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![(first posted 1/16/2015) Recently, I heard a story on National Public Radio about the symbiotic but ironic roles played by reason and emotion in the process of making choices. A […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/a-xray.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=89&ssl=1 "Automotive Alter-History: X-Ray Specs – AMC Spins a Tale of the Tape")
Automotive Alter-History: X-Ray Specs – AMC Spins a Tale of the Tape
Posted on January 15, 2021 | 69 Comments(first posted 1/16/2015) Recently, I heard a story on National Public Radio about the symbiotic but ironic roles played by reason and emotion in the process of making choices. A […] -
![The hot story last night was that GM is seriously planning a Corvette-branded EV crossover. And no, it wasn’t just a dream I had. Hey, if Ford can build a […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/Corvette-2020.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=89&ssl=1 "Curbside Newsstand: GM Planning A Corvette EV Crossover – Sound Familiar?")
Curbside Newsstand: GM Planning A Corvette EV Crossover – Sound Familiar?
Posted on January 15, 2021 | 47 CommentsThe hot story last night was that GM is seriously planning a Corvette-branded EV crossover. And no, it wasn’t just a dream I had. Hey, if Ford can build a […] -
![posted at the Cohort by Corey Behrens So much has been said about the dramatic downsizing of the 1962 Dodge and Plymouth, unfortunately much of it is bunk. All the […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/50740417381_21aac41960_k1.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=89&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1964 Chrysler Newport – Chrysler’s Great Downsizing, Chapter 2.")
Curbside Classic: 1964 Chrysler Newport – Chrysler’s Great Downsizing, Chapter 2.
Posted on January 15, 2021 | 37 Commentsposted at the Cohort by Corey Behrens So much has been said about the dramatic downsizing of the 1962 Dodge and Plymouth, unfortunately much of it is bunk. All the […] -
![Well, now that this brief French interlude is over and done with and that Japan is closing its borders, looks like it’s back to our regular JDM finds for the […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/IMG_20201207_154607-copy.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=89&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1975 Isuzu 117 XC Coupé (Series 2) – Quite XC-Looking, For An Isuzu")
Curbside Classic: 1975 Isuzu 117 XC Coupé (Series 2) – Quite XC-Looking, For An Isuzu
Posted on January 15, 2021 | 11 CommentsWell, now that this brief French interlude is over and done with and that Japan is closing its borders, looks like it’s back to our regular JDM finds for the […] -
![(first posted 1/14/2015) “Oh no, not again. Brendan’s writing about another minivan”. Yes I am, and I want to apologize upfront to those of you who view the minivan as […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/12/IMG_5481.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=89&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1994 Dodge Grand Caravan – This Is How We Do It, Nineties Style")
Curbside Classic: 1994 Dodge Grand Caravan – This Is How We Do It, Nineties Style
Posted on January 14, 2021 | 117 Comments(first posted 1/14/2015) “Oh no, not again. Brendan’s writing about another minivan”. Yes I am, and I want to apologize upfront to those of you who view the minivan as […] -
![Last post of the “CCs from Israel” series from 2020 (which I personally would be glad to see behind me, and not too soon) actually turned out to be more […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/20201205_164816.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=89&ssl=1 "CCs In Israel: December 2020 – Some French Surprises")
CCs In Israel: December 2020 – Some French Surprises
Posted on January 14, 2021 | 10 CommentsLast post of the “CCs from Israel” series from 2020 (which I personally would be glad to see behind me, and not too soon) actually turned out to be more […] -
![Time flies. A reminder of that came along recently when Jim Klein posted some onesies and twosies of cars he had captured in 2020. Since imitation is the sincerest form […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/IMG_0150.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=89&ssl=1 "CC Photo Album: Random Pictures From 2019 and 2020")
CC Photo Album: Random Pictures From 2019 and 2020
Posted on January 14, 2021 | 19 CommentsTime flies. A reminder of that came along recently when Jim Klein posted some onesies and twosies of cars he had captured in 2020. Since imitation is the sincerest form […] -
![William Rubano found an increasingly rare car on the streets, the R-Body 1979-1981 Chrysler New Yorker. It’s a car that was never a common sight, even when new, which of […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/50813917668_73a471a479_k.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=89&ssl=1 "Cohort Pic(k)s of the Day: 1979-1981 Chrysler New Yorker Fifth Avenue Edition – A Rare Sight")
Cohort Pic(k)s of the Day: 1979-1981 Chrysler New Yorker Fifth Avenue Edition – A Rare Sight
Posted on January 14, 2021 | 35 CommentsWilliam Rubano found an increasingly rare car on the streets, the R-Body 1979-1981 Chrysler New Yorker. It’s a car that was never a common sight, even when new, which of […] -
![Last Wednesday the postie delivered a letter for the previous owners of our house. They didn’t move very far away, and after supper I walked it over to them. As […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/95-Caravan-Headlamp.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=89&ssl=1 "Curbside Classics: The Morning After The Night Before")
Curbside Classics: The Morning After The Night Before
Posted on January 14, 2021 | 49 CommentsLast Wednesday the postie delivered a letter for the previous owners of our house. They didn’t move very far away, and after supper I walked it over to them. As […] -
![We here at Curbside are the world’s arbiters of good taste and appropriateness. So whenever a car like this Mercury (or other car from this era) is shown sporting such […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/s-l16001-8.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=89&ssl=1 "CC For Sale: 1957 Mercury Monterey Phaeton Coupe – No Skirts, No Kit, Original Paint")
CC For Sale: 1957 Mercury Monterey Phaeton Coupe – No Skirts, No Kit, Original Paint
Posted on January 14, 2021 | 23 CommentsWe here at Curbside are the world’s arbiters of good taste and appropriateness. So whenever a car like this Mercury (or other car from this era) is shown sporting such […] -
![(click on images for full size) (first posted 1/13/2015) Having stumbled into a trove of vintage photographs of my birth city Innsbruck, Austria, I’ve decided share the ones that […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/Innsbruck-1971.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=89&ssl=1 "Innsbruck’s Maria Theresien Strasse 1840 – 2015: From Pedestrians To Cars To Pedestrians")
Innsbruck’s Maria Theresien Strasse 1840 – 2015: From Pedestrians To Cars To Pedestrians
Posted on January 13, 2021 | 89 Comments(click on images for full size) (first posted 1/13/2015) Having stumbled into a trove of vintage photographs of my birth city Innsbruck, Austria, I’ve decided share the ones that […] -
![(first posted 1/13/2015) While GM was in the midst of downsizing in the US, there was some downsizing occurring elsewhere in their empire. The HZ Holden sedans and wagons, […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/800px-1980_HDT_Commodore_VC_sedan_01-Mark-Brown.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=89&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1978-81 Holden VB/VC Commodore – The Beginning of a New Era")
Curbside Classic: 1978-81 Holden VB/VC Commodore – The Beginning of a New Era
Posted on January 13, 2021 | 84 Comments(first posted 1/13/2015) While GM was in the midst of downsizing in the US, there was some downsizing occurring elsewhere in their empire. The HZ Holden sedans and wagons, […] -
Cohort Pic(k) of the Day: The Grand, Grand Wagoneer
Posted on January 13, 2021 | 16 Commentsposted by Corey Behrens -
![Ever wonder just why a big four cylinder almost invariably has more punch down low, and less need to rev than a similar-sized six or V8? There’s a very simple […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/a-honda-horz.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=89&ssl=1 "Engine Tech 101: How Displacement Per Cylinder Affects Torque and Horsepower")
Engine Tech 101: How Displacement Per Cylinder Affects Torque and Horsepower
Posted on January 13, 2021 | 74 CommentsEver wonder just why a big four cylinder almost invariably has more punch down low, and less need to rev than a similar-sized six or V8? There’s a very simple […] -
![Corey Behrens’ contributions to the CC Cohort are something to be savoured and shared by all. Just what we needed at the end of 2020 and the start of 2021. […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/50739451613_1d8f2e5954_o.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=89&ssl=1 "Cohort Outtake: 1977 NSU Ro80 – Stands the Test Of Time")
Cohort Outtake: 1977 NSU Ro80 – Stands the Test Of Time
Posted on January 13, 2021 | 33 CommentsCorey Behrens’ contributions to the CC Cohort are something to be savoured and shared by all. Just what we needed at the end of 2020 and the start of 2021. […]
