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![To find this review was a bit of a surprise, as the Fiat 1100R was a rather rare sight in the US at this time. It was the final evolution […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/09/Fiat-1-top.jpeg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Vintage R&T Review: 1966 Fiat 1100R – The End Of The Road For The Millecento")
Vintage R&T Review: 1966 Fiat 1100R – The End Of The Road For The Millecento
Posted on September 15, 2021 | 10 CommentsTo find this review was a bit of a surprise, as the Fiat 1100R was a rather rare sight in the US at this time. It was the final evolution […] -
![I found this little Datsun pickup riding high at Home Depot, trying hard to fit in with all the other high-riding big pickups. It even sported a 4×4 badge. Undoubtedly […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/09/IMG_6106.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Outtake: Datsun 521 Pickup “4×4” – Trying To Keep Up With The Big Boys")
Curbside Outtake: Datsun 521 Pickup “4×4” – Trying To Keep Up With The Big Boys
Posted on September 15, 2021 | 9 CommentsI found this little Datsun pickup riding high at Home Depot, trying hard to fit in with all the other high-riding big pickups. It even sported a 4×4 badge. Undoubtedly […] -
![(Ed. Note: This piece was first published exactly ten years ago today) It has become beyond trite by this point to say that, with the end of the Crown […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/09/image.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Requiem for the Last American Car – A Decade On")
Requiem for the Last American Car – A Decade On
Posted on September 15, 2021 | 71 Comments(Ed. Note: This piece was first published exactly ten years ago today) It has become beyond trite by this point to say that, with the end of the Crown […] -
![The New Beetle was a round peg trying to fit in a square hole – an homage to a form designed in the thirties for a rear engined car, […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/dogs-in-white-beetle.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "COAL: “Beetle”, The White New Beetle (1999)")
COAL: “Beetle”, The White New Beetle (1999)
Posted on September 15, 2021 | 19 CommentsThe New Beetle was a round peg trying to fit in a square hole – an homage to a form designed in the thirties for a rear engined car, […] -
![(first posted 10/21/2011) All cars have headlights. They’re a basic part of our image of a car, the eyes on its face. At night they need to be up high […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/10/Mazda323FBG_KlappscheinwerferAni3.gif?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Automotive History: Hidden Headlights (Part 1) – Now You See Them….")
Automotive History: Hidden Headlights (Part 1) – Now You See Them….
Posted on September 14, 2021 | 120 Comments(first posted 10/21/2011) All cars have headlights. They’re a basic part of our image of a car, the eyes on its face. At night they need to be up high […] -
![(first posted 9/14/2015) In the battle between the Chevrolet Lumina and the Ford Taurus, the latter not only sold better, it was almost universally considered to be the superior car. […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/09/Chevrolet-lumina-crop.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1990-94 Chevrolet Lumina – Not Quite Saving The Best ‘Til Last")
Curbside Classic: 1990-94 Chevrolet Lumina – Not Quite Saving The Best ‘Til Last
Posted on September 14, 2021 | 101 Comments(first posted 9/14/2015) In the battle between the Chevrolet Lumina and the Ford Taurus, the latter not only sold better, it was almost universally considered to be the superior car. […] -
![Joe Wanchura was a truck driver, but his passion was photographing them. As such, his vast collection of shots from the 1940s and 1950s are pretty much the only ones […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/09/51152643988_c99a218df6_h.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Vintage Snapshot/Truck of the Day: 1940’s Brockway – Life On The Road")
Vintage Snapshot/Truck of the Day: 1940’s Brockway – Life On The Road
Posted on September 14, 2021 | 12 CommentsJoe Wanchura was a truck driver, but his passion was photographing them. As such, his vast collection of shots from the 1940s and 1950s are pretty much the only ones […] -
![We have given The Goddess plenty of veneration on our pages (links at bottom), but there’s a lot of subjectivity and hindsight in the, understandably. So this review was interesting […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/09/DS-1-top.jpeg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Vintage R&T Review: 1966 Citroen DS-21 – “Abounding In Interesting Technical Features”")
Vintage R&T Review: 1966 Citroen DS-21 – “Abounding In Interesting Technical Features”
Posted on September 14, 2021 | 23 CommentsWe have given The Goddess plenty of veneration on our pages (links at bottom), but there’s a lot of subjectivity and hindsight in the, understandably. So this review was interesting […] -
![The Citroen Mehari set the standard for plastic-bodied cars that could be converted into various configurations. By the mid nineties, it had become a an old-timer, so Aixam, a builder […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/09/51447142049_6a4bb6c93b_k.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Cohort Pic(k) of the Day: Mega Tjaffer Playmobil – The Legomobile Of Cars")
Cohort Pic(k) of the Day: Mega Tjaffer Playmobil – The Legomobile Of Cars
Posted on September 14, 2021 | 12 CommentsThe Citroen Mehari set the standard for plastic-bodied cars that could be converted into various configurations. By the mid nineties, it had become a an old-timer, so Aixam, a builder […] -
![Almost exactly one month ago, I committed an entire week to treating Chicago like a vacation destination, and my home on the northeast side like an imaginary AirBNB. During each […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/09/033-1979-Oldsmobile-Cutlass-Supreme-CC.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "In-Motion Classic: 1979 Oldsmobile Cutlass Supreme – Fewer Calories With All Of The Flavor")
In-Motion Classic: 1979 Oldsmobile Cutlass Supreme – Fewer Calories With All Of The Flavor
Posted on September 14, 2021 | 42 CommentsAlmost exactly one month ago, I committed an entire week to treating Chicago like a vacation destination, and my home on the northeast side like an imaginary AirBNB. During each […] -
![(first posted 1/8/2012) In the very early twentieth century a submarine was a surface craft that could be submerged. If it had to transit oceans to join a fray […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/12/uss-holland.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Dockside Classic: Submarines – Quadrupling Speed In A Decade")
Dockside Classic: Submarines – Quadrupling Speed In A Decade
Posted on September 13, 2021 | 32 Comments(first posted 1/8/2012) In the very early twentieth century a submarine was a surface craft that could be submerged. If it had to transit oceans to join a fray […] -
![(first posted 6/17/2013) Cadillac and Lincoln shared an almost identical early biography. Both were founded by “Master of Precision” Henry Leland. And both were eventually sold off to their […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/Lincoln-Zephyr-Continental-Cabriolet-1939-40.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "A Condensed Illustrated History Of Lincoln Up To 1958")
A Condensed Illustrated History Of Lincoln Up To 1958
Posted on September 13, 2021 | 27 Comments(first posted 6/17/2013) Cadillac and Lincoln shared an almost identical early biography. Both were founded by “Master of Precision” Henry Leland. And both were eventually sold off to their […] -
![(first posted 6/18/2013) By the late ’80s, Lincoln and Chrysler were essentially selling caricatures of their ’70s offerings. Hey, I like the square-rigged Panther Town Cars, and the FWD EEK […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/09-18-2012-009-800x559-e1371325347127.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1994 Lincoln Town Car – Best U.S. Luxury Car Of The ’90s")
Curbside Classic: 1994 Lincoln Town Car – Best U.S. Luxury Car Of The ’90s
Posted on September 13, 2021 | 92 Comments(first posted 6/18/2013) By the late ’80s, Lincoln and Chrysler were essentially selling caricatures of their ’70s offerings. Hey, I like the square-rigged Panther Town Cars, and the FWD EEK […] -
![Nathan Williams caught something a bit different rolling down a busy street in London: a 1956 Chevy pickup with what he identified as a large potato sack in its bed. […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/09/51432858221_8362d19806_k.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Cohort Pic(k) of the Day: 1956 Chevy Pickup With Large Potato Sack In London")
Cohort Pic(k) of the Day: 1956 Chevy Pickup With Large Potato Sack In London
Posted on September 13, 2021 | 19 CommentsNathan Williams caught something a bit different rolling down a busy street in London: a 1956 Chevy pickup with what he identified as a large potato sack in its bed. […] -
![click on image for max. size With two small kids and daycare on hold due the pandemic, there just isn’t time to properly write up all the CCs I […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/09/pixlr_20210909215821434.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CC Quiz Berlin: ID Me!")
CC Quiz Berlin: ID Me!
Posted on September 13, 2021 | 24 Commentsclick on image for max. size With two small kids and daycare on hold due the pandemic, there just isn’t time to properly write up all the CCs I […]
