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![(first posted 10/31/2014) The years 1956-1958 were the most ambitious ever for the post-war Ford Motor Company, with a bold and expensive assault on GM. By expanding into five separate […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/CC-226-057-1200.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1957 Ford Fairlane 500 Skyliner – Reaching For The Sky (With Video)")
Curbside Classic: 1957 Ford Fairlane 500 Skyliner – Reaching For The Sky (With Video)
Posted on October 31, 2020 | 95 Comments(first posted 10/31/2014) The years 1956-1958 were the most ambitious ever for the post-war Ford Motor Company, with a bold and expensive assault on GM. By expanding into five separate […] -
![The Infiniti M45 was a curious thing, looking so much like an American four door hardtop, which of course hadn’t existed since the 1978 Chrysler New Yorker we looked at […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/CC-428-018.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Outtake: 2003 Infiniti M45 – Easy To Mistake For An American Four Door Hardtop")
Curbside Outtake: 2003 Infiniti M45 – Easy To Mistake For An American Four Door Hardtop
Posted on October 31, 2020 | 17 CommentsThe Infiniti M45 was a curious thing, looking so much like an American four door hardtop, which of course hadn’t existed since the 1978 Chrysler New Yorker we looked at […] -
![The Carina was a somewhat curious addition to Toyota’s lineup in 1972, as it squeezed in the rather modest-sized gap between the smaller Corolla and larger Corona. Presumably not a […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/carina-1-top.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Vintage R&T Review: 1972 Toyota Carina – Toyota’s First “Hybrid”")
Vintage R&T Review: 1972 Toyota Carina – Toyota’s First “Hybrid”
Posted on October 31, 2020 | 22 CommentsThe Carina was a somewhat curious addition to Toyota’s lineup in 1972, as it squeezed in the rather modest-sized gap between the smaller Corolla and larger Corona. Presumably not a […] -
![John Lloyd posted this snapshot of his 1956 Chevy wagon as it was in 1974. It’s highly representative of so many Chevys from that time: good used cars easily made […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/2949447187_682ca268af_k.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Cohort Pic(k) of the Day: “My ’56 Chevy Wagon in 1974” – The Best Cheap Used Car At The Time?")
Cohort Pic(k) of the Day: “My ’56 Chevy Wagon in 1974” – The Best Cheap Used Car At The Time?
Posted on October 31, 2020 | 23 CommentsJohn Lloyd posted this snapshot of his 1956 Chevy wagon as it was in 1974. It’s highly representative of so many Chevys from that time: good used cars easily made […] -
![After selling my Land Cruiser and S60, I decided that I was missing something I’d already owned. You may remember the accident in my 07 4Runner; I had wanted another […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/IMG_4754.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "COAL #39 2006 Toyota 4Runner – Lesson Learned")
COAL #39 2006 Toyota 4Runner – Lesson Learned
Posted on October 31, 2020 | 30 CommentsAfter selling my Land Cruiser and S60, I decided that I was missing something I’d already owned. You may remember the accident in my 07 4Runner; I had wanted another […] -
![(first posted 1/3/2012) Risky business. That defines the car business, and never more succinctly so than in the case of this car. Rarely has a desperate last-minute gamble paid off […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/CC-89-035.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1964 BMW 1800 Neue Klasse – The Car That Saved And Made BMW")
Curbside Classic: 1964 BMW 1800 Neue Klasse – The Car That Saved And Made BMW
Posted on October 30, 2020 | 64 Comments(first posted 1/3/2012) Risky business. That defines the car business, and never more succinctly so than in the case of this car. Rarely has a desperate last-minute gamble paid off […] -
![In the previous installments I bought a 1992 Ford Mustang LX at auction despite not really even looking at it. It was now time to collect it with a proper […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/1992-Ford-Mustang-rear-1.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CC Goes to the Auction: Part Five – 1992 Ford Mustang LX Budget Makeover")
CC Goes to the Auction: Part Five – 1992 Ford Mustang LX Budget Makeover
Posted on October 30, 2020 | 44 CommentsIn the previous installments I bought a 1992 Ford Mustang LX at auction despite not really even looking at it. It was now time to collect it with a proper […] -
![Not only did Cadillac’s ill-fated Allante spend a lot of time in the air, to Italy and back, but it was transported domestically in its own special trailers. This one […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/6588850955_39537dcc88_h.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Car Carrier of the Day: GMC Astro Aero Hauling An Enclosed Load of GM Deadly Sins")
Car Carrier of the Day: GMC Astro Aero Hauling An Enclosed Load of GM Deadly Sins
Posted on October 30, 2020 | 25 CommentsNot only did Cadillac’s ill-fated Allante spend a lot of time in the air, to Italy and back, but it was transported domestically in its own special trailers. This one […] -
Curbside Outtake/QOTD: Does This Warrant a Parking Ticket?
Posted on October 30, 2020 | 20 CommentsWe came across this scene on our current regular walk route. Hmm. Did this happen late the night before? Or early in the morning? -
![The only word lacking in its long and florid name is “Brougham”. But in the Cadillac family, that was reserved for the top-dog Fleetwood Brougham d’Elegance. So if you wanted […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/CC-428-063.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1977 Cadillac Coupe DeVille Cabriolet d’Elegance – There Aren’t Enough Words In The Dictionary To Properly Describe It")
Curbside Classic: 1977 Cadillac Coupe DeVille Cabriolet d’Elegance – There Aren’t Enough Words In The Dictionary To Properly Describe It
Posted on October 30, 2020 | 32 CommentsThe only word lacking in its long and florid name is “Brougham”. But in the Cadillac family, that was reserved for the top-dog Fleetwood Brougham d’Elegance. So if you wanted […] -
![I was just uploading my latest batch of pictures when I realized there was a nice QOTD/Clue opportunity in this shot. If your car spotting muscles are needing a bit […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/CC-428-133.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Clue: What’s That Car On The Other Side Of The Street?")
Curbside Clue: What’s That Car On The Other Side Of The Street?
Posted on October 29, 2020 | 36 CommentsI was just uploading my latest batch of pictures when I realized there was a nice QOTD/Clue opportunity in this shot. If your car spotting muscles are needing a bit […] -
![(first posted 10/29/2014) 1981 was a tough year in Britain. There were riots in many cities that summer, against government policies, or more accurately the perceived lack of effect—or even […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/1981-Trimph-Acclaim-CD-4.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Carshow Classic: 1981 Triumph Acclaim CD – A Triumph, To Any Acclaim?")
Carshow Classic: 1981 Triumph Acclaim CD – A Triumph, To Any Acclaim?
Posted on October 29, 2020 | 66 Comments(first posted 10/29/2014) 1981 was a tough year in Britain. There were riots in many cities that summer, against government policies, or more accurately the perceived lack of effect—or even […] -
![As I had hinted before in previous installments, the auction did not exactly go as I had planned. Bidding was online only, so I was able to bid from the […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/questionmark.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CC Goes to the Auction: Part Four – The Purchase")
CC Goes to the Auction: Part Four – The Purchase
Posted on October 29, 2020 | 38 CommentsAs I had hinted before in previous installments, the auction did not exactly go as I had planned. Bidding was online only, so I was able to bid from the […] -
![I love anything Fageol, that highly creative West Coast outfit. This is one of their later trucks, after the time the Fageol brothers had moved on with their Twin Coaches […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/26854478945_44428a0f4b_o.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Vintage Truck of the Day: Tired Old Fageol Getting A Tow? Oregon California Not-So-Fast Freight")
Vintage Truck of the Day: Tired Old Fageol Getting A Tow? Oregon California Not-So-Fast Freight
Posted on October 29, 2020 | 12 CommentsI love anything Fageol, that highly creative West Coast outfit. This is one of their later trucks, after the time the Fageol brothers had moved on with their Twin Coaches […] -
![Another in a series of my reviews that appeared in the online version of African Americans On Wheels, a now defunct automotive magazine that was included as an insert in […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/1999-Volkswagen-EuroVan-MV.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Classic CARmentary: 1999 Volkswagen EuroVan MV")
Classic CARmentary: 1999 Volkswagen EuroVan MV
Posted on October 29, 2020 | 11 CommentsAnother in a series of my reviews that appeared in the online version of African Americans On Wheels, a now defunct automotive magazine that was included as an insert in […]
