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![It’s hard to believe that the Toyota Avalon has been part of the streetscape for over 25 years now. Redesigned again for its fifth generation a couple of years ago, […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/IMG_1194-3.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=89&ssl=1 "Curbside Review: 2021 Toyota Avalon Limited AWD – Kicking Ass And Taking Names")
Curbside Review: 2021 Toyota Avalon Limited AWD – Kicking Ass And Taking Names
Posted on April 19, 2021 | 71 CommentsIt’s hard to believe that the Toyota Avalon has been part of the streetscape for over 25 years now. Redesigned again for its fifth generation a couple of years ago, […] -
Cohort Pic(k) of the Day: The Last Beater Porsche 356?
Posted on April 18, 2021 | 17 Commentsposted by J.C. -
![(first posted 3/29/2014) Every car has a story, but some are a lot more obvious than others to divine. What is this Montego Brougham trying to tell us? Do we […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/Montego.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=89&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1970 Mercury Montego MX Brougham – Mixed Messages")
Curbside Classic: 1970 Mercury Montego MX Brougham – Mixed Messages
Posted on April 18, 2021 | 97 Comments(first posted 3/29/2014) Every car has a story, but some are a lot more obvious than others to divine. What is this Montego Brougham trying to tell us? Do we […] -
![It was recently pointed out that CC has never done a feature on the 1957 Imperials. Considering that these were possibly the most radical and influential cars of their time, […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/1dbfe4ab71867154d47ad1c336ab9c4f1.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=89&ssl=1 "Automotive Milestone: 1957 Imperial – Most Exciting New Car on the Planet–But Which Planet?")
Automotive Milestone: 1957 Imperial – Most Exciting New Car on the Planet–But Which Planet?
Posted on April 18, 2021 | 43 CommentsIt was recently pointed out that CC has never done a feature on the 1957 Imperials. Considering that these were possibly the most radical and influential cars of their time, […] -
Vintage Magazine Blurb: The New Cars For 1940 – “…the faces on these pages are much alike.”
Posted on April 18, 2021 | 23 CommentsAnd we complain about how hard it is to tell cars apart… -
Vintage Photo: Ford’s Rouge River Plant Parking Lot, 1953 – Plenty Of Non-Fords
Posted on April 18, 2021 | 17 CommentsI’m going to leave it for someone else determine what percentage of these cars are Fords. But it’s a pretty healthy one, from a precursory glance. Here’s another: -
Wordless Outtake: 2016 SEAT Ibiza Cupra 1.8 TSI And 1978 Cadillac Eldorado Biarritz – Polar Opposites
Posted on April 18, 2021 | 9 Comments -
![(originally posted 1/24/2012) In 1928, Singer was the third-largest car manufacturer in Britain. By 1970, it no longer existed, despite a history of commercial success and technological innovation. Like SAAB […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/01/CIMG2036.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=89&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1964 Singer Gazelle – A Once Proud Brand Ends Up As A Tarted-Up Minx")
Curbside Classic: 1964 Singer Gazelle – A Once Proud Brand Ends Up As A Tarted-Up Minx
Posted on April 17, 2021 | 56 Comments(originally posted 1/24/2012) In 1928, Singer was the third-largest car manufacturer in Britain. By 1970, it no longer existed, despite a history of commercial success and technological innovation. Like SAAB […] -
![(first posted 4/17/2015) Why exactly does this car create such a powerful response (in me, anyway)? It projects such solidity, dignity, and self-assurance. It flew in the face of GM’s […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/Chrysler-1965-New-Yorker.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=89&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1965 Chrysler New Yorker – The Last Great Chrysler?")
Curbside Classic: 1965 Chrysler New Yorker – The Last Great Chrysler?
Posted on April 17, 2021 | 160 Comments(first posted 4/17/2015) Why exactly does this car create such a powerful response (in me, anyway)? It projects such solidity, dignity, and self-assurance. It flew in the face of GM’s […] -
Vintage Ads: 1957 Superior-Cadillac Illustrations – Hearses and Ambulances Artistically Rendered (And Exaggerated)
Posted on April 17, 2021 | 23 Comments1957 Superior-Cadillac Landaulet Side Servicing Coach -
QOTD: Len’s Pick Of The Five Worst Engines – What’s Yours?
Posted on April 17, 2021 | 133 CommentsIt was a lot harder to think of the bottom five engines, but after at least ten minutes of deep contemplation, I have compiled a list, in no particular order. -
![As Paul outlines in his excellent GM PD-4501 Scenicruiser article, early attempts at making a forty-foot intercity coach didn’t always go smoothly. That put off operators and manufacturers from building […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/unnamed-5B-e1617855296373.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=89&ssl=1 "Bus Stop Classics: 1964-1980 Motor Coach Industries (MCI) MC-5 – Middle Hauler…")
Bus Stop Classics: 1964-1980 Motor Coach Industries (MCI) MC-5 – Middle Hauler…
Posted on April 17, 2021 | 13 CommentsAs Paul outlines in his excellent GM PD-4501 Scenicruiser article, early attempts at making a forty-foot intercity coach didn’t always go smoothly. That put off operators and manufacturers from building […] -
COAL: 1992 Chrysler LeBaron – Don’t Say Grey!
Posted on April 17, 2021 | 50 CommentsThe decision to sell the ’90 Jetta was easy, troublemaker that it was. Now then: what would replace it? We talked about it round the -
![(first posted 4/16/2015) As of 2014, it has been statistically proven that SUVs and CUVs are more popular than sedans, making them the most popular type of vehicle in the […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/IMG_8204.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=89&ssl=1 "Future Classic: 2007-2009 Chrysler Aspen – A Modern Tribute To Lido")
Future Classic: 2007-2009 Chrysler Aspen – A Modern Tribute To Lido
Posted on April 16, 2021 | 68 Comments(first posted 4/16/2015) As of 2014, it has been statistically proven that SUVs and CUVs are more popular than sedans, making them the most popular type of vehicle in the […] -
![There were way too many all-too real custom conversion kitschmobiles built in the ’70s. But here’s a sneak preview of some that never saw the light of day. Oh shame! […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/45661913555_7fb11e277e_k.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=89&ssl=1 "Confidential – For (Drug)Dealers Only: The Tacky ’70’s Custom Conversion Kitschmobiles That Sadly Were Never Built")
Confidential – For (Drug)Dealers Only: The Tacky ’70’s Custom Conversion Kitschmobiles That Sadly Were Never Built
Posted on April 16, 2021 | 49 CommentsThere were way too many all-too real custom conversion kitschmobiles built in the ’70s. But here’s a sneak preview of some that never saw the light of day. Oh shame! […]
