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![Childhood imaginations run rampant, especially when it comes to what’s under the hood of a car. I used to convince myself that our ’65 Coronet 440 really did pack a […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/03/CC-124-267-800.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1953 Ford – You’ll Never Guess What’s Under Its Hood")
Curbside Classic: 1953 Ford – You’ll Never Guess What’s Under Its Hood
Posted on June 26, 2025 | 10 CommentsChildhood imaginations run rampant, especially when it comes to what’s under the hood of a car. I used to convince myself that our ’65 Coronet 440 really did pack a […] -
![We’ll carry on from where we left off last time. All change for 1968! GM, Ford and Mopar all brought out new bodies for their intermediates, based on the previous […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/06/70.442.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CC In Scale: Muscle Cars, Part 2 — 1968-70")
CC In Scale: Muscle Cars, Part 2 — 1968-70
Posted on June 26, 2025 | 20 CommentsWe’ll carry on from where we left off last time. All change for 1968! GM, Ford and Mopar all brought out new bodies for their intermediates, based on the previous […] -
![I’ve been in this country for close to six years now, so I’m getting a sense of which JDM cars have become rare and which ones, though made in small […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/06/IMG_20230924_103903_edited.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Find: 1984 Mazda Cosmo (HB) Coupé – Yes, But Not This One")
Curbside Find: 1984 Mazda Cosmo (HB) Coupé – Yes, But Not This One
Posted on June 26, 2025 | 18 CommentsI’ve been in this country for close to six years now, so I’m getting a sense of which JDM cars have become rare and which ones, though made in small […] -
![Engineer Earle MacPherson devised an early version of his now-famous strut suspension for an abortive GM small car project, the Chevrolet Cadet, but it wasn’t until he went to […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/06/1951-Ford-Consul-blue-Car-and-Classic-front-3q-right.webp?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "The Origins Of The MacPherson Strut Suspension")
The Origins Of The MacPherson Strut Suspension
Posted on June 26, 2025 | 22 CommentsEngineer Earle MacPherson devised an early version of his now-famous strut suspension for an abortive GM small car project, the Chevrolet Cadet, but it wasn’t until he went to […] -
![In a recent installment, I showed you the 1958 Mercury Park Lane–the super-luxury automobile introduced by Mercury to compete with cars priced just below Lincoln and Cadillac. Now it’s […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/06/image1.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "1959 Mercury Park Lane–‘America’s Liveliest Luxury Car’!")
1959 Mercury Park Lane–‘America’s Liveliest Luxury Car’!
Posted on June 26, 2025 | 25 CommentsIn a recent installment, I showed you the 1958 Mercury Park Lane–the super-luxury automobile introduced by Mercury to compete with cars priced just below Lincoln and Cadillac. Now it’s […] -
![(first posted 5/17/2019) The title phrase, which sounds like the beginning of a joke, immediately popped into my mind when I came across this sight. With some cars […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/05/TwoOpels06Small.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Finds: Two Opels Drive Into A Gas Station . . .")
Curbside Finds: Two Opels Drive Into A Gas Station . . .
Posted on June 25, 2025 | 42 Comments(first posted 5/17/2019) The title phrase, which sounds like the beginning of a joke, immediately popped into my mind when I came across this sight. With some cars […] -
![tan Crosley sedan photos by Fred Oliver If you are reading this in the year 2061, I hope that the spirit of entrepreneurship is still alive and vibrant in […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/48090186588_0e8fc130e1_b-1.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "The Rise and Fall Of The Crosley Automobile")
The Rise and Fall Of The Crosley Automobile
Posted on June 25, 2025 | 19 Commentstan Crosley sedan photos by Fred Oliver If you are reading this in the year 2061, I hope that the spirit of entrepreneurship is still alive and vibrant in […] -
![Photos from the CC Cohort by Hyperpack. June 2025: A Cutlass Ciera? The once common, how uncommon has it become? Still a few around, huh? Gotta be a late model, […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/06/54588607317_22efa6a221_k.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Find: ’89-’96 Oldsmobile Ciera – The Once Common, Now Uncommon; GM’s FWD A-Bodies 40 Years Later")
Curbside Find: ’89-’96 Oldsmobile Ciera – The Once Common, Now Uncommon; GM’s FWD A-Bodies 40 Years Later
Posted on June 25, 2025 | 14 CommentsPhotos from the CC Cohort by Hyperpack. June 2025: A Cutlass Ciera? The once common, how uncommon has it become? Still a few around, huh? Gotta be a late model, […] -
![Text by Patrick Bell. Summer is officially here, so let’s take some time to look at convertibles, the ultimate four wheeled summer vehicle. There is a good selection from the […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/06/Captura-de-pantalla-2025-06-22-18.39.02.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Vintage Snapshots: Convertibles Of The 1950s, Back In Their Golden Days")
Vintage Snapshots: Convertibles Of The 1950s, Back In Their Golden Days
Posted on June 25, 2025 | 22 CommentsText by Patrick Bell. Summer is officially here, so let’s take some time to look at convertibles, the ultimate four wheeled summer vehicle. There is a good selection from the […] -
![Ignore the newer vehicles in the background, and this battered-but-proud 1969 Buick Electra 225 makes you feel that if you switched on the radio, the Bee Gees would be playing, […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/20231108_113954-e1750183582664.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1969 Buick Electra 225 – Drive It Like It’s 1979")
Curbside Classic: 1969 Buick Electra 225 – Drive It Like It’s 1979
Posted on June 25, 2025 | 26 CommentsIgnore the newer vehicles in the background, and this battered-but-proud 1969 Buick Electra 225 makes you feel that if you switched on the radio, the Bee Gees would be playing, […] -
![I’ve yet to miss a connecting flight or appointment at my destination, but this was cutting it close. Thunderstorm cells rolling over Denver were wreaking havoc on air traffic, […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/06/20250613_070214.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Rental Review—2024 Ford Mustang EcoBoost Convertible: Strangely Smitten")
Rental Review—2024 Ford Mustang EcoBoost Convertible: Strangely Smitten
Posted on June 25, 2025 | 57 CommentsI’ve yet to miss a connecting flight or appointment at my destination, but this was cutting it close. Thunderstorm cells rolling over Denver were wreaking havoc on air traffic, […] -
![(jmg3rd posted these shots at the Cohort) 1955 marked the first year of Hudsons wearing Nash bodies after their merger, referred to as “Hashes”. It was a relatively much more […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/themes/arras162/images/thumbnail.png "Curbside Find: 1955 Hudson Wasp – Hash, Anyone?")
Curbside Find: 1955 Hudson Wasp – Hash, Anyone?
Posted on June 24, 2025 | 13 Comments(jmg3rd posted these shots at the Cohort) 1955 marked the first year of Hudsons wearing Nash bodies after their merger, referred to as “Hashes”. It was a relatively much more […] -
![(first posted 4/17/2019) While strolling through Vienna’s Innere Stadt and taking in the gorgeous heritage architecture, I beheld a sight rather less aesthetically pleasing: two cars considered to […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/fiat-multipla-ssangyong-rodius-1.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Finds: Ssangyong Rodius and Fiat Multipla – Ugly Is Skin Deep")
Curbside Finds: Ssangyong Rodius and Fiat Multipla – Ugly Is Skin Deep
Posted on June 24, 2025 | 17 Comments(first posted 4/17/2019) While strolling through Vienna’s Innere Stadt and taking in the gorgeous heritage architecture, I beheld a sight rather less aesthetically pleasing: two cars considered to […] -
![In the mid-1980s, an LA record company called AIP released a series of compilation albums centered on regional mid-1960s garage rock and psychedelia. Naturally, the series was called “Highs […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/06/IMG_0945.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Finds: Summer Time Highs in the Seventies")
Curbside Finds: Summer Time Highs in the Seventies
Posted on June 24, 2025 | 23 CommentsIn the mid-1980s, an LA record company called AIP released a series of compilation albums centered on regional mid-1960s garage rock and psychedelia. Naturally, the series was called “Highs […] -
![I’m sure we all know (and, presumably. appreciate) the 3rd generation Honda Accord. You know, the cool late ‘80s one with the pop-up headlights. Honda sold boatloads of these everywhere […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/06/IMG_20230528_132534_edited.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Find: 1989 Honda Accord (CA) 2.0 Si – Name’s Familiar, But That Face?")
Curbside Find: 1989 Honda Accord (CA) 2.0 Si – Name’s Familiar, But That Face?
Posted on June 24, 2025 | 9 CommentsI’m sure we all know (and, presumably. appreciate) the 3rd generation Honda Accord. You know, the cool late ‘80s one with the pop-up headlights. Honda sold boatloads of these everywhere […]
