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    Vintage Postcards: Main Streets And Downtowns Across The US – 1950s-1960s

    Posted on July 2, 2025 | 13 Comments
    Irvington, New Jersey.

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  • The usual ratio of about two imports for every JDM classic has remained steady, so I’ve had to split the foreign cars into two posts. The American metal was out […]

    T87’s Singles Collection, Spring 2025 Edition – Part 2: American, French & German Cars

    Posted on July 2, 2025 | 9 Comments
    The usual ratio of about two imports for every JDM classic has remained steady, so I’ve had to split the foreign cars into two posts. The American metal was out […]

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  •   There was a cruise night within walking distance of my house, so I thought I’d mosey on over.  And what do I see?  Standing alone, glowing in the fading […]

    1962 Mercury Monterey S-55: Big, Bold, Late Space-Age Luxury

    Posted on July 2, 2025 | 14 Comments
      There was a cruise night within walking distance of my house, so I thought I’d mosey on over.  And what do I see?  Standing alone, glowing in the fading […]

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  • What was the first gasoline-powered automobile with fully automatic transmission? It wasn’t built by GM (which hadn’t even been incorporated yet!), but by the Sturtevant Mill Company in Boston, about […]

    The World’s First Automatic Transmission – The 1904-1907 Sturtevant Automatic Automobile

    Posted on July 2, 2025 | 11 Comments
    What was the first gasoline-powered automobile with fully automatic transmission? It wasn’t built by GM (which hadn’t even been incorporated yet!), but by the Sturtevant Mill Company in Boston, about […]

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  • (first posted 11/13/2018)     Spotting this X1/9 at a Walmart parking lot took me by surprise, especially when I took a closer look. It’s a genuine beater, which is not […]

    Curbside Find: Fiat X1/9 – Stripped To The Essentials

    Posted on July 1, 2025 | 33 Comments
    (first posted 11/13/2018)     Spotting this X1/9 at a Walmart parking lot took me by surprise, especially when I took a closer look. It’s a genuine beater, which is not […]

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  • Well, sorta.  Paul posted a few years back about wanting to find an end-of-the-line 1957 Nash Ambassador; is this 1956 close enough?  If so, let’s give EricClem a big cyber […]

    Curbside Classic: 1956 Nash Ambassador Eight Custom – Christmas In July

    Posted on July 1, 2025 | 17 Comments
    Well, sorta.  Paul posted a few years back about wanting to find an end-of-the-line 1957 Nash Ambassador; is this 1956 close enough?  If so, let’s give EricClem a big cyber […]

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  • Since the other Pinto CC is a first year 1971 model hatchback, and so epitomizes the Pinto’s beginnings, it seems appropriate to bookend the Pinto’s long run with a late-model […]

    Curbside Classic: 1980 Pinto Wagon: The Pinto’s Long Colorful End

    Posted on July 1, 2025 | 20 Comments
    Since the other Pinto CC is a first year 1971 model hatchback, and so epitomizes the Pinto’s beginnings, it seems appropriate to bookend the Pinto’s long run with a late-model […]

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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 […]

    Vintage Photos: A Cadillac-Oldsmobile Dealer In Texas, 1951-1956

    Posted on July 1, 2025 | 13 Comments
    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 […]

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  • 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 […]

    T87’s Singles Collection, Spring 2025 Edition – Part 1: Japanese Cars

    Posted on July 1, 2025 | 19 Comments
    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 […]

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  • 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. […]

    Curbside Classic: 1961 Studebaker Hawk (Supercharged) – The Most Unusual And Eccentric American Car Of 1961

    Posted on July 1, 2025 | 22 Comments
    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. […]

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  • (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 […]

    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 […]

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  • 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 […]

    In-Motion Classic: 1998 Pontiac Firebird – The Last Flight

    Posted on June 30, 2025 | 11 Comments
    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 […]

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  • 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 […]

    1961 Imperial – One Frankenstein Of A Car, Found In Mary Shelley’s Land

    Posted on June 30, 2025 | 26 Comments
    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 […]

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  • 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 […]

    Curbside Finds: a Variety of Shapes, Sizes and Colors on the Streets of Santa Cruz

    Posted on June 30, 2025 | 28 Comments
    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 […]

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  • 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 […]

    Curbside Classic: 1925 Ford Model T – A Short Encounter With A Century-Old Legend

    Posted on June 30, 2025 | 16 Comments
    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 […]

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