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![March 26, 2021 Don’t tell the EPA, but I evicted an entire ecosystem from the paintwork today. Amazingly, there was still a nice car hiding under all the mud, lichen, […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/6FA4DB79-BCCA-487D-BD65-56FF4486A045_1_105_c.jpeg?resize=115%2C115&quality=89&ssl=1 "COAL: 2000 BMW 540i – The Journey To My First V8")
COAL: 2000 BMW 540i – The Journey To My First V8
Posted on June 10, 2021 | 27 CommentsMarch 26, 2021 Don’t tell the EPA, but I evicted an entire ecosystem from the paintwork today. Amazingly, there was still a nice car hiding under all the mud, lichen, […] -
![(first posted 6/9/2015) I recently read Patrick Foster’s American Motors Corporation: The Rise and Fall of America’s Last Independent Automaker, and Mr. Foster, in so many words, felt that AMC may […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/Rambler-1967-rogue-conv.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=89&ssl=1 "CC Capsule: 1967 Rambler Rogue Convertible–A Rascally Scoundrel?")
CC Capsule: 1967 Rambler Rogue Convertible–A Rascally Scoundrel?
Posted on June 9, 2021 | 56 Comments(first posted 6/9/2015) I recently read Patrick Foster’s American Motors Corporation: The Rise and Fall of America’s Last Independent Automaker, and Mr. Foster, in so many words, felt that AMC may […] -
![(first posted 6/9/2015) Has the simple use of a single, duplicated letter ever done more to elevate a pedestrian car into a formidable force of nature than sticking an “S” […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/Chevrolet-1966-Impala-SS-conv.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=89&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1966 Chevrolet Impala SS Convertible – Holding Steady in Capricious Times")
Curbside Classic: 1966 Chevrolet Impala SS Convertible – Holding Steady in Capricious Times
Posted on June 9, 2021 | 102 Comments(first posted 6/9/2015) Has the simple use of a single, duplicated letter ever done more to elevate a pedestrian car into a formidable force of nature than sticking an “S” […] -
CC Outtake: Cutie, Your Death Cab is Here
Posted on June 9, 2021 | 16 CommentsI’m not sure how the band “Death Cab for Cutie” decided on their name, but it appears we’ve found the titular Death Cab. -
![On the whole, there are fewer desperately broken or unkempt cars in Japan, but there are always exceptions. I’ve featured a few in previous posts, but this time we are […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/IMG_20210318_100328-copy.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=89&ssl=1 "CC Twofer: 1989 & 1993 Lancia Delta HF Integrale – Unlikely Pair In Disrepair")
CC Twofer: 1989 & 1993 Lancia Delta HF Integrale – Unlikely Pair In Disrepair
Posted on June 9, 2021 | 8 CommentsOn the whole, there are fewer desperately broken or unkempt cars in Japan, but there are always exceptions. I’ve featured a few in previous posts, but this time we are […] -
![Is the UAZ-452 line the oldest vehicle in continuous production? It started life in 1958 as the UAZ-450, and it wasn’t exactly all that new under the skin then as […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/51224065741_7c4eb3f671_k.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=89&ssl=1 "Cohort Pic(k) Of The Day: UAZ-452 – Model Year Sometime Between 1958 And 2021 – A Living Dinosaur")
Cohort Pic(k) Of The Day: UAZ-452 – Model Year Sometime Between 1958 And 2021 – A Living Dinosaur
Posted on June 9, 2021 | 16 CommentsIs the UAZ-452 line the oldest vehicle in continuous production? It started life in 1958 as the UAZ-450, and it wasn’t exactly all that new under the skin then as […] -
![Last post, I went on about how my family’s 1961 Plymouth Suburban defined “car” for me as a toddler. While I stand by that assessment – based largely on recollections […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/simcaundertree.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=89&ssl=1 "COAL: 1964 Simca 1000 – Big Car and Little Car")
COAL: 1964 Simca 1000 – Big Car and Little Car
Posted on June 9, 2021 | 34 CommentsLast post, I went on about how my family’s 1961 Plymouth Suburban defined “car” for me as a toddler. While I stand by that assessment – based largely on recollections […] -
![(first posted 6/8/2015) When I stumbled across this sunshine yellow Yugo Cabriolet next to Van Cortlandt Park in the Bronx, I didn’t realize I was looking at possibly the rarest […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/Yugo-conv.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=89&ssl=1 "Curbside Capsule: 1990 Yugo Cabriolet – Western Frivolity, Eastern Bloc Style")
Curbside Capsule: 1990 Yugo Cabriolet – Western Frivolity, Eastern Bloc Style
Posted on June 8, 2021 | 89 Comments(first posted 6/8/2015) When I stumbled across this sunshine yellow Yugo Cabriolet next to Van Cortlandt Park in the Bronx, I didn’t realize I was looking at possibly the rarest […] -
![(first posted 6/8/2015) Historically Buick always occupied a special place in GM’s collection of brands. Understandably so — William Durant turned Buick into a powerhouse in the early days […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/Buick-1952-Special-conv.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=89&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1952 Buick Special Convertible – Still Quite Special")
Curbside Classic: 1952 Buick Special Convertible – Still Quite Special
Posted on June 8, 2021 | 53 Comments(first posted 6/8/2015) Historically Buick always occupied a special place in GM’s collection of brands. Understandably so — William Durant turned Buick into a powerhouse in the early days […] -
![(first posted 6/8/2015. We may augment the reruns of some convertibles with a fresh one or two. I have a very special one I’ve been saving) Summer has arrived (at […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/Convertible.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=89&ssl=1 "Welcome To Convertible Week – And A Short Illustrated History of the Convertible")
Welcome To Convertible Week – And A Short Illustrated History of the Convertible
Posted on June 8, 2021 | 72 Comments(first posted 6/8/2015. We may augment the reruns of some convertibles with a fresh one or two. I have a very special one I’ve been saving) Summer has arrived (at […] -
![I’m writing this on the morning my family will celebrate my youngest son’s graduation from college. He enters the real world with a degree in computer science, and is eager […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/IMG_1719.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=89&ssl=1 "CC Capsule: 1980 Pontiac Firebird — Someone Decided This One Would Make It")
CC Capsule: 1980 Pontiac Firebird — Someone Decided This One Would Make It
Posted on June 8, 2021 | 38 CommentsI’m writing this on the morning my family will celebrate my youngest son’s graduation from college. He enters the real world with a degree in computer science, and is eager […] -
![Oldsmobiles used to be everywhere. Lately, it has become difficult to spot even a later model Alero out in traffic. Demand for personal luxury coupes like this Toronado declined sharply […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/004-1977-Oldsmobile-Toronado-Brougham-CC.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=89&ssl=1 "In-Motion Classic: 1977 Oldsmobile Toronado Brougham – An Acrostic Poem")
In-Motion Classic: 1977 Oldsmobile Toronado Brougham – An Acrostic Poem
Posted on June 8, 2021 | 38 CommentsOldsmobiles used to be everywhere. Lately, it has become difficult to spot even a later model Alero out in traffic. Demand for personal luxury coupes like this Toronado declined sharply […] -
![This ad just popped up on CL; someone in Ogdensburg, NJ (about 30 miles from me) is selling this heavily worn but original Hudson Terraplane. I have heard of Terraplanes; […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/Terraplane-1934.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=89&ssl=1 "CC For Sale: 1934 Hudson Terraplane–“Hot Diggity Dog, That’s Terraplaning!”")
CC For Sale: 1934 Hudson Terraplane–“Hot Diggity Dog, That’s Terraplaning!”
Posted on June 8, 2021 | 38 CommentsThis ad just popped up on CL; someone in Ogdensburg, NJ (about 30 miles from me) is selling this heavily worn but original Hudson Terraplane. I have heard of Terraplanes; […] -
![It’s an old show-business trope that a band or artist’s the debut LP would put them on the map and, hopefully, would be followed by a hit record. The tricky […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/IMG_20210512_092426-copy.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=89&ssl=1 "CC Twofer: 1992 & 1999 Toyota Soarer (Z30) – The Difficult Third Opus")
CC Twofer: 1992 & 1999 Toyota Soarer (Z30) – The Difficult Third Opus
Posted on June 8, 2021 | 12 CommentsIt’s an old show-business trope that a band or artist’s the debut LP would put them on the map and, hopefully, would be followed by a hit record. The tricky […] -
![(first posted 6/7/2015) Some cars just seem to be born under a bad sign. They can be rather good cars, but you just know they can’t meet the expectations created, […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/DSC05478-Large-Custom.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=89&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1996 Saab 900 Turbo – Born Under a Bad Sign?")
Curbside Classic: 1996 Saab 900 Turbo – Born Under a Bad Sign?
Posted on June 7, 2021 | 54 Comments(first posted 6/7/2015) Some cars just seem to be born under a bad sign. They can be rather good cars, but you just know they can’t meet the expectations created, […]
