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![(*This is not a car, it is a way of life.) (first posted 2/8/2015) Every car producing nation in Europe has a car which has a special place in the […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/Citroen-2CV.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=89&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1948-1990 Citroen 2CV – Ceci N’est Pas Une Voiture….C’est Un Art De Vivre*")
Curbside Classic: 1948-1990 Citroen 2CV – Ceci N’est Pas Une Voiture….C’est Un Art De Vivre*
Posted on February 8, 2021 | 73 Comments(*This is not a car, it is a way of life.) (first posted 2/8/2015) Every car producing nation in Europe has a car which has a special place in the […] -
![A picture is worth a thousand words. Based on the charts I’m going to show you, I’m going to be able to save myself a lot of writing. These are […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/Light-vehicle-sales-1.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=89&ssl=1 "Curbside Newsstand: Light Trucks vs. Passenger Car Sales 1994-2020 – The Death Of The Sedan In Charts")
Curbside Newsstand: Light Trucks vs. Passenger Car Sales 1994-2020 – The Death Of The Sedan In Charts
Posted on February 8, 2021 | 63 CommentsA picture is worth a thousand words. Based on the charts I’m going to show you, I’m going to be able to save myself a lot of writing. These are […] -
![We have our ideas of how a ’70s vintage F100/150 should look, but folks down under have their own, as shown by this one shot by Pete Wilding. I’m actually […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/50899050533_db1397cc86_k.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=89&ssl=1 "Cohort Pic(k) of the Day: Ford F150, Australian Style")
Cohort Pic(k) of the Day: Ford F150, Australian Style
Posted on February 8, 2021 | 11 CommentsWe have our ideas of how a ’70s vintage F100/150 should look, but folks down under have their own, as shown by this one shot by Pete Wilding. I’m actually […] -
![It’s all well and good to unearth obscure JDM models and occasionally find American or European classics, but what about something truly novel for a change? Tokyo has that, sometimes. […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/IMG_20210128_090115-copy.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=89&ssl=1 "CC Capsule: 2017 Sazgar Tempo Van – Bollywoodie Wagon")
CC Capsule: 2017 Sazgar Tempo Van – Bollywoodie Wagon
Posted on February 8, 2021 | 7 CommentsIt’s all well and good to unearth obscure JDM models and occasionally find American or European classics, but what about something truly novel for a change? Tokyo has that, sometimes. […] -
![The 1967 Mercury Cougar is a car that I often inexplicably forget that I’m in love with. I intermittently find myself reexamining its clean, vaguely European, almost un-Ford-like lines, and […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/109_0369.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=89&ssl=1 "Car Show and Craigslist Classic Outtakes: 1967 Mercury Cougar and 1960 Lancia Flaminia – Have I Seen You Somewhere Before?")
Car Show and Craigslist Classic Outtakes: 1967 Mercury Cougar and 1960 Lancia Flaminia – Have I Seen You Somewhere Before?
Posted on February 8, 2021 | 24 CommentsThe 1967 Mercury Cougar is a car that I often inexplicably forget that I’m in love with. I intermittently find myself reexamining its clean, vaguely European, almost un-Ford-like lines, and […] -
![Seeing this very youthful-looking Civic transported me back forty years, to the parking lot of KSCI-TV. One of our employees, Lori, had just bought a new Civic like this, and […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/CC-432-033.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=89&ssl=1 "Curbside Outtake: 1981 Honda Civic 1500DX – Still Looking Young After Forty Years, Just Like Lori")
Curbside Outtake: 1981 Honda Civic 1500DX – Still Looking Young After Forty Years, Just Like Lori
Posted on February 8, 2021 | 17 CommentsSeeing this very youthful-looking Civic transported me back forty years, to the parking lot of KSCI-TV. One of our employees, Lori, had just bought a new Civic like this, and […] -
![This is the vehicle GM should have built and named the Volt back in 2010. Instead they chose to go with a low slung hatchback limited to four seats and […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/IMG_9295.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=89&ssl=1 "Curbside Review: 2021 Toyota RAV4 Prime XSE AWD (Plug-In Hybrid) – The Missing Link For The EV-Curious")
Curbside Review: 2021 Toyota RAV4 Prime XSE AWD (Plug-In Hybrid) – The Missing Link For The EV-Curious
Posted on February 8, 2021 | 75 CommentsThis is the vehicle GM should have built and named the Volt back in 2010. Instead they chose to go with a low slung hatchback limited to four seats and […] -
![(first posted 11/11/2011) What car from 1917 would you buy to keep for a hundred years? Two hundred? Monte Shelton, Portland race driver (Can Am, F5000, IMSA Camel GT, and […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/11/2011-10-23_16-19-00_758.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=89&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1917 Detroit Electric Brougham – Charged Up For Another Century")
Curbside Classic: 1917 Detroit Electric Brougham – Charged Up For Another Century
Posted on February 7, 2021 | 44 Comments(first posted 11/11/2011) What car from 1917 would you buy to keep for a hundred years? Two hundred? Monte Shelton, Portland race driver (Can Am, F5000, IMSA Camel GT, and […] -
Cohort Pic(k) of the Day #2: Lincoln Continental Mark VI
Posted on February 7, 2021 | 27 CommentsShot and posted by Don Kincl. No comment by me. -
![Cruising through the Cohort, these two screen shots by Colin Ciolli caught my attention. They’re screen shots from the movie “Dumb and Dumber”, and Colin noticed the stretch Grand Wagoneeeeer […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/50902206367_3796bacace_o.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=89&ssl=1 "Cohort Pic(k) of the Day: Is This Jeep Grand Wagoneer Limo Seen In “Dumb and Dumber” The Same One Recently Shot In Amsterdam And Posted Here?")
Cohort Pic(k) of the Day: Is This Jeep Grand Wagoneer Limo Seen In “Dumb and Dumber” The Same One Recently Shot In Amsterdam And Posted Here?
Posted on February 7, 2021 | 7 CommentsCruising through the Cohort, these two screen shots by Colin Ciolli caught my attention. They’re screen shots from the movie “Dumb and Dumber”, and Colin noticed the stretch Grand Wagoneeeeer […] -
![If you prefer compactness and practicality to performance and appearance, then this Toyota must tick all the right boxes. The short L1 version of the ProAce City Verso, powered by […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/IMG_9354.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=89&ssl=1 "CC Global: Toyota ProAce City Verso 1.2 T Cool Comfort L1 – Walk-Thru Van")
CC Global: Toyota ProAce City Verso 1.2 T Cool Comfort L1 – Walk-Thru Van
Posted on February 7, 2021 | 25 CommentsIf you prefer compactness and practicality to performance and appearance, then this Toyota must tick all the right boxes. The short L1 version of the ProAce City Verso, powered by […] -
![If the Curbside Classic website were a religion (and it may be to some people), I would be “Orthodox”. That is, I like finding all-original old cars on the road […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/1964-chevrolet-biscayne-4-door-sedan-31.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=89&ssl=1 "CCs For Sale: TWO 1964 Chevrolet Biscayne Sedans – Plain and Unmolested")
CCs For Sale: TWO 1964 Chevrolet Biscayne Sedans – Plain and Unmolested
Posted on February 7, 2021 | 47 CommentsIf the Curbside Classic website were a religion (and it may be to some people), I would be “Orthodox”. That is, I like finding all-original old cars on the road […] -
![Let’s get on with the story. I had now been driving my trusty 1966 Type 1 (Beetle) for around two years. The mileage was climbing past 80,000 (remember, this was […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/ghia-2.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=89&ssl=1 "COAL: My Karmann-Ghia Obsession, Part 1")
COAL: My Karmann-Ghia Obsession, Part 1
Posted on February 7, 2021 | 26 CommentsLet’s get on with the story. I had now been driving my trusty 1966 Type 1 (Beetle) for around two years. The mileage was climbing past 80,000 (remember, this was […] -
![(first posted 2/6/2015) Great Britain’s reputation for doing things a bit differently has been well earned. One of the most unusual and endearing ones is its use of steam lorries, […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/steam.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=89&ssl=1 "Steam Day Classics (and Video): British Steam Lorries – Puffing Away on British Roads Into The 1960s")
Steam Day Classics (and Video): British Steam Lorries – Puffing Away on British Roads Into The 1960s
Posted on February 6, 2021 | 28 Comments(first posted 2/6/2015) Great Britain’s reputation for doing things a bit differently has been well earned. One of the most unusual and endearing ones is its use of steam lorries, […] -
![(first posted 2/6/2015) The Citroen Visa is a car with a history involving three prominent European brands, a back story period of over ten years, an unusual configuration and an […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/Citroen-visa-4.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=89&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1986 Citroen Visa 11E – A Different Type Of Citroen, A Different Type Of Supermini")
Curbside Classic: 1986 Citroen Visa 11E – A Different Type Of Citroen, A Different Type Of Supermini
Posted on February 6, 2021 | 36 Comments(first posted 2/6/2015) The Citroen Visa is a car with a history involving three prominent European brands, a back story period of over ten years, an unusual configuration and an […]
