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![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/2020/08/1999-Honda-Odyssey-EX.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=89&ssl=1 "Classic CARmentary: 1999 Honda Odyssey EX")
Classic CARmentary: 1999 Honda Odyssey EX
Posted on August 18, 2020 | 32 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 […] -
![The Swiss market brochure for 1967 Chevrolets was interesting to me beyond just the standard disc brakes and Rally wheels. Given my amateur interest in economics, I was intrigued by […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/a-merc-220-vert.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=89&ssl=1 "Curbside Economics: American Cars Cost About Four Times As Much in Switzerland in 1967 Than In The US")
Curbside Economics: American Cars Cost About Four Times As Much in Switzerland in 1967 Than In The US
Posted on August 18, 2020 | 27 CommentsThe Swiss market brochure for 1967 Chevrolets was interesting to me beyond just the standard disc brakes and Rally wheels. Given my amateur interest in economics, I was intrigued by […] -
![I have been watching quite a few reruns of game shows from the 1970s and ’80s this year. I have always enjoyed watching vintage television programs in some measure, but […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/20200621_173600-1981-Mercedes-Benz-380SL-CC.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=89&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: c. 1981 Mercedes-Benz 380SL – The Art Of Aging Gracefully")
Curbside Classic: c. 1981 Mercedes-Benz 380SL – The Art Of Aging Gracefully
Posted on August 18, 2020 | 44 CommentsI have been watching quite a few reruns of game shows from the 1970s and ’80s this year. I have always enjoyed watching vintage television programs in some measure, but […] -
![(first posted 11/8/2011) Endings are hard. And boy, does this car ever embody a lot of endings. The problem with endings is that almost inevitably, they’re forced. Quitting while at […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/12/CC-145-179-800.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=89&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1972 Cadillac Fleetwood Eldorado Convertible – The End Of An Exceptional Era")
Curbside Classic: 1972 Cadillac Fleetwood Eldorado Convertible – The End Of An Exceptional Era
Posted on August 17, 2020 | 128 Comments(first posted 11/8/2011) Endings are hard. And boy, does this car ever embody a lot of endings. The problem with endings is that almost inevitably, they’re forced. Quitting while at […] -
![I found this 1965 Acadian at a golf course in Calgary last week. I’m not very knowledgeable about Detroit (Oshawa) iron, but many of you are, and CC has done […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/Acadian.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=89&ssl=1 "CC Outtake: 1965 GM Acadian Canso Sport DeLuxe")
CC Outtake: 1965 GM Acadian Canso Sport DeLuxe
Posted on August 17, 2020 | 21 CommentsI found this 1965 Acadian at a golf course in Calgary last week. I’m not very knowledgeable about Detroit (Oshawa) iron, but many of you are, and CC has done […] -
![Thanks to CC Contributor GN, I’m able to share with you a trio of C&D reviews of the 1965 sporty compacts: Mustang, Barracuda and Corvair. I was too young to […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/CD-65-M1-1.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=89&ssl=1 "Vintage C&D Road Tests: Comparing the 1965 Mustang, Barracuda and Corvair – Mustang GT 271 HP")
Vintage C&D Road Tests: Comparing the 1965 Mustang, Barracuda and Corvair – Mustang GT 271 HP
Posted on August 17, 2020 | 41 CommentsThanks to CC Contributor GN, I’m able to share with you a trio of C&D reviews of the 1965 sporty compacts: Mustang, Barracuda and Corvair. I was too young to […] -
![There are only so many ways to skin a cat, they say. Well, having zero experience or opinion on the flaying of felines, I really couldn’t comment. But what if […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/IMG_20200801_171204-copy.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=89&ssl=1 "Museum Classic: 1971 Isuzu 117 Coupé – Hang In There")
Museum Classic: 1971 Isuzu 117 Coupé – Hang In There
Posted on August 17, 2020 | 31 CommentsThere are only so many ways to skin a cat, they say. Well, having zero experience or opinion on the flaying of felines, I really couldn’t comment. But what if […] -
Car Carrier of the Day: Ford Couriers Being Couriered by an International
Posted on August 17, 2020 | 18 Comments -
![Ever been around a Pug, the little dog with the odd face but great personality? That’s what this little CUV reminds me of and that’s all good. I love Pugs, […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/IMG_4225.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=89&ssl=1 "Curbside Review: 2020 Lexus UX 250h F Sport AWD – Lexus Does Funky")
Curbside Review: 2020 Lexus UX 250h F Sport AWD – Lexus Does Funky
Posted on August 17, 2020 | 28 CommentsEver been around a Pug, the little dog with the odd face but great personality? That’s what this little CUV reminds me of and that’s all good. I love Pugs, […] -
![(first posted 8/16/2014) The larger Mustangs of the early ’70s might not get the respect of purists, but I was more than happy when I came across this blue 1973 […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/2014-08-06-14.48.24.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=89&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1973 Ford Mustang Convertible – Motorized Malpractice Or Just What The Doctor Ordered?")
Curbside Classic: 1973 Ford Mustang Convertible – Motorized Malpractice Or Just What The Doctor Ordered?
Posted on August 16, 2020 | 104 Comments(first posted 8/16/2014) The larger Mustangs of the early ’70s might not get the respect of purists, but I was more than happy when I came across this blue 1973 […] -
![(first posted 8/16/2014) The Honda S600 is a small and sporty roadster that outwardly does not look too different from an Austin Healey Sprite or Triumph Spitfire. It is, however, […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/7352733506_54e80e508a_o.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=89&ssl=1 "Automotive History: Honda S500/S600/S800 – Small, Brilliant and Fast")
Automotive History: Honda S500/S600/S800 – Small, Brilliant and Fast
Posted on August 16, 2020 | 40 Comments(first posted 8/16/2014) The Honda S600 is a small and sporty roadster that outwardly does not look too different from an Austin Healey Sprite or Triumph Spitfire. It is, however, […] -
![I’ve already written my CC on the gen1 Barracuda here. But when I spotted this fine original example at the neighborhood hardware store recently, I just had to shoot it. […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/CC-421-009.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=89&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1965 Barracuda – The Bread and Butter Pony Car")
Curbside Classic: 1965 Barracuda – The Bread and Butter Pony Car
Posted on August 16, 2020 | 34 CommentsI’ve already written my CC on the gen1 Barracuda here. But when I spotted this fine original example at the neighborhood hardware store recently, I just had to shoot it. […] -
COAL: 1961 Corvair Monza Coupe – We Can Do It!
Posted on August 16, 2020 | 33 CommentsFinally. After three months, I finally have my car back and can tell her story! -
Cohort Pic(k) of the Day: No, It’s Not a BMW
Posted on August 16, 2020 | 24 Commentsshot by Simon White -
![After the success of the Mustang’s first road trip down to North Carolina for the Mustang 50th Birthday celebration, I was thinking about the next road trip I could […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/JJL_3052.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=89&ssl=1 "COAL: The Great American Road Trip with a ’66 Mustang")
COAL: The Great American Road Trip with a ’66 Mustang
Posted on August 16, 2020 | 23 CommentsAfter the success of the Mustang’s first road trip down to North Carolina for the Mustang 50th Birthday celebration, I was thinking about the next road trip I could […]
