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![I was going through stuff in the attic, and I came across some back issues of Architectural Digest magazine. In the November 1998 issue I found an article by Paul […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/1141.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Design: Reading Paul Goldberger’s “The Identical Sedan” 23 Years Later")
Design: Reading Paul Goldberger’s “The Identical Sedan” 23 Years Later
Posted on March 7, 2021 | 56 CommentsI was going through stuff in the attic, and I came across some back issues of Architectural Digest magazine. In the November 1998 issue I found an article by Paul […] -
COAL: 1962 Triumph TR3B – Nonsense and Sensibility
Posted on March 7, 2021 | 15 CommentsPart 1 – Nonsense. When logic makes a (full opposite lock) left turn. -
![(first posted 3/6/2015) It is said competition brings out the best in people. After our recent visit with a 1932 Ford (here), it seems only natural to examine and scrutinize […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/a-32.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1932 Chevrolet Confederate – Hark! What Rung on Yonder Ladder Cracks?")
Curbside Classic: 1932 Chevrolet Confederate – Hark! What Rung on Yonder Ladder Cracks?
Posted on March 6, 2021 | 63 Comments(first posted 3/6/2015) It is said competition brings out the best in people. After our recent visit with a 1932 Ford (here), it seems only natural to examine and scrutinize […] -
![(first published 4/20/2012) Here we have another question of where to go between extremes. Normally it’s the retreat from extremes of excess when we think of cars from the 1950s. […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/a-st.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1956 Studebaker President – Sadly Squared Up")
Curbside Classic: 1956 Studebaker President – Sadly Squared Up
Posted on March 6, 2021 | 60 Comments(first published 4/20/2012) Here we have another question of where to go between extremes. Normally it’s the retreat from extremes of excess when we think of cars from the 1950s. […] -
![(first posted in 2011) “It’s about the journey, not the destination”. Tell that to a family of six—one of them seven months pregnant—on the third day jammed into in a […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/a-62.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Auto-Biography: 1962 Ford Fairlane – Sometimes It Is About The Destination")
Auto-Biography: 1962 Ford Fairlane – Sometimes It Is About The Destination
Posted on March 6, 2021 | 72 Comments(first posted in 2011) “It’s about the journey, not the destination”. Tell that to a family of six—one of them seven months pregnant—on the third day jammed into in a […] -
The Other Dodge Magnum, by Volkswagen
Posted on March 6, 2021 | 21 CommentsI’ll let you ponder that for a second before you make the jump: -
![Let’s take a look at a couple of more Stageway (by Armbruster) long-boys. Here’s a ’72 Pontiac “clamshell” wagon converted into a 12-passenger coach. I assume that means there’s no […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/50964517173_ef069c2afa_k.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Vintage Brochure: 1972 Stageway 12-Passenger Pontiac Wagon/Coach and Pontiac Executive Limousine")
Vintage Brochure: 1972 Stageway 12-Passenger Pontiac Wagon/Coach and Pontiac Executive Limousine
Posted on March 6, 2021 | 21 CommentsLet’s take a look at a couple of more Stageway (by Armbruster) long-boys. Here’s a ’72 Pontiac “clamshell” wagon converted into a 12-passenger coach. I assume that means there’s no […] -
COAL: 1964 Plymouth Valiant – Some Disassembly Required
Posted on March 6, 2021 | 28 CommentsBy the time I was 14, I’d pretty much outgrown monkeying around with small engines, except for my fastidious upkeep of the family lawnmower. It was bound to -
![(first published 3/27/2012) The Volvo 140 series was introduced in 1966 as a ’67 model. This car, with continuous updating over the years, finally ended production in 1993 as the […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/a-v.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1972 Volvo 144E – Volvo’s Blueprint For The Next Thirty Years")
Curbside Classic: 1972 Volvo 144E – Volvo’s Blueprint For The Next Thirty Years
Posted on March 5, 2021 | 71 Comments(first published 3/27/2012) The Volvo 140 series was introduced in 1966 as a ’67 model. This car, with continuous updating over the years, finally ended production in 1993 as the […] -
![Recently COAL contributor RetroJerry told us a story about traveling with a cat in a Chrysler PT Cruiser. In the comments, Oh!Gust made mention of driving a cat from Czechoslovakia into […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/cats.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "QOTD: Traveling With Animals")
QOTD: Traveling With Animals
Posted on March 5, 2021 | 52 CommentsRecently COAL contributor RetroJerry told us a story about traveling with a cat in a Chrysler PT Cruiser. In the comments, Oh!Gust made mention of driving a cat from Czechoslovakia into […] -
![Seeing this extended length one-ton Ford van posted at the Cohort by William Rubano made me chuckle. Why? I owned one for about two days. Naturally, there’s a story about […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/50808865671_3281feb111_c.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Family COAL, Via The Cohort: 1990 Ford E-350 – Passed Around Like A Christmas Ham")
Family COAL, Via The Cohort: 1990 Ford E-350 – Passed Around Like A Christmas Ham
Posted on March 5, 2021 | 18 CommentsSeeing this extended length one-ton Ford van posted at the Cohort by William Rubano made me chuckle. Why? I owned one for about two days. Naturally, there’s a story about […] -
![The other day as I was approaching a junkyard I passed someone on the shoulder making adjustments to a load on a trailer. Upon leaving the junkyard some time later, […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/IMG_0104.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Outtake: Colorado Road Train – A Man Who Could Use A Truck")
Curbside Outtake: Colorado Road Train – A Man Who Could Use A Truck
Posted on March 5, 2021 | 44 CommentsThe other day as I was approaching a junkyard I passed someone on the shoulder making adjustments to a load on a trailer. Upon leaving the junkyard some time later, […] -
![Every couple of years here we have to pay homage to the Subaru Baja. It’s still surprises me that these bombed out so badly. It seems perfect for Eugene—whose official […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/CC-433-032.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Outtake: Subaru Baja – Dead End")
Curbside Outtake: Subaru Baja – Dead End
Posted on March 5, 2021 | 24 CommentsEvery couple of years here we have to pay homage to the Subaru Baja. It’s still surprises me that these bombed out so badly. It seems perfect for Eugene—whose official […] -
![A few specific old (and non-sports) foreign cars have a very solid Japanese fan-base. The Volvo 240 comes to mind, as does the Fiat 500, the Renault 4 or the […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/IMG_20210126_090929-copy.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Multiple CCs (Of The W123rd Kind): The Hordes Of Mercedes 280Es, Stuttgart’s Immortal Godzilla, Still Overrunning Tokyo")
Multiple CCs (Of The W123rd Kind): The Hordes Of Mercedes 280Es, Stuttgart’s Immortal Godzilla, Still Overrunning Tokyo
Posted on March 5, 2021 | 19 CommentsA few specific old (and non-sports) foreign cars have a very solid Japanese fan-base. The Volvo 240 comes to mind, as does the Fiat 500, the Renault 4 or the […] -
![(first published 4/10/2012) Although at least two new cars were for sale at the time, 1995 was a lousy year for Nissan. What once was a company that produced (relatively) […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/04/1996Nissan200SX-001.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1997 Nissan 200SX SE – Have We Met?")
Curbside Classic: 1997 Nissan 200SX SE – Have We Met?
Posted on March 4, 2021 | 69 Comments(first published 4/10/2012) Although at least two new cars were for sale at the time, 1995 was a lousy year for Nissan. What once was a company that produced (relatively) […]
