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![I know we’ve run this before years ago, but it’s Corvair gold. Note how the driver counter-steers to compensate for the oversteer in the curves at Lime Rock Raceway. And […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/a-cor.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CC Video: The 1960 Corvair Shows Off, Including Oversteer and Off-Roading")
CC Video: The 1960 Corvair Shows Off, Including Oversteer and Off-Roading
Posted on March 10, 2021 | 18 CommentsI know we’ve run this before years ago, but it’s Corvair gold. Note how the driver counter-steers to compensate for the oversteer in the curves at Lime Rock Raceway. And […] -
![I was 13 or so, maybe early 14. Kinda the age where it was starting to be okeh for my folks to leave me alone in the house for the […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/DrainGrate.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "QOTD: Anyone Else Ever Almost Blow Up Your Folks’ House?")
QOTD: Anyone Else Ever Almost Blow Up Your Folks’ House?
Posted on March 10, 2021 | 73 CommentsI was 13 or so, maybe early 14. Kinda the age where it was starting to be okeh for my folks to leave me alone in the house for the […] -
![Funny how sometimes what appears to be a lean month in terms of captured classics, turns out to be quite fruitful. This is what February 2021 turned out to be, […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/cover.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CCs in Israel: February 2021 – More Variety Coming Your Way")
CCs in Israel: February 2021 – More Variety Coming Your Way
Posted on March 10, 2021 | 11 CommentsFunny how sometimes what appears to be a lean month in terms of captured classics, turns out to be quite fruitful. This is what February 2021 turned out to be, […] -
![After exactly 10 years, I said farewell to my 1969 Plymouth Barracuda. Last Monday, this magnificent combination came to collect it. In Europe, there’s no better trailer tower in the […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/IMG_9397.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CC Global: 2015 Iveco Daily 40C17 And 2018 Brian James Trailers – So Long, Ma Mopar!")
CC Global: 2015 Iveco Daily 40C17 And 2018 Brian James Trailers – So Long, Ma Mopar!
Posted on March 10, 2021 | 18 CommentsAfter exactly 10 years, I said farewell to my 1969 Plymouth Barracuda. Last Monday, this magnificent combination came to collect it. In Europe, there’s no better trailer tower in the […] -
![tbm3fan posted some shots of a ’64 Monza convertible that really brings home how low these were, at 51.5 inches (131 cm). The Focus was something of a pioneer of […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/51017028463_94b6859821_h.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Cohort Pic(k) of the Day: 1964 Corvair Monza Convertible – Riding Low Compared To Modern Cars")
Cohort Pic(k) of the Day: 1964 Corvair Monza Convertible – Riding Low Compared To Modern Cars
Posted on March 10, 2021 | 17 Commentstbm3fan posted some shots of a ’64 Monza convertible that really brings home how low these were, at 51.5 inches (131 cm). The Focus was something of a pioneer of […] -
![I believe it was a few months after I had sold the VW Kombi, and while I was content with the Jetta, I also really missed having a truck for […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/Hero.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "COAL: 1996 Nissan Hardbody – Hard to Beat a Hardbody")
COAL: 1996 Nissan Hardbody – Hard to Beat a Hardbody
Posted on March 10, 2021 | 15 CommentsI believe it was a few months after I had sold the VW Kombi, and while I was content with the Jetta, I also really missed having a truck for […] -
PonderosaMatt’s COAL Series
Posted on March 9, 2021 | No CommentsCOAL: 1981 Mazda GLC 4-door Sedan – Respiratory Failure -
![(updated; first posted in 2011) The evolution of automotive design doesn’t really have that many clearly defined mileposts, especially those with the word “revolutionary” etched into them. It’s a river […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/Lancia-Florida-II-1957.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Pininfarina’s Revolutionary Florida: The Most Influential Automotive Design Since 1955")
Pininfarina’s Revolutionary Florida: The Most Influential Automotive Design Since 1955
Posted on March 9, 2021 | 78 Comments(updated; first posted in 2011) The evolution of automotive design doesn’t really have that many clearly defined mileposts, especially those with the word “revolutionary” etched into them. It’s a river […] -
![(first posted 3/8/2015) Cohort robadr has found and posted one of the more uncommon Chevys of the era when they were so overwhlmingly common. Unfortunately, my Encyclopedia does not break […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/Chevrolet-1961-Bel-Air-4-dr-hdtop.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1961 Chevrolet Bel Air Sport Sedan – The Last Bel Air Four Door Hardtop")
Curbside Classic: 1961 Chevrolet Bel Air Sport Sedan – The Last Bel Air Four Door Hardtop
Posted on March 9, 2021 | 67 Comments(first posted 3/8/2015) Cohort robadr has found and posted one of the more uncommon Chevys of the era when they were so overwhlmingly common. Unfortunately, my Encyclopedia does not break […] -
![This PR shot for a ’58 Imperial caught me a bit off-guard. So…nationalistic. One could imagine it to be a Soviet limo, but for the woman’s dress and the big […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/50857352352_c7ba4549f6_k.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Vintage PR Photos: 1958 Imperial Crown Southampton – Cold War Warrior?")
Vintage PR Photos: 1958 Imperial Crown Southampton – Cold War Warrior?
Posted on March 9, 2021 | 49 CommentsThis PR shot for a ’58 Imperial caught me a bit off-guard. So…nationalistic. One could imagine it to be a Soviet limo, but for the woman’s dress and the big […] -
![Of all the Japanese carmakers, Honda has always been a bit of an oddity. They were neither an offshoot of a powerful industrial group like Mitsubishi, Mazda or Subaru, nor […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/IMG_20201123_135839-copy.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CC Capsule: 1992 Honda Accord Wagon (CB9) – Reverse Migration")
CC Capsule: 1992 Honda Accord Wagon (CB9) – Reverse Migration
Posted on March 9, 2021 | 33 CommentsOf all the Japanese carmakers, Honda has always been a bit of an oddity. They were neither an offshoot of a powerful industrial group like Mitsubishi, Mazda or Subaru, nor […] -
Vintage PR Photo: Yup, That ’65 Grand Prix Was Shot In Paris, And The 2+2 Was Shot in Athens
Posted on March 9, 2021 | 19 CommentsStudebaker obviously wasn’t the only one posing their cars in front of stock photos. Pretty cheesy, though. -
![One thing I really missed last year was going to car shows. I realize that some were able to do this in a socially responsible way amid the pandemic, but […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/IMG_9691-At-The-Beach-CC.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Car Show Classics: The Cars Of The First-Ever Chrome & Ice Show In Flint, Michigan")
Car Show Classics: The Cars Of The First-Ever Chrome & Ice Show In Flint, Michigan
Posted on March 9, 2021 | 24 CommentsOne thing I really missed last year was going to car shows. I realize that some were able to do this in a socially responsible way amid the pandemic, but […] -
![(first posted 3/8/2011. I’m a bit reluctant to re-run it, as it really deserves a major do-over) After being trapped six weeks in a 1971 time warp, I had the […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/03/CC-37-068-801.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1970 Camaro – GM’s Greatest Hit #1 – Even Pininfarina Praised It")
Curbside Classic: 1970 Camaro – GM’s Greatest Hit #1 – Even Pininfarina Praised It
Posted on March 8, 2021 | 49 Comments(first posted 3/8/2011. I’m a bit reluctant to re-run it, as it really deserves a major do-over) After being trapped six weeks in a 1971 time warp, I had the […] -
![When I first glanced this shot of a BRZ by William Rubano, I thought the car had been hit or something. But then I saw it’s been “stanced”. A bit […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/51006860573_f159bfe6e1_k.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Cohort Pic(k) of the Day: Subaru BRZ With Optional Swing Axle Suspension, Front and Rear")
Cohort Pic(k) of the Day: Subaru BRZ With Optional Swing Axle Suspension, Front and Rear
Posted on March 8, 2021 | 44 CommentsWhen I first glanced this shot of a BRZ by William Rubano, I thought the car had been hit or something. But then I saw it’s been “stanced”. A bit […]
