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![It’s been a Herculean effort, I’ve struggled mightily while toiling far and wide to find a first-year example of the Citation that sold over 800,000 times in the 1980 model […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/IMG_1833.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Recycling: 1980 Pontiac Phoenix SJ – Pontiac Flips America The Bird")
Curbside Recycling: 1980 Pontiac Phoenix SJ – Pontiac Flips America The Bird
Posted on May 7, 2021 | 49 CommentsIt’s been a Herculean effort, I’ve struggled mightily while toiling far and wide to find a first-year example of the Citation that sold over 800,000 times in the 1980 model […] -
![(first posted 5/6/2015) You could be forgiven for not remembering much about Chevy’s Malibu. This was a car conservatively-styled to the point where it still blends into the background three […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/001-Malibu-Pic-01.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1981 Chevrolet Malibu Classic – A Wallflower from Turbulent Times")
Curbside Classic: 1981 Chevrolet Malibu Classic – A Wallflower from Turbulent Times
Posted on May 6, 2021 | 207 Comments(first posted 5/6/2015) You could be forgiven for not remembering much about Chevy’s Malibu. This was a car conservatively-styled to the point where it still blends into the background three […] -
Cohort Pic(k) of the Day: Rat Rod Limo – Found In Lithuania
Posted on May 6, 2021 | 11 Commentsposted by RJ -
![I was headed north the other day when I saw this southbound apparition pull over at a meter on the other side of Commercial Drive. Gladys provided a parking space […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/BMW_E30_ute_1.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Outtake: U-Built Bimmer Bakkie")
Curbside Outtake: U-Built Bimmer Bakkie
Posted on May 6, 2021 | 22 CommentsI was headed north the other day when I saw this southbound apparition pull over at a meter on the other side of Commercial Drive. Gladys provided a parking space […] -
![Someone really needs to do this generation of vans justice and write up a decent CC post about it all. And it ain’t gonna be me. Something in this Chevy […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/IMG_20210318_105047-copy.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CC Capsule: 1985 Chevrolet G20 Chevy Van – Just Don’t Do It")
CC Capsule: 1985 Chevrolet G20 Chevy Van – Just Don’t Do It
Posted on May 6, 2021 | 50 CommentsSomeone really needs to do this generation of vans justice and write up a decent CC post about it all. And it ain’t gonna be me. Something in this Chevy […] -
![I’m assuming these were base V8s, which of course put the lighter and smaller Plymouth at even greater advantage with its 230 hp 318 compared to Chevy’s 195 hp 283 […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/snip.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Vintage Ad: 1963 Plymouth Beats Ford and Chevrolet In 8 Out Of 10 Official Tests")
Vintage Ad: 1963 Plymouth Beats Ford and Chevrolet In 8 Out Of 10 Official Tests
Posted on May 6, 2021 | 41 CommentsI’m assuming these were base V8s, which of course put the lighter and smaller Plymouth at even greater advantage with its 230 hp 318 compared to Chevy’s 195 hp 283 […] -
![Some of you apparently thought it was an April Fool’s joke when I announced 0n April 1st that I was turning my xB into an off-roader. Well, here it is, […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/IMG_6095.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Auto-Biography: The xB EXBRO Overland Edition Is Finished and Ready For Off-Road Adventure")
Auto-Biography: The xB EXBRO Overland Edition Is Finished and Ready For Off-Road Adventure
Posted on May 6, 2021 | 42 CommentsSome of you apparently thought it was an April Fool’s joke when I announced 0n April 1st that I was turning my xB into an off-roader. Well, here it is, […] -
![(first posted 5/5/2015) There’s no doubt about it, I can spot the long forgotten and unloved with ease, no matter where I seem to be. This time, it was on […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/Ford-Granada-1980.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1980 Ford Granada – The Falcon’s Final Spin Off")
Curbside Classic: 1980 Ford Granada – The Falcon’s Final Spin Off
Posted on May 5, 2021 | 92 Comments(first posted 5/5/2015) There’s no doubt about it, I can spot the long forgotten and unloved with ease, no matter where I seem to be. This time, it was on […] -
![RJ found these two Russian veterans resting peacefully in the sun in Kaunas, Lithuania. The represent the two most common mainline sedans in the USSR, spanning from 1964 (Moskvitch 408) […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/51151286355_cea23655ea_k.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Cohort Pic(k) of the Day: Izh 412 & VAZ 21011 – More Commonly Know As Moskvitch and Lada")
Cohort Pic(k) of the Day: Izh 412 & VAZ 21011 – More Commonly Know As Moskvitch and Lada
Posted on May 5, 2021 | 9 CommentsRJ found these two Russian veterans resting peacefully in the sun in Kaunas, Lithuania. The represent the two most common mainline sedans in the USSR, spanning from 1964 (Moskvitch 408) […] -
![This is small ‘90s pillared hardtop week, it seems. We had the dreary and quite superfluous Nissan Presea on Monday, so in the interest of fairness, we will presently take […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/IMG_20210330_095038-copy.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CC Capsule: 1993 Toyota Corolla Ceres (AE101) – Jelly Bean Ricer")
CC Capsule: 1993 Toyota Corolla Ceres (AE101) – Jelly Bean Ricer
Posted on May 5, 2021 | 18 CommentsThis is small ‘90s pillared hardtop week, it seems. We had the dreary and quite superfluous Nissan Presea on Monday, so in the interest of fairness, we will presently take […] -
![The VW Quantum (Passat B2) received two new engines in 1983: the 2.2 L five borrowed directly from Audi, and the brand new (and first) turbo-diesel four. The GL5 model, […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/quantum-top.jpeg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Vintage R&T Review: 1983 VW Quantum GL5 and Turbo-Diesel – VW Goes Upmarket")
Vintage R&T Review: 1983 VW Quantum GL5 and Turbo-Diesel – VW Goes Upmarket
Posted on May 5, 2021 | 17 CommentsThe VW Quantum (Passat B2) received two new engines in 1983: the 2.2 L five borrowed directly from Audi, and the brand new (and first) turbo-diesel four. The GL5 model, […] -
![A couple of weeks ago when viewing the ’66 Chrysler Newport Town Sedan, Aaron65 commented that it’d be hard to go wrong with anything from ’65 or ’66 and thinking […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/IMG_1597.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Junkyard Heirloom Gallery: 1966 Mercury Park Lane Four Door Hardtop")
Junkyard Heirloom Gallery: 1966 Mercury Park Lane Four Door Hardtop
Posted on May 5, 2021 | 74 CommentsA couple of weeks ago when viewing the ’66 Chrysler Newport Town Sedan, Aaron65 commented that it’d be hard to go wrong with anything from ’65 or ’66 and thinking […] -
![It’s been a while since my 2002 Tacoma post but as you may recall, I had been shopping for a bigger truck to accommodate our growing family as we were […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/thumbnail_IMG_2327.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "COAL: 2012 Toyota Tacoma – What a Deal")
COAL: 2012 Toyota Tacoma – What a Deal
Posted on May 5, 2021 | 13 CommentsIt’s been a while since my 2002 Tacoma post but as you may recall, I had been shopping for a bigger truck to accommodate our growing family as we were […] -
![(first posted 5/4/2015) The Fiat 500 has become iconic, and its name and some of its design themes are of course in production again. But in reality the Fiat 600, […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/Fiat-600.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: Fiat 600 – The 500’s Older, Bigger And More Influential Brother")
Curbside Classic: Fiat 600 – The 500’s Older, Bigger And More Influential Brother
Posted on May 4, 2021 | 63 Comments(first posted 5/4/2015) The Fiat 500 has become iconic, and its name and some of its design themes are of course in production again. But in reality the Fiat 600, […] -
![(first posted 5/4/2015) The GM-800 Suburban CC the other day made me realize that we’re closing in on full coverage of all the Suburban generations, except of course the most […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/Chevy-Suburban.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1982 Chevrolet Suburban – Four Doors For The Win; Or Even Six")
Curbside Classic: 1982 Chevrolet Suburban – Four Doors For The Win; Or Even Six
Posted on May 4, 2021 | 57 Comments(first posted 5/4/2015) The GM-800 Suburban CC the other day made me realize that we’re closing in on full coverage of all the Suburban generations, except of course the most […]
