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![(first posted 11/7/2012) The first-generation Taurus went on sale exactly three hundred and sixty-four days before I was born, so it’s not as though I can draw on my memory. […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/ford-taurus-1986-2.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1986 Ford Taurus/Mercury Sable – At This Moment, You Mean Everything")
Curbside Classic: 1986 Ford Taurus/Mercury Sable – At This Moment, You Mean Everything
Posted on May 22, 2023 | 146 Comments(first posted 11/7/2012) The first-generation Taurus went on sale exactly three hundred and sixty-four days before I was born, so it’s not as though I can draw on my memory. […] -
Vintage Ad: 1948 Crosley Sports-Utility – The Mini-Proto-SUV
Posted on May 22, 2023 | 18 CommentsWho first used the term “Sports Utility Vehicle”? -
![While out driving today, my thoughts returned as they often do to a nagging noise from the back half of my daily driver that I have lived with for quite […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/e90_diff.jpeg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "QOTD – What Auto Repairs Have You Put Off, And Why?")
QOTD – What Auto Repairs Have You Put Off, And Why?
Posted on May 22, 2023 | 96 CommentsWhile out driving today, my thoughts returned as they often do to a nagging noise from the back half of my daily driver that I have lived with for quite […] -
![Pencils have erasers; cars have reverse gears. As a CContributor, then, it was perhaps in the very nature of the beast that a (long) pause would take place. But there’s […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/IMG_20220724_141811-copy.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CC Capsule: 1979 Lincoln Continental Mark V Collector’s Series – Mark? My Word!")
CC Capsule: 1979 Lincoln Continental Mark V Collector’s Series – Mark? My Word!
Posted on May 22, 2023 | 45 CommentsPencils have erasers; cars have reverse gears. As a CContributor, then, it was perhaps in the very nature of the beast that a (long) pause would take place. But there’s […] -
![0-60 in 10.9 seconds? With a six backed by the less-than-stellar B/W automatic? That’s very much V8 territory. AMC’s new 232 cubic inch six, in this case with a two-barrel […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/440-1.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Vintage Car Life Road Test: 1965 Rambler American 440-H – Hot Six!")
Vintage Car Life Road Test: 1965 Rambler American 440-H – Hot Six!
Posted on May 22, 2023 | 11 Comments0-60 in 10.9 seconds? With a six backed by the less-than-stellar B/W automatic? That’s very much V8 territory. AMC’s new 232 cubic inch six, in this case with a two-barrel […] -
![(first posted 11/28/2012) Toyota’s Supra had a rather linear evolution, unlike the Datsun/Nissan Z-car, which lost its way and re-invented itself how many times? Starting out as a soft-sporty semi-luxo […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/CC-8-005.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1979 Toyota Celica Supra Mk1 – “Plush, Lush; The Powerful Pleasure” Or The Lexus Of Celicas")
Curbside Classic: 1979 Toyota Celica Supra Mk1 – “Plush, Lush; The Powerful Pleasure” Or The Lexus Of Celicas
Posted on May 21, 2023 | 51 Comments(first posted 11/28/2012) Toyota’s Supra had a rather linear evolution, unlike the Datsun/Nissan Z-car, which lost its way and re-invented itself how many times? Starting out as a soft-sporty semi-luxo […] -
![(Originally published May 21, 2012) This May, we have been revisiting some of the cars to serve as Official Pace Car for the annual Indianapolis 500. We recently looked at […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/1950MercuryPaceCar.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Automotive History: Indianapolis 500 Pace Cars (Part 2 1950-1954)")
Automotive History: Indianapolis 500 Pace Cars (Part 2 1950-1954)
Posted on May 21, 2023 | 29 Comments(Originally published May 21, 2012) This May, we have been revisiting some of the cars to serve as Official Pace Car for the annual Indianapolis 500. We recently looked at […] -
![(first posted 5/21/2017) It is no secret that pickup trucks of today have deviated from their humble, utilitarian roots. Most modern pickups feature a smooth ride, four doors and all […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/Imperial-truck.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "What If: Luxury Pickups of the 1950s")
What If: Luxury Pickups of the 1950s
Posted on May 21, 2023 | 68 Comments(first posted 5/21/2017) It is no secret that pickup trucks of today have deviated from their humble, utilitarian roots. Most modern pickups feature a smooth ride, four doors and all […] -
Cohort Pic(k) of the Day: Orval’s Used Cars
Posted on May 21, 2023 | 15 CommentsShot by John Lloyd in Delta, CO. Click on image for maximum size view. -
![In late 1922, two young men in Blackpool, on the north west coast of England, started a business building motorcycle sidecars, named Swallow Sidecars. By 1926, the company built its […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/lyons.1.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Carshow Outtake: 1932 Wolseley Hornet Special – Just One Swallow Helping Make A Summer")
Carshow Outtake: 1932 Wolseley Hornet Special – Just One Swallow Helping Make A Summer
Posted on May 21, 2023 | 6 CommentsIn late 1922, two young men in Blackpool, on the north west coast of England, started a business building motorcycle sidecars, named Swallow Sidecars. By 1926, the company built its […] -
Vintage R & T Review: 1995 Plymouth Neon Sport “Tarnished By Opening Night Jitters”
Posted on May 21, 2023 | 41 CommentsBy the time the Neon was launched in 1994, it was one more episode in Detroit’s unintended saga: “How Hard Can It Be To Make a Compact?” -
![Early 80s, my father bought a Triumph 2500TC – a Mark Two saloon. I loved that car, was the first car I could legally drive in. This car led […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/1979-R.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "COAL #13: 1966 Triumph 2000 – The Masterly New Triumph 2000")
COAL #13: 1966 Triumph 2000 – The Masterly New Triumph 2000
Posted on May 21, 2023 | 24 CommentsEarly 80s, my father bought a Triumph 2500TC – a Mark Two saloon. I loved that car, was the first car I could legally drive in. This car led […] -
![(first posted May 15, 2012) The month of May means many things to many people. But if you are anywhere around Indianapolis, the month of May means only one thing: […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/1946LincolnPaceCar03.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Automotive History: Indianapolis 500 Pace Cars (Part I, 1946-49)")
Automotive History: Indianapolis 500 Pace Cars (Part I, 1946-49)
Posted on May 20, 2023 | 30 Comments(first posted May 15, 2012) The month of May means many things to many people. But if you are anywhere around Indianapolis, the month of May means only one thing: […] -
![(first posted 2/13/2012. Revised 12/27/2019) This bus is a milestone, the first genuine articulated high-speed highway bus. And it was highly advanced in other ways too, with a magnesium […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/02/Kaiser-1946.png?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Bus Stop Classic: 1946 Kaiser Articulated Bus – The First Fully Articulated Highway Bus")
Bus Stop Classic: 1946 Kaiser Articulated Bus – The First Fully Articulated Highway Bus
Posted on May 20, 2023 | 58 Comments(first posted 2/13/2012. Revised 12/27/2019) This bus is a milestone, the first genuine articulated high-speed highway bus. And it was highly advanced in other ways too, with a magnesium […] -
![(first posted 5/19/2017) For this third installment of our exploration into shockingly low volume production cars, let’s look at that third leg of the old “Low Priced Three”, Plymouth. Like […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/1953-Plymouth-Foldout-00.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Automotive History: Shockingly Low Volume Production Cars – The Plymouth Edition")
Automotive History: Shockingly Low Volume Production Cars – The Plymouth Edition
Posted on May 20, 2023 | 57 Comments(first posted 5/19/2017) For this third installment of our exploration into shockingly low volume production cars, let’s look at that third leg of the old “Low Priced Three”, Plymouth. Like […]
