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Cohort Pic(k) of the Day: All That Glitters Is Not Gold
Posted on April 10, 2023 | 50 Commentsshot and posted by plonguem -
![One of the more common myths that I’ve heard over the years is that the Corvair was essentially a failure, a sales and commercial flop. Far from it! In 1962 […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/Chart-Compacts-mkt-share-58-69.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CC Charts: Domestic Compacts, 1958-1970 — No, The Corvair Was Not A Flop; It Had A Higher Market Share Than The F-Series Does Today")
CC Charts: Domestic Compacts, 1958-1970 — No, The Corvair Was Not A Flop; It Had A Higher Market Share Than The F-Series Does Today
Posted on April 10, 2023 | 45 CommentsOne of the more common myths that I’ve heard over the years is that the Corvair was essentially a failure, a sales and commercial flop. Far from it! In 1962 […] -
![(first posted 9/19/2013) I think by now it is well known that I am both a minivan lover and an Oldsmobile lover. So naturally, one would think that the Oldsmobile […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/IMG_2121.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1999 Oldsmobile Silhouette: Not “The Chrysler Of Minivans”")
Curbside Classic: 1999 Oldsmobile Silhouette: Not “The Chrysler Of Minivans”
Posted on April 9, 2023 | 67 Comments(first posted 9/19/2013) I think by now it is well known that I am both a minivan lover and an Oldsmobile lover. So naturally, one would think that the Oldsmobile […] -
![1965 Nova sedan (first posted 9/16/2013. Updated and expanded 4/6/2023) Ed Cole’s bold and daring rear-engine 1960 Corvair was to be Chevrolet’s ultimate answer to all those pesky imports and […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/CC-119-032-925.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1962-1965 Chevy II – Chevy Builds A Compact, Take II (Updated)")
Curbside Classic: 1962-1965 Chevy II – Chevy Builds A Compact, Take II (Updated)
Posted on April 9, 2023 | 135 Comments1965 Nova sedan (first posted 9/16/2013. Updated and expanded 4/6/2023) Ed Cole’s bold and daring rear-engine 1960 Corvair was to be Chevrolet’s ultimate answer to all those pesky imports and […] -
![For everything the second-generation Corvette had going for it, the Sting Ray’s image and desirability suffered from one major flaw. As the self-described “America’s sports car”, and having held […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/1EA0083A-330E-477B-990F-5A5864C192C6.jpeg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Corvettes, Shelbys, and the SCCA – The Rules of the Club")
Corvettes, Shelbys, and the SCCA – The Rules of the Club
Posted on April 9, 2023 | 18 CommentsFor everything the second-generation Corvette had going for it, the Sting Ray’s image and desirability suffered from one major flaw. As the self-described “America’s sports car”, and having held […] -
![I was riding the bus one day, on my way back home. As we passed a central crossroads in my hometown, I caught a glimpse of this undoubtedly K-car, its […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/20230404_140019.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CC Outtake: 1986 Chrysler LeBaron Turbo Convertible – K-Scrumptious")
CC Outtake: 1986 Chrysler LeBaron Turbo Convertible – K-Scrumptious
Posted on April 9, 2023 | 18 CommentsI was riding the bus one day, on my way back home. As we passed a central crossroads in my hometown, I caught a glimpse of this undoubtedly K-car, its […] -
CC Capsule: 1978 Toyota Starlet – What’s In A Face?
Posted on April 9, 2023 | 18 CommentsHere’s a face that didn’t make it Stateside; the round-eyed 1978-80 Starlet. And while the square-headlight ’81-’84 model had a pleasant enough face, wasn’t this just friendlier looking? -
![I have owned a variety of cars over 40 years. Most of these I liked a lot and I always found it not easy to sell them. In an ideal […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/1993-vakantie-6.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "COAL #7: Triumph 2000/2500 Mk2 – Triumph’s Big Saloon")
COAL #7: Triumph 2000/2500 Mk2 – Triumph’s Big Saloon
Posted on April 9, 2023 | 48 CommentsI have owned a variety of cars over 40 years. Most of these I liked a lot and I always found it not easy to sell them. In an ideal […] -
![(first posted 4/8/2017) Hallo, Klassische Kurbseid Freunde, for our final German Deadly Sin – of this “Cycle” anyway. So after BMW’s near-death experience and Borgward’s obliteration and episodic re-births, let’s […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/GermanDS_glas.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Automotive History: German Deadly Sins (The Bayern Cycle, Part 3) – The Shattered Ambitions Of Glas")
Automotive History: German Deadly Sins (The Bayern Cycle, Part 3) – The Shattered Ambitions Of Glas
Posted on April 8, 2023 | 41 Comments(first posted 4/8/2017) Hallo, Klassische Kurbseid Freunde, for our final German Deadly Sin – of this “Cycle” anyway. So after BMW’s near-death experience and Borgward’s obliteration and episodic re-births, let’s […] -
![(first posted 4/8/2017) Unless you’re a certified bus fan (and a certified old guy), it’s unlikely you’ll recognize this coach. Motor Coach Industries (MCI) built only 100 of them for […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/mci-mc-6-12-1.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Bus Stop Classics: MCI MC-6 “Supercrusier” – Six Inches Too Far Ahead of Its Time")
Bus Stop Classics: MCI MC-6 “Supercrusier” – Six Inches Too Far Ahead of Its Time
Posted on April 8, 2023 | 43 Comments(first posted 4/8/2017) Unless you’re a certified bus fan (and a certified old guy), it’s unlikely you’ll recognize this coach. Motor Coach Industries (MCI) built only 100 of them for […] -
![Long time readers of CC may remember a history of the Land Rover series 1 I posted back in 2015. In it, I mentioned a trip made in 1955 […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/1-100310095938.jpeg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Vintage Video: The First Overland, London to Singapore, 1955-56")
Vintage Video: The First Overland, London to Singapore, 1955-56
Posted on April 8, 2023 | 14 CommentsLong time readers of CC may remember a history of the Land Rover series 1 I posted back in 2015. In it, I mentioned a trip made in 1955 […] -
Vintage Brochure: Two Very Different 1961 Chevy Pickups
Posted on April 8, 2023 | 10 CommentsChevrolet offered pickup buyers two very different alternatives in 1961. And of course we know which approach won out with American buyers. -
![The Corvair underwent a major transformation between 1960 and 1961. What arrived in the fall of 1959 was an unorthodox rear-engine economy sedan, with a modest 80 hp and a […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/m-1.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Vintage Car Life Road Test: 1961 Corvair Monza 98 HP 4-Speed – The Poor Man’s Porsche?")
Vintage Car Life Road Test: 1961 Corvair Monza 98 HP 4-Speed – The Poor Man’s Porsche?
Posted on April 8, 2023 | 43 CommentsThe Corvair underwent a major transformation between 1960 and 1961. What arrived in the fall of 1959 was an unorthodox rear-engine economy sedan, with a modest 80 hp and a […] -
![My sister’s 1988 Nissan In August of 1989 I was starting my final semester in Mechanical Engineering at the University of Arizona and starting to look for a professional position. […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/1988-Nissan.jpeg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "COAL: 1989 Nissan Hardbody Pickup – Chapter 9, My Graduation Present")
COAL: 1989 Nissan Hardbody Pickup – Chapter 9, My Graduation Present
Posted on April 8, 2023 | 6 CommentsMy sister’s 1988 Nissan In August of 1989 I was starting my final semester in Mechanical Engineering at the University of Arizona and starting to look for a professional position. […] -
![(first posted 4/7/2017) The fall of the Byzantine Empire, the 1929 Wall Street Crash and the implosion of the USSR have nothing on the collapse of Borgward. OK, perhaps they […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/GermanDS_Borg.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Automotive History: German Deadly Sins (The Bayern Cycle, Part 2) – A Four-Wheeled Titanic Named Borgward")
Automotive History: German Deadly Sins (The Bayern Cycle, Part 2) – A Four-Wheeled Titanic Named Borgward
Posted on April 7, 2023 | 63 Comments(first posted 4/7/2017) The fall of the Byzantine Empire, the 1929 Wall Street Crash and the implosion of the USSR have nothing on the collapse of Borgward. OK, perhaps they […]
