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![(first posted 9/27/2014) Speaking positively of the GM10 platform is a hard sell given our well-informed audience and given the many well-documented reasons it was such a serious misstep in […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/2014-08-07-17.24.16.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1993 Oldsmobile Cutlass Supreme – Rehabilitating The GM10 Cutlass")
Curbside Classic: 1993 Oldsmobile Cutlass Supreme – Rehabilitating The GM10 Cutlass
Posted on September 27, 2020 | 66 Comments(first posted 9/27/2014) Speaking positively of the GM10 platform is a hard sell given our well-informed audience and given the many well-documented reasons it was such a serious misstep in […] -
![Mrs. Carlsberg66 and I had a chance to steal away to northern Michigan for a few days this month. One of the stops was arguably Michigan’s crown jewel, Mackinac Island, […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/LC1.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Dockside Classic: 1953 Navy Surplus Landing Craft – Still A Working Ferry For the State of Michigan")
Dockside Classic: 1953 Navy Surplus Landing Craft – Still A Working Ferry For the State of Michigan
Posted on September 27, 2020 | 12 CommentsMrs. Carlsberg66 and I had a chance to steal away to northern Michigan for a few days this month. One of the stops was arguably Michigan’s crown jewel, Mackinac Island, […] -
![We’ve never taken a closer look at the XJ6 Series 1 here. I did find an early XJ12 a block from my house, back in 2009 or so, and wrote […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/Jaguar-1971-XJ6-side.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Vintage R&T Review: The (Almost) New Jaguar XJ6 – “A strange and wondrous car”")
Vintage R&T Review: The (Almost) New Jaguar XJ6 – “A strange and wondrous car”
Posted on September 27, 2020 | 35 CommentsWe’ve never taken a closer look at the XJ6 Series 1 here. I did find an early XJ12 a block from my house, back in 2009 or so, and wrote […] -
![I know; Edsels are a bit overexposed. But this Pacer hardtop coupe shot by Curtis Perry is a bit too delicious to not share, especially in the context of what […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/36353888406_29a669ddd6_k.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Cohort Pic(k) of the Day: 1958 Edsel Pacer")
Cohort Pic(k) of the Day: 1958 Edsel Pacer
Posted on September 27, 2020 | 29 CommentsI know; Edsels are a bit overexposed. But this Pacer hardtop coupe shot by Curtis Perry is a bit too delicious to not share, especially in the context of what […] -
![The one stipulation I had for selling my 2009 Miata was that I was to get the first right of refusal when it went back on sale. Shane had […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/2020-06-06-12.04.07.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "COAL: Return of the NC Miata")
COAL: Return of the NC Miata
Posted on September 27, 2020 | 4 CommentsThe one stipulation I had for selling my 2009 Miata was that I was to get the first right of refusal when it went back on sale. Shane had […] -
![In addition to conventionals, Corbitt also built COE (Cab Over Engine) trucks. And one of those, the legendary 600 Series “high boy” had a sleeper compartment in front, over the […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/a-corbit.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Vintage Trucks: Corbitt COE’s – The “Highboy” Has A Sleeper Compartment Right Below and In Front of the Dash")
Vintage Trucks: Corbitt COE’s – The “Highboy” Has A Sleeper Compartment Right Below and In Front of the Dash
Posted on September 26, 2020 | 22 CommentsIn addition to conventionals, Corbitt also built COE (Cab Over Engine) trucks. And one of those, the legendary 600 Series “high boy” had a sleeper compartment in front, over the […] -
![The other day we whipped up a little cauldron of commentary vitriol following the review of the Mercedes A220 4MATIC with various opinions as to its styling, price, and really […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/CarUnderWraps.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "QOTD: Your Next Car For The Next Ten Years, Free. Which Will It Be?")
QOTD: Your Next Car For The Next Ten Years, Free. Which Will It Be?
Posted on September 26, 2020 | 129 CommentsThe other day we whipped up a little cauldron of commentary vitriol following the review of the Mercedes A220 4MATIC with various opinions as to its styling, price, and really […] -
![I did something yesterday that I haven’t done in quite a few years now: hopped in my car to see what I could find, meaning cars. It’s not like I […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/CC-426-062.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Drive By Shootings: Part 1")
Drive By Shootings: Part 1
Posted on September 26, 2020 | 26 CommentsI did something yesterday that I haven’t done in quite a few years now: hopped in my car to see what I could find, meaning cars. It’s not like I […] -
![A few weeks back we reviewed the Transportation Products Twin Coach TC 25/29 bus – a medium sized coach designed for shuttle, para-transit, and cross-town work. That coach didn’t quite […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/2526493449_a89a0e81e0_b-1-e1600682916901.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Bus Stop Classics: Transmark RE/Eldorado – If You Rented a Car in the US, You’ve Probably Rode On This Bus")
Bus Stop Classics: Transmark RE/Eldorado – If You Rented a Car in the US, You’ve Probably Rode On This Bus
Posted on September 26, 2020 | 23 CommentsA few weeks back we reviewed the Transportation Products Twin Coach TC 25/29 bus – a medium sized coach designed for shuttle, para-transit, and cross-town work. That coach didn’t quite […] -
![In late 2017 after the FB (for those that have been reading, you know what FB is) met its fate with a semi truck, I was in need of something […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/unnamed-4.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "COAL: #34: 2016 Toyota 4Runner – Risen From The Ashes")
COAL: #34: 2016 Toyota 4Runner – Risen From The Ashes
Posted on September 26, 2020 | 11 CommentsIn late 2017 after the FB (for those that have been reading, you know what FB is) met its fate with a semi truck, I was in need of something […] -
![(first posted 9/25/2014) At about 6:30 Saturday night, I looked up from resetting the trip odometer after filling the gas tank. And this grill was coming toward me. Stacked […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/a-facel.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: Facel Vega Facel II – Franco-American Lust Object")
Curbside Classic: Facel Vega Facel II – Franco-American Lust Object
Posted on September 25, 2020 | 83 Comments(first posted 9/25/2014) At about 6:30 Saturday night, I looked up from resetting the trip odometer after filling the gas tank. And this grill was coming toward me. Stacked […] -
![Let’s take a quick look at a few vintage snapshots of a truck brand that may not be familiar to some of you. Corbitt, based in Henderson, NC, was one […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/48091711878_db667d3719_h.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Vintage Trucks of the Day: Corbitt Conventionals – One of the Last of the Cottage Industry Truck Makers")
Vintage Trucks of the Day: Corbitt Conventionals – One of the Last of the Cottage Industry Truck Makers
Posted on September 25, 2020 | 12 CommentsLet’s take a quick look at a few vintage snapshots of a truck brand that may not be familiar to some of you. Corbitt, based in Henderson, NC, was one […] -
![Has there ever been a US president more closely associated with a particular car than John F. Kennedy and the fourth generation Lincoln Continental? Both have since become icons of […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/JFK2.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Auction Classic: Two JFK Lincoln Continentals Up For Sale")
Auction Classic: Two JFK Lincoln Continentals Up For Sale
Posted on September 25, 2020 | 17 CommentsHas there ever been a US president more closely associated with a particular car than John F. Kennedy and the fourth generation Lincoln Continental? Both have since become icons of […] -
![Earlier this week, I had written about a 1:24 scale model of a 1969 Ford Capri 1600 GT XLR I had recently purchased. I remain thoroughly impressed by manufacturer Welly’s […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/002-c.-1991-Mercury-Capri-CC.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Coda: c. 1991 Mercury Capri – How It All Ended")
Curbside Coda: c. 1991 Mercury Capri – How It All Ended
Posted on September 25, 2020 | 18 CommentsEarlier this week, I had written about a 1:24 scale model of a 1969 Ford Capri 1600 GT XLR I had recently purchased. I remain thoroughly impressed by manufacturer Welly’s […] -
![I’ll have you know that a 1976 Ford Granada, Ghia or not, is not exactly my cup of tea (at least the domestic version, the Euro one I love). Nevertheless, […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/IMG_5321.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Recycling: 1976 Ford Granada Ghia – Come On Baby, Light My Fire!")
Curbside Recycling: 1976 Ford Granada Ghia – Come On Baby, Light My Fire!
Posted on September 25, 2020 | 61 CommentsI’ll have you know that a 1976 Ford Granada, Ghia or not, is not exactly my cup of tea (at least the domestic version, the Euro one I love). Nevertheless, […]
