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![It’s been too long since we had some shots by “Ralf K” (Don Kincl), but he just posted some new ones at the Cohort, all of them from Arizona. I […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/52490271392_d2cb9b0ed2_k.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Cohort Pic(k)s of the Day: Ralf K’s Finds In Arizona – The DeSoto That Ate Its Tarp, And Six More")
Cohort Pic(k)s of the Day: Ralf K’s Finds In Arizona – The DeSoto That Ate Its Tarp, And Six More
Posted on November 11, 2022 | 19 CommentsIt’s been too long since we had some shots by “Ralf K” (Don Kincl), but he just posted some new ones at the Cohort, all of them from Arizona. I […] -
![As we were reminded recently by Paul, the Toyota Crown, now entering its sixteenth generation, is set to make its grand global comeback. In North America, this will take place […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/IMG_20221001_144615-copy.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1974 Toyota Crown (S60) Super Saloon – Hail To The Whale")
Curbside Classic: 1974 Toyota Crown (S60) Super Saloon – Hail To The Whale
Posted on November 11, 2022 | 17 CommentsAs we were reminded recently by Paul, the Toyota Crown, now entering its sixteenth generation, is set to make its grand global comeback. In North America, this will take place […] -
![(first posted 11/10/2016) How’s that for an outsized proclamation? Did Road and Track jump the shark this time? Well, like everything else, it’s all in the context. Or more specifically, […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/civic-1-a-1200.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Vintage Review: 1975 Honda Civic CVCC – ‘If It Were The Standard Car In America Most Of Our Automotive Problems Would Disappear’")
Vintage Review: 1975 Honda Civic CVCC – ‘If It Were The Standard Car In America Most Of Our Automotive Problems Would Disappear’
Posted on November 10, 2022 | 73 Comments(first posted 11/10/2016) How’s that for an outsized proclamation? Did Road and Track jump the shark this time? Well, like everything else, it’s all in the context. Or more specifically, […] -
![(first posted in 2010 at TTAC; 6/6/2014 at CC) What exactly is it that magnetically stops us in our tracks to look at a junky old car sitting at the […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/CC-39-044-1200.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: Cimarron by Cadillac – GM’s Deadly Sin #10 by Cadillac")
Curbside Classic: Cimarron by Cadillac – GM’s Deadly Sin #10 by Cadillac
Posted on November 10, 2022 | 140 Comments(first posted in 2010 at TTAC; 6/6/2014 at CC) What exactly is it that magnetically stops us in our tracks to look at a junky old car sitting at the […] -
![CC has covered the Traction Avant extensively, and I maintain that technically, if not commercially, it is perhaps the most significant car of the 1930s. You could make a case […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/DSC00393.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Carshow Outtake: 1950 Citroen 11CV With Emille Tonneline Grille Profile – (At)Traction Avant?")
Carshow Outtake: 1950 Citroen 11CV With Emille Tonneline Grille Profile – (At)Traction Avant?
Posted on November 10, 2022 | 9 CommentsCC has covered the Traction Avant extensively, and I maintain that technically, if not commercially, it is perhaps the most significant car of the 1930s. You could make a case […] -
![Are we tired of seeing these big two-door BMWs yet? This is the ninth post on this model, so perhaps we’re hitting CC bedrock here, contents-wise. Fortunately, this one is […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/IMG_20221023_155548-copy.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CC Capsule: 1982 BMW Alpina B9 3.5 Coupé (E24) – Enough Already?")
CC Capsule: 1982 BMW Alpina B9 3.5 Coupé (E24) – Enough Already?
Posted on November 10, 2022 | 9 CommentsAre we tired of seeing these big two-door BMWs yet? This is the ninth post on this model, so perhaps we’re hitting CC bedrock here, contents-wise. Fortunately, this one is […] -
Curbside Outtake:- Gen II Golf GTI
Posted on November 10, 2022 | 38 CommentsVancouver never ceases to amaze a curbivore such as myself. In Vancouver’s Kerrisdale neighbourhood yesterday I spotted this lovely Gen II VW Golf GTI. -
![I follow current industry news regularly, but I know that’s not exactly CC’s main mission. Nevertheless, it’s pretty fascinating to see Tesla not only taking the luxury brand crown so […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/Screenshot-2022-11-09-7.46.42-PM.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Newsstand: Luxury Brands And EV Sales Through September 2022 – Tesla Takes Both Crowns")
Curbside Newsstand: Luxury Brands And EV Sales Through September 2022 – Tesla Takes Both Crowns
Posted on November 10, 2022 | 24 CommentsI follow current industry news regularly, but I know that’s not exactly CC’s main mission. Nevertheless, it’s pretty fascinating to see Tesla not only taking the luxury brand crown so […] -
![(first posted at TTAC in 2010, at CC on 4/1/2013) I walked well past this Corvette before I stopped and gave it a backwards glance. I wavered momentarily, gauging my […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/CC-104-064-800.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1990 Chevrolet Corvette – GM’s Deadly Sin #9 – Loss Of Soul")
Curbside Classic: 1990 Chevrolet Corvette – GM’s Deadly Sin #9 – Loss Of Soul
Posted on November 9, 2022 | 72 Comments(first posted at TTAC in 2010, at CC on 4/1/2013) I walked well past this Corvette before I stopped and gave it a backwards glance. I wavered momentarily, gauging my […] -
![(first posted 11/9/2016) I dared to compare the 1976 Honda Accord with the 1976 Chevelle Malibu the other day, but folks just weren’t buying it. And the conversation morphed to […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/Chevelle-1975-ad-horz.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Did These Two Cars Compete Against Each Other? Don’t They All?")
Did These Two Cars Compete Against Each Other? Don’t They All?
Posted on November 9, 2022 | 30 Comments(first posted 11/9/2016) I dared to compare the 1976 Honda Accord with the 1976 Chevelle Malibu the other day, but folks just weren’t buying it. And the conversation morphed to […] -
![Yutaka Katayama (“Mr.K”) was a driving force behind such exceptional Nissans like the 510 and the Z. Back in the early ’50’s, he had something more basic in mind: […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/51778093560_d55412ffcc_k.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Vintage PR Shot: 1954 Flying Feather – “Mr. K” Builds A Microcar")
Vintage PR Shot: 1954 Flying Feather – “Mr. K” Builds A Microcar
Posted on November 9, 2022 | 10 CommentsYutaka Katayama (“Mr.K”) was a driving force behind such exceptional Nissans like the 510 and the Z. Back in the early ’50’s, he had something more basic in mind: […] -
![We were driving along a Forest Road in the mountains when I caught sight of this. Somebody went off the road! And the car caught fire! But it must have […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/IMG_9922.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "QOTD: Ditchside Mystery – What Car Is It?")
QOTD: Ditchside Mystery – What Car Is It?
Posted on November 9, 2022 | 24 CommentsWe were driving along a Forest Road in the mountains when I caught sight of this. Somebody went off the road! And the car caught fire! But it must have […] -
![I should have known that the ’68-’70 Charger’s roof “sails” were just added to the Coronet’s roof, and here’s the proof, in this shot by Matt Wilda. And of course […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/52477968124_b38e38c61d_k.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Cohort Pic(k) of the Day: So That’s How The Charger’s Roof Sails Were Added On")
Cohort Pic(k) of the Day: So That’s How The Charger’s Roof Sails Were Added On
Posted on November 9, 2022 | 15 CommentsI should have known that the ’68-’70 Charger’s roof “sails” were just added to the Coronet’s roof, and here’s the proof, in this shot by Matt Wilda. And of course […] -
![We interrupt our regularly scheduled programming to step away from the catalog of cars I’ve owned and jump back a few years, still within the parameters of Cars of […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/IMG_6539.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "COAL: Aladdin’s Cave Edition")
COAL: Aladdin’s Cave Edition
Posted on November 9, 2022 | 16 CommentsWe interrupt our regularly scheduled programming to step away from the catalog of cars I’ve owned and jump back a few years, still within the parameters of Cars of […] -
![(first posted here on 11/8/2016) Yes, when it comes to GM, there were definitely more than seven deadly sins. Actually, there were tens of millions of them. And while this […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/CC-71-065.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1984 Pontiac Bonneville Brougham – GM’s Deadly Sin #8")
Curbside Classic: 1984 Pontiac Bonneville Brougham – GM’s Deadly Sin #8
Posted on November 8, 2022 | 96 Comments(first posted here on 11/8/2016) Yes, when it comes to GM, there were definitely more than seven deadly sins. Actually, there were tens of millions of them. And while this […]
