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![(first posted 2/9/2015) Friends, Romans, CCers, lend me your ears! I come to praise this 1980 Cadillac Sedan DeVille despite its decrepit exterior condition, not to bury it. The evil […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/a-cad.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1980 Cadillac Sedan DeVille – Et Tu, Brougham?")
Curbside Classic: 1980 Cadillac Sedan DeVille – Et Tu, Brougham?
Posted on February 9, 2021 | 68 Comments(first posted 2/9/2015) Friends, Romans, CCers, lend me your ears! I come to praise this 1980 Cadillac Sedan DeVille despite its decrepit exterior condition, not to bury it. The evil […] -
![Having taken a double-dip into the rather drab and dull world of 1964 Biscaynes, how about we cleanse the palate with the other end of the ’64 Chevy spectrum, an […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/50899743168_69536cd8e2_k.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Cohort Pic(k) of the Day #2: 1964 Chevrolet Impala SS – The Tarted-Up Biscayne")
Cohort Pic(k) of the Day #2: 1964 Chevrolet Impala SS – The Tarted-Up Biscayne
Posted on February 9, 2021 | 30 CommentsHaving taken a double-dip into the rather drab and dull world of 1964 Biscaynes, how about we cleanse the palate with the other end of the ’64 Chevy spectrum, an […] -
![kind of like these ’54 Chevy taillights, but more complicated and a lot more expensive During the course of my 35+ years as a court-recognized expert in transportation matters, […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/Chevrolet-1954-taillights.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "The Case Of The $25,000 Taillights")
The Case Of The $25,000 Taillights
Posted on February 9, 2021 | 53 Commentskind of like these ’54 Chevy taillights, but more complicated and a lot more expensive During the course of my 35+ years as a court-recognized expert in transportation matters, […] -
![It has always been part of my curious nature to want to learn more about the lives and experiences of figures I respect and admire. The smallest, everyday detail can […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/36677559686_e958e801ed_o-1974-Chevrolet-Vega-model-CC-Flint-Central-High-School.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CC Jukebox: Teena Marie Drove A Chevrolet Vega")
CC Jukebox: Teena Marie Drove A Chevrolet Vega
Posted on February 9, 2021 | 34 CommentsIt has always been part of my curious nature to want to learn more about the lives and experiences of figures I respect and admire. The smallest, everyday detail can […] -
Cohort Pic(k) of the Day: The Faster VW Fastback
Posted on February 9, 2021 | 14 CommentsRobadr caught this VW Type 3 fastback sporting a fine quad exhaust system, as well as its splendid original lime green paint job. -
![It’s been a while since CC broke new ground and inducted a completely novel marque to its Pantheon of Asian carmakers. Provided we stretch the meaning of “car” a wee […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/IMG_20201109_091259-copy.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 2002 Takeoka Abbey Carrot – Spirit Of Egg-Stacy")
Curbside Classic: 2002 Takeoka Abbey Carrot – Spirit Of Egg-Stacy
Posted on February 9, 2021 | 13 CommentsIt’s been a while since CC broke new ground and inducted a completely novel marque to its Pantheon of Asian carmakers. Provided we stretch the meaning of “car” a wee […] -
![(*This is not a car, it is a way of life.) (first posted 2/8/2015) Every car producing nation in Europe has a car which has a special place in the […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/Citroen-2CV.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1948-1990 Citroen 2CV – Ceci N’est Pas Une Voiture….C’est Un Art De Vivre*")
Curbside Classic: 1948-1990 Citroen 2CV – Ceci N’est Pas Une Voiture….C’est Un Art De Vivre*
Posted on February 8, 2021 | 73 Comments(*This is not a car, it is a way of life.) (first posted 2/8/2015) Every car producing nation in Europe has a car which has a special place in the […] -
![A picture is worth a thousand words. Based on the charts I’m going to show you, I’m going to be able to save myself a lot of writing. These are […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/Light-vehicle-sales-1.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Newsstand: Light Trucks vs. Passenger Car Sales 1994-2020 – The Death Of The Sedan In Charts")
Curbside Newsstand: Light Trucks vs. Passenger Car Sales 1994-2020 – The Death Of The Sedan In Charts
Posted on February 8, 2021 | 63 CommentsA picture is worth a thousand words. Based on the charts I’m going to show you, I’m going to be able to save myself a lot of writing. These are […] -
![We have our ideas of how a ’70s vintage F100/150 should look, but folks down under have their own, as shown by this one shot by Pete Wilding. I’m actually […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/50899050533_db1397cc86_k.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Cohort Pic(k) of the Day: Ford F150, Australian Style")
Cohort Pic(k) of the Day: Ford F150, Australian Style
Posted on February 8, 2021 | 11 CommentsWe have our ideas of how a ’70s vintage F100/150 should look, but folks down under have their own, as shown by this one shot by Pete Wilding. I’m actually […] -
![It’s all well and good to unearth obscure JDM models and occasionally find American or European classics, but what about something truly novel for a change? Tokyo has that, sometimes. […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/IMG_20210128_090115-copy.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CC Capsule: 2017 Sazgar Tempo Van – Bollywoodie Wagon")
CC Capsule: 2017 Sazgar Tempo Van – Bollywoodie Wagon
Posted on February 8, 2021 | 7 CommentsIt’s all well and good to unearth obscure JDM models and occasionally find American or European classics, but what about something truly novel for a change? Tokyo has that, sometimes. […] -
![The 1967 Mercury Cougar is a car that I often inexplicably forget that I’m in love with. I intermittently find myself reexamining its clean, vaguely European, almost un-Ford-like lines, and […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/109_0369.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Car Show and Craigslist Classic Outtakes: 1967 Mercury Cougar and 1960 Lancia Flaminia – Have I Seen You Somewhere Before?")
Car Show and Craigslist Classic Outtakes: 1967 Mercury Cougar and 1960 Lancia Flaminia – Have I Seen You Somewhere Before?
Posted on February 8, 2021 | 24 CommentsThe 1967 Mercury Cougar is a car that I often inexplicably forget that I’m in love with. I intermittently find myself reexamining its clean, vaguely European, almost un-Ford-like lines, and […] -
![Seeing this very youthful-looking Civic transported me back forty years, to the parking lot of KSCI-TV. One of our employees, Lori, had just bought a new Civic like this, and […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/CC-432-033.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Outtake: 1981 Honda Civic 1500DX – Still Looking Young After Forty Years, Just Like Lori")
Curbside Outtake: 1981 Honda Civic 1500DX – Still Looking Young After Forty Years, Just Like Lori
Posted on February 8, 2021 | 17 CommentsSeeing this very youthful-looking Civic transported me back forty years, to the parking lot of KSCI-TV. One of our employees, Lori, had just bought a new Civic like this, and […] -
![This is the vehicle GM should have built and named the Volt back in 2010. Instead they chose to go with a low slung hatchback limited to four seats and […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/IMG_9295.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Review: 2021 Toyota RAV4 Prime XSE AWD (Plug-In Hybrid) – The Missing Link For The EV-Curious")
Curbside Review: 2021 Toyota RAV4 Prime XSE AWD (Plug-In Hybrid) – The Missing Link For The EV-Curious
Posted on February 8, 2021 | 75 CommentsThis is the vehicle GM should have built and named the Volt back in 2010. Instead they chose to go with a low slung hatchback limited to four seats and […] -
![(first posted 11/11/2011) What car from 1917 would you buy to keep for a hundred years? Two hundred? Monte Shelton, Portland race driver (Can Am, F5000, IMSA Camel GT, and […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/11/2011-10-23_16-19-00_758.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1917 Detroit Electric Brougham – Charged Up For Another Century")
Curbside Classic: 1917 Detroit Electric Brougham – Charged Up For Another Century
Posted on February 7, 2021 | 44 Comments(first posted 11/11/2011) What car from 1917 would you buy to keep for a hundred years? Two hundred? Monte Shelton, Portland race driver (Can Am, F5000, IMSA Camel GT, and […] -
Cohort Pic(k) of the Day #2: Lincoln Continental Mark VI
Posted on February 7, 2021 | 27 CommentsShot and posted by Don Kincl. No comment by me.
