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![Four panel vans and two box trucks for the delivery of car parts across the country, all orders are brought to you by FWD Renault Masters. Let’s zoom in on […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/IMG_0676.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=89&ssl=1 "CC Global: The Master Collection – FWD Only")
CC Global: The Master Collection – FWD Only
Posted on February 17, 2023 | 17 CommentsFour panel vans and two box trucks for the delivery of car parts across the country, all orders are brought to you by FWD Renault Masters. Let’s zoom in on […] -
![While in Cuba we had to take a ride on a home grown peculiar vehicle known as a Coco taxi. They are named this as they alleged look like half […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/20221105_172534.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=89&ssl=1 "CC Taxi Ride: A Cuban Fiberglass Half Coconut")
CC Taxi Ride: A Cuban Fiberglass Half Coconut
Posted on February 17, 2023 | 14 CommentsWhile in Cuba we had to take a ride on a home grown peculiar vehicle known as a Coco taxi. They are named this as they alleged look like half […] -
![Let’s go back in time, to late 2019. The previous July, I’d bought a 2015 Jeep Grand Cherokee Overland RWD from Carvana. That was a very pleasant experience, and the […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/IMG_2892.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=89&ssl=1 "COAL: A Tale of Two Tiguans")
COAL: A Tale of Two Tiguans
Posted on February 17, 2023 | 23 CommentsLet’s go back in time, to late 2019. The previous July, I’d bought a 2015 Jeep Grand Cherokee Overland RWD from Carvana. That was a very pleasant experience, and the […] -
![We all have one or two such acquaintances; the office-mate with a beater Volvo, the hip neighbor with a lusty ’70s Celica in the driveway, the CRX nut case from […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/IMG_20220403_161641542_HDR.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=89&ssl=1 "Curbside Classics: 1967 Datsun 2000 (Cedric) and VW Golf Mk1 – Atypical Partners")
Curbside Classics: 1967 Datsun 2000 (Cedric) and VW Golf Mk1 – Atypical Partners
Posted on February 17, 2023 | 8 CommentsWe all have one or two such acquaintances; the office-mate with a beater Volvo, the hip neighbor with a lusty ’70s Celica in the driveway, the CRX nut case from […] -
![(first posted 4/18/2012) Since 1958, the Impala had been Chevrolet’s top of the line model. When Ford added the luxurious LTD package to the Galaxie 500 for the 1965 model […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/02/i-3-31-2012-006.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=89&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1966 Chevrolet Caprice – Chevy Joins The Great Brougham Epoch")
Curbside Classic: 1966 Chevrolet Caprice – Chevy Joins The Great Brougham Epoch
Posted on February 16, 2023 | 109 Comments(first posted 4/18/2012) Since 1958, the Impala had been Chevrolet’s top of the line model. When Ford added the luxurious LTD package to the Galaxie 500 for the 1965 model […] -
![(first posted 2/20/2013) There has been much talk at CC about Cadillac’s multiple problems in the early ’80s–things like the V8-6-4, HT4100, the ’86 Eldo (hmmm…haven’t done one of those […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/02/2-9-and-2-10-2013-001-1280x855-e1360532786463.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=89&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1991 Cadillac Sedan de Ville – Save Me!")
Curbside Classic: 1991 Cadillac Sedan de Ville – Save Me!
Posted on February 16, 2023 | 122 Comments(first posted 2/20/2013) There has been much talk at CC about Cadillac’s multiple problems in the early ’80s–things like the V8-6-4, HT4100, the ’86 Eldo (hmmm…haven’t done one of those […] -
![This is a story of a boy and his car . . . two boys, actually, one being me. Tangentially, it is a story of 58,220 boys, but that […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/IMG_7164.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=89&ssl=1 "1966 Pontiac Gran Turismo Omologato – Our Kid and the GTO")
1966 Pontiac Gran Turismo Omologato – Our Kid and the GTO
Posted on February 16, 2023 | 88 CommentsThis is a story of a boy and his car . . . two boys, actually, one being me. Tangentially, it is a story of 58,220 boys, but that […] -
![We’ve seen a lada Ladas here over the years, but this veteran from 1973 shot in Budapest by Roshake caught my eye. Why? The very clever way the owner is […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/52684714710_691fcbd889_k1.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=89&ssl=1 "Cohort Pic(k) of the Day: 1973 Lada 2101 – With Blocked Off Radiator And Fresh Air Hood Scoops")
Cohort Pic(k) of the Day: 1973 Lada 2101 – With Blocked Off Radiator And Fresh Air Hood Scoops
Posted on February 16, 2023 | 13 CommentsWe’ve seen a lada Ladas here over the years, but this veteran from 1973 shot in Budapest by Roshake caught my eye. Why? The very clever way the owner is […] -
![gran turismo: a high-performance luxury sports car with a hard fixed roof, designed for covering long distances The Gran Turismo Hawk could only have come from Studebaker. Obviously, doh! Who […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/gt-9.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=89&ssl=1 "Vintage Car Life Road Test: 1962 Studebaker Gran Turismo Hawk – Does It Live Up To Its Name?")
Vintage Car Life Road Test: 1962 Studebaker Gran Turismo Hawk – Does It Live Up To Its Name?
Posted on February 16, 2023 | 29 Commentsgran turismo: a high-performance luxury sports car with a hard fixed roof, designed for covering long distances The Gran Turismo Hawk could only have come from Studebaker. Obviously, doh! Who […] -
![(first posted 4/30/2012) Bryce delivers once again, posting these cool photos to the Cohort. Here’s something you’re not likely to see in North America: the Humber Super Snipe. I am […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/04/a-pair-of-Super-Snipes-e1340745939414.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=89&ssl=1 "Cohort Capsule: 1960-67 Humber Super Snipe – British Rootes")
Cohort Capsule: 1960-67 Humber Super Snipe – British Rootes
Posted on February 15, 2023 | 60 Comments(first posted 4/30/2012) Bryce delivers once again, posting these cool photos to the Cohort. Here’s something you’re not likely to see in North America: the Humber Super Snipe. I am […] -
![(first posted 2/15/2017) The mid-priced car market has often perplexed manufacturers. Should mid-priced cars be cheaper versions of high-end models, costlier versions of low-end models, or should they comprise a […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/02/LF-3.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=89&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1967 Chrysler Newport Custom – Upscale, Downscale")
Curbside Classic: 1967 Chrysler Newport Custom – Upscale, Downscale
Posted on February 15, 2023 | 113 Comments(first posted 2/15/2017) The mid-priced car market has often perplexed manufacturers. Should mid-priced cars be cheaper versions of high-end models, costlier versions of low-end models, or should they comprise a […] -
![Cuba is not all classic American cars with some Russian ones sprinkled in. There is more variety than likely most any other place I can think of. Heck, we saw […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/Emgrand-EC7-a.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=89&ssl=1 "CC Taxi Ride: The Modern Chinese Taxi – Emgrand EC8")
CC Taxi Ride: The Modern Chinese Taxi – Emgrand EC8
Posted on February 15, 2023 | 27 CommentsCuba is not all classic American cars with some Russian ones sprinkled in. There is more variety than likely most any other place I can think of. Heck, we saw […] -
![I wasn’t expecting such a nice reaction to the imaginary AI-generated 1975 Avantis so I planned this post as a kind of palette cleanser where I could share my early […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/modern_2022_corvair2.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=89&ssl=1 "What If: Learning to Drive the AI")
What If: Learning to Drive the AI
Posted on February 15, 2023 | 27 CommentsI wasn’t expecting such a nice reaction to the imaginary AI-generated 1975 Avantis so I planned this post as a kind of palette cleanser where I could share my early […] -
CC Literature: Secret Classified Documents Revealed–“The Comet Story” (1960)
Posted on February 15, 2023 | 31 CommentsI classify these documents as “secret” because I have searched the internet for “The Comet Story” several times over the years and have never found any reference to it. -
![There comes a time in many a growing family’s life when function rules over style and getting a minivan was in order. That was the realization that my wife and […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/images.jpeg?resize=115%2C115&quality=89&ssl=1 "COAL – 2001 Pontiac Montana – Yes, Lemons Come In Red Too")
COAL – 2001 Pontiac Montana – Yes, Lemons Come In Red Too
Posted on February 15, 2023 | 39 CommentsThere comes a time in many a growing family’s life when function rules over style and getting a minivan was in order. That was the realization that my wife and […]
