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![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 […] -
![Everybody loved the first “Cars & Architecture” installment, so here is another great collection of photos that show period cars and fascinating architecture in beautiful, full-color, artistic shots! As a […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/p015721.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=89&ssl=1 "CC Snapshots: Cars & Architecture, Book 2")
CC Snapshots: Cars & Architecture, Book 2
Posted on May 20, 2021 | 39 CommentsEverybody loved the first “Cars & Architecture” installment, so here is another great collection of photos that show period cars and fascinating architecture in beautiful, full-color, artistic shots! As a […] -
![Obviously the VW Transporter was very commonly used as an ambulance in Germany, Austria and other European countries. We lived right across the street from the hospital in Innsbruck—which was […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/30921802843_52e33877ff_k.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=89&ssl=1 "Vintage Brochure: 1958 Volkswagen Ambulance – As Long As You’re Not In A Really Big Hurry")
Vintage Brochure: 1958 Volkswagen Ambulance – As Long As You’re Not In A Really Big Hurry
Posted on May 20, 2021 | 24 CommentsObviously the VW Transporter was very commonly used as an ambulance in Germany, Austria and other European countries. We lived right across the street from the hospital in Innsbruck—which was […] -
![What do you do when you find several examples of the same classic and they all have some sort of appeal? You just have to make a post that blends […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/IMG_20210421_102454-copy.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=89&ssl=1 "Curbside Classics: 1989-91 Mazda RX-7 (FC) Coupé, GT-R & Cabriolet – The Japanese Porsche, But Better")
Curbside Classics: 1989-91 Mazda RX-7 (FC) Coupé, GT-R & Cabriolet – The Japanese Porsche, But Better
Posted on May 20, 2021 | 8 CommentsWhat do you do when you find several examples of the same classic and they all have some sort of appeal? You just have to make a post that blends […] -
![(first posted 5/19/2015) It’s a well known fact that GM didn’t approve production for what eventually became the 1967 Camaro until six months after the Mustang was released, by which […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/Camaro-1967-ad.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=89&ssl=1 "Automotive History: The Birth Of The Camaro")
Automotive History: The Birth Of The Camaro
Posted on May 19, 2021 | 59 Comments(first posted 5/19/2015) It’s a well known fact that GM didn’t approve production for what eventually became the 1967 Camaro until six months after the Mustang was released, by which […] -
![The name gives it away as a European version of the Grand Caravan, built in Graz, Austria in the former Steyr-Puch factory (later Magna). But with a high roof? […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/31839323042_c135804767_k.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=89&ssl=1 "Vintage Ad: 1996 Chrysler Grand Voyager High Roof – In Europe Only, I Presume")
Vintage Ad: 1996 Chrysler Grand Voyager High Roof – In Europe Only, I Presume
Posted on May 19, 2021 | 6 CommentsThe name gives it away as a European version of the Grand Caravan, built in Graz, Austria in the former Steyr-Puch factory (later Magna). But with a high roof? […] -
![This is another one of those “Never in my wildest dreams did I ever imagine I’d see this here” sort of deals. Italian exotics, US muscle cars and British roadsters […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/IMG_20210409_124858-copy.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=89&ssl=1 "CC Capsule: 1998 Saturn SW2 Wagon – Right Hooker, Dead Ringer")
CC Capsule: 1998 Saturn SW2 Wagon – Right Hooker, Dead Ringer
Posted on May 19, 2021 | 22 CommentsThis is another one of those “Never in my wildest dreams did I ever imagine I’d see this here” sort of deals. Italian exotics, US muscle cars and British roadsters […] -
![It is said that all good things must end. This proverb dates back to at least the time of Chaucer (although in his usage he left out the word “good” […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/1966Cruiser1.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=89&ssl=1 "Curbside Unicorn Hunt: The Last Cars from Packard, Edsel, and Studebaker")
Curbside Unicorn Hunt: The Last Cars from Packard, Edsel, and Studebaker
Posted on May 19, 2021 | 33 CommentsIt is said that all good things must end. This proverb dates back to at least the time of Chaucer (although in his usage he left out the word “good” […] -
![From a young age I’ve loved anything with wheels – cars, trucks, motorcycles, bicycles, aircraft, tractors – you name it and you can bet my Hot Wheels, Matchbox cars and […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/IMG_0705.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=89&ssl=1 "MOAL: Motorcycle Miscellany")
MOAL: Motorcycle Miscellany
Posted on May 19, 2021 | 15 CommentsFrom a young age I’ve loved anything with wheels – cars, trucks, motorcycles, bicycles, aircraft, tractors – you name it and you can bet my Hot Wheels, Matchbox cars and […] -
![Almost forty years ago this was the ultimate object of my automotive lust. It was the best car in the world and one of the most beautiful ones, so naturally […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/CC-434-055.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=89&ssl=1 "Auto-Biography/Curbside Classic: 1989 Mercedes 560SEC – My Former Lust Object")
Auto-Biography/Curbside Classic: 1989 Mercedes 560SEC – My Former Lust Object
Posted on May 19, 2021 | 34 CommentsAlmost forty years ago this was the ultimate object of my automotive lust. It was the best car in the world and one of the most beautiful ones, so naturally […] -
![(first posted 10/10/2013) Eugene’s more militant Prius drivers have seized on a new tactic to immobilize the most egregious CO emitters in town: block them in front and back, and […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/CC-208-124-925.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=89&ssl=1 "My Favorite Prius-Trolling Post (from 2013): Another Planet-Hater Immobilized")
My Favorite Prius-Trolling Post (from 2013): Another Planet-Hater Immobilized
Posted on May 18, 2021 | 141 Comments(first posted 10/10/2013) Eugene’s more militant Prius drivers have seized on a new tactic to immobilize the most egregious CO emitters in town: block them in front and back, and […] -
![(first posted 5/18/2015) Toyota, among other automakers, tends to receive a great deal of criticism from enthusiasts and non-enthusiasts alike over the general lack of excitement across its lineup. This […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/IMG_8435.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=89&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1997 Toyota Celica GT – The Beginning Of The End")
Curbside Classic: 1997 Toyota Celica GT – The Beginning Of The End
Posted on May 18, 2021 | 75 Comments(first posted 5/18/2015) Toyota, among other automakers, tends to receive a great deal of criticism from enthusiasts and non-enthusiasts alike over the general lack of excitement across its lineup. This […] -
![(first posted 5/18/2015) How much do I love these Advance Design Chevy trucks? More than I will be adequately able to convey with mere words. I made a stab at […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/Chevrolet-truck-1950-pickup.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=89&ssl=1 "CC Capsule: 1948 Chevrolet Thriftmaster Pickup – An All-American Classic")
CC Capsule: 1948 Chevrolet Thriftmaster Pickup – An All-American Classic
Posted on May 18, 2021 | 38 Comments(first posted 5/18/2015) How much do I love these Advance Design Chevy trucks? More than I will be adequately able to convey with mere words. I made a stab at […] -
![In the Give Them What They Want series, we’ve been looking at flagship SUVs from early in the era of SUV dominance. When talking big SUVs, the elephant […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/20210407_164730_LI.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=89&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 2000 Ford Excursion – Big America, This SUV Was Made For You And Me; GTWTW part 4")
Curbside Classic: 2000 Ford Excursion – Big America, This SUV Was Made For You And Me; GTWTW part 4
Posted on May 18, 2021 | 33 CommentsIn the Give Them What They Want series, we’ve been looking at flagship SUVs from early in the era of SUV dominance. When talking big SUVs, the elephant […] -
![There’s never been a car like the Prius. Not just because it was the first mass-produced hybrid, but because it arrived along with the widespread adoption of the internet, which […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/34155991531_8c67661e2a_k.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=89&ssl=1 "Vintage Ad: 2000 Toyota Prius – 21 Years Of Love and Hate")
Vintage Ad: 2000 Toyota Prius – 21 Years Of Love and Hate
Posted on May 18, 2021 | 84 CommentsThere’s never been a car like the Prius. Not just because it was the first mass-produced hybrid, but because it arrived along with the widespread adoption of the internet, which […]
