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![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. […] -
![(first posted 8/12/2015) One of the things I enjoy most about business travel is the ability to explore new-to-me places once the day’s work is done. My current job afforded […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/151-1985-Chevrolet-Cavalier-Type-10-CC.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CC Capsule: 1985 Chevrolet Cavalier Type 10 Notchback – Nice To See You Again")
CC Capsule: 1985 Chevrolet Cavalier Type 10 Notchback – Nice To See You Again
Posted on August 12, 2021 | 60 Comments(first posted 8/12/2015) One of the things I enjoy most about business travel is the ability to explore new-to-me places once the day’s work is done. My current job afforded […] -
![(first posted 8/12/2015) Of all the cars I would expect to see on the way to the subway, I never would have anticipated spotting a Bricklin SV-1. Waking up that […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/bricklin-sv1-1.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: Bricklin SV-1 – Safety Colorful")
Curbside Classic: Bricklin SV-1 – Safety Colorful
Posted on August 12, 2021 | 42 Comments(first posted 8/12/2015) Of all the cars I would expect to see on the way to the subway, I never would have anticipated spotting a Bricklin SV-1. Waking up that […] -
![Dreamy renderings were the hot thing for several decades, and peaked with the Art Fitzpatrick and Van Kaufman era of Pontiacs. So in comparison, these 1959 Imperial renderings are a […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/14650396469_4301178672_k.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Vintage Renderings: 1959 Imperial – Not Quite To Art Fitzpatrick and Van Kaufman Standards")
Vintage Renderings: 1959 Imperial – Not Quite To Art Fitzpatrick and Van Kaufman Standards
Posted on August 12, 2021 | 39 CommentsDreamy renderings were the hot thing for several decades, and peaked with the Art Fitzpatrick and Van Kaufman era of Pontiacs. So in comparison, these 1959 Imperial renderings are a […] -
![Our intrepid CC sleuth in Hungary, Roshake 77, continues to find and post American cars (among others) that are somewhat surprising to see there. But this Mustang II is the […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/51342929261_cedc081ed8_k.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Cohort Pic(k) of the Day: Mustang II Found In Budapest – Why?")
Cohort Pic(k) of the Day: Mustang II Found In Budapest – Why?
Posted on August 12, 2021 | 26 CommentsOur intrepid CC sleuth in Hungary, Roshake 77, continues to find and post American cars (among others) that are somewhat surprising to see there. But this Mustang II is the […] -
![CC has looked at the Vauxhall Victor before, more than once as befits such a storied name and one with a key cameo role in the British motor industry’s history. […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/51350223613_b94db1ae21_o.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Cohort Classic: 1967 Vauxhall Victor “101” Super Estate – the Successor to Success")
Cohort Classic: 1967 Vauxhall Victor “101” Super Estate – the Successor to Success
Posted on August 12, 2021 | 14 CommentsCC has looked at the Vauxhall Victor before, more than once as befits such a storied name and one with a key cameo role in the British motor industry’s history. […] -
![(ED: After this past Sunday’s COAL on a problematic 2003 Forester, the timing of this submission is a new version of the CC Effect™. Except this time the author is […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/Subaru-2002-forester.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "COAL: Project Subaru Rescue 2021: Win, Lose or Draw?")
COAL: Project Subaru Rescue 2021: Win, Lose or Draw?
Posted on August 12, 2021 | 56 Comments(ED: After this past Sunday’s COAL on a problematic 2003 Forester, the timing of this submission is a new version of the CC Effect™. Except this time the author is […] -
![(first posted 8/11/2015) While much can be said about the 1977-1990 GM B-bodies, of each division’s stories, it’s Pontiac’s that is arguably most interesting. Like its Chevrolet, Oldsmobile, and Buick […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/IMG_0020.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Car Show Capsule: 1985 Pontiac Parisienne Brougham – About As French As French Toast")
Car Show Capsule: 1985 Pontiac Parisienne Brougham – About As French As French Toast
Posted on August 11, 2021 | 89 Comments(first posted 8/11/2015) While much can be said about the 1977-1990 GM B-bodies, of each division’s stories, it’s Pontiac’s that is arguably most interesting. Like its Chevrolet, Oldsmobile, and Buick […] -
![(first posted 8/11/2015) It seems even the ugliest Jaguar is still a beautiful rolling sculpture of a car. The British luxury brand has manufactured some of the most gorgeous sedans […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/Jaguar-XJ6-XJ-40.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1986-94 Jaguar XJ6 (XJ40) – Beauty Is A Beast")
Curbside Classic: 1986-94 Jaguar XJ6 (XJ40) – Beauty Is A Beast
Posted on August 11, 2021 | 73 Comments(first posted 8/11/2015) It seems even the ugliest Jaguar is still a beautiful rolling sculpture of a car. The British luxury brand has manufactured some of the most gorgeous sedans […] -
![(Typically the text of CL ads are only reposted here because of their bad grammar, hyperbole, falsehoods, exaggerations or just plain absurdity. But Len Peters sent me this ad whose […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/Annie-1.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Craigslist Classic: 1972 VW Westfalia Camper – “Annie Is For Sale”")
Craigslist Classic: 1972 VW Westfalia Camper – “Annie Is For Sale”
Posted on August 11, 2021 | 16 Comments(Typically the text of CL ads are only reposted here because of their bad grammar, hyperbole, falsehoods, exaggerations or just plain absurdity. But Len Peters sent me this ad whose […] -
![shot in Hungary by Roshake 77 We’ve had numerous gen1 MR2’s and several gen2’s, but to the best of my knowledge, never a gen3 (W30), known in the US as […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/51366926168_1581f8b992_k.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Cohort Pic(k) of the Day: Toyota MR2 Spyder (W30, 2000-2007) – The Anti-Miata")
Cohort Pic(k) of the Day: Toyota MR2 Spyder (W30, 2000-2007) – The Anti-Miata
Posted on August 11, 2021 | 13 Commentsshot in Hungary by Roshake 77 We’ve had numerous gen1 MR2’s and several gen2’s, but to the best of my knowledge, never a gen3 (W30), known in the US as […] -
![1980 was the final year for the Scout. The rapid run up in gas prices and the economic recession were the coffin nails in its twenty-year life. Not bad, considering […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/14706315887_9c0c562c4c_k.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Vintage Ad: 1980 International Scout – “Sensible” But Not Suitable For The Eighties")
Vintage Ad: 1980 International Scout – “Sensible” But Not Suitable For The Eighties
Posted on August 11, 2021 | 43 Comments1980 was the final year for the Scout. The rapid run up in gas prices and the economic recession were the coffin nails in its twenty-year life. Not bad, considering […] -
![OK, pan just a bit to the right from the scene at the end of my last COAL and there’s a fairly full glimpse of this week’s subject. Probably the […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/P1100518.jpeg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "COAL: 2008 BMW 328i Sports Wagon — Coming Around Full Circle")
COAL: 2008 BMW 328i Sports Wagon — Coming Around Full Circle
Posted on August 11, 2021 | 21 CommentsOK, pan just a bit to the right from the scene at the end of my last COAL and there’s a fairly full glimpse of this week’s subject. Probably the […] -
![(first posted 8/10/2015) Every so often, a manufacturer gets it into their head that what the market really wants, nay, needs is a convertible pickup truck. And every so often […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/Chevrolet-truck-SSR.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Future Curbside Classic: Chevrolet SSR – Dodge Did It, We Can Do It Better")
Future Curbside Classic: Chevrolet SSR – Dodge Did It, We Can Do It Better
Posted on August 10, 2021 | 76 Comments(first posted 8/10/2015) Every so often, a manufacturer gets it into their head that what the market really wants, nay, needs is a convertible pickup truck. And every so often […]
