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![Car-based pickups will always cause me to look twice… but one with fake wood trim? Well, that’s enough to slam on the brakes and take some pictures. Which is just […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/1973-Ford-Ranchero-Squire-LF-b.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1973 Ford Ranchero Squire – The Pickup Car Goes Luxury")
Curbside Classic: 1973 Ford Ranchero Squire – The Pickup Car Goes Luxury
Posted on October 12, 2020 | 36 CommentsCar-based pickups will always cause me to look twice… but one with fake wood trim? Well, that’s enough to slam on the brakes and take some pictures. Which is just […] -
![(first posted 10/11/2014) Ack–another white car! Don’t have my head; I capture what comes my way and it’s truly perplexing how I encounter so many cars of the same color; […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/a-nis.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1993 Nissan NX1600 – Yokohoma Goes Organic")
Curbside Classic: 1993 Nissan NX1600 – Yokohoma Goes Organic
Posted on October 11, 2020 | 33 Comments(first posted 10/11/2014) Ack–another white car! Don’t have my head; I capture what comes my way and it’s truly perplexing how I encounter so many cars of the same color; […] -
![(originally posted 5/24/11; updated and revised with additional new pictures in 2014) Hindsight is 20-20 vision. And with that acuity, seeing the Rambler’s historical significance is easy: it was the […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/05/CC-137-204-800.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1959 Rambler Custom Six – The Prophet")
Curbside Classic: 1959 Rambler Custom Six – The Prophet
Posted on October 11, 2020 | 71 Comments(originally posted 5/24/11; updated and revised with additional new pictures in 2014) Hindsight is 20-20 vision. And with that acuity, seeing the Rambler’s historical significance is easy: it was the […] -
Curbside Wordless Outtake: Toyota Yaris With Big Trailer
Posted on October 11, 2020 | 14 Comments -
![It’s easy to forget what an impact the Capri made in the US, never mind the huge one in Europe. It filled a perfect hole, an affordable European sporty coupe […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/Capri-1.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Vintage R&T Review: 1972 Capri 2600 V6 – “Our Enthusiasm For This Engine Is Almost Unbounded”")
Vintage R&T Review: 1972 Capri 2600 V6 – “Our Enthusiasm For This Engine Is Almost Unbounded”
Posted on October 11, 2020 | 33 CommentsIt’s easy to forget what an impact the Capri made in the US, never mind the huge one in Europe. It filled a perfect hole, an affordable European sporty coupe […] -
![It’s no secret that sales of recreational vehicles of all kinds are red hot. Everyone wants to get away, and how better to do it than in a camper of […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/CC-426-031.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Outtake: 1969 Chevrolet C30 Flatbed With Brand New Trailer – Another Pandemic Escape Pod")
Curbside Outtake: 1969 Chevrolet C30 Flatbed With Brand New Trailer – Another Pandemic Escape Pod
Posted on October 11, 2020 | 9 CommentsIt’s no secret that sales of recreational vehicles of all kinds are red hot. Everyone wants to get away, and how better to do it than in a camper of […] -
![It is hard to explain why I like this car so much. Of all the vintage cars I’ve owned, it’s by far the most pedestrian of the lot. It’s not […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/2020-05-20-16.45.35.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "COAL: My 1980 Volvo 245")
COAL: My 1980 Volvo 245
Posted on October 11, 2020 | 34 CommentsIt is hard to explain why I like this car so much. Of all the vintage cars I’ve owned, it’s by far the most pedestrian of the lot. It’s not […] -
![Ed Snitkoff is now working at the Ford Authority, where they have some spy shots of the upcoming Bronco Sport-based unibody pickup, the Maverick, wearing a bit of disguise. But […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/Ford-Maverick-and-Ford-Ranger-Testing-September-2020-005.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Spy Shot QOTD? Why Is The Future Ford Maverick Pickup So Long?")
Spy Shot QOTD? Why Is The Future Ford Maverick Pickup So Long?
Posted on October 10, 2020 | 23 CommentsEd Snitkoff is now working at the Ford Authority, where they have some spy shots of the upcoming Bronco Sport-based unibody pickup, the Maverick, wearing a bit of disguise. But […] -
![(first posted 11/29/2011) Stallion CC, Take Two: I just deleted the first three paragraphs of what I had written. Starting on a new CC is always a bit of a […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/CC-144-283.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1983 Mitsubishi Starion – Or Is It Stallion? Did I Finally Solve The Mystery Of Its Name?")
Curbside Classic: 1983 Mitsubishi Starion – Or Is It Stallion? Did I Finally Solve The Mystery Of Its Name?
Posted on October 10, 2020 | 132 Comments(first posted 11/29/2011) Stallion CC, Take Two: I just deleted the first three paragraphs of what I had written. Starting on a new CC is always a bit of a […] -
![Today’s Vintage TODT comes via Shorpy, which means if you want even greater detail than you get by clicking on this image, click this to see it in its original […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/SHORPY-kenworth-.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Vintage Truck of the Day: 1937 Kenworth D-89-H – The First Kenworth COE To Invade The Eastern Market")
Vintage Truck of the Day: 1937 Kenworth D-89-H – The First Kenworth COE To Invade The Eastern Market
Posted on October 10, 2020 | 4 CommentsToday’s Vintage TODT comes via Shorpy, which means if you want even greater detail than you get by clicking on this image, click this to see it in its original […] -
![We’ve yet to do a proper CC on the Elan, but this review by R&T goes some distance to help put the Elan in perspective. This Sprint version was the […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/Lotus-1.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Vintage R&T Review: 1972 Lotus Elan Sprint – The Best Elan Yet, And The Last One")
Vintage R&T Review: 1972 Lotus Elan Sprint – The Best Elan Yet, And The Last One
Posted on October 10, 2020 | 10 CommentsWe’ve yet to do a proper CC on the Elan, but this review by R&T goes some distance to help put the Elan in perspective. This Sprint version was the […] -
Cohort Pic(k) of the Day: One VW Convertible Towing A Very Different VW Convertible
Posted on October 10, 2020 | 10 Commentsposted by pbell56000 -
![The 1985 Cutlass Supreme coupe that I posted last weekend got lots of love. Oodles and oodles of it, as it became our highest viewed post of the week. So […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/CC-426-053.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Outtake: 1985 Oldsmobile Cutlass Ciera – Does It Get The Cutlass Love Too?")
Curbside Outtake: 1985 Oldsmobile Cutlass Ciera – Does It Get The Cutlass Love Too?
Posted on October 10, 2020 | 34 CommentsThe 1985 Cutlass Supreme coupe that I posted last weekend got lots of love. Oodles and oodles of it, as it became our highest viewed post of the week. So […] -
![Alright, so you are probably thinking what could have made me sell my favorite car so far. Well, it’s the car that I almost bought instead of the 2010 S80 […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/w.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "COAL: #36 2005 Toyota Land Cruiser – The Cadillac of Toyotas")
COAL: #36 2005 Toyota Land Cruiser – The Cadillac of Toyotas
Posted on October 10, 2020 | 9 CommentsAlright, so you are probably thinking what could have made me sell my favorite car so far. Well, it’s the car that I almost bought instead of the 2010 S80 […] -
![(first posted 10/9/2014) From the end of WWII until the minivan-Cherokee era, Chrysler rode a stylistic see-saw—as well as a financial one. One minute its designs were too conservative, the […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/CC-236-041-1200-1.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1971 Plymouth Satellite Sebring Plus – Chrysler Jumps The Shark (Again) With A Tip Of The Hat To Virgil Exner and Marcello Gandini")
Curbside Classic: 1971 Plymouth Satellite Sebring Plus – Chrysler Jumps The Shark (Again) With A Tip Of The Hat To Virgil Exner and Marcello Gandini
Posted on October 9, 2020 | 107 Comments(first posted 10/9/2014) From the end of WWII until the minivan-Cherokee era, Chrysler rode a stylistic see-saw—as well as a financial one. One minute its designs were too conservative, the […]
