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![OK, so I shouldn’t be writing this post because I really don’t care about this car (well, I care about it a little bit). It turned up on the local […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/00Q0Q_3FROwiDgXZGz_0CI0t2_1200x9001.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CC For Sale: 2003 Chevy Impala: Slowly Being Forgotten")
CC For Sale: 2003 Chevy Impala: Slowly Being Forgotten
Posted on August 28, 2021 | 43 CommentsOK, so I shouldn’t be writing this post because I really don’t care about this car (well, I care about it a little bit). It turned up on the local […] -
![Roshake 77 found and posted a truck that is extremely familiar to me: an Opel Blitz, from the years 1952-1959. These were of course common in Austria during my formative […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/51407319245_24e1d7a7d1_k.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Cohort Pic(k) of the Day: 1952-1959 Opel Blitz – The Chevy Advance Design Arrives In Germany A Bit Late")
Cohort Pic(k) of the Day: 1952-1959 Opel Blitz – The Chevy Advance Design Arrives In Germany A Bit Late
Posted on August 28, 2021 | 19 CommentsRoshake 77 found and posted a truck that is extremely familiar to me: an Opel Blitz, from the years 1952-1959. These were of course common in Austria during my formative […] -
![In May of 2002, on my first venture out into traffic after my primary (before my secondary) battle with some godawful strain of flu, I spotted an alien. At first […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/71-Dart-RHside.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "COAL: 1971 Dodge Dart – Chase, Chase, Chase, POUNCE!")
COAL: 1971 Dodge Dart – Chase, Chase, Chase, POUNCE!
Posted on August 28, 2021 | 56 CommentsIn May of 2002, on my first venture out into traffic after my primary (before my secondary) battle with some godawful strain of flu, I spotted an alien. At first […] -
![(first posted 8/27/2015) By 1977, the Cadillac Eldorado and related Oldsmobile Toronado were looking pretty old-hat. Sure, the front-wheel-drive format was rapidly gaining in popularity, being perceived as more modern […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/Buick-Riviera-1978.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Capsule: 1977-78 Buick Riviera – The Placeholder")
Curbside Capsule: 1977-78 Buick Riviera – The Placeholder
Posted on August 27, 2021 | 65 Comments(first posted 8/27/2015) By 1977, the Cadillac Eldorado and related Oldsmobile Toronado were looking pretty old-hat. Sure, the front-wheel-drive format was rapidly gaining in popularity, being perceived as more modern […] -
![(first posted 8/27/2015) Not too long ago, there was a time when new car buyers looking for a coupe could pick from a cornucopia of offerings, in every size, shape, […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/IMG_9573.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CC Capsule: 1992 Nissan NX 2000 – The Poor Man’s 300 ZX")
CC Capsule: 1992 Nissan NX 2000 – The Poor Man’s 300 ZX
Posted on August 27, 2021 | 30 Comments(first posted 8/27/2015) Not too long ago, there was a time when new car buyers looking for a coupe could pick from a cornucopia of offerings, in every size, shape, […] -
![My short but intense visit to Turner’s Auto Wrecking in Fresno, California to pick up the transmission for my truck confirmed the fact that people—the right people anyway—are infinitely more […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/IMG_7292.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "A Visit To Legendary Turner Auto Wreckers – The 100 Acres Of Cars And Parts Are Amazing, But Jerry Turner, Age 93, Is Even More So")
A Visit To Legendary Turner Auto Wreckers – The 100 Acres Of Cars And Parts Are Amazing, But Jerry Turner, Age 93, Is Even More So
Posted on August 27, 2021 | 79 CommentsMy short but intense visit to Turner’s Auto Wrecking in Fresno, California to pick up the transmission for my truck confirmed the fact that people—the right people anyway—are infinitely more […] -
![(first posted 8/27/2015) The WB Statesman represented the last old-school Holden before GM’s Australian division fully embraced the downsized, European-derived Commodore and the modern, front-wheel-drive J-Body Camira. An attractive refresh […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/holden-wb-statesman-7.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1980-85 Statesman WB by General Motors-Holden – What a Beaut")
Curbside Classic: 1980-85 Statesman WB by General Motors-Holden – What a Beaut
Posted on August 27, 2021 | 90 Comments(first posted 8/27/2015) The WB Statesman represented the last old-school Holden before GM’s Australian division fully embraced the downsized, European-derived Commodore and the modern, front-wheel-drive J-Body Camira. An attractive refresh […] -
![It wasn’t just the Crosley; after the war, there was a raft of micro-car and small-car ideas being floated. It was a bit like the recent/current EV start-up era, where […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/13726759424_0422afca62_c.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Vintage Ad: 1948 Town Shopper – No, Americans Weren’t Interested In Glorified Go Karts")
Vintage Ad: 1948 Town Shopper – No, Americans Weren’t Interested In Glorified Go Karts
Posted on August 27, 2021 | 32 CommentsIt wasn’t just the Crosley; after the war, there was a raft of micro-car and small-car ideas being floated. It was a bit like the recent/current EV start-up era, where […] -
![Regular readers of this website will be familiar with the monthly (or, bi-monthly) “CCs from Israel” series in which I upload all my findings from the holy-land. But every now […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/20210813_074913.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CC Outtake: 1975 Oldsmobile Starfire – The Winged Wonder")
CC Outtake: 1975 Oldsmobile Starfire – The Winged Wonder
Posted on August 27, 2021 | 22 CommentsRegular readers of this website will be familiar with the monthly (or, bi-monthly) “CCs from Israel” series in which I upload all my findings from the holy-land. But every now […] -
![It’s going to be a little while before the balance is restored in the T87 household, as returning from a European jaunt in the age of Covid-19 is not as […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/IMG_20210710_105844-copy1.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1972 Nissan Skyline (C10) 2000GT – Princely Presence")
Curbside Classic: 1972 Nissan Skyline (C10) 2000GT – Princely Presence
Posted on August 27, 2021 | 20 CommentsIt’s going to be a little while before the balance is restored in the T87 household, as returning from a European jaunt in the age of Covid-19 is not as […] -
![(first posted 8/26/2015) “Vorsprung Durch Technik” – Audi’s famous slogan (roughly translates into “advancement through technology”) varies quite a bit in applicability depending on the Audi to which it ascribed. […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/AudiA2.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: Audi A2 1.2 TDI – Vorsprung Durch Technik")
Curbside Classic: Audi A2 1.2 TDI – Vorsprung Durch Technik
Posted on August 26, 2021 | 114 Comments(first posted 8/26/2015) “Vorsprung Durch Technik” – Audi’s famous slogan (roughly translates into “advancement through technology”) varies quite a bit in applicability depending on the Audi to which it ascribed. […] -
![(first posted 8/26/2015) I recently took a couple of days off work for some much needed rest, relaxation, and a quick trip to the Cape with some of my friends […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/IMG_0545.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1977 Buick Regal Landau – Cape Cod Colonnade")
Curbside Classic: 1977 Buick Regal Landau – Cape Cod Colonnade
Posted on August 26, 2021 | 110 Comments(first posted 8/26/2015) I recently took a couple of days off work for some much needed rest, relaxation, and a quick trip to the Cape with some of my friends […] -
Cohort Pic(k) of the Day: Mercedes 200 Fintail – Riding Low
Posted on August 26, 2021 | 16 CommentsFoden Alpha posted these shots of a fintail Mercedes 200 that is riding a bit low. -
CC Clue
Posted on August 26, 2021 | 19 CommentsIt shouldn’t be too difficult. Despite the elephant, er, wing in the room. -
![I’ve had a Lotus Europa since 1969 — the handy Matchbox pocket size. To be honest they were not the kind of cars you saw much in the wild […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/LE4.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic Capsule: 1971 Lotus Europa S.2 – Give Us Our Daily Bread(van)")
Curbside Classic Capsule: 1971 Lotus Europa S.2 – Give Us Our Daily Bread(van)
Posted on August 26, 2021 | 22 CommentsI’ve had a Lotus Europa since 1969 — the handy Matchbox pocket size. To be honest they were not the kind of cars you saw much in the wild […]
