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![The Buick Riviera got a facelift for 1968, arguably a step in the wrong direction for one of GM’s most handsome cars. Car Life tested the new model in […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/04/1968-Buick-Riviera-Mecum-Auctions-front-3q.webp?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Vintage Car Life Review: 1968 Buick Riviera – “Lots Of Sound, Well-Styled Automobile”")
Vintage Car Life Review: 1968 Buick Riviera – “Lots Of Sound, Well-Styled Automobile”
Posted on April 12, 2025 | 18 CommentsThe Buick Riviera got a facelift for 1968, arguably a step in the wrong direction for one of GM’s most handsome cars. Car Life tested the new model in […] -
![(first posted 7/7/2013) Lately we’ve had quite a lot of mini-van discussion hereabouts. So no, I’m not going to really try to argue or defend the headline, as it’s essentially […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/03/CC-130-086-800.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1959 Fiat 600 Multipla – The Original Mini-Van?")
Curbside Classic: 1959 Fiat 600 Multipla – The Original Mini-Van?
Posted on April 11, 2025 | 79 Comments(first posted 7/7/2013) Lately we’ve had quite a lot of mini-van discussion hereabouts. So no, I’m not going to really try to argue or defend the headline, as it’s essentially […] -
![(first posted 8/1/2013) There’s nothing truly original in the car business. Everyone begs, steals and borrows from everyone else. Sometimes, the same (and usually obvious) idea ferments for years in […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/CC-63-042-801.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1985 Dodge Caravan – Chrysler Hits a Grand Slam Homer")
Curbside Classic: 1985 Dodge Caravan – Chrysler Hits a Grand Slam Homer
Posted on April 11, 2025 | 134 Comments(first posted 8/1/2013) There’s nothing truly original in the car business. Everyone begs, steals and borrows from everyone else. Sometimes, the same (and usually obvious) idea ferments for years in […] -
Vintage Snapshots: Images Of Florida – ’40s, ’50s & ’60s
Posted on April 11, 2025 | 20 CommentsFlorida National Bank at Coral Gables. -
![We’re back to my delayed follow up on the restoration process I did on my 1965 Ford F-100. As the picture shows, it is now 2012 and I have a […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/Bed_001.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "My 1965 Ford F-100 Custom Cab – Restoration Part 2")
My 1965 Ford F-100 Custom Cab – Restoration Part 2
Posted on April 11, 2025 | 14 CommentsWe’re back to my delayed follow up on the restoration process I did on my 1965 Ford F-100. As the picture shows, it is now 2012 and I have a […] -
![I consider myself a well informed car nut, but this was a car I didn’t know existed until recently. Oh sure, I knew that Kaiser got started in the car […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/5-22-2012-005.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1954 Kaiser Special Club Sedan – Some First Car!")
Curbside Classic: 1954 Kaiser Special Club Sedan – Some First Car!
Posted on April 11, 2025 | 20 CommentsI consider myself a well informed car nut, but this was a car I didn’t know existed until recently. Oh sure, I knew that Kaiser got started in the car […] -
![Although originally conceived as a Ford Thunderbird proposal, the 1960s Lincoln Continental was available only as a four-door pillared sedan and four-door convertible for the first five years of […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/1966-lincoln-continental23.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Vintage M/T Review: 1966 Lincoln Continental Coupe – “Lincoln’s Next Move Could Be Considered Obvious”")
Vintage M/T Review: 1966 Lincoln Continental Coupe – “Lincoln’s Next Move Could Be Considered Obvious”
Posted on April 11, 2025 | 30 CommentsAlthough originally conceived as a Ford Thunderbird proposal, the 1960s Lincoln Continental was available only as a four-door pillared sedan and four-door convertible for the first five years of […] -
![The year 1960 was a fairly significant one for the automotive industry. It marked, among many things, the final year of the doomed Edsel, the beginning of the end for […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/Seneca1960-1.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "1960 Dodge Dart Seneca – The Dart Goes Down Under")
1960 Dodge Dart Seneca – The Dart Goes Down Under
Posted on April 10, 2025 | 22 CommentsThe year 1960 was a fairly significant one for the automotive industry. It marked, among many things, the final year of the doomed Edsel, the beginning of the end for […] -
![(first posted 4/10/2019) Seeing an Opel Monza at an Australian car show is like going to visit an old friend’s house and finding their hot European cousin […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/opel-monza-cars-and-coffee-5.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1978-82 Opel Monza – A Beautiful European Cousin")
Curbside Classic: 1978-82 Opel Monza – A Beautiful European Cousin
Posted on April 10, 2025 | 40 Comments(first posted 4/10/2019) Seeing an Opel Monza at an Australian car show is like going to visit an old friend’s house and finding their hot European cousin […] -
![Our highly esteemed CColleague Don Andreina created this series a few years ago, and it stuck with me ever since. “Deliberately anonymous” cars are actually pretty widespread, depending on where […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/04/1967_edited.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "The Deliberately Anonymous Car, Part 6 – The Swiss Connection")
The Deliberately Anonymous Car, Part 6 – The Swiss Connection
Posted on April 10, 2025 | 19 CommentsOur highly esteemed CColleague Don Andreina created this series a few years ago, and it stuck with me ever since. “Deliberately anonymous” cars are actually pretty widespread, depending on where […] -
![Text by Patrick Bell. Today we are bringing another battery of Buicks and their people for your viewing pleasure. There is a good selection, including some convertibles to keep those […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/04/tumblr_nrk8l9Xi5S1qcdxvpo1_1280.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Vintage Snapshots: Buick Owners And Admirers In The ’60s & ’70s")
Vintage Snapshots: Buick Owners And Admirers In The ’60s & ’70s
Posted on April 10, 2025 | 27 CommentsText by Patrick Bell. Today we are bringing another battery of Buicks and their people for your viewing pleasure. There is a good selection, including some convertibles to keep those […] -
![We tend to think of four-door hardtops as a mostly American phenomena, but this body style was also popular in Japan for many years. From 1988 to 1992, Mazda even […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/1991-Mazda-Persona-right-side.webp?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "1988–1992 Mazda Persona: A JDM Four-Door Hardtop Version Of The Mazda 626")
1988–1992 Mazda Persona: A JDM Four-Door Hardtop Version Of The Mazda 626
Posted on April 10, 2025 | 26 CommentsWe tend to think of four-door hardtops as a mostly American phenomena, but this body style was also popular in Japan for many years. From 1988 to 1992, Mazda even […] -
![The Maverick was a missed opportunity. It had a seductive and sporty profile, but looks can be deceiving. Under that cute mini skirt or hip-hugger pants there was something seriously […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/04/a-mav-9.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1970 Ford Maverick: It’s Got A Six But No Sex")
Curbside Classic: 1970 Ford Maverick: It’s Got A Six But No Sex
Posted on April 10, 2025 | 28 CommentsThe Maverick was a missed opportunity. It had a seductive and sporty profile, but looks can be deceiving. Under that cute mini skirt or hip-hugger pants there was something seriously […] -
Canoe Classic: 1963 Huron 17′ Wood Canoe
Posted on April 9, 2025 | 47 Comments(first posted 1/5/2017) This is a 1963 Huron canoe. It’s probably not too interesting to most CC readers, but what it has sat atop of may well be.. -
![(first posted 4/9/2019) This blue twosome makes for a very 90s feel. They represent how much has changed, both in terms of two brands that are dead […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/CC-383-080.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classics: Two Dead Brands From the 90s – Guess Which One Still Gets Driven?")
Curbside Classics: Two Dead Brands From the 90s – Guess Which One Still Gets Driven?
Posted on April 9, 2025 | 36 Comments(first posted 4/9/2019) This blue twosome makes for a very 90s feel. They represent how much has changed, both in terms of two brands that are dead […]
