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![My recent post on the AOD transmission brought out some unfavorable comments on that particular transmission. The AOD was designed during the time period not known for great transmissions. American […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/Hydramatic-Ad.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "QOTD: What is Your Favorite and Least Favorite Automatic Transmission?")
QOTD: What is Your Favorite and Least Favorite Automatic Transmission?
Posted on November 24, 2022 | 71 CommentsMy recent post on the AOD transmission brought out some unfavorable comments on that particular transmission. The AOD was designed during the time period not known for great transmissions. American […] -
![The first generation Toyota Soarer (1981-85) was a true milestone in Toyota’s history. It was the first step towards Lexus and the Japanese assault on the higher end of the […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/IMG_20220911_135004-copy.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1982 Toyota Soarer (Z10) VX – Soaring To The Top")
Curbside Classic: 1982 Toyota Soarer (Z10) VX – Soaring To The Top
Posted on November 24, 2022 | 11 CommentsThe first generation Toyota Soarer (1981-85) was a true milestone in Toyota’s history. It was the first step towards Lexus and the Japanese assault on the higher end of the […] -
![I’d like to extend my best wishes to all of you celebrating Thanksgiving. I have so much to be thankful for, but there’s one in particular I’d like to share […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/Pisgha.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Happy Thanksgiving – I Am Thankful For…")
Happy Thanksgiving – I Am Thankful For…
Posted on November 24, 2022 | 66 CommentsI’d like to extend my best wishes to all of you celebrating Thanksgiving. I have so much to be thankful for, but there’s one in particular I’d like to share […] -
![(originally posted at TTAC in 2008 as GM Death Watch #189; reposted at CC on 5/21/2015) In the ancient Buddhist text Visuddhi-Magga, “name” and “form” are described as powerless in […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/Name-and-form-visuddhimagga-compilation-Buddhaghosa-geolocation.ws-Path-of-Purification-commentaries.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "GM’s Deadly Sin #23: Name And Form")
GM’s Deadly Sin #23: Name And Form
Posted on November 23, 2022 | 201 Comments(originally posted at TTAC in 2008 as GM Death Watch #189; reposted at CC on 5/21/2015) In the ancient Buddhist text Visuddhi-Magga, “name” and “form” are described as powerless in […] -
![(first posted in 2010 at TTAC; 12/19/2014 at CC) The 1980s was the worst decade ever for GM. It lost a full ten points of market share, starting the decade […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/12/CC-23-012-1200.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1980 Chevrolet Citation – GM’s Deadliest Sin (#13)")
Curbside Classic: 1980 Chevrolet Citation – GM’s Deadliest Sin (#13)
Posted on November 23, 2022 | 295 Comments(first posted in 2010 at TTAC; 12/19/2014 at CC) The 1980s was the worst decade ever for GM. It lost a full ten points of market share, starting the decade […] -
Canadian Junkyard Classics: Frozen In Time
Posted on November 23, 2022 | 25 Commentscanadiancatgreen downloaded another batch of his junkyard finds at the Cohort, so we’ll pick some of the more interesting ones to share here, starting with this Maverick. -
![This would have been a nice upgrade fromo my ’68 Dodge A100 van. It only had a bed, a couple of windows and…a cooler. But this ambitious motor home has […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/52493578368_7d639a677c_k.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Vintage Ad: 1967 Globetrotter – An Upgrade From My A100 Van")
Vintage Ad: 1967 Globetrotter – An Upgrade From My A100 Van
Posted on November 23, 2022 | 18 CommentsThis would have been a nice upgrade fromo my ’68 Dodge A100 van. It only had a bed, a couple of windows and…a cooler. But this ambitious motor home has […] -
![“You know what I got me, Raúl? These cool aftermarket… Uh, rams, or rockets. Don’t really know what they’re… but remember my Corona? Man, that’s gonna be one sweet ride […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/IMG_20221109_161653963_HDR.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: ’64-’67 Toyota Corona – Ready For Take Off!")
Curbside Classic: ’64-’67 Toyota Corona – Ready For Take Off!
Posted on November 23, 2022 | 14 Comments“You know what I got me, Raúl? These cool aftermarket… Uh, rams, or rockets. Don’t really know what they’re… but remember my Corona? Man, that’s gonna be one sweet ride […] -
![Here’s the thing: some of us have relationships with cars. This is an indisputable fact, yet on the surface it makes no sense at all. Cars are manufactured objects. They […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/IMG_6613.jpeg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "COAL: 1997 Nissan Sentra GXE – Peak Nissan?")
COAL: 1997 Nissan Sentra GXE – Peak Nissan?
Posted on November 23, 2022 | 61 CommentsHere’s the thing: some of us have relationships with cars. This is an indisputable fact, yet on the surface it makes no sense at all. Cars are manufactured objects. They […] -
![(first posted 11/2/2016) I’ve recently discovered vintage.es, a site with large collections of everyday snapshots. This particular collection is 100 color snaps from the 1950s, from which I’m pulling the […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/USA-1950s-32.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Vintage Color Snapshots From The 1950s")
Vintage Color Snapshots From The 1950s
Posted on November 22, 2022 | 77 Comments(first posted 11/2/2016) I’ve recently discovered vintage.es, a site with large collections of everyday snapshots. This particular collection is 100 color snaps from the 1950s, from which I’m pulling the […] -
![(first posted 4/9/2015) GM’s most persistent Deadliest Sin was releasing new cars that were half-baked and lacking certain key ingredients. The results inevitable were not tasty. This problem goes way […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/Chevrolet-1982-Cavalier-sedan-fq.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1982 Chevrolet Cavalier – GM’s Deadly Sin #22 – The Decline And Fall Of GM In 1.8 Liters")
Curbside Classic: 1982 Chevrolet Cavalier – GM’s Deadly Sin #22 – The Decline And Fall Of GM In 1.8 Liters
Posted on November 22, 2022 | 239 Comments(first posted 4/9/2015) GM’s most persistent Deadliest Sin was releasing new cars that were half-baked and lacking certain key ingredients. The results inevitable were not tasty. This problem goes way […] -
![There’s a lot of old film footage out there shot as backgrounds for movies. But this one is better than average, and here’s some unusual CC spotting to be had. […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/themes/arras162/images/thumbnail.png "CC Cinema: Hollywood and Downtown LA In 1961 – No Less Than Nine Corvairs")
CC Cinema: Hollywood and Downtown LA In 1961 – No Less Than Nine Corvairs
Posted on November 22, 2022 | 33 CommentsThere’s a lot of old film footage out there shot as backgrounds for movies. But this one is better than average, and here’s some unusual CC spotting to be had. […] -
CC Road Trip: Curbside Classics Up North – British Columbia And A Little Bit Of The Yukon – Part 2
Posted on November 22, 2022 | 21 CommentsIn the first instalment of our Northern British Columbia Circle route trip we visited an inland rainforest of giant cedar trees and joined the iconic Alaska Highway, stumbling across many […] -
![Here’s a guaranteed way to get your Cohort posting to be posted at CC: do as William Garrett did and find a gen1 Corvair, like this fine ’63 Monza convertible. […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/52515926478_17599465ff_k.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Cohort Pic(k) of the Day: 1963 Corvair Monza Convertible – Love Flows From The Top Down")
Cohort Pic(k) of the Day: 1963 Corvair Monza Convertible – Love Flows From The Top Down
Posted on November 22, 2022 | 17 CommentsHere’s a guaranteed way to get your Cohort posting to be posted at CC: do as William Garrett did and find a gen1 Corvair, like this fine ’63 Monza convertible. […] -
![Spotting these two New Yorkers next to each other on a Sunday morning outside the former Western Hotel & Casino was like Curbside manna descended from heaven. I almost couldn’t […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/983-1984-1992-Chrysler-New-Yorkers-for-CC.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classics: 1984 & 1992 Chrysler New Yorkers – Diet Iacocca Cola")
Curbside Classics: 1984 & 1992 Chrysler New Yorkers – Diet Iacocca Cola
Posted on November 22, 2022 | 17 CommentsSpotting these two New Yorkers next to each other on a Sunday morning outside the former Western Hotel & Casino was like Curbside manna descended from heaven. I almost couldn’t […]
