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![(first posted 1/29/2013) It seems like every time gas prices take a sudden jump, so do the number of mopeds and other little buzz-bomb two-wheeled devices. Each wave lasts about […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/mmio.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=89&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: Motobecane Moped – A Veteran Of The First Great Moped Mania")
Curbside Classic: Motobecane Moped – A Veteran Of The First Great Moped Mania
Posted on February 6, 2022 | 41 Comments(first posted 1/29/2013) It seems like every time gas prices take a sudden jump, so do the number of mopeds and other little buzz-bomb two-wheeled devices. Each wave lasts about […] -
Vintage R&T Road Test: Merkur Scorpio
Posted on February 6, 2022 | 84 Comments(first posted 2/6/2016) First was the XR4Ti, now comes the Scorpio to the US under the Merkur moniker. -
![I include my birth year in my on-line name, because it can help to explain where I might be coming from in my comments, based on my age. For […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/nmmh.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=89&ssl=1 "COAL: 1965 Ford Mustang 2+2 – Glorious Misery From The Back Seat")
COAL: 1965 Ford Mustang 2+2 – Glorious Misery From The Back Seat
Posted on February 6, 2022 | 39 CommentsI include my birth year in my on-line name, because it can help to explain where I might be coming from in my comments, based on my age. For […] -
![The vibe of this Chrysler is a bit different than the usual starchy ones from this era. These folks are off to have a good time, of one kind or […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/51825049537_6a96bc1a23_k-1.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=89&ssl=1 "Vintage Ad: Dashing 1936 Chrysler Convertibles – Let The Good Times Roll")
Vintage Ad: Dashing 1936 Chrysler Convertibles – Let The Good Times Roll
Posted on February 6, 2022 | 10 CommentsThe vibe of this Chrysler is a bit different than the usual starchy ones from this era. These folks are off to have a good time, of one kind or […] -
![I’m a sucker for the grumier-videos from France. A grumier is a heavy, self-loading combination vehicle for transporting long logs. Right from the start of this high-quality video -wonderful drone […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/themes/arras162/images/thumbnail.png "CC Video: Chauffeur And Maneuver Are French Words")
CC Video: Chauffeur And Maneuver Are French Words
Posted on February 6, 2022 | 26 CommentsI’m a sucker for the grumier-videos from France. A grumier is a heavy, self-loading combination vehicle for transporting long logs. Right from the start of this high-quality video -wonderful drone […] -
Vintage R&T Review: 1986 Buick Grand National GNX
Posted on February 5, 2022 | 33 Comments(first posted 2/5/2016) Another vintage review is up, this time of possibly the best Muscle Car of the Eighties. -
![(first posted 2/5/2016. I don’t normally rerun CC’s For Sale, but this is such a time capsule. But its price today would obviously be considerably higher.) Brougham love has been […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/Mercury-cougar-1979-fq-_xr7_2_door_sedan_f142da16c5.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=89&ssl=1 "CC For Sale: 1979 Mercury Cougar XR7 “Two Door Sedan” With 9501 Total Miles – Brougham Lovers Rejoice!")
CC For Sale: 1979 Mercury Cougar XR7 “Two Door Sedan” With 9501 Total Miles – Brougham Lovers Rejoice!
Posted on February 5, 2022 | 121 Comments(first posted 2/5/2016. I don’t normally rerun CC’s For Sale, but this is such a time capsule. But its price today would obviously be considerably higher.) Brougham love has been […] -
![Thanks to the rear-hinged “suicide” door of this DKW coupe, we get to see a lot more of the lovely Anita Ekberg than we would if it was front-hinged. It […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/4036161485_8d2600bab9_o.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=89&ssl=1 "Vintage PR Shot: Anita Ekberg And Her DKW – Is This The Only “Suicide Door” Hardtop Coupe?")
Vintage PR Shot: Anita Ekberg And Her DKW – Is This The Only “Suicide Door” Hardtop Coupe?
Posted on February 5, 2022 | 44 CommentsThanks to the rear-hinged “suicide” door of this DKW coupe, we get to see a lot more of the lovely Anita Ekberg than we would if it was front-hinged. It […] -
![These little Suzuki looked pretty small in their day, even in Europe. But as cars have grown everywhere, it seems to literally be shrinking. This generation was not sold in […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/51857793496_c4a873a193_c.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=89&ssl=1 "Cohort Pic(k) of the Day: Suzuki Jimny LJ80 (SJ20) – Looking Smaller Than Ever")
Cohort Pic(k) of the Day: Suzuki Jimny LJ80 (SJ20) – Looking Smaller Than Ever
Posted on February 5, 2022 | 8 CommentsThese little Suzuki looked pretty small in their day, even in Europe. But as cars have grown everywhere, it seems to literally be shrinking. This generation was not sold in […] -
![We now move solidly into the 1960s with this automotive issue of Consumer Reports. The winged, chromed monsters of the ’50s are now heading into the junkyard en masse, and […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/IMG_73571.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=89&ssl=1 "Consumer Reports’ Automotive Dot Charts: Every Dot Has a Story, Part 3 (1964-70)")
Consumer Reports’ Automotive Dot Charts: Every Dot Has a Story, Part 3 (1964-70)
Posted on February 5, 2022 | 28 CommentsWe now move solidly into the 1960s with this automotive issue of Consumer Reports. The winged, chromed monsters of the ’50s are now heading into the junkyard en masse, and […] -
![My Capri II is another car I picked up for $400.00, which is the approximate price point of several memorable cars in my past, and for the use I got […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/cccf.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=89&ssl=1 "COAL – 1976 Mercury Capri II – The Sexy European")
COAL – 1976 Mercury Capri II – The Sexy European
Posted on February 5, 2022 | 26 CommentsMy Capri II is another car I picked up for $400.00, which is the approximate price point of several memorable cars in my past, and for the use I got […] -
Vintage R&T Road Tests: 1986 Jaguar XJ-6 & VW Golf GTI 16V
Posted on February 4, 2022 | 27 Comments(first posted 2/4/2016) Another double feature is up from R&T’s 40th anniversary issue, these two road tests are of cars that couldn’t be more different one from another. -
![(first posted 2/4/2016) The cost of rehabilitating a “damaged” nameplate can be high. So is the cost of introducing and marketing an entirely new nameplate. If you introduce a high-quality, […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/1998-2004-cadillac-seville-sts.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=89&ssl=1 "Automotive Histories: When The Old Names Died (Part III)")
Automotive Histories: When The Old Names Died (Part III)
Posted on February 4, 2022 | 63 Comments(first posted 2/4/2016) The cost of rehabilitating a “damaged” nameplate can be high. So is the cost of introducing and marketing an entirely new nameplate. If you introduce a high-quality, […] -
![After an overripe ‘70s T-bird in 2020 and a near-extinct Mustang II last year, it’s time to get a look at this rotting beauty at last. I feature this one […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/IMG_20211008_091418-copy.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=89&ssl=1 "CC Capsule: 1967 Ford Country Squire – Another One Bites The Rust")
CC Capsule: 1967 Ford Country Squire – Another One Bites The Rust
Posted on February 4, 2022 | 20 CommentsAfter an overripe ‘70s T-bird in 2020 and a near-extinct Mustang II last year, it’s time to get a look at this rotting beauty at last. I feature this one […] -
![Bosnia and Herzegovina wasn’t a nice place in the early 1990s. What became known as the Bosnian War concluded in 1995 with a stalemate, more than 100,000 soldiers and civilians […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/gods-rambo-2.jpeg?resize=115%2C115&quality=89&ssl=1 "God’s Rambo: The Story Of A Real Life Road Warrior")
God’s Rambo: The Story Of A Real Life Road Warrior
Posted on February 4, 2022 | 28 CommentsBosnia and Herzegovina wasn’t a nice place in the early 1990s. What became known as the Bosnian War concluded in 1995 with a stalemate, more than 100,000 soldiers and civilians […]
