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![(First posted 08/06/21, updated December 2021) During my latest neighborhood stroll, I decided to focus on some building sites, as there are also many construction enthusiasts (to say the least) […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/IMG_9605.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=89&ssl=1 "CC Global: Under Construction (With Mansion Updates)")
CC Global: Under Construction (With Mansion Updates)
Posted on December 26, 2021 | 46 Comments(First posted 08/06/21, updated December 2021) During my latest neighborhood stroll, I decided to focus on some building sites, as there are also many construction enthusiasts (to say the least) […] -
![Alfa Romeo. The name alone is enough to set a car nut’s heart aflutter. So much history, romance, myth and legend encapsulated within those two words. So much in fact, […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/IMG-20180616-WA0004.jpeg?resize=115%2C115&quality=89&ssl=1 "COAL: 1987 Alfa Romeo 33 – Project Car Hell, or How to Own a Car Without Driving it Even Once")
COAL: 1987 Alfa Romeo 33 – Project Car Hell, or How to Own a Car Without Driving it Even Once
Posted on December 26, 2021 | 31 CommentsAlfa Romeo. The name alone is enough to set a car nut’s heart aflutter. So much history, romance, myth and legend encapsulated within those two words. So much in fact, […] -
![[Originally published on 24 December 2016 @ 08:00] ‘Twas the night before Xmas; outside the garage, not a pickup was moving—not even this Dodge. It’s a ’64—Slant-6, natch—that lives over […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/So-This-Is-Xmas-1441-e1477531677945.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=89&ssl=1 "CC Slide Show: So This is Christmas")
CC Slide Show: So This is Christmas
Posted on December 25, 2021 | 21 Comments[Originally published on 24 December 2016 @ 08:00] ‘Twas the night before Xmas; outside the garage, not a pickup was moving—not even this Dodge. It’s a ’64—Slant-6, natch—that lives over […] -
![Christmas Day has arrived and I am sure many of us Curbsiders like to sit down and enjoy a Christmas movie or two with our families. Being car enthusiasts, most […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/1972-Condor-II-Wreath.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=89&ssl=1 "CC Cinema: Curbside Classics from Christmas Movie Favorites")
CC Cinema: Curbside Classics from Christmas Movie Favorites
Posted on December 25, 2021 | 15 CommentsChristmas Day has arrived and I am sure many of us Curbsiders like to sit down and enjoy a Christmas movie or two with our families. Being car enthusiasts, most […] -
![I got an email from a reader last night with an attached shot of a Lexus SUV with a wreath attached to its front, asking if this was still a […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/IMG_8189.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=89&ssl=1 "Here’s Wishing You All A Merry Christmas And Happy Holidays")
Here’s Wishing You All A Merry Christmas And Happy Holidays
Posted on December 24, 2021 | 33 CommentsI got an email from a reader last night with an attached shot of a Lexus SUV with a wreath attached to its front, asking if this was still a […] -
Vintage Ad: 1967 Oldsmobile Cotington 7-Passenger Limousine – The Cadillac Fleetwood 75 Alternative
Posted on December 24, 2021 | 22 CommentsNot a fan of the Cadillac Fleetwood 75? Here’s an alternative, although its very boxy roof makes for quite a contrast to it curvaceous lower body. -
![(first posted 12/23/2015) Transcripts from an imaginary boardroom meeting at Daimler-Benz AG World Headquarters, Stuttgart, Germany, late 1990: CEO: “Gentlemen, we have a crisis. The new Japanese luxury marques are […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/image29-e1427046170264.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=89&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: Mercedes W210 – Mercedes’ Deadly Sin #2: Hubris")
Curbside Classic: Mercedes W210 – Mercedes’ Deadly Sin #2: Hubris
Posted on December 23, 2021 | 76 Comments(first posted 12/23/2015) Transcripts from an imaginary boardroom meeting at Daimler-Benz AG World Headquarters, Stuttgart, Germany, late 1990: CEO: “Gentlemen, we have a crisis. The new Japanese luxury marques are […] -
![(first posted 12/23/2015) Has there ever been an American brand as enduringly ill-defined as Mercury? A non-existent brand identity and a seemingly nebulous mission left the messenger brand as a […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/mercury-sable-3.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=89&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1996-99 Mercury Sable – A Messenger Carrying An Illegible Message")
Curbside Classic: 1996-99 Mercury Sable – A Messenger Carrying An Illegible Message
Posted on December 23, 2021 | 96 Comments(first posted 12/23/2015) Has there ever been an American brand as enduringly ill-defined as Mercury? A non-existent brand identity and a seemingly nebulous mission left the messenger brand as a […] -
![These 1961 Cadillac ads are deeply imprinted in my memory, as they were brand new in the fall of 1960 when we arrived in the US. It seemed a bit […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/9484722132_0dda99d550_k.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=89&ssl=1 "Vintage Ads: 1961 Cadillacs With Exotic Fabrics And Custom Made Jewelry")
Vintage Ads: 1961 Cadillacs With Exotic Fabrics And Custom Made Jewelry
Posted on December 23, 2021 | 27 CommentsThese 1961 Cadillac ads are deeply imprinted in my memory, as they were brand new in the fall of 1960 when we arrived in the US. It seemed a bit […] -
![Even lowered to within an inch of its life, partially stripped and rusting slowly outside a small Tokyo garage, stuck next to a pile of tyres and a ravaged Nissan […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/IMG_20211206_084620-copy.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=89&ssl=1 "CC Capsule: 1959 Chevrolet Parkwood – In Flagrante Derelicto")
CC Capsule: 1959 Chevrolet Parkwood – In Flagrante Derelicto
Posted on December 23, 2021 | 21 CommentsEven lowered to within an inch of its life, partially stripped and rusting slowly outside a small Tokyo garage, stuck next to a pile of tyres and a ravaged Nissan […] -
Wordless Outtake: Super Sport Jock
Posted on December 23, 2021 | 10 Comments -
![I had always wanted to own and drive a classic car since I was a young kid, and one that could be reliable and a daily driver. And after […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/New-Yorker.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=89&ssl=1 "COAL: 1964 Chrysler New Yorker: A Classic Car Speed Run Purchase Falls Into A Purgatory State.")
COAL: 1964 Chrysler New Yorker: A Classic Car Speed Run Purchase Falls Into A Purgatory State.
Posted on December 23, 2021 | 42 CommentsI had always wanted to own and drive a classic car since I was a young kid, and one that could be reliable and a daily driver. And after […] -
![(first posted 3/9/2013) The Wikipedia synopsis of John Steinbeck’s final novel, The Winter of My Discontent, reads: “Feeling the pressure from his family and acquaintances to achieve more than […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/2013_78cobraII_cobradecal.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=89&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1978 Mustang Cobra II — <i>The Winter of My Discontent</i>")
Curbside Classic: 1978 Mustang Cobra II — The Winter of My Discontent
Posted on December 22, 2021 | 115 Comments(first posted 3/9/2013) The Wikipedia synopsis of John Steinbeck’s final novel, The Winter of My Discontent, reads: “Feeling the pressure from his family and acquaintances to achieve more than […] -
![(first posted 12/22/2015) N.B. – Though not stated either way in the original version of this article, by 1995, the percentage of Taurus fleet sales had indeed reached over 50%. […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/IMG_1114.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=89&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1993 Ford Taurus GL – From America’s Sweetheart To Hertz’s A-List Star")
Curbside Classic: 1993 Ford Taurus GL – From America’s Sweetheart To Hertz’s A-List Star
Posted on December 22, 2021 | 50 Comments(first posted 12/22/2015) N.B. – Though not stated either way in the original version of this article, by 1995, the percentage of Taurus fleet sales had indeed reached over 50%. […] -
Vintage Ad: 1930 Chevrolet Roadster Delivery – The First Chevy Pickup
Posted on December 22, 2021 | 7 Comments
