Curbside Classic Archives
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The VW Kübelwagen And Schwimmwagen: Germany’s WW2 Jeeps
Posted on August 12, 2026 | 73 Comments(Updated 8/10/2026) That Ferdinand Porsche’s Volkswagen Beetle would permute into a highly successful off road capable troop transport vehicle in a matter of one month was one of the more […] -
Classic CARmentary: 1999 Ford Mustang V6 Coupe — More Style Than Speed
Posted on August 12, 2026 | 21 Comments(Updated 8/12/2026) The 1999 Mustang arrived with Ford’s New Edge styling, and the one I got to review may have been slower than the GT, […] -
Curbside Juxtaposition: The Long And Short Of It
Posted on August 12, 2026 | 26 CommentsThere’s not a lot to say here. Or perhaps there is. If these trucks were people the one on the left would probably just get on with it. The one […] -
In Search Of A Practical Winter Car … And Ending With Something French?
Posted on August 12, 2026 | 28 CommentsWhile I haven’t written either one into my COAL series yet, my current automotive stable consists of a 1997 Mazda Miata roadster and a 2024 Royal Enfield Bullet 350. Neither […] -
The Cars That Shaped My Family—and Me
Posted on August 12, 2026 | 16 CommentsWherever you may be, greetings from England. I’m Neil Osborn, known among my friends as Owl, and I am happy to be known as such by my fellow curbivores. As […] -
1972 Pontiac LeMans Sport Convertible: A Uniquely Optioned Budget LeMans With A Manual Transmission And A GTO Front End
Posted on August 12, 2026 | 27 CommentsIt’s generally accepted among muscle car fans that the GTO was the snazziest of the Pontiac intermediates, but in terms of “bang for your buck,” perhaps no appearance package in […] -
Trackside Classics: British Railways DMU Diesel Train Instructional Videos – Know Your DMU
Posted on August 11, 2026 | 12 Comments(Updated 8/11/2026) I found this series of very entertaining and informative videos from British Railways circa mid-1950’s on Youtube the other night. The videos address operation […] -
Curbside Find: 1967 Chevrolet Camaro RS Convertible – Seizing The Sun
Posted on August 11, 2026 | 35 Comments(Updated 8/11/2026) Growing up in Michigan, I was one of those kids who would wear shorts to school on the first day it was predicted to reach […] -
Alberta – A Hotbed for Toyota Echo Hatchback Customization Apparently
Posted on August 11, 2026 | 18 CommentsI recently came across not one but two customized Toyota Echos in that strange metallic yellow gold color. As a bonus, they were both the Echo hatchback model sold in […] -
1955 Ford Fairlane Sunliner: A Yellow-And-Black Attention Grabber With Overdrive
Posted on August 11, 2026 | 22 CommentsIn a heads-up competition with the spectacular 1955 Chevrolet, the new 1955 Ford was bound to come up second best, but it wasn’t as bad as you think. Chevrolet moved […] -
From Coronet to SuperBee: Dodge’s 1967-1970 B-Body Cars In Scale
Posted on August 11, 2026 | 17 CommentsWe’ve looked at the second-gen Chargers before, but there were a lot of other B-body Mopars from Plymouth and Dodge that we didn’t cover then. These fall neatly into two […] -
1961 Buick Invicta 4-Door Hardtop: The Mostly Forgotten Sporty Buick
Posted on August 11, 2026 | 18 CommentsIntroduced in 1959 to replace the hot-stepping Century, the Buick Invicta combined the bigger V-8 from the Electra with a better-trimmed version of the smaller LeSabre chassis. Although “Invicta” means […] -
Museum Classics: 1966 Alfa Romeo Spider 1600 Duetto – Music By Simon & Garfunkuttlefish
Posted on August 10, 2026 | 20 Comments(Updated 8/10/2026) I recently went back to the Toyota Megaweb History Garage, which Jim Klein and I visited last year, and saw a number of cars that […] -
In Motion Classic: 1989 Pontiac Sunbird GT Convertible – The Spirit of ’89
Posted on August 10, 2026 | 39 Comments(Updated 8/10/2026) This car could be viewed in two ways. Was it a comically tarted-up version of an outdated economy car? Or was […] -
1975 Mercury Comet: A Few-Frills Compact With Surprisingly Little Power
Posted on August 10, 2026 | 64 CommentsI’ve long suspected that the nicest surviving collector cars are not the rare specialty models, but rather the humdrum, no-nonsense transportation modules that your Uncle Virgil or Aunt Alice just […]
![The VW Kübelwagen And Schwimmwagen: Germany’s WW2 Jeeps (Updated 8/10/2026) That Ferdinand Porsche’s Volkswagen Beetle would permute into a highly successful off road capable troop transport vehicle in a matter of one month was one of the more […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/VW-Kübelwagen.jpg)
![Classic CARmentary: 1999 Ford Mustang V6 Coupe — More Style Than Speed (Updated 8/12/2026) The 1999 Mustang arrived with Ford’s New Edge styling, and the one I got to review may have been slower than the GT, […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/1999-Ford-Mustang.jpg)
![Curbside Juxtaposition: The Long And Short Of It There’s not a lot to say here. Or perhaps there is. If these trucks were people the one on the left would probably just get on with it. The one […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/IMG_0015-115x115.jpg)
![In Search Of A Practical Winter Car … And Ending With Something French? While I haven’t written either one into my COAL series yet, my current automotive stable consists of a 1997 Mazda Miata roadster and a 2024 Royal Enfield Bullet 350. Neither […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/guess-115x115.jpg)
![The Cars That Shaped My Family—and Me Wherever you may be, greetings from England. I’m Neil Osborn, known among my friends as Owl, and I am happy to be known as such by my fellow curbivores. As […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/20260723_120301-115x115.jpg)
![1972 Pontiac LeMans Sport Convertible: A Uniquely Optioned Budget LeMans With A Manual Transmission And A GTO Front End It’s generally accepted among muscle car fans that the GTO was the snazziest of the Pontiac intermediates, but in terms of “bang for your buck,” perhaps no appearance package in […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/72-LeMans-1-e1786360624919-115x115.webp)
![Trackside Classics: British Railways DMU Diesel Train Instructional Videos – Know Your DMU (Updated 8/11/2026) I found this series of very entertaining and informative videos from British Railways circa mid-1950’s on Youtube the other night. The videos address operation […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/unnamed-1-e1596936633244.jpg)
![Curbside Find: 1967 Chevrolet Camaro RS Convertible – Seizing The Sun (Updated 8/11/2026) Growing up in Michigan, I was one of those kids who would wear shorts to school on the first day it was predicted to reach […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/1967-Chevrolet-Camaro-RS-convertible-CC-1.jpg)
![Alberta – A Hotbed for Toyota Echo Hatchback Customization Apparently I recently came across not one but two customized Toyota Echos in that strange metallic yellow gold color. As a bonus, they were both the Echo hatchback model sold in […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/55103522575_b147faea3f_b-115x115.jpg)
![1955 Ford Fairlane Sunliner: A Yellow-And-Black Attention Grabber With Overdrive In a heads-up competition with the spectacular 1955 Chevrolet, the new 1955 Ford was bound to come up second best, but it wasn’t as bad as you think. Chevrolet moved […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/55-Fairlane-2-e1786276255387-115x115.webp)
![From Coronet to SuperBee: Dodge’s 1967-1970 B-Body Cars In Scale We’ve looked at the second-gen Chargers before, but there were a lot of other B-body Mopars from Plymouth and Dodge that we didn’t cover then. These fall neatly into two […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/70SuperBeeOrange1-115x115.jpg)
![1961 Buick Invicta 4-Door Hardtop: The Mostly Forgotten Sporty Buick Introduced in 1959 to replace the hot-stepping Century, the Buick Invicta combined the bigger V-8 from the Electra with a better-trimmed version of the smaller LeSabre chassis. Although “Invicta” means […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/1961-Buick-Invicta-4HT-Arctic-White-Connor-Motorcar-Company-front-3q-left-banner-115x115.webp)
![Museum Classics: 1966 Alfa Romeo Spider 1600 Duetto – Music By Simon & Garfunkuttlefish (Updated 8/10/2026) I recently went back to the Toyota Megaweb History Garage, which Jim Klein and I visited last year, and saw a number of cars that […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/IMG_20200801_164727-copy.jpg)
![In Motion Classic: 1989 Pontiac Sunbird GT Convertible – The Spirit of ’89 (Updated 8/10/2026) This car could be viewed in two ways. Was it a comically tarted-up version of an outdated economy car? Or was […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/Sunbird-1.jpg)
![1975 Mercury Comet: A Few-Frills Compact With Surprisingly Little Power I’ve long suspected that the nicest surviving collector cars are not the rare specialty models, but rather the humdrum, no-nonsense transportation modules that your Uncle Virgil or Aunt Alice just […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/75-Comet-1-e1786021403853-115x115.webp)


