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![Text by Patrick Bell. Climb aboard as we tour some malls and large shopping center parking lots. They are always a good place to see everyday drivers, and we have […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/04/A7VmQItjx8I.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Vintage Snapshots: At The Mall! – Parking Lots ’50s-’60s")
Vintage Snapshots: At The Mall! – Parking Lots ’50s-’60s
Posted on April 20, 2025 | 25 CommentsText by Patrick Bell. Climb aboard as we tour some malls and large shopping center parking lots. They are always a good place to see everyday drivers, and we have […] -
![1989 Civic image from the brochure. I have an unusual gift of telling a good vehicle from a bad one by “the seat of my pants.” Seriously, I can’t tell […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/04/Captura-de-pantalla-2025-04-18-16.04.55.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Buying A 1989 Civic – Steering a Friend Away From a Bad Car Deal to a Great Car Deal")
Buying A 1989 Civic – Steering a Friend Away From a Bad Car Deal to a Great Car Deal
Posted on April 20, 2025 | 15 Comments1989 Civic image from the brochure. I have an unusual gift of telling a good vehicle from a bad one by “the seat of my pants.” Seriously, I can’t tell […] -
![Chrysler-Plymouth Division had spent five and a half years trying without much luck to sell a sporty fastback version of its compact Valiant, the Plymouth Barracuda. Although the aggressively […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/04/1970-Plymouth-Duster-340-In-Violet-Mecum-Auctions-front-3q-left.webp?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Vintage Car Life Road Test: 1970 Plymouth Duster 340 – “Re-Roofed Budget-Racer Valiant”")
Vintage Car Life Road Test: 1970 Plymouth Duster 340 – “Re-Roofed Budget-Racer Valiant”
Posted on April 20, 2025 | 45 CommentsChrysler-Plymouth Division had spent five and a half years trying without much luck to sell a sporty fastback version of its compact Valiant, the Plymouth Barracuda. Although the aggressively […] -
![(first posted 8/29/2014) On of my neighbors seems to rather like Aerios. And what’s not to like, if you like tall, narrow roomy boxes on little wheels? […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/CC-229-019-1200.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Driveway Finds: 2002-2006 Suzuki Aerio – Adios Aerios")
Driveway Finds: 2002-2006 Suzuki Aerio – Adios Aerios
Posted on April 19, 2025 | 59 Comments(first posted 8/29/2014) On of my neighbors seems to rather like Aerios. And what’s not to like, if you like tall, narrow roomy boxes on little wheels? […] -
![This Buick Skylark is a tough old cookie. Some time ago, Paul shared some photos of it taken by Cohort contributor William Oliver. I instantly recognized it, having photographed it […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/197579-buick-skylark3.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1978 Buick Skylark – The Dauntless Little Buick")
Curbside Classic: 1978 Buick Skylark – The Dauntless Little Buick
Posted on April 19, 2025 | 12 CommentsThis Buick Skylark is a tough old cookie. Some time ago, Paul shared some photos of it taken by Cohort contributor William Oliver. I instantly recognized it, having photographed it […] -
![Passing by these old Ford/Mercury wagons, you don’t really think of them as “state of the art.” But an ingenious hinge is all it could really take to transform the […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/02/6597320803_6d5c6eeb40_z.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1966 Mercury Commuter & Ford Country Sedan – Open The Door To America’s Heart")
Curbside Classic: 1966 Mercury Commuter & Ford Country Sedan – Open The Door To America’s Heart
Posted on April 19, 2025 | 8 CommentsPassing by these old Ford/Mercury wagons, you don’t really think of them as “state of the art.” But an ingenious hinge is all it could really take to transform the […] -
Vintage Photos: Buick Dealers In The ’60s-’70s
Posted on April 19, 2025 | 22 CommentsAl Smith Buick, Raleigh, NC. -
![In the summer of 1993, when the temperature was topping 90 every day and the world was one of swimming pools, sports, and suntans, I was thinking about winter. […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/IMG_7692.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "My 1972 VW Bus – Basic Transporter")
My 1972 VW Bus – Basic Transporter
Posted on April 19, 2025 | 38 CommentsIn the summer of 1993, when the temperature was topping 90 every day and the world was one of swimming pools, sports, and suntans, I was thinking about winter. […] -
![Since April 1964, Chrysler-Plymouth Division had been trying and mostly failing to compete with the popular Ford Mustang with two generations of the Plymouth Barracuda, a solidly engineered sporty […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/04/1970-Plymouth-Cuda-340-green-Mecum-Auctions-side-lft.webp?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Vintage Car Life Road Test: 1970 Plymouth Barracuda ‘Cuda 340 – “At Least The Stylists Did A Good Job Of It”")
Vintage Car Life Road Test: 1970 Plymouth Barracuda ‘Cuda 340 – “At Least The Stylists Did A Good Job Of It”
Posted on April 19, 2025 | 39 CommentsSince April 1964, Chrysler-Plymouth Division had been trying and mostly failing to compete with the popular Ford Mustang with two generations of the Plymouth Barracuda, a solidly engineered sporty […] -
![(first posted 8/20/2013) The good old Toyota golden years, when the Corolla could still got one’s blood moving instead of inducing narcolepsy. If it wasn’t the legendary AE-86, or the […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/10/CC-87-038-800.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1987 Toyota Corolla FX16 – When Corollas Still Induced Lust, Not Sleep")
Curbside Classic: 1987 Toyota Corolla FX16 – When Corollas Still Induced Lust, Not Sleep
Posted on April 18, 2025 | 101 Comments(first posted 8/20/2013) The good old Toyota golden years, when the Corolla could still got one’s blood moving instead of inducing narcolepsy. If it wasn’t the legendary AE-86, or the […] -
![(first posted 2/19/2016) As the dawn of a new decade began, Chevrolet fielded its final update of the landmark 1965 design. Unlike earlier iterations, this Impala […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/RTImpalaImage.jpeg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Vintage Review: 1970 Chevrolet Impala Custom Coupe – Leaving Super Sports And The Sixties Behind, Especially In The Curves")
Vintage Review: 1970 Chevrolet Impala Custom Coupe – Leaving Super Sports And The Sixties Behind, Especially In The Curves
Posted on April 18, 2025 | 34 Comments(first posted 2/19/2016) As the dawn of a new decade began, Chevrolet fielded its final update of the landmark 1965 design. Unlike earlier iterations, this Impala […] -
![The redesigned 1971 Dodge Charger was introduced right at the knife’s edge of the muscle car’s salad days. Within a year, the party would be over, as insurance, new tastes […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/6-23-2013-036.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1974 Dodge Charger SE – Let’s Take A Muscle Car And Turn It Into A Brougham!")
Curbside Classic: 1974 Dodge Charger SE – Let’s Take A Muscle Car And Turn It Into A Brougham!
Posted on April 18, 2025 | 21 CommentsThe redesigned 1971 Dodge Charger was introduced right at the knife’s edge of the muscle car’s salad days. Within a year, the party would be over, as insurance, new tastes […] -
![I believe that many here at CC enjoy the glimpses of cars away from their expected habitat. JDM Kei cars in the US, the 1950s American survivors in Cuba, and […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/04/52_Packard_250_1.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Vintage Snapshots: American Cars In The Soviet Union – 1950s-1970s")
Vintage Snapshots: American Cars In The Soviet Union – 1950s-1970s
Posted on April 18, 2025 | 50 CommentsI believe that many here at CC enjoy the glimpses of cars away from their expected habitat. JDM Kei cars in the US, the 1950s American survivors in Cuba, and […] -
![Time and age catch up to all of us. Except some people manage to not show much sign of that pesky aging, until it comes on them all of a […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/04/cc-valiant-composite-2.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic Update: 1975 Plymouth Valiant – Looking Ready to Retire")
Curbside Classic Update: 1975 Plymouth Valiant – Looking Ready to Retire
Posted on April 18, 2025 | 45 CommentsTime and age catch up to all of us. Except some people manage to not show much sign of that pesky aging, until it comes on them all of a […] -
![A poor little orphan, all alone and so very blue. Makes your heart melt, doesn’t it? The story of the ASA 1000 GT is kind of tragic. Its father, Enzo […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/04/IMG_20241027_083053_edited.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1965 ASA 1000 GT – Feeling A Little Blue?")
Curbside Classic: 1965 ASA 1000 GT – Feeling A Little Blue?
Posted on April 18, 2025 | 8 CommentsA poor little orphan, all alone and so very blue. Makes your heart melt, doesn’t it? The story of the ASA 1000 GT is kind of tragic. Its father, Enzo […]
