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![I’m planning on a more detailed analysis of the 2020 automotive market when the numbers are available, but since we’ve been talking about pickups, here’s some stats from 2019 and […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/12/a-pickup-US-Q1-2019.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=89&ssl=1 "Curbside Newsstand: The Pickup Market – Where They’re Hot and Who’s Buying Them")
Curbside Newsstand: The Pickup Market – Where They’re Hot and Who’s Buying Them
Posted on December 23, 2020 | 30 CommentsI’m planning on a more detailed analysis of the 2020 automotive market when the numbers are available, but since we’ve been talking about pickups, here’s some stats from 2019 and […] -
![It feels like Christmas at the Cohort, as Corey Behrens has presented us with a number of stellar finds from Amsterdam. The oldest and rarest is this 1953 Skoda 1200 […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/12/50739475918_8b41fa8ce7_k.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=89&ssl=1 "Cohort Pic(k) of the Day: 1953 Skoda 1200 Station Wagon – Found In Amsterdam")
Cohort Pic(k) of the Day: 1953 Skoda 1200 Station Wagon – Found In Amsterdam
Posted on December 23, 2020 | 15 CommentsIt feels like Christmas at the Cohort, as Corey Behrens has presented us with a number of stellar finds from Amsterdam. The oldest and rarest is this 1953 Skoda 1200 […] -
![As many of you are aware I bought a Studebaker Lark at an estate auction, but it was actually one of the more mainstream vehicles on offer at the auction. […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/12/1924-Buick-Opera-Coupe.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=89&ssl=1 "CC Auction: George Thomson Estate Auction – Some Interesting Selections")
CC Auction: George Thomson Estate Auction – Some Interesting Selections
Posted on December 23, 2020 | 29 CommentsAs many of you are aware I bought a Studebaker Lark at an estate auction, but it was actually one of the more mainstream vehicles on offer at the auction. […] -
![December 23rd, at some point, had become unofficially celebrated in my extended family as “Christmas Eve Eve“. I honestly can’t remember if this started with me, my sister, or someone […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/12/20201219_111131-The-Tail-Comes-Off-CC.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=89&ssl=1 "CC Miscellany: My Fantasy Garage – Of Fragrances")
CC Miscellany: My Fantasy Garage – Of Fragrances
Posted on December 23, 2020 | 21 CommentsDecember 23rd, at some point, had become unofficially celebrated in my extended family as “Christmas Eve Eve“. I honestly can’t remember if this started with me, my sister, or someone […] -
![Anyone thinking a 1973 Buick LeSabre is a small car needs to have their temperature checked. At 18.7′ in length, it’s nearly one-sixth the length of the Wright Brothers’ first […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/12/IMG_0654.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=89&ssl=1 "CC Outtake: Battle of The Big, Bad Buicks – LeSabre vs Lucerne")
CC Outtake: Battle of The Big, Bad Buicks – LeSabre vs Lucerne
Posted on December 23, 2020 | 29 CommentsAnyone thinking a 1973 Buick LeSabre is a small car needs to have their temperature checked. At 18.7′ in length, it’s nearly one-sixth the length of the Wright Brothers’ first […] -
![The untimely demise of our VW Passat (see COAL) in early 2008 left us a one vehicle family. (See COAL for the Mazda MPV.) During this time, we were able […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/12/Mercedes-Pictures-008.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=89&ssl=1 "COAL: 1983 Mercedes Benz 240D – Be Careful What You Wish For…")
COAL: 1983 Mercedes Benz 240D – Be Careful What You Wish For…
Posted on December 23, 2020 | 31 CommentsThe untimely demise of our VW Passat (see COAL) in early 2008 left us a one vehicle family. (See COAL for the Mazda MPV.) During this time, we were able […] -
![(first posted 12/22/2014) Okay folks, it is now time to hop into the CC Wayback machine to the year of 1975, when, for some reason, a lot of new cars […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/12/aa-11-09-2014-078-1280x746.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=89&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1977 Ford Granada Ghia – LTD Lite")
Curbside Classic: 1977 Ford Granada Ghia – LTD Lite
Posted on December 22, 2020 | 114 Comments(first posted 12/22/2014) Okay folks, it is now time to hop into the CC Wayback machine to the year of 1975, when, for some reason, a lot of new cars […] -
Cohort Pic(k) of the Day: The Truly Smart Car
Posted on December 22, 2020 | 6 Commentsshot in Amsterdam by Corey Behrens Update: and it glows at night: -
![As is often the case, the import bug bit the poster’s father, and the two successive 1950s Beetles soon gave way to this handsome 1961 Mercedes 190 sedan, perhaps the […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/12/8943504837_35ee57ea94_h.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=89&ssl=1 "Vintage Kodachrome: Upgrading From a VW to a Mercedes, and More")
Vintage Kodachrome: Upgrading From a VW to a Mercedes, and More
Posted on December 22, 2020 | 28 CommentsAs is often the case, the import bug bit the poster’s father, and the two successive 1950s Beetles soon gave way to this handsome 1961 Mercedes 190 sedan, perhaps the […] -
![When I saw this ’66 Fury III sedan posted at the Cohort, I instantly had two associations: My friend Jerry Gaeng and CC’s Jim Cavanaugh. I’ve heard Jim refer to […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/12/50716445153_fb86270cf5_k.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=89&ssl=1 "Cohort Pic(k) of the Day: 1966 Plymouth Fury III – JPC Will Recognize It")
Cohort Pic(k) of the Day: 1966 Plymouth Fury III – JPC Will Recognize It
Posted on December 22, 2020 | 38 CommentsWhen I saw this ’66 Fury III sedan posted at the Cohort, I instantly had two associations: My friend Jerry Gaeng and CC’s Jim Cavanaugh. I’ve heard Jim refer to […] -
![Any feature about a pickup seems to be accompanied by comments lamenting the loss of basic pickups. Despite these perceptions, basic spec pickups do still exist although they have become […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/2021-Silverado.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=89&ssl=1 "Automotive History: Losing The Plot? The History Of The American Pickup Becoming More Civilized")
Automotive History: Losing The Plot? The History Of The American Pickup Becoming More Civilized
Posted on December 22, 2020 | 63 CommentsAny feature about a pickup seems to be accompanied by comments lamenting the loss of basic pickups. Despite these perceptions, basic spec pickups do still exist although they have become […] -
![Besides capturing lightweights along my walking routes over the past months, it speaks for itself that I also paid attention to the more weighty rides, only driven by professionals. So […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/12/IMG_9307.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=89&ssl=1 "CC Global: Heavy Commercial Vehicles – Trucks, Tractors And (Semi-) Trailers")
CC Global: Heavy Commercial Vehicles – Trucks, Tractors And (Semi-) Trailers
Posted on December 22, 2020 | 3 CommentsBesides capturing lightweights along my walking routes over the past months, it speaks for itself that I also paid attention to the more weighty rides, only driven by professionals. So […] -
![Of all the weird automotive encounters Tokyo has engineered over this eventful year, this was quite an unexpected pleasure, Mr Bond. Here is a true Brezhnev-era relic, painted in Radium […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/12/IMG_20201208_153944-copy.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=89&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 2017 UAZ-469 Hunter Classic Jubilee Edition – From Russia With Gloves")
Curbside Classic: 2017 UAZ-469 Hunter Classic Jubilee Edition – From Russia With Gloves
Posted on December 22, 2020 | 12 CommentsOf all the weird automotive encounters Tokyo has engineered over this eventful year, this was quite an unexpected pleasure, Mr Bond. Here is a true Brezhnev-era relic, painted in Radium […] -
![There’s little doubt that electrification is the future of the automobile. Witness the bevy of EVs that are now for sale and coming soon, like the Mustang Mach-E. Cadillac is […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/12/32.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=89&ssl=1 "QOTD: How Soon Until We Start Seeing EV Curbside Classics?")
QOTD: How Soon Until We Start Seeing EV Curbside Classics?
Posted on December 21, 2020 | 74 CommentsThere’s little doubt that electrification is the future of the automobile. Witness the bevy of EVs that are now for sale and coming soon, like the Mustang Mach-E. Cadillac is […] -
![The hopes were so high. And the expectations even higher. GM was finally going to take the Honda Accord and the other Japanese in its class head-on. “We’re going to […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/12/J2000-1.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=89&ssl=1 "Vintage R&T Review: 1982 Pontiac J2000 – Off To A Deadly Slow Start")
Vintage R&T Review: 1982 Pontiac J2000 – Off To A Deadly Slow Start
Posted on December 21, 2020 | 71 CommentsThe hopes were so high. And the expectations even higher. GM was finally going to take the Honda Accord and the other Japanese in its class head-on. “We’re going to […]
