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![(first posted 3/28/2017) We all have our specific comfort zones, be it clothing, politics, food, or region of residence. It’s what we’ve grown comfortable and familiar with for whatever reasons […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/4rdr.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1976 Chevrolet Monte Carlo – Finding Your Comfort Zone")
Curbside Classic: 1976 Chevrolet Monte Carlo – Finding Your Comfort Zone
Posted on March 28, 2023 | 117 Comments(first posted 3/28/2017) We all have our specific comfort zones, be it clothing, politics, food, or region of residence. It’s what we’ve grown comfortable and familiar with for whatever reasons […] -
![It’s a bit refreshing to see two truly small cars (by American standards, that is) side-by-side, when it’s becoming harder to see just about any. Especially so when one of […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/IMG_0512.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Outtake: Toyota MR2 And His Friend")
Curbside Outtake: Toyota MR2 And His Friend
Posted on March 28, 2023 | 8 CommentsIt’s a bit refreshing to see two truly small cars (by American standards, that is) side-by-side, when it’s becoming harder to see just about any. Especially so when one of […] -
![This vintage picture of unsold 1973 Ford Mavericks being stored underground has been making the rounds of the internet recently, so I figured I would share it here. At first, […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/Ford-Mavericks.jpeg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Vintage Photo: Unsold 1973 Ford Mavericks Being Stored Underground")
Vintage Photo: Unsold 1973 Ford Mavericks Being Stored Underground
Posted on March 28, 2023 | 79 CommentsThis vintage picture of unsold 1973 Ford Mavericks being stored underground has been making the rounds of the internet recently, so I figured I would share it here. At first, […] -
![Traveling by air today is little more than riding a Greyhound bus with wings, but that wasn’t always the case. Back in the golden age of Aviation, which ran roughly […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/1930-Marmon.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Vintage Ad Tropes: Cars in Airports")
Vintage Ad Tropes: Cars in Airports
Posted on March 28, 2023 | 72 CommentsTraveling by air today is little more than riding a Greyhound bus with wings, but that wasn’t always the case. Back in the golden age of Aviation, which ran roughly […] -
![This isn’t my first time professing my love for so-called yacht rock, and it won’t be the last. I have a complicated relationship with the song by the Nielsen/Pearson Band […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/IMG_20190505_181824-1969-Oldsmobile-Ninety-Eight-convertible-CC.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Jukebox: 1969 Oldsmobile Ninety-Eight Convertible – If You Should Sail")
Curbside Jukebox: 1969 Oldsmobile Ninety-Eight Convertible – If You Should Sail
Posted on March 28, 2023 | 32 CommentsThis isn’t my first time professing my love for so-called yacht rock, and it won’t be the last. I have a complicated relationship with the song by the Nielsen/Pearson Band […] -
![(first posted 3/27/2017) For so many years, 1959 seemed like such a normal year. Moreso for me than for others perhaps, because that was my birth year. I have been […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/1959PontiacCatalina09.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1959 Pontiac Catalina Sport Coupe – Lessons In Aging")
Curbside Classic: 1959 Pontiac Catalina Sport Coupe – Lessons In Aging
Posted on March 27, 2023 | 73 Comments(first posted 3/27/2017) For so many years, 1959 seemed like such a normal year. Moreso for me than for others perhaps, because that was my birth year. I have been […] -
![I live in a 15 minute city and because of this, I walk a lot. It is always interesting what I see. I live about 200m from Vancouver General Hospital, […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/p2.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Sighting: Porsche 930 Turbo")
Curbside Sighting: Porsche 930 Turbo
Posted on March 27, 2023 | 17 CommentsI live in a 15 minute city and because of this, I walk a lot. It is always interesting what I see. I live about 200m from Vancouver General Hospital, […] -
![Roshake found and posted this Wartburg Tourist at the Cohort. For you not familiar with it, the Wartburg 353 was an East German (DDR) car of somewhat upscale ambitions; the […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/52772319896_81e7332968_k.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Cohort Pic(k) of the Day: 1989 Wartburg 1.3 Tourist – An Inspiration!")
Cohort Pic(k) of the Day: 1989 Wartburg 1.3 Tourist – An Inspiration!
Posted on March 27, 2023 | 23 CommentsRoshake found and posted this Wartburg Tourist at the Cohort. For you not familiar with it, the Wartburg 353 was an East German (DDR) car of somewhat upscale ambitions; the […] -
![Welcome to the PACCAR-wing, the museum’s latest extension, where a fabulous collection of classic and more recent Tatra trucks and tractors is housing till next Sunday. It’s time for backbone […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/IMG_0786.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Museum Classics: The DAF Museum’s Tatra Experience – Part Two, The Trucks")
Museum Classics: The DAF Museum’s Tatra Experience – Part Two, The Trucks
Posted on March 27, 2023 | 15 CommentsWelcome to the PACCAR-wing, the museum’s latest extension, where a fabulous collection of classic and more recent Tatra trucks and tractors is housing till next Sunday. It’s time for backbone […] -
![Next month is the thirtieth anniversary of one of the most important relationships: that of me and my driver’s license. In that time, however, aside from a couple of my […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/DSCF2040.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "COAL: 2000 Chevrolet Blazer – The Fruits of Impetuosity")
COAL: 2000 Chevrolet Blazer – The Fruits of Impetuosity
Posted on March 27, 2023 | 39 CommentsNext month is the thirtieth anniversary of one of the most important relationships: that of me and my driver’s license. In that time, however, aside from a couple of my […] -
![Well, here we are again with more random engineering and other (mis)adventures spotted in the junkyard over the weekend. Today’s features both involve Toyotas, curiously the last time we did […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/IMG_2991.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Junkyard Outtakes Double Feature: Toyota Edition – More Spray Foam Madness And A Security Issue")
Junkyard Outtakes Double Feature: Toyota Edition – More Spray Foam Madness And A Security Issue
Posted on March 26, 2023 | 24 CommentsWell, here we are again with more random engineering and other (mis)adventures spotted in the junkyard over the weekend. Today’s features both involve Toyotas, curiously the last time we did […] -
![Found on the parking lot of a Sprouts groceries store in Atlanta, very recently… I tried to identify what model it was… But I need the collective wisdom of this […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/themes/arras162/images/thumbnail.png "Curbside Outtake: A Japanese Military Jeep Getting The Groceries In Atlanta")
Curbside Outtake: A Japanese Military Jeep Getting The Groceries In Atlanta
Posted on March 26, 2023 | 12 CommentsFound on the parking lot of a Sprouts groceries store in Atlanta, very recently… I tried to identify what model it was… But I need the collective wisdom of this […] -
![Jerome Solberg found this 1950 Chevy that looks more like something one might expect to see in the ’70s or ’80s. It’s a time capsule of a different sort. I […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/52743343327_c91f5663eb_k.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Cohort Pic(k) of the Day: 1950 Chevrolet – Graffiti Edition")
Cohort Pic(k) of the Day: 1950 Chevrolet – Graffiti Edition
Posted on March 26, 2023 | 17 CommentsJerome Solberg found this 1950 Chevy that looks more like something one might expect to see in the ’70s or ’80s. It’s a time capsule of a different sort. I […] -
Automotive History: Ultrasonic Fuel Systems We Could’ve Had
Posted on March 26, 2023 | 55 CommentsUltrasonic humidifiers—hang on; I promise relevance—were all the rage in the ’80s. These were great -
![Ever since I started reading British classic car magazines in the 70s, I loved Triumph. It seems they had it all: nice styling, open sports cars, closed sports cars, cheap […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/zee.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "COAL #5: The Lovely Herald – With Or Without Its Roof")
COAL #5: The Lovely Herald – With Or Without Its Roof
Posted on March 26, 2023 | 66 CommentsEver since I started reading British classic car magazines in the 70s, I loved Triumph. It seems they had it all: nice styling, open sports cars, closed sports cars, cheap […]
