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![National Ice Cream Day fell on Sunday, July 18th this year. I used to eat ice cream by the bowlful regularly when I was growing up. Vanilla was what my […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/2012-08-05-Sunday-1946-Ford-Super-DeLuxe-Tudor-2.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Capsule: 1946 Ford Super DeLuxe Coupe – To Resume")
Curbside Capsule: 1946 Ford Super DeLuxe Coupe – To Resume
Posted on August 3, 2021 | 20 CommentsNational Ice Cream Day fell on Sunday, July 18th this year. I used to eat ice cream by the bowlful regularly when I was growing up. Vanilla was what my […] -
Vintage Ad: 1985 Braun Brougham Funeral Coach – For Mini-Budget Funerals
Posted on August 3, 2021 | 16 Comments -
![The 2019 Suburban COAL I wrote up is doing great at my wife’s real estate firm. They took it almost a year ago at 40,000 miles and it has close […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/Rover-driveway-lead.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "COAL: 2018 Range Rover V8 Supercharged – When The Queen Is In A Hurry")
COAL: 2018 Range Rover V8 Supercharged – When The Queen Is In A Hurry
Posted on August 3, 2021 | 29 CommentsThe 2019 Suburban COAL I wrote up is doing great at my wife’s real estate firm. They took it almost a year ago at 40,000 miles and it has close […] -
![(first posted 8/2/2015) When the 2012 Yaris was released in America, it was decided that it should have a lavish marketing campaign. Unfortunately, when it came to actually do it […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/Toyota-Starlet.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1996-99 Toyota Starlet – It’s a Car!!")
Curbside Classic: 1996-99 Toyota Starlet – It’s a Car!!
Posted on August 2, 2021 | 29 Comments(first posted 8/2/2015) When the 2012 Yaris was released in America, it was decided that it should have a lavish marketing campaign. Unfortunately, when it came to actually do it […] -
![(first posted 3/20/2012) Chrysler had indeed come a long way from the dowdy boxes K.T. Keller insisted on for the late 1940s and early 1950s. But before the flamboyant plumage […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/Chrysler-1956-TC.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1956 Chrysler Windsor Town & Country – You’ve Come A Long Way")
Curbside Classic: 1956 Chrysler Windsor Town & Country – You’ve Come A Long Way
Posted on August 2, 2021 | 55 Comments(first posted 3/20/2012) Chrysler had indeed come a long way from the dowdy boxes K.T. Keller insisted on for the late 1940s and early 1950s. But before the flamboyant plumage […] -
![The Great Beater Challenge is a go pending any further COVID-19 outbreaks and I, along with my three teenage sons, are registered. As some of you may recall I bought a […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/51224535219_901b74a5f9_c.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "The Great Beater Challenge 2021 – Searching for a Theme")
The Great Beater Challenge 2021 – Searching for a Theme
Posted on August 2, 2021 | 33 CommentsThe Great Beater Challenge is a go pending any further COVID-19 outbreaks and I, along with my three teenage sons, are registered. As some of you may recall I bought a […] -
![Just when I think I’ve seen it all, those crafty Japanese kit-makers and customizers pull another fast one. Well, this is base on the Toyota Probox, so not too fast, […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/IMG_20210610_090410-copy.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CC Capsule: 2021 Toyota EuroBox Renoca By Flex — The Probox Goes To Wolfsburg")
CC Capsule: 2021 Toyota EuroBox Renoca By Flex — The Probox Goes To Wolfsburg
Posted on August 2, 2021 | 15 CommentsJust when I think I’ve seen it all, those crafty Japanese kit-makers and customizers pull another fast one. Well, this is base on the Toyota Probox, so not too fast, […] -
Cohort Pic(k) of the Day: Diamond T Camper
Posted on August 2, 2021 | 16 CommentsJud Landis sent me this picture and a short note about it: -
![Will they? Won’t they? Why not? When already? Those were some of the questions regarding the Supra’s future asked by many since the cancellation of the 4th generation Toyota Supra […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/IMG_4630.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Review: 2021 Toyota GR Supra 2.0 – The Lederhosen Ninja")
Curbside Review: 2021 Toyota GR Supra 2.0 – The Lederhosen Ninja
Posted on August 2, 2021 | 31 CommentsWill they? Won’t they? Why not? When already? Those were some of the questions regarding the Supra’s future asked by many since the cancellation of the 4th generation Toyota Supra […] -
![(first posted 5/22/2014) I think it’s time for a bit of seventies F-body love. In fact, I’m betting that between the California sun and those classic F-body curves in front […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/77-78-Firebird-interior.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1977/78 Firebird – Jim Rockford’s Kissin’ Cousin?")
Curbside Classic: 1977/78 Firebird – Jim Rockford’s Kissin’ Cousin?
Posted on August 1, 2021 | 45 Comments(first posted 5/22/2014) I think it’s time for a bit of seventies F-body love. In fact, I’m betting that between the California sun and those classic F-body curves in front […] -
![(first posted 11/12/2011) Alfa Romeo and longevity. Does that seem like an unlikely pairing? The Alfa Spider, a vehicle whose gestation alone ran a decade, was built for almost […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/Alfa-1986-spider.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1986 Alfa Romeo Spider Veloce – A Work In Progress, For Four Decades")
Curbside Classic: 1986 Alfa Romeo Spider Veloce – A Work In Progress, For Four Decades
Posted on August 1, 2021 | 62 Comments(first posted 11/12/2011) Alfa Romeo and longevity. Does that seem like an unlikely pairing? The Alfa Spider, a vehicle whose gestation alone ran a decade, was built for almost […] -
![We’ve seen a number of Roshake 77’s finds of American cars in Hungary, but not all of them yet. Here’s a gen1 Intrepid hauling a ladder. It’s not exactly the […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/51328967332_6e97fb4136_k.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Cohort Pic(k) of the Day: Dodge Intrepid Hauling A Ladder in Hungary")
Cohort Pic(k) of the Day: Dodge Intrepid Hauling A Ladder in Hungary
Posted on August 1, 2021 | 44 CommentsWe’ve seen a number of Roshake 77’s finds of American cars in Hungary, but not all of them yet. Here’s a gen1 Intrepid hauling a ladder. It’s not exactly the […] -
![This week we are taking a break from the vehicle illustrations and focusing on what you would find on the back of a car. This the first in a semi-regular […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/1972.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CC Illustrations: License Plates – Part 1 (1972-1976)")
CC Illustrations: License Plates – Part 1 (1972-1976)
Posted on August 1, 2021 | 46 CommentsThis week we are taking a break from the vehicle illustrations and focusing on what you would find on the back of a car. This the first in a semi-regular […] -
![Yes, technically there was a 1979 RWD Skylark, for half the year before the all-new FWD X-Cars arrived in the spring of 1980. But for our purposes, 1978 is close […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/IMG_5753.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1978 Buick Skylark – The End Of The Road For The RWD Skylark")
Curbside Classic: 1978 Buick Skylark – The End Of The Road For The RWD Skylark
Posted on August 1, 2021 | 30 CommentsYes, technically there was a 1979 RWD Skylark, for half the year before the all-new FWD X-Cars arrived in the spring of 1980. But for our purposes, 1978 is close […] -
![I really wanted one of these in yellow, but I settled for a red one late in the 2002 model year. I always seem to buy my cars in […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/Yellow-Protege5-adv.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "COAL: 2002 Mazda Protege5 – Fool Me Again")
COAL: 2002 Mazda Protege5 – Fool Me Again
Posted on August 1, 2021 | 20 CommentsI really wanted one of these in yellow, but I settled for a red one late in the 2002 model year. I always seem to buy my cars in […]
