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![For those of us who call ourselves car people, our personal holy grail of collector cars is not necessarily rare, fast or exotic; there may only be a single qualification that drives […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/63-valiant-closeup.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=89&ssl=1 "CC Capsule: 1963 Valiant • Of White Whales and Green Wagons")
CC Capsule: 1963 Valiant • Of White Whales and Green Wagons
Posted on June 25, 2021 | 41 CommentsFor those of us who call ourselves car people, our personal holy grail of collector cars is not necessarily rare, fast or exotic; there may only be a single qualification that drives […] -
![The smallest and youngest Japanese carmaker celebrated 30 years in the Nissan-based British-esque retro-mod game last year, and it’s still going strong. Mitsuoka’s retro-luxury-themed output started with the Le Seyde […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/IMG_20210430_172831-copy.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=89&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1993-2002 Mitsuoka Viewt (K11) – Jaguar Mock One")
Curbside Classic: 1993-2002 Mitsuoka Viewt (K11) – Jaguar Mock One
Posted on June 25, 2021 | 19 CommentsThe smallest and youngest Japanese carmaker celebrated 30 years in the Nissan-based British-esque retro-mod game last year, and it’s still going strong. Mitsuoka’s retro-luxury-themed output started with the Le Seyde […] -
![(first posted 6/24/2015) This past Saturday, CC Contributor amazonray and I drove up to the Portland area to see the new World of Speed Museum in Wilsonville. And there just […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/Chevy-II-Nova-1966.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=89&ssl=1 "Car Show Outtake: 1966 Chevrolet Chevy II Nova SS – An Opel Kadett Crossed With A Riviera")
Car Show Outtake: 1966 Chevrolet Chevy II Nova SS – An Opel Kadett Crossed With A Riviera
Posted on June 24, 2021 | 68 Comments(first posted 6/24/2015) This past Saturday, CC Contributor amazonray and I drove up to the Portland area to see the new World of Speed Museum in Wilsonville. And there just […] -
![(first posted 5/24/2015) Lotus has a history as the most innovative of all the small British car builders, with a slew of innovations and “outside the box” thinking going back […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/Lotus-europa-3.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=89&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1972 Lotus Europa S3 Twin Cam – Magnificence in Miniature")
Curbside Classic: 1972 Lotus Europa S3 Twin Cam – Magnificence in Miniature
Posted on June 24, 2021 | 51 Comments(first posted 5/24/2015) Lotus has a history as the most innovative of all the small British car builders, with a slew of innovations and “outside the box” thinking going back […] -
Curbside Classic: 1967 Buick Electra 225 – Lowered NOx
Posted on June 24, 2021 | 87 CommentsThis is a 1967 Buick Electra 225. It appears to be substantially original in all but three respects—two of which are obvious, and the third is interesting. The -
![(first posted 6/24/2015) “The who what?” you may ask. And even those of you who know that Ssangyong is a South Korean manufacturer of pickups and SUVs might not have […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/SSangyong-Chairman.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=89&ssl=1 "Curbside Capsule: (Photo) Capturing My White Whale, the Ssangyong Chairman")
Curbside Capsule: (Photo) Capturing My White Whale, the Ssangyong Chairman
Posted on June 24, 2021 | 51 Comments(first posted 6/24/2015) “The who what?” you may ask. And even those of you who know that Ssangyong is a South Korean manufacturer of pickups and SUVs might not have […] -
Curbside Classic: 1965(ish) Envoy Special – Don’t Mention the Vauxhall!
Posted on June 24, 2021 | 36 CommentsThis is a circa-1965 Envoy Special. That is: a 1963 -
![I could not quite make this one fit into the Convertible Week we just had, but I’m hoping there’s still room for one more. There should be, when it’s this […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/IMG_20210606_171013-copy.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=89&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1960 Alfa Romeo Giulietta (101) Spider PininFarina – Stepping Into The Modern Age")
Curbside Classic: 1960 Alfa Romeo Giulietta (101) Spider PininFarina – Stepping Into The Modern Age
Posted on June 24, 2021 | 8 CommentsI could not quite make this one fit into the Convertible Week we just had, but I’m hoping there’s still room for one more. There should be, when it’s this […] -
![(first posted 6/23/2015) The 1958 Chevrolet Impala has become an icon in its own regard, but when inevitably conjures up an image of the hardtop coupe with its distinctive roof. […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/Chevrolet-1958-Impala-conv-ffq.png?resize=115%2C115&quality=80&ssl=1 "Cohort Classic: 1958 Chevrolet Impala Convertible – Not Just A Coupe")
Cohort Classic: 1958 Chevrolet Impala Convertible – Not Just A Coupe
Posted on June 23, 2021 | 46 Comments(first posted 6/23/2015) The 1958 Chevrolet Impala has become an icon in its own regard, but when inevitably conjures up an image of the hardtop coupe with its distinctive roof. […] -
![(first posted 6/23/2015) Every year, I go to the Mecum Spring Classic car auction in Indianapolis to photograph the cars. I always take my digital camera and a pocketful of […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/BW.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=89&ssl=1 "Classic Cars on Black-and-White Film")
Classic Cars on Black-and-White Film
Posted on June 23, 2021 | 75 Comments(first posted 6/23/2015) Every year, I go to the Mecum Spring Classic car auction in Indianapolis to photograph the cars. I always take my digital camera and a pocketful of […] -
![(first posted 6/23/2015) The best things in life come well aged, such as fine wine, classical music… and the Jaguar XJ6. By the time this featured Jaguar was sold in […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/EXT-RF-2.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=89&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1984 Jaguar XJ6 Vanden Plas – The Cat That Saved Jaguar")
Curbside Classic: 1984 Jaguar XJ6 Vanden Plas – The Cat That Saved Jaguar
Posted on June 23, 2021 | 89 Comments(first posted 6/23/2015) The best things in life come well aged, such as fine wine, classical music… and the Jaguar XJ6. By the time this featured Jaguar was sold in […] -
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 […]
