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![Nathan Williams posted this shot of a BMW 3.0Si wagon he found at a wrecking yard/storage lot in Swansea, assuming it was homemade. It’s easy to see why anyone would […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/50815578491_4c9de2c2e9_o.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=89&ssl=1 "Cohort Pic(k) of the Day: 1974 BMW 3.0Si (E3) Station Wagon – It Only Looks Homemade")
Cohort Pic(k) of the Day: 1974 BMW 3.0Si (E3) Station Wagon – It Only Looks Homemade
Posted on January 10, 2021 | 38 CommentsNathan Williams posted this shot of a BMW 3.0Si wagon he found at a wrecking yard/storage lot in Swansea, assuming it was homemade. It’s easy to see why anyone would […] -
![I needed to smell life again. Not the stale stench of grease, cigarettes and weak coffee at the Hamburg Inn, the musty-sour smell of my rumpled sheets, the rotting vegetables […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/12/a-snow-horz.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=89&ssl=1 "Auto-Biography: A Two-Month $125 Hitchhiking Tour of the West in 1972 – An Epic Adventure And A Preview Of Coming Attractions")
Auto-Biography: A Two-Month $125 Hitchhiking Tour of the West in 1972 – An Epic Adventure And A Preview Of Coming Attractions
Posted on January 10, 2021 | 47 CommentsI needed to smell life again. Not the stale stench of grease, cigarettes and weak coffee at the Hamburg Inn, the musty-sour smell of my rumpled sheets, the rotting vegetables […] -
![It’s my last COAL and the car I’m driving these days. Thank you all for sticking with me. In 2017 we decided to sell my wife’s aging 2001 Jetta. Since […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/12/accord3.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=89&ssl=1 "COAL: 2013 Honda Accord EX-L – The Appliance")
COAL: 2013 Honda Accord EX-L – The Appliance
Posted on January 10, 2021 | 37 CommentsIt’s my last COAL and the car I’m driving these days. Thank you all for sticking with me. In 2017 we decided to sell my wife’s aging 2001 Jetta. Since […] -
![(first posted 1/9/2015) October 5, 1960 Dear Harald, I’m sorry I haven’t written to you sooner. Our trip to America was very exciting, on one of the new DC-8 jets. […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/CC-220-011-1200-1.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=89&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1959 Chevrolet El Camino – I Have Seen Many Strange And Amazing Things In America")
Curbside Classic: 1959 Chevrolet El Camino – I Have Seen Many Strange And Amazing Things In America
Posted on January 9, 2021 | 79 Comments(first posted 1/9/2015) October 5, 1960 Dear Harald, I’m sorry I haven’t written to you sooner. Our trip to America was very exciting, on one of the new DC-8 jets. […] -
Curbside Wordless Outtake: Ready For Winter
Posted on January 9, 2021 | 13 Comments -
![I realize the title of this post is a little esoteric, but it’s based on a satire of a 1934 car brochure entitled “Airdreme 1934”, done by the commercial artist […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/mccall1934_11.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=89&ssl=1 "CCs For Sale: Seeking the Ultimate Airdreme")
CCs For Sale: Seeking the Ultimate Airdreme
Posted on January 9, 2021 | 29 CommentsI realize the title of this post is a little esoteric, but it’s based on a satire of a 1934 car brochure entitled “Airdreme 1934”, done by the commercial artist […] -
![Here’s another one of Corey Behrens’ finds in Amsterdam, and it’s another big American. The burble coming out of those twin exhausts probably sounds not unlike some of the boats […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/50739495643_1363441469_k-1.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=89&ssl=1 "Cohort Pic(k) of the Day: 1970 Buick LeSabre – Another Barge At The Canal In Amsterdam")
Cohort Pic(k) of the Day: 1970 Buick LeSabre – Another Barge At The Canal In Amsterdam
Posted on January 9, 2021 | 18 CommentsHere’s another one of Corey Behrens’ finds in Amsterdam, and it’s another big American. The burble coming out of those twin exhausts probably sounds not unlike some of the boats […] -
![About a year ago, we reviewed this question – “used to hate it but now I like it” – and received a lot of great responses. My choice in this […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/8e06cb5bfecb96335ceed986e8270691-e1609753113809.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=89&ssl=1 "CC QOTD: Redux – What Make and Model Did You Initially Dislike But Grew Fonder of Later?")
CC QOTD: Redux – What Make and Model Did You Initially Dislike But Grew Fonder of Later?
Posted on January 9, 2021 | 46 CommentsAbout a year ago, we reviewed this question – “used to hate it but now I like it” – and received a lot of great responses. My choice in this […] -
![The time has come for all of you habitual readers to end my COAL series. What on earth will Curbside do without all of these Volvo posts?! I think you […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/a-f.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=89&ssl=1 "COAL #48 (Finale): 2018 Ford F-150 – It’s Got Some Boost")
COAL #48 (Finale): 2018 Ford F-150 – It’s Got Some Boost
Posted on January 9, 2021 | 16 CommentsThe time has come for all of you habitual readers to end my COAL series. What on earth will Curbside do without all of these Volvo posts?! I think you […] -
![(first posted 4/18/2011) Ok, so maybe I’m cheating slightly here. No; not about the miles on the odometer. It’s just that this Sunbeam Arrow isn’t actually parked on the curb, […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/04/Sunbeam-2.png?resize=115%2C115&quality=80&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1970 Sunbeam Arrow – With Stereotype-Defying 325,000 Miles")
Curbside Classic: 1970 Sunbeam Arrow – With Stereotype-Defying 325,000 Miles
Posted on January 8, 2021 | 52 Comments(first posted 4/18/2011) Ok, so maybe I’m cheating slightly here. No; not about the miles on the odometer. It’s just that this Sunbeam Arrow isn’t actually parked on the curb, […] -
![GM’s $27 billion EV fervor has reached an inflection point. Not in actual new products, which are still in the pipeline, but in a transformation of the company’s image, including […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/GM-logo-new-2021.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=89&ssl=1 "Curbside Newsstand: GM Unveils New Logo and Marketing/Image Campaign – “Everybody In”, Into EVs, That Is")
Curbside Newsstand: GM Unveils New Logo and Marketing/Image Campaign – “Everybody In”, Into EVs, That Is
Posted on January 8, 2021 | 90 CommentsGM’s $27 billion EV fervor has reached an inflection point. Not in actual new products, which are still in the pipeline, but in a transformation of the company’s image, including […] -
![Toyota knew that places like Eugene had a very woodsy vibe, and that its pickups were the official truck of Eugene. So it made sense to cater to its most […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/CC-432-019.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=89&ssl=1 "Curbside Outtake: 1994 Toyota Pickup With Optional Wood Front End")
Curbside Outtake: 1994 Toyota Pickup With Optional Wood Front End
Posted on January 8, 2021 | 15 CommentsToyota knew that places like Eugene had a very woodsy vibe, and that its pickups were the official truck of Eugene. So it made sense to cater to its most […] -
![Part 1 was just the warm-up act to Ed Ruscha’s drives up and down Sunset Boulevard. I find these very engrossing, so here’s the second of three parts from 1966, […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/21.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=89&ssl=1 "Vintage Photos: A Drive Down The Sunset Strip, 1966, Part 2. – More Exotics This Time")
Vintage Photos: A Drive Down The Sunset Strip, 1966, Part 2. – More Exotics This Time
Posted on January 8, 2021 | 44 CommentsPart 1 was just the warm-up act to Ed Ruscha’s drives up and down Sunset Boulevard. I find these very engrossing, so here’s the second of three parts from 1966, […] -
![How could I resist this at the Cohort, posted by Fred Oliver? I’ve always had an irresistible attraction to motorhomes cobbled together out of an old car, but this is […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/50786150452_d6efd60e33_o.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=89&ssl=1 "Cohort Pic(k) of the Day: 1958 Edsel Motorhome – With Teletouch")
Cohort Pic(k) of the Day: 1958 Edsel Motorhome – With Teletouch
Posted on January 8, 2021 | 20 CommentsHow could I resist this at the Cohort, posted by Fred Oliver? I’ve always had an irresistible attraction to motorhomes cobbled together out of an old car, but this is […] -
![If there is a car that came out in the 1970’s and retained its popularity as desirable daily transportation longer than these Lincolns of late in the decade, I don’t […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/1978-Lincoln-Continental-Town-Car-03.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=89&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1978 Lincoln Continental Town Car – Best Prom Car Ever")
Curbside Classic: 1978 Lincoln Continental Town Car – Best Prom Car Ever
Posted on January 8, 2021 | 28 CommentsIf there is a car that came out in the 1970’s and retained its popularity as desirable daily transportation longer than these Lincolns of late in the decade, I don’t […]
