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![(first posted 2/25/2019) The “Calais” name had ultimately been used by General Motors on three different occasions, spanning from the mid-1960s through the early ’90s. It […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/1980-Oldsmobile-Cutlass-Calais-5-CC.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=89&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic / CC Jukebox: 1980 Oldsmobile Cutlass Calais – High Society")
Curbside Classic / CC Jukebox: 1980 Oldsmobile Cutlass Calais – High Society
Posted on February 25, 2025 | 64 Comments(first posted 2/25/2019) The “Calais” name had ultimately been used by General Motors on three different occasions, spanning from the mid-1960s through the early ’90s. It […] -
Vintage Snapshots: Cars And Street Views Across The US In The 1970s
Posted on February 25, 2025 | 35 CommentsRed Owl Super Market, Minneapolis, Minnesota. -
![The Alfa 105 Bertone coupé is, as far as classics go, pretty common in these parts. Not that I’m complaining. However, like many Alfas, a lot of them are red. […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/IMG_20230103_122734_edited.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=89&ssl=1 "Curbside Find: 1972 Alfa Romeo GT Junior 1300 – Olive Green Supreme")
Curbside Find: 1972 Alfa Romeo GT Junior 1300 – Olive Green Supreme
Posted on February 25, 2025 | 15 CommentsThe Alfa 105 Bertone coupé is, as far as classics go, pretty common in these parts. Not that I’m complaining. However, like many Alfas, a lot of them are red. […] -
![Ten years before it became the name of a hotel chain, Holiday Inn was a hit Paramount picture starring Bing Crosby and Fred Astaire, with a flimsy story about […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/1954-oldsmobile-ninety-eight-ICC-1.webp?resize=115%2C115&quality=80&ssl=1 "Automotive History: 1949–1970 Oldsmobile Holiday Hardtop – A Holiday In Lansing (With Apologies To Irving Berlin)")
Automotive History: 1949–1970 Oldsmobile Holiday Hardtop – A Holiday In Lansing (With Apologies To Irving Berlin)
Posted on February 25, 2025 | 26 CommentsTen years before it became the name of a hotel chain, Holiday Inn was a hit Paramount picture starring Bing Crosby and Fred Astaire, with a flimsy story about […] -
![I loved animated Disney movies as a kid. When I was in elementary school in the early ’80s, there was this period when I had not only seen many classics […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/4126266903_cb45279221_o-1979-Cadillac-Coupe-DeVille-for-CC-2009-11-22-edit.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=89&ssl=1 "Curbside Musings: 1979 Cadillac Coupe DeVille – Cruella")
Curbside Musings: 1979 Cadillac Coupe DeVille – Cruella
Posted on February 25, 2025 | 33 CommentsI loved animated Disney movies as a kid. When I was in elementary school in the early ’80s, there was this period when I had not only seen many classics […] -
![(first posted 3/13/2014) If anyone wants to know why the Mercedes W124 and W201 were considered so influential in their day, consider their predecessor, the W123. Conservative even by […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/W123b.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=89&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1985 Mercedes 300D Turbodiesel – More Than A Fashion Statement")
Curbside Classic: 1985 Mercedes 300D Turbodiesel – More Than A Fashion Statement
Posted on February 24, 2025 | 79 Comments(first posted 3/13/2014) If anyone wants to know why the Mercedes W124 and W201 were considered so influential in their day, consider their predecessor, the W123. Conservative even by […] -
![(first posted 2/24/2019) I know, complaining about winter is boring. And it’s not really cold here, just perpetually rainy and cloudy. It’s dumping as I write this. So let’s […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/dgh.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=89&ssl=1 "Curbside Find: 1967 Sunbeam Alpine – Let’s Try To Remember Summer")
Curbside Find: 1967 Sunbeam Alpine – Let’s Try To Remember Summer
Posted on February 24, 2025 | 38 Comments(first posted 2/24/2019) I know, complaining about winter is boring. And it’s not really cold here, just perpetually rainy and cloudy. It’s dumping as I write this. So let’s […] -
![While at a campground in southern Alberta I came across this Daihatsu HiJet Jumbo Kei class pick up truck. While named Jumbo it is still a very small truck and […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/Daihatsu-Hijet-Jumbo-1.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=89&ssl=1 "Campsite Classic: Daihatsu HiJet Jumbo – The Big Small Pickup Truck")
Campsite Classic: Daihatsu HiJet Jumbo – The Big Small Pickup Truck
Posted on February 24, 2025 | 13 CommentsWhile at a campground in southern Alberta I came across this Daihatsu HiJet Jumbo Kei class pick up truck. While named Jumbo it is still a very small truck and […] -
![Text by Patrick Bell. For today’s viewing we have a fine gallery of delectable Dodges along with their people in a variety of settings. Dodge seldom (if ever) was a […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/1731212506629.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=89&ssl=1 "Vintage Snapshots: Dodge Owners And Admirers – 1950s-1970s")
Vintage Snapshots: Dodge Owners And Admirers – 1950s-1970s
Posted on February 24, 2025 | 34 CommentsText by Patrick Bell. For today’s viewing we have a fine gallery of delectable Dodges along with their people in a variety of settings. Dodge seldom (if ever) was a […] -
![This is the rarest Impala body style ever. For some inexplicable reason, in 1961 Chevrolet decided to offer its top-tier Impala in the staid 2-door body style, normally reserved for […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/imp2.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=89&ssl=1 "One Year Oddity: 1961 Chevrolet Impala 2-Door Sedan – And A Fake Super Sport Version")
One Year Oddity: 1961 Chevrolet Impala 2-Door Sedan – And A Fake Super Sport Version
Posted on February 24, 2025 | 36 CommentsThis is the rarest Impala body style ever. For some inexplicable reason, in 1961 Chevrolet decided to offer its top-tier Impala in the staid 2-door body style, normally reserved for […] -
![Thus far, I haven’t had much luck finding classic Lamborghinis. I’d love to see a Miura, a 400 GT, or an Espada – that last one, in particular, is high […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/IMG_20240616_083058_edited.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=89&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1974 Lamborghini Urraco S – Smaller, But Still Unafforda-Bull")
Curbside Classic: 1974 Lamborghini Urraco S – Smaller, But Still Unafforda-Bull
Posted on February 24, 2025 | 13 CommentsThus far, I haven’t had much luck finding classic Lamborghinis. I’d love to see a Miura, a 400 GT, or an Espada – that last one, in particular, is high […] -
![(first posted 1/13/2012) Rolls-Royce said Monday that they delivered 3,538 cars in 2011, an all-time sales record, beating the previous record set in 1978. Toyota ships […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/01/2011-10-11_15-08-53_570.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=89&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1982 Rolls-Royce Corniche Convertible – The Crème de la Crème")
Curbside Classic: 1982 Rolls-Royce Corniche Convertible – The Crème de la Crème
Posted on February 23, 2025 | 67 Comments(first posted 1/13/2012) Rolls-Royce said Monday that they delivered 3,538 cars in 2011, an all-time sales record, beating the previous record set in 1978. Toyota ships […] -
![(first posted 3/9/2014) Chevy takes quite a beating over the Cavalier. Critics tell us the car was too heavy, remained unchanged over the years, and didn’t break any new ground. […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/Z-24-side-view-2.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=89&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1990 Chevrolet Cavalier Z-24- Camaro Z-28 Minus Four?")
Curbside Classic: 1990 Chevrolet Cavalier Z-24- Camaro Z-28 Minus Four?
Posted on February 23, 2025 | 77 Comments(first posted 3/9/2014) Chevy takes quite a beating over the Cavalier. Critics tell us the car was too heavy, remained unchanged over the years, and didn’t break any new ground. […] -
![Five years ago, I walked by a construction site where the NederFund company was setting up their concrete screw piling equipment. More background information about the whole process and the […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/IMG_3948.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=89&ssl=1 "CC Global: Concrete Screw Piling – Our Work Will Never See The Light Of Day")
CC Global: Concrete Screw Piling – Our Work Will Never See The Light Of Day
Posted on February 23, 2025 | 7 CommentsFive years ago, I walked by a construction site where the NederFund company was setting up their concrete screw piling equipment. More background information about the whole process and the […] -
![By now we’re all-too familiar with AI-generated images of cars, among other things. Some of them are quite artistic, and we’ve had our fun with them here in the past […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/a-colt-71-tile.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=89&ssl=1 "AI-Generated “Classic Car Guide” – Polluting The Web With Garbage")
AI-Generated “Classic Car Guide” – Polluting The Web With Garbage
Posted on February 23, 2025 | 47 CommentsBy now we’re all-too familiar with AI-generated images of cars, among other things. Some of them are quite artistic, and we’ve had our fun with them here in the past […]
