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![Here’s something to make up for the lack of motor shows in 2020. The annual London Motor Show is long gone, as is the replacement event in Birmingham. The last […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/30433092391.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Vintage Newsreels: When The Earls Court London Motor Show Was A Sign Of Changing Times – 1962-1978")
Vintage Newsreels: When The Earls Court London Motor Show Was A Sign Of Changing Times – 1962-1978
Posted on November 8, 2020 | 8 CommentsHere’s something to make up for the lack of motor shows in 2020. The annual London Motor Show is long gone, as is the replacement event in Birmingham. The last […] -
![(welcome our new Sunday COALer) It was the Spring of 1983. I was about to graduate from High School and had been accepted into the Computer Science program at […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/1971-Kingswood-Front.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "COAL: 1971 Chevrolet Kingswood Estate – Wood You Want This For Your First Car?")
COAL: 1971 Chevrolet Kingswood Estate – Wood You Want This For Your First Car?
Posted on November 8, 2020 | 22 Comments(welcome our new Sunday COALer) It was the Spring of 1983. I was about to graduate from High School and had been accepted into the Computer Science program at […] -
![(first posted 11/7/2014) Most people, when they hear the word Lincoln, immediately think one of two things: Abraham Lincoln or the Lincoln Town Car. Now because we’re talking strictly cars, […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/IMG_6157.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 2003 Lincoln LS V8 – (Momentarily) Reach Higher")
Curbside Classic: 2003 Lincoln LS V8 – (Momentarily) Reach Higher
Posted on November 7, 2020 | 103 Comments(first posted 11/7/2014) Most people, when they hear the word Lincoln, immediately think one of two things: Abraham Lincoln or the Lincoln Town Car. Now because we’re talking strictly cars, […] -
![The Mercedes 6.9 almost didn’t make it to the US, due to the energy crisis and issues with federalizing it. But the demand was great in the US, especially from […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/6.9-top.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "R&T Vintage Review: Mercedes 6.9 – “The Most Sensational Sedan In The World” in 1977 For 165k In 2020 Dollars")
R&T Vintage Review: Mercedes 6.9 – “The Most Sensational Sedan In The World” in 1977 For 165k In 2020 Dollars
Posted on November 7, 2020 | 54 CommentsThe Mercedes 6.9 almost didn’t make it to the US, due to the energy crisis and issues with federalizing it. But the demand was great in the US, especially from […] -
![This is my favorite Cadillac of this generation. Cadillac finally woke up to the fact that the 1950’s Eldorado without the fender skirts really distinguished it from its lesser stablemates, […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/a-eldo.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Cohort Pic(k) of the Day: 1964 Cadillac Eldorado Convertible – Cadillac Tosses The Fender Skirts Once Again, To Good Effect")
Cohort Pic(k) of the Day: 1964 Cadillac Eldorado Convertible – Cadillac Tosses The Fender Skirts Once Again, To Good Effect
Posted on November 7, 2020 | 31 CommentsThis is my favorite Cadillac of this generation. Cadillac finally woke up to the fact that the 1950’s Eldorado without the fender skirts really distinguished it from its lesser stablemates, […] -
![In 1983 I was enjoying driving my 1976 Mazda Cosmo around Tokyo, though not the frequent trips to the gas pumps, when an acquaintance who I was taking night courses […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/0411-1-e1604922459982.jpg?resize=115%2C100&ssl=1 "COAL: 1978 Nissan Fairlady Z – The One I Wish I’d Kept")
COAL: 1978 Nissan Fairlady Z – The One I Wish I’d Kept
Posted on November 7, 2020 | 13 CommentsIn 1983 I was enjoying driving my 1976 Mazda Cosmo around Tokyo, though not the frequent trips to the gas pumps, when an acquaintance who I was taking night courses […] -
![In 2018 my fiancée and I were living in Rogers in a house that I had before we were engaged. We were looking for a house to buy together, and […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/IMG_5161.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "COAL # 40 2007 Volvo XC90 – It’s Make or Break")
COAL # 40 2007 Volvo XC90 – It’s Make or Break
Posted on November 7, 2020 | 8 CommentsIn 2018 my fiancée and I were living in Rogers in a house that I had before we were engaged. We were looking for a house to buy together, and […] -
![(first posted 11/6/2014) The fifth-generation Seville was the most ambitious iteration yet of Cadillac’s import fighter. Designed with an eye to export markets, Cadillac believed the Seville could take on […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/cadillac-seville-fifth-generation-3.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1998-04 Cadillac Seville – The FWD Sport Sedan’s Last Stand")
Curbside Classic: 1998-04 Cadillac Seville – The FWD Sport Sedan’s Last Stand
Posted on November 6, 2020 | 63 Comments(first posted 11/6/2014) The fifth-generation Seville was the most ambitious iteration yet of Cadillac’s import fighter. Designed with an eye to export markets, Cadillac believed the Seville could take on […] -
![Even though air-cooled Volkswagens are hardly common in Indiana anymore, they’re still not exactly rare. I don’t keep track in my head of all the old cars I find; it […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/VW_Thing_73-74_1.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CC Capsule: Air-Cooled Volkswagens I Have Recently Known")
CC Capsule: Air-Cooled Volkswagens I Have Recently Known
Posted on November 6, 2020 | 19 CommentsEven though air-cooled Volkswagens are hardly common in Indiana anymore, they’re still not exactly rare. I don’t keep track in my head of all the old cars I find; it […] -
Cohort Pic(k) of the Day: The Most Beautiful Canadian Wagon in 1965
Posted on November 6, 2020 | 13 CommentsOf course that applies to American wagons too, but this just happens to be a Canadian Pontiac Parisienne shot by Dean Edwards. -
Driveway Wordless Outtake: He Drove the Audi To Work Today
Posted on November 6, 2020 | 9 Comments -
![Recently we read about the involvement of various Austrians in regard to potential parentage of the Volkswagen. Inspired by an article sent to me by reader George Ferencz, let’s explore […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/zerk-fitting.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CC Biography: The Fitting Life and Times of Oscar Ulysses Zerk")
CC Biography: The Fitting Life and Times of Oscar Ulysses Zerk
Posted on November 6, 2020 | 37 CommentsRecently we read about the involvement of various Austrians in regard to potential parentage of the Volkswagen. Inspired by an article sent to me by reader George Ferencz, let’s explore […] -
![Last weekend I drove down to Albuquerque to help my daughter move into a new apartment. On the way back to Denver, I decided to detour through the New Mexico […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/NM-Light-Duty-Trucks-4.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Outtakes: A Curbside Row of Work Trucks Outside Espanola, New Mexico")
Curbside Outtakes: A Curbside Row of Work Trucks Outside Espanola, New Mexico
Posted on November 6, 2020 | 11 CommentsLast weekend I drove down to Albuquerque to help my daughter move into a new apartment. On the way back to Denver, I decided to detour through the New Mexico […] -
![If you were to name a British sports saloon in the late 1970s that included the qualities of traditional sports cars, history, familiarity, relative affordability, high performance and innovation, then […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/IMG_2753.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Auction Site Classic: 1980 Talbot Sunbeam Lotus – All The Right Ingredients")
Auction Site Classic: 1980 Talbot Sunbeam Lotus – All The Right Ingredients
Posted on November 6, 2020 | 12 CommentsIf you were to name a British sports saloon in the late 1970s that included the qualities of traditional sports cars, history, familiarity, relative affordability, high performance and innovation, then […] -
![(first posted 11/5/2014) What was the most memorable Mercury Cougar of all time? For some, it may be the original 1967-68 Cougar with its clean styling. For racing or muscle […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/p01vhn5j.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CC Cinema: Mrs. James Bond’s 1969 Cougar")
CC Cinema: Mrs. James Bond’s 1969 Cougar
Posted on November 5, 2020 | 64 Comments(first posted 11/5/2014) What was the most memorable Mercury Cougar of all time? For some, it may be the original 1967-68 Cougar with its clean styling. For racing or muscle […]
