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![When I first saw this car from a block or so away, it looked like a familiar shape that was somehow distorted to appear smaller. Upon getting closer, I thought… […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/1995-Mitsubishi-Pajero-Mini-LF-1.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1995 Mitsubishi Pajero Mini VR-II – Little Car, Big Personality")
Curbside Classic: 1995 Mitsubishi Pajero Mini VR-II – Little Car, Big Personality
Posted on September 17, 2020 | 31 CommentsWhen I first saw this car from a block or so away, it looked like a familiar shape that was somehow distorted to appear smaller. Upon getting closer, I thought… […] -
Cohort Pic(k) of the Day: Datsun X210 – Not A Honey Bee
Posted on September 16, 2020 | 11 Commentsby Don Kincl -
![Let’s try a large expanse of sheetmetal for today’s CC Clue. Of course, last weekend’s analysis of car colors may provide some evidence as to this car’s approximate year of […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/CC-Clue.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CC Clue")
CC Clue
Posted on September 16, 2020 | 14 CommentsLet’s try a large expanse of sheetmetal for today’s CC Clue. Of course, last weekend’s analysis of car colors may provide some evidence as to this car’s approximate year of […] -
![As it so happens, July’s takings were again low enough for me to add August to this post, in the series that captures any CCs (and other interesting vehicles) in […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/8856574302_4039da00e3_o.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CCs In Israel: July to August 2020 – The Variety Continues")
CCs In Israel: July to August 2020 – The Variety Continues
Posted on September 16, 2020 | 14 CommentsAs it so happens, July’s takings were again low enough for me to add August to this post, in the series that captures any CCs (and other interesting vehicles) in […] -
![After I discovered that recent Mercury Turnpike Cruiser on eBay, I also found this sorry thing on eBay, and I just had to share it with you. One of these […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/18254459-1956-nash-statesman-std1.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CC For Sale: 1956 Nash Statesman – Won’t Somebody Rescue This Orphan?")
CC For Sale: 1956 Nash Statesman – Won’t Somebody Rescue This Orphan?
Posted on September 16, 2020 | 41 CommentsAfter I discovered that recent Mercury Turnpike Cruiser on eBay, I also found this sorry thing on eBay, and I just had to share it with you. One of these […] -
![News of manufacturers discontinuing their cars has been coming in fast and furious over the past several months, a trend that is being accelerated by the Coronavirus pandemic. Let’s take […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/SUVs.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Newsstand: Carpocalypse Edition – Which Brands Will Soon Be Car Free?")
Curbside Newsstand: Carpocalypse Edition – Which Brands Will Soon Be Car Free?
Posted on September 16, 2020 | 81 CommentsNews of manufacturers discontinuing their cars has been coming in fast and furious over the past several months, a trend that is being accelerated by the Coronavirus pandemic. Let’s take […] -
![“Good day ladies and gentlemen, and welcome to CloudSide Classic Airlines inaugural Flight #1. In preparation for departure, please ensure that your seat belt is fastened and your tray table […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/Plane1b-resized.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "POAL #18: 1977 Piper Archer PA28-181 – Planes Of A Lifetime")
POAL #18: 1977 Piper Archer PA28-181 – Planes Of A Lifetime
Posted on September 16, 2020 | 36 Comments“Good day ladies and gentlemen, and welcome to CloudSide Classic Airlines inaugural Flight #1. In preparation for departure, please ensure that your seat belt is fastened and your tray table […] -
![The Airstream Caravans were a fixture of the 1950’s, including to quite exotic locales like Africa. I came across some pictures of the 1957 Caravan to Mexico, and thought I’d […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/Airstream-1957-1.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Vintage Snapshots: Airstream Caravan to Mexico, 1957")
Vintage Snapshots: Airstream Caravan to Mexico, 1957
Posted on September 15, 2020 | 16 CommentsThe Airstream Caravans were a fixture of the 1950’s, including to quite exotic locales like Africa. I came across some pictures of the 1957 Caravan to Mexico, and thought I’d […] -
![CC reader David G. sent me a terrific set of photos he shot of a 1951 Ford with a large Airstream trailer. He obviously knows I have a thing for […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/IMG_7118.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Cohort Classic: 1951 Ford With Big Airstream Trailer – The Almost Long, Long Trailer")
Cohort Classic: 1951 Ford With Big Airstream Trailer – The Almost Long, Long Trailer
Posted on September 15, 2020 | 20 CommentsCC reader David G. sent me a terrific set of photos he shot of a 1951 Ford with a large Airstream trailer. He obviously knows I have a thing for […] -
![Britain has a long and proud history of locomotives designed solely to haul passengers at high speed, from Rocket to Flying Scotsman, Coronation and Mallard in the steam days to […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/01.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Trackside Classic: 1989 British Rail / GEC Class 91 – Britain’s Last Express Locomotive Retires")
Trackside Classic: 1989 British Rail / GEC Class 91 – Britain’s Last Express Locomotive Retires
Posted on September 15, 2020 | 14 CommentsBritain has a long and proud history of locomotives designed solely to haul passengers at high speed, from Rocket to Flying Scotsman, Coronation and Mallard in the steam days to […] -
![Another in a series of my reviews that appeared in the online version of African Americans On Wheels, a now defunct automotive magazine that was included as an insert in the […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/1999-Volkswagen-GTI-GLX.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Classic CARmentary: 1999 Volkswagen GTI GLX")
Classic CARmentary: 1999 Volkswagen GTI GLX
Posted on September 15, 2020 | 9 CommentsAnother in a series of my reviews that appeared in the online version of African Americans On Wheels, a now defunct automotive magazine that was included as an insert in the […] -
![While America seems to be in the throes of Bronco-mania where seemingly every yahoo with a rusty quarterpaneled OJ-era Bronco thinks it’s now magically worth well into the five figures […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/PTD4-2.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CC For Sale: 1976 Plymouth Trail Duster Camper – Zeitgeist Perfection")
CC For Sale: 1976 Plymouth Trail Duster Camper – Zeitgeist Perfection
Posted on September 15, 2020 | 34 CommentsWhile America seems to be in the throes of Bronco-mania where seemingly every yahoo with a rusty quarterpaneled OJ-era Bronco thinks it’s now magically worth well into the five figures […] -
![When I think back on all the years, makes and models of cars that I have found interesting over the course of my life, there’s a thread of individuality that […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/057-1994-Chevrolet-Cavalier-Wagon-CC.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1994 Chevrolet Cavalier Wagon – The Last One")
Curbside Classic: 1994 Chevrolet Cavalier Wagon – The Last One
Posted on September 15, 2020 | 57 CommentsWhen I think back on all the years, makes and models of cars that I have found interesting over the course of my life, there’s a thread of individuality that […] -
Driveway Outtake: The Bread Van
Posted on September 14, 2020 | 22 Comments -
![(first posted 7/14/2011) Every “overnight success” has a much larger back story than most people care to know. It’s become pop history that Toyota’s Lexus division took the country by […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/07/Cressida-86.png?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1985 Toyota Cressida – The Proto Lexus")
Curbside Classic: 1985 Toyota Cressida – The Proto Lexus
Posted on September 14, 2020 | 62 Comments(first posted 7/14/2011) Every “overnight success” has a much larger back story than most people care to know. It’s become pop history that Toyota’s Lexus division took the country by […]
