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![(first posted 1/3/2016) Over twenty years ago and when I was a teenager, my parents pulled up stakes, moving our family from Flint, Michigan, where I was born and raised, […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/435-1980-Chevrolet-Camaro-Z28-CC.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=89&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1980 Chevrolet Camaro Z28 – Compromised Expectations")
Curbside Classic: 1980 Chevrolet Camaro Z28 – Compromised Expectations
Posted on January 3, 2022 | 54 Comments(first posted 1/3/2016) Over twenty years ago and when I was a teenager, my parents pulled up stakes, moving our family from Flint, Michigan, where I was born and raised, […] -
![It’s going to be a rather packed edition of the T87 Outtakes, as it seems as if local car collectors are really keener to go for a drive during this […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/IMG_20211206_161332-copy.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=89&ssl=1 "CC Outtakes: T87’s Singles Collection (November-December 2021) – Part 1: Japanese Cars")
CC Outtakes: T87’s Singles Collection (November-December 2021) – Part 1: Japanese Cars
Posted on January 3, 2022 | 18 CommentsIt’s going to be a rather packed edition of the T87 Outtakes, as it seems as if local car collectors are really keener to go for a drive during this […] -
![I belong to a social media group that posts panels from comic books out of context for funny or weird effect. I enjoy searching early comic books (now in the […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/Featured-Comix.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=89&ssl=1 "Curbside Comix")
Curbside Comix
Posted on January 3, 2022 | 32 CommentsI belong to a social media group that posts panels from comic books out of context for funny or weird effect. I enjoy searching early comic books (now in the […] -
![When you chart the changes of the Oldsmobile Cutlass Ciera across its 14-year run, it’s easy to break it down into the six-window era and the four-window era. Less obviously, […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/88_olds_cutlass_ciera.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=89&ssl=1 "CC Outtake: 1988 Oldsmobile Cutlass Ciera — Roach Of The Road In Transition")
CC Outtake: 1988 Oldsmobile Cutlass Ciera — Roach Of The Road In Transition
Posted on January 3, 2022 | 25 CommentsWhen you chart the changes of the Oldsmobile Cutlass Ciera across its 14-year run, it’s easy to break it down into the six-window era and the four-window era. Less obviously, […] -
![The classic Detroit Diesel has become not just legendary, but iconic. Thanks to its two-stroke design, it always sounds like its revving twice as fast as it really is, and […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/4470990284_ba30157eea_o.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=89&ssl=1 "Truck History: 1939 GMC – First Year For The Legendary “Jimmy” Detroit Diesel — It’s Still Being Built 85 Years Later")
Truck History: 1939 GMC – First Year For The Legendary “Jimmy” Detroit Diesel — It’s Still Being Built 85 Years Later
Posted on January 3, 2022 | 71 CommentsThe classic Detroit Diesel has become not just legendary, but iconic. Thanks to its two-stroke design, it always sounds like its revving twice as fast as it really is, and […] -
![(first posted 1/2/2016) Curtis Perry has uploaded a motherlode of fantastic finds and shots at the Cohort. We’ll work our way through them this coming week, but we have to […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/Edsel-1960-Ranger-CP.png?resize=115%2C115&quality=80&ssl=1 "Curtis Perry Outtake: 1960 Edsel Ranger Four Door Sedan – One Of 1288 Built")
Curtis Perry Outtake: 1960 Edsel Ranger Four Door Sedan – One Of 1288 Built
Posted on January 2, 2022 | 98 Comments(first posted 1/2/2016) Curtis Perry has uploaded a motherlode of fantastic finds and shots at the Cohort. We’ll work our way through them this coming week, but we have to […] -
![[Originally published 10 February 2017 @ 14:00] It’s been an unreasonably unusually snowy winter here in the lower BC Mainland; here’s an apropos French flick full of old cars I […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/themes/arras162/images/thumbnail.png "CC Cinema Double Feature: Team Cibié Go Snowracing; Meanwhile, in Paris…")
CC Cinema Double Feature: Team Cibié Go Snowracing; Meanwhile, in Paris…
Posted on January 2, 2022 | 10 Comments[Originally published 10 February 2017 @ 14:00] It’s been an unreasonably unusually snowy winter here in the lower BC Mainland; here’s an apropos French flick full of old cars I […] -
![William Campbell created a series of 53 ads for Autocar between 1943 and 1948. Here’s a selection for your time-traveling enjoyment. Many of the these trucks rendered by Campbell represent […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/autocar-9.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=89&ssl=1 "Vintage Ads: 1943-1948 Autocar Ads – Do They Cost More Or Less?")
Vintage Ads: 1943-1948 Autocar Ads – Do They Cost More Or Less?
Posted on January 2, 2022 | 43 CommentsWilliam Campbell created a series of 53 ads for Autocar between 1943 and 1948. Here’s a selection for your time-traveling enjoyment. Many of the these trucks rendered by Campbell represent […] -
![It’s been unusually cold here in Vancouver, where the averages for December and January are low 3 and high 7 °C (37/45 °F). Lately we’ve been getting as low as -14 […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/Hand-throttle-cable-GPW-5.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=89&ssl=1 "QOTD: What Car Features Do You Want, Miss, or Neither?")
QOTD: What Car Features Do You Want, Miss, or Neither?
Posted on January 2, 2022 | 272 CommentsIt’s been unusually cold here in Vancouver, where the averages for December and January are low 3 and high 7 °C (37/45 °F). Lately we’ve been getting as low as -14 […] -
![So why did Road & Track test a stripper Rambler American? That’s sure different than the endless “Fastest Cars Of The World” tests that dominated its covers in the eighties […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/rambler-top.jpeg?resize=115%2C115&quality=89&ssl=1 "Vintage R&T Road Test: 1967 Rambler American 220 – “A Sensible Approach To Sensible Transportation”")
Vintage R&T Road Test: 1967 Rambler American 220 – “A Sensible Approach To Sensible Transportation”
Posted on January 2, 2022 | 41 CommentsSo why did Road & Track test a stripper Rambler American? That’s sure different than the endless “Fastest Cars Of The World” tests that dominated its covers in the eighties […] -
![This was not actually a car I ever had any intention of owning. I’ve always liked older BMWs, but the E36 generation 3 series somehow never really struck a chord. […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/20201222_170523.jpeg?resize=115%2C115&quality=89&ssl=1 "COAL: 1998 BMW 318/328i – Brief Bavarian Interlude")
COAL: 1998 BMW 318/328i – Brief Bavarian Interlude
Posted on January 2, 2022 | 4 CommentsThis was not actually a car I ever had any intention of owning. I’ve always liked older BMWs, but the E36 generation 3 series somehow never really struck a chord. […] -
![Corey Behrens has uploaded a batch of new recent finds to the Cohort, and this one gets to go first, as if we wait any longer, it might well collapse. […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/51786739919_56b7793094_k.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=89&ssl=1 "Cohort Pic(k) of the Day: Datsun 210, What’s Left Of It, And Happy New Year")
Cohort Pic(k) of the Day: Datsun 210, What’s Left Of It, And Happy New Year
Posted on January 1, 2022 | 31 CommentsCorey Behrens has uploaded a batch of new recent finds to the Cohort, and this one gets to go first, as if we wait any longer, it might well collapse. […] -
Vintage Ad: “They Say He Has A Wonderful ‘Line’ – He Must be A Weatherhead Salesman!”
Posted on December 28, 2021 | 19 Comments -
![There’s really already so much content available about the ’55 Chevrolet, and for the “Tri-Fives” in general, that it can be a task to come up with something new to […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/051-1955-Chevrolet-210-CC-crop.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=89&ssl=1 "In-Motion Classic: 1955 Chevrolet 210 – Evergreen")
In-Motion Classic: 1955 Chevrolet 210 – Evergreen
Posted on December 28, 2021 | 30 CommentsThere’s really already so much content available about the ’55 Chevrolet, and for the “Tri-Fives” in general, that it can be a task to come up with something new to […] -
![[Originally published on 26 June 2021 @ 14:00] »strum, pluck-pluck-pluck, strum« aHEM! »strum« In 1970, the Kinks had a giant hit with “Lola”, a song about a young man’s](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/S%CC%8Ckoda.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=89&ssl=1 "CC Karaoke: Škoda")
CC Karaoke: Škoda
Posted on December 27, 2021 | 28 Comments[Originally published on 26 June 2021 @ 14:00] »strum, pluck-pluck-pluck, strum« aHEM! »strum« In 1970, the Kinks had a giant hit with “Lola”, a song about a young man’s
