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![(first posted 4/16/21) I was hitting auto salvage yards a couple months ago as I tried to sort out a few things on my car. Fortunately, winter is the best […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/Scan_0009-2-2.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=89&ssl=1 "Glovebox Classic: A Cleansing Compilation Of Colorful Cadillacs")
Glovebox Classic: A Cleansing Compilation Of Colorful Cadillacs
Posted on April 16, 2021 | 34 Comments(first posted 4/16/21) I was hitting auto salvage yards a couple months ago as I tried to sort out a few things on my car. Fortunately, winter is the best […] -
![I have caught a number of interesting vehicles in my many trips to Jerry’s or Home Depot, but this one was a bit of a surprise, parked in the loading […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/IMG_5501.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=89&ssl=1 "Loading Dock Outtake: Jeep FJ-3A Fleetvan – Skinny Little Van Still Hard At Work")
Loading Dock Outtake: Jeep FJ-3A Fleetvan – Skinny Little Van Still Hard At Work
Posted on April 16, 2021 | 18 CommentsI have caught a number of interesting vehicles in my many trips to Jerry’s or Home Depot, but this one was a bit of a surprise, parked in the loading […] -
![The Mark IV is no stranger to these digital pages, various of us have written at length about them and all y’all out there in commentary-land have added even more […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/IMG_0826.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=89&ssl=1 "Curbside Recycling: 1974 Lincoln Continental Mark IV – The Littlest Big Car In The World")
Curbside Recycling: 1974 Lincoln Continental Mark IV – The Littlest Big Car In The World
Posted on April 16, 2021 | 73 CommentsThe Mark IV is no stranger to these digital pages, various of us have written at length about them and all y’all out there in commentary-land have added even more […] -
![(first posted 4/15/2015) Every one of us has had experiences that have seared themselves into our consciousness. Sometimes these remain at the forefront; other times, such as my experience with […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/b-cad.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=89&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1984 Cadillac Coupe deVille – You Can Kill a Horse, But Not a Cadillac")
Curbside Classic: 1984 Cadillac Coupe deVille – You Can Kill a Horse, But Not a Cadillac
Posted on April 15, 2021 | 69 Comments(first posted 4/15/2015) Every one of us has had experiences that have seared themselves into our consciousness. Sometimes these remain at the forefront; other times, such as my experience with […] -
![This started out as just a quick post of these shots of this fine Belvedere wagon posted by canadiancatgreeen. I quickly opened the ’65 Belvedere brochure at oldcarbrochures.com, and was […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/51032561891_efaf14353e_k.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=89&ssl=1 "Cohort Pic(k) Of The Day: 1966 Plymouth Belvedere II Station Wagon – What’s With The Extra Inch Of Wheelbase? Another Fall Down The Mopar Wheelbase Rabbit Hole")
Cohort Pic(k) Of The Day: 1966 Plymouth Belvedere II Station Wagon – What’s With The Extra Inch Of Wheelbase? Another Fall Down The Mopar Wheelbase Rabbit Hole
Posted on April 15, 2021 | 23 CommentsThis started out as just a quick post of these shots of this fine Belvedere wagon posted by canadiancatgreeen. I quickly opened the ’65 Belvedere brochure at oldcarbrochures.com, and was […] -
![Jud Landis, a neighbor, sent me the link to this 2016 Kia Soul For Sale. I’m impressed by the mileage, and also impressed at the asking price. Is the used […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/Kia-Soul-for-sale.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=89&ssl=1 "(Non) CC For Sale: 2016 Kia Soul Taxi – 434,319 Miles, $9,995 – Why Does This Strike Me As A Bit Pricey?")
(Non) CC For Sale: 2016 Kia Soul Taxi – 434,319 Miles, $9,995 – Why Does This Strike Me As A Bit Pricey?
Posted on April 15, 2021 | 33 CommentsJud Landis, a neighbor, sent me the link to this 2016 Kia Soul For Sale. I’m impressed by the mileage, and also impressed at the asking price. Is the used […] -
![Expansion teams rarely start out as contenders. It takes at least a few seasons for them to be able to make a run at the championship. In the 2002 championship […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/20210331_150116-2-1.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=89&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 2004 Cadillac Escalade – Assault With A Gilded Ladder, GTWTW pt. 3")
Curbside Classic: 2004 Cadillac Escalade – Assault With A Gilded Ladder, GTWTW pt. 3
Posted on April 15, 2021 | 19 CommentsExpansion teams rarely start out as contenders. It takes at least a few seasons for them to be able to make a run at the championship. In the 2002 championship […] -
![It’s the houses under construction that caught my eye, although the ’72 Olds 98 is hard to miss too. No one builds like this anymore; plywood or OSB sheathing has […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/46632213902_6d2fa18acd_k.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=89&ssl=1 "Vintage Ad: No One Builds Cars Like This Anymore And No One Builds Houses Like This Anymore")
Vintage Ad: No One Builds Cars Like This Anymore And No One Builds Houses Like This Anymore
Posted on April 15, 2021 | 44 CommentsIt’s the houses under construction that caught my eye, although the ’72 Olds 98 is hard to miss too. No one builds like this anymore; plywood or OSB sheathing has […] -
![What what what? there’s no proper long-form CC post about the 1959 Ford? How can that be? I was as surprised as you doubtless are, though this major gap in […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/IMG_20210411_085200-copy.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=89&ssl=1 "Storage Lot Classic: 1959 Ford Fairlane 500 Galaxie Skyliner – And Now For My Next Trick…")
Storage Lot Classic: 1959 Ford Fairlane 500 Galaxie Skyliner – And Now For My Next Trick…
Posted on April 15, 2021 | 15 CommentsWhat what what? there’s no proper long-form CC post about the 1959 Ford? How can that be? I was as surprised as you doubtless are, though this major gap in […] -
![(first posted 4/14/2015) Perhaps the car that best defined the 1970s for the British industry was the 1976 Rover 3500, known as the SD1. It was a car that created […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/Rover800-4.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=89&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic – 1996 Rover 800 – Less Than The Sum Of Its Parts")
Curbside Classic – 1996 Rover 800 – Less Than The Sum Of Its Parts
Posted on April 14, 2021 | 76 Comments(first posted 4/14/2015) Perhaps the car that best defined the 1970s for the British industry was the 1976 Rover 3500, known as the SD1. It was a car that created […] -
![Automotive illustrations were of course very common, with the last great exponents being Art Fitzpatrick and Van Kaufman, who carried on doing Pontiac and Opel illustrations right up into the […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/48075503702_026e734227_k.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=89&ssl=1 "The Superb Automotive Illustrations of Harry Anderson – Before Fitzpatrick and Kaufman")
The Superb Automotive Illustrations of Harry Anderson – Before Fitzpatrick and Kaufman
Posted on April 14, 2021 | 35 CommentsAutomotive illustrations were of course very common, with the last great exponents being Art Fitzpatrick and Van Kaufman, who carried on doing Pontiac and Opel illustrations right up into the […] -
![Malaise (def): a general feeling of discomfort, illness, or uneasiness whose exact cause is difficult to identify. Our task today is to determine the exact cause and sources of the […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/IMG_5796.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=89&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1985 Oldsmobile Calais Supreme Coupe – GM’s Deadly Sin #35 – Peak GM Malaise")
Curbside Classic: 1985 Oldsmobile Calais Supreme Coupe – GM’s Deadly Sin #35 – Peak GM Malaise
Posted on April 14, 2021 | 104 CommentsMalaise (def): a general feeling of discomfort, illness, or uneasiness whose exact cause is difficult to identify. Our task today is to determine the exact cause and sources of the […] -
![A few weeks back, I discovered this gemstone mine of CCs. It’s so much easier when they gather all the precious metal in one place, isn’t it? Alas, storage lots, […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/IMG_20210318_101644-copy.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=89&ssl=1 "Storage Lot Classics: Big Exotics In Tiny Places")
Storage Lot Classics: Big Exotics In Tiny Places
Posted on April 14, 2021 | 23 CommentsA few weeks back, I discovered this gemstone mine of CCs. It’s so much easier when they gather all the precious metal in one place, isn’t it? Alas, storage lots, […] -
![On a recent trip to the mountains a friend pointed me in the direction of this abandoned shell of an old car. There cannot be too many if any salvageable […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/51111716781_aefa4f40fa_c.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=89&ssl=1 "Fieldside Classic: The Mystery Car In The Mountains")
Fieldside Classic: The Mystery Car In The Mountains
Posted on April 14, 2021 | 19 CommentsOn a recent trip to the mountains a friend pointed me in the direction of this abandoned shell of an old car. There cannot be too many if any salvageable […] -
![Not long after my girlfriend and I moved into our house, unrelated, my dad was looking around at options to replace his beloved but aging Mazda Miata. He had it […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/P1110212.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=89&ssl=1 "COAL: 2003 Mazda Miata – A Welcome Gift")
COAL: 2003 Mazda Miata – A Welcome Gift
Posted on April 14, 2021 | 22 CommentsNot long after my girlfriend and I moved into our house, unrelated, my dad was looking around at options to replace his beloved but aging Mazda Miata. He had it […]
