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![The Toyota Corona was the breakthrough car for the firm as well as the whole Japanese car industry hoping to capitalize on the huge American market. It offered a combination […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/corona-top.jpeg?resize=115%2C115&quality=89&ssl=1 "Vintage R&T Road Test: 1967 Toyota Corona Coupe – “The Ultra-Practical Corona In A Handsome Coupe Form”")
Vintage R&T Road Test: 1967 Toyota Corona Coupe – “The Ultra-Practical Corona In A Handsome Coupe Form”
Posted on January 6, 2022 | 23 CommentsThe Toyota Corona was the breakthrough car for the firm as well as the whole Japanese car industry hoping to capitalize on the huge American market. It offered a combination […] -
![When I graduated high school last June, I decided that maybe if the opportunity presented itself I should reward myself for getting out of the hellhole that school had become. […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/20210618_162836.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=89&ssl=1 "COAL: 1994 Buick Roadmaster Estate Wagon: Dynaride Comfort Leaves The Farm To A New World")
COAL: 1994 Buick Roadmaster Estate Wagon: Dynaride Comfort Leaves The Farm To A New World
Posted on January 6, 2022 | 28 CommentsWhen I graduated high school last June, I decided that maybe if the opportunity presented itself I should reward myself for getting out of the hellhole that school had become. […] -
![(first posted 9/21/2012) This, friends, is the last of the classic Eldorados. The less said about the ’86 successor, the better, and while the redesigned 1992-02 model was a nice […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/ddf.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=89&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1983 Cadillac Eldorado – Mmm, Buttery!")
Curbside Classic: 1983 Cadillac Eldorado – Mmm, Buttery!
Posted on January 5, 2022 | 91 Comments(first posted 9/21/2012) This, friends, is the last of the classic Eldorados. The less said about the ’86 successor, the better, and while the redesigned 1992-02 model was a nice […] -
![There’s been a lot of questions as to whether the Chrysler brand had a future within Stellantis’ large bag of brands. Given the ever-accelerating momentum to EVs, it’s not surprising […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/Chrysler-Airflow-1.webp?resize=115%2C115&quality=80&ssl=1 "Curbside Newsstand: Chrysler Will Live And Go All-EV, Starting With This 2025 Airflow")
Curbside Newsstand: Chrysler Will Live And Go All-EV, Starting With This 2025 Airflow
Posted on January 5, 2022 | 41 CommentsThere’s been a lot of questions as to whether the Chrysler brand had a future within Stellantis’ large bag of brands. Given the ever-accelerating momentum to EVs, it’s not surprising […] -
![(first posted 1/5/2016) Having lived in LA for twelve years, I should know anything is possible. While Renault never sold this turbocharged, mid-engined monster in the US, importer Sun International […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/Renault-R5-Turbo-II-Open.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=89&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1983-86 Renault R5 Turbo II – Le Monster Car")
Curbside Classic: 1983-86 Renault R5 Turbo II – Le Monster Car
Posted on January 5, 2022 | 53 Comments(first posted 1/5/2016) Having lived in LA for twelve years, I should know anything is possible. While Renault never sold this turbocharged, mid-engined monster in the US, importer Sun International […] -
![The efforts of Julius Caesar and Pope Gregory notwithstanding, our system of keeping track of our place in history is utilitarian but still somewhat arbitrary. Regardless, 2021 was a rough […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/20211229_152901a.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=89&ssl=1 "COAL Update: 1953 Buick Special – Snitches Get Stitches, A Whimsical Tale Of Drilling And Tapping")
COAL Update: 1953 Buick Special – Snitches Get Stitches, A Whimsical Tale Of Drilling And Tapping
Posted on January 5, 2022 | 49 CommentsThe efforts of Julius Caesar and Pope Gregory notwithstanding, our system of keeping track of our place in history is utilitarian but still somewhat arbitrary. Regardless, 2021 was a rough […] -
![(* Probably) There’s only a handful of American truck manufacturers left, but once upon a time, it was very different. I’ve compiled 150 vintage ads and press articles of defunct […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/truck-bethlehem.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=89&ssl=1 "Vintage Ads: 150 American Truck Brands You’ve Never* Heard Of Before")
Vintage Ads: 150 American Truck Brands You’ve Never* Heard Of Before
Posted on January 5, 2022 | 28 Comments(* Probably) There’s only a handful of American truck manufacturers left, but once upon a time, it was very different. I’ve compiled 150 vintage ads and press articles of defunct […] -
![It’s getting mighty tough to find something that hasn’t had its CC post already. But for my first piece of 2022, I thought I’d do just that. Feast your ravenous […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/IMG_20210606_163806-copy.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=89&ssl=1 "CC Capsule: 1995 Copel Bonito (Nissan March K11) – Our Princess Is In Another Castle")
CC Capsule: 1995 Copel Bonito (Nissan March K11) – Our Princess Is In Another Castle
Posted on January 5, 2022 | 10 CommentsIt’s getting mighty tough to find something that hasn’t had its CC post already. But for my first piece of 2022, I thought I’d do just that. Feast your ravenous […] -
![Colors, much like spices, are a personal choice, adding much needed variety to our lives. And just like spices, colors create a number of reactions not as unrelated as […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/001byRiveranotarioCOHORT.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=89&ssl=1 "COAL Datsun F10: Colors and the Perils of Being Number 2")
COAL Datsun F10: Colors and the Perils of Being Number 2
Posted on January 5, 2022 | 34 CommentsColors, much like spices, are a personal choice, adding much needed variety to our lives. And just like spices, colors create a number of reactions not as unrelated as […] -
![(first posted 12/29/2012. Revised and expanded 1/3/2022) GM has built some great vehicles in its day, but nothing can top their buses. They literally owned the bus market from the […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/bbv.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=89&ssl=1 "Bus Stop Classic: GMC TDH-4523 “New Look” Transit Bus – One Of GM’s Greatest Hits")
Bus Stop Classic: GMC TDH-4523 “New Look” Transit Bus – One Of GM’s Greatest Hits
Posted on January 4, 2022 | 135 Comments(first posted 12/29/2012. Revised and expanded 1/3/2022) GM has built some great vehicles in its day, but nothing can top their buses. They literally owned the bus market from the […] -
![(first posted 1/4/2016) Staid Pontiac had been revitalised in the 1960s, assuming a hipper, more youthful image. The magic of the first GTO and Firebird was an elixir of life […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/1978-pontiac-grand-am-sedan-1.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=89&ssl=1 "Top 10 Obscure Special Editions and Forgotten Limited-Run Models: Pontiac Edition, Part I")
Top 10 Obscure Special Editions and Forgotten Limited-Run Models: Pontiac Edition, Part I
Posted on January 4, 2022 | 74 Comments(first posted 1/4/2016) Staid Pontiac had been revitalised in the 1960s, assuming a hipper, more youthful image. The magic of the first GTO and Firebird was an elixir of life […] -
![Welcome to part two of a bumper crop of brief CC sightings that took place in and around Tokyo over the last couple of months of 2021. We’ll kick things […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/IMG_20211112_161439_1-copy.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=89&ssl=1 "CC Outtakes: T87’s Singles Collection (November-December 2021) – Part 2: Foreign Cars")
CC Outtakes: T87’s Singles Collection (November-December 2021) – Part 2: Foreign Cars
Posted on January 4, 2022 | 20 CommentsWelcome to part two of a bumper crop of brief CC sightings that took place in and around Tokyo over the last couple of months of 2021. We’ll kick things […] -
![Corey Behrens found this Canadian-market Ford F1- doppelganger in Colorado, where it might raise a few eyebrows if anyone bothers to look at the script on its tailgate. More likely […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/51777255696_b2f82959bb_k.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=89&ssl=1 "Cohort Pic(k) of the Day: 1951-1952 Mercury M-1 — Ford F-1 Doppelganger")
Cohort Pic(k) of the Day: 1951-1952 Mercury M-1 — Ford F-1 Doppelganger
Posted on January 4, 2022 | 19 CommentsCorey Behrens found this Canadian-market Ford F1- doppelganger in Colorado, where it might raise a few eyebrows if anyone bothers to look at the script on its tailgate. More likely […] -
![Who could have imagined in 1967 that this 124 would still be being built almost 50 years later, as the Lada/VAZ-21xx. In a somewhat ironic and prescient statement, the last […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/124-1-crop-horz-vert-1.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=89&ssl=1 "Vintage R&T Road Test: 1967 Fiat 124 – The First Of A Very Long Line Of 124s, And Better Than Anticipated")
Vintage R&T Road Test: 1967 Fiat 124 – The First Of A Very Long Line Of 124s, And Better Than Anticipated
Posted on January 4, 2022 | 40 CommentsWho could have imagined in 1967 that this 124 would still be being built almost 50 years later, as the Lada/VAZ-21xx. In a somewhat ironic and prescient statement, the last […] -
![Twenty twenty-two is here, and I’m still thinking about the holidays with memories of what they used to be like with my extended family. I have only two first cousins, […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/227-1999-Subaru-Impreza-L-CC.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=89&ssl=1 "Curbside Capsule: 1999 Subaru Impreza L – For My Cousin")
Curbside Capsule: 1999 Subaru Impreza L – For My Cousin
Posted on January 4, 2022 | 18 CommentsTwenty twenty-two is here, and I’m still thinking about the holidays with memories of what they used to be like with my extended family. I have only two first cousins, […]
