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![On a recent walk to the market, I spotted something brightly colored parked on the street about a block away. I’m not that interested in exotics anymore, but 50 years […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/IMG_3600.jpeg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Outtakes: Came for the Exotic, Stayed for the CC’s")
Curbside Outtakes: Came for the Exotic, Stayed for the CC’s
Posted on April 28, 2021 | 20 CommentsOn a recent walk to the market, I spotted something brightly colored parked on the street about a block away. I’m not that interested in exotics anymore, but 50 years […] -
![This past Saturday was a beautiful warm spring day with the sun shining. It was a perfect day to go for a cruise in one of my old cars. I […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/Camaro-old-tire.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CC Tech/QOTD: How Old Are Your Tires? How to Check the Age of Your Tires.")
CC Tech/QOTD: How Old Are Your Tires? How to Check the Age of Your Tires.
Posted on April 28, 2021 | 66 CommentsThis past Saturday was a beautiful warm spring day with the sun shining. It was a perfect day to go for a cruise in one of my old cars. I […] -
![I don’t talk much about it here, but I’m in hog heaven watching the EV revolution unfold. New cars arriving one after the other that are actually new, not just […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/Hyundai-Ioniq-5-fq.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "New Cars: Hyundai Ioniq 5 – The Most Attractive And Compelling EV Yet – And A Quick Drive In A Mustang Mach E")
New Cars: Hyundai Ioniq 5 – The Most Attractive And Compelling EV Yet – And A Quick Drive In A Mustang Mach E
Posted on April 28, 2021 | 57 CommentsI don’t talk much about it here, but I’m in hog heaven watching the EV revolution unfold. New cars arriving one after the other that are actually new, not just […] -
![As you may recall from my Miata story, my wife was concerned for our safety and well-being driving it out on the highway – which rendered the car almost useless […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/thumbnail_IMG_0501.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "COAL: 1993 Toyota Supra – Spoiler Alert")
COAL: 1993 Toyota Supra – Spoiler Alert
Posted on April 28, 2021 | 19 CommentsAs you may recall from my Miata story, my wife was concerned for our safety and well-being driving it out on the highway – which rendered the car almost useless […] -
![(first posted 2/16/2012) The smartest move I ever made was moving to California in 1976. It was then still truly the Golden State; I just couldn’t believe how incredibly beautiful […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/Plymouth-1978-fury-cop-car.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1978 Plymouth Fury Ex-Cop Car – I’d Recognize That Shape A Half-Mile Away In My Rear View Mirror")
Curbside Classic: 1978 Plymouth Fury Ex-Cop Car – I’d Recognize That Shape A Half-Mile Away In My Rear View Mirror
Posted on April 27, 2021 | 117 Comments(first posted 2/16/2012) The smartest move I ever made was moving to California in 1976. It was then still truly the Golden State; I just couldn’t believe how incredibly beautiful […] -
![This photo by Robin Shaw grabbed me. How could it not, the most iconic American transit bus ever, and one I drove during my stint at Iowa City Transit. And […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/GM-Coach-new-look-in-field.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Cohort Pic(k) of the Day: GM “New Look” Transit Bus Resting Under The Stars – The End Of The Route")
Cohort Pic(k) of the Day: GM “New Look” Transit Bus Resting Under The Stars – The End Of The Route
Posted on April 27, 2021 | 22 CommentsThis photo by Robin Shaw grabbed me. How could it not, the most iconic American transit bus ever, and one I drove during my stint at Iowa City Transit. And […] -
Automotive History: 1958 Argentine Export Packard Pickup Truck – The Last Packard Badged Vehicle?
Posted on April 27, 2021 | 10 CommentsI stumbled upon this 1958 export-model Packard-badged Studebaker pickup truck recently while researching another piece, and figured it was too good not to share. -
![I made peace a long time ago with having a first and last name which could be interchangeable. While I have never regularly gone by “Joseph” for most of my […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/007-1989-Chrysler-TC-by-Maserati-CC.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Capsule: 1989 Chrysler’s TC By Maserati – Get My Name Straight")
Curbside Capsule: 1989 Chrysler’s TC By Maserati – Get My Name Straight
Posted on April 27, 2021 | 63 CommentsI made peace a long time ago with having a first and last name which could be interchangeable. While I have never regularly gone by “Joseph” for most of my […] -
![Our 25.25 m (82’10”) long EcoCombis come in multiple forms, the set-up of this mobile panorama is called a B-Double. The tractor is a 2020 Volvo FH 4×2 with a […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/IMG_9427.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "In Motion Outtake: Veggie Field Rolling Through Pasture Land")
In Motion Outtake: Veggie Field Rolling Through Pasture Land
Posted on April 27, 2021 | 15 CommentsOur 25.25 m (82’10”) long EcoCombis come in multiple forms, the set-up of this mobile panorama is called a B-Double. The tractor is a 2020 Volvo FH 4×2 with a […] -
![1957 was an interesting year for the US auto industry. This was the year that many (but not all) states began to allow cars to be sold fitted with four […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/Chryslers.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Face Off: All The 1957 Cars With Alternate Quad and Single Headlight Front Ends")
Curbside Face Off: All The 1957 Cars With Alternate Quad and Single Headlight Front Ends
Posted on April 27, 2021 | 76 Comments1957 was an interesting year for the US auto industry. This was the year that many (but not all) states began to allow cars to be sold fitted with four […] -
![So I’m surfing eBay Motors, and I find this 1956 Hudson*, and I think, “If I want to own a Hudson, this is the one I would want.” Now some […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/s-l16001.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CC For Sale: I Found the Hudson I Want–“Are You Crazy?!”")
CC For Sale: I Found the Hudson I Want–“Are You Crazy?!”
Posted on April 27, 2021 | 30 CommentsSo I’m surfing eBay Motors, and I find this 1956 Hudson*, and I think, “If I want to own a Hudson, this is the one I would want.” Now some […] -
![(first posted 4/26/2015) Can there be a more English name for a car than “Morris Oxford” – a combination of an old English family name and the home of Britain’s […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/1955_morris_oxford_traveller_2.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1955 Morris Oxford Series II Traveller – From Cowley to Kolkatta, in 60 years")
Curbside Classic: 1955 Morris Oxford Series II Traveller – From Cowley to Kolkatta, in 60 years
Posted on April 26, 2021 | 37 Comments(first posted 4/26/2015) Can there be a more English name for a car than “Morris Oxford” – a combination of an old English family name and the home of Britain’s […] -
![(first posted 8/16/2011) Bittersweet. That’s the best word I can come up with to sum up the Corvair. It failed in its intended role as a mainstream compact to compete […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/Corvair-wagon.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1962 Corvair Monza Wagon (Lakewood) – Why Did We Go Ahead And Build This?")
Curbside Classic: 1962 Corvair Monza Wagon (Lakewood) – Why Did We Go Ahead And Build This?
Posted on April 26, 2021 | 92 Comments(first posted 8/16/2011) Bittersweet. That’s the best word I can come up with to sum up the Corvair. It failed in its intended role as a mainstream compact to compete […] -
![The rear engine Corvair wasn’t exactly GM’s first foray into the mysteries of rear engine cars. There were a number of experiments, and the 1949 Corsair concept, although only a […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/GM-Corsair-top.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "GM’s 1949 Corsair – A Tatra-Style Rear Engine Streamliner Ten Years Before The Corvair")
GM’s 1949 Corsair – A Tatra-Style Rear Engine Streamliner Ten Years Before The Corvair
Posted on April 26, 2021 | 8 CommentsThe rear engine Corvair wasn’t exactly GM’s first foray into the mysteries of rear engine cars. There were a number of experiments, and the 1949 Corsair concept, although only a […] -
![If there is some sort of pantheon of ultimate (and unlikely) CC unicorns, Bristol would be among the most revered deities – about the same gilded level as Delage, Cord, […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/IMG_20210410_123410-copy.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1960 Bristol 406 – Blue Moon Rising")
Curbside Classic: 1960 Bristol 406 – Blue Moon Rising
Posted on April 26, 2021 | 15 CommentsIf there is some sort of pantheon of ultimate (and unlikely) CC unicorns, Bristol would be among the most revered deities – about the same gilded level as Delage, Cord, […]
