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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&quality=89&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&quality=89&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&quality=89&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&quality=89&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&quality=89&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&quality=89&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&quality=89&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&quality=89&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&quality=89&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&quality=89&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&quality=89&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&quality=89&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&quality=89&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 […]
