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![Chris Cieslak and I had a good time with our first batch of composite overlays, comparing the 2020 Buick Encore with some cars from other vintages. So we’ve decided to […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/12/Changes-corvair-encore-comp.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "The Changing Shape Of Cars: Compacts 1938 – 2020 – The Buick Encore Overlaid On Some Older Small Cars")
The Changing Shape Of Cars: Compacts 1938 – 2020 – The Buick Encore Overlaid On Some Older Small Cars
Posted on December 12, 2020 | 33 CommentsChris Cieslak and I had a good time with our first batch of composite overlays, comparing the 2020 Buick Encore with some cars from other vintages. So we’ve decided to […] -
![As soon as we took delivery of our Model Y a couple of months ago I knew we’d eventually need a set of winter tires. I always buy a set […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/12/IMG_7946.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Tech / COAL: Swapping To Winter Tires On The Tesla Model Y And Peeking Under The Skirt")
Curbside Tech / COAL: Swapping To Winter Tires On The Tesla Model Y And Peeking Under The Skirt
Posted on December 12, 2020 | 41 CommentsAs soon as we took delivery of our Model Y a couple of months ago I knew we’d eventually need a set of winter tires. I always buy a set […] -
![From the 1970 Chevrolet Accessories Brochure. It confirms that Chevrolet pulled the plug on a convertible version quite late. But a number have been built in private hands, using Chevelle […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/12/3827579924_97b9a8f99e_o.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Vintage Brochure: The 1970 Monte Carlo Convertible That Wasn’t")
Vintage Brochure: The 1970 Monte Carlo Convertible That Wasn’t
Posted on December 12, 2020 | 34 CommentsFrom the 1970 Chevrolet Accessories Brochure. It confirms that Chevrolet pulled the plug on a convertible version quite late. But a number have been built in private hands, using Chevelle […] -
![In October of 2019 I was itching for something to “flip” again. I had sold the 940 Turbo a few months back and had been saving up to get something […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/a-vo.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "COAL #45 2008 Volvo V70 – The Hearse")
COAL #45 2008 Volvo V70 – The Hearse
Posted on December 12, 2020 | 10 CommentsIn October of 2019 I was itching for something to “flip” again. I had sold the 940 Turbo a few months back and had been saving up to get something […] -
![(first posted 12/1//2014) The 1971-76 General Motors B- and C-body cars are very polarizing. You either love them or can’t stand them. I’m in the former camp, and especially when […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/12/146.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Car Show Classic: 1976 Cadillac Coupe de Ville – The Last 1959 Cadillac")
Car Show Classic: 1976 Cadillac Coupe de Ville – The Last 1959 Cadillac
Posted on December 11, 2020 | 153 Comments(first posted 12/1//2014) The 1971-76 General Motors B- and C-body cars are very polarizing. You either love them or can’t stand them. I’m in the former camp, and especially when […] -
![(first posted 12/11/2014) A perfect summer day at O’Hare airport, watching the takeoffs on 14R/22L. Douglas DC-8, DC-9, DC-10, Boeing 727 and 737, and a few other oldies. What’s your […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/12/United-Air-LInes-DC-8-61.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Runway Classics Video – O’Hare, August 26, 1979")
Runway Classics Video – O’Hare, August 26, 1979
Posted on December 11, 2020 | 107 Comments(first posted 12/11/2014) A perfect summer day at O’Hare airport, watching the takeoffs on 14R/22L. Douglas DC-8, DC-9, DC-10, Boeing 727 and 737, and a few other oldies. What’s your […] -
![One of these days one of us here should do a history on turn signals. I know that in Europe, semaphores were required starting in the 1930s or so. I […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/12/turn-signal-hand-1920s.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Vintage Gizmo: 1920s Miller Retractable Hand Signaling Device For Trucks Or Cars")
Vintage Gizmo: 1920s Miller Retractable Hand Signaling Device For Trucks Or Cars
Posted on December 11, 2020 | 23 CommentsOne of these days one of us here should do a history on turn signals. I know that in Europe, semaphores were required starting in the 1930s or so. I […] -
![I’m on a bit of a Studebaker jag, thanks to Cohort John Lloyd’s large collection. And this is something special, the 1952 Starliner hardtop. It was a one-year wonder, as […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/12/8106419278_f0cc835c8f_k.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Cohort Pic(k) of the Day: 1952 Studebaker Champion Starliner Hardtop Coupe – The First One Year Wonder")
Cohort Pic(k) of the Day: 1952 Studebaker Champion Starliner Hardtop Coupe – The First One Year Wonder
Posted on December 11, 2020 | 23 CommentsI’m on a bit of a Studebaker jag, thanks to Cohort John Lloyd’s large collection. And this is something special, the 1952 Starliner hardtop. It was a one-year wonder, as […] -
![Plenty of Chevy (conversion) vans around here, at least enough to say that these are not really special. But this rather sinister looking beastie might well be the first cutaway […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/12/IMG_9288.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CC Outtake: 1986 Chevrolet G30 Cutaway Hi-Cube Van – Unheimlich")
CC Outtake: 1986 Chevrolet G30 Cutaway Hi-Cube Van – Unheimlich
Posted on December 11, 2020 | 21 CommentsPlenty of Chevy (conversion) vans around here, at least enough to say that these are not really special. But this rather sinister looking beastie might well be the first cutaway […] -
![I drive a fifteen year-old Toyota wagon (Scion xB), and I intend to keep driving it for another ten, or twenty years. Who knows, it may end up being my […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/12/CC-402-015.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1981 Toyota Corolla Wagon: It Could Have Been My Previous Car")
Curbside Classic: 1981 Toyota Corolla Wagon: It Could Have Been My Previous Car
Posted on December 11, 2020 | 24 CommentsI drive a fifteen year-old Toyota wagon (Scion xB), and I intend to keep driving it for another ten, or twenty years. Who knows, it may end up being my […] -
![(first posted 7/27/2011) Do you ever step out of a store, stumble into the parking lot, and absentmindedly head for a car that you owned in the past? Even twenty […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/07/CC-117-165-800.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1985 Nissan Sentra (B11) – A Fish Out Of Rodeo Drive")
Curbside Classic: 1985 Nissan Sentra (B11) – A Fish Out Of Rodeo Drive
Posted on December 10, 2020 | 48 Comments(first posted 7/27/2011) Do you ever step out of a store, stumble into the parking lot, and absentmindedly head for a car that you owned in the past? Even twenty […] -
![I should have known, but it didn’t occur to me that they would use road trains to transport cars in Australia. And here’s one to prove it, a 1973 White […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/12/7654516212_2eeb349c77_k.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Car Carrier of the Day: Australian Road Train")
Car Carrier of the Day: Australian Road Train
Posted on December 10, 2020 | 39 CommentsI should have known, but it didn’t occur to me that they would use road trains to transport cars in Australia. And here’s one to prove it, a 1973 White […] -
Cohort Pic(k) of the Day: “Stripped Car, NYC, 1984”
Posted on December 10, 2020 | 40 Commentsby Don Kincl -
![How did Chevrolet spend years working on the Cosworth Vega, and end up with nothing more than a Vega the way it should have been in the first place, with […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/12/a-cos-1-vert.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Vintage R&T Review: 1976 Cosworth Vega – A Better Vega (But Not A High Performance One) For Twice The Price Of A Mediocre One")
Vintage R&T Review: 1976 Cosworth Vega – A Better Vega (But Not A High Performance One) For Twice The Price Of A Mediocre One
Posted on December 10, 2020 | 40 CommentsHow did Chevrolet spend years working on the Cosworth Vega, and end up with nothing more than a Vega the way it should have been in the first place, with […] -
![This is not the typical Pontiac ad of the era. Pontiac was the excitement division, and their ads played that up to the hilt. So where did this run? Good […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/12/49993723636_401c6a87ae_k.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Vintage Ad: 1968 Pontiac Catalina Two-Door Stripper For $2945 – Grandma Approves")
Vintage Ad: 1968 Pontiac Catalina Two-Door Stripper For $2945 – Grandma Approves
Posted on December 10, 2020 | 47 CommentsThis is not the typical Pontiac ad of the era. Pontiac was the excitement division, and their ads played that up to the hilt. So where did this run? Good […]
