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![(first posted 12/23/2016) It’s hard to believe we’re closing in on the end of Twenty-Sixteen. On New Year’s Eve of last year, I had spotted a vintage, 1989 Lincoln Town […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/12/004-1976-Cadillac-Coupe-DeVille-CC.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "In-Motion Classic: 1976 Cadillac Coupe DeVille – And The Beat Goes On")
In-Motion Classic: 1976 Cadillac Coupe DeVille – And The Beat Goes On
Posted on December 23, 2022 | 71 Comments(first posted 12/23/2016) It’s hard to believe we’re closing in on the end of Twenty-Sixteen. On New Year’s Eve of last year, I had spotted a vintage, 1989 Lincoln Town […] -
![With Christmas eve almost upon us, Santa and his elves are getting ready to deliver his toys to children all around the world. Santa has relied on his old trusty […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/Ford-Truck-Santa.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "QOTD: Santa Needs a New Ride – What Curbside Classic Would You Choose for Him?")
QOTD: Santa Needs a New Ride – What Curbside Classic Would You Choose for Him?
Posted on December 23, 2022 | 62 CommentsWith Christmas eve almost upon us, Santa and his elves are getting ready to deliver his toys to children all around the world. Santa has relied on his old trusty […] -
Curbside Outtake: 1959 Chevrolet El Camino – Psychedelic
Posted on December 23, 2022 | 18 CommentsWhich is more psychedelic: the tie-dye T shirts or the ’59 El Camino? -
![One last round for the Publica, one last chance for the model to find relevance in Toyota’s roster. Its contemporary Corona went on a bit longer, while the Corolla is […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/IMG_20220603_173427257.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: ’72-’78 Toyota 1000 (Publica P30) – Going In Circles")
Curbside Classic: ’72-’78 Toyota 1000 (Publica P30) – Going In Circles
Posted on December 23, 2022 | 11 CommentsOne last round for the Publica, one last chance for the model to find relevance in Toyota’s roster. Its contemporary Corona went on a bit longer, while the Corolla is […] -
![(first posted 12/22/2016) 1975 was in the midst of the great import mini-pickup boom. Starting with Datsun selling a few of its trucklets in 1959, the interest in these small […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/12/Toyota-SR5-pickup0001-900-crop.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Vintage R&T Review: 1975 Toyota SR-5 Pickup – “A Surprising Combination of Utility and Driving Pleasure”")
Vintage R&T Review: 1975 Toyota SR-5 Pickup – “A Surprising Combination of Utility and Driving Pleasure”
Posted on December 22, 2022 | 55 Comments(first posted 12/22/2016) 1975 was in the midst of the great import mini-pickup boom. Starting with Datsun selling a few of its trucklets in 1959, the interest in these small […] -
![(first posted 12/22/2016; revised, augmented and re-illustrated 12/22/2022) Here we go for the final installment of the First Batch of the French Deadly Sins. In doing these in chronological […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/12/FrDs1_rsze3.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Automotive History: French Deadly Sins (First Batch) – 1973-75 Citroën GS Birotor: Rotary Death-Spiral")
Automotive History: French Deadly Sins (First Batch) – 1973-75 Citroën GS Birotor: Rotary Death-Spiral
Posted on December 22, 2022 | 68 Comments(first posted 12/22/2016; revised, augmented and re-illustrated 12/22/2022) Here we go for the final installment of the First Batch of the French Deadly Sins. In doing these in chronological […] -
![(originally posted 1/19/2012. Updated 12/21/2022 with information from “The Cadillac Frame – A New design Concept For Lower Cars” a paper submitted to the SAE by GM engineers that was […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/01/X-Frame-61-Buick-a.png?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Automotive History: An X-Ray Look At GM’s X-Frame (1957-1970) – Xing Out Some Myths")
Automotive History: An X-Ray Look At GM’s X-Frame (1957-1970) – Xing Out Some Myths
Posted on December 22, 2022 | 211 Comments(originally posted 1/19/2012. Updated 12/21/2022 with information from “The Cadillac Frame – A New design Concept For Lower Cars” a paper submitted to the SAE by GM engineers that was […] -
![It’s become something of a tradition to walk down to the Lane County Events Center (and fairgrounds) to shoot the cars in the parking lot for Eugene’s Holiday Mart, which […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/IMG_0111.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Parking Lot Concours: A Fourth Visit To Eugene’s Holiday Mart")
Parking Lot Concours: A Fourth Visit To Eugene’s Holiday Mart
Posted on December 22, 2022 | 12 CommentsIt’s become something of a tradition to walk down to the Lane County Events Center (and fairgrounds) to shoot the cars in the parking lot for Eugene’s Holiday Mart, which […] -
![What a great shot by canadiancatgreen: a Lotus Europa out in the snow in a parking lot. With its fiberglass body, rust (at least the visible kind) is not an […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/51694433834_80b713b9f3_k.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Cohort Pic(k) of the Day: The Lotus Europa Winter Beater – What Me Rust?")
Cohort Pic(k) of the Day: The Lotus Europa Winter Beater – What Me Rust?
Posted on December 22, 2022 | 28 CommentsWhat a great shot by canadiancatgreen: a Lotus Europa out in the snow in a parking lot. With its fiberglass body, rust (at least the visible kind) is not an […] -
![This VW has been a fixture in our neighborhood since well before we moved here thirty years ago. The rather curious fellow that owns it is obviously planning to drive […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/IMG_6115.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Outtake: 1967 VW Beetle – Volkswagen Of A Lifetime")
Curbside Outtake: 1967 VW Beetle – Volkswagen Of A Lifetime
Posted on December 22, 2022 | 22 CommentsThis VW has been a fixture in our neighborhood since well before we moved here thirty years ago. The rather curious fellow that owns it is obviously planning to drive […] -
![(first posted 12/21/2016) R&T decided to identify and compare the nine smallest economy sold in the US in 1975, none of which were domestics. The line up includes the smallest […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/12/Cover-900-crop.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Vintage R&T Comparison: The Nine Smallest 1975 Economy Cars")
Vintage R&T Comparison: The Nine Smallest 1975 Economy Cars
Posted on December 21, 2022 | 103 Comments(first posted 12/21/2016) R&T decided to identify and compare the nine smallest economy sold in the US in 1975, none of which were domestics. The line up includes the smallest […] -
![(first posted 12/21/2016, revised, augmented and re-illustrated 12/21/2022) Welcome to the second post in this first edition of the French Deadly Sins series (see Part 1 here). Today, we […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/12/FrDs1_rsze2.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Automotive History: French Deadly Sins (First Batch) – 1954-65 Panhard Dyna Z / PL 17: Faustian Bargain")
Automotive History: French Deadly Sins (First Batch) – 1954-65 Panhard Dyna Z / PL 17: Faustian Bargain
Posted on December 21, 2022 | 46 Comments(first posted 12/21/2016, revised, augmented and re-illustrated 12/21/2022) Welcome to the second post in this first edition of the French Deadly Sins series (see Part 1 here). Today, we […] -
![The Rover 2000 came out if that very fertile period that saw the BMC Mini/1100, the Corvair, the “rope drive” Tempest, and others on both sides of the pond. It […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/Rover-1-a.jpeg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Vintage R&T Road Test: 1969 Rover 2000TC – “A Highly Individual Car”")
Vintage R&T Road Test: 1969 Rover 2000TC – “A Highly Individual Car”
Posted on December 21, 2022 | 19 CommentsThe Rover 2000 came out if that very fertile period that saw the BMC Mini/1100, the Corvair, the “rope drive” Tempest, and others on both sides of the pond. It […] -
![When you’re looking at cars for sale on Craigslist, you never know what you’re going to find. So when I saw this 1962 Dodge Dart listed with its accompanying pictures, […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/101.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CC For Sale: 1962 Dodge Dart–Complex Modern Art Masterpiece")
CC For Sale: 1962 Dodge Dart–Complex Modern Art Masterpiece
Posted on December 21, 2022 | 76 CommentsWhen you’re looking at cars for sale on Craigslist, you never know what you’re going to find. So when I saw this 1962 Dodge Dart listed with its accompanying pictures, […] -
![posted by canadiancatgreen I do have a real thing for the early Ramblers. Partly it’s that I find their bathtub styling and covered front wheels refreshingly different. But mostly it’s […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/51604358813_49c3efd640_k.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Cohort Pic(k) of the Day: 1954 Nash Rambler Super Country Club Hardtop – “The World’s Most Luxurious Compact Cars”")
Cohort Pic(k) of the Day: 1954 Nash Rambler Super Country Club Hardtop – “The World’s Most Luxurious Compact Cars”
Posted on December 21, 2022 | 20 Commentsposted by canadiancatgreen I do have a real thing for the early Ramblers. Partly it’s that I find their bathtub styling and covered front wheels refreshingly different. But mostly it’s […]
