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![There was a cruise night within walking distance of my house, so I thought I’d mosey on over. And what do I see? Standing alone, glowing in the fading […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/06/20250627_193251-11-1.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "1962 Mercury Monterey S-55: Big, Bold, Late Space-Age Luxury")
1962 Mercury Monterey S-55: Big, Bold, Late Space-Age Luxury
Posted on July 2, 2025 | 14 CommentsThere was a cruise night within walking distance of my house, so I thought I’d mosey on over. And what do I see? Standing alone, glowing in the fading […] -
![What was the first gasoline-powered automobile with fully automatic transmission? It wasn’t built by GM (which hadn’t even been incorporated yet!), but by the Sturtevant Mill Company in Boston, […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/06/1907-Sturtevant-Automatic-Touring-Car-brochure-litho-front-3q.webp?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "The World’s First Automatic Transmission – The 1904-1907 Sturtevant Automatic Automobile")
The World’s First Automatic Transmission – The 1904-1907 Sturtevant Automatic Automobile
Posted on July 2, 2025 | 11 CommentsWhat was the first gasoline-powered automobile with fully automatic transmission? It wasn’t built by GM (which hadn’t even been incorporated yet!), but by the Sturtevant Mill Company in Boston, […] -
![(first posted 11/13/2018) Spotting this X1/9 at a Walmart parking lot took me by surprise, especially when I took a closer look. It’s a genuine beater, which is not […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/CC-369-011.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Find: Fiat X1/9 – Stripped To The Essentials")
Curbside Find: Fiat X1/9 – Stripped To The Essentials
Posted on July 1, 2025 | 33 Comments(first posted 11/13/2018) Spotting this X1/9 at a Walmart parking lot took me by surprise, especially when I took a closer look. It’s a genuine beater, which is not […] -
![Well, sorta. Paul posted a few years back about wanting to find an end-of-the-line 1957 Nash Ambassador; is this 1956 close enough? If so, let’s give EricClem a big cyber […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/14544155857_91fe4dfccb_z.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1956 Nash Ambassador Eight Custom – Christmas In July")
Curbside Classic: 1956 Nash Ambassador Eight Custom – Christmas In July
Posted on July 1, 2025 | 17 CommentsWell, sorta. Paul posted a few years back about wanting to find an end-of-the-line 1957 Nash Ambassador; is this 1956 close enough? If so, let’s give EricClem a big cyber […] -
![Since the other Pinto CC is a first year 1971 model hatchback, and so epitomizes the Pinto’s beginnings, it seems appropriate to bookend the Pinto’s long run with a late-model […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/02/CC-115-070-800-crop-vert.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1980 Pinto Wagon: The Pinto’s Long Colorful End")
Curbside Classic: 1980 Pinto Wagon: The Pinto’s Long Colorful End
Posted on July 1, 2025 | 20 CommentsSince the other Pinto CC is a first year 1971 model hatchback, and so epitomizes the Pinto’s beginnings, it seems appropriate to bookend the Pinto’s long run with a late-model […] -
![Text by Patrick Bell. Thomas Jefferson Goad (1885-1970) began his journey in the automobile business in Mineral Wells, Texas around 1908. He expanded to the surrounding counties and in 1924 […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/metapth74700_xl_ND-51-335-01.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Vintage Photos: A Cadillac-Oldsmobile Dealer In Texas, 1951-1956")
Vintage Photos: A Cadillac-Oldsmobile Dealer In Texas, 1951-1956
Posted on July 1, 2025 | 13 CommentsText by Patrick Bell. Thomas Jefferson Goad (1885-1970) began his journey in the automobile business in Mineral Wells, Texas around 1908. He expanded to the surrounding counties and in 1924 […] -
![Well, looks like it’s time for another collection of bits and bobs from the Land of the Rising Sun! Might as well throw ourselves in the deep end with a […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/06/IMG20250612130309_edited.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "T87’s Singles Collection, Spring 2025 Edition – Part 1: Japanese Cars")
T87’s Singles Collection, Spring 2025 Edition – Part 1: Japanese Cars
Posted on July 1, 2025 | 19 CommentsWell, looks like it’s time for another collection of bits and bobs from the Land of the Rising Sun! Might as well throw ourselves in the deep end with a […] -
![This 1961 Studebaker Hawk is a rolling farrago of contradictions: awesome yet pathetic; innovative yet obsolete; bold yet old; unusual yet all-too familiar; fast yet not competitive; exciting yet sad. […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/06/IMG_3546-1.jpeg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1961 Studebaker Hawk (Supercharged) – The Most Unusual And Eccentric American Car Of 1961")
Curbside Classic: 1961 Studebaker Hawk (Supercharged) – The Most Unusual And Eccentric American Car Of 1961
Posted on July 1, 2025 | 22 CommentsThis 1961 Studebaker Hawk is a rolling farrago of contradictions: awesome yet pathetic; innovative yet obsolete; bold yet old; unusual yet all-too familiar; fast yet not competitive; exciting yet sad. […] -
![(first posted 4/5/2013) OK, I cheated. Given the way the car is sitting, I obviously didn’t find this CC parked street-side, and I did pose it for pictures. This truck […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/04/Front-quarter-2-900.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1991 Isuzu Rodeo – Passport To Success")
Curbside Classic: 1991 Isuzu Rodeo – Passport To Success
Posted on June 30, 2025 | 47 Comments(first posted 4/5/2013) OK, I cheated. Given the way the car is sitting, I obviously didn’t find this CC parked street-side, and I did pose it for pictures. This truck […] -
![I have always held the Pontiac Firebird in high esteem. Many of us in our forties were born into an automotive landscape that had always included a Firebird in various […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/030-1998-Pontiac-Firebird-CC.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "In-Motion Classic: 1998 Pontiac Firebird – The Last Flight")
In-Motion Classic: 1998 Pontiac Firebird – The Last Flight
Posted on June 30, 2025 | 11 CommentsI have always held the Pontiac Firebird in high esteem. Many of us in our forties were born into an automotive landscape that had always included a Firebird in various […] -
![Here’s one rather sinister-looking find. It’s a creature-like automotive creation since its inception, and even more so in its current condition. A ’61 Imperial (Trim level? Crown or LeBaron? Your […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/06/Captura-de-pantalla-2025-06-26-07.55.11-copia.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "1961 Imperial – One Frankenstein Of A Car, Found In Mary Shelley’s Land")
1961 Imperial – One Frankenstein Of A Car, Found In Mary Shelley’s Land
Posted on June 30, 2025 | 26 CommentsHere’s one rather sinister-looking find. It’s a creature-like automotive creation since its inception, and even more so in its current condition. A ’61 Imperial (Trim level? Crown or LeBaron? Your […] -
![Walking and biking the streets of my California hometown continues to reveal an unending variety of curbside finds. In the past, I’ve looked for themes of commonality, or contrast, but […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/IMG_1161.jpeg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Finds: a Variety of Shapes, Sizes and Colors on the Streets of Santa Cruz")
Curbside Finds: a Variety of Shapes, Sizes and Colors on the Streets of Santa Cruz
Posted on June 30, 2025 | 27 CommentsWalking and biking the streets of my California hometown continues to reveal an unending variety of curbside finds. In the past, I’ve looked for themes of commonality, or contrast, but […] -
![Text and photos by Steve Lenius. When I was younger, I had an elementary school principal who owned two Model A Fords, one a car and one a Model AA […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/06/Curbside-Lenius-ModelT-04-copia.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1925 Ford Model T – A Short Encounter With A Century-Old Legend")
Curbside Classic: 1925 Ford Model T – A Short Encounter With A Century-Old Legend
Posted on June 30, 2025 | 16 CommentsText and photos by Steve Lenius. When I was younger, I had an elementary school principal who owned two Model A Fords, one a car and one a Model AA […] -
![For 1970, GM senior management finally rescinded the corporate policy that limited intermediate-size cars to engines no bigger than 400 cubic inches. Buick, Oldsmobile, and Pontiac wasted no time […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/06/1970-Pontiac-GTO-455-RA-Pepper-Green-Mecum-Auctions-S214-front-3q-left.webp?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Vintage Car Life Road Test: 1970 Pontiac GTO 455 And 400 Ram Air – There IS A Substitute For Cubic Inches")
Vintage Car Life Road Test: 1970 Pontiac GTO 455 And 400 Ram Air – There IS A Substitute For Cubic Inches
Posted on June 30, 2025 | 16 CommentsFor 1970, GM senior management finally rescinded the corporate policy that limited intermediate-size cars to engines no bigger than 400 cubic inches. Buick, Oldsmobile, and Pontiac wasted no time […] -
![(first posted 4/7/2013) We’ve just seen a diesel powered Corolla so how about a more conventional diesel powered Toyota? While still rare, this diesel-powered third-generation pickup is probably a less […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/04/1982-Toyota-pickup-diesel.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1982 Toyota Diesel Pickup")
Curbside Classic: 1982 Toyota Diesel Pickup
Posted on June 29, 2025 | 49 Comments(first posted 4/7/2013) We’ve just seen a diesel powered Corolla so how about a more conventional diesel powered Toyota? While still rare, this diesel-powered third-generation pickup is probably a less […]
