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![Being too philosophical is rarely a recipe for happiness, but as a guy who finds comfort in Platonic dialogues and was recently told on an automotive forum that I “may […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/54677423006_738b17971c_k.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1 "Curbside Find: 1977 Pontiac Ventura – Dumb Luck")
Curbside Find: 1977 Pontiac Ventura – Dumb Luck
Posted on August 4, 2025 | 19 CommentsBeing too philosophical is rarely a recipe for happiness, but as a guy who finds comfort in Platonic dialogues and was recently told on an automotive forum that I “may […] -
![I spent a lot of time recently staring at this well-preserved 1974 Imperial LeBaron hardtop, wondering again why it didn’t sell. In most respects, Chrysler’s senior make was at […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/1974-Imperial-LeBaron-Crown-Coupe-Golden-Fawn-Bring-a-Trailer-front-3q-left-wide.webp?resize=115%2C115&quality=70&ssl=1 "1974 Imperial LeBaron Crown Coupe — A Chrysler By Any Other Name, It Sold Better As A New Yorker")
1974 Imperial LeBaron Crown Coupe — A Chrysler By Any Other Name, It Sold Better As A New Yorker
Posted on August 4, 2025 | 21 CommentsI spent a lot of time recently staring at this well-preserved 1974 Imperial LeBaron hardtop, wondering again why it didn’t sell. In most respects, Chrysler’s senior make was at […] -
![(first posted 3/17/2012) You have to hand it to GM. The 1980 X-bodies were by all accounts an unmitigated disaster. Yet they took that very same platform, updated and enlarged […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/03/3-12-12-006-e1331845266890.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1988 Chevrolet Celebrity – When Life Hands You Lemons…")
Curbside Classic: 1988 Chevrolet Celebrity – When Life Hands You Lemons…
Posted on August 3, 2025 | 10 Comments(first posted 3/17/2012) You have to hand it to GM. The 1980 X-bodies were by all accounts an unmitigated disaster. Yet they took that very same platform, updated and enlarged […] -
![We’re on for another chapter of American cars of the ’60s-’70s in Europe. Today is the muscle car variety, with a 1970 Chevelle SS in Hungary uploaded by Roshake at […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/1970_ChevelleSS_Inmotion_11.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1 "In Motion Classic: 1970 Chevrolet Chevelle SS In Hungary")
In Motion Classic: 1970 Chevrolet Chevelle SS In Hungary
Posted on August 3, 2025 | 5 CommentsWe’re on for another chapter of American cars of the ’60s-’70s in Europe. Today is the muscle car variety, with a 1970 Chevelle SS in Hungary uploaded by Roshake at […] -
![Aaron Severson has brought a whole new level of thoroughly-researched in-depth coverage of automotive history to Curbside Classic. It has been an immense pleasure to have him sharing his […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/a-Closed_PCV_Type4_EPA-Nov-1977-PD.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1 "Science, Skullduggery, and Bad Faith: How the U.S. Auto Industry Adopted Positive Crankcase Ventilation — Now At Ate Up With Motor")
Science, Skullduggery, and Bad Faith: How the U.S. Auto Industry Adopted Positive Crankcase Ventilation — Now At Ate Up With Motor
Posted on August 3, 2025 | 16 CommentsAaron Severson has brought a whole new level of thoroughly-researched in-depth coverage of automotive history to Curbside Classic. It has been an immense pleasure to have him sharing his […] -
![Edna was a fixture in her small, Midwestern town. For many, many moons she had been the music teacher at the local public school. She was also known for her […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/07/Valiant-2.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1970 Plymouth Valiant – Edna Gets Her Car Tuned-Up")
Curbside Classic: 1970 Plymouth Valiant – Edna Gets Her Car Tuned-Up
Posted on August 3, 2025 | 13 CommentsEdna was a fixture in her small, Midwestern town. For many, many moons she had been the music teacher at the local public school. She was also known for her […] -
![Once upon a time, COE (Cab Over Engine) big trucks dominated the highways in America; No more. Now they’re a rarity. But not only have COE trucks of all stripes […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/a-ford-tile-big.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1 "A Gallery Of Classic, Rare and Forgotten Big COE Trucks")
A Gallery Of Classic, Rare and Forgotten Big COE Trucks
Posted on August 3, 2025 | 16 CommentsOnce upon a time, COE (Cab Over Engine) big trucks dominated the highways in America; No more. Now they’re a rarity. But not only have COE trucks of all stripes […] -
![Working and Waiting As winter ‘89 turned to spring, I worked my temporary job and searched for permanent employment as we tried to stabilize our household finances. For me, working […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/cDM9o6pFGIuLzbNArkWQgMhOatBe_l.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1 "My 1986 Buick Century Gran Sport: “Sometimes The Clothes Do Not Make The Man”")
My 1986 Buick Century Gran Sport: “Sometimes The Clothes Do Not Make The Man”
Posted on August 3, 2025 | 28 CommentsWorking and Waiting As winter ‘89 turned to spring, I worked my temporary job and searched for permanent employment as we tried to stabilize our household finances. For me, working […] -
![Since 1959, all new cars sold in the U.S. have had window labels disclosing the manufacturer’s suggested retail prices and other information. Those labels are often called “Monroney stickers,” […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/1967-Cadillac-Eldorado-Bring-a-Trailer-19-window-sticker-crop.webp?resize=115%2C115&quality=70&ssl=1 "Senator Monroney And His Stickers: How New Car Window Disclosure Labels Came To Be")
Senator Monroney And His Stickers: How New Car Window Disclosure Labels Came To Be
Posted on August 3, 2025 | 26 CommentsSince 1959, all new cars sold in the U.S. have had window labels disclosing the manufacturer’s suggested retail prices and other information. Those labels are often called “Monroney stickers,” […] -
![We haven’t had many of these ’59 Chevy wagons here at CC, so when I ran across this fine one shot curbside by Staxman at the Cohort, I bit. Now […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/36345697346_a1d45e1539_k.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1 "Curbside Find: 1959 Chevrolet Parkwood Wagon – Lots of Woods, But No Woodie")
Curbside Find: 1959 Chevrolet Parkwood Wagon – Lots of Woods, But No Woodie
Posted on August 2, 2025 | 13 CommentsWe haven’t had many of these ’59 Chevy wagons here at CC, so when I ran across this fine one shot curbside by Staxman at the Cohort, I bit. Now […] -
![There is a big part of me that wants to triumphantly and enthusiastically title this essay “Dodge Dynasty – Among The Best Cars Ever Built”. However, there is another part […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/IMG_4739.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1988 to 1991 Dodge Dynasty – Familiarity Breeds, Well, Familiarity")
Curbside Classic: 1988 to 1991 Dodge Dynasty – Familiarity Breeds, Well, Familiarity
Posted on August 2, 2025 | 16 CommentsThere is a big part of me that wants to triumphantly and enthusiastically title this essay “Dodge Dynasty – Among The Best Cars Ever Built”. However, there is another part […] -
![I don’t know about you, but my fondness of looking for old cars that used to be common comes in different degrees — from the ones that I dearly miss […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/1977_Toyota_Corona1.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1 "Curbside Find: 1978 Toyota Corona – Some Rash, But This Old Pal Is Still Rolling!")
Curbside Find: 1978 Toyota Corona – Some Rash, But This Old Pal Is Still Rolling!
Posted on August 2, 2025 | 10 CommentsI don’t know about you, but my fondness of looking for old cars that used to be common comes in different degrees — from the ones that I dearly miss […] -
![(Hopefully) this doesn’t happen often, but if you asked me to visualize a 1970-1971 Torino convertible, I would have pictured… a hardtop. I simply can’t remember ever seeing a convertible […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/Ford-Torino-1970-conv-fq.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1 "1970 Ford Torino GT Convertible – So Rare I Forgot It Even Came As A Convertible")
1970 Ford Torino GT Convertible – So Rare I Forgot It Even Came As A Convertible
Posted on August 2, 2025 | 15 Comments(Hopefully) this doesn’t happen often, but if you asked me to visualize a 1970-1971 Torino convertible, I would have pictured… a hardtop. I simply can’t remember ever seeing a convertible […] -
![When my wife and I decided to return to the U.S. from our temporary stay in England, I began to think about what cars we might buy to replace […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/tercel4wd01.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1 "My 1983 Toyota Tercel and 1985 Ford Escort: The Efficiently Pleasant & The Sufficiently Efficient – A Tale Of Two Small Wagons")
My 1983 Toyota Tercel and 1985 Ford Escort: The Efficiently Pleasant & The Sufficiently Efficient – A Tale Of Two Small Wagons
Posted on August 2, 2025 | 23 CommentsWhen my wife and I decided to return to the U.S. from our temporary stay in England, I began to think about what cars we might buy to replace […] -
![Between the development of Synchro-Mesh (launched for 1929) and Hydra-Matic (launched for 1940), General Motors also developed a four-speed semi-automatic transmission, sometimes called the Automatic Safety Transmission, which was available […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/1938-Buick-Model-40C-Phaeton-Titian-Maroon-Patrick-Emzen-RM-Auctions-front-3q-left.webp?resize=115%2C115&quality=70&ssl=1 "Almost Automatic: SIA Drives A 1938 Buick With The Weird Semi-Automatic Ancestor of Hydra-Matic")
Almost Automatic: SIA Drives A 1938 Buick With The Weird Semi-Automatic Ancestor of Hydra-Matic
Posted on August 2, 2025 | 19 CommentsBetween the development of Synchro-Mesh (launched for 1929) and Hydra-Matic (launched for 1940), General Motors also developed a four-speed semi-automatic transmission, sometimes called the Automatic Safety Transmission, which was available […]
