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![A while back we looked at the Yutorito Elevated Busway in the Japanese city of Nagoya – I recently came across another unique mass transportation system here – this one […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/04/the-adorable-asa-coast-railway-companys-dmv-v0-2plzbw37ujzb1-e1743339354395.webp?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Bus Stop Classics: 2021 Toyota Coaster Dual-Mode-Vehicle (DMV) – Two Is Better Than One")
Bus Stop Classics: 2021 Toyota Coaster Dual-Mode-Vehicle (DMV) – Two Is Better Than One
Posted on April 5, 2025 | 10 CommentsA while back we looked at the Yutorito Elevated Busway in the Japanese city of Nagoya – I recently came across another unique mass transportation system here – this one […] -
![My first car was a baby blue ‘71 Super Beetle, in 1987. It was payment of a debt; after a bunch of us students helped my high school math teacher […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/IMG_7694.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "My ’71 Super Beetle – You Always Remember Your First Time")
My ’71 Super Beetle – You Always Remember Your First Time
Posted on April 5, 2025 | 41 CommentsMy first car was a baby blue ‘71 Super Beetle, in 1987. It was payment of a debt; after a bunch of us students helped my high school math teacher […] -
![I ran across the listing for this handsome Mulliner-bodied Bentley S2 Continental coupe while looking for photos of green cars for another recent post, but it’s attractive enough to […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/1960-Bentley-Continental-S2-coupe-Tom-Wood-RM-Sothebys-front-3q-left-high.webp?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "1960 Bentley S2 Continental Coupe By H.J. Mulliner – From The Waning Days Of Coachbuilt British Luxury")
1960 Bentley S2 Continental Coupe By H.J. Mulliner – From The Waning Days Of Coachbuilt British Luxury
Posted on April 5, 2025 | 16 CommentsI ran across the listing for this handsome Mulliner-bodied Bentley S2 Continental coupe while looking for photos of green cars for another recent post, but it’s attractive enough to […] -
![(first posted 3/31/2019) Naturally I had to stop and shoot this twosome, as they’re both getting on in years. And they represent the first generation FWD cars […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/CC-382-011.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classics: A Couple of First Generation FWD Cars")
Curbside Classics: A Couple of First Generation FWD Cars
Posted on April 4, 2025 | 33 Comments(first posted 3/31/2019) Naturally I had to stop and shoot this twosome, as they’re both getting on in years. And they represent the first generation FWD cars […] -
![(first posted 8/21/2013) So just how exactly does a car become the best selling one in America? In the only reliable way that one becomes number one in just about […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/08/CC-27-026-800.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1986 Toyota Camry – Toyota Builds A Better Citation; Forever")
Curbside Classic: 1986 Toyota Camry – Toyota Builds A Better Citation; Forever
Posted on April 4, 2025 | 112 Comments(first posted 8/21/2013) So just how exactly does a car become the best selling one in America? In the only reliable way that one becomes number one in just about […] -
![My Father liked his big Buicks. In a previous article, I outlined the Buicks he owned in the 50’s and 60’s. In 1977, he bought another big Buick, a LeSabre […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/Front-Caprice-1.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "GM B-Body Cars Of My Dad’s Lifetime")
GM B-Body Cars Of My Dad’s Lifetime
Posted on April 4, 2025 | 14 CommentsMy Father liked his big Buicks. In a previous article, I outlined the Buicks he owned in the 50’s and 60’s. In 1977, he bought another big Buick, a LeSabre […] -
![“Let me take a long last look/Before we say goodbye”- Don Henley Even if you listened with only half an ear, there was an audible ticking of the clock evident […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/07/Dodge-Charger-1973-c.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1972 Dodge Charger – The End Of An Era")
Curbside Classic: 1972 Dodge Charger – The End Of An Era
Posted on April 4, 2025 | 17 Comments“Let me take a long last look/Before we say goodbye”- Don Henley Even if you listened with only half an ear, there was an audible ticking of the clock evident […] -
![In another CC post a while back, I charted the decline of the stripped-down full-size Chevrolet throughout the 1960s, as more and more buyers ordered V-8 engines and convenience […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/1967-Chevrolet-Impala-SS427-Mecum-Auctions-front-3q-left.webp?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Vintage Car Life Review: 1967 Chevrolet Impala SS 427 – “A Family Car For A Swinging Family”")
Vintage Car Life Review: 1967 Chevrolet Impala SS 427 – “A Family Car For A Swinging Family”
Posted on April 4, 2025 | 41 CommentsIn another CC post a while back, I charted the decline of the stripped-down full-size Chevrolet throughout the 1960s, as more and more buyers ordered V-8 engines and convenience […] -
![Many people today consider the 1980s to be the Good Old Days. Folks at that time, though, might have found such a sentiment absurd. It was a tumultuous decade, including […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/1983-Buick-Electra-Park-Avenue-RF-2.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1983 Buick Electra Park Avenue – Grandpa, Tell Me ’Bout The Good Old Days")
Curbside Classic: 1983 Buick Electra Park Avenue – Grandpa, Tell Me ’Bout The Good Old Days
Posted on April 4, 2025 | 30 CommentsMany people today consider the 1980s to be the Good Old Days. Folks at that time, though, might have found such a sentiment absurd. It was a tumultuous decade, including […] -
![(first posted 4/2/2019) kurzos has posted a couple of shots of a Dodge 3700 GT. If it looks a bit different than an American Dart sedan, that’s because […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/47464328512_90f9f57379_k.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: Dodge 3700 GT – The Four-Speed Slant-Six Luxo-Sport Dart We Never Got Here")
Curbside Classic: Dodge 3700 GT – The Four-Speed Slant-Six Luxo-Sport Dart We Never Got Here
Posted on April 3, 2025 | 26 Comments(first posted 4/2/2019) kurzos has posted a couple of shots of a Dodge 3700 GT. If it looks a bit different than an American Dart sedan, that’s because […] -
![(first posted 12/6/2012) Now here’s a future CC I better shoot now, because it’s going to be hard to find in twenty years. They’re already scarce, or maybe it’s just […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/12/CC-182-102-800.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "2003 Infiniti M45 – The Closest Thing To An American-Style V8 Four-Door Hardtop In A Long Time")
2003 Infiniti M45 – The Closest Thing To An American-Style V8 Four-Door Hardtop In A Long Time
Posted on April 3, 2025 | 62 Comments(first posted 12/6/2012) Now here’s a future CC I better shoot now, because it’s going to be hard to find in twenty years. They’re already scarce, or maybe it’s just […] -
![Unsuccessful cars are a bit like bad TV shows. Everyone remembers the runaway hits, (Hill Street Blues), but how many people get all choked up when reminiscing about Cop Rock? […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/08/1978-riviera-5.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1977-78 Buick Riviera – A Short Life In Hard Times")
Curbside Classic: 1977-78 Buick Riviera – A Short Life In Hard Times
Posted on April 3, 2025 | 27 CommentsUnsuccessful cars are a bit like bad TV shows. Everyone remembers the runaway hits, (Hill Street Blues), but how many people get all choked up when reminiscing about Cop Rock? […] -
![Text by Patrick Bell. Station wagons were a popular family car during most of the second half of the twentieth century. Today we have a good variety of wagons at […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/04/5e562445a21a426e81a5cd84c9110cc4.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Vintage Snapshots: Daily Life With Station Wagons In The ’50s, ’60s, ’70s")
Vintage Snapshots: Daily Life With Station Wagons In The ’50s, ’60s, ’70s
Posted on April 3, 2025 | 43 CommentsText by Patrick Bell. Station wagons were a popular family car during most of the second half of the twentieth century. Today we have a good variety of wagons at […] -
![The German contingent was the most numerous by a long shot, for this edition, so let’s get to the Fleisch und Kartoffeln of the matter. We’ll start things light and […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/04/DSC_1297_edited.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "T87 Singles Collection, Winter 2025 Edition – Part 3: More Foreign Cars (German, Italian, etc.)")
T87 Singles Collection, Winter 2025 Edition – Part 3: More Foreign Cars (German, Italian, etc.)
Posted on April 3, 2025 | 7 CommentsThe German contingent was the most numerous by a long shot, for this edition, so let’s get to the Fleisch und Kartoffeln of the matter. We’ll start things light and […] -
![When this car was new in 1959, it was one of the most luxurious, most powerful, most optioned, most lushly trimmed, “ultimate dreamboat” American cars you could buy–and it had […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/Screenshot-2025-03-27-at-20-52-51-464498225_1098764371956660_1042799004112935624_n.jpg-JPEG-Image-960-%C3%97-720-pixels-%E2%80%94-Scaled-99.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "1959 Lincoln Continental Mark IV Coupe — Fallen Riches")
1959 Lincoln Continental Mark IV Coupe — Fallen Riches
Posted on April 3, 2025 | 27 CommentsWhen this car was new in 1959, it was one of the most luxurious, most powerful, most optioned, most lushly trimmed, “ultimate dreamboat” American cars you could buy–and it had […]
