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Vintage Ad: Finliner – “Looks Like $4000.00” (Price of a Cadillac)
Posted on May 23, 2021 | 46 CommentsI can’t ever remember seeing one of these, so maybe it didn’t catch on all that well. Here’s how one looked in real life: -
![This is the car I wish I had bought after the Beetle abruptly quit on Route 17, just east of Binghamton. Mine was a bit rougher around the edges than […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/Mk3-with-GT6-hood-e1621544287726.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=89&ssl=1 "COAL: 1968 Triumph Spitfire – Nose Job")
COAL: 1968 Triumph Spitfire – Nose Job
Posted on May 23, 2021 | 12 CommentsThis is the car I wish I had bought after the Beetle abruptly quit on Route 17, just east of Binghamton. Mine was a bit rougher around the edges than […] -
![(first posted 5/22/2015) A street, curbside or parking lot sighting of a sports car from the 1940s or early 1950s is a rare occurrence, and such sightings of coveted high-end […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/Jaguar-xk-120.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=89&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: Jaguar XK120 — Rare Sighting in the Wild")
Curbside Classic: Jaguar XK120 — Rare Sighting in the Wild
Posted on May 22, 2021 | 38 Comments(first posted 5/22/2015) A street, curbside or parking lot sighting of a sports car from the 1940s or early 1950s is a rare occurrence, and such sightings of coveted high-end […] -
![This shot by nifticus points out an issue that comes up not uncommonly here at CC: camera lens perspective can be deceiving. The Alero in front looks significantly longer than […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/25778200793_253f5a9f9d_k.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=89&ssl=1 "Cohort Pic(k) of the Day: Olds Alero and Aurora – Don’t Always Believe What You See")
Cohort Pic(k) of the Day: Olds Alero and Aurora – Don’t Always Believe What You See
Posted on May 22, 2021 | 36 CommentsThis shot by nifticus points out an issue that comes up not uncommonly here at CC: camera lens perspective can be deceiving. The Alero in front looks significantly longer than […] -
![Apparently someone found a good thing and decided to stick with it. It’s not quite a trifecta of Escapes as the one on the right is the Mercury Mariner sister […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/IMG_7812.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=89&ssl=1 "Curbside Outtake: There’s No Escaping The Monochromaticity")
Curbside Outtake: There’s No Escaping The Monochromaticity
Posted on May 22, 2021 | 16 CommentsApparently someone found a good thing and decided to stick with it. It’s not quite a trifecta of Escapes as the one on the right is the Mercury Mariner sister […] -
![The VW Bus Westfalia Camper long ago became iconic, but it started out somewhat differently and evolved over the years. I ran across this 1955 Popular Mechanics , which suggests […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/VW-1955-Westy-1.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=89&ssl=1 "Vintage Magazine Article and Brochure: 1955 VW Westfalia Camper – The Beginning of an Icon")
Vintage Magazine Article and Brochure: 1955 VW Westfalia Camper – The Beginning of an Icon
Posted on May 22, 2021 | 35 CommentsThe VW Bus Westfalia Camper long ago became iconic, but it started out somewhat differently and evolved over the years. I ran across this 1955 Popular Mechanics , which suggests […] -
![I’ve got a big backlog of my own Outtakes I must start getting to, like this fine Saab 900 Turbo. These gave become scarce on the streets in the past […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/IMG_5510.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=89&ssl=1 "Trailhead Outtake: Saab 900 Turbo – Still Spooling Up")
Trailhead Outtake: Saab 900 Turbo – Still Spooling Up
Posted on May 22, 2021 | 17 CommentsI’ve got a big backlog of my own Outtakes I must start getting to, like this fine Saab 900 Turbo. These gave become scarce on the streets in the past […] -
COAL: A VW Bus That Was, One That Wasn’t, and an Isuzu I-Mark
Posted on May 22, 2021 | 40 CommentsI met Mike shortly after I arrived at UOregon, somewhere between a couple of classes we took together and KWVA, the -
![(first posted 5/21/2015) GM’s massive and very expensive investment in new generations of FWD cars starting in 1980 led to some…hedging. Numerous RWD cars that were at one time scheduled […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/Olds-1986-Cutlass-ciera-coup.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=89&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1986 Oldsmobile Cutlass Ciera S Coupe – The Name Game")
Curbside Classic: 1986 Oldsmobile Cutlass Ciera S Coupe – The Name Game
Posted on May 21, 2021 | 89 Comments(first posted 5/21/2015) GM’s massive and very expensive investment in new generations of FWD cars starting in 1980 led to some…hedging. Numerous RWD cars that were at one time scheduled […] -
![You wouldn’t likely be hauled to the hospital in a Dart ambulance in the US, but in Spain, the Dart, built by Barreiros, was the largest domestically built car, and […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/31693570045_c0c3b3f07f_k-1.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=89&ssl=1 "Vintage Ad: 1967 Dodge Dart Ambulance, Spanish Style")
Vintage Ad: 1967 Dodge Dart Ambulance, Spanish Style
Posted on May 21, 2021 | 31 CommentsYou wouldn’t likely be hauled to the hospital in a Dart ambulance in the US, but in Spain, the Dart, built by Barreiros, was the largest domestically built car, and […] -
![I hadn’t prowled for CCs in a little while, and I felt that this day might be a good one, so I went far. The hunch paid off – even […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/IMG_20210514_103826-copy.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=89&ssl=1 "CC Twofer: 1974 BMW 2002 Automatic & 1970 BMW 2002 Ti – Right In The Kidneys")
CC Twofer: 1974 BMW 2002 Automatic & 1970 BMW 2002 Ti – Right In The Kidneys
Posted on May 21, 2021 | 11 CommentsI hadn’t prowled for CCs in a little while, and I felt that this day might be a good one, so I went far. The hunch paid off – even […] -
![A while back I came across an abandoned temporary license plate for a Jensen in my neighborhood and have been looking out for it ever since. But standing on the […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/IMG_0174-2.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=89&ssl=1 "Curbside Drive-By: Lotus Europa Twin Cam – No Troubles Here")
Curbside Drive-By: Lotus Europa Twin Cam – No Troubles Here
Posted on May 21, 2021 | 23 CommentsA while back I came across an abandoned temporary license plate for a Jensen in my neighborhood and have been looking out for it ever since. But standing on the […] -
![The transition from RWD to FWD was one that stymied Detroit in a number of ways. But the Japanese seemed to have had no problem at all, as typified in […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/mazda-1983-626-front-e1502163764480-630x319-1.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=89&ssl=1 "Vintage R&T Review: 1983 Mazda 626 – Mazda Joins The FWD Club, Very Successfully")
Vintage R&T Review: 1983 Mazda 626 – Mazda Joins The FWD Club, Very Successfully
Posted on May 21, 2021 | 33 CommentsThe transition from RWD to FWD was one that stymied Detroit in a number of ways. But the Japanese seemed to have had no problem at all, as typified in […] -
![(first posted 5/13/2014) I remember clearly the first time I saw the new-for-1986 Ford Taurus. It was around the time I turned 18, late in the summer before the Taurus […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/Taurus-1990-wagon.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=89&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1990 Ford Taurus Wagon – Redefining the Station Wagon")
Curbside Classic: 1990 Ford Taurus Wagon – Redefining the Station Wagon
Posted on May 20, 2021 | 81 Comments(first posted 5/13/2014) I remember clearly the first time I saw the new-for-1986 Ford Taurus. It was around the time I turned 18, late in the summer before the Taurus […] -
![After reading Eric703’s excellent history of Daewoo in the United States earlier this year, I realized that we’ve featured several Leganzas over the years but never really anything on the […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/IMG_1859.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=89&ssl=1 "Curbside Recycling: 2000 Daewoo Lanos SX Sedan – Cheap SX Doesn’t Have To Be Bad")
Curbside Recycling: 2000 Daewoo Lanos SX Sedan – Cheap SX Doesn’t Have To Be Bad
Posted on May 20, 2021 | 28 CommentsAfter reading Eric703’s excellent history of Daewoo in the United States earlier this year, I realized that we’ve featured several Leganzas over the years but never really anything on the […]
