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![My older brother’s friends in high school in the ’80s had a variety of vehicles that set my internal bar pretty high in terms of what I would aspire to […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/033-1973-VW-Thing-CC.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1973 (or ’74) Volkswagen 181: Here’s The Thing…")
Curbside Classic: 1973 (or ’74) Volkswagen 181: Here’s The Thing…
Posted on August 4, 2020 | 52 CommentsMy older brother’s friends in high school in the ’80s had a variety of vehicles that set my internal bar pretty high in terms of what I would aspire to […] -
![(first posted 8/3/2014) I’ve given it some thought over the years, and there’s only one truck that I’ve seriously considered as a theoretical replacement for my F-100, and this is […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/CC-27-064.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CC Capsule: 1993 Toyota T-100 – The Only Truck Worthy Of Possibly Replacing My ’66 F-100")
CC Capsule: 1993 Toyota T-100 – The Only Truck Worthy Of Possibly Replacing My ’66 F-100
Posted on August 3, 2020 | 65 Comments(first posted 8/3/2014) I’ve given it some thought over the years, and there’s only one truck that I’ve seriously considered as a theoretical replacement for my F-100, and this is […] -
![Don Kincl found a very wide assortment of cars somewhere in Abilene, TX, including two rather rare veterans of the 1950s import boom: a Fiat 1100 and a Renault Dauphine. […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/6398383535_6099160a4f_k.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Cohort Pic(k)s of the Day: Two Veterans of the ’50s Import Boom and a Lot More Somewhere in Abilene, Texas")
Cohort Pic(k)s of the Day: Two Veterans of the ’50s Import Boom and a Lot More Somewhere in Abilene, Texas
Posted on August 3, 2020 | 29 CommentsDon Kincl found a very wide assortment of cars somewhere in Abilene, TX, including two rather rare veterans of the 1950s import boom: a Fiat 1100 and a Renault Dauphine. […] -
Dealer of the Day: Ray Fladeboe
Posted on August 3, 2020 | 20 CommentsLocated in Irvine, CA. -
![At first glance I thought: oh, a nice load of mixed cars from the post AMC merger with Chrysler. But no, there weren’t any Alliances sold by then. And the […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/4466919036_4f3e52e4b9_k.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Car Carrier of the Day: AMCs and Chryslers Merged Into One Load Before the Companies Merged")
Car Carrier of the Day: AMCs and Chryslers Merged Into One Load Before the Companies Merged
Posted on August 3, 2020 | 23 CommentsAt first glance I thought: oh, a nice load of mixed cars from the post AMC merger with Chrysler. But no, there weren’t any Alliances sold by then. And the […] -
![Like a fair number of you, I came of driving age in the mid-80’s when BMW had a total of four car lines – the 3-series, the 5, the 7, […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/IMG_3683-e1596246521151.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Review: 2020 BMW 228i xDrive Gran Coupe – Heresy Meets Religion")
Curbside Review: 2020 BMW 228i xDrive Gran Coupe – Heresy Meets Religion
Posted on August 3, 2020 | 50 CommentsLike a fair number of you, I came of driving age in the mid-80’s when BMW had a total of four car lines – the 3-series, the 5, the 7, […] -
![What is the deal with Japanese motorists and idling? It’s like a national pastime here. I’ve seen it time and again. Sometimes, folks even recline their seat and take a […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/IMG_20200715_172014-copy.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1984 Isuzu Piazza – An Unmoving Encounter")
Curbside Classic: 1984 Isuzu Piazza – An Unmoving Encounter
Posted on August 3, 2020 | 32 CommentsWhat is the deal with Japanese motorists and idling? It’s like a national pastime here. I’ve seen it time and again. Sometimes, folks even recline their seat and take a […] -
Caption Contest
Posted on August 2, 2020 | 51 Commentsby Don Kincl -
![I spotted this at Don Kincl’s Photostream, and became even more intrigued when I read the caption, which said “Paddleboat – Austria, 1959”, a slide he bought at a garage […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/6808335229_76973744cf_k.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Cohort Pic(k) of the Day: “Paddleboat – Austria 1959”")
Cohort Pic(k) of the Day: “Paddleboat – Austria 1959”
Posted on August 2, 2020 | 7 CommentsI spotted this at Don Kincl’s Photostream, and became even more intrigued when I read the caption, which said “Paddleboat – Austria, 1959”, a slide he bought at a garage […] -
![It was July 2018. Sitting in my parents’ house, my mother handed me a stack of papers and asked what my guess was about the appraisal. I was within $5000. […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/DSCN7914a.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "House Of A Lifetime: An Incomparable 1910-era Midwestern Stick Built House – In The Family For 57 Years")
House Of A Lifetime: An Incomparable 1910-era Midwestern Stick Built House – In The Family For 57 Years
Posted on August 2, 2020 | 105 CommentsIt was July 2018. Sitting in my parents’ house, my mother handed me a stack of papers and asked what my guess was about the appraisal. I was within $5000. […] -
![It’s time to finish our perusal of the SCI 1958 Directory of Sports Cars. The original was sent to me by CC reader Zipster, and I want to thank him […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/guide-scans0001.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Vintage Sports Cars Illustrated: All the Sports Cars Available in the US in 1957-1958")
Vintage Sports Cars Illustrated: All the Sports Cars Available in the US in 1957-1958
Posted on August 2, 2020 | 22 CommentsIt’s time to finish our perusal of the SCI 1958 Directory of Sports Cars. The original was sent to me by CC reader Zipster, and I want to thank him […] -
![Now this is something that has a certain decided appeal to me, as something of a cross between my xB and F100. There’s times I need one or the other […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/CC-422-036.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Outtake: Scion xB Pickup – Long Bed Version")
Curbside Outtake: Scion xB Pickup – Long Bed Version
Posted on August 2, 2020 | 20 CommentsNow this is something that has a certain decided appeal to me, as something of a cross between my xB and F100. There’s times I need one or the other […] -
![Or as I liked to joke, “the highest concentration of 1986 Subaru XT Turbos east of the Mississippi River.” Why do we like some of the cars we do? It’s […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/JJL_2988.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "COAL: Not One, But Two 1986 Subaru XT Turbos")
COAL: Not One, But Two 1986 Subaru XT Turbos
Posted on August 2, 2020 | 15 CommentsOr as I liked to joke, “the highest concentration of 1986 Subaru XT Turbos east of the Mississippi River.” Why do we like some of the cars we do? It’s […] -
![(first posted 6/28/2011) If you’re going to do something wrong, do it big (Jayne Mansfield) When Bigger Cars Are Built, Buick Will Build Them If you’ve got it, flaunt it: […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/06/CC-53-061-800.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Classic Curbside Classic: 1967 Buick Electra 225 Convertible – The Jayne Mansfield Of Cars")
Classic Curbside Classic: 1967 Buick Electra 225 Convertible – The Jayne Mansfield Of Cars
Posted on August 1, 2020 | 56 Comments(first posted 6/28/2011) If you’re going to do something wrong, do it big (Jayne Mansfield) When Bigger Cars Are Built, Buick Will Build Them If you’ve got it, flaunt it: […] -
![Mike Hayes has found a car I’ve long wanted to find as it’s never really gotten a proper write-up here at CC. I’m afraid I’m a bit too busy to […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/50152334208_cddf2e9d08_k.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Cohort Pic(k) of the Day: 1960 Valiant – Better Than the Competition Except In Build Quality and Styling Coherence")
Cohort Pic(k) of the Day: 1960 Valiant – Better Than the Competition Except In Build Quality and Styling Coherence
Posted on August 1, 2020 | 68 CommentsMike Hayes has found a car I’ve long wanted to find as it’s never really gotten a proper write-up here at CC. I’m afraid I’m a bit too busy to […]
