model-for-CC.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Musings: 1992 Buick Roadmaster – The Art Of Mastery")
Curbside Musings: 1992 Buick Roadmaster – The Art Of Mastery
Posted on August 29, 2023 | 61 CommentsIn last Tuesday’s essay, I had referenced having played the piano as an activity that, while I wasn’t necessarily intuitive at it, I had the skill of mastery that allowed […] -
![(first posted 8/28/2017) For most of their existence, American automakers, particularly the Big Three and especially GM, operated the big, bold, and brash American way. They built the cars […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/thumb_IMG_0718_1024.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1977 Cadillac Seville – European Sizes Run Smaller")
Curbside Classic: 1977 Cadillac Seville – European Sizes Run Smaller
Posted on August 28, 2023 | 143 Comments(first posted 8/28/2017) For most of their existence, American automakers, particularly the Big Three and especially GM, operated the big, bold, and brash American way. They built the cars […] -
Cohort Pic(k) Of The Day: 1966 Oldsmobile Cutlass Convertible in Finland
Posted on August 28, 2023 | 14 CommentsImages from the Cohort by Eric Clem. -
![At the recent 1969 Chrysler 300 review, there were several comments reflecting on the poor sales of Chrysler’s fuselage cars, which arrived that year. And in 2020, Jim Cavanaugh did […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/Chart-Big-RWD-matket-share-1965-1974-Big-3.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Charting The Big Cars, 1965-1974 – Were Chrysler’s Fuselage Cars A Failure? Which Brand Dropped The Most? (Hint: It Wasn’t A Mopar)")
Charting The Big Cars, 1965-1974 – Were Chrysler’s Fuselage Cars A Failure? Which Brand Dropped The Most? (Hint: It Wasn’t A Mopar)
Posted on August 28, 2023 | 40 CommentsAt the recent 1969 Chrysler 300 review, there were several comments reflecting on the poor sales of Chrysler’s fuselage cars, which arrived that year. And in 2020, Jim Cavanaugh did […] -
![Once we got to the mountains for real, both the landscape and the mix of vehicles abruptly changed. In general, the towns were smaller, more widely spaced, and appeared […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/IMG_5271.jpeg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Road Trip: Rural Mountainous Guatemala – Part 3")
Road Trip: Rural Mountainous Guatemala – Part 3
Posted on August 28, 2023 | 10 CommentsOnce we got to the mountains for real, both the landscape and the mix of vehicles abruptly changed. In general, the towns were smaller, more widely spaced, and appeared […] -
![A lot of memories, with a bit of Cadillac thrown in. In December of 1987 my Mom, Brother, and I were to reach the US mainland for the first time, […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/51955386940_0fb3ec7367_k.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Cohort Classic: 1986 Cadillac Eldorado – Reaching the US Mainland; Pointless Detours And Dubious Decisions")
Cohort Classic: 1986 Cadillac Eldorado – Reaching the US Mainland; Pointless Detours And Dubious Decisions
Posted on August 28, 2023 | 24 CommentsA lot of memories, with a bit of Cadillac thrown in. In December of 1987 my Mom, Brother, and I were to reach the US mainland for the first time, […] -
![(first posted 9/9/2016) SUV sales had begun noticeably taking off by the late 1980s, and by the 1990s began an all-out explosion in popularity. With sales growing exponentially, development […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/09/IMG_3059.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1998 Oldsmobile Bravada – Lacking Bravado")
Curbside Classic: 1998 Oldsmobile Bravada – Lacking Bravado
Posted on August 27, 2023 | 84 Comments(first posted 9/9/2016) SUV sales had begun noticeably taking off by the late 1980s, and by the 1990s began an all-out explosion in popularity. With sales growing exponentially, development […] -
![I believe that Hawaii is one place where a flamboyant Exner-Chrysler limousine would fit right in. Sun, beaches, laulau, and fins? Why not! And from the looks of things, a […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/7116843781_66697c9429_o.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Vintage Postcards & Snapshots: The Chrysler Limousines Of Hawaii")
Vintage Postcards & Snapshots: The Chrysler Limousines Of Hawaii
Posted on August 27, 2023 | 16 CommentsI believe that Hawaii is one place where a flamboyant Exner-Chrysler limousine would fit right in. Sun, beaches, laulau, and fins? Why not! And from the looks of things, a […]
