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![(first posted 3/11/2015) Saturn was created as “a different kind of car company”. Now whether or not you take that to heart, I think we can all agree that Saturn’s […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/IMG_7620.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 2004 Saturn L300 – A Not-So-Different Kind Of Car")
Curbside Classic: 2004 Saturn L300 – A Not-So-Different Kind Of Car
Posted on March 11, 2021 | 69 Comments(first posted 3/11/2015) Saturn was created as “a different kind of car company”. Now whether or not you take that to heart, I think we can all agree that Saturn’s […] -
![Here’s a woody of a different species: a 1946 Delahaye. It’s a one-off, and has quite a story, which I found along with a few pictures. Looking at these pictures […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/50827377547_980c7692f5_k.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "1946 Delahaye Woody Shooting Brake – A Different Species of Woody")
1946 Delahaye Woody Shooting Brake – A Different Species of Woody
Posted on March 11, 2021 | 17 CommentsHere’s a woody of a different species: a 1946 Delahaye. It’s a one-off, and has quite a story, which I found along with a few pictures. Looking at these pictures […] -
![One expects to see certain things in suburban driveways during wintertime… but a Rolls-Royce Corniche? Not so much. Even back in the 1980s when this example was built, I considered […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/1982-Rolls-Royce-Corniche-d2.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Capsule: 1982 Rolls-Royce Corniche – Bringing A Slice Of Fantasy To Suburbia")
Curbside Capsule: 1982 Rolls-Royce Corniche – Bringing A Slice Of Fantasy To Suburbia
Posted on March 11, 2021 | 64 CommentsOne expects to see certain things in suburban driveways during wintertime… but a Rolls-Royce Corniche? Not so much. Even back in the 1980s when this example was built, I considered […] -
![This driveway shot posted by Dino S. is a superb pairing. The Studebaker coupe was the closest thing there was to a Tesla in 1953, with its shockingly low profile […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/51021796022_49ed9af11b_o.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Cohort Pic(k) of the Day: 1953 Studebaker Coupe and Tesla M3 – The Leading Edge Cars of Their Time")
Cohort Pic(k) of the Day: 1953 Studebaker Coupe and Tesla M3 – The Leading Edge Cars of Their Time
Posted on March 11, 2021 | 11 CommentsThis driveway shot posted by Dino S. is a superb pairing. The Studebaker coupe was the closest thing there was to a Tesla in 1953, with its shockingly low profile […] -
![Help me out here. Why is it that CC has had a bunch of Blazers, Scouts, Jeeps, first-gen Broncos — as well as second-gen and Bronco IIs, but not a […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/IMG_20210208_084655-copy.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CC Capsule: 1982 Ford Bronco XLT Lariat – To The Manure Born")
CC Capsule: 1982 Ford Bronco XLT Lariat – To The Manure Born
Posted on March 11, 2021 | 17 CommentsHelp me out here. Why is it that CC has had a bunch of Blazers, Scouts, Jeeps, first-gen Broncos — as well as second-gen and Bronco IIs, but not a […] -
![Things were really starting to pop again in 1983, in terms of domestic performance cars. The Mustang found its mojo again, and the Camaro was starting to wake up too. […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/dodge-shelby-charger_4328.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Vintage R&T Review: 1983 Dodge Shelby Charger – “Carroll Helps Chrysler Bring Back The Sixties” – Not Quite")
Vintage R&T Review: 1983 Dodge Shelby Charger – “Carroll Helps Chrysler Bring Back The Sixties” – Not Quite
Posted on March 11, 2021 | 38 CommentsThings were really starting to pop again in 1983, in terms of domestic performance cars. The Mustang found its mojo again, and the Camaro was starting to wake up too. […] -
![(first posted 2/7/2015) Lovers of automotive history have written and read many times about the styling renaissance at Chrysler Corporation in the 1950s. Virgil Exner brought about a sea change […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/a-55.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1956 Plymouth Plaza – The Backward Forward Look")
Curbside Classic: 1956 Plymouth Plaza – The Backward Forward Look
Posted on March 10, 2021 | 141 Comments(first posted 2/7/2015) Lovers of automotive history have written and read many times about the styling renaissance at Chrysler Corporation in the 1950s. Virgil Exner brought about a sea change […] -
![(first posted 3/8/2015) Recently I brought you an overview of the career of Rolls-Royce stylist John Blatchley. In that article I made mention of his posited involvement with the […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/Bentley-Continental.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Automotive History: Who Actually Styled the 1952 Bentley Continental?")
Automotive History: Who Actually Styled the 1952 Bentley Continental?
Posted on March 10, 2021 | 42 Comments(first posted 3/8/2015) Recently I brought you an overview of the career of Rolls-Royce stylist John Blatchley. In that article I made mention of his posited involvement with the […] -
![I know we’ve run this before years ago, but it’s Corvair gold. Note how the driver counter-steers to compensate for the oversteer in the curves at Lime Rock Raceway. And […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/a-cor.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CC Video: The 1960 Corvair Shows Off, Including Oversteer and Off-Roading")
CC Video: The 1960 Corvair Shows Off, Including Oversteer and Off-Roading
Posted on March 10, 2021 | 18 CommentsI know we’ve run this before years ago, but it’s Corvair gold. Note how the driver counter-steers to compensate for the oversteer in the curves at Lime Rock Raceway. And […] -
![I was 13 or so, maybe early 14. Kinda the age where it was starting to be okeh for my folks to leave me alone in the house for the […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/DrainGrate.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "QOTD: Anyone Else Ever Almost Blow Up Your Folks’ House?")
QOTD: Anyone Else Ever Almost Blow Up Your Folks’ House?
Posted on March 10, 2021 | 73 CommentsI was 13 or so, maybe early 14. Kinda the age where it was starting to be okeh for my folks to leave me alone in the house for the […] -
![Funny how sometimes what appears to be a lean month in terms of captured classics, turns out to be quite fruitful. This is what February 2021 turned out to be, […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/cover.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CCs in Israel: February 2021 – More Variety Coming Your Way")
CCs in Israel: February 2021 – More Variety Coming Your Way
Posted on March 10, 2021 | 11 CommentsFunny how sometimes what appears to be a lean month in terms of captured classics, turns out to be quite fruitful. This is what February 2021 turned out to be, […] -
![After exactly 10 years, I said farewell to my 1969 Plymouth Barracuda. Last Monday, this magnificent combination came to collect it. In Europe, there’s no better trailer tower in the […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/IMG_9397.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CC Global: 2015 Iveco Daily 40C17 And 2018 Brian James Trailers – So Long, Ma Mopar!")
CC Global: 2015 Iveco Daily 40C17 And 2018 Brian James Trailers – So Long, Ma Mopar!
Posted on March 10, 2021 | 18 CommentsAfter exactly 10 years, I said farewell to my 1969 Plymouth Barracuda. Last Monday, this magnificent combination came to collect it. In Europe, there’s no better trailer tower in the […] -
![tbm3fan posted some shots of a ’64 Monza convertible that really brings home how low these were, at 51.5 inches (131 cm). The Focus was something of a pioneer of […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/51017028463_94b6859821_h.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Cohort Pic(k) of the Day: 1964 Corvair Monza Convertible – Riding Low Compared To Modern Cars")
Cohort Pic(k) of the Day: 1964 Corvair Monza Convertible – Riding Low Compared To Modern Cars
Posted on March 10, 2021 | 17 Commentstbm3fan posted some shots of a ’64 Monza convertible that really brings home how low these were, at 51.5 inches (131 cm). The Focus was something of a pioneer of […] -
![I believe it was a few months after I had sold the VW Kombi, and while I was content with the Jetta, I also really missed having a truck for […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/Hero.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "COAL: 1996 Nissan Hardbody – Hard to Beat a Hardbody")
COAL: 1996 Nissan Hardbody – Hard to Beat a Hardbody
Posted on March 10, 2021 | 15 CommentsI believe it was a few months after I had sold the VW Kombi, and while I was content with the Jetta, I also really missed having a truck for […] -
PonderosaMatt’s COAL Series
Posted on March 9, 2021 | No CommentsCOAL: 1981 Mazda GLC 4-door Sedan – Respiratory Failure
