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![The Subaru Outback has created a huge genre that it essentially owns: the lifted AWD wagon. Almost 200k are sold in the US per year. It’s propelled Subaru’s relentless growth […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/CC-428-100.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1981 Eagle Limited – The Outback Of Its Time")
Curbside Classic: 1981 Eagle Limited – The Outback Of Its Time
Posted on March 15, 2021 | 23 CommentsThe Subaru Outback has created a huge genre that it essentially owns: the lifted AWD wagon. Almost 200k are sold in the US per year. It’s propelled Subaru’s relentless growth […] -
![I’m resurrecting a CC category / subhead that hasn’t been featured here in quite a while, but it’s for a good cause. I came upon this freakishly long Mini on […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/IMG_20210126_101356-copy.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CC Monday Morning Rarities: Austin-Rover Mini “Major” Four-Door – Why Can’t We All Just Get A Long (Mini)?")
CC Monday Morning Rarities: Austin-Rover Mini “Major” Four-Door – Why Can’t We All Just Get A Long (Mini)?
Posted on March 15, 2021 | 22 CommentsI’m resurrecting a CC category / subhead that hasn’t been featured here in quite a while, but it’s for a good cause. I came upon this freakishly long Mini on […] -
![(first posted 2/11/2012) The auto market prides itself on niche marketing. New body styles that we never imagined that there was a need for spring forth from the ever-fertile minds […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/a-mits.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: Mitsubishi VanUp – The Remodeler’s Truck")
Curbside Classic: Mitsubishi VanUp – The Remodeler’s Truck
Posted on March 14, 2021 | 34 Comments(first posted 2/11/2012) The auto market prides itself on niche marketing. New body styles that we never imagined that there was a need for spring forth from the ever-fertile minds […] -
![I bestowed that superlative on this ’56 F350 back in 2013, when I finally caught up with it, having seen it hauling big loads of cardboard to be recycled for […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/CC-434-106.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Outtake: 1956 Ford F350 – “The Ultimate Curbside Classic” Is Finally Retired From Its Labors")
Curbside Outtake: 1956 Ford F350 – “The Ultimate Curbside Classic” Is Finally Retired From Its Labors
Posted on March 14, 2021 | 9 CommentsI bestowed that superlative on this ’56 F350 back in 2013, when I finally caught up with it, having seen it hauling big loads of cardboard to be recycled for […] -
![Who needs a Subaru to do some serious overlanding out in the wilds of Eastern Oregon? Not when you can offroad in the luxury and comfort of a splendid Lexus […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/IMG_5715.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Outtake: Lexus LS400 – Overland Edition")
Curbside Outtake: Lexus LS400 – Overland Edition
Posted on March 14, 2021 | 9 CommentsWho needs a Subaru to do some serious overlanding out in the wilds of Eastern Oregon? Not when you can offroad in the luxury and comfort of a splendid Lexus […] -
Vintage Postcards: Car Dealerships, Vol 10
Posted on March 14, 2021 | 47 CommentsI’ll take your word for it. And so we’ve come to the end of my stash of these. -
![Since their senior year of high school was effectively ruined by Covid, the plan was for the eight friends to head to the sunny desert southwest for a week in […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/Subaru1.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Spring Break Roadtrip Breakdown QOTD: “Dad, It’s Me, The Car Broke Down” – Has Your Kid Broken Down Somewhere Far Away?")
Spring Break Roadtrip Breakdown QOTD: “Dad, It’s Me, The Car Broke Down” – Has Your Kid Broken Down Somewhere Far Away?
Posted on March 14, 2021 | 52 CommentsSince their senior year of high school was effectively ruined by Covid, the plan was for the eight friends to head to the sunny desert southwest for a week in […] -
COAL: 1987 Volkswagen Jetta GL – Nonsense and Sensibility
Posted on March 14, 2021 | 18 CommentsPart 2 – Sensibility. Becoming more of a grownup. -
![(first posted 3/13/2015) The Type 3 is a polarizing car, and it was so from its very beginning in the summer of 1961. Reaction to it largely depended on one’s […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/a-vw.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1969 Volkswagen 1600 Type 3 Fastback – Fast In Name Only")
Curbside Classic: 1969 Volkswagen 1600 Type 3 Fastback – Fast In Name Only
Posted on March 13, 2021 | 101 Comments(first posted 3/13/2015) The Type 3 is a polarizing car, and it was so from its very beginning in the summer of 1961. Reaction to it largely depended on one’s […] -
![(first published in 2007) As a boy in the pre-internet early sixties, I became obsessed with unveiling the secrets of that inexplicably alluring object of male interest. I had a […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/03/facts-of-life.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Auto-Biography: The Facts Of Life Revealed")
Auto-Biography: The Facts Of Life Revealed
Posted on March 13, 2021 | 38 Comments(first published in 2007) As a boy in the pre-internet early sixties, I became obsessed with unveiling the secrets of that inexplicably alluring object of male interest. I had a […] -
![JK posted this fine shot of a ’65 Impala sedan at the Cohort and added some tilt-shift effect to make it look a bit more like an exceptionally accurate model […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/Chevrolet-1965-Impala-sedan.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Cohort Pic(k)s of the Day: 1965 Impala and Biscayne – Needs Bigger Wheels and Tires")
Cohort Pic(k)s of the Day: 1965 Impala and Biscayne – Needs Bigger Wheels and Tires
Posted on March 13, 2021 | 32 CommentsJK posted this fine shot of a ’65 Impala sedan at the Cohort and added some tilt-shift effect to make it look a bit more like an exceptionally accurate model […] -
![Businesses growing, through mergers and acquisitions, and cars growing, through engineering developments such as larger and more powerful engines, longer wheelbases and body variants are not new phenomena. They have […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/DSC07662.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Carshow Classics: 1977 Chrysler Alpine 1.3GL, 1985 Talbot Solara Minx 1.3 – Growing Pains Can Show In Many Ways")
Carshow Classics: 1977 Chrysler Alpine 1.3GL, 1985 Talbot Solara Minx 1.3 – Growing Pains Can Show In Many Ways
Posted on March 13, 2021 | 26 CommentsBusinesses growing, through mergers and acquisitions, and cars growing, through engineering developments such as larger and more powerful engines, longer wheelbases and body variants are not new phenomena. They have […] -
![A few weeks back we looked at the Toyota Probox, which during one of our Sunday walks won the title of “most seen”. I guess we live in a Toyota-friendly […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/PXL_20210307_060555528-1-e1615430095556.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Outtake: 2006-2021 Nissan NV150 AD – Just The Basics, Part II")
Curbside Outtake: 2006-2021 Nissan NV150 AD – Just The Basics, Part II
Posted on March 13, 2021 | 16 CommentsA few weeks back we looked at the Toyota Probox, which during one of our Sunday walks won the title of “most seen”. I guess we live in a Toyota-friendly […] -
![I mentioned last week we might make a stop on the way to the next car, proper, and here we are—before I get too old in this rough chronicle to […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/IH_Superior.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "COAL – Large Chauffeured Vehicles")
COAL – Large Chauffeured Vehicles
Posted on March 13, 2021 | 60 CommentsI mentioned last week we might make a stop on the way to the next car, proper, and here we are—before I get too old in this rough chronicle to […] -
![I’ve found and shared numerous little cars with big trailers; it’s became a CC meme of sorts. But now I’ve found the polar opposite: a big semi truck hauling a […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/IMG_5546.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Outtake: Big Semi Truck Hauling Small Trailer – The Polar Opposite Of The Usual")
Curbside Outtake: Big Semi Truck Hauling Small Trailer – The Polar Opposite Of The Usual
Posted on March 12, 2021 | 21 CommentsI’ve found and shared numerous little cars with big trailers; it’s became a CC meme of sorts. But now I’ve found the polar opposite: a big semi truck hauling a […]
