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  • Many of my Curbside finds have been during some of the most random of times.  Last month, I was on my annual business trip to my insurance underwriting territories in […]

    Curbside Musings: 1987 Oldsmobile Toronado Troféo – Inedible?

    Posted on November 11, 2025 | 54 Comments
    Many of my Curbside finds have been during some of the most random of times.  Last month, I was on my annual business trip to my insurance underwriting territories in […]

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  • (Updated 11/10/2025)         One of the little thrills that comes with being a car enthusiast is that which arises when, by chance, one encounters a car from the […]

    1975 Mercedes-Benz 240D Convertible: Top Down Diesel

    Posted on November 10, 2025 | 37 Comments
    (Updated 11/10/2025)         One of the little thrills that comes with being a car enthusiast is that which arises when, by chance, one encounters a car from the […]

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  • (Updated 11/10/2025)     I… just… cannot. No, this one is just too out there for me. Hard to believe this came out 20 years ago, though. It seems like it […]

    2001 Toyota WiLL Vi: The Opposite Of Can’t

    Posted on November 10, 2025 | 27 Comments
    (Updated 11/10/2025)     I… just… cannot. No, this one is just too out there for me. Hard to believe this came out 20 years ago, though. It seems like it […]

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  • Guillaume Vachey has been uploading at the CC Cohort a series of photos of Fiat Pandas and Piaggio APEs in recent days. A chance to revisit these tiny basic transport […]

    Curbside Finds: 1980s Fiat Pandas And Piaggio APEs – Basic, Sturdy, And Still Going

    Posted on November 10, 2025 | 7 Comments
    Guillaume Vachey has been uploading at the CC Cohort a series of photos of Fiat Pandas and Piaggio APEs in recent days. A chance to revisit these tiny basic transport […]

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  • Who has a favorite van? Well, Aaron65 recently wrote about a 1970 Econoline SuperVan, which he said was his favorite van. The example he spotlighted was indeed a very cool […]

    1986 Ford E-350 Club Wagon: Big Box Bearing Bedtime Cookies

    Posted on November 10, 2025 | 25 Comments
    Who has a favorite van? Well, Aaron65 recently wrote about a 1970 Econoline SuperVan, which he said was his favorite van. The example he spotlighted was indeed a very cool […]

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  • Regardless of their reputation, the “big” 1971 Mustang just wasn’t that big. At 189.5″ inches long, it was only 7.9″ longer than the original ’65 Mustang and a mere 1.5″ […]

    1971 Ford Mustangs: Every Color From Raven Black To Light Gold

    Posted on November 10, 2025 | 36 Comments
    Regardless of their reputation, the “big” 1971 Mustang just wasn’t that big. At 189.5″ inches long, it was only 7.9″ longer than the original ’65 Mustang and a mere 1.5″ […]

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  • I ran across the listing for this black 1953 Chrysler Custom Imperial sedan due to an embarrassing error by the noted British auction house Bonhams, whose catalog had incorrectly listed […]

    Sober Black 1953 Chrysler Custom Imperial Has a Cheerful Mint-Green Interior

    Posted on November 10, 2025 | 20 Comments
    I ran across the listing for this black 1953 Chrysler Custom Imperial sedan due to an embarrassing error by the noted British auction house Bonhams, whose catalog had incorrectly listed […]

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  • (Updated 11/9/2025)       Last week, the road from Dallas delivered more than pavement. On my return trip along I-40, I found this 1967 Caprice hardtop in a McDonald’s parking […]

    1967 Chevrolet Caprice: A California Survivor In Albuquerque, NM

    Posted on November 9, 2025 | 43 Comments
    (Updated 11/9/2025)       Last week, the road from Dallas delivered more than pavement. On my return trip along I-40, I found this 1967 Caprice hardtop in a McDonald’s parking […]

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  • (Updated 11/9/2025) Today sees the 36th anniversary of perhaps the most momentous event in Europe’s history since 1945 – the collapse of the Berlin Wall and the beginning of the […]

    1984 Trabant 601-S: The Other People’s Car From The Other Germany, Still Significant

    Posted on November 9, 2025 | 49 Comments
    (Updated 11/9/2025) Today sees the 36th anniversary of perhaps the most momentous event in Europe’s history since 1945 – the collapse of the Berlin Wall and the beginning of the […]

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  • Text by Patrick Bell. It has been a while since we last had a driveway gallery, and today we are focusing on the suburbs, which were a new thing in […]

    Vintage Photos Of 1950s Suburbs – And The Cars That Filled Their Driveways

    Posted on November 9, 2025 | 31 Comments
    Text by Patrick Bell. It has been a while since we last had a driveway gallery, and today we are focusing on the suburbs, which were a new thing in […]

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  • For the past 11 years, I’ve owned a 2014 Ford Focus ST. For the past 10.9 years, I have measured it against my 1998 BMW 328is coupe (the car it […]

    My 2014 Ford Focus ST: In the Shadow of Greatness

    Posted on November 9, 2025 | 30 Comments
    For the past 11 years, I’ve owned a 2014 Ford Focus ST. For the past 10.9 years, I have measured it against my 1998 BMW 328is coupe (the car it […]

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  • Slipping U.S. Jeep sales have been in the news a lot in recent years, leading pundits to ponder if the Jeep brand is on its way out. However, even a […]

    Vintage Ads: How Willys Jeep Tried To Lure Jeep Dealers In The 1950s And Early 1960s

    Posted on November 9, 2025 | 24 Comments
    Slipping U.S. Jeep sales have been in the news a lot in recent years, leading pundits to ponder if the Jeep brand is on its way out. However, even a […]

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  • (Updated 11/8/2025)       One of the things that always struck me about Japan and Japanese cars are that there are a lot of small cars, more than in most […]

    Curbside Finds in Japan: Parking At Home – The Long And Short Of It

    Posted on November 8, 2025 | 43 Comments
    (Updated 11/8/2025)       One of the things that always struck me about Japan and Japanese cars are that there are a lot of small cars, more than in most […]

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  • (Updated 11/8/2025)       Kansas City is a great place for finding CCs and my latest trip certainly didn’t disappoint. Sitting behind Union Station was a fabulous pairing of a […]

    Curbside Find: 1941 Cadillac Fleetwood and 1940 LaSalle – Maintaining The Pecking Order

    Posted on November 8, 2025 | 50 Comments
    (Updated 11/8/2025)       Kansas City is a great place for finding CCs and my latest trip certainly didn’t disappoint. Sitting behind Union Station was a fabulous pairing of a […]

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  • In the automotive world, the plain jane American full-size, rear-wheel, V8-powered sedan might as well be as basic as a cup of black coffee. While hardly popular anymore, these were […]

    Curbside Classic: 1985 Chrysler Fifth Avenue – A Latte From Its Black Coffee Roots

    Posted on November 8, 2025 | 21 Comments
    In the automotive world, the plain jane American full-size, rear-wheel, V8-powered sedan might as well be as basic as a cup of black coffee. While hardly popular anymore, these were […]

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