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![Chevrolet’s name has always been affixed to some of the best-selling automobiles in the United States. But for some reason, when General Motors dropped the Geo make and started selling […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/1998-2002-Chevy-Prizm-a.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CC Capsule: 1998-2002 Chevrolet Prism — One Nice, One a Beater")
CC Capsule: 1998-2002 Chevrolet Prism — One Nice, One a Beater
Posted on November 3, 2022 | 22 CommentsChevrolet’s name has always been affixed to some of the best-selling automobiles in the United States. But for some reason, when General Motors dropped the Geo make and started selling […] -
![Welcome to the best of the rest of the automotive world, at least as found in Tokyo over the past couple of months. The German contingent was the most numerous, […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/IMG_20221030_131744-copy.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CC Outtakes: T87’s Singles Collection (September-October 2022) – Part 2a: Foreign Cars (German, Swedish, Italian)")
CC Outtakes: T87’s Singles Collection (September-October 2022) – Part 2a: Foreign Cars (German, Swedish, Italian)
Posted on November 3, 2022 | 13 CommentsWelcome to the best of the rest of the automotive world, at least as found in Tokyo over the past couple of months. The German contingent was the most numerous, […] -
![Ideally, the new 144/142 would have come with the larger two liter engine from the get-go, given that it was a bigger and heavier car than the 122/Amazon, in which […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/142-1-top.jpeg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Vintage R&T Road Test: 1969 Volvo 142S 2 Liter – “A Small Change Makes A Big Difference”")
Vintage R&T Road Test: 1969 Volvo 142S 2 Liter – “A Small Change Makes A Big Difference”
Posted on November 3, 2022 | 32 CommentsIdeally, the new 144/142 would have come with the larger two liter engine from the get-go, given that it was a bigger and heavier car than the 122/Amazon, in which […] -
![For too many years I’ve cringed when I see or hear the expression BOF (Body On Frame) as applied to American cars with perimeter frames, meaning pretty much all of […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/Frames-1.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Tech History: The Perimeter Frame – Body-And-Frame, Not Body-On-Frame")
Tech History: The Perimeter Frame – Body-And-Frame, Not Body-On-Frame
Posted on November 3, 2022 | 50 CommentsFor too many years I’ve cringed when I see or hear the expression BOF (Body On Frame) as applied to American cars with perimeter frames, meaning pretty much all of […] -
![(first posted 11/2/2016) Perhaps we need to start an AMC Deadly Sins Series, as the Pacer certainly qualifies. Like so many things at AMC, it started out as pretty […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/Scan-900.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Vintage R&T Technical Analysis: AMC’s New Pacer – As Short As A Pinto; As Wide As A Chevelle")
Vintage R&T Technical Analysis: AMC’s New Pacer – As Short As A Pinto; As Wide As A Chevelle
Posted on November 2, 2022 | 112 Comments(first posted 11/2/2016) Perhaps we need to start an AMC Deadly Sins Series, as the Pacer certainly qualifies. Like so many things at AMC, it started out as pretty […] -
![(first posted 10/24/2016) Alec Issigonis, along with Sir Henry Royce and perhaps Colin Chapman, has the greatest name recognition in the UK for any British car designer or engineer. At […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/alex1-1.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Biography: Sir Alec Issigonis – The Designer of Britain’s Favourite Cars, Britain’s Favourite Car Designer")
Biography: Sir Alec Issigonis – The Designer of Britain’s Favourite Cars, Britain’s Favourite Car Designer
Posted on November 2, 2022 | 55 Comments(first posted 10/24/2016) Alec Issigonis, along with Sir Henry Royce and perhaps Colin Chapman, has the greatest name recognition in the UK for any British car designer or engineer. At […] -
![Across North America there once roamed great herds of large and unmistakable beasts, unique to the continent. I’m talking about the American Bison, of course, but I could […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/20220925_1056281.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 2007 Chevrolet Monte Carlo LS – The Last Of A Very American Species")
Curbside Classic: 2007 Chevrolet Monte Carlo LS – The Last Of A Very American Species
Posted on November 2, 2022 | 58 CommentsAcross North America there once roamed great herds of large and unmistakable beasts, unique to the continent. I’m talking about the American Bison, of course, but I could […] -
![Welcome to part two of four, wherein we will look at Mitsubishis and Nissans, as well as a few Isuzus, Subarus and (sort of) Mazdas. Nissans are always very well […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/IMG_20220910_101705-copy.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CC Outtakes: T87’s Singles Collection (September-October 2022) – Part 1b: More Japanese Cars (Mitsubishi, Nissan, Isuzu, Subaru, etc.)")
CC Outtakes: T87’s Singles Collection (September-October 2022) – Part 1b: More Japanese Cars (Mitsubishi, Nissan, Isuzu, Subaru, etc.)
Posted on November 2, 2022 | 7 CommentsWelcome to part two of four, wherein we will look at Mitsubishis and Nissans, as well as a few Isuzus, Subarus and (sort of) Mazdas. Nissans are always very well […] -
![And so, dear reader, in our last installment our Plymouth Reliant wagon was nearing the the end of its useful life. A blown head gasket, accompanied by billows of […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/2A82CC87-73C2-4386-A970-177F40D040B0.jpeg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "COAL: 1992 Ford Aerostar – Intimations of Mortality")
COAL: 1992 Ford Aerostar – Intimations of Mortality
Posted on November 2, 2022 | 34 CommentsAnd so, dear reader, in our last installment our Plymouth Reliant wagon was nearing the the end of its useful life. A blown head gasket, accompanied by billows of […] -
![(first posted 4/6/2011) Hard to imagine now, but the word “compact” was actually used in early Cordoba marketing materials. Weighing in at two-plus tons and measuring 215 inches makes that […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/04/CC-123-053-800.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1978 Chrysler Cordoba – The Fine Little Chrysler")
Curbside Classic: 1978 Chrysler Cordoba – The Fine Little Chrysler
Posted on November 1, 2022 | 100 Comments(first posted 4/6/2011) Hard to imagine now, but the word “compact” was actually used in early Cordoba marketing materials. Weighing in at two-plus tons and measuring 215 inches makes that […] -
![Note: We re-ran all of the GM Deadly Sins on these dates in 2016, so here they come back again, one more time. (first posted here on 3/21/2011 at CC. […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/03/CC-17-043-801.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1986 Buick Riviera – GM’s Deadly Sin #1")
Curbside Classic: 1986 Buick Riviera – GM’s Deadly Sin #1
Posted on November 1, 2022 | 138 CommentsNote: We re-ran all of the GM Deadly Sins on these dates in 2016, so here they come back again, one more time. (first posted here on 3/21/2011 at CC. […] -
![(first posted 11/1/2016) Mercedes-Benz may have been a more established global player among European luxury marques, but by the 1980s, BMW was demonstrating that it could indeed best Mercedes at […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/1989_BMW_750iL_clouds.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1989 BMW 735iL (E32) – Bavaria Builds A True Flagship")
Curbside Classic: 1989 BMW 735iL (E32) – Bavaria Builds A True Flagship
Posted on November 1, 2022 | 59 Comments(first posted 11/1/2016) Mercedes-Benz may have been a more established global player among European luxury marques, but by the 1980s, BMW was demonstrating that it could indeed best Mercedes at […] -
![It’s been pretty busy over the past couple of months over on this side of the Pacific. So much so, in fact, that I’ve had to split this regular post […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/IMG_20221023_151313-copy.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CC Outtakes: T87’s Singles Collection (September-October 2022) – Part 1a: Japanese Cars (Toyota, Honda, Mitsuoka)")
CC Outtakes: T87’s Singles Collection (September-October 2022) – Part 1a: Japanese Cars (Toyota, Honda, Mitsuoka)
Posted on November 1, 2022 | 9 CommentsIt’s been pretty busy over the past couple of months over on this side of the Pacific. So much so, in fact, that I’ve had to split this regular post […] -
![The last time a ’69 GTO The Judge appeared on this pages was in 2013, after Jim Cavanaugh almost passed up shooting it since he assumed it was more than […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/52461319275_fb88f9635f_k.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Cohort Pic(k) of the Day: 1969 Pontiac GTO The Judge – You Be The Judge")
Cohort Pic(k) of the Day: 1969 Pontiac GTO The Judge – You Be The Judge
Posted on November 1, 2022 | 17 CommentsThe last time a ’69 GTO The Judge appeared on this pages was in 2013, after Jim Cavanaugh almost passed up shooting it since he assumed it was more than […] -
![The common nickname for these Studebakers was “coming-going”. And has taken that to a new level, especially since he seems to have left the original steering wheel intact at the […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/48771868453_8bed5c9356_k.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "What If, By Andy: 1950 Studebaker Commander Regal DeLuxe Starlight Hatch – Coming Or Going?")
What If, By Andy: 1950 Studebaker Commander Regal DeLuxe Starlight Hatch – Coming Or Going?
Posted on November 1, 2022 | 14 CommentsThe common nickname for these Studebakers was “coming-going”. And has taken that to a new level, especially since he seems to have left the original steering wheel intact at the […]
