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![It’s time to finish our perusal of the SCI 1958 Directory of Sports Cars. The original was sent to me by CC reader Zipster, and I want to thank him […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/guide-scans0001.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Vintage Sports Cars Illustrated: All the Sports Cars Available in the US in 1957-1958")
Vintage Sports Cars Illustrated: All the Sports Cars Available in the US in 1957-1958
Posted on August 2, 2020 | 22 CommentsIt’s time to finish our perusal of the SCI 1958 Directory of Sports Cars. The original was sent to me by CC reader Zipster, and I want to thank him […] -
![Now this is something that has a certain decided appeal to me, as something of a cross between my xB and F100. There’s times I need one or the other […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/CC-422-036.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Outtake: Scion xB Pickup – Long Bed Version")
Curbside Outtake: Scion xB Pickup – Long Bed Version
Posted on August 2, 2020 | 20 CommentsNow this is something that has a certain decided appeal to me, as something of a cross between my xB and F100. There’s times I need one or the other […] -
![Or as I liked to joke, “the highest concentration of 1986 Subaru XT Turbos east of the Mississippi River.” Why do we like some of the cars we do? It’s […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/JJL_2988.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "COAL: Not One, But Two 1986 Subaru XT Turbos")
COAL: Not One, But Two 1986 Subaru XT Turbos
Posted on August 2, 2020 | 15 CommentsOr as I liked to joke, “the highest concentration of 1986 Subaru XT Turbos east of the Mississippi River.” Why do we like some of the cars we do? It’s […] -
![(first posted 6/28/2011) If you’re going to do something wrong, do it big (Jayne Mansfield) When Bigger Cars Are Built, Buick Will Build Them If you’ve got it, flaunt it: […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/06/CC-53-061-800.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Classic Curbside Classic: 1967 Buick Electra 225 Convertible – The Jayne Mansfield Of Cars")
Classic Curbside Classic: 1967 Buick Electra 225 Convertible – The Jayne Mansfield Of Cars
Posted on August 1, 2020 | 56 Comments(first posted 6/28/2011) If you’re going to do something wrong, do it big (Jayne Mansfield) When Bigger Cars Are Built, Buick Will Build Them If you’ve got it, flaunt it: […] -
![Mike Hayes has found a car I’ve long wanted to find as it’s never really gotten a proper write-up here at CC. I’m afraid I’m a bit too busy to […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/50152334208_cddf2e9d08_k.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Cohort Pic(k) of the Day: 1960 Valiant – Better Than the Competition Except In Build Quality and Styling Coherence")
Cohort Pic(k) of the Day: 1960 Valiant – Better Than the Competition Except In Build Quality and Styling Coherence
Posted on August 1, 2020 | 68 CommentsMike Hayes has found a car I’ve long wanted to find as it’s never really gotten a proper write-up here at CC. I’m afraid I’m a bit too busy to […] -
![Roy and I entered our partnership on October 19, 2015. It was inauspiciously the same day as Canada’s federal election. Roy was always bespoked in a dark red suit, and […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/RIMG5117.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "COAL: 1992 Buick Roadmaster – Roy and Me: One Man’s Love for the American Automobile")
COAL: 1992 Buick Roadmaster – Roy and Me: One Man’s Love for the American Automobile
Posted on August 1, 2020 | 26 CommentsRoy and I entered our partnership on October 19, 2015. It was inauspiciously the same day as Canada’s federal election. Roy was always bespoked in a dark red suit, and […] -
Cohort Pic(k) of the Day: Subaru Powered Porsche 914
Posted on August 1, 2020 | 11 Commentsby Don Kincl -
![Two weeks ago, I put up a post about saving a vintage Clark Cortez motorhome. No one from CC bought it, but the owner also started an ebay auction, which […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/Purchased1.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "The Clark Cortez Got Saved, But Went Up In Flames Within An Hour On The Drive Home")
The Clark Cortez Got Saved, But Went Up In Flames Within An Hour On The Drive Home
Posted on August 1, 2020 | 36 CommentsTwo weeks ago, I put up a post about saving a vintage Clark Cortez motorhome. No one from CC bought it, but the owner also started an ebay auction, which […] -
![In 2017 I had just gotten rid of my Volvo XC90, and my Volvo XC60. I had just bought my first new car, a 2017 Subaru Outback. I had plans […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/q-1.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "COAL: #25 2008 Toyota 4Runner – Stepping Out of My Comfort Zone")
COAL: #25 2008 Toyota 4Runner – Stepping Out of My Comfort Zone
Posted on August 1, 2020 | 16 CommentsIn 2017 I had just gotten rid of my Volvo XC90, and my Volvo XC60. I had just bought my first new car, a 2017 Subaru Outback. I had plans […] -
![I really don’t know why the universe wanted me to encounter one of these bastardized Biturbos again. I thought I had made myself clear the last year: I really can’t […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/IMG_20200731_171429-copy.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CC Capsule: 1997 Maserati Ghibli GT – The Last Vulgarati")
CC Capsule: 1997 Maserati Ghibli GT – The Last Vulgarati
Posted on July 31, 2020 | 37 CommentsI really don’t know why the universe wanted me to encounter one of these bastardized Biturbos again. I thought I had made myself clear the last year: I really can’t […] -
![You’re looking at it. Renault bought into both Mack Trucks and AMC in 1979. And the Eagle arrived in 1980. So maybe it’s a coincidence, or maybe not? And I […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/4090989393_40edb35fde_k.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Car Carrier of the Day: What’s The Most Appropriate Brand of Truck To Haul AMC Eagles?")
Car Carrier of the Day: What’s The Most Appropriate Brand of Truck To Haul AMC Eagles?
Posted on July 31, 2020 | 14 CommentsYou’re looking at it. Renault bought into both Mack Trucks and AMC in 1979. And the Eagle arrived in 1980. So maybe it’s a coincidence, or maybe not? And I […] -
![A Chevy lover lives here, or at least a classic Chevy lover. The license plate on the 1950 Fleetline Deluxe indicates it’s probably a recent purchase, and it appears to […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/Chevies.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CC Outtake: Two Old Chevys – California in a Nutshell, Maybe")
CC Outtake: Two Old Chevys – California in a Nutshell, Maybe
Posted on July 31, 2020 | 18 CommentsA Chevy lover lives here, or at least a classic Chevy lover. The license plate on the 1950 Fleetline Deluxe indicates it’s probably a recent purchase, and it appears to […] -
![I’m down to the last batch of vintage dealer postcards and ads, and instead of dumping them all on you at once, I’m going to do what I should have […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/themes/arras162/images/thumbnail.png "Dealer of the Day: “The Best Move I Ever made Was To Become a Sunbeam Dealer”")
Dealer of the Day: “The Best Move I Ever made Was To Become a Sunbeam Dealer”
Posted on July 31, 2020 | 46 CommentsI’m down to the last batch of vintage dealer postcards and ads, and instead of dumping them all on you at once, I’m going to do what I should have […] -
![posted at the Cohort by William Oliver Chevrolet’s Department of Names sure was kept busy between 1953 and 1972 coming up with endless changes and reprisals of names for their […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/50152188642_15ebb57d33_k.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Cohort Pic(k) of the Day: 1958 Chevrolet Yeoman Wagon – A One Year Only Name, And A Very Rare One At That")
Cohort Pic(k) of the Day: 1958 Chevrolet Yeoman Wagon – A One Year Only Name, And A Very Rare One At That
Posted on July 31, 2020 | 37 Commentsposted at the Cohort by William Oliver Chevrolet’s Department of Names sure was kept busy between 1953 and 1972 coming up with endless changes and reprisals of names for their […] -
![For many years, Ford called themselves the “Wagonmaster” and perhaps it was deservedly so. Even though most years Chevrolet lead the overall sales race, examining wagon sales alone, Ford wagons […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/CV-Wagon-007.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CC For Sale: 1991 Ford Crown Victoria LX Station Wagon – Last Hurrah for the Wagonmaster")
CC For Sale: 1991 Ford Crown Victoria LX Station Wagon – Last Hurrah for the Wagonmaster
Posted on July 31, 2020 | 57 CommentsFor many years, Ford called themselves the “Wagonmaster” and perhaps it was deservedly so. Even though most years Chevrolet lead the overall sales race, examining wagon sales alone, Ford wagons […]
