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![Image: MAD Magazine (first posted 5/6/2017) Remember print advertisements? I know, I know; they still crop up from time to time in a … whaddayacallit? …magazine. Anyhow, the ads were […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/MAD-Fireburner-Ad-1.jpeg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CC Humor: MAD About Car Ads")
CC Humor: MAD About Car Ads
Posted on May 6, 2023 | 35 CommentsImage: MAD Magazine (first posted 5/6/2017) Remember print advertisements? I know, I know; they still crop up from time to time in a … whaddayacallit? …magazine. Anyhow, the ads were […] -
![(first posted 5/6/2017) Spring is here, which brings about one of my twice-yearly urgings to buy an old car. I successfully resisted the urge last fall (no thanks to a […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/JPCChairs19.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "My Patio Classics: Steel Lawn Chairs – A Restoration Project For JPC")
My Patio Classics: Steel Lawn Chairs – A Restoration Project For JPC
Posted on May 6, 2023 | 44 Comments(first posted 5/6/2017) Spring is here, which brings about one of my twice-yearly urgings to buy an old car. I successfully resisted the urge last fall (no thanks to a […] -
![Here’s something a bit different: a load of Euro-spec Pontiac Trans Sports on an Iveco car Transporter. These 1994-1996 Tran Sports were actually Olds Silhouettes, as the the new 1994 […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/43914800490_012043bcf0_k.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Car Transporter: Pontiac Trans Sports In Italy – Silhouettes, Actually")
Car Transporter: Pontiac Trans Sports In Italy – Silhouettes, Actually
Posted on May 6, 2023 | 30 CommentsHere’s something a bit different: a load of Euro-spec Pontiac Trans Sports on an Iveco car Transporter. These 1994-1996 Tran Sports were actually Olds Silhouettes, as the the new 1994 […] -
In-Motion Classic: Hippie Bus, As Interpreted From Afar
Posted on May 6, 2023 | 9 CommentsI was almost too late—but not quite!—to snag a pic of this fab VW Bus and its well-matched driver on a June afternoon in 2018. -
![The car in our possession today was produced sometime in the autumn of 1978 and registered for the first time in Ravenna in December of the same year. (Since the […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/Fuhrpark.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "COAL: Alfasud Sprint, Tipo 902A (Serie 1) – Chance Meeting")
COAL: Alfasud Sprint, Tipo 902A (Serie 1) – Chance Meeting
Posted on May 6, 2023 | 11 CommentsThe car in our possession today was produced sometime in the autumn of 1978 and registered for the first time in Ravenna in December of the same year. (Since the […] -
![Here are the links to all thirty vehicles (plus prequels and wrap up impressions). And if I outlive my current fleet (which I certainly hope to do as of mid […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/1959-Plymouth-Futy-04a.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "J P Cavanaugh’s COAL Series")
J P Cavanaugh’s COAL Series
Posted on May 6, 2023 | 4 CommentsHere are the links to all thirty vehicles (plus prequels and wrap up impressions). And if I outlive my current fleet (which I certainly hope to do as of mid […] -
Wordless Outtake: 1964 Mercedes-Benz 220 SE Coupé – Back Road Cruiser
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![2001 Chrysler Town & Country The fall of 2000 found us living in Baltimore and thinking about expanding our family. After doing some research and test driving a couple of […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/Town-Country-Left.jpeg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "COAL: 2001 Chrysler Town & Country LXi – Chapter 13, My First (Blue) Minivan")
COAL: 2001 Chrysler Town & Country LXi – Chapter 13, My First (Blue) Minivan
Posted on May 6, 2023 | 6 Comments2001 Chrysler Town & Country The fall of 2000 found us living in Baltimore and thinking about expanding our family. After doing some research and test driving a couple of […] -
![(first posted 1/20/2013) The Kaiser-Frazer Story is a huge one, and now that I’ve read Richard Langworth’s excellent book, we’ll try to break it into digestible pieces from time to […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/Kaiser-Safari-1951CAS.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Zebra Fur And Lion Pelts? Polar Bear Hides And Grizzly Fur? 1951 Kaisers Show Off Exotic Interiors")
Zebra Fur And Lion Pelts? Polar Bear Hides And Grizzly Fur? 1951 Kaisers Show Off Exotic Interiors
Posted on May 5, 2023 | 53 Comments(first posted 1/20/2013) The Kaiser-Frazer Story is a huge one, and now that I’ve read Richard Langworth’s excellent book, we’ll try to break it into digestible pieces from time to […] -
![(first posted 5/5/2017) Just having photographed a last generation Pontiac Grand Prix for another editor’s article, I turned around to be presented with one of the more famous derrieres in […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/IMG_0962.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1957 Chevrolet Two-Ten – Overexposed, Commercialized, Handle Me With Care")
Curbside Classic: 1957 Chevrolet Two-Ten – Overexposed, Commercialized, Handle Me With Care
Posted on May 5, 2023 | 57 Comments(first posted 5/5/2017) Just having photographed a last generation Pontiac Grand Prix for another editor’s article, I turned around to be presented with one of the more famous derrieres in […] -
![RiveraNotario found a number of great CCs in Mexico City, but this has to be the rarest, especially as it looks to still be a “driver”. It’s an Opel Rekord […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/52859193844_b82688f7f6_k.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Cohort Pic(k) of the Day: Opel Rekord (P2) – Still On The Streets In Mexico City")
Cohort Pic(k) of the Day: Opel Rekord (P2) – Still On The Streets In Mexico City
Posted on May 5, 2023 | 15 CommentsRiveraNotario found a number of great CCs in Mexico City, but this has to be the rarest, especially as it looks to still be a “driver”. It’s an Opel Rekord […] -
![What’s a guy to do when he has a short but indeterminate amount of time to kill when in Kansas City? Why, you drop off the wife at her destination […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/IMG_0533.jpeg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Salvage Yard Classics: A Trip To Kansas City")
Salvage Yard Classics: A Trip To Kansas City
Posted on May 5, 2023 | 36 CommentsWhat’s a guy to do when he has a short but indeterminate amount of time to kill when in Kansas City? Why, you drop off the wife at her destination […] -
![Tomorrow sees something that has been happening in London for close to a thousand years, in an ever-evolving form. Even so, some things don’t seem to change – it has […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/GSC-1010.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Coronation Outtake: 1762 Gold State Coach – All You Need To Know")
Coronation Outtake: 1762 Gold State Coach – All You Need To Know
Posted on May 5, 2023 | 40 CommentsTomorrow sees something that has been happening in London for close to a thousand years, in an ever-evolving form. Even so, some things don’t seem to change – it has […] -
![The restyled 1963 Chrysler, although done on the cheap, certainly brought it into the 1960s, finally. It and the rest of the ’63 Mopar line were Exner’s mild-mannered swan song, […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/300-1.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Vintage Car and Driver Road Tests: 1963 Chrysler 300-J – “A More Beautiful Brute”")
Vintage Car and Driver Road Tests: 1963 Chrysler 300-J – “A More Beautiful Brute”
Posted on May 5, 2023 | 20 CommentsThe restyled 1963 Chrysler, although done on the cheap, certainly brought it into the 1960s, finally. It and the rest of the ’63 Mopar line were Exner’s mild-mannered swan song, […] -
![(first posted 5/4/2017) CC reader Teddy has uploaded scads of great finds in Portland, which is probably the ultimate CC spotting town. I wish he’s make the jump to contributor, […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/34204095732_4154cad85b_k.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Cohort Outtake: Gen1 Chevy Van – Groovin’ In Stumptown")
Cohort Outtake: Gen1 Chevy Van – Groovin’ In Stumptown
Posted on May 4, 2023 | 37 Comments(first posted 5/4/2017) CC reader Teddy has uploaded scads of great finds in Portland, which is probably the ultimate CC spotting town. I wish he’s make the jump to contributor, […]
