-
-
Curbside Classics Archives
Recent Posts
-
![(originally posted 3/6/2014) Finned, fresh and fantastic: The Forward Look Mopar cars shocked and awed both the buying public and the competition in the fall of 1956–but by the fall […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/08/6060790881_46359fdfcb_z.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=89&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1958 DeSoto Fireflite: The Forward Look Falls Flat On Its Face")
Curbside Classic: 1958 DeSoto Fireflite: The Forward Look Falls Flat On Its Face
Posted on March 8, 2025 | 111 Comments(originally posted 3/6/2014) Finned, fresh and fantastic: The Forward Look Mopar cars shocked and awed both the buying public and the competition in the fall of 1956–but by the fall […] -
![Looking at this picture, I ask myself: why didn’t we have one of these? Back in the day, a Suburban would have been a lot more practical for hauling three […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/a-sub.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=89&ssl=1 "1987 Chevrolet Suburban 4×4 – America Falls In Love With the Big SUV – Me Too?")
1987 Chevrolet Suburban 4×4 – America Falls In Love With the Big SUV – Me Too?
Posted on March 8, 2025 | 38 CommentsLooking at this picture, I ask myself: why didn’t we have one of these? Back in the day, a Suburban would have been a lot more practical for hauling three […] -
![I’m getting to that age when for some reason or another, the mind starts to focus on the negative versus the positive – I’d call it “curmudgeon-itis.” I’ve tried to […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/1598163531164-1-e1741140406923.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=89&ssl=1 "QOTD: What Are Some of the New Auto Technologies That You Love and Some That You Hate?")
QOTD: What Are Some of the New Auto Technologies That You Love and Some That You Hate?
Posted on March 8, 2025 | 89 CommentsI’m getting to that age when for some reason or another, the mind starts to focus on the negative versus the positive – I’d call it “curmudgeon-itis.” I’ve tried to […] -
![2002 Hyundai Accent GLS 4-door image from brochure. In 2008, I left my 1992 Fiat Elba with a neighbor’s child while I set out to find a new (for me) […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/Captura-de-pantalla-2025-03-05-18.12.08-e1741220557195.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=89&ssl=1 "My 2000 Hyundai Accent GLS – Luxury Beyond My Means")
My 2000 Hyundai Accent GLS – Luxury Beyond My Means
Posted on March 8, 2025 | 13 Comments2002 Hyundai Accent GLS 4-door image from brochure. In 2008, I left my 1992 Fiat Elba with a neighbor’s child while I set out to find a new (for me) […] -
![The 1976–1979 Cadillac Seville was intended to compete with European luxury cars like the Mercedes-Benz 450SEL, but it was also sold in Europe. The West German magazine auto motor und […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/AMS-1976-05-lead-1.webp?resize=115%2C115&quality=80&ssl=1 "Vintage AMS Review: 1976 Cadillac Seville – “A Typical American — But One Of The Best”")
Vintage AMS Review: 1976 Cadillac Seville – “A Typical American — But One Of The Best”
Posted on March 8, 2025 | 35 CommentsThe 1976–1979 Cadillac Seville was intended to compete with European luxury cars like the Mercedes-Benz 450SEL, but it was also sold in Europe. The West German magazine auto motor und […] -
![(first posted 3/12/2014) Wax on, wax off. Well, not quite. I had just finished compounding, cleaning and waxing my girlfriend’s Healey 3000 Mk III–something it had never been treated to […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/04-67-Austin-Healey.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=89&ssl=1 "Cars of My Girlfriends: 1967 Austin Healey 3000")
Cars of My Girlfriends: 1967 Austin Healey 3000
Posted on March 7, 2025 | 65 Comments(first posted 3/12/2014) Wax on, wax off. Well, not quite. I had just finished compounding, cleaning and waxing my girlfriend’s Healey 3000 Mk III–something it had never been treated to […] -
![(first posted 5/9/2016) Estate sales are great places to pick up household items you never knew you wanted, or at least to browse and see what unexpected treasures await. I […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/LF-1.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=89&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1971 Volkswagen 411 – Searching For Its Niche")
Curbside Classic: 1971 Volkswagen 411 – Searching For Its Niche
Posted on March 7, 2025 | 101 Comments(first posted 5/9/2016) Estate sales are great places to pick up household items you never knew you wanted, or at least to browse and see what unexpected treasures await. I […] -
![Text by Patrick Bell Our gallery today is a collection of European cars that were imported to the US. Most of them are from Great Britain, with a few from […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/Captura-de-pantalla-2025-03-03-19.57.41.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=89&ssl=1 "Vintage Snapshots: Early Import Adopters – 1950s-1960s")
Vintage Snapshots: Early Import Adopters – 1950s-1960s
Posted on March 7, 2025 | 24 CommentsText by Patrick Bell Our gallery today is a collection of European cars that were imported to the US. Most of them are from Great Britain, with a few from […] -
![Honda may seem like a proper automotive juggernaut today (especially from North America, where their overseas success has been most marked), but its first steps in the car-making business were […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/IMG_20240324_085624_edited.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=89&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1964 Honda S500 – A Motorcycle Maker Finds Its 3rd and 4th Wheels")
Curbside Classic: 1964 Honda S500 – A Motorcycle Maker Finds Its 3rd and 4th Wheels
Posted on March 7, 2025 | 9 CommentsHonda may seem like a proper automotive juggernaut today (especially from North America, where their overseas success has been most marked), but its first steps in the car-making business were […] -
![The sometimes-treacherous handling of the early Chevrolet Corvair has been a subject of controversy since soon after the Corvair debuted in late 1959. In this revealing 1960 article from a […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/Why-Doesnt-the-Corvair-Handle-lead.webp?resize=115%2C115&quality=80&ssl=1 "Vintage Review: Racing Driver Jerry Titus Asks, “Why Doesn’t The Corvair Handle?”")
Vintage Review: Racing Driver Jerry Titus Asks, “Why Doesn’t The Corvair Handle?”
Posted on March 7, 2025 | 46 CommentsThe sometimes-treacherous handling of the early Chevrolet Corvair has been a subject of controversy since soon after the Corvair debuted in late 1959. In this revealing 1960 article from a […] -
![Americans like things big. The country’s big, the meals are big, people are big, the roads are big, and the distances are far. Families used to be big. And big […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/CC-241-076-1200.webp?resize=115%2C115&quality=80&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1975 Buick Estate Wagon – The Biggest And Longest American Station Wagon Ever")
Curbside Classic: 1975 Buick Estate Wagon – The Biggest And Longest American Station Wagon Ever
Posted on March 7, 2025 | 28 CommentsAmericans like things big. The country’s big, the meals are big, people are big, the roads are big, and the distances are far. Families used to be big. And big […] -
![Some of our current COAL (Cars Of A Lifetime) series are coming to an end in the next few days, so it’s time to find some new COALers. Should you […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/Captura-de-pantalla-2025-03-06-11.24.29.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=89&ssl=1 "Time For New COALers")
Time For New COALers
Posted on March 6, 2025 | 5 CommentsSome of our current COAL (Cars Of A Lifetime) series are coming to an end in the next few days, so it’s time to find some new COALers. Should you […] -
![(first posted 3/8/2014) I shot this snow covered pair of 450 Hondas on my way to work. They are my daily reminder of my own introduction […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/Pair-of-450s.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=89&ssl=1 "My Honda 450 Nighthawk – The Best First Bike")
My Honda 450 Nighthawk – The Best First Bike
Posted on March 6, 2025 | 56 Comments(first posted 3/8/2014) I shot this snow covered pair of 450 Hondas on my way to work. They are my daily reminder of my own introduction […] -
![The demise of Standard is a puzzle. It came out of the blue, in the summer of 1963, a time blessed by relative peace and prosperity throughout the Western world […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/GB_DS3_sta.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=89&ssl=1 "British Deadly Sins (A Touch Of Class, Part 2) – Standard: Raising The White Flag For Britain’s Car Industry")
British Deadly Sins (A Touch Of Class, Part 2) – Standard: Raising The White Flag For Britain’s Car Industry
Posted on March 6, 2025 | 50 CommentsThe demise of Standard is a puzzle. It came out of the blue, in the summer of 1963, a time blessed by relative peace and prosperity throughout the Western world […] -
![Text by Patrick Bell. A little over seventy years ago, Ford introduced the Thunderbird. It was their answer to Chevrolet’s Corvette, but not a direct competitor, with the emphasis being […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/Captura-de-pantalla-2025-01-19-15.30.11.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=89&ssl=1 "Vintage Snapshots: Thunderbird People In The ’50s-’60s")
Vintage Snapshots: Thunderbird People In The ’50s-’60s
Posted on March 6, 2025 | 22 CommentsText by Patrick Bell. A little over seventy years ago, Ford introduced the Thunderbird. It was their answer to Chevrolet’s Corvette, but not a direct competitor, with the emphasis being […]
