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![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 […] -
![There’s several of these genuine old hippie buses to be seen in driveways in my part of town. Eventually they got tired of living in them and bought a house. […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/IMG_6596.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Driveway Outtake: The Old Hippie Bus")
Driveway Outtake: The Old Hippie Bus
Posted on July 22, 2021 | 36 CommentsThere’s several of these genuine old hippie buses to be seen in driveways in my part of town. Eventually they got tired of living in them and bought a house. […] -
![(first posted 7/22/2015) Chevrolet’s 3rd generation Camaro needs little introduction, having been produced for 11 model years, with over 1.5 million cars made. However, this car is one of […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/LR1.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1983 Chevrolet Camaro Berlinetta – The Gold-Trimmed Camaro With An Italian Name")
Curbside Classic: 1983 Chevrolet Camaro Berlinetta – The Gold-Trimmed Camaro With An Italian Name
Posted on July 22, 2021 | 133 Comments(first posted 7/22/2015) Chevrolet’s 3rd generation Camaro needs little introduction, having been produced for 11 model years, with over 1.5 million cars made. However, this car is one of […] -
![Mike Hayes continues to find some of the most genuine curbside classics, like this dinged-up ’69 Dodge Coronet sedan. These were most commonly seen as taxis and police cars; who […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/51303661108_95781321fd_k.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Cohort Pic(k) of the Day: 1969 Dodge Coronet 440 Sedan – Grandpa Joe’s 440")
Cohort Pic(k) of the Day: 1969 Dodge Coronet 440 Sedan – Grandpa Joe’s 440
Posted on July 22, 2021 | 38 CommentsMike Hayes continues to find some of the most genuine curbside classics, like this dinged-up ’69 Dodge Coronet sedan. These were most commonly seen as taxis and police cars; who […] -
![In 2001, a vehicle that was both too strange and ugly to be loved by almost anyone, while also providing the unknowing world with a peek into the future of […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/2001-Aztek-promo-front.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Automotive History: 2001 Pontiac Aztek – Accurately Predicts the Future. Then Fails.")
Automotive History: 2001 Pontiac Aztek – Accurately Predicts the Future. Then Fails.
Posted on July 22, 2021 | 80 CommentsIn 2001, a vehicle that was both too strange and ugly to be loved by almost anyone, while also providing the unknowing world with a peek into the future of […] -
![Yes, those dear little children deserve some extra leg room in the back seat, so CarCraft added a healthy 16″ of stretch to accommodate them. It’s too bad that these […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/15269700685_675a1e2bbf_k.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Vintage Ad: 1993 Buick Roadmaster Estate LS by CarCraft – The LWB Roadmaster")
Vintage Ad: 1993 Buick Roadmaster Estate LS by CarCraft – The LWB Roadmaster
Posted on July 22, 2021 | 21 CommentsYes, those dear little children deserve some extra leg room in the back seat, so CarCraft added a healthy 16″ of stretch to accommodate them. It’s too bad that these […]
