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Vintage Ad: 1967 AMC Ambassador RHD Postal Delivery Sedan
Posted on July 25, 2021 | 35 Commentsmn -
![CC Cohort Eric Clem has not just found a very rare Merkur Scorpio, but it’s the ultra-exotic pickup version. And it even has its original safety net in place, to […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/51327783964_73b0d8dc1b_k.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Cohort Pic(k) of the Day: Merkur Scorpiomino – Glass-Free Edition")
Cohort Pic(k) of the Day: Merkur Scorpiomino – Glass-Free Edition
Posted on July 25, 2021 | 12 CommentsCC Cohort Eric Clem has not just found a very rare Merkur Scorpio, but it’s the ultra-exotic pickup version. And it even has its original safety net in place, to […] -
![The second generation Mazda MPV, introduced in mid-1999, replaced the quirky, but beloved (by some) first generation MPV with it’s available 4WD and hinged rear doors. By waiting for the […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/MPV-front-2.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "COAL: 2001 Mazda MPV – Zoom Zoom To Rust Rust")
COAL: 2001 Mazda MPV – Zoom Zoom To Rust Rust
Posted on July 25, 2021 | 36 CommentsThe second generation Mazda MPV, introduced in mid-1999, replaced the quirky, but beloved (by some) first generation MPV with it’s available 4WD and hinged rear doors. By waiting for the […] -
![(first posted 7/24/2015) There are few demarcations in time quite as pronounced as a new decade. It’s like taking all the enthusiasm of each of the previous ten years and […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/Olds-1960.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1960 Oldsmobile Dynamic 88 – Reaching For the Stars")
Curbside Classic: 1960 Oldsmobile Dynamic 88 – Reaching For the Stars
Posted on July 24, 2021 | 74 Comments(first posted 7/24/2015) There are few demarcations in time quite as pronounced as a new decade. It’s like taking all the enthusiasm of each of the previous ten years and […] -
![(first posted 7/24/2015) Panel vans based on small and compact car models have always been the most common commercial vehicles throughout Europe. Widespread, from north to south and from west […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/van-1.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CC Global: Compact European Panel Vans – Their Evolution In The Past 25 Years")
CC Global: Compact European Panel Vans – Their Evolution In The Past 25 Years
Posted on July 24, 2021 | 72 Comments(first posted 7/24/2015) Panel vans based on small and compact car models have always been the most common commercial vehicles throughout Europe. Widespread, from north to south and from west […] -
![The 1970s show Emergency! was produced by Jack Webb who was a stickler for detail and accuracy. One of the legacies of the show is that it helped make the […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/D300-LACoFD-SQD-51.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CC Illustrations: Movie and TV Vehicles Take 2: Emergency!")
CC Illustrations: Movie and TV Vehicles Take 2: Emergency!
Posted on July 24, 2021 | 29 CommentsThe 1970s show Emergency! was produced by Jack Webb who was a stickler for detail and accuracy. One of the legacies of the show is that it helped make the […] -
![I decided to finally resolve an issue that I first wondered about as a kid: did the new for-1956 Cadillac 4-door hardtop use the same roof pressing as the existing […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/H-1956-cad-2-green-vert.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "QOTD: Did The 1956 Cadillac DeVille 4-Door And 2-Door Hardtops Share The Same Roof? (Updated With Answer: No)")
QOTD: Did The 1956 Cadillac DeVille 4-Door And 2-Door Hardtops Share The Same Roof? (Updated With Answer: No)
Posted on July 24, 2021 | 35 CommentsI decided to finally resolve an issue that I first wondered about as a kid: did the new for-1956 Cadillac 4-door hardtop use the same roof pressing as the existing […] -
![Paul’s find the other day of the “Advanced Design” Chevy Hippie Bus once again got me fired up to go see what vintage buses might be out there for sale. […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/school-front-e1539888557360-630x390-1-e1627024416343.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Bus Stop Classics: Vintage Buses for Sale – Ready for a Fixer-Upper?")
Bus Stop Classics: Vintage Buses for Sale – Ready for a Fixer-Upper?
Posted on July 24, 2021 | 17 CommentsPaul’s find the other day of the “Advanced Design” Chevy Hippie Bus once again got me fired up to go see what vintage buses might be out there for sale. […] -
COAL: 1991 Chevrolet Caprice 9C1 – The Crapiece
Posted on July 24, 2021 | 106 CommentsWith the ’85 Volvo declared unroadworthy, I went seeking a replacement. I looked at -
![(first posted 7/23/2015) This site has looked at the 75 in various Outtakes but this car really deserves its own CC. I owned one of these in the perfectly-balanced two-liter […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/7504.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: Alfa Romeo 75 (Milano) – Alfa Romeo’s Swansong")
Curbside Classic: Alfa Romeo 75 (Milano) – Alfa Romeo’s Swansong
Posted on July 23, 2021 | 86 Comments(first posted 7/23/2015) This site has looked at the 75 in various Outtakes but this car really deserves its own CC. I owned one of these in the perfectly-balanced two-liter […] -
Curbside Outtake: Volvos, Then And Now
Posted on July 23, 2021 | 10 Comments -
![I’ve seen pictures of the Eldorado Glamour Coupe and Seville Glamour Sedanne before (below), but I did not know that American Custom Coachworks in Beverly Hills also offered a Mark […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/15228401275_173c73a4bf_k.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Vintage Ads: 1980 Mark VI and Eldorado Glamour Coupes and Seville Glamour Sedanne – Room For A V16 Up There")
Vintage Ads: 1980 Mark VI and Eldorado Glamour Coupes and Seville Glamour Sedanne – Room For A V16 Up There
Posted on July 23, 2021 | 29 CommentsI’ve seen pictures of the Eldorado Glamour Coupe and Seville Glamour Sedanne before (below), but I did not know that American Custom Coachworks in Beverly Hills also offered a Mark […] -
![The sight of this Citroen CX Safari on the Cohort, posted by Nathan Williams, reminds me of an arguably irrefutable fact. That for the European buyer from the late 1970s […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/51308557127_14e16dc695_o.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Cohort Outtake: 1983 Citroen CX24 IE Safari – Was This The Best Estate Car?")
Cohort Outtake: 1983 Citroen CX24 IE Safari – Was This The Best Estate Car?
Posted on July 23, 2021 | 29 CommentsThe sight of this Citroen CX Safari on the Cohort, posted by Nathan Williams, reminds me of an arguably irrefutable fact. That for the European buyer from the late 1970s […] -
![When I first saw this poor, weathered little thing for sale on eBay, it brought me back to a time long ago when I made a unique automotive discovery . […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/s-l16001-4.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "eBay Junkers: Mini-Edsel (’58 Goggomobil) & Spiderman Special (’61 Imperial)")
eBay Junkers: Mini-Edsel (’58 Goggomobil) & Spiderman Special (’61 Imperial)
Posted on July 23, 2021 | 11 CommentsWhen I first saw this poor, weathered little thing for sale on eBay, it brought me back to a time long ago when I made a unique automotive discovery . […] -
![“It’s JUST A FORD!” they wailed. Ford assumed control of Jaguar in 1989 and there were dire pronouncements that Jags would devolve into Tauruses with leather seats and a thin […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/Stype.1.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 2000-2008 Jaguar S-Type – A Modern Classic")
Curbside Classic: 2000-2008 Jaguar S-Type – A Modern Classic
Posted on July 23, 2021 | 32 Comments“It’s JUST A FORD!” they wailed. Ford assumed control of Jaguar in 1989 and there were dire pronouncements that Jags would devolve into Tauruses with leather seats and a thin […]
