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![Way back in the Ancient Times of Artificial Intelligence (four months ago) I posted my first article with AI-generated cars, a set of imaginary 1975 Packard Patricians. Since then, the […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/P75-07.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "What If: 1975 Packard Patrician (Again): Go Brougham or Go Home")
What If: 1975 Packard Patrician (Again): Go Brougham or Go Home
Posted on May 9, 2023 | 45 CommentsWay back in the Ancient Times of Artificial Intelligence (four months ago) I posted my first article with AI-generated cars, a set of imaginary 1975 Packard Patricians. Since then, the […] -
Vintage Ad: Suzuki Samurai – What Young Urban Women Aspired To In 1988?
Posted on May 9, 2023 | 20 CommentsAnd today it would be a Range Rover Evoque? -
![You’ve seen this scenario before, maybe in front of you in the grocery store line. Perhaps it was the young you who was the would-be recipient of a parent’s generosity […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/017-1964-Rambler-American-330-for-CC.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1964 Rambler American 330 – This Or Nothing")
Curbside Classic: 1964 Rambler American 330 – This Or Nothing
Posted on May 9, 2023 | 55 CommentsYou’ve seen this scenario before, maybe in front of you in the grocery store line. Perhaps it was the young you who was the would-be recipient of a parent’s generosity […] -
![(first posted 5/8/2017) After WW2, Britain’s railways were forced together, and like all such combinations took their time to find their new style and identity. So it was 1951 before […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/01.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Trackside Classic: 1951 British Railways 7P Pacific No 70000 Britannia – Nationalised Pride")
Trackside Classic: 1951 British Railways 7P Pacific No 70000 Britannia – Nationalised Pride
Posted on May 8, 2023 | 13 Comments(first posted 5/8/2017) After WW2, Britain’s railways were forced together, and like all such combinations took their time to find their new style and identity. So it was 1951 before […] -
![(first posted 12/19/2012) Once upon a time, a person could watch a movie that contained actual car chases. Yes, there are still car chases in movies, but the computer-generated stunts […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/12/eldorado.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Movie Review: The Junkman")
Curbside Movie Review: The Junkman
Posted on May 8, 2023 | 67 Comments(first posted 12/19/2012) Once upon a time, a person could watch a movie that contained actual car chases. Yes, there are still car chases in movies, but the computer-generated stunts […] -
![(first posted 5/8/2017) Cadillac’s greatly downsized 1985 DeVille and Fleetwood have been extensively covered here before, but we’ve never featured a front-wheel drive C-body Fleetwood Seventy-Five limousine… and we still […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/thumb_IMG_3878_1024.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1985 Cadillac DeVille Limousine – No, It’s Not A Fleetwood Seventy-Five")
Curbside Classic: 1985 Cadillac DeVille Limousine – No, It’s Not A Fleetwood Seventy-Five
Posted on May 8, 2023 | 49 Comments(first posted 5/8/2017) Cadillac’s greatly downsized 1985 DeVille and Fleetwood have been extensively covered here before, but we’ve never featured a front-wheel drive C-body Fleetwood Seventy-Five limousine… and we still […] -
![I still have a number of my curbside finds to post, and obviously this one is from early winter. The bright orange Civic really popped out that dark, wet day, […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/IMG_0167.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Outtake: Honda Civic (gen2) Four-Door Sedan (And Company) – A Ferrari In Disguise")
Curbside Outtake: Honda Civic (gen2) Four-Door Sedan (And Company) – A Ferrari In Disguise
Posted on May 8, 2023 | 39 CommentsI still have a number of my curbside finds to post, and obviously this one is from early winter. The bright orange Civic really popped out that dark, wet day, […] -
![If this looks a bit confusing to you, it’s not AI’s take on a Dodge Diplomat. It’s a Mexican Dodge Dart, from 1980, as best as I can tell. Yes, […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/52873700144_6256f427b8_k.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Cohort Pic(k) of the Day: 1980 Dodge Dart – Mexican Style")
Cohort Pic(k) of the Day: 1980 Dodge Dart – Mexican Style
Posted on May 8, 2023 | 17 CommentsIf this looks a bit confusing to you, it’s not AI’s take on a Dodge Diplomat. It’s a Mexican Dodge Dart, from 1980, as best as I can tell. Yes, […] -
![While putting together my recent post (How The 21st Century Is Replacing the 20th), I found a number of other photos that I was thinking of including, but they […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/9a1d54ae6b135962e7bfcbb609f3225a1.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Vintage Photography: ‘Then & Now’ Images of Highways, Businesses, Mansions, and Other Lost Wonders")
Vintage Photography: ‘Then & Now’ Images of Highways, Businesses, Mansions, and Other Lost Wonders
Posted on May 8, 2023 | 67 CommentsWhile putting together my recent post (How The 21st Century Is Replacing the 20th), I found a number of other photos that I was thinking of including, but they […] -
![It was sometime around 1981 or 1982; the nation was under an ongoing civil war and vehicle imports had ceased altogether due to government edict. Thus, our family was under […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/IMG_20211020_200630243.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Parking Lot Classic: 1973 Ford Torino Sport – Shopping With Mom")
Parking Lot Classic: 1973 Ford Torino Sport – Shopping With Mom
Posted on May 8, 2023 | 30 CommentsIt was sometime around 1981 or 1982; the nation was under an ongoing civil war and vehicle imports had ceased altogether due to government edict. Thus, our family was under […] -
![(first posted 1/8/2013. A lot has changed in ten years.) Let’s see, the average real-world fuel consumption of a Prius is about 44 mpg. So three of them would get […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/CC-137-005-800.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Vintage CC Outtake: How Many Prii Does It Take To Equal The Fuel Consumption Of One Mark V?")
Vintage CC Outtake: How Many Prii Does It Take To Equal The Fuel Consumption Of One Mark V?
Posted on May 7, 2023 | 68 Comments(first posted 1/8/2013. A lot has changed in ten years.) Let’s see, the average real-world fuel consumption of a Prius is about 44 mpg. So three of them would get […] -
![(first posted 8/19/2016) 1972 was the year that the Oldsmobile Toronado outsold the Buick Riviera to become the most popular of the GM E-bodies. In part, Oldsmobile’s success could […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/RT0672ToronadoMainImage.jpeg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Vintage Review: 1972 Oldsmobile Toronado – Imitating Eldo")
Vintage Review: 1972 Oldsmobile Toronado – Imitating Eldo
Posted on May 7, 2023 | 65 Comments(first posted 8/19/2016) 1972 was the year that the Oldsmobile Toronado outsold the Buick Riviera to become the most popular of the GM E-bodies. In part, Oldsmobile’s success could […] -
![(first posted 5/7/2017) We’ve had plenty of love here for the Chevrolet and GMC “Advanced Design” (1948-1955) pickups and trucks, but we’ve never properly worshiped this particular long-nose version of […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/GMC-1954-2-ton-ff.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Cohort Outtake: 1954 GMC 620 Truck – Make Room for the Really Big GMC Six")
Cohort Outtake: 1954 GMC 620 Truck – Make Room for the Really Big GMC Six
Posted on May 7, 2023 | 31 Comments(first posted 5/7/2017) We’ve had plenty of love here for the Chevrolet and GMC “Advanced Design” (1948-1955) pickups and trucks, but we’ve never properly worshiped this particular long-nose version of […] -
Cohort Pic(k) of the Day: Nosferatu’s Van
Posted on May 7, 2023 | 8 Commentsposted at the Cohort by nifticus -
![I’ve got a big AI 1975 Studebaker Hawk in the works, but the technology has been improving so quickly that I’m also revisiting earlier efforts, particularly the 1975 Packard Patrician. […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/P15.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "What If: 1959 Packard")
What If: 1959 Packard
Posted on May 7, 2023 | 27 CommentsI’ve got a big AI 1975 Studebaker Hawk in the works, but the technology has been improving so quickly that I’m also revisiting earlier efforts, particularly the 1975 Packard Patrician. […]
