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![I’ve been saying it like a mantra for many years: EV’s are most compelling and effective as city cars, for all those short runs to the store, errands, work, etc.. […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/Wuling-Mini-top.jpeg?resize=115%2C115&quality=89&ssl=1 "Why Do I Find GM-Wuling’s $4,500 Mini EV So Compelling? How About A Free One For Any American Who Wants One?")
Why Do I Find GM-Wuling’s $4,500 Mini EV So Compelling? How About A Free One For Any American Who Wants One?
Posted on June 7, 2021 | 63 CommentsI’ve been saying it like a mantra for many years: EV’s are most compelling and effective as city cars, for all those short runs to the store, errands, work, etc.. […] -
![In five months, I had gone from buying my dream car, living what felt like the dream life in a new job and new city, to smashing the 164’s oil […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/Alfa-164-a.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=89&ssl=1 "Alfa of a Lifetime: 1991 Alfa Romeo 164 S, Part 3 – The Long Way Back.")
Alfa of a Lifetime: 1991 Alfa Romeo 164 S, Part 3 – The Long Way Back.
Posted on June 7, 2021 | 27 CommentsIn five months, I had gone from buying my dream car, living what felt like the dream life in a new job and new city, to smashing the 164’s oil […] -
![The very first foreign car I found and wrote up when I moved to Tokyo in January 2020 (remember those care-free pre-Covid times?) was a similar Buick. However, I was […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/IMG_20210524_092004-copy.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=89&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1993 Buick “Regal” Estate Wagon – Fifty Shades Of Gray Market")
Curbside Classic: 1993 Buick “Regal” Estate Wagon – Fifty Shades Of Gray Market
Posted on June 7, 2021 | 23 CommentsThe very first foreign car I found and wrote up when I moved to Tokyo in January 2020 (remember those care-free pre-Covid times?) was a similar Buick. However, I was […] -
![After the Datsun 520 Pickup was bestowed with the new and lively 96 hp 1.6 L OHC four, it was dubbed “The Lil’ Hustelr” by Datsun. Prior to that, it […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/51180660229_96e73a1c17_k.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=89&ssl=1 "Vintage PR Shot: 1966 Datsun 1300 Pickup With Perris Valley Camper – With 67 HP, Not Quite A “Hustler”")
Vintage PR Shot: 1966 Datsun 1300 Pickup With Perris Valley Camper – With 67 HP, Not Quite A “Hustler”
Posted on June 7, 2021 | 19 CommentsAfter the Datsun 520 Pickup was bestowed with the new and lively 96 hp 1.6 L OHC four, it was dubbed “The Lil’ Hustelr” by Datsun. Prior to that, it […] -
![Nissan has been a player in the large SUV market here in the United States for close to two decades since the introduction of the original Armada for the 2004 […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/IMG_2458-2.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=89&ssl=1 "Curbside Review: 2021 Nissan Armada Platinum 4WD – Patrolling The ‘Burbs And Beyond")
Curbside Review: 2021 Nissan Armada Platinum 4WD – Patrolling The ‘Burbs And Beyond
Posted on June 7, 2021 | 49 CommentsNissan has been a player in the large SUV market here in the United States for close to two decades since the introduction of the original Armada for the 2004 […] -
![(first posted 6/6/2015) This ’77 Cutlass Supreme, photographed in the parking lot of Flint Central High School, is almost like one of my Cars Of A Lifetime in that many […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/403-1977-Olds-Cutlass-Supreme-CC.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=89&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1977 Oldsmobile Cutlass Supreme – School’s Out")
Curbside Classic: 1977 Oldsmobile Cutlass Supreme – School’s Out
Posted on June 6, 2021 | 74 Comments(first posted 6/6/2015) This ’77 Cutlass Supreme, photographed in the parking lot of Flint Central High School, is almost like one of my Cars Of A Lifetime in that many […] -
![At Home Depot, it’s usually a sea of late-model big 4×4 HD trucks, so this veteran of the 1970s caught my eye. Well, that and the multi-color paint job, with […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/IMG_6290.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=89&ssl=1 "Curbside Outtake: 1970’s F-350 “Harlequin” Still Hard At Work")
Curbside Outtake: 1970’s F-350 “Harlequin” Still Hard At Work
Posted on June 6, 2021 | 20 CommentsAt Home Depot, it’s usually a sea of late-model big 4×4 HD trucks, so this veteran of the 1970s caught my eye. Well, that and the multi-color paint job, with […] -
![I’m saving my favorite find at the St. Vinnie’s lot for a post of its own. Not just because of this Mazda pickup’s awesome original graphics, but because it’s something […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/IMG_6512.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=89&ssl=1 "St. Vinnie’s Sales Lot Finale: 1981 Mazda B2000 Sundowner Sport – The One That Tempted Me The Most")
St. Vinnie’s Sales Lot Finale: 1981 Mazda B2000 Sundowner Sport – The One That Tempted Me The Most
Posted on June 6, 2021 | 15 CommentsI’m saving my favorite find at the St. Vinnie’s lot for a post of its own. Not just because of this Mazda pickup’s awesome original graphics, but because it’s something […] -
Alfa Of A Lifetime: 1991 Alfa Romeo 164S, Part 2 – Paradise Lost, Twice
Posted on June 6, 2021 | 14 CommentsWhat is the toughest repair job you have ever taken on? Turns out the Alfa would soon present me with a new challenge that would become a yardstick I would […] -
![Was the dark of the moon on the sixth of June In a Kenworth pullin’ logs Anyone who was alive in the 1970s certainly remembers the 1975 surprise hit song […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/jerry-reed.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=89&ssl=1 "Curbside Cinema: Truck Driver Country Music")
Curbside Cinema: Truck Driver Country Music
Posted on June 6, 2021 | 44 CommentsWas the dark of the moon on the sixth of June In a Kenworth pullin’ logs Anyone who was alive in the 1970s certainly remembers the 1975 surprise hit song […] -
![This COAL proved to be quite a challenge to write. While the Corolla was a perfectly fine car over two years of ownership, there wasn’t much happening in my […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/1975-Toyota-ad.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=89&ssl=1 "COAL: 1975 Toyota Corolla 2 Door – Dullsville")
COAL: 1975 Toyota Corolla 2 Door – Dullsville
Posted on June 6, 2021 | 21 CommentsThis COAL proved to be quite a challenge to write. While the Corolla was a perfectly fine car over two years of ownership, there wasn’t much happening in my […] -
![(first posted 6/5/2015) This lovely survivor was caught outside a record fair a while back. A lot of my records are like this example; slightly scuffed moments in time bought […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/FE7.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=89&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1956-58 Holden FE Special Sedan – The More Australian Car")
Curbside Classic: 1956-58 Holden FE Special Sedan – The More Australian Car
Posted on June 5, 2021 | 49 Comments(first posted 6/5/2015) This lovely survivor was caught outside a record fair a while back. A lot of my records are like this example; slightly scuffed moments in time bought […] -
![As I pointed out in a post last month, a fair number of comments are tagged as Trash by the anti-spam filter, which we have no control over. We get […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/dumpster-trash.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=89&ssl=1 "Please Don’t Leave Duplicate Comments; Please Don’t Leave Duplicate Comments")
Please Don’t Leave Duplicate Comments; Please Don’t Leave Duplicate Comments
Posted on June 5, 2021 | 19 CommentsAs I pointed out in a post last month, a fair number of comments are tagged as Trash by the anti-spam filter, which we have no control over. We get […] -
![(first posted 6/4/2015) A couple years ago I shared some photos I’d taken of the typography on classic cars. It seems like such a minor detail, but obvious design work […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/1971-Plymouth-GTX.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=89&ssl=1 "Auto Typography 2")
Auto Typography 2
Posted on June 5, 2021 | 72 Comments(first posted 6/4/2015) A couple years ago I shared some photos I’d taken of the typography on classic cars. It seems like such a minor detail, but obvious design work […] -
![Sometimes I am not sure if my stepdad Mike is more mentor or fellow addict who gave me my first taste. Mike has a passion for what a normie might […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/Alfa-164-1.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=89&ssl=1 "Alfa Of A Lifetime: 1991 Alfa Romeo 164S, Part 1 – Where The Rubber Meets The Road On Childhood Dreams")
Alfa Of A Lifetime: 1991 Alfa Romeo 164S, Part 1 – Where The Rubber Meets The Road On Childhood Dreams
Posted on June 5, 2021 | 18 CommentsSometimes I am not sure if my stepdad Mike is more mentor or fellow addict who gave me my first taste. Mike has a passion for what a normie might […]
