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![Roy and I entered our partnership on October 19, 2015. It was inauspiciously the same day as Canada’s federal election. Roy was always bespoked in a dark red suit, and […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/RIMG5117.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "COAL: 1992 Buick Roadmaster – Roy and Me: One Man’s Love for the American Automobile")
COAL: 1992 Buick Roadmaster – Roy and Me: One Man’s Love for the American Automobile
Posted on August 1, 2020 | 26 CommentsRoy and I entered our partnership on October 19, 2015. It was inauspiciously the same day as Canada’s federal election. Roy was always bespoked in a dark red suit, and […] -
Cohort Pic(k) of the Day: Subaru Powered Porsche 914
Posted on August 1, 2020 | 11 Commentsby Don Kincl -
![Two weeks ago, I put up a post about saving a vintage Clark Cortez motorhome. No one from CC bought it, but the owner also started an ebay auction, which […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/Purchased1.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "The Clark Cortez Got Saved, But Went Up In Flames Within An Hour On The Drive Home")
The Clark Cortez Got Saved, But Went Up In Flames Within An Hour On The Drive Home
Posted on August 1, 2020 | 36 CommentsTwo weeks ago, I put up a post about saving a vintage Clark Cortez motorhome. No one from CC bought it, but the owner also started an ebay auction, which […] -
![In 2017 I had just gotten rid of my Volvo XC90, and my Volvo XC60. I had just bought my first new car, a 2017 Subaru Outback. I had plans […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/q-1.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "COAL: #25 2008 Toyota 4Runner – Stepping Out of My Comfort Zone")
COAL: #25 2008 Toyota 4Runner – Stepping Out of My Comfort Zone
Posted on August 1, 2020 | 16 CommentsIn 2017 I had just gotten rid of my Volvo XC90, and my Volvo XC60. I had just bought my first new car, a 2017 Subaru Outback. I had plans […] -
![I really don’t know why the universe wanted me to encounter one of these bastardized Biturbos again. I thought I had made myself clear the last year: I really can’t […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/IMG_20200731_171429-copy.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CC Capsule: 1997 Maserati Ghibli GT – The Last Vulgarati")
CC Capsule: 1997 Maserati Ghibli GT – The Last Vulgarati
Posted on July 31, 2020 | 37 CommentsI really don’t know why the universe wanted me to encounter one of these bastardized Biturbos again. I thought I had made myself clear the last year: I really can’t […] -
![You’re looking at it. Renault bought into both Mack Trucks and AMC in 1979. And the Eagle arrived in 1980. So maybe it’s a coincidence, or maybe not? And I […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/4090989393_40edb35fde_k.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Car Carrier of the Day: What’s The Most Appropriate Brand of Truck To Haul AMC Eagles?")
Car Carrier of the Day: What’s The Most Appropriate Brand of Truck To Haul AMC Eagles?
Posted on July 31, 2020 | 14 CommentsYou’re looking at it. Renault bought into both Mack Trucks and AMC in 1979. And the Eagle arrived in 1980. So maybe it’s a coincidence, or maybe not? And I […] -
![A Chevy lover lives here, or at least a classic Chevy lover. The license plate on the 1950 Fleetline Deluxe indicates it’s probably a recent purchase, and it appears to […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/Chevies.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CC Outtake: Two Old Chevys – California in a Nutshell, Maybe")
CC Outtake: Two Old Chevys – California in a Nutshell, Maybe
Posted on July 31, 2020 | 18 CommentsA Chevy lover lives here, or at least a classic Chevy lover. The license plate on the 1950 Fleetline Deluxe indicates it’s probably a recent purchase, and it appears to […] -
![I’m down to the last batch of vintage dealer postcards and ads, and instead of dumping them all on you at once, I’m going to do what I should have […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/themes/arras162/images/thumbnail.png "Dealer of the Day: “The Best Move I Ever made Was To Become a Sunbeam Dealer”")
Dealer of the Day: “The Best Move I Ever made Was To Become a Sunbeam Dealer”
Posted on July 31, 2020 | 46 CommentsI’m down to the last batch of vintage dealer postcards and ads, and instead of dumping them all on you at once, I’m going to do what I should have […] -
![posted at the Cohort by William Oliver Chevrolet’s Department of Names sure was kept busy between 1953 and 1972 coming up with endless changes and reprisals of names for their […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/50152188642_15ebb57d33_k.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Cohort Pic(k) of the Day: 1958 Chevrolet Yeoman Wagon – A One Year Only Name, And A Very Rare One At That")
Cohort Pic(k) of the Day: 1958 Chevrolet Yeoman Wagon – A One Year Only Name, And A Very Rare One At That
Posted on July 31, 2020 | 37 Commentsposted at the Cohort by William Oliver Chevrolet’s Department of Names sure was kept busy between 1953 and 1972 coming up with endless changes and reprisals of names for their […] -
![For many years, Ford called themselves the “Wagonmaster” and perhaps it was deservedly so. Even though most years Chevrolet lead the overall sales race, examining wagon sales alone, Ford wagons […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/CV-Wagon-007.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CC For Sale: 1991 Ford Crown Victoria LX Station Wagon – Last Hurrah for the Wagonmaster")
CC For Sale: 1991 Ford Crown Victoria LX Station Wagon – Last Hurrah for the Wagonmaster
Posted on July 31, 2020 | 57 CommentsFor many years, Ford called themselves the “Wagonmaster” and perhaps it was deservedly so. Even though most years Chevrolet lead the overall sales race, examining wagon sales alone, Ford wagons […] -
![(first posted 7/29/2014) We tend to talk about Ford’s brilliant segment-defining new cars of the 60s, like the Falcon, Fairlane and Mustang. But in the excitement of all of those […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/Ford-1965-Galaxie-500-convert-4.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CC Capsule: 1965 Ford Galaxie 500 Convertible – Straight-Laced In A Curvaceous New World")
CC Capsule: 1965 Ford Galaxie 500 Convertible – Straight-Laced In A Curvaceous New World
Posted on July 30, 2020 | 38 Comments(first posted 7/29/2014) We tend to talk about Ford’s brilliant segment-defining new cars of the 60s, like the Falcon, Fairlane and Mustang. But in the excitement of all of those […] -
![Here’s something a bit different: An all-German car carrier, although undoubtedly the carrier trailer and truck’s carrier structure were built in the US. This load of fine Porsches and Audis […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/4599650416_a208beef0b_k.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Car Carrier of the Day: All German, Even the Truck – Club of Four, Plus One")
Car Carrier of the Day: All German, Even the Truck – Club of Four, Plus One
Posted on July 30, 2020 | 16 CommentsHere’s something a bit different: An all-German car carrier, although undoubtedly the carrier trailer and truck’s carrier structure were built in the US. This load of fine Porsches and Audis […] -
![For the past month or so, I’ve frequently noticed this SuperClean classic workhorse, parked just a few hundred meters yards from my place. Always nearby the same location, where they’ve […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/IMG_8915.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CC Outtake: 1986 Ford F-150 XLT Lariat SuperCab – SuperCondition")
CC Outtake: 1986 Ford F-150 XLT Lariat SuperCab – SuperCondition
Posted on July 30, 2020 | 43 CommentsFor the past month or so, I’ve frequently noticed this SuperClean classic workhorse, parked just a few hundred meters yards from my place. Always nearby the same location, where they’ve […] -
![Another in a series of my reviews that appeared in the online version of African Americans On Wheels, a now defunct automotive magazine that was included as an insert in the […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/1999-Mitsubishi-Galant-GTZ.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Classic CARmentary: 1999 Mitsubishi Galant GTZ")
Classic CARmentary: 1999 Mitsubishi Galant GTZ
Posted on July 30, 2020 | 7 CommentsAnother in a series of my reviews that appeared in the online version of African Americans On Wheels, a now defunct automotive magazine that was included as an insert in the […] -
![As the Ford Fusion rides off into the sunset, it can only be playing one song: Frank Sinatra’s “My Way.” Production at Ford’s Hermosillo plant ends today for the mid-size […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/fusionmkz2.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Newsstand: RIP Ford Fusion and Lincoln MKZ – Ford Motor Company’s Last Mid-Size Sedans")
Curbside Newsstand: RIP Ford Fusion and Lincoln MKZ – Ford Motor Company’s Last Mid-Size Sedans
Posted on July 30, 2020 | 82 CommentsAs the Ford Fusion rides off into the sunset, it can only be playing one song: Frank Sinatra’s “My Way.” Production at Ford’s Hermosillo plant ends today for the mid-size […]
