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![Summer has long been my favourite time of year. Living in a part of the world that has long winters, I have learned to appreciate and enjoy the beautiful summers […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/thereckoningdavidhalberstam.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "QOTD: What Book do you Recommend to Fellow Curbsiders?")
QOTD: What Book do you Recommend to Fellow Curbsiders?
Posted on August 31, 2020 | 109 CommentsSummer has long been my favourite time of year. Living in a part of the world that has long winters, I have learned to appreciate and enjoy the beautiful summers […] -
![This has become one of my favorite CCs in town, and every couple of years feel the need to report on its continued well-being, despite being a daily driver and […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/CC-419-042.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Update: The Last Unmolested 1969 Camaro Six Is Still Going Strong (Updated with Info from the Owner)")
Curbside Update: The Last Unmolested 1969 Camaro Six Is Still Going Strong (Updated with Info from the Owner)
Posted on August 31, 2020 | 18 CommentsThis has become one of my favorite CCs in town, and every couple of years feel the need to report on its continued well-being, despite being a daily driver and […] -
![By all accounts, the 2020 Hyundai Palisade and its corporate sibling, the 2020 Kia Telluride, are extremely competitive entries in the mainstream three-row crossover segment. They’re probably responsible for Ford […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/20190425_110736.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Newsstand: Olfactory Senses Offended by 2020 Hyundai Palisade")
Curbside Newsstand: Olfactory Senses Offended by 2020 Hyundai Palisade
Posted on August 31, 2020 | 29 CommentsBy all accounts, the 2020 Hyundai Palisade and its corporate sibling, the 2020 Kia Telluride, are extremely competitive entries in the mainstream three-row crossover segment. They’re probably responsible for Ford […] -
![This is our last return trip to the Toyota Megaweb History Garage (for 2020, anyway), but it’s a crucial one. Just next to the recently-covered Alfa Spider, and looking even […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/IMG_20200801_165300-copy.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Museum Classic: 1954 Porsche 356 1500 Super – Honoris Tatra")
Museum Classic: 1954 Porsche 356 1500 Super – Honoris Tatra
Posted on August 31, 2020 | 6 CommentsThis is our last return trip to the Toyota Megaweb History Garage (for 2020, anyway), but it’s a crucial one. Just next to the recently-covered Alfa Spider, and looking even […] -
![(first posted 8/30/2014) In the twenties and thirties, Cadillac was a true world-class luxury car, with cylinder counts as lofty as its prices. But the Depression and rising income taxes […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/CC-233-015-1200.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1941 Cadillac – The First Modern Cadillac, With A Bit Of Further Modernizing; 500 Cubic Inches Worth")
Curbside Classic: 1941 Cadillac – The First Modern Cadillac, With A Bit Of Further Modernizing; 500 Cubic Inches Worth
Posted on August 30, 2020 | 100 Comments(first posted 8/30/2014) In the twenties and thirties, Cadillac was a true world-class luxury car, with cylinder counts as lofty as its prices. But the Depression and rising income taxes […] -
![Travelling has not been easy over the last few months but we managed to get to France for a brief break. Fixing the logistics got complex given the limits airlines […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/20200809_125135-2.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Outtakes: French Holiday Outtakes Making Quarantine Acceptable")
Curbside Outtakes: French Holiday Outtakes Making Quarantine Acceptable
Posted on August 30, 2020 | 12 CommentsTravelling has not been easy over the last few months but we managed to get to France for a brief break. Fixing the logistics got complex given the limits airlines […] -
![Yesterday I received a text from an unfamiliar number, turned out it was from David, the fellow that purchased my Porsche from me exactly a year ago (has it been […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/IMG_4864.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Post-COAL Update: My 2002 Porsche Carrera Lives On, One Year Later")
Post-COAL Update: My 2002 Porsche Carrera Lives On, One Year Later
Posted on August 30, 2020 | 7 CommentsYesterday I received a text from an unfamiliar number, turned out it was from David, the fellow that purchased my Porsche from me exactly a year ago (has it been […] -
![Crossovers, you may have noticed, are here for the foreseeable future. Enthusiasts see them as an occupying force and the erasure of driving culture, but the scrimmage line is now […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/Title-pic.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Test Drive Review: 2020 RAV4 Hybrid and Mazda CX-5 – The Best Of The New World Order")
Test Drive Review: 2020 RAV4 Hybrid and Mazda CX-5 – The Best Of The New World Order
Posted on August 30, 2020 | 33 CommentsCrossovers, you may have noticed, are here for the foreseeable future. Enthusiasts see them as an occupying force and the erasure of driving culture, but the scrimmage line is now […] -
![Benoît shot this Ford Ranchero in a somewhat unlikely location, the Musée Maurice Dufresne, located in the mill at Marnay, near the Château of Azay-le-Rideau, France. Maybe not so unlikely, […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/50265708213_ad63e96be4_k.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Cohort Pic(k) of the Day: Ranchero at the Musée Maurice Dufresne – Technological History on Display")
Cohort Pic(k) of the Day: Ranchero at the Musée Maurice Dufresne – Technological History on Display
Posted on August 30, 2020 | 12 CommentsBenoît shot this Ford Ranchero in a somewhat unlikely location, the Musée Maurice Dufresne, located in the mill at Marnay, near the Château of Azay-le-Rideau, France. Maybe not so unlikely, […] -
![Even now, it’s hard for me to put into words exactly how I feel about the C5 Corvette Z06. It was simultaneously one of the best cars and one of […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/JJL_5105.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "COAL: 2003 Corvette Z06 – A Cascade Of Bad Decisions")
COAL: 2003 Corvette Z06 – A Cascade Of Bad Decisions
Posted on August 30, 2020 | 26 CommentsEven now, it’s hard for me to put into words exactly how I feel about the C5 Corvette Z06. It was simultaneously one of the best cars and one of […] -
![(first posted 8/29/2014) We had a lot of fun comparing two-door sedans with their four-door and hard top brethren yesterday, but the sight of this hardtop Imperial deserves consideration beyond […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/Screenshot-2014-08-28-15.31.57.png?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Cohort Sighting: 1965 Imperial Crown Coupe – Truly Incomparable?")
Cohort Sighting: 1965 Imperial Crown Coupe – Truly Incomparable?
Posted on August 29, 2020 | 85 Comments(first posted 8/29/2014) We had a lot of fun comparing two-door sedans with their four-door and hard top brethren yesterday, but the sight of this hardtop Imperial deserves consideration beyond […] -
![(first posted 8/29/2014) CC has recorded previously my nomination for the most significant cars of the 1960s, the 1970s and 1980s. You can probably guess my nominee for the most […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/1955-Morris-Minor-4.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1955 Morris Minor Series II – Britain’s Favourite Car, Bar None, And Rightly So.")
Curbside Classic: 1955 Morris Minor Series II – Britain’s Favourite Car, Bar None, And Rightly So.
Posted on August 29, 2020 | 79 Comments(first posted 8/29/2014) CC has recorded previously my nomination for the most significant cars of the 1960s, the 1970s and 1980s. You can probably guess my nominee for the most […] -
![Here’s a great little time capsule from the coast of California in 1969. It’s from the documentary shot at the 1969 Celebration at Big Sur, held a few weeks after […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/themes/arras162/images/thumbnail.png "CC Cinema: Car Spotting at the Celebration At Big Sur, 1969")
CC Cinema: Car Spotting at the Celebration At Big Sur, 1969
Posted on August 29, 2020 | 15 CommentsHere’s a great little time capsule from the coast of California in 1969. It’s from the documentary shot at the 1969 Celebration at Big Sur, held a few weeks after […] -
![As I write this post I realized that I don’t have great pictures of this car. Sorry in advance. If you know anything about me by now, it’s that I […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/gh.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "COAL: #29 1971 Volvo 164 – A Regal Volvo")
COAL: #29 1971 Volvo 164 – A Regal Volvo
Posted on August 29, 2020 | 21 CommentsAs I write this post I realized that I don’t have great pictures of this car. Sorry in advance. If you know anything about me by now, it’s that I […] -
![I took advantage of lockdown to work on the tow plate for the Suburban. Now, my Winnebago View ideally should not tow something this heavy. That’s what I bought the […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/1-finished-with-bumper.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Living: Hitch A Ride, Anyone?")
Curbside Living: Hitch A Ride, Anyone?
Posted on August 29, 2020 | 19 CommentsI took advantage of lockdown to work on the tow plate for the Suburban. Now, my Winnebago View ideally should not tow something this heavy. That’s what I bought the […]
