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![Every two years, a group of cars and motorcycles embark on a long road rally, starting in the Seattle area and ending up in Fairbanks, Alaska. Known as the […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/DSCF1949.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "COAL: The Great Alaskan Road Trip in a ’66 Mustang – Alcan 5000")
COAL: The Great Alaskan Road Trip in a ’66 Mustang – Alcan 5000
Posted on September 20, 2020 | 15 CommentsEvery two years, a group of cars and motorcycles embark on a long road rally, starting in the Seattle area and ending up in Fairbanks, Alaska. Known as the […] -
![(first posted 9/19/2014) There’s nothing like stable or slightly declining fuel prices to induce Metro-amnesia, like the now-forgotten fact that someone bid up the price of a sixteen-year-old 1992 Metro […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/CC-223-048-1200-1.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1991 Geo Metro XFi – The Pre-Prius Mileage Champ")
Curbside Classic: 1991 Geo Metro XFi – The Pre-Prius Mileage Champ
Posted on September 19, 2020 | 98 Comments(first posted 9/19/2014) There’s nothing like stable or slightly declining fuel prices to induce Metro-amnesia, like the now-forgotten fact that someone bid up the price of a sixteen-year-old 1992 Metro […] -
![image source: etsy.com (first posted 9/19/2014) I stumbled into this on one of my many searches, and it made me stop. It’s not just a great snapshot generally, but obviously, […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/New-Orelans-1959-1.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Vintage Photographs: New Orleans, 1959")
Vintage Photographs: New Orleans, 1959
Posted on September 19, 2020 | 55 Commentsimage source: etsy.com (first posted 9/19/2014) I stumbled into this on one of my many searches, and it made me stop. It’s not just a great snapshot generally, but obviously, […] -
![(first posted 9/19/2014) We’ve showcased our fair share of Broughamy eBay finds here on CC, and the B-body has been a perennial favorite, either as a CC in the wild […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/a-pont.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "eBay Find: 1979 Pontiac Bonneville Landau – Daddy’s Home")
eBay Find: 1979 Pontiac Bonneville Landau – Daddy’s Home
Posted on September 19, 2020 | 112 Comments(first posted 9/19/2014) We’ve showcased our fair share of Broughamy eBay finds here on CC, and the B-body has been a perennial favorite, either as a CC in the wild […] -
![Everybody loves Mustangs!* That goes for folks like us who are “car people” as well as pretty much any member of the general public who has ever been attracted to […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/20190919_082046-2.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1967 Ford Mustang Hardtop – No Pasture For This Pony")
Curbside Classic: 1967 Ford Mustang Hardtop – No Pasture For This Pony
Posted on September 19, 2020 | 24 CommentsEverybody loves Mustangs!* That goes for folks like us who are “car people” as well as pretty much any member of the general public who has ever been attracted to […] -
![In 2017, right after I had my accident with my 4Runner, I got a call from my grandmother on the other side of the family. She had a friend that […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/IMG_6354.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "COAL: #33 1984 Volvo 240 – Mellow Yellow")
COAL: #33 1984 Volvo 240 – Mellow Yellow
Posted on September 19, 2020 | 12 CommentsIn 2017, right after I had my accident with my 4Runner, I got a call from my grandmother on the other side of the family. She had a friend that […] -
Car Carrier of the Day: Converted to People Carrier
Posted on September 18, 2020 | 11 CommentsDuring WW2, when car production ceased but public transport needs soared, quite a few car carriers were converted to people carriers, like this Chevy COE rig. -
![(first posted 7/23/2015) 75 (update: 80) years ago this summer, the British Royal Air Force (RAF) and the German Luftwaffe were engaged in the first battle fought exclusively in the […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/hurricane-spitfire-dover-cliffs1.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Aviation History: 1940 Hawker Hurricane And Supermarine Spitfire – The Planes of “the Few”")
Aviation History: 1940 Hawker Hurricane And Supermarine Spitfire – The Planes of “the Few”
Posted on September 18, 2020 | 59 Comments(first posted 7/23/2015) 75 (update: 80) years ago this summer, the British Royal Air Force (RAF) and the German Luftwaffe were engaged in the first battle fought exclusively in the […] -
![(first posted 9/18/2014) The Morris Marina was the first new car from the newly merged British Leyland (BLMC) and illustrates clearly why the volume car business of the preceding BMC […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/a-Marina.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Carshow Classic: 1973 Morris Marina Coupe 1.8TC – A BLMC Deadly Sin")
Carshow Classic: 1973 Morris Marina Coupe 1.8TC – A BLMC Deadly Sin
Posted on September 18, 2020 | 63 Comments(first posted 9/18/2014) The Morris Marina was the first new car from the newly merged British Leyland (BLMC) and illustrates clearly why the volume car business of the preceding BMC […] -
![Chances are that none of us are listening to as much music in our cars as we used to, but the songs and artists we all love to enjoy are […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/8188cLleEML._SL1400_.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "QOTD: What Are You Currently Listening To? Late Summer 2020 Edition")
QOTD: What Are You Currently Listening To? Late Summer 2020 Edition
Posted on September 18, 2020 | 67 CommentsChances are that none of us are listening to as much music in our cars as we used to, but the songs and artists we all love to enjoy are […] -
![On 28th July, MG UK teased the coming-soon MG5 EV. Although the only image they have is this one, I could almost picture it in my brain with 99.9 % […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/fig01.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Report From China: Roewe Ei5 And Its Siblings")
Report From China: Roewe Ei5 And Its Siblings
Posted on September 18, 2020 | 4 CommentsOn 28th July, MG UK teased the coming-soon MG5 EV. Although the only image they have is this one, I could almost picture it in my brain with 99.9 % […] -
![When I saw the recent post by Jim Klein on the be-campered Plymouth Trail Duster, I knew I needed to dig out these pics I’ve been sitting on for many […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/Alaska-BF-3.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CC For Sale: 1950 Chevrolet 4400 Railroad Express Camper – How Many Barns Are There in Alaska?")
CC For Sale: 1950 Chevrolet 4400 Railroad Express Camper – How Many Barns Are There in Alaska?
Posted on September 18, 2020 | 14 CommentsWhen I saw the recent post by Jim Klein on the be-campered Plymouth Trail Duster, I knew I needed to dig out these pics I’ve been sitting on for many […] -
![A Cobalt GM Deadly Sin is on my To Do list, one of the last left. But I didn’t take enough pictures of this one, and I don’t have the […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/CC-425-033.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Outtake: Chevrolet Cobalt On Wood Blocks – A GM Deadly Sin Awaiting Its Judgement Day")
Curbside Outtake: Chevrolet Cobalt On Wood Blocks – A GM Deadly Sin Awaiting Its Judgement Day
Posted on September 18, 2020 | 46 CommentsA Cobalt GM Deadly Sin is on my To Do list, one of the last left. But I didn’t take enough pictures of this one, and I don’t have the […] -
![Posted to the Cohort by Tim Finn As time goes on I keep finding old pickups to be more and more appealing. No, I don’t mean more appealing in comparison […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/50334787987_939cfe003a_c.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Cohort Classic: 1970 Ford F-100 – A Celebration Of Old Age Usefulness")
Cohort Classic: 1970 Ford F-100 – A Celebration Of Old Age Usefulness
Posted on September 18, 2020 | 30 CommentsPosted to the Cohort by Tim Finn As time goes on I keep finding old pickups to be more and more appealing. No, I don’t mean more appealing in comparison […] -
![(first posted 9/17/2014) The thing about cars that were considered very ugly when new is that they often tend to mellow with age, like the perpetually-maligned Pontiac Aztek; it doesn’t […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/Isuzu-Vehicross-s.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Cohort Outtake: Isuzu Vehicross – Has It Mellowed With Age?")
Cohort Outtake: Isuzu Vehicross – Has It Mellowed With Age?
Posted on September 17, 2020 | 63 Comments(first posted 9/17/2014) The thing about cars that were considered very ugly when new is that they often tend to mellow with age, like the perpetually-maligned Pontiac Aztek; it doesn’t […]
