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![I was sitting in the parking lot of Albertsons, waiting for my son when I spotted this in the next row over. Wow; it’s been a while. And it’s even […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/12/CC-432-013.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Parking Lot Outtake: 1984 Chrysler Laser Turbo – What Kind Of Person Is Still Driving One Today?")
Parking Lot Outtake: 1984 Chrysler Laser Turbo – What Kind Of Person Is Still Driving One Today?
Posted on December 13, 2020 | 57 CommentsI was sitting in the parking lot of Albertsons, waiting for my son when I spotted this in the next row over. Wow; it’s been a while. And it’s even […] -
![can you make it a bit lower? We’ve been pointing out for years here about how the longer, lower, wider mantra as applied to American cars turned out to be […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/12/Cadillac-1959-Coupe-De-Ville-WILD-CAD.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Automotive History: The Lowest, Widest and Longest American Production Cars")
Automotive History: The Lowest, Widest and Longest American Production Cars
Posted on December 13, 2020 | 56 Commentscan you make it a bit lower? We’ve been pointing out for years here about how the longer, lower, wider mantra as applied to American cars turned out to be […] -
![Building contractors (especially the self-employed and small companies), landscapers and house furnishers, among others, have been doing really well in the strange times we all live in. So logically, their […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/12/IMG_9161.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CC Global: Light Commercial Vehicles – Vans, Trucks, Tractors And (Semi-) Trailers")
CC Global: Light Commercial Vehicles – Vans, Trucks, Tractors And (Semi-) Trailers
Posted on December 13, 2020 | 17 CommentsBuilding contractors (especially the self-employed and small companies), landscapers and house furnishers, among others, have been doing really well in the strange times we all live in. So logically, their […] -
![In 2005 I wanted to replace my Chrysler Concorde with something more fun to drive. The twisty roads on my daily commute had made driving a chore. I also wanted […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/12/crv1-2.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "COAL: 2005 Honda CR-V – It Takes A Licking…")
COAL: 2005 Honda CR-V – It Takes A Licking…
Posted on December 13, 2020 | 36 CommentsIn 2005 I wanted to replace my Chrysler Concorde with something more fun to drive. The twisty roads on my daily commute had made driving a chore. I also wanted […] -
![(first posted 12/12/2014) Winter’s chill came early in central Indiana this year, with morning temperatures in the teens by mid November. My stupid Ford Focus cares not about the weather: […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/CommandoAds.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1966 Kaiser Jeepster Commando – One Last Hurrah Before Winter")
Curbside Classic: 1966 Kaiser Jeepster Commando – One Last Hurrah Before Winter
Posted on December 12, 2020 | 32 Comments(first posted 12/12/2014) Winter’s chill came early in central Indiana this year, with morning temperatures in the teens by mid November. My stupid Ford Focus cares not about the weather: […] -
![(first posted 12/12/2014, before Joseph Dennis became a regular contributor) This ’70 Cyclone sports one of the most memorable faces of the classic muscle-car era, with its deeply sculpted grille […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/12/a-merc.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Cohort Outtake: 1970 Mercury Cyclone GT – Now That’s A Face One Doesn’t Readily Forget")
Cohort Outtake: 1970 Mercury Cyclone GT – Now That’s A Face One Doesn’t Readily Forget
Posted on December 12, 2020 | 45 Comments(first posted 12/12/2014, before Joseph Dennis became a regular contributor) This ’70 Cyclone sports one of the most memorable faces of the classic muscle-car era, with its deeply sculpted grille […] -
![Chris Cieslak and I had a good time with our first batch of composite overlays, comparing the 2020 Buick Encore with some cars from other vintages. So we’ve decided to […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/12/Changes-corvair-encore-comp.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "The Changing Shape Of Cars: Compacts 1938 – 2020 – The Buick Encore Overlaid On Some Older Small Cars")
The Changing Shape Of Cars: Compacts 1938 – 2020 – The Buick Encore Overlaid On Some Older Small Cars
Posted on December 12, 2020 | 33 CommentsChris Cieslak and I had a good time with our first batch of composite overlays, comparing the 2020 Buick Encore with some cars from other vintages. So we’ve decided to […] -
![As soon as we took delivery of our Model Y a couple of months ago I knew we’d eventually need a set of winter tires. I always buy a set […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/12/IMG_7946.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Tech / COAL: Swapping To Winter Tires On The Tesla Model Y And Peeking Under The Skirt")
Curbside Tech / COAL: Swapping To Winter Tires On The Tesla Model Y And Peeking Under The Skirt
Posted on December 12, 2020 | 41 CommentsAs soon as we took delivery of our Model Y a couple of months ago I knew we’d eventually need a set of winter tires. I always buy a set […] -
![From the 1970 Chevrolet Accessories Brochure. It confirms that Chevrolet pulled the plug on a convertible version quite late. But a number have been built in private hands, using Chevelle […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/12/3827579924_97b9a8f99e_o.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Vintage Brochure: The 1970 Monte Carlo Convertible That Wasn’t")
Vintage Brochure: The 1970 Monte Carlo Convertible That Wasn’t
Posted on December 12, 2020 | 34 CommentsFrom the 1970 Chevrolet Accessories Brochure. It confirms that Chevrolet pulled the plug on a convertible version quite late. But a number have been built in private hands, using Chevelle […] -
![In October of 2019 I was itching for something to “flip” again. I had sold the 940 Turbo a few months back and had been saving up to get something […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/a-vo.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "COAL #45 2008 Volvo V70 – The Hearse")
COAL #45 2008 Volvo V70 – The Hearse
Posted on December 12, 2020 | 10 CommentsIn October of 2019 I was itching for something to “flip” again. I had sold the 940 Turbo a few months back and had been saving up to get something […] -
![(first posted 12/1//2014) The 1971-76 General Motors B- and C-body cars are very polarizing. You either love them or can’t stand them. I’m in the former camp, and especially when […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/12/146.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Car Show Classic: 1976 Cadillac Coupe de Ville – The Last 1959 Cadillac")
Car Show Classic: 1976 Cadillac Coupe de Ville – The Last 1959 Cadillac
Posted on December 11, 2020 | 153 Comments(first posted 12/1//2014) The 1971-76 General Motors B- and C-body cars are very polarizing. You either love them or can’t stand them. I’m in the former camp, and especially when […] -
![(first posted 12/11/2014) A perfect summer day at O’Hare airport, watching the takeoffs on 14R/22L. Douglas DC-8, DC-9, DC-10, Boeing 727 and 737, and a few other oldies. What’s your […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/12/United-Air-LInes-DC-8-61.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Runway Classics Video – O’Hare, August 26, 1979")
Runway Classics Video – O’Hare, August 26, 1979
Posted on December 11, 2020 | 107 Comments(first posted 12/11/2014) A perfect summer day at O’Hare airport, watching the takeoffs on 14R/22L. Douglas DC-8, DC-9, DC-10, Boeing 727 and 737, and a few other oldies. What’s your […] -
![One of these days one of us here should do a history on turn signals. I know that in Europe, semaphores were required starting in the 1930s or so. I […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/12/turn-signal-hand-1920s.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Vintage Gizmo: 1920s Miller Retractable Hand Signaling Device For Trucks Or Cars")
Vintage Gizmo: 1920s Miller Retractable Hand Signaling Device For Trucks Or Cars
Posted on December 11, 2020 | 23 CommentsOne of these days one of us here should do a history on turn signals. I know that in Europe, semaphores were required starting in the 1930s or so. I […] -
![I’m on a bit of a Studebaker jag, thanks to Cohort John Lloyd’s large collection. And this is something special, the 1952 Starliner hardtop. It was a one-year wonder, as […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/12/8106419278_f0cc835c8f_k.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Cohort Pic(k) of the Day: 1952 Studebaker Champion Starliner Hardtop Coupe – The First One Year Wonder")
Cohort Pic(k) of the Day: 1952 Studebaker Champion Starliner Hardtop Coupe – The First One Year Wonder
Posted on December 11, 2020 | 23 CommentsI’m on a bit of a Studebaker jag, thanks to Cohort John Lloyd’s large collection. And this is something special, the 1952 Starliner hardtop. It was a one-year wonder, as […] -
![Plenty of Chevy (conversion) vans around here, at least enough to say that these are not really special. But this rather sinister looking beastie might well be the first cutaway […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/12/IMG_9288.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CC Outtake: 1986 Chevrolet G30 Cutaway Hi-Cube Van – Unheimlich")
CC Outtake: 1986 Chevrolet G30 Cutaway Hi-Cube Van – Unheimlich
Posted on December 11, 2020 | 21 CommentsPlenty of Chevy (conversion) vans around here, at least enough to say that these are not really special. But this rather sinister looking beastie might well be the first cutaway […]
