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![* Yes of course there’s a pesky asterisk – that $19,250 price includes federal and state rebates that I would and perhaps you’d be eligible for. But I didn’t include […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/IMG_3070.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Review: 2020 MINI Cooper SE Hardtop 2 Door – All Electric, Starting At $19,250* Equipped, Not Stripped")
Curbside Review: 2020 MINI Cooper SE Hardtop 2 Door – All Electric, Starting At $19,250* Equipped, Not Stripped
Posted on July 20, 2020 | 33 Comments* Yes of course there’s a pesky asterisk – that $19,250 price includes federal and state rebates that I would and perhaps you’d be eligible for. But I didn’t include […] -
![The year 1990, as I’ve written several times before, is situated right in the middle of a most inauspicious period in automotive design. Even Jaguars looked ugly back then, for […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/IMG_20200604_115437-copy.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CC Twofer: 1990 Nissan Skyline (R32) Saloon & GT-R Coupé – The Most Exciting Car Of A Lousy Era")
CC Twofer: 1990 Nissan Skyline (R32) Saloon & GT-R Coupé – The Most Exciting Car Of A Lousy Era
Posted on July 20, 2020 | 21 CommentsThe year 1990, as I’ve written several times before, is situated right in the middle of a most inauspicious period in automotive design. Even Jaguars looked ugly back then, for […] -
![(first posted 7/19/2014) CC recently featured a review of the Austin Maxi. To recap, the Maxi was a cut down version of the BMC Austin and Morris 1800 (the Landcrab) […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/1977-Austin-Maxi.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Capsule: 1977 Austin Maxi – Big On The Inside But Not The Outside")
Curbside Capsule: 1977 Austin Maxi – Big On The Inside But Not The Outside
Posted on July 19, 2020 | 42 Comments(first posted 7/19/2014) CC recently featured a review of the Austin Maxi. To recap, the Maxi was a cut down version of the BMC Austin and Morris 1800 (the Landcrab) […] -
![posted at the Cohort by MattZ We all (hopefully) have memories of our first fast car rides. And hopefully good ones. Mine were colored by severely distracting circumstances, but I […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/50105751328_c5b5b6fb7a_k.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Auto-Biography: 1956 Ford Customline – My First 90+ MPH Ride, But Under Less Than Ideal Circumstances")
Auto-Biography: 1956 Ford Customline – My First 90+ MPH Ride, But Under Less Than Ideal Circumstances
Posted on July 19, 2020 | 24 Commentsposted at the Cohort by MattZ We all (hopefully) have memories of our first fast car rides. And hopefully good ones. Mine were colored by severely distracting circumstances, but I […] -
![Oldsmobile had a long and storied history before its I suppose timely demise due to lack of interesting and unique product as well as a general loss of distinct purpose. […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/IMG_3180.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Recycling: 1984 Oldsmobile Cutlass Cruiser – This One Came With The TruCoat!")
Curbside Recycling: 1984 Oldsmobile Cutlass Cruiser – This One Came With The TruCoat!
Posted on July 19, 2020 | 45 CommentsOldsmobile had a long and storied history before its I suppose timely demise due to lack of interesting and unique product as well as a general loss of distinct purpose. […] -
![North Hollywood As a lifelong Europhile, the cars I look at always come with inevitable and costly problems. And the standard wisdom says Corvettes balance fun with reliability at some […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/c6.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Ten Days, Ten Corvettes: Day 3 – C6")
Ten Days, Ten Corvettes: Day 3 – C6
Posted on July 19, 2020 | 9 CommentsNorth Hollywood As a lifelong Europhile, the cars I look at always come with inevitable and costly problems. And the standard wisdom says Corvettes balance fun with reliability at some […] -
![I found this car via Bring a Trailer, back when the majority of the content of that site was still Craigslist and eBay finds. I was actually at a […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/IMG_3192.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "COAL: Living My Sideways Fantasies With A 1968 Saab 96")
COAL: Living My Sideways Fantasies With A 1968 Saab 96
Posted on July 19, 2020 | 16 CommentsI found this car via Bring a Trailer, back when the majority of the content of that site was still Craigslist and eBay finds. I was actually at a […] -
![Avoiding the vortex of the Tesla haters/lovers and reading about what it is that really sets the company so far apart from the rest of the industry is not always […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/tesla-model-3-social-2.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Weekend Reads: “How Tesla Cracked the Code of Automobile Innovation” as Well as Two Others")
Curbside Weekend Reads: “How Tesla Cracked the Code of Automobile Innovation” as Well as Two Others
Posted on July 18, 2020 | 27 CommentsAvoiding the vortex of the Tesla haters/lovers and reading about what it is that really sets the company so far apart from the rest of the industry is not always […] -
![posted by Fred Oliver Ok, the headline is a (rare) bit of click bait. But this aftermarket continental spare kit on this otherwise quite fine ’62 Sunliner does rather remind […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/50113578218_d6f45b6a2c_k.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Cohort Pic(k) of the Day #2: Ford Had A Massive Head Start On Making The Ugliest 5-Mile Bumpers")
Cohort Pic(k) of the Day #2: Ford Had A Massive Head Start On Making The Ugliest 5-Mile Bumpers
Posted on July 18, 2020 | 29 Commentsposted by Fred Oliver Ok, the headline is a (rare) bit of click bait. But this aftermarket continental spare kit on this otherwise quite fine ’62 Sunliner does rather remind […] -
![(first posted 7/18/2014) Long-term readers will recognize these shots as those of Laurence Jones, with a characteristic richness and saturation only fitting for a car with such exaggerated proportions. Though […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/9221649546_3e29648ee8_z.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: Jaguar Mark X – Curvaceous Coventrian")
Curbside Classic: Jaguar Mark X – Curvaceous Coventrian
Posted on July 18, 2020 | 78 Comments(first posted 7/18/2014) Long-term readers will recognize these shots as those of Laurence Jones, with a characteristic richness and saturation only fitting for a car with such exaggerated proportions. Though […] -
![The culling of smaller passenger cars continues. Today Honda announced that the Fit is no longer fit for the US. And that goes for the Civic coupe and the manual […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/Honda-Jazz-2020.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Newsstand: Honda Fit, Civic Coupe, Accord Stick Shift Join Toyota Yaris, Chevy Sonic and Hyundai Accent On The Small Car Chopping Block")
Curbside Newsstand: Honda Fit, Civic Coupe, Accord Stick Shift Join Toyota Yaris, Chevy Sonic and Hyundai Accent On The Small Car Chopping Block
Posted on July 18, 2020 | 58 CommentsThe culling of smaller passenger cars continues. Today Honda announced that the Fit is no longer fit for the US. And that goes for the Civic coupe and the manual […] -
![North Hollywood I have never seen a green Corvette with a tan interior. This particular C5 could almost be called classy. But no, like most used Vettes, this one has […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/EB87360C-EC4D-42C9-977E-E9F07327B6E0_1_105_c.jpeg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Ten Days, Ten Corvettes: Day 2")
Ten Days, Ten Corvettes: Day 2
Posted on July 18, 2020 | 6 CommentsNorth Hollywood I have never seen a green Corvette with a tan interior. This particular C5 could almost be called classy. But no, like most used Vettes, this one has […] -
Cohort Pic(k) of the Day: International’s Take On The 5-Mile Bumper
Posted on July 18, 2020 | 7 Commentsposted by nifticus -
![Somewhere in the middle of working on my P1800, and messing with my 444 I found this 240 GL. As you would expect I was down in Clinton working on […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/IMG_1737.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "COAL: #23: 1986 Volvo 240GL – Ovlov the Grand Lux")
COAL: #23: 1986 Volvo 240GL – Ovlov the Grand Lux
Posted on July 18, 2020 | 3 CommentsSomewhere in the middle of working on my P1800, and messing with my 444 I found this 240 GL. As you would expect I was down in Clinton working on […] -
Car Carriers of the Day: A Big Load of 1958 Mercurys
Posted on July 17, 2020 | 25 Comments
