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![Suburbans aren’t an uncommon sight in recreation areas, but they’re usually of the more recent, Chevrolet variety. But here’s a DeSoto Suburban which pulled into an almost empty lakeside parking […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/DeSoto-1948-suburban.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Campground Outtake: DeSoto Suburban – Long Roof For A Long Board")
Campground Outtake: DeSoto Suburban – Long Roof For A Long Board
Posted on August 15, 2021 | 28 CommentsSuburbans aren’t an uncommon sight in recreation areas, but they’re usually of the more recent, Chevrolet variety. But here’s a DeSoto Suburban which pulled into an almost empty lakeside parking […] -
![I’ve seen plenty of pictures of the Fiat 500 and 600 “Jolly” beach cars by Ghia, but not a Renault 4CV. But here it is looking ever so jolly, ready […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/14792442856_0772918fca_k.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Vintage Ad: Renault 4CV “Jolly” by Ghia – For Your U-Drive Tropical Tape Tour")
Vintage Ad: Renault 4CV “Jolly” by Ghia – For Your U-Drive Tropical Tape Tour
Posted on August 15, 2021 | 14 CommentsI’ve seen plenty of pictures of the Fiat 500 and 600 “Jolly” beach cars by Ghia, but not a Renault 4CV. But here it is looking ever so jolly, ready […] -
COAL: 2007 Mazda 3 Hatchback – Purple People Eater
Posted on August 15, 2021 | 20 CommentsEven as my Protege5 was disintegrating before my eyes, I found myself falling for another Mazda. -
![The United States Postal Service employs private citizens as contractors to deliver large portions of the mail. These people usually drive their own vehicles to do so instead of actual […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/IMG_5110.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Junkyard Engineering: So You Want To Deliver The Mail For The USPS Using Your Own Car…")
Junkyard Engineering: So You Want To Deliver The Mail For The USPS Using Your Own Car…
Posted on August 14, 2021 | 52 CommentsThe United States Postal Service employs private citizens as contractors to deliver large portions of the mail. These people usually drive their own vehicles to do so instead of actual […] -
![(first posted 8/14/2015) It took a while but Toyota, like all who get to the top, began to get complacent and stopped trying so hard. The date in which this […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/Toyota-Corolla-Japan-1995.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: Toyota Corolla E100 – Saito’s Mini-Lexus")
Curbside Classic: Toyota Corolla E100 – Saito’s Mini-Lexus
Posted on August 14, 2021 | 44 Comments(first posted 8/14/2015) It took a while but Toyota, like all who get to the top, began to get complacent and stopped trying so hard. The date in which this […] -
![(first posted 11/17/2013) Needless to say, the seventies were the vannin’ golden years. Why? Well, like much of the seventies, all of a sudden everybody wanted a slice of the […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/Dodge-van-70s.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Seventies Vannin’: Vintage Ads (Including A Racy One) Mixed In With Some Curbside Finds")
Seventies Vannin’: Vintage Ads (Including A Racy One) Mixed In With Some Curbside Finds
Posted on August 14, 2021 | 52 Comments(first posted 11/17/2013) Needless to say, the seventies were the vannin’ golden years. Why? Well, like much of the seventies, all of a sudden everybody wanted a slice of the […] -
![When I first glanced this shot of an early Spitfire by Eric Clem, I thought: Wow, that thing has fat tires on the rear and a flat in front. A […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/51328067510_3fa9612e25_k.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Cohort Pic(k) of the Day: Triumph Spitfire 4 – What’s Wrong With This Poor Spitfire?")
Cohort Pic(k) of the Day: Triumph Spitfire 4 – What’s Wrong With This Poor Spitfire?
Posted on August 14, 2021 | 14 CommentsWhen I first glanced this shot of an early Spitfire by Eric Clem, I thought: Wow, that thing has fat tires on the rear and a flat in front. A […] -
![CC readers may remember Robin Leach and his 80’s TV program “Lifestyles of the Rich and Famous”. If Robin had been around a few decades earlier he no doubt would […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/ExecutiveFlagship_02-1-e1628303949932.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Motorhome Classic: 1952 Mid-States Executive Flagship – Livin’ Large in the Fifties…")
Motorhome Classic: 1952 Mid-States Executive Flagship – Livin’ Large in the Fifties…
Posted on August 14, 2021 | 16 CommentsCC readers may remember Robin Leach and his 80’s TV program “Lifestyles of the Rich and Famous”. If Robin had been around a few decades earlier he no doubt would […] -
![[I’m looking after a spouse suddenly sick amidst the severe heat and wildfire smoke that moved in today, so this week’s post is a shorty; the intended feature-length piece is […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/00_Outback_1.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "COAL Briquette: 2000 and 2016 Subaru Outbacks – The Tail Wagon the Dog")
COAL Briquette: 2000 and 2016 Subaru Outbacks – The Tail Wagon the Dog
Posted on August 14, 2021 | 44 Comments[I’m looking after a spouse suddenly sick amidst the severe heat and wildfire smoke that moved in today, so this week’s post is a shorty; the intended feature-length piece is […] -
![I don’t know if this can be chalked up to the CC effect but shortly after reading Joseph Dennis’ Jeep CJ-7 piece earlier this week I came across this while […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/IMG_4964-2.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "On-The-Go Outtake: Living The Jeep Life…In A Volvo")
On-The-Go Outtake: Living The Jeep Life…In A Volvo
Posted on August 13, 2021 | 20 CommentsI don’t know if this can be chalked up to the CC effect but shortly after reading Joseph Dennis’ Jeep CJ-7 piece earlier this week I came across this while […] -
![(first posted 8/13/2015) Since its introduction, the Jeep Grand Cherokee has been an immensely successful vehicle and arguably Chrysler’s most valuable current nameplate in terms of prestige, brand equity, and […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/1995_GrandCherokee_9783.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1995 Jeep Grand Cherokee Orvis Edition – Explorer Eddie Bauers Are Just So Ordinary")
Curbside Classic: 1995 Jeep Grand Cherokee Orvis Edition – Explorer Eddie Bauers Are Just So Ordinary
Posted on August 13, 2021 | 53 Comments(first posted 8/13/2015) Since its introduction, the Jeep Grand Cherokee has been an immensely successful vehicle and arguably Chrysler’s most valuable current nameplate in terms of prestige, brand equity, and […] -
![(first posted 3/23/2011) A dying man needs to die, as a sleepy man needs to sleep, and there comes a time when it is wrong, as well as useless, to […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/Hudson-1956-hornet.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1956 Hudson Hornet – Waiting For Death In A Borrowed Four-Tone Suit")
Curbside Classic: 1956 Hudson Hornet – Waiting For Death In A Borrowed Four-Tone Suit
Posted on August 13, 2021 | 73 Comments(first posted 3/23/2011) A dying man needs to die, as a sleepy man needs to sleep, and there comes a time when it is wrong, as well as useless, to […] -
Cohort Pic(k) of the Day: 1974 Cadillac Sedan DeSeydisfjordur – Bigger Than The House?
Posted on August 13, 2021 | 23 CommentsI love this photo by Eric Clem, shot in Seydisfjordur, Iceland. What a study in contrasts, the little red vintage cottage with that big barge of a Cadillac. Perfect! -
![This bright blue old Benz was unavoidable at Jerry’s home improvement store the other day. Not quite the factory shade of blue it started life wearing, but then this 190 […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/IMG_7084-1.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Outtake: Mercedes 190 Fintail – Don’t Judge An Old Benz By Its Paint Job")
Curbside Outtake: Mercedes 190 Fintail – Don’t Judge An Old Benz By Its Paint Job
Posted on August 13, 2021 | 9 CommentsThis bright blue old Benz was unavoidable at Jerry’s home improvement store the other day. Not quite the factory shade of blue it started life wearing, but then this 190 […] -
![(Since I’m out on the coast again for a few days, I’m going to do something a bit different and re-run a new car review I did back at TTAC. […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/Cube-fq.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Vintage Review: 2009 Nissan Cube – Cubism Meets Dali")
Vintage Review: 2009 Nissan Cube – Cubism Meets Dali
Posted on August 13, 2021 | 19 Comments(Since I’m out on the coast again for a few days, I’m going to do something a bit different and re-run a new car review I did back at TTAC. […]
