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![Funny how some things stick around in the brain. Some of the most fun I’ve ever had came about when I followed a local Morgan Plus 4 into the […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/DSC_0578.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "COAL: My 1967 Morgan Plus 4")
COAL: My 1967 Morgan Plus 4
Posted on August 23, 2020 | 12 CommentsFunny how some things stick around in the brain. Some of the most fun I’ve ever had came about when I followed a local Morgan Plus 4 into the […] -
![(first posted 8/22/2014) Toyota knocked one out of the park with the introduction of the MR2 in 1984 (February, 1985 in the US)–the first mass-produced mid-engine car to come from […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/IMG_1724.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1989 Toyota MR2 SC – That’s Mister Two To You")
Curbside Classic: 1989 Toyota MR2 SC – That’s Mister Two To You
Posted on August 22, 2020 | 43 Comments(first posted 8/22/2014) Toyota knocked one out of the park with the introduction of the MR2 in 1984 (February, 1985 in the US)–the first mass-produced mid-engine car to come from […] -
![Yesterday’s post of a vintage 1968 photo of Los Angeles’s traffic-clogged Hollywood Freeway reminded me of one of my favorite vintage travel ads… this one from 1957 sponsored by the […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/Los-Angeles-1957.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Vintage Ad: Los Angeles ca. 1957 – Honey, Look At That Interchange!")
Vintage Ad: Los Angeles ca. 1957 – Honey, Look At That Interchange!
Posted on August 22, 2020 | 39 CommentsYesterday’s post of a vintage 1968 photo of Los Angeles’s traffic-clogged Hollywood Freeway reminded me of one of my favorite vintage travel ads… this one from 1957 sponsored by the […] -
![Way back in 2007, at the other site, I posited that GM should just have federalized the new gen1 Opel Ascona (Opel 1900 in the US) instead of building an […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/9327189971_487beb180c_k.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Cohort Pic(k) of the Day: 1976 Opel Ascona – The Alternate History 1976 Vega")
Cohort Pic(k) of the Day: 1976 Opel Ascona – The Alternate History 1976 Vega
Posted on August 22, 2020 | 34 CommentsWay back in 2007, at the other site, I posited that GM should just have federalized the new gen1 Opel Ascona (Opel 1900 in the US) instead of building an […] -
Vintage Photo: At The Commuter Train Station, ca. 1957
Posted on August 22, 2020 | 28 Comments -
![Here’s a bus that maybe a few of our “more senior” CC readers in North America (yours truly included) may have hitched a ride in back during the 1970’s – […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/Dre5_26XQAAX5bq-e1597753682815.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Bus Stop Classics: 1968-75 Highway Products Twin Coach TC-25/29 – The Last Bus to Carry the Storied Twin Coach Name")
Bus Stop Classics: 1968-75 Highway Products Twin Coach TC-25/29 – The Last Bus to Carry the Storied Twin Coach Name
Posted on August 22, 2020 | 20 CommentsHere’s a bus that maybe a few of our “more senior” CC readers in North America (yours truly included) may have hitched a ride in back during the 1970’s – […] -
![If you have been following my COAL series, you might recall that I had traded my 1974 Volvo 142 for something. Well this week, you finally get to know what […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/d.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "COAL: #28 1971 Volvo 145 – The Green Family Machine")
COAL: #28 1971 Volvo 145 – The Green Family Machine
Posted on August 22, 2020 | 19 CommentsIf you have been following my COAL series, you might recall that I had traded my 1974 Volvo 142 for something. Well this week, you finally get to know what […] -
![(first posted 8/21/2014) Last night, I decided to clean up my Curbside Classic files and move some work into the “Complete” folder, the result being this 1968 Ford Pickup CC. […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/1968-Ford-Pick-up-side.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1968 Ford F100 Shortbed Stepside – A Truck You’d Be Proud To Own")
Curbside Classic: 1968 Ford F100 Shortbed Stepside – A Truck You’d Be Proud To Own
Posted on August 21, 2020 | 60 Comments(first posted 8/21/2014) Last night, I decided to clean up my Curbside Classic files and move some work into the “Complete” folder, the result being this 1968 Ford Pickup CC. […] -
Vintage Photo: LA Freeway Ca. 1968 – No Less Than Three VW Buses
Posted on August 21, 2020 | 65 Comments -
Car Carrier of the Day: Dodge “Hell Drivers” – But No Demons
Posted on August 21, 2020 | 16 Comments -
![I saw these two many months ago and had actually seen the Mark driving on the base. Fast forward to July and I noticed there were more and more cars […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/Lincoln_Cadillac_02.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Outtakes: Auto Row – It’s 1977 Again")
Curbside Outtakes: Auto Row – It’s 1977 Again
Posted on August 21, 2020 | 7 CommentsI saw these two many months ago and had actually seen the Mark driving on the base. Fast forward to July and I noticed there were more and more cars […] -
![So now we get to the car that I was really most interested in: the new 1965 Corvair Corsa. Its mission was to protect the turf it had carved out […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/CD-65-1.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Vintage C&D Road Tests: Comparing the 1965 Mustang, Barracuda and Corvair – Part 3: Corvair Corsa; and the Final Verdict")
Vintage C&D Road Tests: Comparing the 1965 Mustang, Barracuda and Corvair – Part 3: Corvair Corsa; and the Final Verdict
Posted on August 21, 2020 | 60 CommentsSo now we get to the car that I was really most interested in: the new 1965 Corvair Corsa. Its mission was to protect the turf it had carved out […] -
![“You want to take it for a drive?” This was my neighbor, Mike, walking down his front lawn toward me as I admired his car. “Seriously?” I replied. I’d only […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/67Tempest1.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1967 Pontiac Tempest Custom Convertible – Out for a Spin")
Curbside Classic: 1967 Pontiac Tempest Custom Convertible – Out for a Spin
Posted on August 21, 2020 | 10 Comments“You want to take it for a drive?” This was my neighbor, Mike, walking down his front lawn toward me as I admired his car. “Seriously?” I replied. I’d only […] -
![Team CC: A particularly heinus crime was perpetrated two days ago in northeastern Denver. Three people in dark hoods and masks apparently set fire to a home killing three adults […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/EfvCheBVAAEOCn9.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "QOTD: Can You ID This Car? – Help Catch the Criminal Cretins")
QOTD: Can You ID This Car? – Help Catch the Criminal Cretins
Posted on August 20, 2020 | 47 CommentsTeam CC: A particularly heinus crime was perpetrated two days ago in northeastern Denver. Three people in dark hoods and masks apparently set fire to a home killing three adults […] -
![(first posted 8/20/2014) With Robert’s post about the Toronado and his parents’ Omega fiasco, I couldn’t help but post this comparison between the Omega and another of GM’s downsizing-round-one cars, […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/SCAN01811.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Vintage Review: 1981 Malibu Classic Versus Omega ES2800 – Old School vs. New School")
Vintage Review: 1981 Malibu Classic Versus Omega ES2800 – Old School vs. New School
Posted on August 20, 2020 | 84 Comments(first posted 8/20/2014) With Robert’s post about the Toronado and his parents’ Omega fiasco, I couldn’t help but post this comparison between the Omega and another of GM’s downsizing-round-one cars, […]
