Curbside Classic Archives
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American Brands: GM 
American Brands: Ford 
American Brands: Chrysler 
American Brands: AMC, Jeep and All Others 
Automotive Histories and Misc. 
Asian Brands 
UK Brands 
Australian Brands 
European Brands 
Cars Of A Lifetime & Auto-Biography 
Buses 
Trucks, Pickups and Vans 
Design 
Trains, Planes & Ships 
Motorcycles, Trikes, Bicycles 
Engines, Transmissions and other Tech 
Tractors, Lawn Mowers, Off-Road Equipment 
RVs, Motorhomes, Trailers, Campers Privacy
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CC For Sale: 1955 Pontiac Wagon Found Down South – Old American, In Need Of Rescue In The Tropics
Posted on July 24, 2025 | 5 CommentsLast weekend, I did a post on a ’53 Ford Ranch Wagon found in San Salvador. With that, I thought I was done with the “Hey look, an old American […] -
Curbside Find: 1990 Oldsmobile Cutlass Supreme – A Stick-Shift Supreme
Posted on July 24, 2025 | 30 CommentsCan you imagine being an Oldsmobile product planner during the height of “Cutlass Fever” in the 1970s and ’80s, and being told by some prescient being that Oldsmobile would be […] -
Vintage Car Life Review: 1966 Ford Bronco – Ford Joins The Compact 4X4 Market With A “West Of The Pecos Rodeo Aura”
Posted on July 24, 2025 | 16 CommentsIn the mid-’60s, Ford Motor Company studied the Jeep CJ-5 and International Scout and declared, “We can do that!” The result: the 1966 Ford Bronco, a boxy little SUV […] -
Curbside Classic: Zimmer Quicksilver – It Was Simply Inevitable
Posted on July 23, 2025 | 23 CommentsI once heard someone say “If you wait long enough, eventually you will see every car ever made in the world somewhere in Southern California.” At the time, I sagely […] -
Curbside Find: 1995-2003 LaForza – Italian Trailblazer From The Early Wave Of Luxury 4x4s
Posted on July 23, 2025 | 12 CommentsHere’s something you don’t see every day, a LaForza captured in Vermont and posted at the CC Cohort by William Oliver. A what…? What in the world is a LaForza? […] -
Curbside Find: 1968 Beaumont – SD396? Maybe, But With the Wrong Badging
Posted on July 23, 2025 | 11 Commentsphoto from the CC Cohort by William Oliver What have we here from that alternate universe to the north of us? Looks like a ’69 Chevelle Malibu with a […] -
Vintage Snapshots: Cars And Trailers – Traveling And Vacation Fun As It Used To Be
Posted on July 23, 2025 | 28 CommentsThe open road calls and today we have a good gallery of adventuresome souls from the past who heeded the call, plus a few who were called towards the water. […] -
Our 2003 Honda Element, 2011 Nissan Cube, And Other Cars Of My Other Halves
Posted on July 23, 2025 | 20 CommentsI’ve written before about cars that aren’t mine, or that I didn’t buy- my ex-wife’s Protege, and my current wife’s Sentra. They have their own personal auto-histories, of course, and […] -
Vintage Review: CARS Magazine Asks “What Car Should You Buy?” For 1960
Posted on July 23, 2025 | 36 CommentsIn June 1960, CARS magazine presented their picks for the best cars available in the U.S. in each price segment, from compacts to luxury cars. They also presented their […] -
Curbside Find: 1981-86 Honda City – They Grow Up So Fast!
Posted on July 22, 2025 | 22 Comments(first posted 7/25/2019) The first Honda Civic was the car that got Honda well and truly noticed for its car-making abilities. With a steady diet of sales and […] -
1986 Oldsmobile Cutlass Ciera – Not Your Father’s Lighting Setup
Posted on July 22, 2025 | 19 CommentsI was walking across the Home Depot parking lot the other evening when I noticed something a little amiss out of the corner of my eye regarding the Olds Ciera […] -
My Convertible Cars of a Lifetime
Posted on July 22, 2025 | 23 CommentsChrysler Sebring photo from the CC Cohort by canadiancatgreen. The joy of riding a motorcycle cruising through the country must be experienced. If not into bikes, then drop the […] -
1965 Chevrolet Impala Super Sport – The Peak Chevrolet Experience; The Peak Full-Size American Car Experience
Posted on July 22, 2025 | 14 Comments1965 was the last really big year for the big American car, and no car embodies that better than the 1965 Chevrolet. Never again would so many be sold: 1.67 […] -
Curbside Classic: 2000-05 Audi A2 – Pushing Tin
Posted on July 22, 2025 | 13 CommentsEven at the time (and I vividly remember these being launched), the Audi A2 always struck me as a “Let’s call the whole thing off” type of car. You said […] -
Curbside Musings: 1987 Jeep Wrangler Laredo – Just Hanging Out There
Posted on July 22, 2025 | 22 CommentsI did something at the beginning of this month that I haven’t done for twenty years: I went to an amusement park to which I had never been before. I […]
![CC For Sale: 1955 Pontiac Wagon Found Down South – Old American, In Need Of Rescue In The Tropics Last weekend, I did a post on a ’53 Ford Ranch Wagon found in San Salvador. With that, I thought I was done with the “Hey look, an old American […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/Screenshot_20250722-171846.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1)
![Curbside Find: 1990 Oldsmobile Cutlass Supreme – A Stick-Shift Supreme Can you imagine being an Oldsmobile product planner during the height of “Cutlass Fever” in the 1970s and ’80s, and being told by some prescient being that Oldsmobile would be […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/54658766195_1bda0234b8_k-e1752959528890.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1)
![Vintage Car Life Review: 1966 Ford Bronco – Ford Joins The Compact 4X4 Market With A “West Of The Pecos Rodeo Aura” In the mid-’60s, Ford Motor Company studied the Jeep CJ-5 and International Scout and declared, “We can do that!” The result: the 1966 Ford Bronco, a boxy little SUV […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/1966-Ford-Bronco-wagon-light-blue-Bring-a-Trailer-191-front-3q-left.webp?resize=115%2C115&quality=70&ssl=1)
![Curbside Classic: Zimmer Quicksilver – It Was Simply Inevitable I once heard someone say “If you wait long enough, eventually you will see every car ever made in the world somewhere in Southern California.” At the time, I sagely […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/IMG_3651.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1)
![Curbside Find: 1995-2003 LaForza – Italian Trailblazer From The Early Wave Of Luxury 4x4s Here’s something you don’t see every day, a LaForza captured in Vermont and posted at the CC Cohort by William Oliver. A what…? What in the world is a LaForza? […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/Captura-de-pantalla-2025-07-09-13.21.32.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1)
![Curbside Find: 1968 Beaumont – SD396? Maybe, But With the Wrong Badging photo from the CC Cohort by William Oliver What have we here from that alternate universe to the north of us? Looks like a ’69 Chevelle Malibu with a […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/23949571667_cc150da43b_k.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1)
![Vintage Snapshots: Cars And Trailers – Traveling And Vacation Fun As It Used To Be The open road calls and today we have a good gallery of adventuresome souls from the past who heeded the call, plus a few who were called towards the water. […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/31928173907_37a7a732fa_h.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1)
![Our 2003 Honda Element, 2011 Nissan Cube, And Other Cars Of My Other Halves I’ve written before about cars that aren’t mine, or that I didn’t buy- my ex-wife’s Protege, and my current wife’s Sentra. They have their own personal auto-histories, of course, and […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/boxes.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1)
![Vintage Review: CARS Magazine Asks “What Car Should You Buy?” For 1960 In June 1960, CARS magazine presented their picks for the best cars available in the U.S. in each price segment, from compacts to luxury cars. They also presented their […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/1960-Studebaker-Lark-8-convert-yellow-Mecum-Auctions-F197-side-left.webp?resize=115%2C115&quality=70&ssl=1)
![Curbside Find: 1981-86 Honda City – They Grow Up So Fast! (first posted 7/25/2019) The first Honda Civic was the car that got Honda well and truly noticed for its car-making abilities. With a steady diet of sales and […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/honda-city-1g-2.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1)
![1986 Oldsmobile Cutlass Ciera – Not Your Father’s Lighting Setup I was walking across the Home Depot parking lot the other evening when I noticed something a little amiss out of the corner of my eye regarding the Olds Ciera […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/IMG_0438.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1)
![My Convertible Cars of a Lifetime Chrysler Sebring photo from the CC Cohort by canadiancatgreen. The joy of riding a motorcycle cruising through the country must be experienced. If not into bikes, then drop the […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/Captura-de-pantalla-2025-07-12-14.45.44.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1)
![1965 Chevrolet Impala Super Sport – The Peak Chevrolet Experience; The Peak Full-Size American Car Experience 1965 was the last really big year for the big American car, and no car embodies that better than the 1965 Chevrolet. Never again would so many be sold: 1.67 […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/CC-275-097-1200.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1)
![Curbside Classic: 2000-05 Audi A2 – Pushing Tin Even at the time (and I vividly remember these being launched), the Audi A2 always struck me as a “Let’s call the whole thing off” type of car. You said […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/IMG_20240616_101633_edited.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1)
![Curbside Musings: 1987 Jeep Wrangler Laredo – Just Hanging Out There I did something at the beginning of this month that I haven’t done for twenty years: I went to an amusement park to which I had never been before. I […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/54636752669_9dba1b6355_o-1987-Jeep-Wrangler-Laredo-for-CC.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1)


