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![Recently, I ran across a 2022 listing for an unusual 1965 Chevrolet Caprice, the light purple (“Evening Orchid”) four-door hardtop pictured above. The original Caprice, Chevrolet’s response to the popular […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/04/1965-Buick-Electra-225-and-1965-Chevrolet-Caprice-left-side-1.webp?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "1965 Chevrolet Caprice Vs. 1965 Buick Electra 225 Custom – Working-Class Luxury Takes On The Establishment")
1965 Chevrolet Caprice Vs. 1965 Buick Electra 225 Custom – Working-Class Luxury Takes On The Establishment
Posted on April 17, 2025 | 53 CommentsRecently, I ran across a 2022 listing for an unusual 1965 Chevrolet Caprice, the light purple (“Evening Orchid”) four-door hardtop pictured above. The original Caprice, Chevrolet’s response to the popular […] -
![(first posted 8/24/2013) The gen2 and gen3 Camrys are from the heart Toyota’s “fat” years, when seemingly no expense was spared to make them tower over the competition in terms […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/CC-91-001-800.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic Review: 1990 Toyota Camry LE V6 – Dripping With Fat")
Curbside Classic Review: 1990 Toyota Camry LE V6 – Dripping With Fat
Posted on April 16, 2025 | 93 Comments(first posted 8/24/2013) The gen2 and gen3 Camrys are from the heart Toyota’s “fat” years, when seemingly no expense was spared to make them tower over the competition in terms […] -
![(first posted 2/13/2019) This is my favorite generation Accord, as it was still a very lithe and light and nippy car, yet quite refined too. And it […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/CC-350-001.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1991 Honda Accord Wagon – Peak Accord")
Curbside Classic: 1991 Honda Accord Wagon – Peak Accord
Posted on April 16, 2025 | 62 Comments(first posted 2/13/2019) This is my favorite generation Accord, as it was still a very lithe and light and nippy car, yet quite refined too. And it […] -
![“Honey, does this make my rear end look too big?” This is a question that, when asked by his sweetheart, strikes fear into the heart of every male. The problem is that the question cannot […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/10/1962PontiacStarChief01-crop.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Car Show Classic: 1962 Pontiac Star Chief – Does This Color Make My Butt Look Big?")
Car Show Classic: 1962 Pontiac Star Chief – Does This Color Make My Butt Look Big?
Posted on April 16, 2025 | 25 Comments“Honey, does this make my rear end look too big?” This is a question that, when asked by his sweetheart, strikes fear into the heart of every male. The problem is that the question cannot […] -
![This is the continuation of a look at many of the amazing very early automobiles I was privileged to see in Arizona this January. See Part 1 if you missed […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/20250123_122701.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Auction Classic: The Rapid Evolution Of American Cars, part 2 of 4 – 1914-1919")
Auction Classic: The Rapid Evolution Of American Cars, part 2 of 4 – 1914-1919
Posted on April 16, 2025 | 21 CommentsThis is the continuation of a look at many of the amazing very early automobiles I was privileged to see in Arizona this January. See Part 1 if you missed […] -
![Although they are objectively beautiful, rare and very fast, I’m totally out of my depth when it comes to older Ferraris. Especially the 250 – there were just too many […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/04/IMG_20241103_080557_edited.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "1963 Ferrari 250 GTO – The $50,000,000 Question")
1963 Ferrari 250 GTO – The $50,000,000 Question
Posted on April 16, 2025 | 22 CommentsAlthough they are objectively beautiful, rare and very fast, I’m totally out of my depth when it comes to older Ferraris. Especially the 250 – there were just too many […] -
![High-performance luxury cars are often described “businessman’s hot rods,” presumptively aimed at affluent middle-aged men who demand performance as well as panache. But what about affluent suburban soccer moms […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/1969-Buick-Sportwagon-400-Mecum-Auctions-front-3q.webp?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "1969 Buick Sportwagon 400 – The Soccer Mom Supercar")
1969 Buick Sportwagon 400 – The Soccer Mom Supercar
Posted on April 16, 2025 | 28 CommentsHigh-performance luxury cars are often described “businessman’s hot rods,” presumptively aimed at affluent middle-aged men who demand performance as well as panache. But what about affluent suburban soccer moms […] -
![(first posted 8/6/2013) As styling went aero in the Eighties, Nissan went the other way with its sharply drawn Pulsar NX coupe. Based on the sleepy but very popular 1st-gen […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/12/1st-Nissan-Sentra-sedan.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1983-86 Nissan Pulsar NX – Staying Sharp in the Eighties")
Curbside Classic: 1983-86 Nissan Pulsar NX – Staying Sharp in the Eighties
Posted on April 15, 2025 | 109 Comments(first posted 8/6/2013) As styling went aero in the Eighties, Nissan went the other way with its sharply drawn Pulsar NX coupe. Based on the sleepy but very popular 1st-gen […] -
![The Lincoln Mark VII was not your typical floaty, land yacht Lincoln. The new LSC (for Luxury Sport Coupe) model was the first Lincoln marketed as a driver’s car, and […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/03/3-28-2012-002-e1333007701701.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1990 Lincoln Mark VII LSC Special Edition – Not Your Uncle Max’s Mark")
Curbside Classic: 1990 Lincoln Mark VII LSC Special Edition – Not Your Uncle Max’s Mark
Posted on April 15, 2025 | 20 CommentsThe Lincoln Mark VII was not your typical floaty, land yacht Lincoln. The new LSC (for Luxury Sport Coupe) model was the first Lincoln marketed as a driver’s car, and […] -
![As I hinted yesterday, I wanted to highlight some American iron found in Europe recently. So, for today, American Muscle in the form of a 1971 Cutlass Supreme in Hungary, […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/04/54422767808_d48821ae8f_k.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "1971 Oldsmobile Cutlass Supreme – A Rocket In Hungary")
1971 Oldsmobile Cutlass Supreme – A Rocket In Hungary
Posted on April 15, 2025 | 6 CommentsAs I hinted yesterday, I wanted to highlight some American iron found in Europe recently. So, for today, American Muscle in the form of a 1971 Cutlass Supreme in Hungary, […] -
Vintage Postcards: Chrysler And Plymouth Dealers In The ’50s-’70s
Posted on April 15, 2025 | 20 CommentsFred Oakley Motors, Chrysler-Plymouth-Imperial, Dallas, TX. -
![We had a whole month of ‘60s in March, yet nothing from Italy? For shame! Let’s remedy that with two weeks of the loveliest cars of that blessed decades. Though […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/04/IMG_20240320_101405_edited.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1967 Fiat 850 Spider – Bellissima Micro-Macchina")
Curbside Classic: 1967 Fiat 850 Spider – Bellissima Micro-Macchina
Posted on April 15, 2025 | 16 CommentsWe had a whole month of ‘60s in March, yet nothing from Italy? For shame! Let’s remedy that with two weeks of the loveliest cars of that blessed decades. Though […] -
![“Super” used as an adjective has often made me chuckle to myself. It’s one of those descriptors that no one in my Generation X cohort would have used without tongue […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/04/IMG_2523-1956-Buick-Super-for-CC.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Musings: 1956 Buick Super Riviera – It Has Been Super")
Curbside Musings: 1956 Buick Super Riviera – It Has Been Super
Posted on April 15, 2025 | 42 Comments“Super” used as an adjective has often made me chuckle to myself. It’s one of those descriptors that no one in my Generation X cohort would have used without tongue […] -
![posted at the Cohort by Canadiancatgreen This ’66 Coronet looks familiar, as I used to drive a taxicab just like it. It even had a V8 in it, the last […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/46717013461_031b0dad91_k.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "1966 Dodge Coronet Deluxe – Farewell Poly 318")
1966 Dodge Coronet Deluxe – Farewell Poly 318
Posted on April 14, 2025 | 22 Commentsposted at the Cohort by Canadiancatgreen This ’66 Coronet looks familiar, as I used to drive a taxicab just like it. It even had a V8 in it, the last […] -
![(first posted 4/10/2019) Cars & Coffee events in Brisbane tend to attract the same people so I almost always end up seeing the same cars. I went to […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/1975-chevrolet-monza-6.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Car Show Classic: 1975 Chevrolet Monza 5.7 – More Monza Madness")
Car Show Classic: 1975 Chevrolet Monza 5.7 – More Monza Madness
Posted on April 14, 2025 | 48 Comments(first posted 4/10/2019) Cars & Coffee events in Brisbane tend to attract the same people so I almost always end up seeing the same cars. I went to […]
