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![click image for max. size (first posted 3/3/2011) CC interloper jjd241 has thrown my work plan for the day out the window. He posted a link to this fab pic […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/a-pass.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Forget Work; How Many Can You Identify?")
Forget Work; How Many Can You Identify?
Posted on March 3, 2021 | 30 Commentsclick image for max. size (first posted 3/3/2011) CC interloper jjd241 has thrown my work plan for the day out the window. He posted a link to this fab pic […] -
![(first posted 3/3/2011) Seductive, voluptuous, hot, fast, flawed, sexy, modest beginnings, all-American, iconic, hits the big time in 1953, gone forever in the fall of ’62, immortal, unforgettable. The […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/a-mm.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1962 Corvette – The Marilyn Monroe Of Cars (NSFW)")
Curbside Classic: 1962 Corvette – The Marilyn Monroe Of Cars (NSFW)
Posted on March 3, 2021 | 13 Comments(first posted 3/3/2011) Seductive, voluptuous, hot, fast, flawed, sexy, modest beginnings, all-American, iconic, hits the big time in 1953, gone forever in the fall of ’62, immortal, unforgettable. The […] -
![I’ve never seen anything quite like this, such a giant appendage, and attached to the car via the rear bumper. That must generate some serious down force, to the point […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/CC-434-103.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Outtake: Mazda RX7 – Big Wing or Solar Panel?")
Curbside Outtake: Mazda RX7 – Big Wing or Solar Panel?
Posted on March 3, 2021 | 22 CommentsI’ve never seen anything quite like this, such a giant appendage, and attached to the car via the rear bumper. That must generate some serious down force, to the point […] -
![What you’re seeing here is half of my current embarrassment of riches. By which I mean that I caught two ‘60s Fairlady roadsters relatively recently, and this is one of […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/IMG_20210117_161230-copy.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CC Capsule: 1969 Datsun Fairlady 2000 (SR311) – Putting The “Lion” In Pygmalion")
CC Capsule: 1969 Datsun Fairlady 2000 (SR311) – Putting The “Lion” In Pygmalion
Posted on March 3, 2021 | 6 CommentsWhat you’re seeing here is half of my current embarrassment of riches. By which I mean that I caught two ‘60s Fairlady roadsters relatively recently, and this is one of […] -
![Mike Hayes just posted this shot to the Cohort, and naturally I was attracted to it, for several reasons: 1.) I’ve always had a thing for the ’56-’57 Corvette; 2.) […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/50996563612_b4206bbcdc_k.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Cohort Pic(k) of the Day: 1956 or 1957 Corvette – With Very Mysterious Driver")
Cohort Pic(k) of the Day: 1956 or 1957 Corvette – With Very Mysterious Driver
Posted on March 3, 2021 | 9 CommentsMike Hayes just posted this shot to the Cohort, and naturally I was attracted to it, for several reasons: 1.) I’ve always had a thing for the ’56-’57 Corvette; 2.) […] -
![If you thought my Volkswagen Bus purchase was impulsive, out of left field and wildly irresponsible, then I’m about to one-up that here. I don’t recall the exact avenue that […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/securedownload20023.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "COAL: 1976 BMW 2002 – My Real Impulse Buy")
COAL: 1976 BMW 2002 – My Real Impulse Buy
Posted on March 3, 2021 | 18 CommentsIf you thought my Volkswagen Bus purchase was impulsive, out of left field and wildly irresponsible, then I’m about to one-up that here. I don’t recall the exact avenue that […] -
![(first published 4/11/2012) From time to time we all get a bit insecure about our appearance. Whether it’s our clothes, the angle of our nose or our lack of muscles, […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/a-val.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1963 Plymouth Valiant – When The Curious Looking Get Self Conscious And Conform.")
Curbside Classic: 1963 Plymouth Valiant – When The Curious Looking Get Self Conscious And Conform.
Posted on March 2, 2021 | 85 Comments(first published 4/11/2012) From time to time we all get a bit insecure about our appearance. Whether it’s our clothes, the angle of our nose or our lack of muscles, […] -
![My own connection to DeSoto goes no further than knowing it was Howard Cunningham’s vehicle of choice on “Happy Days”. However, as one of Chrysler’s marques it has an interesting […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/IMG_0021.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Junkyard Heirloom Gallery: 1954 DeSoto Firedome Sedan")
Junkyard Heirloom Gallery: 1954 DeSoto Firedome Sedan
Posted on March 2, 2021 | 47 CommentsMy own connection to DeSoto goes no further than knowing it was Howard Cunningham’s vehicle of choice on “Happy Days”. However, as one of Chrysler’s marques it has an interesting […] -
Vintage Ad: 1969 Imperial – There’s More Reason Than One Why We Won’t See Ads Like This Again
Posted on March 2, 2021 | 101 CommentsRan into this last night. Let’s just say that it’s not just the Imperial we won’t be seeing in ads anymore. -
![There’s something jarring about seeing an upscale car like a Buick Reatta in this sedentary state. It’s not unlike seeing a childhood hero or heroine in a sad position in […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/039-c.-1988-Buick-Reatta-CC-1.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Capsule: c. 1988 Buick Reatta – There’s A Disconnect")
Curbside Capsule: c. 1988 Buick Reatta – There’s A Disconnect
Posted on March 2, 2021 | 47 CommentsThere’s something jarring about seeing an upscale car like a Buick Reatta in this sedentary state. It’s not unlike seeing a childhood hero or heroine in a sad position in […] -
![Everyone seems to love these vintage family road trip stories, so I figured I’d contribute one of my own from my family (actually my wife’s family, but close enough). This […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/IMG_1581.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Vintage Road Trip: Summer 1936 Cross Country in a Packard Club Sedan")
Vintage Road Trip: Summer 1936 Cross Country in a Packard Club Sedan
Posted on March 2, 2021 | 25 CommentsEveryone seems to love these vintage family road trip stories, so I figured I’d contribute one of my own from my family (actually my wife’s family, but close enough). This […] -
![Ten years’ worth of CC (over 16,500 posts), yet there are still quite a few gaps – especially regarding the non-American metal – in the impressive compendium of global automotive […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/volvo_780-10-copy.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1987 Volvo 780 – Enough Said")
Curbside Classic: 1987 Volvo 780 – Enough Said
Posted on March 2, 2021 | 18 CommentsTen years’ worth of CC (over 16,500 posts), yet there are still quite a few gaps – especially regarding the non-American metal – in the impressive compendium of global automotive […] -
![(first published 4/25/2012) This is it. The biggest Thunderbird ever built, a Mark IV in disguise. It’s hard to believe this car is related to the trim, befinned 1955-57 two […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/a-tb.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1974 Thunderbird – A Mark By Any Other Name…")
Curbside Classic: 1974 Thunderbird – A Mark By Any Other Name…
Posted on March 1, 2021 | 137 Comments(first published 4/25/2012) This is it. The biggest Thunderbird ever built, a Mark IV in disguise. It’s hard to believe this car is related to the trim, befinned 1955-57 two […] -
![Since we’re on a pickup kick here this morning, let’s pick up the tempo and keep the party going a bit longer. I saw this in a parking lot and […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/CC-434-096.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Outtake: Mazda Pickup With Unusual Bed – For What Purpose?")
Curbside Outtake: Mazda Pickup With Unusual Bed – For What Purpose?
Posted on March 1, 2021 | 22 CommentsSince we’re on a pickup kick here this morning, let’s pick up the tempo and keep the party going a bit longer. I saw this in a parking lot and […] -
![NADA, the National Automobile Dealers Association, has released its 2020 survey of financial results of its members, and the numbers are as big as the trucks and SUVs they’re selling. […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/Casa-de-cadillac.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Newsstand: What Pandemic? Dealer Profits Surge 48% To Record Highs – Suddenly It’s 1947!")
Curbside Newsstand: What Pandemic? Dealer Profits Surge 48% To Record Highs – Suddenly It’s 1947!
Posted on March 1, 2021 | 13 CommentsNADA, the National Automobile Dealers Association, has released its 2020 survey of financial results of its members, and the numbers are as big as the trucks and SUVs they’re selling. […]
