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![I found it parked at Whole Foods, looking a bit diminished between the Jeep and the Ford. But the Fiat 500 in front of it is making it feel better. […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/IMG_6333.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=89&ssl=1 "Curbside Outtake: There’s Still One Dodge Omni Daily Driver Left Here")
Curbside Outtake: There’s Still One Dodge Omni Daily Driver Left Here
Posted on June 13, 2021 | 44 CommentsI found it parked at Whole Foods, looking a bit diminished between the Jeep and the Ford. But the Fiat 500 in front of it is making it feel better. […] -
![Here’s another one that slipped by me in the great custom kitschmobile era: the Damen Road Star, obviously Cadillac Edorado based, and priced at a nifty $55k, or $175k in […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/19846648126_1981155508_k.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=89&ssl=1 "Vintage Ad: 1980 Damen Road Star – The Ultimate Damensportwagen For $175k 2021 Dollars")
Vintage Ad: 1980 Damen Road Star – The Ultimate Damensportwagen For $175k 2021 Dollars
Posted on June 13, 2021 | 34 CommentsHere’s another one that slipped by me in the great custom kitschmobile era: the Damen Road Star, obviously Cadillac Edorado based, and priced at a nifty $55k, or $175k in […] -
![Since 1955, almost like clockwork, every four years or so Toyota has introduced a new Crown model. The current S220 version is the fifteenth generation of that line – with […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/toyota-crown-kluger-2021-f-424a-1-e1623473313713.jpeg?resize=115%2C115&quality=89&ssl=1 "Curbside Newsstand: Will the Next Toyota Crown Be a SUV?")
Curbside Newsstand: Will the Next Toyota Crown Be a SUV?
Posted on June 13, 2021 | 16 CommentsSince 1955, almost like clockwork, every four years or so Toyota has introduced a new Crown model. The current S220 version is the fifteenth generation of that line – with […] -
![My next car would be my first new car purchase. After owning 3 fairly crude, rear wheel drive imports I was ready for something a bit more civilized. But I […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/Gold-colt.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=89&ssl=1 "COAL: 1981 Dodge Colt – Big Rig Shifting")
COAL: 1981 Dodge Colt – Big Rig Shifting
Posted on June 13, 2021 | 19 CommentsMy next car would be my first new car purchase. After owning 3 fairly crude, rear wheel drive imports I was ready for something a bit more civilized. But I […] -
![(first posted 10/3/2011) Since we’re indulging in toy cars, let’s trot out some Metrovertibles. There’s something so endearingly goofy about this little ragtop, like it somehow escaped the Autopia ride […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/Geo-Metro-conv.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=89&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: Geo Metro Convertible – Did I Take The Autopia Offramp?")
Curbside Classic: Geo Metro Convertible – Did I Take The Autopia Offramp?
Posted on June 12, 2021 | 50 Comments(first posted 10/3/2011) Since we’re indulging in toy cars, let’s trot out some Metrovertibles. There’s something so endearingly goofy about this little ragtop, like it somehow escaped the Autopia ride […] -
![(first posted 7/9/2012) Call it what you may, but this rather handsome convertible was one of the nails in the coffin of American Motors. How could something this good […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/AMC-1966-amby-conv.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=89&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1966 AMC Ambassador 990 Convertible – Abernethy’s Asinine Assumption")
Curbside Classic: 1966 AMC Ambassador 990 Convertible – Abernethy’s Asinine Assumption
Posted on June 12, 2021 | 61 Comments(first posted 7/9/2012) Call it what you may, but this rather handsome convertible was one of the nails in the coffin of American Motors. How could something this good […] -
![(first posted 6/11/2015) It’s hard for someone of my generation to imagine a time when full-size convertibles graced the lineup of nearly every domestic brand. With the advent of air […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/thumb_IMG_8484_1024.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=89&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1968 Oldsmobile Ninety-Eight Convertible – Fading Sky")
Curbside Classic: 1968 Oldsmobile Ninety-Eight Convertible – Fading Sky
Posted on June 12, 2021 | 38 Comments(first posted 6/11/2015) It’s hard for someone of my generation to imagine a time when full-size convertibles graced the lineup of nearly every domestic brand. With the advent of air […] -
![(first posted 6/12/2015) Southfield was the headquarter of AMC when it existed, and there are still few AMCs running around here, including a Gremlin owned by a campus security guy. […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/Citroen-DS-Cabrio.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=89&ssl=1 "CC Outtake: Citroën DS Cabriolet – Spotted in Southfield, Michigan,")
CC Outtake: Citroën DS Cabriolet – Spotted in Southfield, Michigan,
Posted on June 12, 2021 | 52 Comments(first posted 6/12/2015) Southfield was the headquarter of AMC when it existed, and there are still few AMCs running around here, including a Gremlin owned by a campus security guy. […] -
![Mike Hayes has been one of our oldest and most consistent Cohorts. He know what I like, and he’s found a lot of them over the years. And I always […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/51221646218_ec84856a92_k.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=89&ssl=1 "Cohort Find of the Day: 1954 Ford Mainline Ranch Wagon (and Mystery Car)")
Cohort Find of the Day: 1954 Ford Mainline Ranch Wagon (and Mystery Car)
Posted on June 12, 2021 | 26 CommentsMike Hayes has been one of our oldest and most consistent Cohorts. He know what I like, and he’s found a lot of them over the years. And I always […] -
COAL: 1990 (+’91) Chrysler Saratoga – An American in Westphalia
Posted on June 12, 2021 | 25 CommentsThis week my German friend Peter Wendt steps up as guest author. I met Peter around 1996 or ’97, early in my learning about the differences between -
![(first posted 6/27/2011) After its full frontal assault on the U.S. luxury car market in 1957, Chrysler’s Imperial was destined to spend the rest of its days in […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/07/1968ImperialConv011.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=89&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1968 Imperial Crown Convertible – Fall Back, Men, Fall Back!")
Curbside Classic: 1968 Imperial Crown Convertible – Fall Back, Men, Fall Back!
Posted on June 11, 2021 | 88 Comments(first posted 6/27/2011) After its full frontal assault on the U.S. luxury car market in 1957, Chrysler’s Imperial was destined to spend the rest of its days in […] -
![(first posted 6/11/2015) Have you ever tried to define “a grand tourer”, with a sense of affordability and familiarity, to someone who is less familiar with cars than yourself? […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/1976-triumph-stag-2.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=89&ssl=1 "Carshow Classic: 1976 Triumph Stag – What If Public Appeal Was The Only Criterion For Success?")
Carshow Classic: 1976 Triumph Stag – What If Public Appeal Was The Only Criterion For Success?
Posted on June 11, 2021 | 62 Comments(first posted 6/11/2015) Have you ever tried to define “a grand tourer”, with a sense of affordability and familiarity, to someone who is less familiar with cars than yourself? […] -
![(first posted 6/11/2015) What is the purpose of a convertible? Most would probably say that a convertible’s purpose is for the enjoyment of the beauty of outdoors – at […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/Lincoln-1940-Conti.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=89&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1940 Lincoln Continental Cabriolet – Beauty for Beauty’s Sake")
Curbside Classic: 1940 Lincoln Continental Cabriolet – Beauty for Beauty’s Sake
Posted on June 11, 2021 | 60 Comments(first posted 6/11/2015) What is the purpose of a convertible? Most would probably say that a convertible’s purpose is for the enjoyment of the beauty of outdoors – at […] -
![Update: thanks to a comment by Bill McCoskey, it turns out this wood kit was supplied by Chevrolet as an option on 1948 Chevrolets. Full details at the end of […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/51222566490_e26821cf8a_k.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=89&ssl=1 "Cohort Pic(k) of the Day: 1947 Chevrolet Fleetline Country Club “Woodie” Coupe")
Cohort Pic(k) of the Day: 1947 Chevrolet Fleetline Country Club “Woodie” Coupe
Posted on June 11, 2021 | 18 CommentsUpdate: thanks to a comment by Bill McCoskey, it turns out this wood kit was supplied by Chevrolet as an option on 1948 Chevrolets. Full details at the end of […] -
![Ideally this would be a 1971 Chevrolet Impala, to make my title truly accurate; but close enough. The ’74 is almost identical except for the 5-mile bumpers and a new […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/IMG_6324.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=89&ssl=1 "The Changing Shape Of Cars: The Best Selling Cars 50 Years Ago And Now – 1974 Chevrolet Impala and Toyota RAV4")
The Changing Shape Of Cars: The Best Selling Cars 50 Years Ago And Now – 1974 Chevrolet Impala and Toyota RAV4
Posted on June 11, 2021 | 54 CommentsIdeally this would be a 1971 Chevrolet Impala, to make my title truly accurate; but close enough. The ’74 is almost identical except for the 5-mile bumpers and a new […]
