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![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 […] -
![(first posted 8/10/2015) The final Riviera was a powerful volley fired directly into a battlefield where most soldiers were long dead or mortally wounded. Featuring a unique interior and the […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/buick-riviera-3.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1995-99 Buick Riviera – Out to Sea")
Curbside Classic: 1995-99 Buick Riviera – Out to Sea
Posted on August 10, 2021 | 102 Comments(first posted 8/10/2015) The final Riviera was a powerful volley fired directly into a battlefield where most soldiers were long dead or mortally wounded. Featuring a unique interior and the […] -
![JC found, shot and posted a car that has made itself surprisingly scarce at CC over the years. Now if the RR had been available with a slant six and […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/51362061671_2fb6e3c780_k.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Cohort Pic(k) of the Day: 1969 Plymouth Road Runner – Genuine or Clone?")
Cohort Pic(k) of the Day: 1969 Plymouth Road Runner – Genuine or Clone?
Posted on August 10, 2021 | 39 CommentsJC found, shot and posted a car that has made itself surprisingly scarce at CC over the years. Now if the RR had been available with a slant six and […] -
![Today we are going to look at some 1970s TV cop cars. We are cheating a little with the first one. Think of it more as the lawman beating up […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/FC-73.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CC Illustrations: Movie and TV Vehicles Take 3: 1960s and 1970s TV FoMoCo Cop Cars")
CC Illustrations: Movie and TV Vehicles Take 3: 1960s and 1970s TV FoMoCo Cop Cars
Posted on August 10, 2021 | 19 CommentsToday we are going to look at some 1970s TV cop cars. We are cheating a little with the first one. Think of it more as the lawman beating up […] -
![A quick refresher is in order, as it’s been a few years since I COALed about this topic: I’ve always loved convertibles, and growing up my parents had a 1971 […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/IMG_2368.jpeg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "COAL: 2016 Mercedes Benz SLK 300 – The Upgrade")
COAL: 2016 Mercedes Benz SLK 300 – The Upgrade
Posted on August 10, 2021 | 20 CommentsA quick refresher is in order, as it’s been a few years since I COALed about this topic: I’ve always loved convertibles, and growing up my parents had a 1971 […] -
![My first and only tent-camping trip happened when I was in the sixth grade in the mid-1980s. The two teachers for our large class at the gifted elementary school I […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/022-Jeep-CJ-7-CC.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: c. 1981 Jeep CJ-7 – No Glamping Here")
Curbside Classic: c. 1981 Jeep CJ-7 – No Glamping Here
Posted on August 10, 2021 | 37 CommentsMy first and only tent-camping trip happened when I was in the sixth grade in the mid-1980s. The two teachers for our large class at the gifted elementary school I […] -
![Ray was a sales representative (a rep in common parlance) in the 1970s and 1980s. His employer issued him a car to drive on business and for his personal use. […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/1994_vauxhall_cavalier_2.0CDi-5.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1994 Vauxhall Cavalier 2.0 CDi – “Come Inside Mr Ford, The General Needs To Talk”")
Curbside Classic: 1994 Vauxhall Cavalier 2.0 CDi – “Come Inside Mr Ford, The General Needs To Talk”
Posted on August 9, 2021 | 103 CommentsRay was a sales representative (a rep in common parlance) in the 1970s and 1980s. His employer issued him a car to drive on business and for his personal use. […] -
![For those wanting some serious stretch out room in their 1997 Cadillac, the place to go was Chicago Armor & Limousine, for their Flagship™. An extended wheelbase (from 113″ to […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/15239261867_bdd857a490_k.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Vintage Ad: 1997 Cadillac Fleetwood Flagship – Extended Wheelbase For Really Massive Rear Legroom – And An Extended Deck Version Too")
Vintage Ad: 1997 Cadillac Fleetwood Flagship – Extended Wheelbase For Really Massive Rear Legroom – And An Extended Deck Version Too
Posted on August 9, 2021 | 23 CommentsFor those wanting some serious stretch out room in their 1997 Cadillac, the place to go was Chicago Armor & Limousine, for their Flagship™. An extended wheelbase (from 113″ to […] -
![John Lloyd posted this snapshot of a street corner in Melbourne taken in the 1970s. Hello alternate universe. And a rather wild one at that. Here’s some more ’70s craziness […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/AUS-70s-2.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Cohort Vintage Snapshots: Australia In The 70’s – Mad Max Is Everywhere")
Cohort Vintage Snapshots: Australia In The 70’s – Mad Max Is Everywhere
Posted on August 9, 2021 | 26 CommentsJohn Lloyd posted this snapshot of a street corner in Melbourne taken in the 1970s. Hello alternate universe. And a rather wild one at that. Here’s some more ’70s craziness […] -
![Recently, my neighbor’s son got himself his first, own car. Bought directly from a guy he knows. A practical and cheap runabout, now with 281,000 km (175,625 miles) on the […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/IMG_9625.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CC Outtake: 1998 Toyota Corolla (E110) 1.6 Linea Terra – Down To Earth")
CC Outtake: 1998 Toyota Corolla (E110) 1.6 Linea Terra – Down To Earth
Posted on August 9, 2021 | 14 CommentsRecently, my neighbor’s son got himself his first, own car. Bought directly from a guy he knows. A practical and cheap runabout, now with 281,000 km (175,625 miles) on the […] -
![Red. Even the word says something. Short. Clear. It says something important quickly, somehow. It seems to link with the translations – rot, rouge, rosso, rojo, rood, rød. Red the […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/20210707_140814-1.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Museum Photo Report: Seeing Red At The Haynes Museum")
Museum Photo Report: Seeing Red At The Haynes Museum
Posted on August 9, 2021 | 11 CommentsRed. Even the word says something. Short. Clear. It says something important quickly, somehow. It seems to link with the translations – rot, rouge, rosso, rojo, rood, rød. Red the […] -
![A low production two seater with a manual transmission, turbo-charged four cylinder and factory Koni suspension from the eighties certainly sounds like it would be a sought after classic […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/ford-exp-1983-2.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Forgotten Classic: Ford EXP Turbo – A Lost SVO Masterpiece?")
Forgotten Classic: Ford EXP Turbo – A Lost SVO Masterpiece?
Posted on August 9, 2021 | 49 CommentsA low production two seater with a manual transmission, turbo-charged four cylinder and factory Koni suspension from the eighties certainly sounds like it would be a sought after classic […] -
![(first posted 7/30/2015) Normally I am not one to gawk, but this time I did. Even my non-car enthusiastic co-worker was curious as he turned us around to head back. […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/Nash-1957-Ambassador.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1957 Nash Ambassador – Getting Its Kicks on Route 66")
Curbside Classic: 1957 Nash Ambassador – Getting Its Kicks on Route 66
Posted on August 8, 2021 | 91 Comments(first posted 7/30/2015) Normally I am not one to gawk, but this time I did. Even my non-car enthusiastic co-worker was curious as he turned us around to head back. […] -
![(first posted 8/8/2015) That, way back there in the distance, is the Mackinac Bridge. First, let’s get the measurements out of the way before we get a little closer to […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/Mackinac-bridge.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "The Mackinac Bridge – A Bridge To Somewhere")
The Mackinac Bridge – A Bridge To Somewhere
Posted on August 8, 2021 | 106 Comments(first posted 8/8/2015) That, way back there in the distance, is the Mackinac Bridge. First, let’s get the measurements out of the way before we get a little closer to […]
