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![(first posted 10/8/2014) This past weekend, as most of you have read, was a rather fun-filled affair; not only did I get to meet a large handful of our […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/a-ny.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1976 Chrysler New Yorker Brougham – The Joys Of Getting Lost")
Curbside Classic: 1976 Chrysler New Yorker Brougham – The Joys Of Getting Lost
Posted on October 8, 2020 | 117 Comments(first posted 10/8/2014) This past weekend, as most of you have read, was a rather fun-filled affair; not only did I get to meet a large handful of our […] -
![tbm3fan has finally found what has eluded us so far: Curbside shots of a gen1 Dodge Colt (Mitsubishi Colt Galant) that was Chrysler’s first Japanese import, starting in MY 1971. […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/50425462097_0d89558545_h.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Cohort Pic(k) of the Day: 1972 Dodge Colt (gen1/Mitsubishi Colt Galant) – Found At Last")
Cohort Pic(k) of the Day: 1972 Dodge Colt (gen1/Mitsubishi Colt Galant) – Found At Last
Posted on October 8, 2020 | 19 Commentstbm3fan has finally found what has eluded us so far: Curbside shots of a gen1 Dodge Colt (Mitsubishi Colt Galant) that was Chrysler’s first Japanese import, starting in MY 1971. […] -
![I rarely peruse my local Craigslist. Maybe I should do it a bit more often, because I came across this car recently – not the typical car one would expect […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/cit01.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Craigslist Find: 1976 Citroen CX 2200 Diesel Wagon – Not Your Typical Anything")
Craigslist Find: 1976 Citroen CX 2200 Diesel Wagon – Not Your Typical Anything
Posted on October 8, 2020 | 25 CommentsI rarely peruse my local Craigslist. Maybe I should do it a bit more often, because I came across this car recently – not the typical car one would expect […] -
![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/2020/10/1999-Chrysler-Cirrus-LXi.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Classic CARmentary: 1999 Chrysler Cirrus LXi")
Classic CARmentary: 1999 Chrysler Cirrus LXi
Posted on October 8, 2020 | 16 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 you may recall, two months ago we placed an order for a Tesla Model Y, at which time the wait was supposedly short. Well, after going through the […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/IMG_6208.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "COAL Update: 2020 Tesla Model Y – It Arrived! (First Impressions…)")
COAL Update: 2020 Tesla Model Y – It Arrived! (First Impressions…)
Posted on October 8, 2020 | 120 CommentsAs you may recall, two months ago we placed an order for a Tesla Model Y, at which time the wait was supposedly short. Well, after going through the […] -
![At Curbside we love to discuss the cars of yesterday and reminisce about our memories of owning or driving these cars. We often have very vivid memories of a particular […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/Vintage-Car-Magazines.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Vintage Reviews: The Reality of Vintage Road Test Stats – Greatness Through Estimation")
Vintage Reviews: The Reality of Vintage Road Test Stats – Greatness Through Estimation
Posted on October 8, 2020 | 13 CommentsAt Curbside we love to discuss the cars of yesterday and reminisce about our memories of owning or driving these cars. We often have very vivid memories of a particular […] -
![(first posted 10/7/2014) Say hello to the Tercel from Hell. As this old California plate indicates, it’s been in use for a very long time, and as all this […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/a-tercel.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Capsule: 1980 Toyota Corolla Tercel – A Definitive CC")
Curbside Capsule: 1980 Toyota Corolla Tercel – A Definitive CC
Posted on October 7, 2020 | 86 Comments(first posted 10/7/2014) Say hello to the Tercel from Hell. As this old California plate indicates, it’s been in use for a very long time, and as all this […] -
![We have here a first on two accounts: the first US Pontiac Astre sighting ever at CC, and the first to be found inadvertently via Google Streetview. CC reader and […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/a-astre.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Outtake: 1977 Pontiac Astre – The First US Astre Find At CC Thanks To Google Streetview")
Curbside Outtake: 1977 Pontiac Astre – The First US Astre Find At CC Thanks To Google Streetview
Posted on October 7, 2020 | 12 CommentsWe have here a first on two accounts: the first US Pontiac Astre sighting ever at CC, and the first to be found inadvertently via Google Streetview. CC reader and […] -
![I came across this captivating video created in 1963 by George Eyles of the Institute of Advanced Motoring of him driving a lovely Jaguar Mk II through various villages and […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/themes/arras162/images/thumbnail.png "CC TV: London To Bath Via Jaguar Mk II, 1963")
CC TV: London To Bath Via Jaguar Mk II, 1963
Posted on October 7, 2020 | 16 CommentsI came across this captivating video created in 1963 by George Eyles of the Institute of Advanced Motoring of him driving a lovely Jaguar Mk II through various villages and […] -
![It’s been a long summer and I suspect I’m not unique in suffering. Given the lack of car shows (I’ve been to one, just one!), we’re all suffering from ESC(CorO)SDS, […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/20200913_142822.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Outtake: 1960-1967 Sunbeam Alpines – How Do You Take Yours?")
Curbside Outtake: 1960-1967 Sunbeam Alpines – How Do You Take Yours?
Posted on October 7, 2020 | 28 CommentsIt’s been a long summer and I suspect I’m not unique in suffering. Given the lack of car shows (I’ve been to one, just one!), we’re all suffering from ESC(CorO)SDS, […] -
![These two shots from Shorpy are some of my favorite ever. You want a glimpse back at a time when life in rural America was very different? Here you go. […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/SHORPY-8b25315a.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Vintage Photograph: Santa Fe Trailways, 1940 – Stopping In Pie Town, NM – The Horseless Stage Coach")
Vintage Photograph: Santa Fe Trailways, 1940 – Stopping In Pie Town, NM – The Horseless Stage Coach
Posted on October 7, 2020 | 24 CommentsThese two shots from Shorpy are some of my favorite ever. You want a glimpse back at a time when life in rural America was very different? Here you go. […] -
![This car was one of the nicer surprises I’ve had this year. The Fiat Abarth, the Renault Gordini and the Mini Cooper all had a Japanese cousin, and I never […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/IMG_20200930_091038-copy.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1968 Toyota 1600GT-5 – Corona Con Tequila")
Curbside Classic: 1968 Toyota 1600GT-5 – Corona Con Tequila
Posted on October 7, 2020 | 27 CommentsThis car was one of the nicer surprises I’ve had this year. The Fiat Abarth, the Renault Gordini and the Mini Cooper all had a Japanese cousin, and I never […] -
![(first posted 10/6/2014) I present to you the final installment in this series which began September first. I’ve been lucky enough to have covered single marques in the previous three […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/AppiaZa.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Indigestion Part Four: The Miscellany Of Como Park")
Indigestion Part Four: The Miscellany Of Como Park
Posted on October 6, 2020 | 28 Comments(first posted 10/6/2014) I present to you the final installment in this series which began September first. I’ve been lucky enough to have covered single marques in the previous three […] -
![(first posted 10/5/2014) What a difference twenty years makes. The eighties was the Japanese decade, when they were going to take over the US, if not the world. They bought […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/CC-24-030.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1989 Daihatsu Charade – Treat And Retreat")
Curbside Classic: 1989 Daihatsu Charade – Treat And Retreat
Posted on October 6, 2020 | 59 Comments(first posted 10/5/2014) What a difference twenty years makes. The eighties was the Japanese decade, when they were going to take over the US, if not the world. They bought […] -
Cohort Pic(k) of the Day: A Large Gathering of 1963 Cadillacs
Posted on October 6, 2020 | 23 Commentsposted by MG
