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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 […] -
![(first posted 4/7/2017) Produced for 20 years over four distinct generations, the midsize Acura TL luxury sedan is usually remembered for either its all-around appealing second generation, its timelessly good-looking […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/thumb_IMG_2598_1024.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classics: 1997 Acura 3.2 TL and 2.5 TL – Not Out To Greener Pastures Yet")
Curbside Classics: 1997 Acura 3.2 TL and 2.5 TL – Not Out To Greener Pastures Yet
Posted on April 7, 2023 | 68 Comments(first posted 4/7/2017) Produced for 20 years over four distinct generations, the midsize Acura TL luxury sedan is usually remembered for either its all-around appealing second generation, its timelessly good-looking […] -
CC Cohort Day: Chrysler LeBaron – Mexican Edition
Posted on April 7, 2023 | 9 Commentsshot and posted by RiveraNotario -
![Regardless their size, specific task or where they’re based, Dutch fire trucks always come in one and the same shade of red with identical graphics. In this case, the starting […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/IMG_0898.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CC Global: 2017 DAF CF 310 FAV (4×4) Fire Truck – Posing While Its Crew Ruins a Picasso")
CC Global: 2017 DAF CF 310 FAV (4×4) Fire Truck – Posing While Its Crew Ruins a Picasso
Posted on April 7, 2023 | 32 CommentsRegardless their size, specific task or where they’re based, Dutch fire trucks always come in one and the same shade of red with identical graphics. In this case, the starting […] -
CC Cohort Day: Road Trip, San Diego, 1976
Posted on April 7, 2023 | 13 Commentsshot and posted by Ralf K (Don Kincl) -
CC Cohort Day: Mazda 929 and Corolla
Posted on April 7, 2023 | 8 Commentsshot and posted by canadiancatgreen -
CC Cohort Day: 1990 Honda Prelude 4WS 2.0-16 and Daihatsu Charade
Posted on April 7, 2023 | 15 CommentsShot and posted by Roshake -
CC Cohort Day: 1954 Buick Special
Posted on April 7, 2023 | 13 Commentsposted by Matt Wilda -
CC Cohort Day: Peugeot 403 and Renault 11 GTX
Posted on April 7, 2023 | 7 Commentsshot in Mexico and posted by RiveraNotario -
![Today is going to be CC Cohort Day, to give our intrepid Cohort posters a bit of extra exposure and appreciation. First up is this Mark V, by Ralf K […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/52789116555_b283faf3f4_k.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CC Cohort Day: Lincoln Continental Mark V – At Costco")
CC Cohort Day: Lincoln Continental Mark V – At Costco
Posted on April 7, 2023 | 21 CommentsToday is going to be CC Cohort Day, to give our intrepid Cohort posters a bit of extra exposure and appreciation. First up is this Mark V, by Ralf K […] -
![(first posted 4/6/2017) For my next installment of Forgotten Future, I’ll look back to everyone’s favorite automotive punchline, Edsel. Most of us know the story of the 1960 Ford Falcon […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/60edsel3.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CC Forgotten Future: 1960 Edsel Comet")
CC Forgotten Future: 1960 Edsel Comet
Posted on April 6, 2023 | 51 Comments(first posted 4/6/2017) For my next installment of Forgotten Future, I’ll look back to everyone’s favorite automotive punchline, Edsel. Most of us know the story of the 1960 Ford Falcon […] -
![(first posted 4/6/207) Wilkommen, meinen Damen und Herren, to the Deadly Sins of the German car industry. Why “Bayern Cycle”? Because this trilogy, or Wagnerian importance and length, revolves around […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/GermanDS_BMW.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Automotive History: German Deadly Sins (The Bayern Cycle, Part 1) – BMW’s Brush With Death: The V8 Cars")
Automotive History: German Deadly Sins (The Bayern Cycle, Part 1) – BMW’s Brush With Death: The V8 Cars
Posted on April 6, 2023 | 68 Comments(first posted 4/6/207) Wilkommen, meinen Damen und Herren, to the Deadly Sins of the German car industry. Why “Bayern Cycle”? Because this trilogy, or Wagnerian importance and length, revolves around […]
