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![San Francisco, California is famous for its ornate Victorian houses, but not many people know that Los Angeles was once a very Victorian city too. To describe it generally, […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/default1-1.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=89&ssl=1 "CC Photography: Losing Victorian Los Angeles–In Kodachrome (Part 1)")
CC Photography: Losing Victorian Los Angeles–In Kodachrome (Part 1)
Posted on February 3, 2023 | 40 CommentsSan Francisco, California is famous for its ornate Victorian houses, but not many people know that Los Angeles was once a very Victorian city too. To describe it generally, […] -
![Car Life apparently had been getting razzed by its readers for focusing on high performance cars, so they decided to test four big “family cars” with their base V8s to […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/4-1.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=89&ssl=1 "Vintage Car Life Comparison: 1968 Impala, Galaxie, Fury & Ambassador – “Family Car” V8 Coupes Duke It Out")
Vintage Car Life Comparison: 1968 Impala, Galaxie, Fury & Ambassador – “Family Car” V8 Coupes Duke It Out
Posted on February 3, 2023 | 54 CommentsCar Life apparently had been getting razzed by its readers for focusing on high performance cars, so they decided to test four big “family cars” with their base V8s to […] -
![(first posted 2/2/2017) The Pennsylvania Railroad was a great railroad, with a high opinion of itself; nowhere was that more evident than in what was (and is) perhaps the most […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/01/00-4935.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=89&ssl=1 "Trackside Classic: 1934 Pennsylvania Railroad GG1 – Power Meets Style")
Trackside Classic: 1934 Pennsylvania Railroad GG1 – Power Meets Style
Posted on February 2, 2023 | 52 Comments(first posted 2/2/2017) The Pennsylvania Railroad was a great railroad, with a high opinion of itself; nowhere was that more evident than in what was (and is) perhaps the most […] -
![(first posted 1/14/2013) What’s in a name? When it comes to vintage Mopar land yachts, the name means a lot–in some cases, success or failure. Take the Imperial marque, for […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/bnbnbn.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=89&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1978 Chrysler New Yorker Brougham – A Most Imperial Chrysler")
Curbside Classic: 1978 Chrysler New Yorker Brougham – A Most Imperial Chrysler
Posted on February 2, 2023 | 125 Comments(first posted 1/14/2013) What’s in a name? When it comes to vintage Mopar land yachts, the name means a lot–in some cases, success or failure. Take the Imperial marque, for […] -
![The Toyota Chinook was once a very common fixture here, as it was a classic “Eugene-mobile”. I’ve shown you several over the years, including one that was encapsulated in spray […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/IMG_0349.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=89&ssl=1 "Curbside Outtake: Toyota Chinook – With Upper Story Plumbing")
Curbside Outtake: Toyota Chinook – With Upper Story Plumbing
Posted on February 2, 2023 | 8 CommentsThe Toyota Chinook was once a very common fixture here, as it was a classic “Eugene-mobile”. I’ve shown you several over the years, including one that was encapsulated in spray […] -
![In the summer of 2004 I flew solo to Paris with the intention of meeting our son, who was at that time living outside the city in the 21st […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/IMG_7013.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=89&ssl=1 "Curbside Newsstand: 2023 European Car of the Year – A Jeep?")
Curbside Newsstand: 2023 European Car of the Year – A Jeep?
Posted on February 2, 2023 | 32 CommentsIn the summer of 2004 I flew solo to Paris with the intention of meeting our son, who was at that time living outside the city in the 21st […] -
![It may seem difficult to conceive today, when even a Prius has close to 200hp and will do 0-60 in a tick over seven seconds, but a car’s ability to […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/1950-Nash.jpeg?resize=115%2C115&quality=89&ssl=1 "Vintage Ad Tropes: Hill Climbing")
Vintage Ad Tropes: Hill Climbing
Posted on February 2, 2023 | 63 CommentsIt may seem difficult to conceive today, when even a Prius has close to 200hp and will do 0-60 in a tick over seven seconds, but a car’s ability to […] -
![This is a vintage review I’ve been hoping to find for some time, as I’m a bit obsessed with this and its Dodge counterpart. The more time has gone by […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/pl-1.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=89&ssl=1 "Vintage Car Life Road Test: 1962 Plymouth Savoy V8 – “Plymouth Made The Right Changes, The Right Compromises, For 1962′")
Vintage Car Life Road Test: 1962 Plymouth Savoy V8 – “Plymouth Made The Right Changes, The Right Compromises, For 1962′
Posted on February 2, 2023 | 46 CommentsThis is a vintage review I’ve been hoping to find for some time, as I’m a bit obsessed with this and its Dodge counterpart. The more time has gone by […] -
Vintage PR Photo: Bentley Estate Car Val d’Isere by Robert Jankel – Just Some DiNoc Away From Being The Ultimate Country Squire
Posted on February 1, 2023 | 11 Comments -
Vintage Color Snapshots: Vancouver, B.C. in the 1970s
Posted on February 1, 2023 | 80 Comments(first posted 2/1/2017) Today vintage.es takes us to Vancouver, B.C. in the 1970s. -
Cohort Pic(k) of the Day: Three Hundred
Posted on February 1, 2023 | 18 Commentsposted by Simon White -
![The quote I used for the title is somewhat out of context, as Car Life was specifically referring to the Imperial’s road manners, which were deficient due to its excessively […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/imp-1.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=89&ssl=1 "Vintage Car Life Road Test: 1961 Imperial Crown – “The Imperial Is Running Third In A Three Car Race…”")
Vintage Car Life Road Test: 1961 Imperial Crown – “The Imperial Is Running Third In A Three Car Race…”
Posted on February 1, 2023 | 51 CommentsThe quote I used for the title is somewhat out of context, as Car Life was specifically referring to the Imperial’s road manners, which were deficient due to its excessively […] -
![On a snowy Sunday of late, my dad and I made our annual sojourn to a local Model A Restorers Club swap meet, which was unfortunately less well-attended by vendors […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/Image-2.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=89&ssl=1 "CC Literature: 1977 Ford <em>Noise And Vibration Diagnosis</em> – Never Has A Dollar Been So Useful")
CC Literature: 1977 Ford Noise And Vibration Diagnosis – Never Has A Dollar Been So Useful
Posted on February 1, 2023 | 35 CommentsOn a snowy Sunday of late, my dad and I made our annual sojourn to a local Model A Restorers Club swap meet, which was unfortunately less well-attended by vendors […] -
![My Beretta GTZ had been an enjoyable car but going on 6 years the Quad 4 engine was starting to emit the little telltale wisps of white smoke signaling an […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/647201e7-184b-4d1d-9a62-cdd5850e1403.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=89&ssl=1 "COAL: 1996 GMC Jimmy – I Jump On And Then Fall Off The SUV Bandwagon")
COAL: 1996 GMC Jimmy – I Jump On And Then Fall Off The SUV Bandwagon
Posted on February 1, 2023 | 31 CommentsMy Beretta GTZ had been an enjoyable car but going on 6 years the Quad 4 engine was starting to emit the little telltale wisps of white smoke signaling an […] -
![“Atkinson Gas Engine Animated” by MichaelFrey – Own work. Licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 via Wikimedia Commons – http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Atkinson_Gas_Engine_Animated.gif#mediaviewer/File:Atkinson_Gas_Engine_Animated.gif (first posted 10/15/2012) Let’s start by stating the obvious: Apparently, the […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/Atkinson-anim-6.gif?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "The Atkinson (And Miller Cycle) Engines – Not Exactly What They Started Out To Be")
The Atkinson (And Miller Cycle) Engines – Not Exactly What They Started Out To Be
Posted on January 31, 2023 | 63 Comments“Atkinson Gas Engine Animated” by MichaelFrey – Own work. Licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 via Wikimedia Commons – http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Atkinson_Gas_Engine_Animated.gif#mediaviewer/File:Atkinson_Gas_Engine_Animated.gif (first posted 10/15/2012) Let’s start by stating the obvious: Apparently, the […]
