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![(first posted 11/1/2011) Seeing that it’s a DKW and not a Chevrolet, some of you might be tempted to skip this CC. If you must, but know that this is […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/CC-151-031.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=89&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1958 DKW Sonderklasse 3=6 (F94) – The Proto-Audi")
Curbside Classic: 1958 DKW Sonderklasse 3=6 (F94) – The Proto-Audi
Posted on August 24, 2020 | 93 Comments(first posted 11/1/2011) Seeing that it’s a DKW and not a Chevrolet, some of you might be tempted to skip this CC. If you must, but know that this is […] -
![My old friend Paul B. recently turned me on to the amazing modeling of Michael Paul Smith, who passed away two years ago. He spent years creating scenes from the […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/27283013298_0ab5ba2ebb_k.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=89&ssl=1 "A Tribute to Michael Paul Smith, Modeler Extraordinaire")
A Tribute to Michael Paul Smith, Modeler Extraordinaire
Posted on August 24, 2020 | 22 CommentsMy old friend Paul B. recently turned me on to the amazing modeling of Michael Paul Smith, who passed away two years ago. He spent years creating scenes from the […] -
![In the recent COAL, I mentioned the EPA ratings for the 2015 smart: 34 city, 38 highway, 36 combined. A few comments reported better real-world results were possible. I had […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/A1-COUNTRY-ROAD.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=89&ssl=1 "COAL Update: smart ForTwo A Gas Sipper, Or No?")
COAL Update: smart ForTwo A Gas Sipper, Or No?
Posted on August 24, 2020 | 35 CommentsIn the recent COAL, I mentioned the EPA ratings for the 2015 smart: 34 city, 38 highway, 36 combined. A few comments reported better real-world results were possible. I had […] -
Curbside Outtake: Off-Road Ready Lincoln Town Car
Posted on August 24, 2020 | 13 CommentsWhat is it with these big-tired old Fords? I found this just a few hours after the ’81 T-Bird I posted earlier this morning. -
![Nathan Williams found and shot a car we won’t be seeing here: the all-new Honda E. It’s a compact EV, styled with more than a tip of the hat to […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/50234327928_916aea861e_k.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=89&ssl=1 "Cohort Pic(k) of the Day: 2020 Honda E – The Cute Little EV We Won’t Be Getting Here")
Cohort Pic(k) of the Day: 2020 Honda E – The Cute Little EV We Won’t Be Getting Here
Posted on August 24, 2020 | 51 CommentsNathan Williams found and shot a car we won’t be seeing here: the all-new Honda E. It’s a compact EV, styled with more than a tip of the hat to […] -
Curbside Classic Capsule: 1981 Ford Thunderbird – “Do Fun Shit!”
Posted on August 24, 2020 | 25 CommentsSomeone’s having some fun with this Thunderbird, and good for them. Jacked up, big off-road tires and a light bar. What else is it good for? How about this: -
![(first posted 2/17/2011) Let’s face it, honesty is not necessarily the best policy in the car business (or any business, including Wall Street, politics, food processing, and…). GM proved […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/02/CC-70-067-800.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=89&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1978 Ford Fairmont – That Very Rare Honest Car")
Curbside Classic: 1978 Ford Fairmont – That Very Rare Honest Car
Posted on August 23, 2020 | 111 Comments(first posted 2/17/2011) Let’s face it, honesty is not necessarily the best policy in the car business (or any business, including Wall Street, politics, food processing, and…). GM proved […] -
QOTD For Bus Fanatics: Can You ID This One?
Posted on August 23, 2020 | 18 Commentsposted by Don Kincl -
![A while back, we posted Tom McCahill’s review of the 1956 Volkswagen. By then, his love for it was already in full bloom. But that started earlier, with this review […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/mcahill_volkswagen_0.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=89&ssl=1 "Vintage Review: Tom McCahill Drives the 1953 Volkswagen – Through Deep Snow")
Vintage Review: Tom McCahill Drives the 1953 Volkswagen – Through Deep Snow
Posted on August 23, 2020 | 30 CommentsA while back, we posted Tom McCahill’s review of the 1956 Volkswagen. By then, his love for it was already in full bloom. But that started earlier, with this review […] -
![Ben Pon, VW’s exclusive distributor for the Netherlands, and father of the VW Bus, tried to sell two 1949 VW’s in New York in 1949. That didn’t work out so […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/VW-1950-1.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=89&ssl=1 "1950 Popular Science: “Hitler’s Flivver Now Sold In The U.S.” – From Modest Beginnings…")
1950 Popular Science: “Hitler’s Flivver Now Sold In The U.S.” – From Modest Beginnings…
Posted on August 23, 2020 | 17 CommentsBen Pon, VW’s exclusive distributor for the Netherlands, and father of the VW Bus, tried to sell two 1949 VW’s in New York in 1949. That didn’t work out so […] -
Car Carriers of the Day: Three Loads of F-Bodies
Posted on August 23, 2020 | 13 Comments -
Cohort Pic(k) of the Day: There’s a Wildcat Hiding In The Grass
Posted on August 23, 2020 | 14 Commentsand it was found and shot by Don Kincl -
![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&quality=89&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&quality=89&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&quality=89&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 […]
