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![The VW Diesel Rabbit (Golf Mk1) really was a game changer, and I’m not using the word lightly. Finally there was an affordable, compact ultra-efficient car that could actually be […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/scans0001-top.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Vintage R&T Review and 24,000 Mile Long Term Test: 1978 VW Rabbit Diesel – Quicker Than a Fiat X1/9")
Vintage R&T Review and 24,000 Mile Long Term Test: 1978 VW Rabbit Diesel – Quicker Than a Fiat X1/9
Posted on May 14, 2020 | 20 CommentsThe VW Diesel Rabbit (Golf Mk1) really was a game changer, and I’m not using the word lightly. Finally there was an affordable, compact ultra-efficient car that could actually be […] -
![While researching for my recent piece on a 1974 Mercury Marquis, I stumbled upon quite a few pictures of the 1975 to 1978 Mercury Marquis. Other than a nip here […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/1976_Mercury_Marquis-Cougar-Montego-03.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CC Realization: The Plymouth Marquis and Mercury Valiant")
CC Realization: The Plymouth Marquis and Mercury Valiant
Posted on May 14, 2020 | 75 CommentsWhile researching for my recent piece on a 1974 Mercury Marquis, I stumbled upon quite a few pictures of the 1975 to 1978 Mercury Marquis. Other than a nip here […] -
![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/2020/05/1998-Honda-Civic-HX.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Classic CARmentary: 1998 Honda Civic HX Coupe")
Classic CARmentary: 1998 Honda Civic HX Coupe
Posted on May 14, 2020 | 8 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 […] -
![I was cruising through Dean Edwards’ endless downloads at the Cohort when this stopped me in my tracks. An Exner vintage car with a genuine spare tire on the trunk, […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/49877922286_6fba230bfc_k.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Cohort Outtake: 1960 DeSoto Imitating a Chrysler 300F – No Fake Spare Tire Bulges For Me")
Cohort Outtake: 1960 DeSoto Imitating a Chrysler 300F – No Fake Spare Tire Bulges For Me
Posted on May 14, 2020 | 25 CommentsI was cruising through Dean Edwards’ endless downloads at the Cohort when this stopped me in my tracks. An Exner vintage car with a genuine spare tire on the trunk, […] -
![A thousand thanks go to Dean Edwards for posting this Mercury Marquis to the Cohort. Having had a literal seven year itch to find a 1974 Mercury Marquis, seeing this […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/1973-Mercury-3.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Cohort Classic: 1974 Mercury Marquis Brougham – The Costume Makes The Character")
Cohort Classic: 1974 Mercury Marquis Brougham – The Costume Makes The Character
Posted on May 14, 2020 | 52 CommentsA thousand thanks go to Dean Edwards for posting this Mercury Marquis to the Cohort. Having had a literal seven year itch to find a 1974 Mercury Marquis, seeing this […] -
![1965 PV 544 Sport (first posted 5/29/2014) This is the seminal Volvo. It laid the foundations for generations of classic RWD Volvos, built for over half a century (1947-1998). All […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/CC-111-047-1200.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classics: Volvo PV444 and PV544 – I Roll, Starting Here")
Curbside Classics: Volvo PV444 and PV544 – I Roll, Starting Here
Posted on May 13, 2020 | 37 Comments1965 PV 544 Sport (first posted 5/29/2014) This is the seminal Volvo. It laid the foundations for generations of classic RWD Volvos, built for over half a century (1947-1998). All […] -
![When Perry wrote up a 964 in 2014, I hadn’t seen one in ages. Now they’re all over the place, more common than the 993 at the moment. I’ve always […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/white1.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "In Motion Capsule: Three 964 Targas")
In Motion Capsule: Three 964 Targas
Posted on May 13, 2020 | 9 CommentsWhen Perry wrote up a 964 in 2014, I hadn’t seen one in ages. Now they’re all over the place, more common than the 993 at the moment. I’ve always […] -
![I’m a pretty big fella. Standing erect, I’m 6’2″ and depending on the day, the time of year, or what I had for lunch, I’m somewhere between 280 and 290 […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/IMG_0592.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "COAL: 1979 Plymouth Volare. A Fine Compact Car, It Was Just…..Compact")
COAL: 1979 Plymouth Volare. A Fine Compact Car, It Was Just…..Compact
Posted on May 13, 2020 | 70 CommentsI’m a pretty big fella. Standing erect, I’m 6’2″ and depending on the day, the time of year, or what I had for lunch, I’m somewhere between 280 and 290 […] -
![In the long story of the Gloria, the late ‘90s were probably the most interesting for a number of reasons. As we’ve seen before, the Gloria wagon stayed in production […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/IMG_20200228_170623-copy.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CC Twofer: 1998 Nissan Gloria (Y33) Gran Turismo Ultima & Gloria (Y30) Wagon – Dr Nissan and Ms Gloria")
CC Twofer: 1998 Nissan Gloria (Y33) Gran Turismo Ultima & Gloria (Y30) Wagon – Dr Nissan and Ms Gloria
Posted on May 13, 2020 | 14 CommentsIn the long story of the Gloria, the late ‘90s were probably the most interesting for a number of reasons. As we’ve seen before, the Gloria wagon stayed in production […] -
![In March of 1977, headlines and TV newscasts across the US breathlessly broke the news that GM had been selling some Oldsmobile models with Chevrolet engines. While this may hardly […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/5356100018_large.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Automotive History: The 1977 Oldsmobile Chevrolet Engine Scandal – There’s No Rocket In My 88’s Pocket")
Automotive History: The 1977 Oldsmobile Chevrolet Engine Scandal – There’s No Rocket In My 88’s Pocket
Posted on May 13, 2020 | 142 CommentsIn March of 1977, headlines and TV newscasts across the US breathlessly broke the news that GM had been selling some Oldsmobile models with Chevrolet engines. While this may hardly […] -
![This vintage car carrier shot from 1962 looks like it could well have been a 1962 Chevy promotional shot. The full range of Chevys is accounted for: a full size […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/4393979884_eba2d50aed_k.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Vintage Car Carriers: Every 1962 Chevrolet Is Accounted For")
Vintage Car Carriers: Every 1962 Chevrolet Is Accounted For
Posted on May 13, 2020 | 40 CommentsThis vintage car carrier shot from 1962 looks like it could well have been a 1962 Chevy promotional shot. The full range of Chevys is accounted for: a full size […] -
![Aston Martin is a name associated with quality, not quantity, with hand built cars, engines with plates identifying the assembling technician by name, and with absolute peak of a certain […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/49822008181_5138513866_o.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Cohort Pic(k) of the Day: 1990 Aston Martin Virage")
Cohort Pic(k) of the Day: 1990 Aston Martin Virage
Posted on May 12, 2020 | 21 CommentsAston Martin is a name associated with quality, not quantity, with hand built cars, engines with plates identifying the assembling technician by name, and with absolute peak of a certain […] -
![The great irony of Olds’s introduction of its new big diesel V8 cars is that it came out just shortly before the only other large diesel sedan: the Mercedes 300SD. […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/300SDL-top-1.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Vintage R&T Review: 1978 Mercedes 300SD – Mercedes Shows GM How To Make A Fast, Efficient and Durable Big Diesel Sedan")
Vintage R&T Review: 1978 Mercedes 300SD – Mercedes Shows GM How To Make A Fast, Efficient and Durable Big Diesel Sedan
Posted on May 12, 2020 | 29 CommentsThe great irony of Olds’s introduction of its new big diesel V8 cars is that it came out just shortly before the only other large diesel sedan: the Mercedes 300SD. […] -
![Over this past winter, my family and I were taking a shortcut through the parking lot of an old service station to get to a store across the road and […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/1966-Ford-1.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Outtake: 1966 Ford Custom – The Ravages of Time")
Curbside Outtake: 1966 Ford Custom – The Ravages of Time
Posted on May 12, 2020 | 24 CommentsOver this past winter, my family and I were taking a shortcut through the parking lot of an old service station to get to a store across the road and […] -
![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/2020/05/1998-Chevrolet-Corvette.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Classic CARmentary: 1998 Chevrolet Corvette Coupe")
Classic CARmentary: 1998 Chevrolet Corvette Coupe
Posted on May 12, 2020 | 23 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 […]
