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![The H Conte Schwimmwagen the other day reminded me of this other genuine 1968 LeSabre land yacht. Titled “Two If By Sea” (1986) it was created by Pippa Garner (formerly […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/12/Pippa-Garner-Buick-yacht.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "1968 Buick LeSabre Land Yacht, Backwards 1959 Chevy, and More: A Tribute To Pippa Garner")
1968 Buick LeSabre Land Yacht, Backwards 1959 Chevy, and More: A Tribute To Pippa Garner
Posted on December 4, 2020 | 14 CommentsThe H Conte Schwimmwagen the other day reminded me of this other genuine 1968 LeSabre land yacht. Titled “Two If By Sea” (1986) it was created by Pippa Garner (formerly […] -
![Well, hello there yourself, little guy! As with any car show, so too do the parking lots at the junkyard often present the most interesting finds. Once again, here’s a […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/12/IMG_7791.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Forbidden Fruit Outtake: 2016 Nissan March – ¡Hola!")
Forbidden Fruit Outtake: 2016 Nissan March – ¡Hola!
Posted on December 4, 2020 | 21 CommentsWell, hello there yourself, little guy! As with any car show, so too do the parking lots at the junkyard often present the most interesting finds. Once again, here’s a […] -
![(first posted 13/3/2014) Stefan Marjoram is creating a documentary of the restoration of the legendary 1911 Fiat S76, which has the distinction of arguably having the largest automobile engine […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/12/Fiat-S76-color.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Watch And Hear The 1,729 Cubic Inch OHC Hemi Four Cylinder ‘Beast of Turin’ 1911 Fiat S-76 Bellow And Spit Flames For The First Time In A Century")
Watch And Hear The 1,729 Cubic Inch OHC Hemi Four Cylinder ‘Beast of Turin’ 1911 Fiat S-76 Bellow And Spit Flames For The First Time In A Century
Posted on December 3, 2020 | 26 Comments(first posted 13/3/2014) Stefan Marjoram is creating a documentary of the restoration of the legendary 1911 Fiat S76, which has the distinction of arguably having the largest automobile engine […] -
![(first posted 12/3/2014) The Cadillac STS and Buick Lucerne were both introduced in the mid-2000s to serve as flagship, full-size luxury sedans for their respective brands. Both sedans were caught […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/12/a-luc.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Future Curbside Classics: The Smooth, Quiet Road to Nowhere – Part 1: Buick Lucerne")
Future Curbside Classics: The Smooth, Quiet Road to Nowhere – Part 1: Buick Lucerne
Posted on December 3, 2020 | 134 Comments(first posted 12/3/2014) The Cadillac STS and Buick Lucerne were both introduced in the mid-2000s to serve as flagship, full-size luxury sedans for their respective brands. Both sedans were caught […] -
![This town was once crawling with gen1 Foresters. They were everywhere, including the one in our driveway. But the numbers are finally receding some, although these folks appear to be […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/12/CC-428-110.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Driveway Outtake: Someone Likes Old Subaru Foresters – Me Too!")
Driveway Outtake: Someone Likes Old Subaru Foresters – Me Too!
Posted on December 3, 2020 | 18 CommentsThis town was once crawling with gen1 Foresters. They were everywhere, including the one in our driveway. But the numbers are finally receding some, although these folks appear to be […] -
![The photographer has now traded in his ’41 Mercury coupe for a ’53 Ford wagon, and we see it here in a variety of settings including the giant sequoia in […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/8887410276_773bbfccd1_h.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Vintage Snapshots: Exploring the Southwest and Mexico in a 1953 Ford")
Vintage Snapshots: Exploring the Southwest and Mexico in a 1953 Ford
Posted on December 3, 2020 | 21 CommentsThe photographer has now traded in his ’41 Mercury coupe for a ’53 Ford wagon, and we see it here in a variety of settings including the giant sequoia in […] -
![It’s something of a given that Chrysler’s sales and market share tanked starting in 1958 due to poor quality in the new ’57 models. But was that the real or […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/Chart-Big-Car-market-share-Big-3-1955-1984.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Charts and Analysis: Big Three Full Size Car Market Share, 1955-1984 – Did Quality Sink Chrysler After 1957?")
Charts and Analysis: Big Three Full Size Car Market Share, 1955-1984 – Did Quality Sink Chrysler After 1957?
Posted on December 3, 2020 | 27 CommentsIt’s something of a given that Chrysler’s sales and market share tanked starting in 1958 due to poor quality in the new ’57 models. But was that the real or […] -
![Zoom!…just when I had focussed on the Volvo-Pacton couple and clicked, a lady on her bicycle crossed the street. Then again, she’s clearly also transporting goods, just like the combination […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/IMG_9242.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Streetscape: Big Rig Backing Up – Lady On Grocery Getter Photobombing")
Streetscape: Big Rig Backing Up – Lady On Grocery Getter Photobombing
Posted on December 3, 2020 | 13 CommentsZoom!…just when I had focussed on the Volvo-Pacton couple and clicked, a lady on her bicycle crossed the street. Then again, she’s clearly also transporting goods, just like the combination […] -
![If you’ve been reading Curbside for a while, you’re probably familiar with the tragic tale of Chrysler Corporation’s rushed-into-production Forward Look cars for 1957. Sure, they looked great, rode and […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/50585060791_960e3ec9f4_b1.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "eBay Classic: 1957 Plymouth Belvedere Sedan – Fairest Among Ten Thousand")
eBay Classic: 1957 Plymouth Belvedere Sedan – Fairest Among Ten Thousand
Posted on December 3, 2020 | 72 CommentsIf you’ve been reading Curbside for a while, you’re probably familiar with the tragic tale of Chrysler Corporation’s rushed-into-production Forward Look cars for 1957. Sure, they looked great, rode and […] -
![(first posted 12/2/2014. This was inspired by a comment from 1964bler, a man with whom I’ve had a delightful conversation on Checker build quality.) It’s September 26, 1972. You have […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/a-av.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1973 Plymouth Fury III – An Ode to an Avocado Fury")
Curbside Classic: 1973 Plymouth Fury III – An Ode to an Avocado Fury
Posted on December 2, 2020 | 77 Comments(first posted 12/2/2014. This was inspired by a comment from 1964bler, a man with whom I’ve had a delightful conversation on Checker build quality.) It’s September 26, 1972. You have […] -
![There were a considerable number of fine foreign cars about in Tokyo this month. Let’s kick it off with the British stuff, because why not, starting with this delectable Austin-Healey […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/IMG_20201102_091148-copy.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CC Outtakes: T87’s Singles Collection (November 2020) – Part 2: Foreign Cars")
CC Outtakes: T87’s Singles Collection (November 2020) – Part 2: Foreign Cars
Posted on December 2, 2020 | 24 CommentsThere were a considerable number of fine foreign cars about in Tokyo this month. Let’s kick it off with the British stuff, because why not, starting with this delectable Austin-Healey […] -
![CC reader and Cohort poster Chris Cieslak sent me an overlay he made in Photoshop of a current Buick Encore and a more recent car, inspired by seeing the two […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/12/a-77chevvs18Buick2-1.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "The Changing Shapes of Cars, 1932-2020: The Buick Encore Overlaid On Some Earlier Cars")
The Changing Shapes of Cars, 1932-2020: The Buick Encore Overlaid On Some Earlier Cars
Posted on December 2, 2020 | 50 CommentsCC reader and Cohort poster Chris Cieslak sent me an overlay he made in Photoshop of a current Buick Encore and a more recent car, inspired by seeing the two […] -
![I wasn’t allowed to watch unlimited amounts of television when I was growing up, which I suspect was the case with many people my age. I remember commercials with almost […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/12/Imperial-Caprice-collage.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Capsule: 1989 Chevrolet Caprice – Please Pass The Margarine")
Curbside Capsule: 1989 Chevrolet Caprice – Please Pass The Margarine
Posted on December 2, 2020 | 42 CommentsI wasn’t allowed to watch unlimited amounts of television when I was growing up, which I suspect was the case with many people my age. I remember commercials with almost […] -
![On the left, a 2011 Volkswagen Caddy 1.6 TDI. On the right, a 2000 Toyota Corolla E110 1.6 VVT-i. The little ol’ fellow in the middle is still holding its […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/12/IMG_9266.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CC Outtake: 1994 Mitsubishi L300 Panel Van – Long Time No See")
CC Outtake: 1994 Mitsubishi L300 Panel Van – Long Time No See
Posted on December 2, 2020 | 10 CommentsOn the left, a 2011 Volkswagen Caddy 1.6 TDI. On the right, a 2000 Toyota Corolla E110 1.6 VVT-i. The little ol’ fellow in the middle is still holding its […] -
![Ah 1976! Year of the Bicentennial, Philadelphia Freedom, red, white & blue bell-bottoms and Operation Sail. It was also the year of my first car – a popcorn buttery yellow […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/Cutlass-S-number-2.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "COAL: 1976 Oldsmobile Cutlass S – Never As Good As the First Time")
COAL: 1976 Oldsmobile Cutlass S – Never As Good As the First Time
Posted on December 2, 2020 | 28 CommentsAh 1976! Year of the Bicentennial, Philadelphia Freedom, red, white & blue bell-bottoms and Operation Sail. It was also the year of my first car – a popcorn buttery yellow […]
