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  • (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 […]

    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 […]

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  • 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 […]

    Junkyard Classic: 1988 Toyota Tercel Coupe – Oh, What A Feeling (Seeing This Here)!

    Posted on August 7, 2025 | 22 Comments
    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 […]

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  • 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 […]

    CC In Scale: The Camaro Tribe!

    Posted on August 7, 2025 | 24 Comments
    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 […]

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  • It would appear that we at Curbside Classic have stumbled across two 1967 Pontiac Firebirds in the past, both convertibles: There was an aqua car with a 326 V8/automatic, and […]

    1967 Firebird Convertible – With The Rare And Special OHC Inline-Six

    Posted on August 7, 2025 | 15 Comments
    It would appear that we at Curbside Classic have stumbled across two 1967 Pontiac Firebirds in the past, both convertibles: There was an aqua car with a 326 V8/automatic, and […]

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  • I’m not in the habit of photographing 17-year-old Ford Expeditions, but when I saw this red-and-black example on a highway, I realized it was a special edition, so I took […]

    2008 Ford Expedition Funkmaster Flex Edition – An Automotive Mixtape

    Posted on August 7, 2025 | 24 Comments
    I’m not in the habit of photographing 17-year-old Ford Expeditions, but when I saw this red-and-black example on a highway, I realized it was a special edition, so I took […]

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  • Mid-priced cars trying to poach buyers from the low-priced league was a familiar tactic even in the early ’60s, but the 1964 Oldsmobile Jetstar 88 was a new escalation: a […]

    Vintage M/T Review: 1964 Oldsmobile Jetstar 88 – Oldsmobile Tries To Build An Impala

    Posted on August 7, 2025 | 8 Comments
    Mid-priced cars trying to poach buyers from the low-priced league was a familiar tactic even in the early ’60s, but the 1964 Oldsmobile Jetstar 88 was a new escalation: a […]

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  • (first posted 4/25/2017)        Whereas the Japanese had overwhelming success in the US with their compact and subcompact four cylinder cars, mini-pickups, and did quite well with their […]

    Curbside Find: 1982 Datsun Maxima (Nissan 810) – If You Can’t Afford a BMW

    Posted on August 6, 2025 | 35 Comments
    (first posted 4/25/2017)        Whereas the Japanese had overwhelming success in the US with their compact and subcompact four cylinder cars, mini-pickups, and did quite well with their […]

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  • As I venture to the last wedding of summer, and have to pay the exorbitant hotel prices in a resort town, I sure wish I had a car that could double […]

    Curbside Classic: 1961 Rambler Classic Cross Country – The Ultimate Motel

    Posted on August 6, 2025 | 7 Comments
    As I venture to the last wedding of summer, and have to pay the exorbitant hotel prices in a resort town, I sure wish I had a car that could double […]

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  • The images that Ralf K has uploaded to the CC Cohort throughout the years have been some of our favorites. And as some of you know, in recent months we’ve […]

    A Gallery Of Vintage Car Finds By Ralf K

    Posted on August 6, 2025 | 10 Comments
    The images that Ralf K has uploaded to the CC Cohort throughout the years have been some of our favorites. And as some of you know, in recent months we’ve […]

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  • From the late eighties to the mid-nineties, the Scania 3-series with a 14.2 liter V8 was the most longed-for new heavy truck in Europe. Three decades later, it has reached […]

    Truck Show Outtake: 1995 Scania R143H-420 V8 Streamline 6×2 – What Truckers Wanted

    Posted on August 6, 2025 | 14 Comments
    From the late eighties to the mid-nineties, the Scania 3-series with a 14.2 liter V8 was the most longed-for new heavy truck in Europe. Three decades later, it has reached […]

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  •   It’s getting late on a weeknight, but I need to blow off a little steam. A little cathartic quick fix sure would feel good before bed. I walk outside […]

    My Old Cars Of Questionable Quality; Part 1 – How Did I Get Here?

    Posted on August 6, 2025 | 18 Comments
      It’s getting late on a weeknight, but I need to blow off a little steam. A little cathartic quick fix sure would feel good before bed. I walk outside […]

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  • After a spectacular rise and equally dramatic fall in the 1950s, Buick reinvented its model lineup for the 1960s, dropping most of the familiar model names it had used since […]

    Full-Size Buicks Of The 1960s: How Buick Reinvented Its Lineup Between 1959 And 1970

    Posted on August 6, 2025 | 24 Comments
    After a spectacular rise and equally dramatic fall in the 1950s, Buick reinvented its model lineup for the 1960s, dropping most of the familiar model names it had used since […]

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  • (first posted 7/20/2017)         This blue gen2 Subaru GL AWD wagon is parked just around the corner from my house, and is owned by one of the daughters […]

    Curbside Find: 1983 Subaru GL AWD Wagon – Crunchy

    Posted on August 5, 2025 | 52 Comments
    (first posted 7/20/2017)         This blue gen2 Subaru GL AWD wagon is parked just around the corner from my house, and is owned by one of the daughters […]

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  • Imagine the jeers, the scorn. You’re pulling into a classic car show in your gleaming, cherry red ’89 Ford Mustang GT Turbo 2.2. Enthusiasts are giving you the side-eye, muttering […]

    Curbside Classic: 1989-92 Ford Probe – Protecting A Legacy

    Posted on August 5, 2025 | 29 Comments
    Imagine the jeers, the scorn. You’re pulling into a classic car show in your gleaming, cherry red ’89 Ford Mustang GT Turbo 2.2. Enthusiasts are giving you the side-eye, muttering […]

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  • If you were looking to buy a 1977-1979 full-size Pontiac today, you would have a long road ahead. Looking online and in Hemmings, you could be forgiven for thinking that […]

    Curbside Classic: 1978 Pontiac Bonneville Brougham – No, Pontiac Didn’t Just Make Firebirds In The ’70s

    Posted on August 5, 2025 | 10 Comments
    If you were looking to buy a 1977-1979 full-size Pontiac today, you would have a long road ahead. Looking online and in Hemmings, you could be forgiven for thinking that […]

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