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![(first posted 5/21/2015) GM’s massive and very expensive investment in new generations of FWD cars starting in 1980 led to some…hedging. Numerous RWD cars that were at one time scheduled […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/Olds-1986-Cutlass-ciera-coup.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1986 Oldsmobile Cutlass Ciera S Coupe – The Name Game")
Curbside Classic: 1986 Oldsmobile Cutlass Ciera S Coupe – The Name Game
Posted on May 21, 2021 | 89 Comments(first posted 5/21/2015) GM’s massive and very expensive investment in new generations of FWD cars starting in 1980 led to some…hedging. Numerous RWD cars that were at one time scheduled […] -
![You wouldn’t likely be hauled to the hospital in a Dart ambulance in the US, but in Spain, the Dart, built by Barreiros, was the largest domestically built car, and […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/31693570045_c0c3b3f07f_k-1.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Vintage Ad: 1967 Dodge Dart Ambulance, Spanish Style")
Vintage Ad: 1967 Dodge Dart Ambulance, Spanish Style
Posted on May 21, 2021 | 31 CommentsYou wouldn’t likely be hauled to the hospital in a Dart ambulance in the US, but in Spain, the Dart, built by Barreiros, was the largest domestically built car, and […] -
![I hadn’t prowled for CCs in a little while, and I felt that this day might be a good one, so I went far. The hunch paid off – even […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/IMG_20210514_103826-copy.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CC Twofer: 1974 BMW 2002 Automatic & 1970 BMW 2002 Ti – Right In The Kidneys")
CC Twofer: 1974 BMW 2002 Automatic & 1970 BMW 2002 Ti – Right In The Kidneys
Posted on May 21, 2021 | 11 CommentsI hadn’t prowled for CCs in a little while, and I felt that this day might be a good one, so I went far. The hunch paid off – even […] -
![A while back I came across an abandoned temporary license plate for a Jensen in my neighborhood and have been looking out for it ever since. But standing on the […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/IMG_0174-2.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Drive-By: Lotus Europa Twin Cam – No Troubles Here")
Curbside Drive-By: Lotus Europa Twin Cam – No Troubles Here
Posted on May 21, 2021 | 23 CommentsA while back I came across an abandoned temporary license plate for a Jensen in my neighborhood and have been looking out for it ever since. But standing on the […] -
![The transition from RWD to FWD was one that stymied Detroit in a number of ways. But the Japanese seemed to have had no problem at all, as typified in […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/mazda-1983-626-front-e1502163764480-630x319-1.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Vintage R&T Review: 1983 Mazda 626 – Mazda Joins The FWD Club, Very Successfully")
Vintage R&T Review: 1983 Mazda 626 – Mazda Joins The FWD Club, Very Successfully
Posted on May 21, 2021 | 33 CommentsThe transition from RWD to FWD was one that stymied Detroit in a number of ways. But the Japanese seemed to have had no problem at all, as typified in […] -
![(first posted 5/13/2014) I remember clearly the first time I saw the new-for-1986 Ford Taurus. It was around the time I turned 18, late in the summer before the Taurus […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/Taurus-1990-wagon.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1990 Ford Taurus Wagon – Redefining the Station Wagon")
Curbside Classic: 1990 Ford Taurus Wagon – Redefining the Station Wagon
Posted on May 20, 2021 | 81 Comments(first posted 5/13/2014) I remember clearly the first time I saw the new-for-1986 Ford Taurus. It was around the time I turned 18, late in the summer before the Taurus […] -
![After reading Eric703’s excellent history of Daewoo in the United States earlier this year, I realized that we’ve featured several Leganzas over the years but never really anything on the […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/IMG_1859.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Recycling: 2000 Daewoo Lanos SX Sedan – Cheap SX Doesn’t Have To Be Bad")
Curbside Recycling: 2000 Daewoo Lanos SX Sedan – Cheap SX Doesn’t Have To Be Bad
Posted on May 20, 2021 | 28 CommentsAfter reading Eric703’s excellent history of Daewoo in the United States earlier this year, I realized that we’ve featured several Leganzas over the years but never really anything on the […] -
![Everybody loved the first “Cars & Architecture” installment, so here is another great collection of photos that show period cars and fascinating architecture in beautiful, full-color, artistic shots! As a […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/p015721.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CC Snapshots: Cars & Architecture, Book 2")
CC Snapshots: Cars & Architecture, Book 2
Posted on May 20, 2021 | 39 CommentsEverybody loved the first “Cars & Architecture” installment, so here is another great collection of photos that show period cars and fascinating architecture in beautiful, full-color, artistic shots! As a […] -
![Obviously the VW Transporter was very commonly used as an ambulance in Germany, Austria and other European countries. We lived right across the street from the hospital in Innsbruck—which was […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/30921802843_52e33877ff_k.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Vintage Brochure: 1958 Volkswagen Ambulance – As Long As You’re Not In A Really Big Hurry")
Vintage Brochure: 1958 Volkswagen Ambulance – As Long As You’re Not In A Really Big Hurry
Posted on May 20, 2021 | 24 CommentsObviously the VW Transporter was very commonly used as an ambulance in Germany, Austria and other European countries. We lived right across the street from the hospital in Innsbruck—which was […] -
![What do you do when you find several examples of the same classic and they all have some sort of appeal? You just have to make a post that blends […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/IMG_20210421_102454-copy.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classics: 1989-91 Mazda RX-7 (FC) Coupé, GT-R & Cabriolet – The Japanese Porsche, But Better")
Curbside Classics: 1989-91 Mazda RX-7 (FC) Coupé, GT-R & Cabriolet – The Japanese Porsche, But Better
Posted on May 20, 2021 | 8 CommentsWhat do you do when you find several examples of the same classic and they all have some sort of appeal? You just have to make a post that blends […] -
![(first posted 5/19/2015) It’s a well known fact that GM didn’t approve production for what eventually became the 1967 Camaro until six months after the Mustang was released, by which […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/Camaro-1967-ad.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Automotive History: The Birth Of The Camaro")
Automotive History: The Birth Of The Camaro
Posted on May 19, 2021 | 59 Comments(first posted 5/19/2015) It’s a well known fact that GM didn’t approve production for what eventually became the 1967 Camaro until six months after the Mustang was released, by which […] -
![The name gives it away as a European version of the Grand Caravan, built in Graz, Austria in the former Steyr-Puch factory (later Magna). But with a high roof? […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/31839323042_c135804767_k.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Vintage Ad: 1996 Chrysler Grand Voyager High Roof – In Europe Only, I Presume")
Vintage Ad: 1996 Chrysler Grand Voyager High Roof – In Europe Only, I Presume
Posted on May 19, 2021 | 6 CommentsThe name gives it away as a European version of the Grand Caravan, built in Graz, Austria in the former Steyr-Puch factory (later Magna). But with a high roof? […] -
![This is another one of those “Never in my wildest dreams did I ever imagine I’d see this here” sort of deals. Italian exotics, US muscle cars and British roadsters […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/IMG_20210409_124858-copy.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CC Capsule: 1998 Saturn SW2 Wagon – Right Hooker, Dead Ringer")
CC Capsule: 1998 Saturn SW2 Wagon – Right Hooker, Dead Ringer
Posted on May 19, 2021 | 22 CommentsThis is another one of those “Never in my wildest dreams did I ever imagine I’d see this here” sort of deals. Italian exotics, US muscle cars and British roadsters […] -
![It is said that all good things must end. This proverb dates back to at least the time of Chaucer (although in his usage he left out the word “good” […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/1966Cruiser1.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Unicorn Hunt: The Last Cars from Packard, Edsel, and Studebaker")
Curbside Unicorn Hunt: The Last Cars from Packard, Edsel, and Studebaker
Posted on May 19, 2021 | 32 CommentsIt is said that all good things must end. This proverb dates back to at least the time of Chaucer (although in his usage he left out the word “good” […] -
![From a young age I’ve loved anything with wheels – cars, trucks, motorcycles, bicycles, aircraft, tractors – you name it and you can bet my Hot Wheels, Matchbox cars and […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/IMG_0705.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "MOAL: Motorcycle Miscellany")
MOAL: Motorcycle Miscellany
Posted on May 19, 2021 | 15 CommentsFrom a young age I’ve loved anything with wheels – cars, trucks, motorcycles, bicycles, aircraft, tractors – you name it and you can bet my Hot Wheels, Matchbox cars and […]
