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![CC reader Laurence M. sent me his prized copy of the 1958 Sports Car Illustrated Directory, which includes a number of reviews of significant 1957 sports cars as well as […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/Chrysler-300-1.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Vintage Sports Car Illustrated Review: 1957 Chrysler 300C – The Duesenberg SJ of the 1950s")
Vintage Sports Car Illustrated Review: 1957 Chrysler 300C – The Duesenberg SJ of the 1950s
Posted on June 10, 2020 | 62 CommentsCC reader Laurence M. sent me his prized copy of the 1958 Sports Car Illustrated Directory, which includes a number of reviews of significant 1957 sports cars as well as […] -
![I haven’t seen nearly as many Rancheros as I have El Caminos. Stumbled across this one not long back, and it marked my first ever 1972 Ford intermediate in the […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/ranch11.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classics: Ranchero Supreme – Australian and American")
Curbside Classics: Ranchero Supreme – Australian and American
Posted on June 10, 2020 | 40 CommentsI haven’t seen nearly as many Rancheros as I have El Caminos. Stumbled across this one not long back, and it marked my first ever 1972 Ford intermediate in the […] -
![(note: shares are in decimals, not percentage as shown in legends) I find that market share is a significantly more informative number than absolute sales, as the total market changed […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/Chart-Pontiac-market-share-1947-1996.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Chart of the Day: Pontiac Market Share 1947-1996")
Chart of the Day: Pontiac Market Share 1947-1996
Posted on June 10, 2020 | 49 Comments(note: shares are in decimals, not percentage as shown in legends) I find that market share is a significantly more informative number than absolute sales, as the total market changed […] -
Cohort Pic(k) of the Day: Jeep Cherokee Double Cab Pickup
Posted on June 10, 2020 | 16 Commentsshot in Puerto Vallarta, Mexico by Eric Clem -
![It was fall 1981, and my Camaro was still providing dependable, sporty performance. I was working in downtown Los Angeles for the Automobile Club of Southern California (AAA), and wasn’t […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/Scirocco-5.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "COAL #4: 1981 VW Scirocco S – Peak Sporty Efficiency")
COAL #4: 1981 VW Scirocco S – Peak Sporty Efficiency
Posted on June 10, 2020 | 15 CommentsIt was fall 1981, and my Camaro was still providing dependable, sporty performance. I was working in downtown Los Angeles for the Automobile Club of Southern California (AAA), and wasn’t […] -
![(first posted 6/28/2014) In the early seventies, Trans-European road transportation was a booming business and to get the job done you needed a heavy long-distance truck. The UK-based American truckmakers, […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/Photo-8.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: A Louisvillian Goes To Amsterdam – The Story Of The Mighty Ford Transcontinental")
Curbside Classic: A Louisvillian Goes To Amsterdam – The Story Of The Mighty Ford Transcontinental
Posted on June 9, 2020 | 107 Comments(first posted 6/28/2014) In the early seventies, Trans-European road transportation was a booming business and to get the job done you needed a heavy long-distance truck. The UK-based American truckmakers, […] -
Cohort Pic(k) of the Day: TITANIK
Posted on June 9, 2020 | 28 Commentsposted at the Cohort by John Lloyd -
Curbside Outtake: Mustang With Large Trailer
Posted on June 9, 2020 | 7 CommentsI’m always on the lookout for small cars with big trailers, and I’ve shared some zingers with you. Here’s my latest find. -
![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/2020/06/1998-Hyundai-Sonta-GLS.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Classic CARmentary: 1998 Hyundai Sonata GLS Sedan")
Classic CARmentary: 1998 Hyundai Sonata GLS Sedan
Posted on June 9, 2020 | 12 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 […] -
![It’s easy to forget that the Renault 5 wasn’t always called “Le Car”. It was introduced in the US in 1976 as just the Renault 5, and then in 1977, […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/8422413978_8c4d0c5ae5_k.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Vintage Car Carrier of the Day: A Colorful Load of 1976 Renault 5s, Before They Were Named “Le Car”")
Vintage Car Carrier of the Day: A Colorful Load of 1976 Renault 5s, Before They Were Named “Le Car”
Posted on June 9, 2020 | 33 CommentsIt’s easy to forget that the Renault 5 wasn’t always called “Le Car”. It was introduced in the US in 1976 as just the Renault 5, and then in 1977, […] -
![The Chevrolet “Tri-Fives”, the 1955 – ’57 models, seem to have been, for as long as I can remember, widely recognizable as classic Chevys by people with seemingly no special […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/IMG_1618-1957-Pontiac-Chieftain-CC.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Car Show Classic: 1957 Pontiac Chieftain – At The Fair")
Car Show Classic: 1957 Pontiac Chieftain – At The Fair
Posted on June 9, 2020 | 44 CommentsThe Chevrolet “Tri-Fives”, the 1955 – ’57 models, seem to have been, for as long as I can remember, widely recognizable as classic Chevys by people with seemingly no special […] -
![Except for the small wheels, this is almost a perfect counterpoint to the full size, two-door 2WD and possibly slightly lowered Blazer we saw this morning. It’s a smaller S10- […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/CC-419-041.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Outtake: The Other Blazer – Almost the Polar Opposite")
Curbside Outtake: The Other Blazer – Almost the Polar Opposite
Posted on June 8, 2020 | 15 CommentsExcept for the small wheels, this is almost a perfect counterpoint to the full size, two-door 2WD and possibly slightly lowered Blazer we saw this morning. It’s a smaller S10- […] -
![(first posted 6/27/2014. Calvin Mehlert, who had a distinguished career in the Foreign Service, passed away on January 2, 2018) When Calvin Mehlert, age 86, left San Jose behind the […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/CC-226-430-1200.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic/COAL: 1970 Rover 3500S V8 (P6) – “Sell It Now? I’d Rather Cremate It And Have It Interred With Me”")
Curbside Classic/COAL: 1970 Rover 3500S V8 (P6) – “Sell It Now? I’d Rather Cremate It And Have It Interred With Me”
Posted on June 8, 2020 | 106 Comments(first posted 6/27/2014. Calvin Mehlert, who had a distinguished career in the Foreign Service, passed away on January 2, 2018) When Calvin Mehlert, age 86, left San Jose behind the […] -
![So I am awaiting my patient for an eye exam, he arrives, we go into the exam room to sit down, and he tells me he drove up in his […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/68_VW_Square_002.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Capsule: 1968 VW 1600 Type 3 Squareback – Eyeing the Patient’s New Toy")
Curbside Capsule: 1968 VW 1600 Type 3 Squareback – Eyeing the Patient’s New Toy
Posted on June 8, 2020 | 34 CommentsSo I am awaiting my patient for an eye exam, he arrives, we go into the exam room to sit down, and he tells me he drove up in his […] -
![People have labeled me eccentric for as long as I can remember. It’s not usually derogatory (I don’t think), but I sometimes do things that seem perfectly rational to me, […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/008.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Shop Manual Classics: The MOTOR Manual – The Next Best Thing To A Factory Shop Manual Since Forever")
Shop Manual Classics: The MOTOR Manual – The Next Best Thing To A Factory Shop Manual Since Forever
Posted on June 8, 2020 | 28 CommentsPeople have labeled me eccentric for as long as I can remember. It’s not usually derogatory (I don’t think), but I sometimes do things that seem perfectly rational to me, […]
