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![(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 […] -
![Toyota’s first exports to the US were with this Crown sedan in 1958, and it flopped. Too expensive, too heavy, too slow; it wasn’t what the US market was looking […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/51121005000_4ef035c863_k.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=89&ssl=1 "Vintage Ads: 1960 Toyopet Crown Custom – Toyota’s False Start")
Vintage Ads: 1960 Toyopet Crown Custom – Toyota’s False Start
Posted on June 11, 2021 | 22 CommentsToyota’s first exports to the US were with this Crown sedan in 1958, and it flopped. Too expensive, too heavy, too slow; it wasn’t what the US market was looking […] -
![When someone pulls up to your house in one of twenty-nine 1948 Ford Sportsman convertibles ever built and offers you a ride, there’s no need to guess what the answer […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/IMG_6565.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=89&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1948 Ford Super Deluxe Sportsman “Woodie” Convertible – Want To Take A Ride In The Family Heirwood?")
Curbside Classic: 1948 Ford Super Deluxe Sportsman “Woodie” Convertible – Want To Take A Ride In The Family Heirwood?
Posted on June 11, 2021 | 22 CommentsWhen someone pulls up to your house in one of twenty-nine 1948 Ford Sportsman convertibles ever built and offers you a ride, there’s no need to guess what the answer […] -
![(first posted 6/10/2015) Tear the highly practical metal roof off of one the more boring big American cars like a 1963 Olds Dynamic 88, and suddenly it becomes the key […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/Olds-1963-88-conv.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=89&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic/Auto-Biography: 1963 Oldsmobile Dynamic 88 Convertible – How Not To Enjoy A Convertible")
Curbside Classic/Auto-Biography: 1963 Oldsmobile Dynamic 88 Convertible – How Not To Enjoy A Convertible
Posted on June 10, 2021 | 56 Comments(first posted 6/10/2015) Tear the highly practical metal roof off of one the more boring big American cars like a 1963 Olds Dynamic 88, and suddenly it becomes the key […] -
![(first posted 6/10/2015) How can we have Convertible Week without a four-door convertible Continental? Long, low, and lithe. Rival Cadillac may have been at the top of its styling game […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/Lincoln-1965-conv.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=89&ssl=1 "CC Capsule (and Bonus QOTD): 1936 Cadillac Series 75 and 1965 Lincoln Continental: What Four-Door Convertibles Do You Know Of?")
CC Capsule (and Bonus QOTD): 1936 Cadillac Series 75 and 1965 Lincoln Continental: What Four-Door Convertibles Do You Know Of?
Posted on June 10, 2021 | 93 Comments(first posted 6/10/2015) How can we have Convertible Week without a four-door convertible Continental? Long, low, and lithe. Rival Cadillac may have been at the top of its styling game […] -
![Is it a challenge to write for CC? Well, it all depends what one has to work with. Sometimes, it’s a true classic, something from the ‘60s or earlier – […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/IMG_20201207_092346-copy.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=89&ssl=1 "CC Capsule: 1995 Nissan Cefiro (A32) Excimo – Playing It Too Safe")
CC Capsule: 1995 Nissan Cefiro (A32) Excimo – Playing It Too Safe
Posted on June 10, 2021 | 29 CommentsIs it a challenge to write for CC? Well, it all depends what one has to work with. Sometimes, it’s a true classic, something from the ‘60s or earlier – […] -
![Again I had to join two months in order to produce another post in this series. Given that dash-cam captures were rather depleted, I will try to balance that with […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/40133958952_da1cb1058f_o.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=89&ssl=1 "CCs in Israel: April-May 2021 – Germany vs. US")
CCs in Israel: April-May 2021 – Germany vs. US
Posted on June 10, 2021 | 13 CommentsAgain I had to join two months in order to produce another post in this series. Given that dash-cam captures were rather depleted, I will try to balance that with […] -
![Frank Spring was such a talented designer, but was crushed when he was forced by executives to make the compact Hudson Jet tall and dumpy. As a consolation, management allowed […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/51162540404_722dbd9902_k.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=89&ssl=1 "Vintage PR Shot: Hudson Italia – Milan On The Hudson")
Vintage PR Shot: Hudson Italia – Milan On The Hudson
Posted on June 10, 2021 | 32 CommentsFrank Spring was such a talented designer, but was crushed when he was forced by executives to make the compact Hudson Jet tall and dumpy. As a consolation, management allowed […] -
![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.
