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![(first posted 8/31/2011) One of the more…um, unavoidable cars at the Cottage Grove Concours was this very colorful 1955 Studebaker President Speedster. Now I just don’t have the time to […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/08/CC-145-077-800.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Concours Classic: 1955 Studebaker President Speedster – Look What They’ve Done To The Starliner")
Concours Classic: 1955 Studebaker President Speedster – Look What They’ve Done To The Starliner
Posted on May 28, 2021 | 62 Comments(first posted 8/31/2011) One of the more…um, unavoidable cars at the Cottage Grove Concours was this very colorful 1955 Studebaker President Speedster. Now I just don’t have the time to […] -
![(first posted 5/28/2015) I read all the comments here, and sometimes one will grab me and I just can’t let it go. About a week or so ago, at the […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/Countach-and-Camry.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Which Is Faster: A Lamborghini Countach LP400S Or a Toyota Camry V6?")
Which Is Faster: A Lamborghini Countach LP400S Or a Toyota Camry V6?
Posted on May 28, 2021 | 143 Comments(first posted 5/28/2015) I read all the comments here, and sometimes one will grab me and I just can’t let it go. About a week or so ago, at the […] -
![I’ve been taking the xB EXBRO5 Edition on a number of local back road shakedown outings to get a sense of how the changes I’ve made are working in the […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/videsnip.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "xB EXBRO5 Preparation Update: How Steep Can It Climb? (With Video); How Much Gas Does The Roof Rack Suck? – And a Few Remote Waterfalls For Good Measure")
xB EXBRO5 Preparation Update: How Steep Can It Climb? (With Video); How Much Gas Does The Roof Rack Suck? – And a Few Remote Waterfalls For Good Measure
Posted on May 28, 2021 | 20 CommentsI’ve been taking the xB EXBRO5 Edition on a number of local back road shakedown outings to get a sense of how the changes I’ve made are working in the […] -
Cohort Pic(k) of the Day: A (Predictable) American In Budapest
Posted on May 28, 2021 | 22 CommentsThis shot by Roshake 77 in Budapest instantly reminded me of a very similar shot I took as we were arriving in Paris by taxicab: -
![One of the things I really like about Junkyard Curbsiding is the second chances it gives me. Not so much that a particular car will be there the next time […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/IMG_2523.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Recycling: 1976 Fiat 131S Mirafiori Station Wagon – Tony Gave Up")
Curbside Recycling: 1976 Fiat 131S Mirafiori Station Wagon – Tony Gave Up
Posted on May 28, 2021 | 29 CommentsOne of the things I really like about Junkyard Curbsiding is the second chances it gives me. Not so much that a particular car will be there the next time […] -
![There’s a shrinking but still substantial pool of vehicle we haven’t covered yet, like this one. Back in 2012 I found a fine Travelall 4×4 of the previous generation and […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/IMG_6045-crop.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1972 International Travelall 1210 4×4 – Travel All Roads Or None At All")
Curbside Classic: 1972 International Travelall 1210 4×4 – Travel All Roads Or None At All
Posted on May 28, 2021 | 22 CommentsThere’s a shrinking but still substantial pool of vehicle we haven’t covered yet, like this one. Back in 2012 I found a fine Travelall 4×4 of the previous generation and […] -
![(first posted 5/27/2015) Due to the marvels of technology, some modern cars can attain over 40 miles per gallon. Yet, in the 1980s and early 1990s, some cars achieved that […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/01-CRX-Right-Front.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1990 Honda CRX HF – I Was Green When Green Wasn’t Cool")
Curbside Classic: 1990 Honda CRX HF – I Was Green When Green Wasn’t Cool
Posted on May 27, 2021 | 95 Comments(first posted 5/27/2015) Due to the marvels of technology, some modern cars can attain over 40 miles per gallon. Yet, in the 1980s and early 1990s, some cars achieved that […] -
![(first posted 5/27/2015) It may be said, rather unfairly perhaps, that CC has – in the past – placed Mercedes-Benz on a bit of a pedestal. Well, it’s time for […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/grandprixW116.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Design History: Broughamtastic Benzes")
Design History: Broughamtastic Benzes
Posted on May 27, 2021 | 51 Comments(first posted 5/27/2015) It may be said, rather unfairly perhaps, that CC has – in the past – placed Mercedes-Benz on a bit of a pedestal. Well, it’s time for […] -
![The “coming-going” Studebaker coupes left a deep impression on my from the first time I saw one as a kid. I longed for one for ages, although in bullet-nose form. […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/4806757692_7787fbabfc_o.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Vintage Brochure Rendering: 1949 Studebaker Commander Starlight Coupe – Out Looking At The Stars")
Vintage Brochure Rendering: 1949 Studebaker Commander Starlight Coupe – Out Looking At The Stars
Posted on May 27, 2021 | 11 CommentsThe “coming-going” Studebaker coupes left a deep impression on my from the first time I saw one as a kid. I longed for one for ages, although in bullet-nose form. […] -
![Whaddaya mean, “Facile brainfart of a throwaway title?” My first effort was “Two, Four, Six, Eight, Here’s Our Favourite Ungulate,” so it could have been worse. But when I first […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/IMG_20210514_091724-copy.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CC Capsule: 1984 Nissan Gazelle (S12) RS-X – Fast Enough To Help Your Aunt Elope")
CC Capsule: 1984 Nissan Gazelle (S12) RS-X – Fast Enough To Help Your Aunt Elope
Posted on May 27, 2021 | 15 CommentsWhaddaya mean, “Facile brainfart of a throwaway title?” My first effort was “Two, Four, Six, Eight, Here’s Our Favourite Ungulate,” so it could have been worse. But when I first […] -
![The CC Effect™ is hard at work. After yesterday’s 1961 Meteor brochure shots, what should appear at the top of the Cohort today? A 1964 Meteor, posted by William Oliver. […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/51189210455_6c1142ceec_k.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Cohort Pic(k) of the Day: 1964 Meteor – The Real Meteor Returns To Canada After A Two Year Hiatus")
Cohort Pic(k) of the Day: 1964 Meteor – The Real Meteor Returns To Canada After A Two Year Hiatus
Posted on May 27, 2021 | 24 CommentsThe CC Effect™ is hard at work. After yesterday’s 1961 Meteor brochure shots, what should appear at the top of the Cohort today? A 1964 Meteor, posted by William Oliver. […] -
![(first posted 4/29/2012) The Ford C-Series truck was one of those vocational workhorses that labored in quiet obscurity for its entire service life. They were the vocational jack of all […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/04/Ford-C-Series-Commonwealth-Dr-Kings-Beach-CA-Crop.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: The Almost Immortal Ford C-Series")
Curbside Classic: The Almost Immortal Ford C-Series
Posted on May 26, 2021 | 139 Comments(first posted 4/29/2012) The Ford C-Series truck was one of those vocational workhorses that labored in quiet obscurity for its entire service life. They were the vocational jack of all […] -
![(first posted 5/26/2015) We here at Curbside Classic have spent a few years now finding classics at the curbside (and elsewhere) to bring to you for your examination and enjoyment. […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/Buick-lacrosse.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Future Curbside Classic: 2006 Buick Lacrosse – How to Make Your Very Own CC at Home")
Future Curbside Classic: 2006 Buick Lacrosse – How to Make Your Very Own CC at Home
Posted on May 26, 2021 | 104 Comments(first posted 5/26/2015) We here at Curbside Classic have spent a few years now finding classics at the curbside (and elsewhere) to bring to you for your examination and enjoyment. […] -
Vintage Brochure: 1961 Meteors – Alternate Reality 1961 Fords
Posted on May 26, 2021 | 46 CommentsI never get tired of these alternate reality Canadian cars, like these Meteor Montcalms. I’m thinking this front end is a bit more interesting than the ’61 Ford’s. -
![The area of Michigan that I call home is flatter than week-old Faygo. While fertile sugar beet fields are perhaps poor substitutes for what others might consider to be breathtaking […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/111_0997a.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Dealer Classics: 1961 Dodge and 1968 Chevy Mediums – Visualizing The Ideal Commute")
Dealer Classics: 1961 Dodge and 1968 Chevy Mediums – Visualizing The Ideal Commute
Posted on May 26, 2021 | 66 CommentsThe area of Michigan that I call home is flatter than week-old Faygo. While fertile sugar beet fields are perhaps poor substitutes for what others might consider to be breathtaking […]
