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![(first posted 3/6/2017) If one wants to know what undoubtedly inspired the ill-fated Aston Martin Cygnet, one has to just mention the words “Radford Mini”. In the sixties and early […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/Radford-Wood-Pickett-Radford-Mini-2.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=89&ssl=1 "Automotive History: Radford (and Wood & Picket) Minis – When Ultra Luxury Minis Were Hot In Swinging London")
Automotive History: Radford (and Wood & Picket) Minis – When Ultra Luxury Minis Were Hot In Swinging London
Posted on March 6, 2023 | 32 Comments(first posted 3/6/2017) If one wants to know what undoubtedly inspired the ill-fated Aston Martin Cygnet, one has to just mention the words “Radford Mini”. In the sixties and early […] -
![(first posted 2/22/2013) The year is 1977: Jimmy Carter’s inauguration is followed closely by the introduction of brother Billy Carter’s eponymous beer. The musical stars align in a bid to […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/02/GLM001.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=89&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1977 Pontiac Grand LeMans – Retrograde Colonnade")
Curbside Classic: 1977 Pontiac Grand LeMans – Retrograde Colonnade
Posted on March 6, 2023 | 178 Comments(first posted 2/22/2013) The year is 1977: Jimmy Carter’s inauguration is followed closely by the introduction of brother Billy Carter’s eponymous beer. The musical stars align in a bid to […] -
![I thought this setting was a wee bit odd, but then there there were plenty of affluent farmers back then that could well afford a new Lincoln. That was especially […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/5758807327_e9ac8be351_o.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=89&ssl=1 "Vintage Ad: 1972 Lincoln Continental Sedan – What The Affluent Farmer Drives")
Vintage Ad: 1972 Lincoln Continental Sedan – What The Affluent Farmer Drives
Posted on March 6, 2023 | 71 CommentsI thought this setting was a wee bit odd, but then there there were plenty of affluent farmers back then that could well afford a new Lincoln. That was especially […] -
![The other day we had a COAL on a Forester with lots of issues. Since about 2000 or so, when the head gasket issue started, Subaru quality has become […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/IMG_0341.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=89&ssl=1 "Curbside Outtake: 1985(?) Subaru DL Wagon – Back When They Were Dead Reliable")
Curbside Outtake: 1985(?) Subaru DL Wagon – Back When They Were Dead Reliable
Posted on March 6, 2023 | 13 CommentsThe other day we had a COAL on a Forester with lots of issues. Since about 2000 or so, when the head gasket issue started, Subaru quality has become […] -
![Jerome Solberg found and posted a car that’s become quite rare on the streets anymore: a Cadillac six door sedan. This is not the factory extended wheelbase limo, like the […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/52724942125_124878b402_k.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=89&ssl=1 "Cohort Pic(k) of the Day: 1988(?) Cadillac Six Door Sedan – There’s Someone Slumped Over In Row Two")
Cohort Pic(k) of the Day: 1988(?) Cadillac Six Door Sedan – There’s Someone Slumped Over In Row Two
Posted on March 6, 2023 | 24 CommentsJerome Solberg found and posted a car that’s become quite rare on the streets anymore: a Cadillac six door sedan. This is not the factory extended wheelbase limo, like the […] -
![Do you remember life before cupholders? Several decades ago, bringing a drink in a moving car was a risky endeavor – not so today. But before cupholders became a prosaic […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/Cupholders-1.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=89&ssl=1 "Automotive History: Hold My Drink! The Story Of When Cupholders Became Good")
Automotive History: Hold My Drink! The Story Of When Cupholders Became Good
Posted on March 6, 2023 | 83 CommentsDo you remember life before cupholders? Several decades ago, bringing a drink in a moving car was a risky endeavor – not so today. But before cupholders became a prosaic […] -
![(first posted 9/7/2011) We’re on the the home stretch on our tour. Now this ’66 or ’67 Falcon is hardly an exotic, but they’ve become surprisingly uncommon on the streets, […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/09/CC-144-247-800.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=89&ssl=1 "The CC Graveyard Part Five: A Citroen Traction Avant Hiding Amongst Cadillacs")
The CC Graveyard Part Five: A Citroen Traction Avant Hiding Amongst Cadillacs
Posted on March 5, 2023 | 38 Comments(first posted 9/7/2011) We’re on the the home stretch on our tour. Now this ’66 or ’67 Falcon is hardly an exotic, but they’ve become surprisingly uncommon on the streets, […] -
![(first posted 9/4/2011) Not exactly the most arresting picture with which to continue our tour with, but that’s the brakes; little bitty drum brakes at that. Yes, there’s not a […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/09/CC-144-205-800.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=89&ssl=1 "The CC Graveyard Part Four: From Broke-Back Mustangs To A Monte Carlo Winner, And Some Bikes Too")
The CC Graveyard Part Four: From Broke-Back Mustangs To A Monte Carlo Winner, And Some Bikes Too
Posted on March 5, 2023 | 58 Comments(first posted 9/4/2011) Not exactly the most arresting picture with which to continue our tour with, but that’s the brakes; little bitty drum brakes at that. Yes, there’s not a […] -
![I pull up to the light in the left turn lane and ogle the cars facing me waiting for their light. One stands out, clearly a ’50’s something-or-other that has […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/IMG_1669-1.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=89&ssl=1 "At The Lights Outtake: 1954 Chrysler New Yorker DeLuxe – Green Means Go!")
At The Lights Outtake: 1954 Chrysler New Yorker DeLuxe – Green Means Go!
Posted on March 5, 2023 | 40 CommentsI pull up to the light in the left turn lane and ogle the cars facing me waiting for their light. One stands out, clearly a ’50’s something-or-other that has […] -
![The 1960 Comet was the first “senior compact”, one year before the B-O-P trio arrived with that brief. The Comet had a rather long 114″ wheelbase (two more than the […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/c-4.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=89&ssl=1 "Vintage Car Life Road Test: 1961 Comet, With New Optional 101 HP 170 Six – It Should Have Been The Standard Engine")
Vintage Car Life Road Test: 1961 Comet, With New Optional 101 HP 170 Six – It Should Have Been The Standard Engine
Posted on March 5, 2023 | 26 CommentsThe 1960 Comet was the first “senior compact”, one year before the B-O-P trio arrived with that brief. The Comet had a rather long 114″ wheelbase (two more than the […] -
![Technically an Imp, yes. But the Sunbeam Marketing Department probably would not agree. While I had a car I could drive, the 2CV, there was a longing to own […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/oprit-V.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=89&ssl=1 "COAL #2: My First Imp")
COAL #2: My First Imp
Posted on March 5, 2023 | 40 CommentsTechnically an Imp, yes. But the Sunbeam Marketing Department probably would not agree. While I had a car I could drive, the 2CV, there was a longing to own […] -
![(first posted 9/3/2011) Now that I’ve been to the Allure of the Automobile Exhibition, I’m even more motivated to keep this guided tour of the Allure Of Junkers on track, […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/09/CC-144-154-800.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=89&ssl=1 "The CC Graveyard: Part Three – An Exotic Foreigner Hiding In The Bushes")
The CC Graveyard: Part Three – An Exotic Foreigner Hiding In The Bushes
Posted on March 4, 2023 | 34 Comments(first posted 9/3/2011) Now that I’ve been to the Allure of the Automobile Exhibition, I’m even more motivated to keep this guided tour of the Allure Of Junkers on track, […] -
![(first posted 9/1/2011) Must finish what I started…Ok, so I showed you the Corvairs in Part 1. Oh, and we did do the Sunbeam Imp. But that’s only a small […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/09/CC-144-090-800.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=89&ssl=1 "The CC Graveyard Tour: Part Two")
The CC Graveyard Tour: Part Two
Posted on March 4, 2023 | 31 Comments(first posted 9/1/2011) Must finish what I started…Ok, so I showed you the Corvairs in Part 1. Oh, and we did do the Sunbeam Imp. But that’s only a small […] -
![(first posted 8/15/2011. It’s still there, although some of the cars have been sold) Almost a year ago, I showed you pictures of the Official CC Graveyard, but from the […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/08/CC-144-133-800.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=89&ssl=1 "The Official CC Graveyard Tour: Part One – The Corvairs")
The Official CC Graveyard Tour: Part One – The Corvairs
Posted on March 4, 2023 | 26 Comments(first posted 8/15/2011. It’s still there, although some of the cars have been sold) Almost a year ago, I showed you pictures of the Official CC Graveyard, but from the […] -
Wordless Outtake: Ford, Volkswagen, Mercedes-Benz, Peugeot, Renault, MAN – The Subcontractors Sixsome
Posted on March 4, 2023 | 5 Comments
