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![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 "1975 Mercury Comet: A Few-Frills Compact With Surprisingly Little Power")
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 […] -
![Text by Patrick Bell. The fin fad and the post WWII economic boom grew in parallel from the late 1940’s until the late 1950’s when they also crashed about the […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/Captura-de-pantallaa-2026-08-07-01.22.44-115x115.png "The Golden Age Of Car Fins — Vintage Photos Of The 1950s And 1960s")
The Golden Age Of Car Fins — Vintage Photos Of The 1950s And 1960s
Posted on August 10, 2026 | 33 CommentsText by Patrick Bell. The fin fad and the post WWII economic boom grew in parallel from the late 1940’s until the late 1950’s when they also crashed about the […] -
![This post has long been on my to-write list. As I will be travelling during August, I figured that would give me the impetus to finally put it together. I’m […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/IMG_20200301_114717_edited-115x115.jpg "Trackside Classic: Japan’s Railway Heritage – Part 1: Steam Engines")
Trackside Classic: Japan’s Railway Heritage – Part 1: Steam Engines
Posted on August 10, 2026 | 11 CommentsThis post has long been on my to-write list. As I will be travelling during August, I figured that would give me the impetus to finally put it together. I’m […] -
![If the words “Buick Skylark” make you think of Buick’s long-running A-body intermediate, it may come as a surprise to learn that Buick’s first Skylark was a full-size car, a […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/1953-Buick-Skylark-Reef-Blue-Corey-Escobar-RM-Sothebys-front-3q-right-e1785801995168-115x115.webp "1953 Buick Skylark: A Flashy Full-Size Semi-Custom Luxury Convertible")
1953 Buick Skylark: A Flashy Full-Size Semi-Custom Luxury Convertible
Posted on August 10, 2026 | 9 CommentsIf the words “Buick Skylark” make you think of Buick’s long-running A-body intermediate, it may come as a surprise to learn that Buick’s first Skylark was a full-size car, a […] -
![(Updated 8/9/2026) It was with this generation TL that Acura finally got the “near luxury” category right. The Vigor looked like little more than an Accord […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/preview-ACURATL-115x115.jpg "Classic CARmentary: 1999 Acura 3.2TL — The Near-Luxury Bargain of Its Day")
Classic CARmentary: 1999 Acura 3.2TL — The Near-Luxury Bargain of Its Day
Posted on August 9, 2026 | 22 Comments(Updated 8/9/2026) It was with this generation TL that Acura finally got the “near luxury” category right. The Vigor looked like little more than an Accord […] -
![(Originally posted 8/9/2020; updated 8/9/2026) I’ve all but quit trawling local-ish ads for interesting old cars – anyone who’s recovered from Mad Car Disease and Elevated Collectserall knows it sure […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/YellowVal.jpg "Argentine Valiants on the Spectrum in Midwinter")
Argentine Valiants on the Spectrum in Midwinter
Posted on August 9, 2026 | 27 Comments(Originally posted 8/9/2020; updated 8/9/2026) I’ve all but quit trawling local-ish ads for interesting old cars – anyone who’s recovered from Mad Car Disease and Elevated Collectserall knows it sure […] -
![For a couple years in the mid 1960s, it was somewhat fashionable to drive home in a car painted in a particularly alluring shade of light purple. In the case […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/66-300-5-1-115x115.jpg "1966 Chrysler 300 Convertible: Spectacular In Lilac")
1966 Chrysler 300 Convertible: Spectacular In Lilac
Posted on August 9, 2026 | 20 CommentsFor a couple years in the mid 1960s, it was somewhat fashionable to drive home in a car painted in a particularly alluring shade of light purple. In the case […] -
![I am still angry about this one. In 2022, rather than import a slightly larger, more powerful car to serve in family duty, I decided to buy a car already […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/FIll-my-heart-with-rage-115x115.jpg "My 2003 BMW 760Li: When “Needs Nothing” Means “Needs Everything”")
My 2003 BMW 760Li: When “Needs Nothing” Means “Needs Everything”
Posted on August 9, 2026 | 26 CommentsI am still angry about this one. In 2022, rather than import a slightly larger, more powerful car to serve in family duty, I decided to buy a car already […] -
![Between 1959 and 1964, Cadillac offered four-door hardtops in distinct “four-window” and “six-window” roof styles. While some customers may have appreciated this array of choices, buyers quickly demonstrated definite preferences […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/1960-Cadillac-Series-62-4HT-6-Window-and-4-Window-composite-115x115.webp "From Flattop To Formal: Cadillac’s 1959–1964 Four-Window And Six-Window Four-Door Hardtops")
From Flattop To Formal: Cadillac’s 1959–1964 Four-Window And Six-Window Four-Door Hardtops
Posted on August 9, 2026 | 16 CommentsBetween 1959 and 1964, Cadillac offered four-door hardtops in distinct “four-window” and “six-window” roof styles. While some customers may have appreciated this array of choices, buyers quickly demonstrated definite preferences […] -
![(Updated 8/8/2026) Last May 23, I was fortunate enough to have a piece published on CC, about a car my dad did buy: a 1966 Hillman Super […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/1974-Sunbeam-Rapier-H120_2.jpg "Car Show Classic: 1973 Sunbeam Rapier H120 – The Car I Wanted My Dad to Want")
Car Show Classic: 1973 Sunbeam Rapier H120 – The Car I Wanted My Dad to Want
Posted on August 8, 2026 | 60 Comments(Updated 8/8/2026) Last May 23, I was fortunate enough to have a piece published on CC, about a car my dad did buy: a 1966 Hillman Super […] -
![photos by Curtis Perry (Updated 8/8/2026) Yes, I really did use to trudge a mile through the snow in zero degree weather to school when I was […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/374881128_3826fca6a3_k.jpg "Curbside Find: 1955 DeSoto – My Favorite Ride To School")
Curbside Find: 1955 DeSoto – My Favorite Ride To School
Posted on August 8, 2026 | 43 Commentsphotos by Curtis Perry (Updated 8/8/2026) Yes, I really did use to trudge a mile through the snow in zero degree weather to school when I was […] -
![In September of 2020, we somewhat unexpectedly lost my grandpa, Harold, known to almost everyone in the family simply as Papa. He was larger than life: a motorcycle-riding, airplane-flying, world-traveling, […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/IMG_3420-115x115.jpg "My 1988 Chevrolet S10: Keeping Grandpa’s Chevy S10 on the Road")
My 1988 Chevrolet S10: Keeping Grandpa’s Chevy S10 on the Road
Posted on August 8, 2026 | 37 CommentsIn September of 2020, we somewhat unexpectedly lost my grandpa, Harold, known to almost everyone in the family simply as Papa. He was larger than life: a motorcycle-riding, airplane-flying, world-traveling, […] -
![I try not to have regrets, but I do rather wish there was a vintage BMW R90S or R75/5 with a Vetter fairing in my garage—or at least in my […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/a-bssnip-vert-115x115.jpg "(A New) Auto-Biography: 1968 Bridgestone 90 Sport and 1967 Yamaha 305 Big Bear Scrambler – The (Small) Beginning And (Slightly Less Small) End To My Motorcycle Era")
(A New) Auto-Biography: 1968 Bridgestone 90 Sport and 1967 Yamaha 305 Big Bear Scrambler – The (Small) Beginning And (Slightly Less Small) End To My Motorcycle Era
Posted on August 8, 2026 | 23 CommentsI try not to have regrets, but I do rather wish there was a vintage BMW R90S or R75/5 with a Vetter fairing in my garage—or at least in my […] -
![In 1969 and 1970, Lincoln-Mercury took one last swing at the vanishing full-size sporty car market with the plush, big-engine Marauder X-100. There was also a base Marauder, which offered […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/1970-Mercury-Marauder-Dk-Bright-Aqua-Orlando-Classic-Cars-front-3q-right-street-lede-115x115.webp "1970 Mercury Marauder: Not An X-100, But “A Thriftier Approach To Sports Driving”")
1970 Mercury Marauder: Not An X-100, But “A Thriftier Approach To Sports Driving”
Posted on August 8, 2026 | 17 CommentsIn 1969 and 1970, Lincoln-Mercury took one last swing at the vanishing full-size sporty car market with the plush, big-engine Marauder X-100. There was also a base Marauder, which offered […] -
Curbside Finds: An Assortment Of FIAT 124 Sport Spiders / Spider 2000s – This Little Piggy
Posted on August 7, 2026 | 30 Comments(Updated 8/7/2026) This little piggy went to market.
