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![One of the less obvious challenges of WW2 was the transport of war workers. New plants were popping up everywhere, and workers were moving all over the country as a […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/5148665101_5c3d53d7a2_o.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Vintage Ad: 1942 Chevrolet 15 Passenger War Worker’s Coach – “Replaces Twelve Private Cars”")
Vintage Ad: 1942 Chevrolet 15 Passenger War Worker’s Coach – “Replaces Twelve Private Cars”
Posted on April 6, 2023 | 22 CommentsOne of the less obvious challenges of WW2 was the transport of war workers. New plants were popping up everywhere, and workers were moving all over the country as a […] -
![posted by canadiancatgreen Has it come to this, that we’re now shooting Chevy Aveos for Curbside Classic? Well, they do seem to be disappearing rather rapidly, so ok; go […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/52722744024_71177e0bbd_k.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Cohort Pic(k) Of The Day: Chevy Aveo – Has It Come To This?")
Cohort Pic(k) Of The Day: Chevy Aveo – Has It Come To This?
Posted on April 6, 2023 | 27 Commentsposted by canadiancatgreen Has it come to this, that we’re now shooting Chevy Aveos for Curbside Classic? Well, they do seem to be disappearing rather rapidly, so ok; go […] -
![Another day in Copenhagen but with a very unexpected sight – a semi-disguised prototype test car. I’d expect to perhaps run across this in Death Valley in the summer or […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/IMG_2383.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Travel: The Kleins Go To Europe – Days 5-6, Copenhagen")
Curbside Travel: The Kleins Go To Europe – Days 5-6, Copenhagen
Posted on April 6, 2023 | 43 CommentsAnother day in Copenhagen but with a very unexpected sight – a semi-disguised prototype test car. I’d expect to perhaps run across this in Death Valley in the summer or […] -
![Why did it take so long for Detroit to add a rear anti-roll bar to their cars? Their cars invariably understeered; quite typically badly so. It really took the fun […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/4-1.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Vintage Car & Driver Road Test: 1967 Oldsmobile 4-4-2 — “It’s The Best handling Car Of Its Type We’ve Ever Tested”")
Vintage Car & Driver Road Test: 1967 Oldsmobile 4-4-2 — “It’s The Best handling Car Of Its Type We’ve Ever Tested”
Posted on April 6, 2023 | 36 CommentsWhy did it take so long for Detroit to add a rear anti-roll bar to their cars? Their cars invariably understeered; quite typically badly so. It really took the fun […] -
![(first posted 4/6/2012) Until science makes a giant leap forward, there are two avenues through which humans can strive for some semblance of immortality. We can leave behind some […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/04/CC-P80-098-800.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: Porsche 911 – Immortality Attained?")
Curbside Classic: Porsche 911 – Immortality Attained?
Posted on April 5, 2023 | 56 Comments(first posted 4/6/2012) Until science makes a giant leap forward, there are two avenues through which humans can strive for some semblance of immortality. We can leave behind some […] -
![(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 […]
