Curbside Classic Archives
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American Brands: GM 
American Brands: Ford 
American Brands: Chrysler 
American Brands: AMC, Jeep and All Others 
Automotive Histories and Misc. 
Asian Brands 
UK Brands 
Australian Brands 
European Brands 
Cars Of A Lifetime & Auto-Biography 
Buses 
Trucks, Pickups and Vans 
Design 
Trains, Planes & Ships 
Motorcycles, Trikes, Bicycles 
Engines, Transmissions and other Tech 
Tractors, Lawn Mowers, Off-Road Equipment 
RVs, Motorhomes, Trailers, Campers Privacy
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Curbside Finds: 1980s Nissans – Four Doses Of Major Motion
Posted on September 3, 2025 | 38 Comments(first posted 9/5/2019) During the 1980s, one of Nissan’s advertising taglines was “Major Motion” — cheesy to be sure, but looking at the company’s products with hindsight, Nissan […] -
Curbside Classic: 1966 Dodge D100 Pickup Truck – New Old Stock?
Posted on September 3, 2025 | 16 CommentsSome time ago, I took a spin in my imaginary time machine to go back to a Packard dealer of 1958. Today we do not need the time machine because […] -
1975 Ford Thunderbird: Copper-Toned Neoclassical Time-Capsule
Posted on September 3, 2025 | 17 CommentsTime for another chapter in my series of American cars lost in the tropics, with this 1975 Ford Thunderbird that showed up recently in my FB Marketplace feed. It’s a […] -
Rare Find: Volkswagen Type 182 With RHD Spotted In Indiana
Posted on September 3, 2025 | 8 CommentsVW Things aren’t common in the first place, given that only about 29,000 of them were sold in the US and it’s estimated that only 35 to 50 percent of […] -
The Cars Of Duster – A Car-Spotter’s Dream On HBO Max
Posted on September 3, 2025 | 15 CommentsAlthough it’s already been canceled after its one and only season, the 2025 HBO Max show Duster is a car lover’s dream. Set in Phoenix in 1972, it’s full of […] -
1952 Oldsmobile Super 88 – A Classic That Entertains From Any Angle
Posted on September 3, 2025 | 15 CommentsStrother MacMinn, an ex-GM designer and long-time teacher at the Art Center College of Design, had this to say about Harley Earl: “[He] designed so you could walk around a […] -
In Motion Classic: 1963 Ford Thunderbird – Farewell Summer
Posted on September 2, 2025 | 31 Comments(first posted 9/3/2019) Everybody has their favorite time of year. Each season has its own particular set of perks but none of them equal the sheer splendor and […] -
Curbside Classic: 1981 Nissan Gloria (430) SDL Turbo Hardtop – Madam Gloria Will See You Now
Posted on September 2, 2025 | 37 Comments(first posted 9/4/2019) In my recent quest to discover the wild world of JDM cars in their natural habitat, there are times when I hesitate to take certain […] -
Truck Stop Classics: Büssing Commodore SK And M.A.N. Diesel 515 L1 – The Long And The Short Of It
Posted on September 2, 2025 | 18 CommentsBack to the fifties and sixties, featuring a duo of conventional dump trucks from Germany, both with a 4×2 drivetrain and a Meiller Kipper three-way dump bed with wooden dropsides. […] -
Curbside Classic: 1934 Bentley 3½ Litre Cabriolet by Park Ward – Reinventing Bentley
Posted on September 2, 2025 | 7 CommentsAfter a rather long European holiday, which has yielded a fair share of CC subject matter, I have come back to Tokyo, ready to dip into my ‘30s and ‘40s […] -
Car Show Classic: 1967 Pontiac Tempest — In A Sea Of GTOs, Such Stuff As Dreams Are Made On
Posted on September 2, 2025 | 15 CommentsAlthough a 1969 GTO convertible ignited my love for General Motors products at the tender age of 20 or 21, GTOs mostly escape my notice anymore. In my sleepy little […] -
Curbside Musings: 1960 Cadillac Series 62 Convertible – The Big Breakfast
Posted on September 2, 2025 | 27 CommentsA road trip through my native Michigan last month was a reinvigorating and life-affirming experience. This was my third such annual excursion where I had taken a whistle-stop tour through […] -
Curbside Find: 2000 Mercedes-Benz SL 500 – Still Glamorous
Posted on September 1, 2025 | 30 Comments(first posted 6/18/2019) The Mercedes SL-Class, for nearly its entire history up until the past decade or so, has continuously been a truly iconic vehicle. Whether it be the original […] -
Curbside Classic: 1987 Toyota Cresta GT Twin Turbo (GX71) – The Faux Hardtop That’s Hard To Top
Posted on September 1, 2025 | 37 Comments(first posted 8/3/2019) Yes, I know, it’s getting repetitive. “Yet another late 20th Century white Toyota JDM-only hardtop sedan? It’s the third in as many days, T87. […] -
Top 10 Obscure Special Editions And Limited-Run Models: Jeep-Eagle Edition, Part I
Posted on September 1, 2025 | 10 CommentsFor decades now, Jeep has been one of the most enthusiastic employers of special editions and so there was no shortage of Jeeps to choose from for the Jeep-Eagle edition […]
![Curbside Finds: 1980s Nissans – Four Doses Of Major Motion (first posted 9/5/2019) During the 1980s, one of Nissan’s advertising taglines was “Major Motion” — cheesy to be sure, but looking at the company’s products with hindsight, Nissan […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/Four-Nissans.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1)
![Curbside Classic: 1966 Dodge D100 Pickup Truck – New Old Stock? Some time ago, I took a spin in my imaginary time machine to go back to a Packard dealer of 1958. Today we do not need the time machine because […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/1966-Dodge-D100-01-Small.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1)
![1975 Ford Thunderbird: Copper-Toned Neoclassical Time-Capsule Time for another chapter in my series of American cars lost in the tropics, with this 1975 Ford Thunderbird that showed up recently in my FB Marketplace feed. It’s a […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/516200957_2633287860343555_5264828458364067086_n.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1)
![Rare Find: Volkswagen Type 182 With RHD Spotted In Indiana VW Things aren’t common in the first place, given that only about 29,000 of them were sold in the US and it’s estimated that only 35 to 50 percent of […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/type-182-a.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1)
![The Cars Of Duster – A Car-Spotter’s Dream On HBO Max Although it’s already been canceled after its one and only season, the 2025 HBO Max show Duster is a car lover’s dream. Set in Phoenix in 1972, it’s full of […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/Duster-and-AMX.jpeg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1)
![1952 Oldsmobile Super 88 – A Classic That Entertains From Any Angle Strother MacMinn, an ex-GM designer and long-time teacher at the Art Center College of Design, had this to say about Harley Earl: “[He] designed so you could walk around a […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/52-Olds-4.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1)
![In Motion Classic: 1963 Ford Thunderbird – Farewell Summer (first posted 9/3/2019) Everybody has their favorite time of year. Each season has its own particular set of perks but none of them equal the sheer splendor and […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/IMG_0482.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1)
![Curbside Classic: 1981 Nissan Gloria (430) SDL Turbo Hardtop – Madam Gloria Will See You Now (first posted 9/4/2019) In my recent quest to discover the wild world of JDM cars in their natural habitat, there are times when I hesitate to take certain […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/IMG_20190831_160614-copy.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1)
![Truck Stop Classics: Büssing Commodore SK And M.A.N. Diesel 515 L1 – The Long And The Short Of It Back to the fifties and sixties, featuring a duo of conventional dump trucks from Germany, both with a 4×2 drivetrain and a Meiller Kipper three-way dump bed with wooden dropsides. […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/IMG_2449.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1)
![Curbside Classic: 1934 Bentley 3½ Litre Cabriolet by Park Ward – Reinventing Bentley After a rather long European holiday, which has yielded a fair share of CC subject matter, I have come back to Tokyo, ready to dip into my ‘30s and ‘40s […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/DSC_1285_edited.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1)
![Car Show Classic: 1967 Pontiac Tempest — In A Sea Of GTOs, Such Stuff As Dreams Are Made On Although a 1969 GTO convertible ignited my love for General Motors products at the tender age of 20 or 21, GTOs mostly escape my notice anymore. In my sleepy little […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/009a.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1)
![Curbside Musings: 1960 Cadillac Series 62 Convertible – The Big Breakfast A road trip through my native Michigan last month was a reinvigorating and life-affirming experience. This was my third such annual excursion where I had taken a whistle-stop tour through […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/110-1960-Cadillac-Coupe-DeVille-Convertible-for-CC.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1)
![Curbside Classic: 1987 Toyota Cresta GT Twin Turbo (GX71) – The Faux Hardtop That’s Hard To Top (first posted 8/3/2019) Yes, I know, it’s getting repetitive. “Yet another late 20th Century white Toyota JDM-only hardtop sedan? It’s the third in as many days, T87. […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/IMG_20190823_162026-copy.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1)
![Top 10 Obscure Special Editions And Limited-Run Models: Jeep-Eagle Edition, Part I For decades now, Jeep has been one of the most enthusiastic employers of special editions and so there was no shortage of Jeeps to choose from for the Jeep-Eagle edition […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/05/1969_Jeep_Recreational_Fleet-02.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1)


