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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&quality=89&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&quality=89&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&quality=89&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&quality=89&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&quality=89&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&quality=89&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. […] -
![I’m a bit tired of all the big vs. little pickup thing, but I couldn’t pass up this shot a couple of days ago; it was just too good. The […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/Ford-trucks-big-and-small.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=89&ssl=1 "Curbside Outtake: Ford Pickups – Big and Small")
Curbside Outtake: Ford Pickups – Big and Small
Posted on March 1, 2021 | 53 CommentsI’m a bit tired of all the big vs. little pickup thing, but I couldn’t pass up this shot a couple of days ago; it was just too good. The […] -
![Twentysomething white Mitsubishi wagons are not what one might call an exciting find. But if you don’t take the time to look at the absence of excitement, it can seem […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/IMG_20210218_100234-copy.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=89&ssl=1 "CC Capsule: 1999 Mitsubishi Libero – Surrender To The Void")
CC Capsule: 1999 Mitsubishi Libero – Surrender To The Void
Posted on March 1, 2021 | 11 CommentsTwentysomething white Mitsubishi wagons are not what one might call an exciting find. But if you don’t take the time to look at the absence of excitement, it can seem […] -
![When I saw that Jim Klein had a 2021 Chevy 2500HD crew cab pickup to review, it reminded me that I had recently shot this 1986 GMC 2500 crew cab. […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/CC-434-100-crop-vert.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=89&ssl=1 "Curbside Comparison: 1986 GMC High Sierra 2500 3+3 and 2021 Chevy Silverado 2500HD – The Changing Shape Of Pickups")
Curbside Comparison: 1986 GMC High Sierra 2500 3+3 and 2021 Chevy Silverado 2500HD – The Changing Shape Of Pickups
Posted on March 1, 2021 | 14 CommentsWhen I saw that Jim Klein had a 2021 Chevy 2500HD crew cab pickup to review, it reminded me that I had recently shot this 1986 GMC 2500 crew cab. […] -
![When I was a small kid, I thought and believed that only two types of vehicles should always be bright red, those of course being sports cars and fire engines. […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/IMG_9795-3.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=89&ssl=1 "Curbside Review: 2021 Chevrolet Silverado 2500 4WD LTZ Crew Cab – The Not So Little Red Wagon")
Curbside Review: 2021 Chevrolet Silverado 2500 4WD LTZ Crew Cab – The Not So Little Red Wagon
Posted on March 1, 2021 | 52 CommentsWhen I was a small kid, I thought and believed that only two types of vehicles should always be bright red, those of course being sports cars and fire engines. […] -
![(first posted 2/28/2011) Wow! Leave it to the Australians to outdo anything Madison Avenue ever came up for the Pinto Cruising Wagon. These ads for the Holden Sandman were sent […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/a-hold.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=89&ssl=1 "Holden Sandman: The Aussies Blow Away The Pinto Cruising Wagon")
Holden Sandman: The Aussies Blow Away The Pinto Cruising Wagon
Posted on February 28, 2021 | 26 Comments(first posted 2/28/2011) Wow! Leave it to the Australians to outdo anything Madison Avenue ever came up for the Pinto Cruising Wagon. These ads for the Holden Sandman were sent […] -
![(first posted 2/28/2015) Free from its relationship with Ford, Mazda is forging ahead as an independent against unfavorable odds. Perhaps it’s only natural for a carmaker born out of Hiroshima’s […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/a-mpv.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=89&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1989 Mazda MPV – A Flash In The Minivan Pan")
Curbside Classic: 1989 Mazda MPV – A Flash In The Minivan Pan
Posted on February 28, 2021 | 58 Comments(first posted 2/28/2015) Free from its relationship with Ford, Mazda is forging ahead as an independent against unfavorable odds. Perhaps it’s only natural for a carmaker born out of Hiroshima’s […] -
![William Oliver has found something quite exceptional: a Wartburg Camping Limousine. A little worse for wear, but I suspect this is just awaiting its restoration. This is way too rare […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/50902125438_77d9dc561a_k.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=89&ssl=1 "Cohort Pic(k) of the Day: Wartburg 312/5 Camping Limousine – The East German Vista Cruiser")
Cohort Pic(k) of the Day: Wartburg 312/5 Camping Limousine – The East German Vista Cruiser
Posted on February 28, 2021 | 28 CommentsWilliam Oliver has found something quite exceptional: a Wartburg Camping Limousine. A little worse for wear, but I suspect this is just awaiting its restoration. This is way too rare […] -
![We’ve paid homage to the early Falcon on quite a few occasions. But they’re rather irresistible when encountering them at the Cohort, like this wagon shot in B.C. by robadr. […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/50977956911_457aeee108_k.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=89&ssl=1 "Cohort Pic(k) of the Day: 1962 Ford Falcon Wagon – America’s Best Selling Compact Wagon, Not Surprisingly")
Cohort Pic(k) of the Day: 1962 Ford Falcon Wagon – America’s Best Selling Compact Wagon, Not Surprisingly
Posted on February 28, 2021 | 36 CommentsWe’ve paid homage to the early Falcon on quite a few occasions. But they’re rather irresistible when encountering them at the Cohort, like this wagon shot in B.C. by robadr. […]
