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![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 […] -
![(first posted 5/18/2019) When the future Mrs DougD left University in 1995, she exited the world of bicycles and buses, and needed a car to get to […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/Topaz2-2.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "My 1989 Mercury Topaz – “I Can’t Go, I’m Too Nervous”")
My 1989 Mercury Topaz – “I Can’t Go, I’m Too Nervous”
Posted on April 2, 2025 | 68 Comments(first posted 5/18/2019) When the future Mrs DougD left University in 1995, she exited the world of bicycles and buses, and needed a car to get to […] -
![(first posted 4/3/2019) Ford’s luxury division is in the midst of its fourth reboot this century. No car exemplifies the constantly changing winds of Lincoln’s design […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/2006-lincoln-zephyr-3.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 2006 Lincoln Zephyr – Soft Reboot")
Curbside Classic: 2006 Lincoln Zephyr – Soft Reboot
Posted on April 2, 2025 | 27 Comments(first posted 4/3/2019) Ford’s luxury division is in the midst of its fourth reboot this century. No car exemplifies the constantly changing winds of Lincoln’s design […] -
![It’s time to take another look at vintage cars around the globe with a series of highlights from our Cohort contributors. I’ll start with this ’91-’96 full-size GM B-body wagon, […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/Captura-de-pantalla-2025-03-25-17.34.35.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "A Gallery Of Highlights From The CC Cohort")
A Gallery Of Highlights From The CC Cohort
Posted on April 2, 2025 | 8 CommentsIt’s time to take another look at vintage cars around the globe with a series of highlights from our Cohort contributors. I’ll start with this ’91-’96 full-size GM B-body wagon, […] -
![Welcome to the import section of our little tour. Let’s jump right in and ogle some 55-year-old fiberglass in the shape of a lovely Lotus Elan. I must have gone […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/IMG_20250224_105324_edited.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "T87 Singles Collection, Winter 2025 Edition – Part 2: Foreign Cars (British, French & American)")
T87 Singles Collection, Winter 2025 Edition – Part 2: Foreign Cars (British, French & American)
Posted on April 2, 2025 | 16 CommentsWelcome to the import section of our little tour. Let’s jump right in and ogle some 55-year-old fiberglass in the shape of a lovely Lotus Elan. I must have gone […] -
![As has been oft-repeated, the A-body GM midsizers were all new for 1968, with swoopy, near-fastback styling in all Chevy, Pontiac, Oldsmobile and Buick flavors. We’ve all seen umpteen fake […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/c-5-24-2013-012-800x533-e1376862504347.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1969 Buick Skylark Custom – No, It’s Not A Chevelle…")
Curbside Classic: 1969 Buick Skylark Custom – No, It’s Not A Chevelle…
Posted on April 2, 2025 | 17 CommentsAs has been oft-repeated, the A-body GM midsizers were all new for 1968, with swoopy, near-fastback styling in all Chevy, Pontiac, Oldsmobile and Buick flavors. We’ve all seen umpteen fake […] -
![By the mid-1960s, performance-minded buyers’ interest was rapidly shifting away from big cars, but that didn’t stop Ford from giving the full-size sporty car theme one more shot with the […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/1966-01_CL_1966_Ford_Galaxie_7L_43.webp?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Vintage Car Life Review: 1966 Ford Galaxie 7-Litre – “Tends To Confuse Bigger With Better”")
Vintage Car Life Review: 1966 Ford Galaxie 7-Litre – “Tends To Confuse Bigger With Better”
Posted on April 2, 2025 | 34 CommentsBy the mid-1960s, performance-minded buyers’ interest was rapidly shifting away from big cars, but that didn’t stop Ford from giving the full-size sporty car theme one more shot with the […] -
![(first posted 1/14/2014) As my father could have told you, I never was very good at listening to advice. I really appreciate all the great suggestions and tips in […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/04/fgg.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Thank You All For Your Great Car Buying Advice, But I Ignored It And Bought This Pristine 1972 Ford LTD Instead")
Thank You All For Your Great Car Buying Advice, But I Ignored It And Bought This Pristine 1972 Ford LTD Instead
Posted on April 1, 2025 | 130 Comments(first posted 1/14/2014) As my father could have told you, I never was very good at listening to advice. I really appreciate all the great suggestions and tips in […] -
![While passing through a neighborhood in San Diego I stumbled across an oddity: a Land Rover Defender. Well, not exactly an oddity in the sense that it’s still on […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/1996-Land-Rover-Defender-90-4.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1996 Land Rover Defender Diesel – An English Off-Roading Icon")
Curbside Classic: 1996 Land Rover Defender Diesel – An English Off-Roading Icon
Posted on April 1, 2025 | 7 CommentsWhile passing through a neighborhood in San Diego I stumbled across an oddity: a Land Rover Defender. Well, not exactly an oddity in the sense that it’s still on […] -
![Text by Patrick Bell. Fantastic Fords are our feature for today. We have many fine photos full of Fords from the sixties, with one from the seventies for extra fun. […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/04/tumblr_nx5cfcMm4i1qcdxvpo1_1280.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Vintage Snapshots: Fords In The 1960s")
Vintage Snapshots: Fords In The 1960s
Posted on April 1, 2025 | 22 CommentsText by Patrick Bell. Fantastic Fords are our feature for today. We have many fine photos full of Fords from the sixties, with one from the seventies for extra fun. […] -
![Well, well, well, it’s come to this again – all the quick sightings yours truly has had over the past three months, curated, sorted and conveniently located within a few […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/IMG_20250126_083429_edited.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "T87’s Singles Collection, Winter 2025 Edition – Part 1: Japanese Cars")
T87’s Singles Collection, Winter 2025 Edition – Part 1: Japanese Cars
Posted on April 1, 2025 | 10 CommentsWell, well, well, it’s come to this again – all the quick sightings yours truly has had over the past three months, curated, sorted and conveniently located within a few […] -
![I first found this double-ended Coronet police car in Eugene in 2011. It sat here for sale for the following 14 years. I had planned to rerun its story again […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/CC-133-020-800.webp?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Bi-Directional Dual 440-Powered 1973 Dodge Coronet Police Pursuit – The Legendary CoronoroC Is Saved")
Bi-Directional Dual 440-Powered 1973 Dodge Coronet Police Pursuit – The Legendary CoronoroC Is Saved
Posted on April 1, 2025 | 14 CommentsI first found this double-ended Coronet police car in Eugene in 2011. It sat here for sale for the following 14 years. I had planned to rerun its story again […] -
![There’s no “April fooling” when I say that this may be it. This may possibly be the year that I get corrective lenses. Again. Almost immediately following my move to […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/04/138-2008-Ford-Focus-Coupe-for-CC.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Musings: 2008 Ford Focus Two-Door – Blurred Stylistic Vision")
Curbside Musings: 2008 Ford Focus Two-Door – Blurred Stylistic Vision
Posted on April 1, 2025 | 66 CommentsThere’s no “April fooling” when I say that this may be it. This may possibly be the year that I get corrective lenses. Again. Almost immediately following my move to […] -
![(first posted 3/30/2019) Welcome, one and all, to the Grand Finale of this edition of Italian Deadly Sins. And I’m not using the term lightly. This […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/Ita_DS2_dT.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Italian Deadly Sins (Peninsular Peccadilloes, Part 3) – De Tomaso, The Serial Sinner")
Italian Deadly Sins (Peninsular Peccadilloes, Part 3) – De Tomaso, The Serial Sinner
Posted on March 31, 2025 | 35 Comments(first posted 3/30/2019) Welcome, one and all, to the Grand Finale of this edition of Italian Deadly Sins. And I’m not using the term lightly. This […] -
![(first posted 3/29/2019) Kia’s first attempt at a minivan was a commercial success. Just two years after its launch, it became the best-selling minivan in Australia. In […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/kia-sedona-carnival-2.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Capsule: 1998-2005 Kia Carnival/Sedona – How Easy It Is To Make A Minivan")
Curbside Capsule: 1998-2005 Kia Carnival/Sedona – How Easy It Is To Make A Minivan
Posted on March 31, 2025 | 35 Comments(first posted 3/29/2019) Kia’s first attempt at a minivan was a commercial success. Just two years after its launch, it became the best-selling minivan in Australia. In […]
