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![The Gulf Oil logo ranks among the most recognizable in the petroleum industry, especially among gearheads. The Gulf colors of powder blue and orange adorned the flanks of such heady […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/111_0417.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Manual Classic: 1970 Gulf Safety “Car-Chek” Guide – A Relic From When Service Stations Sold Tires Instead Of Twinkies")
Manual Classic: 1970 Gulf Safety “Car-Chek” Guide – A Relic From When Service Stations Sold Tires Instead Of Twinkies
Posted on October 1, 2020 | 71 CommentsThe Gulf Oil logo ranks among the most recognizable in the petroleum industry, especially among gearheads. The Gulf colors of powder blue and orange adorned the flanks of such heady […] -
![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 the […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/1999-Audi-A8-4.2-Quattro.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Classic CARmentary: 1999 Audi A8 4.2 Quattro")
Classic CARmentary: 1999 Audi A8 4.2 Quattro
Posted on October 1, 2020 | 8 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 the […] -
![Unless Garnwerd2 has a time machine, I’m going to assume this fab shot was taken at a car show in the Netherlands, as all four are in exquisite shape. And […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/50400865452_20e34d65e9_h.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Cohort Pic(k) of the Day: One Of These Is Not Like The Others")
Cohort Pic(k) of the Day: One Of These Is Not Like The Others
Posted on October 1, 2020 | 23 CommentsUnless Garnwerd2 has a time machine, I’m going to assume this fab shot was taken at a car show in the Netherlands, as all four are in exquisite shape. And […] -
![In the fall of 1983, Honda dropped a bombshell. The new generation of Civics were not only all-new and highly advanced, but there were four complete unique and distinct bodies. […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/CC-423-030-c.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic/Vintage Review: 1984 Honda CRX – “Mind-Boggling. Simply Mind-Boggling”")
Curbside Classic/Vintage Review: 1984 Honda CRX – “Mind-Boggling. Simply Mind-Boggling”
Posted on October 1, 2020 | 42 CommentsIn the fall of 1983, Honda dropped a bombshell. The new generation of Civics were not only all-new and highly advanced, but there were four complete unique and distinct bodies. […] -
![(first posted 7/4/2011) I would be willing to bet that there is no car that General Motors made more money on than this generation of Cadillac. For those under about […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/07/1987-CadillacBrougham02-crop.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1987 Cadillac Brougham – The Elder Statesman")
Curbside Classic: 1987 Cadillac Brougham – The Elder Statesman
Posted on September 30, 2020 | 143 Comments(first posted 7/4/2011) I would be willing to bet that there is no car that General Motors made more money on than this generation of Cadillac. For those under about […] -
![Last week the family and I loaded up the truck with face masks, cases of disinfectant and vats of hand sanitizer and made a pilgrimage to Phoenix, Arizona for a […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/IMG_5463.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Junkyard Outtakes: Chrysler PT Cruisers – The PT Apparently Stands For Phoenix Terminus")
Junkyard Outtakes: Chrysler PT Cruisers – The PT Apparently Stands For Phoenix Terminus
Posted on September 30, 2020 | 62 CommentsLast week the family and I loaded up the truck with face masks, cases of disinfectant and vats of hand sanitizer and made a pilgrimage to Phoenix, Arizona for a […] -
![Sometimes the algorithms on YouTube work in one’s favor. Among the site’s various suggestions recently was a clip from the delightful 1965 Walt Disney movie That Darn Cat. Curiosity prevailed, […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/Walt_Disney_1946-1.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CC Cinema: The Cars of Walt Disney and The Movie “That Darn Cat”")
CC Cinema: The Cars of Walt Disney and The Movie “That Darn Cat”
Posted on September 30, 2020 | 27 CommentsSometimes the algorithms on YouTube work in one’s favor. Among the site’s various suggestions recently was a clip from the delightful 1965 Walt Disney movie That Darn Cat. Curiosity prevailed, […] -
Drive By Shootings: Part 3
Posted on September 30, 2020 | 25 CommentsA sweet little gen1 Integra; now that’s worth a stop and shoot. -
Cohort Pic(k) of the Day: The Mystery Car
Posted on September 30, 2020 | 16 CommentsStephen Pellegrino (Poindexter) posted this at the Cohort with the following comment: “Mystery Car: I don’t know what this is”. Maybe some of you can help him out. -
![All good things come to an end. While the old saloon-based station wagon is still far from dead and buried, there’s no question that it’s a far less popular body […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/IMG_20190818_133833-copy.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classics: 1999-2007 Toyota Crown (S170) Estate – Japan’s Last Luxury Wagon")
Curbside Classics: 1999-2007 Toyota Crown (S170) Estate – Japan’s Last Luxury Wagon
Posted on September 30, 2020 | 8 CommentsAll good things come to an end. While the old saloon-based station wagon is still far from dead and buried, there’s no question that it’s a far less popular body […] -
![(first posted 9/29/2014) Okay you guys, fair warning: there will be no Saabs, no air-cooled VWs, no Volvo 240s, Triumph Bonnevilles, BSAs, Goggomobils or Toyota Supras in this post. No, […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/4-27-2013-009-e1409960707987.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1988 Chrysler Fifth Avenue – The Volaré That Fell Out Of The Brougham Tree, And Hit Every Branch On The Way Down")
Curbside Classic: 1988 Chrysler Fifth Avenue – The Volaré That Fell Out Of The Brougham Tree, And Hit Every Branch On The Way Down
Posted on September 29, 2020 | 149 Comments(first posted 9/29/2014) Okay you guys, fair warning: there will be no Saabs, no air-cooled VWs, no Volvo 240s, Triumph Bonnevilles, BSAs, Goggomobils or Toyota Supras in this post. No, […] -
![(first posted 9/29/2014) Como Park is located across a narrow road from the very exclusive Royal South Yarra Lawn Tennis Club. So a Ferrari-only day is an apt fit […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/a-fer.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Indigestion Part Three: The Ferraris Of Como Park")
Indigestion Part Three: The Ferraris Of Como Park
Posted on September 29, 2020 | 59 Comments(first posted 9/29/2014) Como Park is located across a narrow road from the very exclusive Royal South Yarra Lawn Tennis Club. So a Ferrari-only day is an apt fit […] -
![After last week’s Volvo FH, things only got heavier. A 2019 Volvo FMX concrete mixer truck was feeding a 2016 MAN TGS concrete pump at a construction site nearby. The […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/IMG_8935.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CC Global: Volvo FMX 10×4 Concrete Mixer And MAN TGS 10×4 Concrete Pump – Fundamental Work")
CC Global: Volvo FMX 10×4 Concrete Mixer And MAN TGS 10×4 Concrete Pump – Fundamental Work
Posted on September 29, 2020 | 8 CommentsAfter last week’s Volvo FH, things only got heavier. A 2019 Volvo FMX concrete mixer truck was feeding a 2016 MAN TGS concrete pump at a construction site nearby. The […] -
![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 the […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/1999-Chevrolet-S-10-Xtreme.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Classic CARmentary: 1999 Chevrolet S-10 Xtreme")
Classic CARmentary: 1999 Chevrolet S-10 Xtreme
Posted on September 29, 2020 | 22 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 the […] -
![I stumbled across this fourth generation Nova five minutes after the Granada of the other day and the contrast could not have been greater. Yes, it’s two years newer but […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/IMG_5300.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Recycling: 1978 Chevrolet Nova – The Honest And Down To Earth American")
Curbside Recycling: 1978 Chevrolet Nova – The Honest And Down To Earth American
Posted on September 29, 2020 | 67 CommentsI stumbled across this fourth generation Nova five minutes after the Granada of the other day and the contrast could not have been greater. Yes, it’s two years newer but […]
