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![(first posted 2/24/2015) Those of our readers who keep current on automotive news may have noticed snippets about Volkswagen’s lackluster sales growth. Some bloggers have expressed vindication by the sales […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/a-q.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: Volkswagen Quantum – The Bad Old Days")
Curbside Classic: Volkswagen Quantum – The Bad Old Days
Posted on February 24, 2021 | 110 Comments(first posted 2/24/2015) Those of our readers who keep current on automotive news may have noticed snippets about Volkswagen’s lackluster sales growth. Some bloggers have expressed vindication by the sales […] -
![Whenever you need whatever you’re missing, look in the Cohort. Like many, I always need a red Alfa Romeo saloon, and Roshake 17 has provided these shots of a 1995-98 […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/50890868013_7854749e0c_o-1.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Cohort Outtake: 1995-98 Alfa Romeo 155 1.8TS – Fiat’s First Alfa, Alfa’s First Fiat")
Cohort Outtake: 1995-98 Alfa Romeo 155 1.8TS – Fiat’s First Alfa, Alfa’s First Fiat
Posted on February 24, 2021 | 14 CommentsWhenever you need whatever you’re missing, look in the Cohort. Like many, I always need a red Alfa Romeo saloon, and Roshake 17 has provided these shots of a 1995-98 […] -
![I could look at old truck pictures all day long, especially from the 1930s and 1940s. This was a time when big trucks still retained a lot of stylistic kinship […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/49991685177_f27805e1f6_h.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Vintage Truck of the Day: 1936 Diamond T – Back When Trucks Looked Like Luxury Cars")
Vintage Truck of the Day: 1936 Diamond T – Back When Trucks Looked Like Luxury Cars
Posted on February 24, 2021 | 17 CommentsI could look at old truck pictures all day long, especially from the 1930s and 1940s. This was a time when big trucks still retained a lot of stylistic kinship […] -
![In The Aims of Education, Harvard professor Alfred North Whitehead said that “a merely well-informed man is the most useless bore on God’s earth.” Less cynically, though perhaps no less accurately, he […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/111_0889-1.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CC Literature: Ford Educational Foldouts, Circa 1959 – The Aims Of Education")
CC Literature: Ford Educational Foldouts, Circa 1959 – The Aims Of Education
Posted on February 24, 2021 | 33 CommentsIn The Aims of Education, Harvard professor Alfred North Whitehead said that “a merely well-informed man is the most useless bore on God’s earth.” Less cynically, though perhaps no less accurately, he […] -
![It was early 2012 and while my 1996 Nissan Hardbody 4×4 was providing me excellent service still, I had pined after a nicer vehicle. I had been established in a […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/CIMG6776.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "COAL: 2011 Volkswagen Jetta S – Let’s Try A Sedan")
COAL: 2011 Volkswagen Jetta S – Let’s Try A Sedan
Posted on February 24, 2021 | 31 CommentsIt was early 2012 and while my 1996 Nissan Hardbody 4×4 was providing me excellent service still, I had pined after a nicer vehicle. I had been established in a […] -
![I love American cars. Really. I’ve been reading CC pretty religiously for over six years now. Before that, I was already pretty well-versed in the subject (well, more so than […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/IMG_20210218_111852-copy.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1992 Cadillac Fleetwood Sixty Special – Two Nice Leather Sofas, With A Car Around Them")
Curbside Classic: 1992 Cadillac Fleetwood Sixty Special – Two Nice Leather Sofas, With A Car Around Them
Posted on February 24, 2021 | 19 CommentsI love American cars. Really. I’ve been reading CC pretty religiously for over six years now. Before that, I was already pretty well-versed in the subject (well, more so than […] -
![(first posted 2/23/2015) I found this car in an abandoned car lot in Northeast Indiana on my way home from the CC Meet-up in Auburn last October. The story of […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/a-must.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CC Capsule: 1970 Ford Mustang Mach 1 – If You Can’t Take The Heat…")
CC Capsule: 1970 Ford Mustang Mach 1 – If You Can’t Take The Heat…
Posted on February 23, 2021 | 62 Comments(first posted 2/23/2015) I found this car in an abandoned car lot in Northeast Indiana on my way home from the CC Meet-up in Auburn last October. The story of […] -
![This is a rare shot of a transport full of 1967 VW EMPI GTVs. These were a package offered by Economotors Volkswagen in Riverside, CA, owned by EMPI owner Joe […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/50929211483_8541fbf79f_o.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Car Carrier of the Day: A Load of 1967 VW EMPI GTVs")
Car Carrier of the Day: A Load of 1967 VW EMPI GTVs
Posted on February 23, 2021 | 28 CommentsThis is a rare shot of a transport full of 1967 VW EMPI GTVs. These were a package offered by Economotors Volkswagen in Riverside, CA, owned by EMPI owner Joe […] -
![Here is the past month’s edition of classics or (maybe) interesting cars, captured in Israel either with a dash-cam or on stills. Some of the takings were actually chased down […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/20210119_065637.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CCs in Israel: January 2021 – Gleam vs. Rust")
CCs in Israel: January 2021 – Gleam vs. Rust
Posted on February 23, 2021 | 4 CommentsHere is the past month’s edition of classics or (maybe) interesting cars, captured in Israel either with a dash-cam or on stills. Some of the takings were actually chased down […] -
![We’ve covered the SVX (a.k.a Alcyone SVX in Japan) in several posts over the years, so I’ll try and look at this from a novel perspective – that of someone […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/IMG_20210126_084911-copy.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CC Capsule: 1996 Subaru Alcyone SVX S4 – What’s Happening, Duds?")
CC Capsule: 1996 Subaru Alcyone SVX S4 – What’s Happening, Duds?
Posted on February 23, 2021 | 14 CommentsWe’ve covered the SVX (a.k.a Alcyone SVX in Japan) in several posts over the years, so I’ll try and look at this from a novel perspective – that of someone […] -
![I’ve never really thought about the Ford Probe in Europe, but it makes some sense that they would export it there from the US, given that the lone run of […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/50758732707_034eebb4e8_k.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Cohort Pic(k) of the Day: Ford Probe – The Mustang Wanna’ Be Found In the Netherlands – What Years Was It Sold In Europe?")
Cohort Pic(k) of the Day: Ford Probe – The Mustang Wanna’ Be Found In the Netherlands – What Years Was It Sold In Europe?
Posted on February 23, 2021 | 22 CommentsI’ve never really thought about the Ford Probe in Europe, but it makes some sense that they would export it there from the US, given that the lone run of […] -
![Many bad things may happen to us as individuals over the course of our lives, but most of them would pale in comparison to losing hope. In my forty-plus years, […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/IMG_4134-Still-Life-with-Spirit-and-Xitle-Jimmie-Durham-CC.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Museum Classic: 1992 Chrysler Spirit – Do Not Let Your Spirit Be Crushed")
Museum Classic: 1992 Chrysler Spirit – Do Not Let Your Spirit Be Crushed
Posted on February 23, 2021 | 67 CommentsMany bad things may happen to us as individuals over the course of our lives, but most of them would pale in comparison to losing hope. In my forty-plus years, […] -
![(first posted 2/22/2011) From a contemporary and European perspective, the Gremlin (CC here) makes no sense whatsoever, with its large 3.8 L six, mediocre fuel economy (20 mpg, 11.75 L/100 […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/02/Ford-Model-T-coupe-crop-horz.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Automotive History: Trying To Make (Business Coupe) Sense Of The Gremlin")
Automotive History: Trying To Make (Business Coupe) Sense Of The Gremlin
Posted on February 22, 2021 | 40 Comments(first posted 2/22/2011) From a contemporary and European perspective, the Gremlin (CC here) makes no sense whatsoever, with its large 3.8 L six, mediocre fuel economy (20 mpg, 11.75 L/100 […] -
![[all photos by the author] The Prius had given me great service over the past 3 years. It was fun to play with all the whizbangery, and 50MPG is nice […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/header.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "COAL Update: Goodbye Prius, Hello Absolutely-Not-A-Prius!")
COAL Update: Goodbye Prius, Hello Absolutely-Not-A-Prius!
Posted on February 22, 2021 | 32 Comments[all photos by the author] The Prius had given me great service over the past 3 years. It was fun to play with all the whizbangery, and 50MPG is nice […] -
![I’ve seen a few ‘60s Italian gems about my far-eastern metropolis – everything from Ferrari GTs to Alfa rally cars. Fiat 500s are plentiful here, due to their being cute […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/IMG_20201118_092454-copy.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CC Capsule: 1968 Fiat-Abarth 595 – Small Scorpion, Potent Sting")
CC Capsule: 1968 Fiat-Abarth 595 – Small Scorpion, Potent Sting
Posted on February 22, 2021 | 7 CommentsI’ve seen a few ‘60s Italian gems about my far-eastern metropolis – everything from Ferrari GTs to Alfa rally cars. Fiat 500s are plentiful here, due to their being cute […]
