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![(originally posted 8/31/2011) The early 1960s produced some beautiful cars and saw an increased offering of models and sizes, but was an extremely conventional time in terms of body styles. […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/08/1963StudebakerWagonaire04-crop.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=89&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1963 Studebaker Lark Wagonaire – A Real Vista For The Cruiser")
Curbside Classic: 1963 Studebaker Lark Wagonaire – A Real Vista For The Cruiser
Posted on April 22, 2021 | 81 Comments(originally posted 8/31/2011) The early 1960s produced some beautiful cars and saw an increased offering of models and sizes, but was an extremely conventional time in terms of body styles. […] -
![CC reader Jeff B. sent me scans of two slides taken by his dad at the Expo 86 in Vancouver, BC. It’s clearly of a streamliner prototype from the 1930s, […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/12-8-2020_023.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=89&ssl=1 "QOTD: Can Anyone ID This Streamliner?")
QOTD: Can Anyone ID This Streamliner?
Posted on April 22, 2021 | 13 CommentsCC reader Jeff B. sent me scans of two slides taken by his dad at the Expo 86 in Vancouver, BC. It’s clearly of a streamliner prototype from the 1930s, […] -
![“A ’61 Plymouth and a Volkswagen Beetle had a baby, and . . .” No, wait–that’s silly. But this car is silly. Or is it an inspired stroke of genius? […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/571.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=89&ssl=1 "CC For Sale: 1961 Panhard PL 17–Own Your Own Flying Saucer")
CC For Sale: 1961 Panhard PL 17–Own Your Own Flying Saucer
Posted on April 22, 2021 | 32 Comments“A ’61 Plymouth and a Volkswagen Beetle had a baby, and . . .” No, wait–that’s silly. But this car is silly. Or is it an inspired stroke of genius? […] -
![Today’s selection from the heirloom shelf is a delightful 1966 Chrysler Newport Town Sedan, from bang in the middle of my own favorite era of Chrysler design. Looking strong but […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/IMG_5587-1.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=89&ssl=1 "Junkyard Heirloom Gallery: 1966 Chrysler Newport Town Sedan")
Junkyard Heirloom Gallery: 1966 Chrysler Newport Town Sedan
Posted on April 22, 2021 | 35 CommentsToday’s selection from the heirloom shelf is a delightful 1966 Chrysler Newport Town Sedan, from bang in the middle of my own favorite era of Chrysler design. Looking strong but […] -
![There is a serious rat infestation in our neighborhood. It started years ago thanks to all the diligent backyard gardeners, open compost piles and chickens. I’ve had them in our […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/IMG_5917.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=89&ssl=1 "Shedside Massacre: Exterminating The Rats Under My Shed With Carbon Monoxide From My Lawnmower")
Shedside Massacre: Exterminating The Rats Under My Shed With Carbon Monoxide From My Lawnmower
Posted on April 22, 2021 | 40 CommentsThere is a serious rat infestation in our neighborhood. It started years ago thanks to all the diligent backyard gardeners, open compost piles and chickens. I’ve had them in our […] -
![There were no two ways about it. When, one fine winter morning in a local car park, I serendipitously cornered the pristine first-gen Golf (in the obligatory period-correct red/orange hue, […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/IMG_20210310_095848-copy.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=89&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1979 Volkswagen Golf – Is this CC’s Favourite Car?")
Curbside Classic: 1979 Volkswagen Golf – Is this CC’s Favourite Car?
Posted on April 22, 2021 | 23 CommentsThere were no two ways about it. When, one fine winter morning in a local car park, I serendipitously cornered the pristine first-gen Golf (in the obligatory period-correct red/orange hue, […] -
![(first posted 4/21/2015) After a very safe mid-cycle enhancement of the first Taurus in 1992, Dick Landgraff and his team were seeking to recreate the excitement the inaugural Taurus’s design […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/Taurus-wagon.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=89&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1996-99 Ford Taurus Wagon – Making Over A Family Friend")
Curbside Classic: 1996-99 Ford Taurus Wagon – Making Over A Family Friend
Posted on April 21, 2021 | 116 Comments(first posted 4/21/2015) After a very safe mid-cycle enhancement of the first Taurus in 1992, Dick Landgraff and his team were seeking to recreate the excitement the inaugural Taurus’s design […] -
![Minding my own business while driving down a snowy road outside of Idaho Springs a few months back, all of a sudden several flashes of color invaded my peripheral vision […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/IMG_9569.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=89&ssl=1 "Roadside Outtake: Saab Sonett III In Triplicate – This Guy Is Surely One Of Us")
Roadside Outtake: Saab Sonett III In Triplicate – This Guy Is Surely One Of Us
Posted on April 21, 2021 | 15 CommentsMinding my own business while driving down a snowy road outside of Idaho Springs a few months back, all of a sudden several flashes of color invaded my peripheral vision […] -
![Always love seeing vintage Mack B-Series trucks, especially with the integrated sleeper. But the twin Briggs and Stratton single cylinder (5hp?) gas engines perched on the shelf on the front […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/49391653228_a988dbaeac_k.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=89&ssl=1 "Vintage Truck of the Day: Mack B-Series – What’s With The Two Small Gas Engines on the Trailer?")
Vintage Truck of the Day: Mack B-Series – What’s With The Two Small Gas Engines on the Trailer?
Posted on April 21, 2021 | 20 CommentsAlways love seeing vintage Mack B-Series trucks, especially with the integrated sleeper. But the twin Briggs and Stratton single cylinder (5hp?) gas engines perched on the shelf on the front […] -
![Citroën DS, Edsel Citation, Lancia Flavia, Mazda Cosmo… Some cars courted controversy. They pushed the envelope in terms of styling, technology or marketing, and they pushed it quite far, so […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/IMG_20210403_165459-copy.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=89&ssl=1 "CC Capsule: 1985 Toyota Carina (T150) ST – A Square Without Edges")
CC Capsule: 1985 Toyota Carina (T150) ST – A Square Without Edges
Posted on April 21, 2021 | 11 CommentsCitroën DS, Edsel Citation, Lancia Flavia, Mazda Cosmo… Some cars courted controversy. They pushed the envelope in terms of styling, technology or marketing, and they pushed it quite far, so […] -
![The common perception is that Packard was the best selling luxury brand until Cadillac finally topped them in the post war era, consistently so starting in 1950 (also for one […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/43971702384_3f0a73be38_k.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=89&ssl=1 "Vintage Ad: 1937 Cadillac – The Best Selling Luxury Car; And It Had Been For Some Years")
Vintage Ad: 1937 Cadillac – The Best Selling Luxury Car; And It Had Been For Some Years
Posted on April 21, 2021 | 15 CommentsThe common perception is that Packard was the best selling luxury brand until Cadillac finally topped them in the post war era, consistently so starting in 1950 (also for one […] -
![After my last spats with the 1996 Tacoma and 1993 Pickup, I decided to cool my jets on a truck for a while. My Altima provided great and economical transportation […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/thumbnail_IMG_9917.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=89&ssl=1 "COAL: 2002 Toyota Tacoma – Finally a Winner!")
COAL: 2002 Toyota Tacoma – Finally a Winner!
Posted on April 21, 2021 | 7 CommentsAfter my last spats with the 1996 Tacoma and 1993 Pickup, I decided to cool my jets on a truck for a while. My Altima provided great and economical transportation […] -
![(first posted 4/20/2015) Came across some interesting creations from the Chrysler Corporation while researching for Wagon Week. First up is the Plymouth Cabana II from 1958. Can’t tell you much […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/chry-wag.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=89&ssl=1 "Design Capsule: Some Weird and Wonderful Chrycorp Wagons.")
Design Capsule: Some Weird and Wonderful Chrycorp Wagons.
Posted on April 20, 2021 | 38 Comments(first posted 4/20/2015) Came across some interesting creations from the Chrysler Corporation while researching for Wagon Week. First up is the Plymouth Cabana II from 1958. Can’t tell you much […] -
![(first posted 4/20/2015) In the form in which it burst to popularity after World War Two, the station wagon is largely dead, at least in the United States. […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/Chevrolet-1958-wagon.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=89&ssl=1 "An Illustrated History of the Station Wagon")
An Illustrated History of the Station Wagon
Posted on April 20, 2021 | 114 Comments(first posted 4/20/2015) In the form in which it burst to popularity after World War Two, the station wagon is largely dead, at least in the United States. […] -
![CC reader Ian K. sent me this ad asking “seen a Chevette lately”? Actually, yes, this morning even. There’s one that’s been in an alley driveway on my early morning […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/Chevette-ad-6-1.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=89&ssl=1 "CC For Sale: 1980 Chevette – $3500; “Amazing Condition, 181k Miles, Does Not Smoke But Does Drip Some Oil”")
CC For Sale: 1980 Chevette – $3500; “Amazing Condition, 181k Miles, Does Not Smoke But Does Drip Some Oil”
Posted on April 20, 2021 | 46 CommentsCC reader Ian K. sent me this ad asking “seen a Chevette lately”? Actually, yes, this morning even. There’s one that’s been in an alley driveway on my early morning […]
