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![The writer in me doesn’t like just saying. “Here is this group of models”. There needs to be something of an introduction, a link to something, a hook to hang […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/68Chrysler2.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=89&ssl=1 "CC In Scale: The Cars Of 1968")
CC In Scale: The Cars Of 1968
Posted on May 29, 2025 | 21 CommentsThe writer in me doesn’t like just saying. “Here is this group of models”. There needs to be something of an introduction, a link to something, a hook to hang […] -
![(note: GM’s Deadly Sins are not numbered chronologically. This is a new and heavily revised version of the original) There it is, a golden yellow Vega, seductive and infinitely irresistible, […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/a-CC-19-077-900.webp?resize=115%2C115&quality=80&ssl=1 "GM’s Deadly Sin #2: Chevrolet Vega – GM’s First Deadly Sin")
GM’s Deadly Sin #2: Chevrolet Vega – GM’s First Deadly Sin
Posted on May 29, 2025 | 28 Comments(note: GM’s Deadly Sins are not numbered chronologically. This is a new and heavily revised version of the original) There it is, a golden yellow Vega, seductive and infinitely irresistible, […] -
![For 1967, Plymouth got into the midsize Supercar game by installing the big Super Commando 440 engine in the intermediate Plymouth Belvedere, creating a muscular new high-performance model called […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/1967-Plymouth-GTX-hardtop-Bright-Red-Mecum-Auctions-F160-front-3q-left.webp?resize=115%2C115&quality=80&ssl=1 "Vintage Car Life Review: 1967 Plymouth GTX — A Hemi Killer On The Street")
Vintage Car Life Review: 1967 Plymouth GTX — A Hemi Killer On The Street
Posted on May 29, 2025 | 14 CommentsFor 1967, Plymouth got into the midsize Supercar game by installing the big Super Commando 440 engine in the intermediate Plymouth Belvedere, creating a muscular new high-performance model called […] -
![(first posted 5/28/2019) In the first and second of installment we examined the evolution of transistor ignition from being a high performance or fleet oriented option, into […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/05/Delco-Remy-Presents-HEI.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=89&ssl=1 "Electronic Ignition History – Losing the Points, Part 3")
Electronic Ignition History – Losing the Points, Part 3
Posted on May 28, 2025 | 50 Comments(first posted 5/28/2019) In the first and second of installment we examined the evolution of transistor ignition from being a high performance or fleet oriented option, into […] -
![(first posted 5/31/2019) It seemed to be anticipating my arrival. Parked in the rear of the rain saturated hotel parking lot this old Ford looked quite at ease […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/05/IMG_8220.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=89&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1981 Ford Granada – The Fox In The Fairmont’s Henhouse")
Curbside Classic: 1981 Ford Granada – The Fox In The Fairmont’s Henhouse
Posted on May 28, 2025 | 63 Comments(first posted 5/31/2019) It seemed to be anticipating my arrival. Parked in the rear of the rain saturated hotel parking lot this old Ford looked quite at ease […] -
![Come the month of May, many a classic car owners will bring their beloved old iron out from their winter hiding spaces deep under the city (or in barns […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/20250516_143352.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=89&ssl=1 "Curbside Classics Berlin – Spring Edition")
Curbside Classics Berlin – Spring Edition
Posted on May 28, 2025 | 10 CommentsCome the month of May, many a classic car owners will bring their beloved old iron out from their winter hiding spaces deep under the city (or in barns […] -
![The 1972-1973 “Fuselage V2.0” cars are hardly a common sight anymore. Well, they weren’t all that common in their day, which of course explains that and a few other things. […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/a-CC-103-114-900.webp?resize=115%2C115&quality=80&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1973 Plymouth Fury Coupe – Rarer Than A Lamborghini")
Curbside Classic: 1973 Plymouth Fury Coupe – Rarer Than A Lamborghini
Posted on May 28, 2025 | 23 CommentsThe 1972-1973 “Fuselage V2.0” cars are hardly a common sight anymore. Well, they weren’t all that common in their day, which of course explains that and a few other things. […] -
![Text submitted by Igor Nikitin. I had lived in Canada a number of years when I started shipping Ladas from Russia to North American clients (if I may call them that), in December […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/2003-Lada-1.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=89&ssl=1 "My 2003 Lada 2016 – From Russia To Canada")
My 2003 Lada 2016 – From Russia To Canada
Posted on May 28, 2025 | 25 CommentsText submitted by Igor Nikitin. I had lived in Canada a number of years when I started shipping Ladas from Russia to North American clients (if I may call them that), in December […] -
![In my recent post on the last RWD Cadillac Eldorado, I said that the Eldorado had grown less and less distinctive through the early 1960s. There was one exception […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/1964-Cadillac-Eldorado-Aquamarine-Mecum-Auctions-S45-front-3q-right.webp?resize=115%2C115&quality=80&ssl=1 "1964 Cadillac Fleetwood Eldorado – The Brief Return Of The Open-Wheel Eldorado")
1964 Cadillac Fleetwood Eldorado – The Brief Return Of The Open-Wheel Eldorado
Posted on May 28, 2025 | 22 CommentsIn my recent post on the last RWD Cadillac Eldorado, I said that the Eldorado had grown less and less distinctive through the early 1960s. There was one exception […] -
![Subsequent to the acquisition of land from France known as the Louisiana Purchase, President Thomas Jefferson commissioned an exploration of this new territory. The group, known as the Corps of […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/05/DSC_0200.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=89&ssl=1 "In Motion Classic: 1960 Chrysler New Yorker – Thank You, Sergeant Floyd")
In Motion Classic: 1960 Chrysler New Yorker – Thank You, Sergeant Floyd
Posted on May 27, 2025 | 14 CommentsSubsequent to the acquisition of land from France known as the Louisiana Purchase, President Thomas Jefferson commissioned an exploration of this new territory. The group, known as the Corps of […] -
![(first posted 5/28/2019) While I (and I expect you as well) rarely see first generation Isuzu Troopers around much, here’s one that was never very thick on the […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/05/IMG_2491.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=89&ssl=1 "Curbside Find: 1989 Isuzu Trooper RS (SWB) – Fridges Hauling Fridges")
Curbside Find: 1989 Isuzu Trooper RS (SWB) – Fridges Hauling Fridges
Posted on May 27, 2025 | 28 Comments(first posted 5/28/2019) While I (and I expect you as well) rarely see first generation Isuzu Troopers around much, here’s one that was never very thick on the […] -
![Photos from the CC Cohort by L Seddon. Here’s something that caught my eye at the CC Cohort. And how could it not? Eye-grabbing two-tone paint and a hearty helping […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/Vauxhall_Cresta_1960_1.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=89&ssl=1 "1959 Vauxhall Cresta PA – Flamboyant 1950s Rocket-Age Styling, With A British Touch")
1959 Vauxhall Cresta PA – Flamboyant 1950s Rocket-Age Styling, With A British Touch
Posted on May 27, 2025 | 31 CommentsPhotos from the CC Cohort by L Seddon. Here’s something that caught my eye at the CC Cohort. And how could it not? Eye-grabbing two-tone paint and a hearty helping […] -
![Text by Patrick Bell. Today we have a fine gallery of Chevrolets that were quite common on the streets back in the day. The owners have applied their personal touches […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/3d6f5f0b11a2c0c602b5ef28b9b42297.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=89&ssl=1 "Vintage Snapshots: Hot Chevys In The ’60s And ’70s")
Vintage Snapshots: Hot Chevys In The ’60s And ’70s
Posted on May 27, 2025 | 17 CommentsText by Patrick Bell. Today we have a fine gallery of Chevrolets that were quite common on the streets back in the day. The owners have applied their personal touches […] -
![We’ve not been discussing the Cybertruck on CC, lately. And I cannot really help that, as they are (I believe) still not road-legal in Japan, as is the case in […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/IMG_20230924_131823_edited.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=89&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1985 Lotus Esprit S3 – CT Without The Baggage")
Curbside Classic: 1985 Lotus Esprit S3 – CT Without The Baggage
Posted on May 27, 2025 | 11 CommentsWe’ve not been discussing the Cybertruck on CC, lately. And I cannot really help that, as they are (I believe) still not road-legal in Japan, as is the case in […] -
![Do not adjust the settings on your phone. The colors you see in this photograph are the result of a little bit of post-processing courtesy of my imagination, life experience, […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/035-1973-Buick-LeSabre-Custom-Hardtop-Sedan-vintage-for-CC.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=89&ssl=1 "Curbside Musings: 1973 Buick LeSabre Custom – “Sing It With Feeling, Y’all”")
Curbside Musings: 1973 Buick LeSabre Custom – “Sing It With Feeling, Y’all”
Posted on May 27, 2025 | 65 CommentsDo not adjust the settings on your phone. The colors you see in this photograph are the result of a little bit of post-processing courtesy of my imagination, life experience, […]
