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![What with all the (Studebaker) Dictators, (Studebaker and Nissan) Presidents, (Mercury) Marquis and (Daimler) Sovereigns, cars with overt political ambitions have been around for a good while. Usually, we’re talking […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/IMG_20240617_102528_edited.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1988 Opel Senator 3.6i Irmscher – Political Machine")
Curbside Classic: 1988 Opel Senator 3.6i Irmscher – Political Machine
Posted on May 16, 2025 | 16 CommentsWhat with all the (Studebaker) Dictators, (Studebaker and Nissan) Presidents, (Mercury) Marquis and (Daimler) Sovereigns, cars with overt political ambitions have been around for a good while. Usually, we’re talking […] -
![(First posted in 12/5/2011. Original links, follow-up on the story, and a general update added further down.) The Panther-platform Grand Marquis (and Crown Victoria) is/was an accidental car on so […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/1989MercuryGrandMarquis09-crop1.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1989 Mercury Grand Marquis LS – Panthers Run In The Family")
Curbside Classic: 1989 Mercury Grand Marquis LS – Panthers Run In The Family
Posted on May 16, 2025 | 5 Comments(First posted in 12/5/2011. Original links, follow-up on the story, and a general update added further down.) The Panther-platform Grand Marquis (and Crown Victoria) is/was an accidental car on so […] -
![Dodge was decidedly late to the pony car party, waiting more than five years to join the fray with the new E-body Dodge Challenger. The Challenger was just as […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/04/1970-Dodge-Challenger-RT-440-Plum-Crazy-Mecum-Auctions-S134-front-3q-left-top-down.webp?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Vintage Car Life Review: 1970 Dodge Challenger R/T Convertible With 440 Six Pack – “Genghis Grape”")
Vintage Car Life Review: 1970 Dodge Challenger R/T Convertible With 440 Six Pack – “Genghis Grape”
Posted on May 16, 2025 | 25 CommentsDodge was decidedly late to the pony car party, waiting more than five years to join the fray with the new E-body Dodge Challenger. The Challenger was just as […] -
![(first posted 5/15/2019) Here in Northern Virginia, our favorite Japanese import is typically considered the cherry blossom. Nearby Washington, DC is famous for its Japanese cherry trees […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/05/D-LF-1.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classics: Mitsubishi Delica & Pajero – Awesome Cherry Blossoms")
Curbside Classics: Mitsubishi Delica & Pajero – Awesome Cherry Blossoms
Posted on May 15, 2025 | 10 Comments(first posted 5/15/2019) Here in Northern Virginia, our favorite Japanese import is typically considered the cherry blossom. Nearby Washington, DC is famous for its Japanese cherry trees […] -
![(first posted 7/9/2013) So this is what I stopped to shoot the other day, before I got distracted by the ’65 Ranger F-250. When I first spotted it, I thought […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/CC-203-094-900.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "1963.5 Falcon Futura Sports Coupe – The Un-Sprint")
1963.5 Falcon Futura Sports Coupe – The Un-Sprint
Posted on May 15, 2025 | 36 Comments(first posted 7/9/2013) So this is what I stopped to shoot the other day, before I got distracted by the ’65 Ranger F-250. When I first spotted it, I thought […] -
![(first posted 5/15/2019) It’s almost Gemini Season. I’m no astrologer but this is apparently a period of tremendous energy, motion and change, sometimes unpredictable. That likely doesn’t […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/05/holden-rb-gemini-sle-2.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Capsule: 1985-87 Holden Gemini SL/E – Missing The I-Mark")
Curbside Capsule: 1985-87 Holden Gemini SL/E – Missing The I-Mark
Posted on May 15, 2025 | 15 Comments(first posted 5/15/2019) It’s almost Gemini Season. I’m no astrologer but this is apparently a period of tremendous energy, motion and change, sometimes unpredictable. That likely doesn’t […] -
![The hot hatch par excellence, the one that is always claimed to have invented the concept, was the Golf GTI, launched in 1976. The competition, as is its wont, did […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/DSC_1139_edited.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "1983 Volkswagen Golf GTI Oettinger – GTIs Are Just Too Common")
1983 Volkswagen Golf GTI Oettinger – GTIs Are Just Too Common
Posted on May 15, 2025 | 11 CommentsThe hot hatch par excellence, the one that is always claimed to have invented the concept, was the Golf GTI, launched in 1976. The competition, as is its wont, did […] -
![Text by Patrick Bell. We are viewing Jeeps and their operators for today’s feature. Some of these folks got to know the Jeep through their service in World War II, […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/Captura-de-pantalla-2024-09-09-23.47.56.png?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Vintage Snapshots: Early Jeep Adopters – 1950s-1970s")
Vintage Snapshots: Early Jeep Adopters – 1950s-1970s
Posted on May 15, 2025 | 13 CommentsText by Patrick Bell. We are viewing Jeeps and their operators for today’s feature. Some of these folks got to know the Jeep through their service in World War II, […] -
![I try to avoid stereotypes as they inevitably don’t hold up, but early Celicas did rather seem to appeal to young women. And they obviously still do, even 50 years […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/IMG_3031-1.jpeg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Find: 1976 Toyota Celica – Still Attracting Young Women First Time Owners")
Curbside Find: 1976 Toyota Celica – Still Attracting Young Women First Time Owners
Posted on May 15, 2025 | 19 CommentsI try to avoid stereotypes as they inevitably don’t hold up, but early Celicas did rather seem to appeal to young women. And they obviously still do, even 50 years […] -
![In 1965, Cadillac replaced its long-running Series 62 line with the new entry-level Calais, which could theoretically put you in a new Cadillac for around $5,000 — only a little […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/1965-Cadillac-Coupe-de-Ville-and-Calais-sedan-side-left-labeled.webp?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "1965 Cadillac Comparison: Cadillac Calais Sedan Vs. Coupe De Ville – Was The Budget Caddy A Bargain Or A Bust?")
1965 Cadillac Comparison: Cadillac Calais Sedan Vs. Coupe De Ville – Was The Budget Caddy A Bargain Or A Bust?
Posted on May 15, 2025 | 32 CommentsIn 1965, Cadillac replaced its long-running Series 62 line with the new entry-level Calais, which could theoretically put you in a new Cadillac for around $5,000 — only a little […] -
![[first posted in 2011, when Saab’s seemingly endless series of crises first started] It’s hard to look at this old Saab and not get choked up. And it’s not just […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/a-saabScreenshot-2025-05-12-115133.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1968 SAAB 96 – Healing The Emotions, If Not The Company")
Curbside Classic: 1968 SAAB 96 – Healing The Emotions, If Not The Company
Posted on May 14, 2025 | 21 Comments[first posted in 2011, when Saab’s seemingly endless series of crises first started] It’s hard to look at this old Saab and not get choked up. And it’s not just […] -
![(first posted 5/7/2019) Earlier this year Daniel Stern wrote an article that looked at General Motor’s HEI ignition system. The GM HEI ignition is well known among car […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/05/Ford-Transistor-Ignition-Decal-2.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Electronic Ignition History – Losing the Points, Part 1")
Electronic Ignition History – Losing the Points, Part 1
Posted on May 14, 2025 | 67 Comments(first posted 5/7/2019) Earlier this year Daniel Stern wrote an article that looked at General Motor’s HEI ignition system. The GM HEI ignition is well known among car […] -
![Text by Patrick Bell. Today we have another gallery featuring Buicks, GM’s medium priced nameplate that has a long history and is still with us. There is a wide variety […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/Screenshot_20250328-140557.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Vintage Snapshots: Buicks On The Road – 1950s-1960s")
Vintage Snapshots: Buicks On The Road – 1950s-1960s
Posted on May 14, 2025 | 12 CommentsText by Patrick Bell. Today we have another gallery featuring Buicks, GM’s medium priced nameplate that has a long history and is still with us. There is a wide variety […] -
![While the human Seven Deadly Sins – lust, gluttony, greed, sloth, wrath, envy and pride – clearly play a part in any automaker’s fall from grace, Detroit cultivated its own […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/a-CC-53-019-Volaren-fq.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Chrysler’s Deadly Sin #1: 1976 Plymouth Volare And Dodge Aspen – From An A To An F")
Chrysler’s Deadly Sin #1: 1976 Plymouth Volare And Dodge Aspen – From An A To An F
Posted on May 14, 2025 | 33 CommentsWhile the human Seven Deadly Sins – lust, gluttony, greed, sloth, wrath, envy and pride – clearly play a part in any automaker’s fall from grace, Detroit cultivated its own […] -
![As you may have noticed CC ran a second look at the DougD series of COAL articles, so it’s time for an update and some self reflection. I first encountered […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/TR4-1987.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "The DougD Reruns: Updates and Reflections")
The DougD Reruns: Updates and Reflections
Posted on May 14, 2025 | 16 CommentsAs you may have noticed CC ran a second look at the DougD series of COAL articles, so it’s time for an update and some self reflection. I first encountered […]
