Curbside Classic Archives
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Cars Of A Lifetime & Auto-Biography 
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Vintage Wheels Review: 1974 MGB GT V8 – An MGB And A Buick Engine Walk Into A Bar …
Posted on October 9, 2025 | 13 CommentsStop me if you’ve heard this one before: a small British sports car with a lusty American V-8 engine crammed under the hood. When MG installed the ex-Buick Rover V-8 […] -
Curbside Classic: 1973–1979 Honda Civic – The Second Little Revolutionary
Posted on October 8, 2025 | 10 CommentsHow often does a truly revolutionary car appear? Let’s disqualify uranium powered flying cars on the cover of Popular Science and other quirky eccentrics from consideration, but focus on mass […] -
1978 Pontiac Grand Am – Neither “Grand” Nor “Am”
Posted on October 8, 2025 | 9 Comments(photo: AGuyinVancouver) To many, the name “Pontiac Grand Am” stirs up rather dizzying thoughts of the over-styled, over-cladded N-body compact, that Pontiac peddled upon rental fleets and the general population […] -
CC Global: 2025 MAN TGS 46.520 8×8 Wide Spread – The Traton Group’s King Off The Road
Posted on October 8, 2025 | 4 CommentsMAN is one of those truck manufacturers that can offer factory 4×4, 6×6, and 8×8 chassis with in-house front and rear drive axles. Often, a chassis-cab with such a drivetrain […] -
1969 IKA-Renault Rambler Ambassador – Argentina’s Take On American Luxury
Posted on October 8, 2025 | 8 CommentsIt was a vintage ad that sent me down the peculiar rabbit hole of American models built in South America — that alternate reality where familiar things appear as if […] -
Ford Falcon Memories: The 1960s Everyday Car In Vintage Photos
Posted on October 8, 2025 | 22 CommentsText by Patrick Bell. Henry Ford was all about basic transportation, and I think he would have been pleased with the Falcon, especially the black ones. We are highlighting the […] -
Kerbside Classic: Austin FX4 London Taxi – 6th And Charnelton In Eugene, Please; Via Siberia
Posted on October 7, 2025 | 30 Comments(Updated 10/7/2025) After yesterday’s Checker post, it seems only fitting to take a look at the legendary London Taxi, the ultimate living dinosaur. The Austin FX4/Fairway design was built from […] -
1966 Dodge Dart GT and Dart 270 Hardtop Coupes – The Last Exner-mobiles
Posted on October 7, 2025 | 14 Comments(posted at the Cohort by Curtis Perry) Jim Cavanaugh’s CC on a 1964 Dodge Custom 880 pointed out that the 880 was the last relic of Chrysler Design Chief Virgil […] -
1990–1996 Oldsmobile Silhouette – An O.G. Luxury Minivan, But By No Means A Cadillac
Posted on October 7, 2025 | 20 CommentsIn today’s small field of minivan offerings, brands cover a broad spectrum from spartan to luxurious, with numerous trim levels all under one model. Yet when the minivan was a […] -
Chevrolet LUV and Toyota HiLux – 1970s Compact Trucks Still At Work
Posted on October 7, 2025 | 7 CommentsI have to admit that I’ve a personal fondness for the compact Japanese trucks of the 1970s. They were curious things in my childhood, much different from the American-built trucks […] -
1992 Daihatsu Mira (L200) Gran Limited – Not Exactly Gran, But Not That Limited Either
Posted on October 7, 2025 | 5 CommentsPity the poor Daihatsu. In some parallel universe, the feisty company’s Campagno would have sold well in export markets, enabling it to maintain its independence in spite of the pen-pushers […] -
Curbside Musings: 1973 Ford Mustang Convertible – At A Canter
Posted on October 7, 2025 | 45 CommentsI was on the third stop on my Great Michigan Adventure 2025 road trip this past August when this beautiful ’73 Mustang came into view. I was visiting Keri, a […] -
1981 Brazilian VW Gol – A Shortened Audi 80 With An Aircooled Beetle Engine In Front
Posted on October 6, 2025 | 53 Comments(Updated 10/6/2025) Brazil is to VW what Australia is to the Big Three: an alternate universe where things look both familiar and yet quite surreal. Take this 1981 Volkswagen Gol, […] -
Curbside Classic: Citroën ID – The Goddess Storms The Bastille Of Convention
Posted on October 6, 2025 | 102 CommentsHow time flies, on Oct. 6th, 1955, the Citroën DS -of which the ID is a close relative- made its debut to the world. 70 years ago today. To honor […]
![Vintage Wheels Review: 1974 MGB GT V8 – An MGB And A Buick Engine Walk Into A Bar … Stop me if you’ve heard this one before: a small British sports car with a lusty American V-8 engine crammed under the hood. When MG installed the ex-Buick Rover V-8 […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/10/1974-MGB-GT-V8-Damask-Red-Car-and-Classic-front-with-banner.webp?resize=115%2C115&quality=70&ssl=1)
![Curbside Classic: 1973–1979 Honda Civic – The Second Little Revolutionary How often does a truly revolutionary car appear? Let’s disqualify uranium powered flying cars on the cover of Popular Science and other quirky eccentrics from consideration, but focus on mass […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/10/Captura-de-pantalla-2025-10-05-17.24.17.png?resize=115%2C115&quality=80&ssl=1)
![1978 Pontiac Grand Am – Neither “Grand” Nor “Am” (photo: AGuyinVancouver) To many, the name “Pontiac Grand Am” stirs up rather dizzying thoughts of the over-styled, over-cladded N-body compact, that Pontiac peddled upon rental fleets and the general population […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/GrandAm1978front.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1)
![CC Global: 2025 MAN TGS 46.520 8×8 Wide Spread – The Traton Group’s King Off The Road MAN is one of those truck manufacturers that can offer factory 4×4, 6×6, and 8×8 chassis with in-house front and rear drive axles. Often, a chassis-cab with such a drivetrain […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/10/IMG_4345.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1)
![1969 IKA-Renault Rambler Ambassador – Argentina’s Take On American Luxury It was a vintage ad that sent me down the peculiar rabbit hole of American models built in South America — that alternate reality where familiar things appear as if […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/10/Captura-de-pantalla-2025-10-06-02.18.54.png?resize=115%2C115&quality=80&ssl=1)
![Ford Falcon Memories: The 1960s Everyday Car In Vintage Photos Text by Patrick Bell. Henry Ford was all about basic transportation, and I think he would have been pleased with the Falcon, especially the black ones. We are highlighting the […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/10/Captura-de-pantalla-2025-10-07-23.34.10.png?resize=115%2C115&quality=80&ssl=1)
![My 2025 Subaru Outback Premium – Of Anniversaries, High Elevations, and Utility Back in January of this year, I relayed the trials and tribulations of car shopping. In that report, I disclosed how we had specific criteria mixed with a touch of […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/outback-branson.jpeg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1)
![Kerbside Classic: Austin FX4 London Taxi – 6th And Charnelton In Eugene, Please; Via Siberia (Updated 10/7/2025) After yesterday’s Checker post, it seems only fitting to take a look at the legendary London Taxi, the ultimate living dinosaur. The Austin FX4/Fairway design was built from […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/CC-207-107-925.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1)
![1966 Dodge Dart GT and Dart 270 Hardtop Coupes – The Last Exner-mobiles (posted at the Cohort by Curtis Perry) Jim Cavanaugh’s CC on a 1964 Dodge Custom 880 pointed out that the 880 was the last relic of Chrysler Design Chief Virgil […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/158249461_a3ca22868f_b.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1)
![Chevrolet LUV and Toyota HiLux – 1970s Compact Trucks Still At Work I have to admit that I’ve a personal fondness for the compact Japanese trucks of the 1970s. They were curious things in my childhood, much different from the American-built trucks […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/10/47953637738_ee6175be17_b.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1)
![1992 Daihatsu Mira (L200) Gran Limited – Not Exactly Gran, But Not That Limited Either Pity the poor Daihatsu. In some parallel universe, the feisty company’s Campagno would have sold well in export markets, enabling it to maintain its independence in spite of the pen-pushers […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/10/IMG20250706083952_edited.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1)
![Curbside Musings: 1973 Ford Mustang Convertible – At A Canter I was on the third stop on my Great Michigan Adventure 2025 road trip this past August when this beautiful ’73 Mustang came into view. I was visiting Keri, a […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/10/126-1973-Ford-Mustang-convertible-for-CC-2.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1)
![1981 Brazilian VW Gol – A Shortened Audi 80 With An Aircooled Beetle Engine In Front (Updated 10/6/2025) Brazil is to VW what Australia is to the Big Three: an alternate universe where things look both familiar and yet quite surreal. Take this 1981 Volkswagen Gol, […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/vw-gol-l-1300-1980.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1)
![Curbside Classic: Citroën ID – The Goddess Storms The Bastille Of Convention How time flies, on Oct. 6th, 1955, the Citroën DS -of which the ID is a close relative- made its debut to the world. 70 years ago today. To honor […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/1966-Citroen-ID.3.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1)


