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CC Outtake: 1965 Pontiac Parisienne – Sitar Not Included
Posted on June 23, 2021 | 21 CommentsThis 1965 Parisienne (or Paris Enne, as the missing letter would have it) is a blend of -
![Full disclosure, this COAL is going to feature pictures of a lot of cars that were not my specific cars. The reason has something to do with the fact that […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/wwhsfiat.jpeg?resize=115%2C115&quality=89&ssl=1 "COAL: 1974 Fiat 128 — Finally Behind the Wheel")
COAL: 1974 Fiat 128 — Finally Behind the Wheel
Posted on June 23, 2021 | 44 CommentsFull disclosure, this COAL is going to feature pictures of a lot of cars that were not my specific cars. The reason has something to do with the fact that […] -
Paul’s Update From the Hinterlands
Posted on June 22, 2021 | 18 CommentsPaul and the brigade are making a grand time of it on their –road– trip. We were briefly in contact this morning when they -
![(first posted 6/22/2015) Badge engineering took many forms over the years. It is still widely associated, in Europe at least, with British Leyland and its predecessor BMC, but perhaps the […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/1955-sunbeam-mk-3-convertible.5.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=89&ssl=1 "Carshow Classic – 1955 Sunbeam Mk3 Convertible – Yearning For A Lost Age")
Carshow Classic – 1955 Sunbeam Mk3 Convertible – Yearning For A Lost Age
Posted on June 22, 2021 | 41 Comments(first posted 6/22/2015) Badge engineering took many forms over the years. It is still widely associated, in Europe at least, with British Leyland and its predecessor BMC, but perhaps the […] -
![(first posted 6/22/2015) Typically, when a car is arriving to the end of its commercial life, its maker doesn’t try to do significant changes to it; perhaps a “special edition” […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/DSC00599-Custom-Custom.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=89&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1989 Volvo 740 Turbo 16 Valve – The Unusual Flying Brick")
Curbside Classic: 1989 Volvo 740 Turbo 16 Valve – The Unusual Flying Brick
Posted on June 22, 2021 | 44 Comments(first posted 6/22/2015) Typically, when a car is arriving to the end of its commercial life, its maker doesn’t try to do significant changes to it; perhaps a “special edition” […] -
![(first posted 6/22/2015) There’s an election coming up in Canada on October 19, 2015. Unlike some other parts of North America, “Liberal” is not the other “L” word. In fact, one […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/Pontiac-1976-LeMans-CDN.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=89&ssl=1 "CC Capsule: 1976 Pontiac LeMans – A Liberal Heap of Liberal")
CC Capsule: 1976 Pontiac LeMans – A Liberal Heap of Liberal
Posted on June 22, 2021 | 92 Comments(first posted 6/22/2015) There’s an election coming up in Canada on October 19, 2015. Unlike some other parts of North America, “Liberal” is not the other “L” word. In fact, one […] -
![(Great?) grandpa and grandma stopped driving oh, gosh, who knows how long ago! These cars look to have not moved in quite awhile; that’s substantially more than just moss growing […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/Imperial-Edsel_7735.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=89&ssl=1 "CC Outtake: 1968 Imperial & 1958 Edsel – Anyone home?")
CC Outtake: 1968 Imperial & 1958 Edsel – Anyone home?
Posted on June 22, 2021 | 32 Comments(Great?) grandpa and grandma stopped driving oh, gosh, who knows how long ago! These cars look to have not moved in quite awhile; that’s substantially more than just moss growing […] -
![Mere days before Christmas of last year, I stumbled across this sad specimen of a Chevrolet Citation while on one of my long, meditative walks. To see any Citation anymore, […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/038-1980-Chevrolet-Citation-CC-USE.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=89&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1980 Chevrolet Citation – Murphy’s Law")
Curbside Classic: 1980 Chevrolet Citation – Murphy’s Law
Posted on June 22, 2021 | 102 CommentsMere days before Christmas of last year, I stumbled across this sad specimen of a Chevrolet Citation while on one of my long, meditative walks. To see any Citation anymore, […] -
![(first posted 6/21/2015) There are a number of chapters of the Niedermeyer Auto-Biography still unwritten. Some of you might greet that news with yawns, groans, or worse. But I consider […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/Dodge-Dart-1968-gold.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=89&ssl=1 "Auto-Biography: 1968 Dodge Dart 170 Two-Door Sedan – The Neurologist’s Car Of Choice")
Auto-Biography: 1968 Dodge Dart 170 Two-Door Sedan – The Neurologist’s Car Of Choice
Posted on June 21, 2021 | 87 Comments(first posted 6/21/2015) There are a number of chapters of the Niedermeyer Auto-Biography still unwritten. Some of you might greet that news with yawns, groans, or worse. But I consider […] -
![The shape is distinctive, at least here in the US, but it was probably the color that caught my eye as I was walking down the main street in our […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/IMG_3781.jpeg?resize=115%2C115&quality=89&ssl=1 "CC Outtake: A Bright Yellow British Roadster")
CC Outtake: A Bright Yellow British Roadster
Posted on June 21, 2021 | 11 CommentsThe shape is distinctive, at least here in the US, but it was probably the color that caught my eye as I was walking down the main street in our […] -
Curbside Classic: Renault 4CV – Quattre Pattes on the Lot
Posted on June 21, 2021 | 45 CommentsThis is a Renault 4CV. -
![The idea that many of the things I enjoy may disappear within my lifetime makes my head hurt. When I was a kid, I would lie awake in the dark […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/111_1048.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=89&ssl=1 "Antique Store Classic: 1965 Buick Protect-O-Plate – Decoding Some Fella’s New Car")
Antique Store Classic: 1965 Buick Protect-O-Plate – Decoding Some Fella’s New Car
Posted on June 21, 2021 | 58 CommentsThe idea that many of the things I enjoy may disappear within my lifetime makes my head hurt. When I was a kid, I would lie awake in the dark […] -
Curbside Classic: 1948 Pontiac – The Fastback of Notre Dame?
Posted on June 21, 2021 | 40 CommentsHave you ever seen such a fine old Pontiac napping in the sun? -
![(first posted 6/20/2015) Yesterday in Part 1 of this two part series, we covered the cars of my father from 1946 to 1981. Today we shall cover 1983 to the […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/1983-Mercury-Full-Line-041.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=89&ssl=1 "Father’s Day Weekend Special – The Cars of My Father, Part 2")
Father’s Day Weekend Special – The Cars of My Father, Part 2
Posted on June 20, 2021 | 39 Comments(first posted 6/20/2015) Yesterday in Part 1 of this two part series, we covered the cars of my father from 1946 to 1981. Today we shall cover 1983 to the […] -
![(first posted 4/27/2012) When the Honda Prelude was first introduced, it was meant to be a more stylish commuter than the Civic. While its performance didn’t set the world […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/04/4-20-2012-008-e1340919657513.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=89&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1991 Honda Prelude Si – Improving The Original")
Curbside Classic: 1991 Honda Prelude Si – Improving The Original
Posted on June 20, 2021 | 47 Comments(first posted 4/27/2012) When the Honda Prelude was first introduced, it was meant to be a more stylish commuter than the Civic. While its performance didn’t set the world […]
