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1966 Mercedes-Benz 230 Sedan: Tarnished Gem
Posted on October 30, 2025 | 22 CommentsSpotted in Rockaway NJ at a gas station/auto body shop: a bit of faded class and elegance in a sea of modern mediocrity. This old Benz really speaks to me, […] - 
			
1981 Mazda 626 Coupe: “A Driver’s Delight”
Posted on October 30, 2025 | 18 CommentsMazda’s new (and first) 626 that arrived for 1979 was a pleasant surprise in a number of ways. Unlike the rotary-engine RX-3 and RX-4 it replaced , the 626’s styling […] - 
			
Bus Stop Classics: 1990 – 2003 Neoplan Megaliner – The Bus That Changed the Rules
Posted on October 29, 2025 | 24 Comments(Updated 10/29/2025) As we saw in our post on the NH series “Hamburg” bus, Neoplan was a German coach manufacturer on the move in the 1960’s – […] - 
			
1988 Toyota Corolla FX: Not Even Broken In Yet
Posted on October 29, 2025 | 49 Comments(Updated 10/29/2025) Was it rust or ricers that brought so many 1980s Corollas to their unfortunate demise here in Indiana? These cars were certainly hardy enough to endure, yet they […] - 
			
1949 Studebaker 2R-5 Pickup: Two All-New Trucks In One (Studebaker’s First And Last)
Posted on October 29, 2025 | 18 CommentsHow is it possible that out of all the Studebakers we have featured here at CC (as well as all of the old trucks of all kinds) we have never […] - 
			
1991 Autobianchi Y10 1300 GT: The Dark Side Of The Farce
Posted on October 29, 2025 | 5 CommentsAs a marque, Autobianchi was never allowed to flourish. The closest they got to prime time was as Fiat’s experimental branch, back in the ‘60s, with the Primula. In 1969 […] - 
			
My 1982 Dodge Rampage: Oddball Charm And Mixed Results
Posted on October 29, 2025 | 12 CommentsShortly after graduating from college in the spring of 1996, I packed up everything I had into my beloved but terminal 280ZX and set out to start a new life […] - 
			
Vintage M/T Road Test: 1979 Pontiac Grand Prix SJ – Rare 4-Speed Manual In A Pontiac PLC Placeholder
Posted on October 29, 2025 | 17 CommentsOver the years, the downsized 1978–1980 Pontiac Grand Prix has taken a lot of heat here at CC, even attaining Deadly Sin status. Was it really so bad? Let’s take […] - 
			
1996 Buick Regal GS: Trying To Wear Too Many Hats
Posted on October 28, 2025 | 12 CommentsWhile the 1990s were not the most exciting times for Buick, they were nonetheless good years to Buick from a sales and profitability standpoint. Unlike other GM brands, Buick had […] - 
			
1964 Neckar Weinsberg: A DeLuxe Fiat 500 For Germany
Posted on October 28, 2025 | 49 Comments(Updated 10/28/2025) Here’s one that I had to be reminded about when I saw it earlier this year – a Neckar Weinsberg Coupe. - 
			
Curbside Find: Toyota Sturdiness, Open Air & (Cosmetic) Performance
Posted on October 28, 2025 | 12 CommentsLet’s see, what is (probably still) reliable, offers open air riding, a cargo bed, and (cosmetic) performance bragging rights? A third-generation Toyota Truck custom job, of course! And here is […] - 
			
Vision Iconic – Mercedes’ Desperate Pander To Its Heritage And China
Posted on October 28, 2025 | 46 CommentsI almost gagged on my breakfast muesli when this vision demonic first appeared on the screen of my device a little over a week ago. If only I could unsee […] - 
			
A Lincoln-Mercury AND Rambler Dealer In The 1960s
Posted on October 28, 2025 | 9 CommentsText by Patrick Bell. Our feature today is the grand opening of a new building for Jackson Motor Company, a dealer in Walla Walla, Washington, which had a very unusual […] - 
			
Curbside Musings: 1983 Oldsmobile Ninety-Eight Regency – The Whole Gum
Posted on October 28, 2025 | 46 CommentsMy late, beloved grandma almost always had gum or mints in her purse. It was part of the Sunday morning ritual when my family would visit for a roll of […] - 
			
1980 Chevrolet Camaro and Camaro RS: The Object Of High-School Dreams
Posted on October 27, 2025 | 48 Comments(Updated 10/27/2025) Here it is, the car to which most of my male peers aspired during my 1980s teenagerhood: the second-generation Camaro. The Colonnade Cutlass Supreme may have been the […] 
				![1966 Mercedes-Benz 230 Sedan: Tarnished Gem Spotted in Rockaway NJ at a gas station/auto body shop:  a bit of faded class and elegance in a sea of modern mediocrity.  This old Benz really speaks to me, […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/10/20251016_162247-EDIT.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1)
![1981 Mazda 626 Coupe: “A Driver’s Delight” Mazda’s new (and first) 626 that arrived for 1979 was a pleasant surprise in a number of ways.  Unlike the rotary-engine RX-3 and RX-4 it replaced , the 626’s styling […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/10/IMG_2864-top.jpeg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1)
![Bus Stop Classics: 1990 – 2003 Neoplan Megaliner – The Bus That Changed the Rules (Updated 10/29/2025)         As we saw in our post on the NH series “Hamburg” bus, Neoplan was a German coach manufacturer on the move in the 1960’s – […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/JR-Bus-Kanto-D750-00501-N128-4-e1563866152537.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1)
![1988 Toyota Corolla FX: Not Even Broken In Yet (Updated 10/29/2025)  Was it rust or ricers that brought so many 1980s Corollas to their unfortunate demise here in Indiana? These cars were certainly hardy enough to endure, yet they […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/88ToyotaCorollaFX1jg.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1)
![1949 Studebaker 2R-5 Pickup: Two All-New Trucks In One (Studebaker’s First And Last) How is it possible that out of all the Studebakers we have featured here at CC (as well as all of the old trucks of all kinds) we have never […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/1949Studebaker2R5-10.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1)
![1991 Autobianchi Y10 1300 GT: The Dark Side Of The Farce As a marque, Autobianchi was never allowed to flourish. The closest they got to prime time was as Fiat’s experimental branch, back in the ‘60s, with the Primula. In 1969 […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/10/IMG_20231030_135046_edited.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1)
![My 1982 Dodge Rampage: Oddball Charm And Mixed Results Shortly after graduating from college in the spring of 1996, I packed up everything I had into my beloved but terminal 280ZX and set out to start a new life […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/10/just-like-mine-1.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1)
![Vintage M/T Road Test: 1979 Pontiac Grand Prix SJ – Rare 4-Speed Manual In A Pontiac PLC Placeholder Over the years, the downsized 1978–1980 Pontiac Grand Prix has taken a lot of heat here at CC, even attaining Deadly Sin status. Was it really so bad? Let’s take […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/10/1979-Pontiac-Grand-Prix-SJ-Platinum-Dark-Charcoal-Mecum-Auctions-T303-front-MT-vignette.webp?resize=115%2C115&quality=70&ssl=1)
![1996 Buick Regal GS: Trying To Wear Too Many Hats While the 1990s were not the most exciting times for Buick, they were nonetheless good years to Buick from a sales and profitability standpoint. Unlike other GM brands, Buick had […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/IMG_5943.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1)

![Curbside Find: Toyota Sturdiness, Open Air & (Cosmetic) Performance Let’s see, what is (probably still) reliable, offers open air riding, a cargo bed, and (cosmetic) performance bragging rights? A third-generation Toyota Truck custom job, of course! And here is […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/10/54880085361_2445cd5647_k.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1)
![A Lincoln-Mercury AND Rambler Dealer In The 1960s Text by Patrick Bell. Our feature today is the grand opening of a new building for Jackson Motor Company, a dealer in Walla Walla, Washington, which had a very unusual […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/10/194588425_2891688564431092_1984727299831202368_n.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1)
![Curbside Musings: 1983 Oldsmobile Ninety-Eight Regency – The Whole Gum My late, beloved grandma almost always had gum or mints in her purse.  It was part of the Sunday morning ritual when my family would visit for a roll of […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/10/020-1983-Oldsmobile-Ninety-Eight-Regency-for-CC.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1)
![1980 Chevrolet Camaro and Camaro RS: The Object Of High-School Dreams (Updated 10/27/2025)  Here it is, the car to which most of my male peers aspired during my 1980s teenagerhood: the second-generation Camaro. The Colonnade Cutlass Supreme may have been the […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/80ChevyCamaro1jg.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1)


