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![Text by Patrick Bell. Thomas Jefferson Goad (1885-1970) began his journey in the automobile business in Mineral Wells, Texas around 1908. He expanded to the surrounding counties and in 1924 […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/metapth74700_xl_ND-51-335-01.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Vintage Photos: A Cadillac-Oldsmobile Dealer In Texas, 1951-1956")
Vintage Photos: A Cadillac-Oldsmobile Dealer In Texas, 1951-1956
Posted on July 1, 2025 | 13 CommentsText by Patrick Bell. Thomas Jefferson Goad (1885-1970) began his journey in the automobile business in Mineral Wells, Texas around 1908. He expanded to the surrounding counties and in 1924 […] -
![Well, looks like it’s time for another collection of bits and bobs from the Land of the Rising Sun! Might as well throw ourselves in the deep end with a […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/06/IMG20250612130309_edited.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "T87’s Singles Collection, Spring 2025 Edition – Part 1: Japanese Cars")
T87’s Singles Collection, Spring 2025 Edition – Part 1: Japanese Cars
Posted on July 1, 2025 | 19 CommentsWell, looks like it’s time for another collection of bits and bobs from the Land of the Rising Sun! Might as well throw ourselves in the deep end with a […] -
![This 1961 Studebaker Hawk is a rolling farrago of contradictions: awesome yet pathetic; innovative yet obsolete; bold yet old; unusual yet all-too familiar; fast yet not competitive; exciting yet sad. […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/06/IMG_3546-1.jpeg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1961 Studebaker Hawk (Supercharged) – The Most Unusual And Eccentric American Car Of 1961")
Curbside Classic: 1961 Studebaker Hawk (Supercharged) – The Most Unusual And Eccentric American Car Of 1961
Posted on July 1, 2025 | 22 CommentsThis 1961 Studebaker Hawk is a rolling farrago of contradictions: awesome yet pathetic; innovative yet obsolete; bold yet old; unusual yet all-too familiar; fast yet not competitive; exciting yet sad. […] -
![(first posted 4/5/2013) OK, I cheated. Given the way the car is sitting, I obviously didn’t find this CC parked street-side, and I did pose it for pictures. This truck […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/04/Front-quarter-2-900.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1991 Isuzu Rodeo – Passport To Success")
Curbside Classic: 1991 Isuzu Rodeo – Passport To Success
Posted on June 30, 2025 | 47 Comments(first posted 4/5/2013) OK, I cheated. Given the way the car is sitting, I obviously didn’t find this CC parked street-side, and I did pose it for pictures. This truck […] -
![I have always held the Pontiac Firebird in high esteem. Many of us in our forties were born into an automotive landscape that had always included a Firebird in various […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/030-1998-Pontiac-Firebird-CC.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "In-Motion Classic: 1998 Pontiac Firebird – The Last Flight")
In-Motion Classic: 1998 Pontiac Firebird – The Last Flight
Posted on June 30, 2025 | 11 CommentsI have always held the Pontiac Firebird in high esteem. Many of us in our forties were born into an automotive landscape that had always included a Firebird in various […] -
![Here’s one rather sinister-looking find. It’s a creature-like automotive creation since its inception, and even more so in its current condition. A ’61 Imperial (Trim level? Crown or LeBaron? Your […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/06/Captura-de-pantalla-2025-06-26-07.55.11-copia.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "1961 Imperial – One Frankenstein Of A Car, Found In Mary Shelley’s Land")
1961 Imperial – One Frankenstein Of A Car, Found In Mary Shelley’s Land
Posted on June 30, 2025 | 26 CommentsHere’s one rather sinister-looking find. It’s a creature-like automotive creation since its inception, and even more so in its current condition. A ’61 Imperial (Trim level? Crown or LeBaron? Your […] -
![Walking and biking the streets of my California hometown continues to reveal an unending variety of curbside finds. In the past, I’ve looked for themes of commonality, or contrast, but […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/IMG_1161.jpeg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Finds: a Variety of Shapes, Sizes and Colors on the Streets of Santa Cruz")
Curbside Finds: a Variety of Shapes, Sizes and Colors on the Streets of Santa Cruz
Posted on June 30, 2025 | 27 CommentsWalking and biking the streets of my California hometown continues to reveal an unending variety of curbside finds. In the past, I’ve looked for themes of commonality, or contrast, but […] -
![Text and photos by Steve Lenius. When I was younger, I had an elementary school principal who owned two Model A Fords, one a car and one a Model AA […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/06/Curbside-Lenius-ModelT-04-copia.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1925 Ford Model T – A Short Encounter With A Century-Old Legend")
Curbside Classic: 1925 Ford Model T – A Short Encounter With A Century-Old Legend
Posted on June 30, 2025 | 16 CommentsText and photos by Steve Lenius. When I was younger, I had an elementary school principal who owned two Model A Fords, one a car and one a Model AA […] -
![For 1970, GM senior management finally rescinded the corporate policy that limited intermediate-size cars to engines no bigger than 400 cubic inches. Buick, Oldsmobile, and Pontiac wasted no time […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/06/1970-Pontiac-GTO-455-RA-Pepper-Green-Mecum-Auctions-S214-front-3q-left.webp?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Vintage Car Life Road Test: 1970 Pontiac GTO 455 And 400 Ram Air – There IS A Substitute For Cubic Inches")
Vintage Car Life Road Test: 1970 Pontiac GTO 455 And 400 Ram Air – There IS A Substitute For Cubic Inches
Posted on June 30, 2025 | 15 CommentsFor 1970, GM senior management finally rescinded the corporate policy that limited intermediate-size cars to engines no bigger than 400 cubic inches. Buick, Oldsmobile, and Pontiac wasted no time […] -
![(first posted 4/7/2013) We’ve just seen a diesel powered Corolla so how about a more conventional diesel powered Toyota? While still rare, this diesel-powered third-generation pickup is probably a less […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/04/1982-Toyota-pickup-diesel.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1982 Toyota Diesel Pickup")
Curbside Classic: 1982 Toyota Diesel Pickup
Posted on June 29, 2025 | 49 Comments(first posted 4/7/2013) We’ve just seen a diesel powered Corolla so how about a more conventional diesel powered Toyota? While still rare, this diesel-powered third-generation pickup is probably a less […] -
![This was the first real Mercedes sports car of the 1960s. Without doubt, M-B had designed some fine postwar cars, and the Fintail was quite modern (well, except for the…fins). […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/5-30-2012-002-e1346612263324.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1963 Mercedes-Benz 230SL – Big Shoes To Fill")
Curbside Classic: 1963 Mercedes-Benz 230SL – Big Shoes To Fill
Posted on June 29, 2025 | 6 CommentsThis was the first real Mercedes sports car of the 1960s. Without doubt, M-B had designed some fine postwar cars, and the Fintail was quite modern (well, except for the…fins). […] -
![Text by Patrick Bell. Our gallery today is a small collection of transit photos from a known source. These are part of a much larger collection (1,656 images) that is […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/06/38459709540_d9890e0116_k.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Vintage Photos: 1961 Chryslers, Plymouths And Dodges, Loading Up For Delivery By Train")
Vintage Photos: 1961 Chryslers, Plymouths And Dodges, Loading Up For Delivery By Train
Posted on June 29, 2025 | 17 CommentsText by Patrick Bell. Our gallery today is a small collection of transit photos from a known source. These are part of a much larger collection (1,656 images) that is […] -
![It’s not that easy to take a clear side view picture of an entire ‘ecocombi’, a combination vehicle with a maximum overall length of 25.25 m (82’10”). Someone or something […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/06/IMG_4038.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CC Global: Van den Broek’s B-Double – B2B Logistics")
CC Global: Van den Broek’s B-Double – B2B Logistics
Posted on June 29, 2025 | 10 CommentsIt’s not that easy to take a clear side view picture of an entire ‘ecocombi’, a combination vehicle with a maximum overall length of 25.25 m (82’10”). Someone or something […] -
![One of the biggest factors in how well cars sell in a given market is how many dealer franchises the automaker has at a given time. Here’s a breakdown […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/06/Nowlings-Oldsmobile-Downey-Calif-1967.webp?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "How Many Dealers Did U.S. Automakers Have In The Late 1960s?")
How Many Dealers Did U.S. Automakers Have In The Late 1960s?
Posted on June 29, 2025 | 31 CommentsOne of the biggest factors in how well cars sell in a given market is how many dealer franchises the automaker has at a given time. Here’s a breakdown […] -
![When I was a teen, almost everyone I knew caught a case of “Fox Body Fever,” or FBF. While my first Fox car was a ‘79 Capri, I blame my […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/06/Captura-de-pantalla-2025-06-27-00.30.54.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "My 1979 Mercury Capri: Lessons from The Red-Fox-Crap-Box")
My 1979 Mercury Capri: Lessons from The Red-Fox-Crap-Box
Posted on June 29, 2025 | 33 CommentsWhen I was a teen, almost everyone I knew caught a case of “Fox Body Fever,” or FBF. While my first Fox car was a ‘79 Capri, I blame my […]
