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![(first posted 11/21/2016) Welcome to Part 6 of our never-ending journey exploring relatively small displacement engines used at various times in automotive and light truck history. While this is the […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/1981-Ford-Trucks-02.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "The Little Engines That Could, Part 6: 1982 Was The Height Of Malaise And Passenger Cars Weren’t The Only Victims")
The Little Engines That Could, Part 6: 1982 Was The Height Of Malaise And Passenger Cars Weren’t The Only Victims
Posted on November 21, 2022 | 68 Comments(first posted 11/21/2016) Welcome to Part 6 of our never-ending journey exploring relatively small displacement engines used at various times in automotive and light truck history. While this is the […] -
![(first posted 12/17/2013) The story of the Seville has five chapters, and unfortunately most of them are rather sad. By far the most depressing one is Chapter Three, which covers […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/trrt.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1986-1991 Seville – GM’s Deadly Sin #21; And To Think That I Had One (Briefly)!")
Curbside Classic: 1986-1991 Seville – GM’s Deadly Sin #21; And To Think That I Had One (Briefly)!
Posted on November 21, 2022 | 158 Comments(first posted 12/17/2013) The story of the Seville has five chapters, and unfortunately most of them are rather sad. By far the most depressing one is Chapter Three, which covers […] -
![(first posted 11/21/2016) There was a time when Toyota’s marketing slogan was “Oh What A Feeling… Toyota”. Now it’s merely “Let’s Go Places”. Yes, there was a time when many […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/thumb_IMG_0476_1024.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1988 Toyota Celica GT – Oh What A Feeling!")
Curbside Classic: 1988 Toyota Celica GT – Oh What A Feeling!
Posted on November 21, 2022 | 74 Comments(first posted 11/21/2016) There was a time when Toyota’s marketing slogan was “Oh What A Feeling… Toyota”. Now it’s merely “Let’s Go Places”. Yes, there was a time when many […] -
![If one compiled a list of all car ads that borrowed a tagline from a brand of household supplies, we’d end up with… well, maybe just this example. Using a […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/Ad-1985-Pontiac-Grand-Prix-featured-image.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Vintage Ad: 1985 Pontiac Grand Prix – Aren’t You Glad?")
Vintage Ad: 1985 Pontiac Grand Prix – Aren’t You Glad?
Posted on November 21, 2022 | 47 CommentsIf one compiled a list of all car ads that borrowed a tagline from a brand of household supplies, we’d end up with… well, maybe just this example. Using a […] -
![In anticipation of a new COAL subject (a ’63 Buick Riviera) coming soon, I plan to update my fleet adventures of the past year or so. Given the propensity for […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/111_1859.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "COAL Update: The Rest Of The Fleet – Resisting The Urge To Muck It Up")
COAL Update: The Rest Of The Fleet – Resisting The Urge To Muck It Up
Posted on November 21, 2022 | 44 CommentsIn anticipation of a new COAL subject (a ’63 Buick Riviera) coming soon, I plan to update my fleet adventures of the past year or so. Given the propensity for […] -
![“Up North” is a relative term, but I suspect many of us would consider the top third of British Columbia and the bottom portion of the Yukon as “up north”. […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/Ford-1.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CC Road Trip: Curbside Classics, Up North – British Columbia And A Little Bit Of The Yukon – Part 1")
CC Road Trip: Curbside Classics, Up North – British Columbia And A Little Bit Of The Yukon – Part 1
Posted on November 21, 2022 | 26 Comments“Up North” is a relative term, but I suspect many of us would consider the top third of British Columbia and the bottom portion of the Yukon as “up north”. […] -
![I don’t see classic Saabs too often, sadly. In fact, this might be the first non-V4 96 I’ve studied up close in over a decade. I wasn’t even sure if […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/IMG_20220926_092923-copy.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1967 Saab 96 – The Last Two-Stroke")
Curbside Classic: 1967 Saab 96 – The Last Two-Stroke
Posted on November 21, 2022 | 17 CommentsI don’t see classic Saabs too often, sadly. In fact, this might be the first non-V4 96 I’ve studied up close in over a decade. I wasn’t even sure if […] -
![(first posted 11/20/2016) From the 50s through the early 90s, nothing said success like a fake woodie wagon in the driveway. Like the vinyl roof on a Brougham or Limited […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/68-Country-Squire.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "QOTD: Who Had The Best – And Worst – Fake Woodie Treatment?")
QOTD: Who Had The Best – And Worst – Fake Woodie Treatment?
Posted on November 20, 2022 | 161 Comments(first posted 11/20/2016) From the 50s through the early 90s, nothing said success like a fake woodie wagon in the driveway. Like the vinyl roof on a Brougham or Limited […] -
![(first posted 11/25/2013; Updated with several revisions) This GM Deadly Sin has been long overdue – the 1991 Oldsmobile Ninety-Eight. At such a critical time for the division, why did […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/11/IMG_1453.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1991 Oldsmobile Ninety-Eight – GM’s Deadly Sin #20 – A Sad End To The Oldest Oldsmobile")
Curbside Classic: 1991 Oldsmobile Ninety-Eight – GM’s Deadly Sin #20 – A Sad End To The Oldest Oldsmobile
Posted on November 20, 2022 | 162 Comments(first posted 11/25/2013; Updated with several revisions) This GM Deadly Sin has been long overdue – the 1991 Oldsmobile Ninety-Eight. At such a critical time for the division, why did […] -
Vintage Car Carrier: International Hauling Drag Racers
Posted on November 20, 2022 | 12 CommentsA random shot from about 1966 or so, of an older “Emeryville” International COE and a 1950s MHS trailer hauling the Rocky Mtn. Drag Team. -
![I was a bit surprised to see this forty year-old Granada wagon at one of the many trailheads we hit this summer. It’s just not quite what one expects to […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/IMG_9726.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Trailside Outtake: 1982 Ford Granada Wagon – Four, Six Or Eight?")
Trailside Outtake: 1982 Ford Granada Wagon – Four, Six Or Eight?
Posted on November 20, 2022 | 29 CommentsI was a bit surprised to see this forty year-old Granada wagon at one of the many trailheads we hit this summer. It’s just not quite what one expects to […] -
![Aiming for the high-hanging fruit? Then this fine piece of rental machinery is the perfect tool. Standing at some distance, I initially thought it was a truck-mounted telescopic boom crane. […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/IMG_0318.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Truck Show Outtake: 2021 MAN TGS 35.470 With Ruthmann Steiger T 750 HF – High-Level Cherry Picking")
Truck Show Outtake: 2021 MAN TGS 35.470 With Ruthmann Steiger T 750 HF – High-Level Cherry Picking
Posted on November 20, 2022 | 13 CommentsAiming for the high-hanging fruit? Then this fine piece of rental machinery is the perfect tool. Standing at some distance, I initially thought it was a truck-mounted telescopic boom crane. […] -
![I had married a 1988 Honda Accord (and the girl it brought with it). That Honda had been rock solid in its role as Car No. 1 for our […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/1968Newport02.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "COAL: 1968 Chrysler Newport Custom – Chapter 19, One More Drink From The Well")
COAL: 1968 Chrysler Newport Custom – Chapter 19, One More Drink From The Well
Posted on November 20, 2022 | 50 CommentsI had married a 1988 Honda Accord (and the girl it brought with it). That Honda had been rock solid in its role as Car No. 1 for our […] -
![(first posted 10/10/2013) The real test of a great company is the ability to precisely define the vision for its products and then execute it with the least possible deviation. […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/CC-203-077-925.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1984 Pontiac Fiero – GM’s Deadly Sin #19 – Give Us Five Years To Get It Almost Right And Then We’ll Kill It")
Curbside Classic: 1984 Pontiac Fiero – GM’s Deadly Sin #19 – Give Us Five Years To Get It Almost Right And Then We’ll Kill It
Posted on November 19, 2022 | 157 Comments(first posted 10/10/2013) The real test of a great company is the ability to precisely define the vision for its products and then execute it with the least possible deviation. […] -
![posted at the Cohort by John Lloyd (first posted 11/19/2016) When I saw this fine ’66 Custom 500 2-door at the Cohort, I was a bit puzzled by the […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/Ford-1966-Custom-500-2-door.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Cohort Outtake: 1966 Ford Custom 500 2-Door Sedan – White Sale Special")
Cohort Outtake: 1966 Ford Custom 500 2-Door Sedan – White Sale Special
Posted on November 19, 2022 | 57 Commentsposted at the Cohort by John Lloyd (first posted 11/19/2016) When I saw this fine ’66 Custom 500 2-door at the Cohort, I was a bit puzzled by the […]
