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![1996 Eagle Talon ESi When the Toyota pickup died I decided that I was ready to buy a new car. Anticipating that we would (hopefully) soon be starting a family […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/Talon-Front.jpeg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "COAL Chapter 12: 1996 Eagle Talon – My Last Coupe")
COAL Chapter 12: 1996 Eagle Talon – My Last Coupe
Posted on April 29, 2023 | 13 Comments1996 Eagle Talon ESi When the Toyota pickup died I decided that I was ready to buy a new car. Anticipating that we would (hopefully) soon be starting a family […] -
![(first posted 4/28/2017) CC’s full write-up (by Ian Williams) on these trucks is titled “The Almost-Immortal Ford C-Series“. And to prove the point, I’ve shot two of them recently within […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/CC-324-015.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CC Outtakes: Two Ford C-Series Trucks Still Hard at Work")
CC Outtakes: Two Ford C-Series Trucks Still Hard at Work
Posted on April 28, 2023 | 52 Comments(first posted 4/28/2017) CC’s full write-up (by Ian Williams) on these trucks is titled “The Almost-Immortal Ford C-Series“. And to prove the point, I’ve shot two of them recently within […] -
![(first posted 1/28/2013) The Chevrolet Vega’s genesis goes back to the fall of 1959, a point in time up to which the compact car market was primarily served by imports […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/Vega_hatchback.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Automotive History: The Many Faces of the GM H-Body")
Automotive History: The Many Faces of the GM H-Body
Posted on April 28, 2023 | 162 Comments(first posted 1/28/2013) The Chevrolet Vega’s genesis goes back to the fall of 1959, a point in time up to which the compact car market was primarily served by imports […] -
![(first posted 4/28/2017) Has there ever been a car more mercilessly attacked from every angle than the 2004 Pontiac Grand Prix? It’s not a surprise it became fleet fodder, ending […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/2004-2008-pontiac-grand-prix-9.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 2004-08 Pontiac Grand Prix – The Final Lap")
Curbside Classic: 2004-08 Pontiac Grand Prix – The Final Lap
Posted on April 28, 2023 | 72 Comments(first posted 4/28/2017) Has there ever been a car more mercilessly attacked from every angle than the 2004 Pontiac Grand Prix? It’s not a surprise it became fleet fodder, ending […] -
Vintage Ad: 1976 Dodge Monaco Police Car – When Cop Cars Had Hidden Headlights And Cops Had Long Hair
Posted on April 28, 2023 | 26 CommentsTwo major seventies fads in one ad! -
![Spring is finally here, after a seemingly endless wet and cool winter. On our daily walk about a month or so ago, I spotted this ’65 Valiant at a stop […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/IMG_0542.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "On The Go Outtake: 1965 Valiant – Defying The Bulletproof Rep Of The Slant Six?")
On The Go Outtake: 1965 Valiant – Defying The Bulletproof Rep Of The Slant Six?
Posted on April 28, 2023 | 28 CommentsSpring is finally here, after a seemingly endless wet and cool winter. On our daily walk about a month or so ago, I spotted this ’65 Valiant at a stop […] -
![Recently I had occasion to drive through the town I grew up in, and I was surprised to see just how much things had changed since I left in […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/20230423_104638-1-1.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Industrial Park-eology: How The 21st Century Is Replacing The 20th")
Industrial Park-eology: How The 21st Century Is Replacing The 20th
Posted on April 28, 2023 | 64 CommentsRecently I had occasion to drive through the town I grew up in, and I was surprised to see just how much things had changed since I left in […] -
![shot and posted by Jerome Solberg Has the expression “to snatch victory from the jaws of defeat” ever applied more to Elwood Engel? His rejected proposal for the 1961 Thunderbird […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/52735068786_4f362afaaf_k.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Cohort Pic(k) of the Day: 1968 Chrysler New Yorker – The End Of Rectilinearity, For Now")
Cohort Pic(k) of the Day: 1968 Chrysler New Yorker – The End Of Rectilinearity, For Now
Posted on April 28, 2023 | 24 Commentsshot and posted by Jerome Solberg Has the expression “to snatch victory from the jaws of defeat” ever applied more to Elwood Engel? His rejected proposal for the 1961 Thunderbird […] -
![(First posted 6/28/2013. Revised and expanded 4/26/2017) The Opel Rekord can be best compared to the traditional full-sized Chevrolet, in terms of the role they both played in their respective […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/Opel-Rekord-1978-fq.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Cohort Classic: 1978 Opel Rekord 2.0S (And Olympia/Rekord History) – Near The End Of An Unbroken Rekord")
Cohort Classic: 1978 Opel Rekord 2.0S (And Olympia/Rekord History) – Near The End Of An Unbroken Rekord
Posted on April 27, 2023 | 86 Comments(First posted 6/28/2013. Revised and expanded 4/26/2017) The Opel Rekord can be best compared to the traditional full-sized Chevrolet, in terms of the role they both played in their respective […] -
![(first posted 4/27/2017) Japanese car makers had spent the 1970s gaining market share primarily at the low-end of the U.S. market, unleashing an onslaught of high quality, well-priced, economy-oriented products—in […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/CGAT87JapaneseMainImage.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Vintage Reviews: 1987 Acura Legend, Nissan Maxima and Toyota Cressida – Wouldn’t You Really Rather Have A Buick…From Japan?")
Vintage Reviews: 1987 Acura Legend, Nissan Maxima and Toyota Cressida – Wouldn’t You Really Rather Have A Buick…From Japan?
Posted on April 27, 2023 | 58 Comments(first posted 4/27/2017) Japanese car makers had spent the 1970s gaining market share primarily at the low-end of the U.S. market, unleashing an onslaught of high quality, well-priced, economy-oriented products—in […] -
![“If You Can Dream It, You Can Do It” – Walt Disney (first posted 4/27/2017) No matter the make or type of vehicle, seeing an exotic concept car go into production […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/Prowler_10.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1999 Plymouth Prowler – If You Can Dream It, You Can Do It")
Curbside Classic: 1999 Plymouth Prowler – If You Can Dream It, You Can Do It
Posted on April 27, 2023 | 67 Comments“If You Can Dream It, You Can Do It” – Walt Disney (first posted 4/27/2017) No matter the make or type of vehicle, seeing an exotic concept car go into production […] -
![Just recently I stumbled upon a 1986 LeBaron convertible, which was for sale and, to serve this purpose, parked quite visibly. Well, here’s another such example of a CC duly […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/20230417_120220.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CC Outtake: 1983 Jeep Wagoneer Limited – And Some Mystery Cars")
CC Outtake: 1983 Jeep Wagoneer Limited – And Some Mystery Cars
Posted on April 27, 2023 | 9 CommentsJust recently I stumbled upon a 1986 LeBaron convertible, which was for sale and, to serve this purpose, parked quite visibly. Well, here’s another such example of a CC duly […] -
![What is it about Chrysler Laser Turbos and Eugene? This is the second one I’ve spotted, and I still see the the other one regularly. And these are the only […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/IMG_0592.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "On The Go Outtake: Chrysler Laser XE Turbo – There’s Still Two Of Them Around")
On The Go Outtake: Chrysler Laser XE Turbo – There’s Still Two Of Them Around
Posted on April 27, 2023 | 22 CommentsWhat is it about Chrysler Laser Turbos and Eugene? This is the second one I’ve spotted, and I still see the the other one regularly. And these are the only […] -
![Wow, that’s a lot of 1960 Valiants all in one place! I count about 50 of ’em, but it gets a bit difficult at the far end of the […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/Valiants_on_Train_cleaned-up.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Vintage Photo: Valiants on a Train")
Vintage Photo: Valiants on a Train
Posted on April 27, 2023 | 27 CommentsWow, that’s a lot of 1960 Valiants all in one place! I count about 50 of ’em, but it gets a bit difficult at the far end of the […] -
![In a recent post here with a 1956 Studebaker Golden Hawk, CC’s Jim Cavanaugh left a comment about a 1956 Speed Age comparison where the Golden Hawk was faster than […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/cover.jpeg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Vintage Speed Age Track Test: 1956 Studebaker Golden Hawk, Chrysler 300-B, Corvette and Thunderbird – Comparing “America’s ’56 Sports Cars”")
Vintage Speed Age Track Test: 1956 Studebaker Golden Hawk, Chrysler 300-B, Corvette and Thunderbird – Comparing “America’s ’56 Sports Cars”
Posted on April 27, 2023 | 18 CommentsIn a recent post here with a 1956 Studebaker Golden Hawk, CC’s Jim Cavanaugh left a comment about a 1956 Speed Age comparison where the Golden Hawk was faster than […]
