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1973 Ford Mustang Convertible: The “Last” Mustang Convertible (For 10 Years) Has A Charm All Its Own
Posted on November 4, 2026 | 16 CommentsWhile the 1971-73 Ford Mustang may look nothing like the car that captured America’s heart a mere handful of years beforehand, it has a charm all its own; besides, how […] -
My Three Years With a 2001 Porsche Boxster S: One Impulsive Purchase and Three Years of the Cold Shoulder
Posted on November 4, 2026 | 17 CommentsSometimes the most memorable purchases begin with the least sensible intentions. I went to Porsche Cambridge hoping for a test drive and perhaps a free coffee, with no real plan […] -
1963 Lincoln Continental Sedan: When Interior Upholstery Choices Mattered More Than 0–60 Times
Posted on November 4, 2026 | 29 CommentsIf you spend a lot of time reading car magazines, it’s easy to absorb their preoccupation with performance statistics: top speed, quarter-mile elapsed times, lateral acceleration on the skidpad, or […] -
Car Show Classics: The Miscellany Of Como Park
Posted on November 3, 2026 | 30 Comments(Updated 11/3/2026) I present to you the final installment in this series which began in September. I’ve been lucky enough to have covered […] -
Curbside Classic: 1947 Chevrolet Stylemaster – What’s New Became Old; Now It’s New Again
Posted on November 3, 2026 | 59 Comments(Updated 11/3/2026) “What is that big old car?” A passerby asked that question as I was taking the above photo… timely, since I was transfixed by seeing a 1940s-era car […] -
1967 Alfa Romeo 1600 Spider: Everyone Should Own At Least One Alfa; Maybe This “Duetto” Is For You
Posted on November 3, 2026 | 16 CommentsJeremy Clarkson has said that you can’t be a “petrolhead” unless you’ve owned an Alfa Romeo. Obviously, that’s an exaggeration (I’m as much a gearhead as anyone), but I’m finding […] -
Dealer Time Travel: Z-28 and Mod Top Camaros at E.B. Smith Chevrolet in 1968
Posted on November 3, 2026 | 9 CommentsText by Patrick Bell. Nashville, Tennessee, is where we are headed today to visit the E. B. Smith Chevrolet dealership. They bought the Coggin Chevrolet shop in May of 1968, […] -
1995 Chrysler Concorde: At 79,000-Mile, This 1995 Example Is a Time Capsule
Posted on November 3, 2026 | 11 CommentsI was browsing Facebook Marketplace, which is what I tend to do when what I’m watching on television is not terribly interesting. It’s something that, unfortunately, happens more often than […] -
1961 Pontiac Ventura: Short-Lived B-Body Bubbletop With 4-Speed, 425A Tri-Power, And A Fabulous Tri-Tone Interior
Posted on November 3, 2026 | 20 CommentsIf someone mentions the Pontiac Ventura, you probably think of the Chevrolet Nova-based compact of the ’70s, but for a brief two-year period in the early 1960s, the Ventura was […] -
The Short Life And Personal Times Of The 1955-1957 Thunderbird
Posted on November 2, 2026 | 49 Comments(Updated 11/2/2026) The first generation Thunderbird has never been a car I’ve paid much attention to, but seeing this one outside a European car show in its patinated glory […] -
Vintage R&T Review: 1972 Toyota Carina – Toyota’s First “Hybrid”
Posted on November 2, 2026 | 30 Comments(Updated 11/2/2026) The Carina was a somewhat curious addition to Toyota’s lineup in 1972, as it squeezed into the rather modest-sized gap between the smaller […] -
Small-Scale Event – Full-Scale Classics
Posted on November 2, 2026 | 12 CommentsThe Metropole Druten car and truck museum in the Netherlands is the only museum within walking distance of my place. How convenient! Late October, some owners of old and not […] -
The Fabulous Fifties in Scale: Ten Favorite American Car Model Kits
Posted on November 2, 2026 | 17 CommentsLet’s do the ‘Ten favourite kits’ theme again, but this time we’ll look at kits of fifties cars. We all like the fifties, don’t we? -
1977 Buick LeSabre Custom Coupe: A Big (Downsized) Buick Just Like Grandpa Used To Have
Posted on November 2, 2026 | 30 CommentsIt’s impractical and expensive to buy everything you want, such as a 1977 Buick LeSabre, especially if it’s only because your grandpa owned one and drove you to elementary school in […] -
1965 Prince Skyline (S54) 2000 GT-B – Red Hot Royalty
Posted on November 2, 2026 | 12 CommentsIt took a little while, but we got there in the end. Back in 2019, a few months after having landed in this country, I encountered my first S50 Skyline […]
![1973 Ford Mustang Convertible: The “Last” Mustang Convertible (For 10 Years) Has A Charm All Its Own While the 1971-73 Ford Mustang may look nothing like the car that captured America’s heart a mere handful of years beforehand, it has a charm all its own; besides, how […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/10/73-Mustang-7-e1793276527507-115x115.avif)
![My Three Years With a 2001 Porsche Boxster S: One Impulsive Purchase and Three Years of the Cold Shoulder Sometimes the most memorable purchases begin with the least sensible intentions. I went to Porsche Cambridge hoping for a test drive and perhaps a free coffee, with no real plan […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/80-1-115x115.jpg)
![1963 Lincoln Continental Sedan: When Interior Upholstery Choices Mattered More Than 0–60 Times If you spend a lot of time reading car magazines, it’s easy to absorb their preoccupation with performance statistics: top speed, quarter-mile elapsed times, lateral acceleration on the skidpad, or […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2026/11/1963-Lincoln-Continental-4SD-Ermine-White-Orlando-Classic-Cars-front-3q-left-street-interiors-115x115.webp)
![Car Show Classics: The Miscellany Of Como Park (Updated 11/3/2026) I present to you the final installment in this series which began in September. I’ve been lucky enough to have covered […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/AppiaZa.jpg)
![Curbside Classic: 1947 Chevrolet Stylemaster – What’s New Became Old; Now It’s New Again (Updated 11/3/2026) “What is that big old car?” A passerby asked that question as I was taking the above photo… timely, since I was transfixed by seeing a 1940s-era car […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/Comparison-F-1.jpg)
![1967 Alfa Romeo 1600 Spider: Everyone Should Own At Least One Alfa; Maybe This “Duetto” Is For You Jeremy Clarkson has said that you can’t be a “petrolhead” unless you’ve owned an Alfa Romeo. Obviously, that’s an exaggeration (I’m as much a gearhead as anyone), but I’m finding […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/10/67-Alfa-1-115x115.avif)
![Dealer Time Travel: Z-28 and Mod Top Camaros at E.B. Smith Chevrolet in 1968 Text by Patrick Bell. Nashville, Tennessee, is where we are headed today to visit the E. B. Smith Chevrolet dealership. They bought the Coggin Chevrolet shop in May of 1968, […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2026/11/Screenshot-2026-10-21-at-1.49.52-PM-115x115.png)
![1995 Chrysler Concorde: At 79,000-Mile, This 1995 Example Is a Time Capsule I was browsing Facebook Marketplace, which is what I tend to do when what I’m watching on television is not terribly interesting. It’s something that, unfortunately, happens more often than […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2026/11/855465469_122211419030466418_3435928032574633722_n-115x115.jpg)
![1961 Pontiac Ventura: Short-Lived B-Body Bubbletop With 4-Speed, 425A Tri-Power, And A Fabulous Tri-Tone Interior If someone mentions the Pontiac Ventura, you probably think of the Chevrolet Nova-based compact of the ’70s, but for a brief two-year period in the early 1960s, the Ventura was […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2026/11/1961-Pontiac-Ventura-2HT-Shelltone-Ivory-Coronado-Red-Volo-Cars-side-left-with-interior-115x115.webp)
![The Short Life And Personal Times Of The 1955-1957 Thunderbird (Updated 11/2/2026) The first generation Thunderbird has never been a car I’ve paid much attention to, but seeing this one outside a European car show in its patinated glory […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/22tbirdb.jpg)
![Small-Scale Event – Full-Scale Classics The Metropole Druten car and truck museum in the Netherlands is the only museum within walking distance of my place. How convenient! Late October, some owners of old and not […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2026/11/IMG_6052-115x115.jpg)

![1977 Buick LeSabre Custom Coupe: A Big (Downsized) Buick Just Like Grandpa Used To Have It’s impractical and expensive to buy everything you want, such as a 1977 Buick LeSabre, especially if it’s only because your grandpa owned one and drove you to elementary school in […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2026/11/77-LeSabre-1-115x115.webp)
![1965 Prince Skyline (S54) 2000 GT-B – Red Hot Royalty It took a little while, but we got there in the end. Back in 2019, a few months after having landed in this country, I encountered my first S50 Skyline […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2026/10/IMG20251005083353_edited-115x115.jpg)


