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![(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 […] -
![It recently came to my attention that among the “loved-or-hated” 1958-60 generation of Lincoln motorcars, there are only curbside examples profiled on CC of the 1958 and 1960 models . […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/IMG_0019.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classics: 1958, 1959, & 1960 Lincolns Photographed Curbside (in Kodachrome!)")
Curbside Classics: 1958, 1959, & 1960 Lincolns Photographed Curbside (in Kodachrome!)
Posted on January 9, 2023 | 47 CommentsIt recently came to my attention that among the “loved-or-hated” 1958-60 generation of Lincoln motorcars, there are only curbside examples profiled on CC of the 1958 and 1960 models . […] -
![Even storied nameplates like the Skyline have had their low points. Some might say the R34 (1998-2002) was one, when production dropped below six figures. But if looks are the […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/IMG_20221009_124926-copy.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1980 Nissan Skyline (C210) 2000 GT-EL – Facelift Facepalm")
Curbside Classic: 1980 Nissan Skyline (C210) 2000 GT-EL – Facelift Facepalm
Posted on January 9, 2023 | 17 CommentsEven storied nameplates like the Skyline have had their low points. Some might say the R34 (1998-2002) was one, when production dropped below six figures. But if looks are the […] -
![It was the that fine old Italianate house that caught my eye, but then I’d also forgotten that the Corvette’s fiberglass body was built by MFG (Molded Fiber Glass) there. […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/6247255453_d793fe12e7_h.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Vintage Ad: “Italy Doesn’t Have A Thing On Ashtabula, Ohio”")
Vintage Ad: “Italy Doesn’t Have A Thing On Ashtabula, Ohio”
Posted on January 8, 2023 | 30 CommentsIt was the that fine old Italianate house that caught my eye, but then I’d also forgotten that the Corvette’s fiberglass body was built by MFG (Molded Fiber Glass) there. […] -
![For all the endless bitching I’ve done over the years about the lack of a proper manual gearbox with a wide spread of ratios, why do I keep forgetting about […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/1963-03_CL_AMC_Ambassador_990_V8_Road_Test_1-51024_11.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Vintage Car Life Road Test: 1963 Rambler Ambassador 990 Twin-Stick – Only Rambler Offered A “5-Speed Manual”")
Vintage Car Life Road Test: 1963 Rambler Ambassador 990 Twin-Stick – Only Rambler Offered A “5-Speed Manual”
Posted on January 8, 2023 | 46 CommentsFor all the endless bitching I’ve done over the years about the lack of a proper manual gearbox with a wide spread of ratios, why do I keep forgetting about […] -
CC Farm Equipment: Crossliner Rover SP – Keeping Your Orchard Safe and Secure
Posted on January 8, 2023 | 19 CommentsI came across this interesting vehicle during an internet search and it captured my attention. -
![For the second time in my life, a car I had become quite fond of was taken out by the combination of a careless driver and an insurance company. My […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/1999-Chrysler-TC-04.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "COAL: 1999 Chrysler Town & Country LX – Chapter 26, The Best Of Times, The Worst Of Times")
COAL: 1999 Chrysler Town & Country LX – Chapter 26, The Best Of Times, The Worst Of Times
Posted on January 8, 2023 | 73 CommentsFor the second time in my life, a car I had become quite fond of was taken out by the combination of a careless driver and an insurance company. My […]
