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![In 1991, I was living in San Francisco and working as a bicycle mechanic, and after selling my Maxima to my brother, I had been carless for over a year. […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/accd.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=89&ssl=1 "COAL -1979 Honda Accord Hatchback – Back on Four Wheels")
COAL -1979 Honda Accord Hatchback – Back on Four Wheels
Posted on January 24, 2022 | 17 CommentsIn 1991, I was living in San Francisco and working as a bicycle mechanic, and after selling my Maxima to my brother, I had been carless for over a year. […] -
![I did a momentary double take when I saw that little red hatchback in this shot. Looks rather Chevettish, but this is 1972. Aha! It’s a Vauxhall Firenza, as this […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/8262403868_4311f045a5_b.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=89&ssl=1 "Vintage Brochure: 1972 Pontiac Wagons – Firenza?")
Vintage Brochure: 1972 Pontiac Wagons – Firenza?
Posted on January 24, 2022 | 38 CommentsI did a momentary double take when I saw that little red hatchback in this shot. Looks rather Chevettish, but this is 1972. Aha! It’s a Vauxhall Firenza, as this […] -
![The history of the fastback roofline is one of crests and troughs; wildly popular in the 1940s, it was almost instantly deemed unfashionable and unceremoniously dumped in the early 1950s […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/020a-1.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=89&ssl=1 "Car Show Classic: 1949 Buick Super Sedanet – Superannuated Super, Some Said")
Car Show Classic: 1949 Buick Super Sedanet – Superannuated Super, Some Said
Posted on January 24, 2022 | 31 CommentsThe history of the fastback roofline is one of crests and troughs; wildly popular in the 1940s, it was almost instantly deemed unfashionable and unceremoniously dumped in the early 1950s […] -
![(first posted 9/12/2011) Had it been October of 1960, and I was standing at a Plymouth dealership, the title of this post would have been the first words out of […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/ddfg.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=89&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1961 Plymouth Fury – What Planet Are YOU From?")
Curbside Classic: 1961 Plymouth Fury – What Planet Are YOU From?
Posted on January 23, 2022 | 159 Comments(first posted 9/12/2011) Had it been October of 1960, and I was standing at a Plymouth dealership, the title of this post would have been the first words out of […] -
Vintage R&T Comparison: 1983 Chevrolet S-10 Blazer, Bronco II and Montero – The New Compact SUVs
Posted on January 23, 2022 | 36 Comments(first posted 1/23/2016) It’s time for new SUVs, fit for the Eighties. R&T compares them in the 1983 July issue. -
![https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9w4_RhRPL1Q This is a bit outside our usual purview, but I was quite blown away by this amazing documentary film shot by a young trainee on his first major voyage, […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/Peking-bw.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=89&ssl=1 "CC Cinema: Around The Cape Horn In A Four Masted Sailing Ship Barely Surviving Two Epic Storms (1928) – Don’t Miss This One")
CC Cinema: Around The Cape Horn In A Four Masted Sailing Ship Barely Surviving Two Epic Storms (1928) – Don’t Miss This One
Posted on January 23, 2022 | 16 Commentshttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9w4_RhRPL1Q This is a bit outside our usual purview, but I was quite blown away by this amazing documentary film shot by a young trainee on his first major voyage, […] -
![This is a new one for me; I had no idea that a GT package was made available half way through the Gremlin’s final year on this planet. No wonder […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/8607027335_ff5cc4eb87_k.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=89&ssl=1 "Vintage Ad: 1978 AMC Gremlin GT – The Gremlin Exits In Gran Turismo Fashion")
Vintage Ad: 1978 AMC Gremlin GT – The Gremlin Exits In Gran Turismo Fashion
Posted on January 23, 2022 | 36 CommentsThis is a new one for me; I had no idea that a GT package was made available half way through the Gremlin’s final year on this planet. No wonder […] -
![The front end on this car looks quite familiar, but as soon as the eyes drift rearwards, it’s quite obvious that this is not a BMW model that we’re all […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/BMW-SA-_2004_1973_01.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=89&ssl=1 "Automotive History: 1973 BMW 2004 – The Curious Story Of A Different Sort Of BMW")
Automotive History: 1973 BMW 2004 – The Curious Story Of A Different Sort Of BMW
Posted on January 23, 2022 | 21 CommentsThe front end on this car looks quite familiar, but as soon as the eyes drift rearwards, it’s quite obvious that this is not a BMW model that we’re all […] -
![(disclaimer: non-automotive personal content ahead) I’ve been spending quite a bit of time at our Port Orford property since we bought it in September. Some of you have suggested […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/IMG_8401.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=89&ssl=1 "Port Orford Journal Part 2: Ten Days Of Work, Hikes, And Superlative Views")
Port Orford Journal Part 2: Ten Days Of Work, Hikes, And Superlative Views
Posted on January 22, 2022 | 33 Comments(disclaimer: non-automotive personal content ahead) I’ve been spending quite a bit of time at our Port Orford property since we bought it in September. Some of you have suggested […] -
![(first posted 1/22/2016) In our last installment, we looked at five Pontiacs that attempted to channel the brand’s sporty image to achieve commercial success. Alas, none of them were particularly […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/pontiac-grand-prix-turbo.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=89&ssl=1 "Top 10 Obscure Special Editions and Forgotten Limited-Run Models: Pontiac Edition, Part II")
Top 10 Obscure Special Editions and Forgotten Limited-Run Models: Pontiac Edition, Part II
Posted on January 22, 2022 | 47 Comments(first posted 1/22/2016) In our last installment, we looked at five Pontiacs that attempted to channel the brand’s sporty image to achieve commercial success. Alas, none of them were particularly […] -
![CC reader Carlton C. sent me a link to these images at the Library of Congress, of R.R. Conklin’s “Auto Bus” land yacht that he commissioned, here underway on a […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/Conklin-auto-bus-2.png?resize=115%2C115&quality=80&ssl=1 "Vintage Photos: R.R. Conklin’s Land Yacht – Leisurely Cross Country Traveling In 1915 (With Detailed Period Articles)")
Vintage Photos: R.R. Conklin’s Land Yacht – Leisurely Cross Country Traveling In 1915 (With Detailed Period Articles)
Posted on January 22, 2022 | 17 CommentsCC reader Carlton C. sent me a link to these images at the Library of Congress, of R.R. Conklin’s “Auto Bus” land yacht that he commissioned, here underway on a […] -
![So here we go with the second installment of our analysis of Consumer Reports magazine’s dot charts of late model used car repair incidence. (Here’s the first one, in case […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/81Tylk2lMtL._AC_SY879_1.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=89&ssl=1 "Consumer Reports’ Automotive Dot Charts: Every Dot Has a Story, Part 2 (1960-66)")
Consumer Reports’ Automotive Dot Charts: Every Dot Has a Story, Part 2 (1960-66)
Posted on January 22, 2022 | 58 CommentsSo here we go with the second installment of our analysis of Consumer Reports magazine’s dot charts of late model used car repair incidence. (Here’s the first one, in case […] -
![[This installment has been delayed by first, me taking my family out of New York during the blooming of the Omicron wave of the coronavirus pandemic, and then, me coming […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/artyblackandwhite2013car.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=89&ssl=1 "COAL: 2003 Subaru Legacy L Wagon: The Dowager Queen")
COAL: 2003 Subaru Legacy L Wagon: The Dowager Queen
Posted on January 22, 2022 | 14 Comments[This installment has been delayed by first, me taking my family out of New York during the blooming of the Omicron wave of the coronavirus pandemic, and then, me coming […] -
![(first posted 1/21/2016) I was at my local Title Company today and had time to admire this print in their lobby while waiting for a file. It appears to depict […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/IMG_0091.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=89&ssl=1 "QOTD: In What Year Was This Picture Taken In Fort Collins, Colorado?")
QOTD: In What Year Was This Picture Taken In Fort Collins, Colorado?
Posted on January 21, 2022 | 100 Comments(first posted 1/21/2016) I was at my local Title Company today and had time to admire this print in their lobby while waiting for a file. It appears to depict […] -
![(first posted 1/21/2016) Two Road Tests from R&T’s 1983 July Issue; These cars might be similar in size, but could not be anymore different from each other in every other […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/444.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=89&ssl=1 "Vintage R&T Road Tests: 1983 Chevrolet Cavalier CS & BMW 318i")
Vintage R&T Road Tests: 1983 Chevrolet Cavalier CS & BMW 318i
Posted on January 21, 2022 | 44 Comments(first posted 1/21/2016) Two Road Tests from R&T’s 1983 July Issue; These cars might be similar in size, but could not be anymore different from each other in every other […]
