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![(first posted 1/11/2017) Chicago’s upscale Near North neighborhood would be the last place I’d expect to find any Chrysler product of this era, especially in condition this excellent. This area […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/12/054-1977-Chrysler-Newport-CC.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1977 Chrysler Newport – Frosted Gingerbread")
Curbside Classic: 1977 Chrysler Newport – Frosted Gingerbread
Posted on January 11, 2023 | 72 Comments(first posted 1/11/2017) Chicago’s upscale Near North neighborhood would be the last place I’d expect to find any Chrysler product of this era, especially in condition this excellent. This area […] -
![We’re all familiar with the Studebaker Scotsman, that ultra-stripped thrift-mobile. But Studebaker wasn’t the only one playing to that stereotype. This Chevy ad doesn’t come out and actually say the […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/6160822210_a9d672c3bf_h.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Vintage Ads: Reinforcing Stereotypes")
Vintage Ads: Reinforcing Stereotypes
Posted on January 11, 2023 | 52 CommentsWe’re all familiar with the Studebaker Scotsman, that ultra-stripped thrift-mobile. But Studebaker wasn’t the only one playing to that stereotype. This Chevy ad doesn’t come out and actually say the […] -
![I’ve driven Indiana’s historic Michigan Road a lot over the last 15 years, as a buddy and I built grassroots support to have it named a historic byway, and now […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/1949-Buick-Super-b.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1949 Buick Super – Elegant Patina")
Curbside Classic: 1949 Buick Super – Elegant Patina
Posted on January 11, 2023 | 24 CommentsI’ve driven Indiana’s historic Michigan Road a lot over the last 15 years, as a buddy and I built grassroots support to have it named a historic byway, and now […] -
![The main reason I picked this Puch G posted by Roshake is because…I heard two British guys discussing a Puch engine in a video, and one kept calling it a […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/52603320483_3fb1a8a90e_k.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Cohort Pic(k) of the Day: Puch G – Say “Puch”, Not “Pooch” or “Putsch”")
Cohort Pic(k) of the Day: Puch G – Say “Puch”, Not “Pooch” or “Putsch”
Posted on January 11, 2023 | 15 CommentsThe main reason I picked this Puch G posted by Roshake is because…I heard two British guys discussing a Puch engine in a video, and one kept calling it a […] -
![photo by W. Stopford It was June 1990, and I had just graduated from grad school and started my first week as an engineer at General Motors. For someone […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/pict0111-edited.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "COAL – 1990 Chevrolet Beretta GTZ – Trying Hard To Be A Genuine Sports Coupe")
COAL – 1990 Chevrolet Beretta GTZ – Trying Hard To Be A Genuine Sports Coupe
Posted on January 11, 2023 | 21 Commentsphoto by W. Stopford It was June 1990, and I had just graduated from grad school and started my first week as an engineer at General Motors. For someone […] -
![(first posted 1/10/2017) Pontiac enjoyed tremendous success in the 1960s by delivering dramatic styling, strong performance and a youthful attitude. The mid-size Tempest/LeMans series, with the halo GTO coupes and […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/01/RT0672LuxuryLeMans-Main-Image.jpeg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Vintage Review & Commentary: 1972 Pontiac Luxury LeMans – Motown’s Mid-Size Rebel Gets Broughamed")
Vintage Review & Commentary: 1972 Pontiac Luxury LeMans – Motown’s Mid-Size Rebel Gets Broughamed
Posted on January 10, 2023 | 73 Comments(first posted 1/10/2017) Pontiac enjoyed tremendous success in the 1960s by delivering dramatic styling, strong performance and a youthful attitude. The mid-size Tempest/LeMans series, with the halo GTO coupes and […] -
![(first posted 1/10/2017) A couple of months back, I shared you a gallery of 1970s vintage snapshots of New York. It was popular, so here’s some more. I picked this […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/01/New-Orleans-1959-c-.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "More Vintage Snapshots of New York In The 1970s")
More Vintage Snapshots of New York In The 1970s
Posted on January 10, 2023 | 82 Comments(first posted 1/10/2017) A couple of months back, I shared you a gallery of 1970s vintage snapshots of New York. It was popular, so here’s some more. I picked this […] -
![Welcome to the first installment of this series written in 2023. This post, however, deals with captures and findings of the last months of 2022, so here’s one last glimpse […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/20221102_163020.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CCs in Israel: November-December 2022: A Car? A Tractor? A Plane? It’s Everything!")
CCs in Israel: November-December 2022: A Car? A Tractor? A Plane? It’s Everything!
Posted on January 10, 2023 | 2 CommentsWelcome to the first installment of this series written in 2023. This post, however, deals with captures and findings of the last months of 2022, so here’s one last glimpse […] -
![The original Triumph GT6 was of course a Spitfire with a fastback fixed roof and the larger 2 liter inline six from the Vitesse. It was of course faster, but […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/GT6-1-a.jpeg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Vintage R&T Road Test: 1969 Triumph GT6+ — Some Genuine Pluses")
Vintage R&T Road Test: 1969 Triumph GT6+ — Some Genuine Pluses
Posted on January 10, 2023 | 16 CommentsThe original Triumph GT6 was of course a Spitfire with a fastback fixed roof and the larger 2 liter inline six from the Vitesse. It was of course faster, but […] -
![Your wake up to find yourself in an alternate universe in the year 1975. Everything looks normal, but it’s not. For one thing, Studebaker and Packard still exist. It also […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/Patrician_studio_09.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "What If: 1975 Packard Patrician")
What If: 1975 Packard Patrician
Posted on January 10, 2023 | 30 CommentsYour wake up to find yourself in an alternate universe in the year 1975. Everything looks normal, but it’s not. For one thing, Studebaker and Packard still exist. It also […] -
![(Foreword: this essay contains just a few spoilers of a movie that was originally released over three decades ago. Adjust your expectations accordingly.) In the fall of 1990, I went […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/035-1965-Ford-Mustang-notchback-CC-EDIT-USE.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "In Motion Classic: 1965 Ford Mustang Notchback – The Opposite of Misery")
In Motion Classic: 1965 Ford Mustang Notchback – The Opposite of Misery
Posted on January 10, 2023 | 25 Comments(Foreword: this essay contains just a few spoilers of a movie that was originally released over three decades ago. Adjust your expectations accordingly.) In the fall of 1990, I went […] -
![(first posted 1/9/2017) Some cars don’t have to be new, expensive, or even particularly special to be fun-to-drive. I was recently reassured of this in the most pleasantly surprising way […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/12/thumb_IMG_1142_1024.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CC/Driving Impressions: 2003 Volkswagen Passat – Cheap Thrills")
CC/Driving Impressions: 2003 Volkswagen Passat – Cheap Thrills
Posted on January 9, 2023 | 79 Comments(first posted 1/9/2017) Some cars don’t have to be new, expensive, or even particularly special to be fun-to-drive. I was recently reassured of this in the most pleasantly surprising way […] -
![(first posted at CC on 11/30/2012) In the thirties and forties, GM pioneered and brought to market some of the most innovative, successful and lasting new technologies: Diesel-electric locomotives; the […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/CC-121-103-800.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1963 Pontiac Tempest LeMans – Pontiac Tries To Build A BMW Before BMW Built Theirs, And Almost Succeeds")
Curbside Classic: 1963 Pontiac Tempest LeMans – Pontiac Tries To Build A BMW Before BMW Built Theirs, And Almost Succeeds
Posted on January 9, 2023 | 114 Comments(first posted at CC on 11/30/2012) In the thirties and forties, GM pioneered and brought to market some of the most innovative, successful and lasting new technologies: Diesel-electric locomotives; the […] -
![Over 45 years old. Yeah, this shape is more than 45 years old and still looks like something from another world, let alone the heyday of disco fever and bell […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/IMG_9495.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Recycling: 1978 Porsche 928 – Nothing Even Comes Close")
Curbside Recycling: 1978 Porsche 928 – Nothing Even Comes Close
Posted on January 9, 2023 | 33 CommentsOver 45 years old. Yeah, this shape is more than 45 years old and still looks like something from another world, let alone the heyday of disco fever and bell […] -
![Last year, after 20 years of trouble-free ownership, I sold my tough set of wheels to a (tree) nurseryman. A few weeks ago, a colleague caught it in the nursery’s […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/15-12-2022.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Former COAL: 2002 Toyota Land Cruiser 90 3.0 D-4D – Far From Retired")
Former COAL: 2002 Toyota Land Cruiser 90 3.0 D-4D – Far From Retired
Posted on January 9, 2023 | 9 CommentsLast year, after 20 years of trouble-free ownership, I sold my tough set of wheels to a (tree) nurseryman. A few weeks ago, a colleague caught it in the nursery’s […]
