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![(first posted 4/5/2017) It’s easy to forget or understate what an absolute bombshell Honda dropped on us, GM, and the small-car market in the fall of 1983 with its all-new […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/CC-320-037.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1984 Honda Civic DX (and 1987 Si) Hatchback – Peak Civic?")
Curbside Classic: 1984 Honda Civic DX (and 1987 Si) Hatchback – Peak Civic?
Posted on April 5, 2023 | 46 Comments(first posted 4/5/2017) It’s easy to forget or understate what an absolute bombshell Honda dropped on us, GM, and the small-car market in the fall of 1983 with its all-new […] -
Gene Liu’s COAL Series
Posted on April 5, 2023 | 4 CommentsLinks to all of Gene Liu’s CAL series below: -
Cohort Pic(k) Of The Day: Only In Canada…
Posted on April 5, 2023 | 11 Commentsposted by canadiancatgreen There’s chains on its tires! -
![This was unexpected; I knew that some very high end Mercedes were sold in the US in the prewar era, as they were glamorous and very exclusive. But a 170-H? […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/5145363784_22288f6a90_o.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Vintage Ad: 1937 Mercedes-Benz 170-H — I Had No Idea They Sold These In The US")
Vintage Ad: 1937 Mercedes-Benz 170-H — I Had No Idea They Sold These In The US
Posted on April 5, 2023 | 28 CommentsThis was unexpected; I knew that some very high end Mercedes were sold in the US in the prewar era, as they were glamorous and very exclusive. But a 170-H? […] -
![I’ll admit, the bulk of this post’s title was lifted from a very popular and long-lived thread over on a marque-specific car site that I frequent. I have subsequently discovered […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/bmw_e91_tow.jpeg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "What Did You Do For Your Car Today? The Whole Story.")
What Did You Do For Your Car Today? The Whole Story.
Posted on April 5, 2023 | 67 CommentsI’ll admit, the bulk of this post’s title was lifted from a very popular and long-lived thread over on a marque-specific car site that I frequent. I have subsequently discovered […] -
![Sometimes, a car that got away can make us wish things had turned out differently. But not always. Which brings me to another TOTGA – a car that was one […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/1960-Mercury-Comet-08.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "TOTGA: 1960 (Not Yet Mercury) Comet – Crisis Averted")
TOTGA: 1960 (Not Yet Mercury) Comet – Crisis Averted
Posted on April 5, 2023 | 34 CommentsSometimes, a car that got away can make us wish things had turned out differently. But not always. Which brings me to another TOTGA – a car that was one […] -
![(first posted 4/11/2011) There’s a reason this is the very first Mercury at CC. It’s the same reason why pretty much the only Mercurys at the old site were the […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/04/CC-20-068-800.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1961 Mercury Meteor 800 – The Beginning Of The End")
Curbside Classic: 1961 Mercury Meteor 800 – The Beginning Of The End
Posted on April 4, 2023 | 97 Comments(first posted 4/11/2011) There’s a reason this is the very first Mercury at CC. It’s the same reason why pretty much the only Mercurys at the old site were the […] -
![(first posted 4/4/2017) Apple. Converse. Ray-Ban. Old Spice. Tina Turner. Throughout history, numerous struggling “brands”, including the aforementioned, have successfully reinvented themselves, staging successful comebacks through innovation, and saving themselves […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/thumb_IMG_2736_1024.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1997 Oldsmobile Aurora – Waiting To Exhale")
Curbside Classic: 1997 Oldsmobile Aurora – Waiting To Exhale
Posted on April 4, 2023 | 97 Comments(first posted 4/4/2017) Apple. Converse. Ray-Ban. Old Spice. Tina Turner. Throughout history, numerous struggling “brands”, including the aforementioned, have successfully reinvented themselves, staging successful comebacks through innovation, and saving themselves […] -
![This Condor II showed up recently in an alley near my house; I knew that there was something special about it other that reverse-slant windshield, and eventually it hit me: […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/IMG_0494.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1973 Condor II Motor Home – Cousin Eddie’s RV Comes To Visit")
Curbside Classic: 1973 Condor II Motor Home – Cousin Eddie’s RV Comes To Visit
Posted on April 4, 2023 | 16 CommentsThis Condor II showed up recently in an alley near my house; I knew that there was something special about it other that reverse-slant windshield, and eventually it hit me: […] -
![On the road again…when we last left we were at the airport waiting for our next flight. To Copenhagen, Denmark! A city in a country that I have never been […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/IMG_2332.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Travel: The Kleins Go To Europe – Day 4, Copenhagen")
Curbside Travel: The Kleins Go To Europe – Day 4, Copenhagen
Posted on April 4, 2023 | 38 CommentsOn the road again…when we last left we were at the airport waiting for our next flight. To Copenhagen, Denmark! A city in a country that I have never been […] -
![Let’s play a game! Now that the v5 beta of the Midjourney AI is producing cars that are closer to real life, I decided ask it to depict ugly cars […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/00collage.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "What If: The Most Beautiful (and Ugliest) Cars in the World")
What If: The Most Beautiful (and Ugliest) Cars in the World
Posted on April 4, 2023 | 30 CommentsLet’s play a game! Now that the v5 beta of the Midjourney AI is producing cars that are closer to real life, I decided ask it to depict ugly cars […] -
![Think back to a specific year from early on in your story that stands out in the timeline of your life, one that left a huge impression on you and […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/014-1980-Chevrolet-Corvette-L-82-CC.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Musings: 1980 Chevrolet Corvette – Disco’s Last Stand")
Curbside Musings: 1980 Chevrolet Corvette – Disco’s Last Stand
Posted on April 4, 2023 | 36 CommentsThink back to a specific year from early on in your story that stands out in the timeline of your life, one that left a huge impression on you and […] -
![(first posted 4/3/2017) The MS Gripsholm, a passenger liner built in 1924 for the Swedish American Line, was the first diesel powered transatlantic liner, a very significant first. Modest in […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/gripny.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Dockside Classic: MS Gripsholm – The First Diesel-Powered Transatlantic Liner")
Dockside Classic: MS Gripsholm – The First Diesel-Powered Transatlantic Liner
Posted on April 3, 2023 | 40 Comments(first posted 4/3/2017) The MS Gripsholm, a passenger liner built in 1924 for the Swedish American Line, was the first diesel powered transatlantic liner, a very significant first. Modest in […] -
![(first posted 4/3/2017) Welcome to the first post in Forgotten Future, my ongoing series where I look at cars that almost made it to production, but didn’t. Because of the […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/512356005.659448.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CC Forgotten Future: 1990 Pontiac Fiero Prototype")
CC Forgotten Future: 1990 Pontiac Fiero Prototype
Posted on April 3, 2023 | 87 Comments(first posted 4/3/2017) Welcome to the first post in Forgotten Future, my ongoing series where I look at cars that almost made it to production, but didn’t. Because of the […] -
![(first posted 4/3/2017) Buick’s ‘Banker’s Hot Rod’ of the 1970s was the Centurion. It replaced the Wildcat, which in turn had succeeded the Invicta and Super. Despite the name changes, […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/buick-centurion-lakeside-1.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Car Show Classic: 1973 Buick Centurion – When Sportier Cars Are Built, Buick Will Build Them")
Car Show Classic: 1973 Buick Centurion – When Sportier Cars Are Built, Buick Will Build Them
Posted on April 3, 2023 | 63 Comments(first posted 4/3/2017) Buick’s ‘Banker’s Hot Rod’ of the 1970s was the Centurion. It replaced the Wildcat, which in turn had succeeded the Invicta and Super. Despite the name changes, […]
