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![I currently have a variety of fruit juices in my refrigerator. I’ve never been that big into soft drinks, though I do enjoy one from time to time. I grew […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/043-1990-Toyota-Celica-CC.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1990 Toyota Celica GT-S – Cranberry Delight")
Curbside Classic: 1990 Toyota Celica GT-S – Cranberry Delight
Posted on January 26, 2021 | 56 CommentsI currently have a variety of fruit juices in my refrigerator. I’ve never been that big into soft drinks, though I do enjoy one from time to time. I grew […] -
![(first posted 1/24/2015) If I haven’t learned something new each day here, it’s been a waste. A couple of days ago, at the V5 diesel post, I got into a […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/a-gas.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CC Tech: Why Gasoline Engines Intrinsically Make More Torque and Power Than Diesel Engines")
CC Tech: Why Gasoline Engines Intrinsically Make More Torque and Power Than Diesel Engines
Posted on January 25, 2021 | 158 Comments(first posted 1/24/2015) If I haven’t learned something new each day here, it’s been a waste. A couple of days ago, at the V5 diesel post, I got into a […] -
![Tokyo is 9400km away from Stuttgart and 10,300km away from Detroit, so both of these big beauties traveled about the same distance to end up next to each other. From […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/IMG_20201129_164712-copy.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CC Twofer: 1990 Chevrolet Caprice Brougham LS & Mercedes-Benz 560 SEL (W126) – Blue Collar Meets Blue Blood")
CC Twofer: 1990 Chevrolet Caprice Brougham LS & Mercedes-Benz 560 SEL (W126) – Blue Collar Meets Blue Blood
Posted on January 25, 2021 | 24 CommentsTokyo is 9400km away from Stuttgart and 10,300km away from Detroit, so both of these big beauties traveled about the same distance to end up next to each other. From […] -
![Recently, I wrote about the gradual incorporation of various creature comforts into full-sized pickups. While a vinyl covered roof doesn’t directly lend itself to creature comfort, it would have helped […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/1971_Dodge_Light_Duty_Trucks-01.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Automotive History: Dude, Your Dodge Has A Toupee")
Automotive History: Dude, Your Dodge Has A Toupee
Posted on January 25, 2021 | 43 CommentsRecently, I wrote about the gradual incorporation of various creature comforts into full-sized pickups. While a vinyl covered roof doesn’t directly lend itself to creature comfort, it would have helped […] -
![If daydreaming were currency, I’d be rich. In my vernacular, it’s “spacing out,” and my lovely bride is forced almost daily to reel me in with a quick utterance: “Snap […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/12/111_0830a.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Museum Classic(s) – 1966 International Travelall: Someday, My Dear, We Camp Without A Tent!")
Museum Classic(s) – 1966 International Travelall: Someday, My Dear, We Camp Without A Tent!
Posted on January 25, 2021 | 27 CommentsIf daydreaming were currency, I’d be rich. In my vernacular, it’s “spacing out,” and my lovely bride is forced almost daily to reel me in with a quick utterance: “Snap […] -
![original junkyard photos by Jim Klein Automotive history of the 1950s is commonly reduced to an orgy of fins, chrome, V8 engines and the inexorable influence of the longer, […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/IMG_3918.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Junkyard Classic/Automotive History: 1955 Rambler Cross Country – How Rambler Won The Compact And Price Wars Of The 1950’s And Saved AMC")
Junkyard Classic/Automotive History: 1955 Rambler Cross Country – How Rambler Won The Compact And Price Wars Of The 1950’s And Saved AMC
Posted on January 25, 2021 | 65 Commentsoriginal junkyard photos by Jim Klein Automotive history of the 1950s is commonly reduced to an orgy of fins, chrome, V8 engines and the inexorable influence of the longer, […] -
![(first posted 11/24/11) A turbocharged Japanese drive train combined with Italian styling on a British chassis. Sounds quite tempting doesn’t it? How about if I add the name De Tomaso […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/11/1982-Innocenti-Turbo-De-Tomaso-1.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: Innocenti Turbo De Tomaso – The Anglo-Italo-Japanese Mini")
Curbside Classic: Innocenti Turbo De Tomaso – The Anglo-Italo-Japanese Mini
Posted on January 24, 2021 | 58 Comments(first posted 11/24/11) A turbocharged Japanese drive train combined with Italian styling on a British chassis. Sounds quite tempting doesn’t it? How about if I add the name De Tomaso […] -
![I have never seen one of these in person, so I was delighted to find this near showroom-new example on eBay with lots of close-up detailed photos. I like to […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/571-35.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1958 Packard Hawk – “The Most Original Car on the American Road”")
Curbside Classic: 1958 Packard Hawk – “The Most Original Car on the American Road”
Posted on January 24, 2021 | 85 CommentsI have never seen one of these in person, so I was delighted to find this near showroom-new example on eBay with lots of close-up detailed photos. I like to […] -
![Particular motor races have a special place for many enthusiasts. The Indianapolis 500, Daytona, your national grand prix, the Monaco Grand Prix or Italian Grand Prix are typical and justified […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/MikeHawthorn-bowtie.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Pitlane Outtake: Onboard With Mike Hawthorn And The Jaguar D Type At Le Mans, 1956 – A Piece Of English History")
Pitlane Outtake: Onboard With Mike Hawthorn And The Jaguar D Type At Le Mans, 1956 – A Piece Of English History
Posted on January 24, 2021 | 13 CommentsParticular motor races have a special place for many enthusiasts. The Indianapolis 500, Daytona, your national grand prix, the Monaco Grand Prix or Italian Grand Prix are typical and justified […] -
![“I don’t need time, I need a deadline.”– Duke Ellington I’ve been participating in various forms of creative endeavors for most of my life, across a span of categories that […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/35mm077-2.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "COAL: 1966 VW, My First Car – Wasn’t It Almost Everyone’s?")
COAL: 1966 VW, My First Car – Wasn’t It Almost Everyone’s?
Posted on January 24, 2021 | 59 Comments“I don’t need time, I need a deadline.”– Duke Ellington I’ve been participating in various forms of creative endeavors for most of my life, across a span of categories that […] -
![(first posted 1/23/2015) What a difference five years makes. In 2010, I found and wrote up an almost identical red Malibu Classic Coupe, and called it a Deadly Sin. Not […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/CC-239-134-1200.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1977 Chevrolet Malibu Classic – Everyone Needs Some Love, And A Home")
Curbside Classic: 1977 Chevrolet Malibu Classic – Everyone Needs Some Love, And A Home
Posted on January 23, 2021 | 83 Comments(first posted 1/23/2015) What a difference five years makes. In 2010, I found and wrote up an almost identical red Malibu Classic Coupe, and called it a Deadly Sin. Not […] -
![PT Cruisers are one of the more polarizing vehicles—folks either love them or hate them. How about both, at the same time? Yes, I have conflicted feelings about them, especially […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/CC-427-019.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Outtake: PT Cruiser – Woody And Conti Edition")
Curbside Outtake: PT Cruiser – Woody And Conti Edition
Posted on January 23, 2021 | 45 CommentsPT Cruisers are one of the more polarizing vehicles—folks either love them or hate them. How about both, at the same time? Yes, I have conflicted feelings about them, especially […] -
![Corey Behrens’ finds in the Netherlands keep on showing up at the Cohort, and this one cannot be denied. We are feasting our eyes on a Chevy El Camino, that’s […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/50740463166_dde01a60ec_k.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Cohort Pic(k) of the Day: El Camino Laguna – Like It Should Have Looked In The First Place")
Cohort Pic(k) of the Day: El Camino Laguna – Like It Should Have Looked In The First Place
Posted on January 23, 2021 | 31 CommentsCorey Behrens’ finds in the Netherlands keep on showing up at the Cohort, and this one cannot be denied. We are feasting our eyes on a Chevy El Camino, that’s […] -
![Another Youtube guilty pleasure popped up this week – this is a GE promotional video from circa 1952. In it the company discusses the challenges of urban transportation and various […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/1_0S6BXSkQCV6IuGAmH2hzLQ-e1610874385474.jpeg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CC Cinema: General Electric (GE) Promotional Video on Urban Transit – 1952")
CC Cinema: General Electric (GE) Promotional Video on Urban Transit – 1952
Posted on January 23, 2021 | 20 CommentsAnother Youtube guilty pleasure popped up this week – this is a GE promotional video from circa 1952. In it the company discusses the challenges of urban transportation and various […] -
![I was at my local boneyard the other day looking for a part when I ran up on this unexpected site: a 1990 “Chrysler’s TC by Maserati”. I use quotation […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/20210118_120959.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Junkyard Classic: 1990 Chrysler TC – Short Car, Long Life, Sad End")
Junkyard Classic: 1990 Chrysler TC – Short Car, Long Life, Sad End
Posted on January 23, 2021 | 28 CommentsI was at my local boneyard the other day looking for a part when I ran up on this unexpected site: a 1990 “Chrysler’s TC by Maserati”. I use quotation […]
