Curbside Classic Archives
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Cars Of A Lifetime & Auto-Biography 
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My 1996 Subaru Vivio Bistro: A Tiny Japanese Kei Car Takes on American Roads
Posted on August 2, 2026 | 16 CommentsOwning a Japanese kei car in the United States is an adventure most drivers never experience. When skyrocketing used-car prices led me to import a 1996 Subaru Vivio Bistro from […] -
1964 Cadillac Fleetwood Sixty Special: The Last Fleetwood Four-Door Hardtop
Posted on August 2, 2026 | 10 CommentsExcepting the Series 75 limousines and formal sedans, Cadillac offered only hardtops and convertibles from 1957 through 1964. Although the plush Fleetwood Sixty Special would become a pillared sedan in […] -
Curbside Find: 1997 Maserati Ghibli GT – The Last Vulgarati
Posted on August 1, 2026 | 43 Comments(Updated 8/1/2026) I really don’t know why the universe wanted me to encounter one of these bastardized Biturbos again. I thought I had made myself clear the […] -
Classic CARmentary: 1999 Subaru Forester S — Quietly Years Ahead of Its Time
Posted on August 1, 2026 | 17 Comments(Updated 8/1/2026) For me, getting back behind the wheel of the 1999 Subaru Forester S was like coming home again. It was one of the first vehicles I […] -
A Rainbow Of 1950s Cars — Remember When Cars Weren’t Just Black, White, and Gray?
Posted on August 1, 2026 | 13 CommentsText by Patrick Bell. Two and three tone color applications were very popular during the 1950’s and catch much of the attention now, but that does not mean they were […] -
My 2012 Mini Cooper S Convertible Highgate Edition: Sometimes a Therapist Has Four Wheels and a Turbocharger
Posted on August 1, 2026 | 11 CommentsSometimes a car is more than just transportation. Sometimes it arrives at exactly the moment you need it most. What began as a favor to help my dad sell his […] -
Auto-Biography: A Two-Month $125 Hitchhiking Tour of the West in 1972 – An Epic Adventure And A Preview Of Coming Attractions
Posted on August 1, 2026 | 49 CommentsI needed to smell life again. Not the stale stench of grease, cigarettes and weak coffee at the Hamburg Inn, the musty-sour smell of my rumpled sheets, the rotting vegetables […] -
1963 Buick Riviera: Shopping For America’s Most Satisfying Car Of 1963
Posted on August 1, 2026 | 7 CommentsNew for 1963, the Buick Riviera offered a unique combination of style, speed, luxury, and glamour almost unrivaled among domestic cars of its era. What would it be like to […] -
Classic CARmentary: 1999 Mitsubishi Galant GTZ — Mitsubishi’s Last Great Family Sedan
Posted on July 31, 2026 | 10 Comments(Updated 7/31/2026) Four-door family sedans weren’t supposed to be exciting, yet manufacturers spent much of the 1990s trying to prove otherwise. Nissan had the Maxima, Mazda […] -
1991 Ford Crown Victoria LX Station Wagon – Last Hurrah for the Wagonmaster
Posted on July 31, 2026 | 63 Comments(Updated 7/31/2026) For many years, Ford called themselves the “Wagonmaster” and perhaps it was deservedly so. Even though most years Chevrolet led the overall sales race, examining […] -
Car Show Classic: 1928 Rolls-Royce Twenty Phaeton by Barker – Once In A Blue Rolls
Posted on July 31, 2026 | 6 CommentsWe started this little prewar escapade in a big beautiful British blue-blood coachbuilt in two-tones-of-blue, and we’ll end it that way. Only this superlative slab of British beef will be […] -
Curbside Find: 2000 Buick Century — From Retirement Cruiser to Road Warrior
Posted on July 31, 2026 | 7 CommentsPhotos from the CC Cohort by Eric Clem I guess this is the only way one of these last-generation Buick Centurys can get me to stop and take a look: […] -
1965 Ford T5: How The Mustang Lost Its Name In Germany
Posted on July 31, 2026 | 34 CommentsFirst-generation Mustang coupes are everywhere, an archetype of the American collector car; heck, I have one that is almost identical to this burgundy 1965 model in my garage. But this […] -
1956 Clipper And 1958 Packard–A Genuine Packard Without The Name And A Packard In Name Only
Posted on July 31, 2026 | 15 CommentsHere’s an interesting comparison: a base model 1956 Clipper Deluxe vs. a loaded 1958 Packard. Isn’t it ironic that the Clipper—very much a genuine Packard—lacks its maker’s famous name […] -
Curbside Classic: 1994 BMW 325i (E36) – Have We Moved On?
Posted on July 30, 2026 | 63 Comments(Updated 7/30/2026) “The perfect car,” that’s what the ad for the then-current 3-series, which I remember running on MTV between segments of The Real World San Francisco […]
![My 1996 Subaru Vivio Bistro: A Tiny Japanese Kei Car Takes on American Roads Owning a Japanese kei car in the United States is an adventure most drivers never experience. When skyrocketing used-car prices led me to import a 1996 Subaru Vivio Bistro from […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2026/05/Cover-Image-1200-115x115.jpg)
![1964 Cadillac Fleetwood Sixty Special: The Last Fleetwood Four-Door Hardtop Excepting the Series 75 limousines and formal sedans, Cadillac offered only hardtops and convertibles from 1957 through 1964. Although the plush Fleetwood Sixty Special would become a pillared sedan in […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/1964-Cadillac-Fleetwood-60-Special-Seacrest-Green-Bring-a-Trailer-2-front-3q-left-harbor-lede-115x115.webp)
![Curbside Find: 1997 Maserati Ghibli GT – The Last Vulgarati (Updated 8/1/2026) I really don’t know why the universe wanted me to encounter one of these bastardized Biturbos again. I thought I had made myself clear the […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/IMG_20200731_171429-copy.jpg)
![Classic CARmentary: 1999 Subaru Forester S — Quietly Years Ahead of Its Time (Updated 8/1/2026) For me, getting back behind the wheel of the 1999 Subaru Forester S was like coming home again. It was one of the first vehicles I […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/1999-Subaru-Forester-S.jpg)
![A Rainbow Of 1950s Cars — Remember When Cars Weren’t Just Black, White, and Gray? Text by Patrick Bell. Two and three tone color applications were very popular during the 1950’s and catch much of the attention now, but that does not mean they were […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/Screenshot_20260227-034605-115x115.png)
![My 2012 Mini Cooper S Convertible Highgate Edition: Sometimes a Therapist Has Four Wheels and a Turbocharger Sometimes a car is more than just transportation. Sometimes it arrives at exactly the moment you need it most. What began as a favor to help my dad sell his […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/IMG_9353-e1785449143560-115x115.jpg)
![Auto-Biography: A Two-Month $125 Hitchhiking Tour of the West in 1972 – An Epic Adventure And A Preview Of Coming Attractions I needed to smell life again. Not the stale stench of grease, cigarettes and weak coffee at the Hamburg Inn, the musty-sour smell of my rumpled sheets, the rotting vegetables […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2020/12/a-snow-horz.jpg)
![1963 Buick Riviera: Shopping For America’s Most Satisfying Car Of 1963 New for 1963, the Buick Riviera offered a unique combination of style, speed, luxury, and glamour almost unrivaled among domestic cars of its era. What would it be like to […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/1963-Buick-Riviera-Silver-Cloud-Orlando-Classic-Cars-front-3q-left-lede-115x115.webp)
![Classic CARmentary: 1999 Mitsubishi Galant GTZ — Mitsubishi’s Last Great Family Sedan (Updated 7/31/2026) Four-door family sedans weren’t supposed to be exciting, yet manufacturers spent much of the 1990s trying to prove otherwise. Nissan had the Maxima, Mazda […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/00808021990003-115x115.jpg)
![1991 Ford Crown Victoria LX Station Wagon – Last Hurrah for the Wagonmaster (Updated 7/31/2026) For many years, Ford called themselves the “Wagonmaster” and perhaps it was deservedly so. Even though most years Chevrolet led the overall sales race, examining […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/CV-Wagon-007.jpg)
![Car Show Classic: 1928 Rolls-Royce Twenty Phaeton by Barker – Once In A Blue Rolls We started this little prewar escapade in a big beautiful British blue-blood coachbuilt in two-tones-of-blue, and we’ll end it that way. Only this superlative slab of British beef will be […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/DSC_1590_edited-115x115.jpg)
![Curbside Find: 2000 Buick Century — From Retirement Cruiser to Road Warrior Photos from the CC Cohort by Eric Clem I guess this is the only way one of these last-generation Buick Centurys can get me to stop and take a look: […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/55305151197_107a693fb3_k-115x115.jpg)
![1965 Ford T5: How The Mustang Lost Its Name In Germany First-generation Mustang coupes are everywhere, an archetype of the American collector car; heck, I have one that is almost identical to this burgundy 1965 model in my garage. But this […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/65-T-5-7-e1785324860588-115x115.jpg)
![1956 Clipper And 1958 Packard–A Genuine Packard Without The Name And A Packard In Name Only Here’s an interesting comparison: a base model 1956 Clipper Deluxe vs. a loaded 1958 Packard. Isn’t it ironic that the Clipper—very much a genuine Packard—lacks its maker’s famous name […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/imgonline-com-ua-twotoone-78WNFEqpng4k-115x115.jpg)
![Curbside Classic: 1994 BMW 325i (E36) – Have We Moved On? (Updated 7/30/2026) “The perfect car,” that’s what the ad for the then-current 3-series, which I remember running on MTV between segments of The Real World San Francisco […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/2014-06-05-11.27.28.jpg)


