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![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 […] -
![(first posted 11/8/2016) GM’s Badge Engineering Department was working overtime in the early 70s. The energy crisis made Pontiac, Olds and Buick dealers desperate for small cars, so Chevy […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/skyhawk-1-1200.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Vintage R&T Road Test: 1975 Buick Skyhawk – “It Isn’t A Finished Car”")
Vintage R&T Road Test: 1975 Buick Skyhawk – “It Isn’t A Finished Car”
Posted on November 8, 2022 | 72 Comments(first posted 11/8/2016) GM’s Badge Engineering Department was working overtime in the early 70s. The energy crisis made Pontiac, Olds and Buick dealers desperate for small cars, so Chevy […] -
![(first posted 11/8/2016) Welcome to Part 4a of our continuing journey into exploring relatively small displacement engines found in both cars and trucks at various times in automotive history. This […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/1963-Chevrolet-Light-Duty-Trucks-Cdn-08.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "The Little Engines That Could, Part 4a: The Chevy 153 Four Goes Vanning")
The Little Engines That Could, Part 4a: The Chevy 153 Four Goes Vanning
Posted on November 8, 2022 | 49 Comments(first posted 11/8/2016) Welcome to Part 4a of our continuing journey into exploring relatively small displacement engines found in both cars and trucks at various times in automotive history. This […] -
Vintage Car Carrier: 1959 Ford – When The Load Looks Just Like The Truck Hauling It
Posted on November 8, 2022 | 17 CommentsNice shot of matching 1959 Ford trucks; one hauling the other one, along with some more cars and another pickup in the trailer. -
![Roshake stumbled into a Peugeot lover’s lair, with no less than three of them visible from the street. In this shot, we see the main a attraction, a 1979 604 […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/52482583132_b47fc606d1_k.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Cohort Pic(k) of the Day: 1986 Peugeot 604 GTI – A Peugeot Lover Lives Here")
Cohort Pic(k) of the Day: 1986 Peugeot 604 GTI – A Peugeot Lover Lives Here
Posted on November 8, 2022 | 8 CommentsRoshake stumbled into a Peugeot lover’s lair, with no less than three of them visible from the street. In this shot, we see the main a attraction, a 1979 604 […] -
![I was walking along a back street in Lyndhurst, New Jersey, where a lot of the guys in the neighborhood look like former extras from The Sopranos. Outside Steve’s Carburetor […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/thumbnail_IMG_0051.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Outtake: 1964 Pontiac “Rattlelina” – Got Visibility?")
Curbside Outtake: 1964 Pontiac “Rattlelina” – Got Visibility?
Posted on November 8, 2022 | 21 CommentsI was walking along a back street in Lyndhurst, New Jersey, where a lot of the guys in the neighborhood look like former extras from The Sopranos. Outside Steve’s Carburetor […] -
![I had the unique privilege to spend one night in one of the ten oldest hotel rooms in all of Las Vegas during last month’s vacation. I was already excited […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/968-2006-Chrysler-PT-Cruiser-Touring-convertible-for-CC.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Musings: 2006 Chrysler PT Cruiser Touring Convertible – Why I Think It Was A Good Idea")
Curbside Musings: 2006 Chrysler PT Cruiser Touring Convertible – Why I Think It Was A Good Idea
Posted on November 8, 2022 | 37 CommentsI had the unique privilege to spend one night in one of the ten oldest hotel rooms in all of Las Vegas during last month’s vacation. I was already excited […] -
![(first posted at CC on 11/7/2016. It’s an iffy DS pick, reflecting quite a bit of personal bias) You want to know one of the reasons why the Honda Accord […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/CC-44-31-800crop-vert.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1976 Chevrolet Malibu Classic – GM’s Deadly Sin #7 – Gluttony")
Curbside Classic: 1976 Chevrolet Malibu Classic – GM’s Deadly Sin #7 – Gluttony
Posted on November 7, 2022 | 130 Comments(first posted at CC on 11/7/2016. It’s an iffy DS pick, reflecting quite a bit of personal bias) You want to know one of the reasons why the Honda Accord […] -
![(first posted 11/7/2016) The EPA has issued its “Light-Duty Automotive Technology, Carbon Dioxide Emissions, and Fuel Economy Trends: 1975 Through 2016”report). (The updated report through 2020 is here). It’s […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/EPA-0-to-60.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "The EPA’s Charts On Efficiency, Performance, Weight and Other Metrics, 1975-2016 — Peak Malaise Was Obviously In 1982")
The EPA’s Charts On Efficiency, Performance, Weight and Other Metrics, 1975-2016 — Peak Malaise Was Obviously In 1982
Posted on November 7, 2022 | 54 Comments(first posted 11/7/2016) The EPA has issued its “Light-Duty Automotive Technology, Carbon Dioxide Emissions, and Fuel Economy Trends: 1975 Through 2016”report). (The updated report through 2020 is here). It’s […] -
![(first posted 11/7/2016) In 1973, I was a performer in an experimental theater company, and we got a gig to play in NYC, for six weeks, in the Village. Since […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/New-York-City-in-the-1970s-tunnel-30.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Vintage Snapshots: The Cars Of New York City In The 1970s")
Vintage Snapshots: The Cars Of New York City In The 1970s
Posted on November 7, 2022 | 79 Comments(first posted 11/7/2016) In 1973, I was a performer in an experimental theater company, and we got a gig to play in NYC, for six weeks, in the Village. Since […] -
Curbside Wordless Outtake: Photographed in Fargo?
Posted on November 7, 2022 | 15 Comments -
![In anticipation of a new COAL subject coming soon, I plan to update my fleet adventures of the past year or so. Given the propensity for my mind to wander, […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/20220823_113626.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "COAL Update: 1963 Ford Thunderbird – “On Duties” (And The New Parts Blues)")
COAL Update: 1963 Ford Thunderbird – “On Duties” (And The New Parts Blues)
Posted on November 7, 2022 | 45 CommentsIn anticipation of a new COAL subject coming soon, I plan to update my fleet adventures of the past year or so. Given the propensity for my mind to wander, […] -
![Back in 2002, I was teaching a class at Fairleigh Dickinson University (Madison, New Jersey) called Freshman Writing Workshop. Professors were always encouraged to come up with interesting topics for […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/20221104_113526.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CC College: Writing About Cadillacs, 1959 and 2002")
CC College: Writing About Cadillacs, 1959 and 2002
Posted on November 7, 2022 | 17 CommentsBack in 2002, I was teaching a class at Fairleigh Dickinson University (Madison, New Jersey) called Freshman Writing Workshop. Professors were always encouraged to come up with interesting topics for […] -
![The new W114/115 Mercedes may not have looked all that different stylistically from the larger S-Class cars (250/280/300S/SE/SEL), but it was the biggest change under the skin in a long […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/220-250-1a.jpeg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Vintage R&T Road Test: 1968 Mercedes 220 & 250 (W115/114) – A New Generation")
Vintage R&T Road Test: 1968 Mercedes 220 & 250 (W115/114) – A New Generation
Posted on November 7, 2022 | 12 CommentsThe new W114/115 Mercedes may not have looked all that different stylistically from the larger S-Class cars (250/280/300S/SE/SEL), but it was the biggest change under the skin in a long […]
