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![By the 1930’s, automobiles were really coming into their own. Cars were faster and more reliable. Moving far beyond simple transportation, status-conscious and well-to-do buyers had a wide selection of […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/04/Screenshot-2025-04-24-at-21-06-22-1934-Packard-1108-Twelve-Sport-Sedan-by-Derham-Arizona-2025-RM-Sothebys.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Auction Classics: The Rapid Evolution Of American Cars, Part 4 of 4 1931-1939")
Auction Classics: The Rapid Evolution Of American Cars, Part 4 of 4 1931-1939
Posted on April 29, 2025 | 20 CommentsBy the 1930’s, automobiles were really coming into their own. Cars were faster and more reliable. Moving far beyond simple transportation, status-conscious and well-to-do buyers had a wide selection of […] -
![Yes, the SS emblems on this Dark Red 1973 Chevrolet Malibu station wagon are authentic, and yes, if you look closely, that is an equally authentic “454” call-out on […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/04/1973-Chevrolet-Malibu-SS-454-wagon-Mecum-Auctions-F195-front-3q-lead.webp?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "1973 Chevrolet Chevelle Malibu SS 454 Wagon – The Dad ‘Stache Superwagon")
1973 Chevrolet Chevelle Malibu SS 454 Wagon – The Dad ‘Stache Superwagon
Posted on April 29, 2025 | 51 CommentsYes, the SS emblems on this Dark Red 1973 Chevrolet Malibu station wagon are authentic, and yes, if you look closely, that is an equally authentic “454” call-out on […] -
![(originally posted 4/5/2011. This was one of the first cars I ever shot. This car was still a regular driver around town for years, and it was starting to show […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/04/Plymouth-Sapporro-004-800.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1978 Plymouth Sapporo – Stayin’ Alive")
Curbside Classic: 1978 Plymouth Sapporo – Stayin’ Alive
Posted on April 28, 2025 | 73 Comments(originally posted 4/5/2011. This was one of the first cars I ever shot. This car was still a regular driver around town for years, and it was starting to show […] -
![(first posted 3/21/2019) The fourth and final generation Toyota Cressida was by no means an exciting car. Clean and innocuous-looking, it could be confused with just […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/1990-Toyota-Cressida-3.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classics: 1986 & 1990 Toyota Cressida – The Ur-Lexus Or The Un-Lexus?")
Curbside Classics: 1986 & 1990 Toyota Cressida – The Ur-Lexus Or The Un-Lexus?
Posted on April 28, 2025 | 50 Comments(first posted 3/21/2019) The fourth and final generation Toyota Cressida was by no means an exciting car. Clean and innocuous-looking, it could be confused with just […] -
![Photos from the CC Cohort by Hyperpack (Slant Six), captured at Len’s Auto Sales Service, Blairsville, PA. To us who enjoy cars, unexpected sightings such as this American mix of […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/04/54418410306_dfb866c799_k.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classics: ’57 Ford, ’58 Chevrolet, Saturn Vue & Chevy Equinox – What’s 50 Years, After All?")
Curbside Classics: ’57 Ford, ’58 Chevrolet, Saturn Vue & Chevy Equinox – What’s 50 Years, After All?
Posted on April 28, 2025 | 11 CommentsPhotos from the CC Cohort by Hyperpack (Slant Six), captured at Len’s Auto Sales Service, Blairsville, PA. To us who enjoy cars, unexpected sightings such as this American mix of […] -
![How many of us would like to call the local Cadillac dealer at midnight, order a Fleetwood or two, and pick them up after waking up at about 3:30 in […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/pink_cadillac_graceland.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "The Cars Of Elvis Presley")
The Cars Of Elvis Presley
Posted on April 28, 2025 | 14 CommentsHow many of us would like to call the local Cadillac dealer at midnight, order a Fleetwood or two, and pick them up after waking up at about 3:30 in […] -
![Is that new Escort or Fairmont great, but not quite perfect? Well, leaf through Ford’s Accessories Brochure to make that new car feel more like your own! If big-ticket items […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/04/1981-Ford-Accessories-Brochure-Cover-b.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "1981 Ford Accessories Brochure: Make Your Ford Your Own")
1981 Ford Accessories Brochure: Make Your Ford Your Own
Posted on April 28, 2025 | 34 CommentsIs that new Escort or Fairmont great, but not quite perfect? Well, leaf through Ford’s Accessories Brochure to make that new car feel more like your own! If big-ticket items […] -
![From the late 1960s through the mid-1970s, the Dodge Monaco was the senior trim series of the full-size Dodge line, but the original 1965 Monaco was a hardtop-only personal […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/04/1965-Dodge-Monaco-Art-Speed-front-3q-left-high.webp?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Vintage M/T Review: 1965 Dodge Monaco – “As Rugged As It Is Rich”")
Vintage M/T Review: 1965 Dodge Monaco – “As Rugged As It Is Rich”
Posted on April 28, 2025 | 26 CommentsFrom the late 1960s through the mid-1970s, the Dodge Monaco was the senior trim series of the full-size Dodge line, but the original 1965 Monaco was a hardtop-only personal […] -
![(first posted 4/16/2019) As promised in my recent double post on a classic car meet I attended in France, here’s one car I saw there that merits its […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/IMG_20190407_122249-copy.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Car Show Classic: 1969 Honda N360 AT – Think Small… No, Smaller Than That")
Car Show Classic: 1969 Honda N360 AT – Think Small… No, Smaller Than That
Posted on April 27, 2025 | 41 Comments(first posted 4/16/2019) As promised in my recent double post on a classic car meet I attended in France, here’s one car I saw there that merits its […] -
![(first posted 4/8/2019) This month will mark the first time in seven whole years that I will have spent time with either / both of my […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/1981-Chevrolet-Monte-Carlo-Nebraska-1-CC.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classics: 1981 & 1982 Chevrolet Monte Carlos – Yin & Yang")
Curbside Classics: 1981 & 1982 Chevrolet Monte Carlos – Yin & Yang
Posted on April 27, 2025 | 52 Comments(first posted 4/8/2019) This month will mark the first time in seven whole years that I will have spent time with either / both of my […] -
Vintage Postcards: Packard Dealers In The 1950s
Posted on April 27, 2025 | 35 CommentsCooke Toledo Motors Ltd., Montreal. -
![The motto of the Belgium-based Sarens company is ‘Nothing too heavy, nothing too high’. No further explanation needed. Last year, the thorough restoration of one of their classic, custom-built heavy […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/04/IMG_3553.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Truck Stop Classic: Late 80s DAF NATE 2826 DKS 6×6 Tractor – Heavily Customized")
Truck Stop Classic: Late 80s DAF NATE 2826 DKS 6×6 Tractor – Heavily Customized
Posted on April 27, 2025 | 6 CommentsThe motto of the Belgium-based Sarens company is ‘Nothing too heavy, nothing too high’. No further explanation needed. Last year, the thorough restoration of one of their classic, custom-built heavy […] -
![The second half of the sixties is often called the golden age for American cars, and that certainly applies to four-door hardtops. Not only did full-size versions continue to expand […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/04/a-66-corvair-tile.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "All Those Glamorous Four-Door Hardtops, Part 3: 1965-1969 – Now Available In Sizes S, M, L & XL")
All Those Glamorous Four-Door Hardtops, Part 3: 1965-1969 – Now Available In Sizes S, M, L & XL
Posted on April 27, 2025 | 29 CommentsThe second half of the sixties is often called the golden age for American cars, and that certainly applies to four-door hardtops. Not only did full-size versions continue to expand […] -
![Well then, here you have it, CC friends, the final result of my most recent search for a new (to me) automotive millstone. Any of you who have read the […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/20240917_112917-e1739600530827.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "My 1999 Alfa Romeo 166 – Was There Ever Really Another Choice?")
My 1999 Alfa Romeo 166 – Was There Ever Really Another Choice?
Posted on April 27, 2025 | 20 CommentsWell then, here you have it, CC friends, the final result of my most recent search for a new (to me) automotive millstone. Any of you who have read the […] -
![(first posted 2/18/2012) Datsun pioneered the little Japanese truck in America; more correctly, they built their business on it. In the early sixties, their cars weren’t exactly quite […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/02/CC-49-038-800.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1977 Datsun King Cab Pickup (620) – Yes, We Have Long Legs In America")
Curbside Classic: 1977 Datsun King Cab Pickup (620) – Yes, We Have Long Legs In America
Posted on April 26, 2025 | 52 Comments(first posted 2/18/2012) Datsun pioneered the little Japanese truck in America; more correctly, they built their business on it. In the early sixties, their cars weren’t exactly quite […]
