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 Find: 198x Mazda XV-1 (MJ-1) Pathfinder – Burma’s Only Claim To Automotive Fame
Posted on August 9, 2025 | 29 Comments(first posted 6/15/2017) Chances are you’ve never seen one of these Mazda Jeeps: these were only built in Burma and never exported, as far as I know. There […] -
Junkyard Classic: 1984 Dodge 600 Coupe – Marooned For Good
Posted on August 9, 2025 | 56 Comments(first posted 8/9/2019) It’s been a while since we’ve featured anything with a landau top and I’m sure some of you are suffering from serious withdrawal symptoms. Well, suffer […] -
Picture Perfect Luxury: ’50s-’60s Cadillac Dealer Postcards
Posted on August 9, 2025 | 15 CommentsToday, we’ll pay a visit to America’s premier luxury carmaker during its peak era of the ’50s and ’60s, all seen through period postcards around that era. A nice way […] -
1981 Eagle SX/4: AMC’s Awkward 4WD Curiosity – Oddity Ahead Of Its Time?
Posted on August 9, 2025 | 5 CommentsWe’ve all gone through those awkward adolescent years when we didn’t quite look like kids, nor adults, but instead appeared to be a random collection of physical characteristics from both. […] -
Bus Stop Classics: 1947 Flxible Clipper Mobile Airship Mast – Blimp Catcher
Posted on August 9, 2025 | 13 CommentsGood ‘ole Flxible Clipper – intercity bus, entertainer traveling coach, mobile television studio control room, postal bus, civil defense vehicle, roadside diner … and we can’t forget mobile airship […] -
My 1988 Isuzu Trooper II – The Virtues And Flaws Of Driving A Tall and Narrow Box
Posted on August 9, 2025 | 20 CommentsAs a strict observer of the Tenth Commandment, I’ve never once coveted my neighbor’s ox; however there’ve been times I’ve admired a neighbor’s car or truck and thought I’d like […] -
Curbside Find: 2006-08 Saab 9-5 – Bad Plastic Surgery
Posted on August 8, 2025 | 29 Comments(first posted 6/28/2017) Swiss-American socialite Jocelyn Wildenstein continued to have facelifts so she would look more like a cat. The Saab 9-5 continued to have them so […] -
My 1985 GMC Sierra Classic 1500 – What I Traded For My Elky
Posted on August 8, 2025 | 16 CommentsThe 1985 GMC lineup. Last week I posted about my Elky, and how that 1974 El Camino influenced my user name here at Curbside Classic. In that post, I […] -
The Cars Of TV’s “The Rockford Files” – The Man With The Golden Firebird
Posted on August 8, 2025 | 35 CommentsThe Rockford Files ran between September of 1974 and January 1980. Jim Rockford ran his private detective business from his house trailer on the beach in Malibu, California, and pursued […] -
Vintage Snapshots: Life With The Station Wagon – Pure ’50s & ’60s Nostalgia
Posted on August 8, 2025 | 23 CommentsText by Patrick Bell. School starts next week in my part of the world, so it seems like a good time to take another look at station wagons and their […] -
Shouldn’t A Buick Be Quiet? Silencing The Wind Noise By Replacing The Vent Windows In A 1963 Riviera
Posted on August 8, 2025 | 28 CommentsOne of the great joys of hoarding collecting a wide variety of old cars is that you invariably learn their quirks, whether you want to or not. Early on, I […] -
Small, Fun And Forgotten: Japanese FWD Sports Compacts Of The ’90s
Posted on August 8, 2025 | 16 CommentsIn many ways, the 1990s were the peak era for Japanese sporty-car offerings, from hot GTs to specialized sports cars to affordable compacts. The variety at the time was astounding. […] -
Curbside Classic: 1968 Fiat 124 – Ain’t Seen A Lada Those Round Here
Posted on August 7, 2025 | 29 Comments(first posted 8/5/2019) When is the last time you saw a real legend out on the street? When I encountered this little critter in Bangkok the other […] -
Junkyard Classic: 1988 Toyota Tercel Coupe – Oh, What A Feeling (Seeing This Here)!
Posted on August 7, 2025 | 22 CommentsHere’s a little secret: Back when I was in my second year of college, I wanted one of these and tried (in vain) to figure out a way to afford […] -
CC In Scale: The Camaro Tribe!
Posted on August 7, 2025 | 24 CommentsDeep in the human heart is a need for belonging. Historians or sociologists might link this back to prehistoric times, when belonging to the tribe in a hunter/gatherer society meant […]
![Curbside Find: 198x Mazda XV-1 (MJ-1) Pathfinder – Burma’s Only Claim To Automotive Fame (first posted 6/15/2017) Chances are you’ve never seen one of these Mazda Jeeps: these were only built in Burma and never exported, as far as I know. There […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/IMG_20170408_133444.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1)
![Junkyard Classic: 1984 Dodge 600 Coupe – Marooned For Good (first posted 8/9/2019) It’s been a while since we’ve featured anything with a landau top and I’m sure some of you are suffering from serious withdrawal symptoms. Well, suffer […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/IMG_4383.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1)
![Picture Perfect Luxury: ’50s-’60s Cadillac Dealer Postcards Today, we’ll pay a visit to America’s premier luxury carmaker during its peak era of the ’50s and ’60s, all seen through period postcards around that era. A nice way […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/Captura-de-pantalla-2025-08-06-17.36.05.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1)
![1981 Eagle SX/4: AMC’s Awkward 4WD Curiosity – Oddity Ahead Of Its Time? We’ve all gone through those awkward adolescent years when we didn’t quite look like kids, nor adults, but instead appeared to be a random collection of physical characteristics from both. […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/LF.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1)
![Bus Stop Classics: 1947 Flxible Clipper Mobile Airship Mast – Blimp Catcher Good ‘ole Flxible Clipper – intercity bus, entertainer traveling coach, mobile television studio control room, postal bus, civil defense vehicle, roadside diner … and we can’t forget mobile airship […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/goodyear-2-1-e1754271460432.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1)
![My 1988 Isuzu Trooper II – The Virtues And Flaws Of Driving A Tall and Narrow Box As a strict observer of the Tenth Commandment, I’ve never once coveted my neighbor’s ox; however there’ve been times I’ve admired a neighbor’s car or truck and thought I’d like […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/Captura-de-pantalla-2025-08-09-02.18.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1)
![Curbside Find: 2006-08 Saab 9-5 – Bad Plastic Surgery (first posted 6/28/2017) Swiss-American socialite Jocelyn Wildenstein continued to have facelifts so she would look more like a cat. The Saab 9-5 continued to have them so […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/saab-95-1.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1)
![My 1985 GMC Sierra Classic 1500 – What I Traded For My Elky The 1985 GMC lineup. Last week I posted about my Elky, and how that 1974 El Camino influenced my user name here at Curbside Classic. In that post, I […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/gmc6.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1)
![The Cars Of TV’s “The Rockford Files” – The Man With The Golden Firebird The Rockford Files ran between September of 1974 and January 1980. Jim Rockford ran his private detective business from his house trailer on the beach in Malibu, California, and pursued […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/Captura-de-pantalla-2025-08-06-01.46.48.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1)
![Vintage Snapshots: Life With The Station Wagon – Pure ’50s & ’60s Nostalgia Text by Patrick Bell. School starts next week in my part of the world, so it seems like a good time to take another look at station wagons and their […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/a-dart.webp?resize=115%2C115&quality=70&ssl=1)
![Shouldn’t A Buick Be Quiet? Silencing The Wind Noise By Replacing The Vent Windows In A 1963 Riviera One of the great joys of hoarding collecting a wide variety of old cars is that you invariably learn their quirks, whether you want to or not. Early on, I […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/PXL_20250708_232844857.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1)
![Small, Fun And Forgotten: Japanese FWD Sports Compacts Of The ’90s In many ways, the 1990s were the peak era for Japanese sporty-car offerings, from hot GTs to specialized sports cars to affordable compacts. The variety at the time was astounding. […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/sports-compacts.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1)
![Curbside Classic: 1968 Fiat 124 – Ain’t Seen A Lada Those Round Here (first posted 8/5/2019) When is the last time you saw a real legend out on the street? When I encountered this little critter in Bangkok the other […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/IMG_20190707_143909-copy.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1)
![Junkyard Classic: 1988 Toyota Tercel Coupe – Oh, What A Feeling (Seeing This Here)! Here’s a little secret: Back when I was in my second year of college, I wanted one of these and tried (in vain) to figure out a way to afford […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/IMG_4405.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1)
![CC In Scale: The Camaro Tribe! Deep in the human heart is a need for belonging. Historians or sociologists might link this back to prehistoric times, when belonging to the tribe in a hunter/gatherer society meant […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/70-Camaro-6.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1)


