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![Old, vintage advertisements for intercity and urban-transit buses have always fascinated me – perhaps because I’m ancient enough to have rode on a few of them. Here are just a […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/oo1946_Aerocoach_1.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Bus Stop Classics: Vintage Bus Advertisements from Around the World")
Bus Stop Classics: Vintage Bus Advertisements from Around the World
Posted on July 4, 2020 | 20 CommentsOld, vintage advertisements for intercity and urban-transit buses have always fascinated me – perhaps because I’m ancient enough to have rode on a few of them. Here are just a […] -
![After the Outback had an airbag clock spring concern, I was not confident in the safety of it. I began to search for something that I felt I should have […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/IMG_0636.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "COAL: #21 Volvo XC60 – The German Swede")
COAL: #21 Volvo XC60 – The German Swede
Posted on July 4, 2020 | 7 CommentsAfter the Outback had an airbag clock spring concern, I was not confident in the safety of it. I began to search for something that I felt I should have […] -
![Although I was born in 1977, I’m occasionally nostalgic about Bicentennial America, a time that is probably more fun in retrospect than it was for those who lived it. Regardless, […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/109_0074a.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Bicycle Classic: 1976 Schwinn Bicentennial Sting-Ray – It Takes An Independent Man to Ride An Independence Day Themed Child’s Bike")
Bicycle Classic: 1976 Schwinn Bicentennial Sting-Ray – It Takes An Independent Man to Ride An Independence Day Themed Child’s Bike
Posted on July 4, 2020 | 61 CommentsAlthough I was born in 1977, I’m occasionally nostalgic about Bicentennial America, a time that is probably more fun in retrospect than it was for those who lived it. Regardless, […] -
![(first posted 7/9/2014) The Chrysler LHS has always been one of those cars that’s baffled me, as I’ve never known quite what to make of it. Sure Chrysler marketed it […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/IMG_4841.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1996 Chrysler LHS – Lost Hopeless Soul")
Curbside Classic: 1996 Chrysler LHS – Lost Hopeless Soul
Posted on July 3, 2020 | 138 Comments(first posted 7/9/2014) The Chrysler LHS has always been one of those cars that’s baffled me, as I’ve never known quite what to make of it. Sure Chrysler marketed it […] -
![Is it an exaggeration to say that the English English translation for “truck” is not the traditional “lorry” or “wagon” but “Leyland”? After all, what was a provincial bus and […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/s-l1600-4.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Auction Site Classics: 1990 Leyland-DAF Roadrunner: Carrying So Much Than Just Horses")
Auction Site Classics: 1990 Leyland-DAF Roadrunner: Carrying So Much Than Just Horses
Posted on July 3, 2020 | 20 CommentsIs it an exaggeration to say that the English English translation for “truck” is not the traditional “lorry” or “wagon” but “Leyland”? After all, what was a provincial bus and […] -
![There are lots of automotive auctions that take place every year, most of which go unnoticed on this site. Every once in a while one will pop up that is […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/9D_1.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Auction Classic: Don Beneventi Collection of Nearly New Classic Chevrolets")
Auction Classic: Don Beneventi Collection of Nearly New Classic Chevrolets
Posted on July 3, 2020 | 37 CommentsThere are lots of automotive auctions that take place every year, most of which go unnoticed on this site. Every once in a while one will pop up that is […] -
![I’m not having a good 2020. Most of us aren’t. We’re isolated, disrupted, nervous about finances and health. We’ve been shown just what a fragile illusion our booming economy and […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/IMG_20200628_063340731.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "COAL–2013 Toyota RAV4 AWD Limited: Mom, in Memoriam")
COAL–2013 Toyota RAV4 AWD Limited: Mom, in Memoriam
Posted on July 3, 2020 | 51 CommentsI’m not having a good 2020. Most of us aren’t. We’re isolated, disrupted, nervous about finances and health. We’ve been shown just what a fragile illusion our booming economy and […] -
Cohort Pic(k) of the Day: Geo Metro – I Would Like To Think That It Doesn’t Have Portholes On the Other Side
Posted on July 3, 2020 | 15 Commentsposted by pbell56000 -
![Blast from the past! In the mid-‘90s in France, our neighbour had an Alfa 164 and seeing one twenty-five years later in this context was very odd. His was black […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/IMG_20200624_121630-copy.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CC Outtakes: T87’s Singles Collection (June 2020) – Part 2: Foreign Cars")
CC Outtakes: T87’s Singles Collection (June 2020) – Part 2: Foreign Cars
Posted on July 3, 2020 | 16 CommentsBlast from the past! In the mid-‘90s in France, our neighbour had an Alfa 164 and seeing one twenty-five years later in this context was very odd. His was black […] -
![It’s been a while since we visited Curbsidelandia, and Rivera Notario has facilitated that for us, with a recent download at the Cohort. I’m not going to identify them all […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/50004061307_3aa0e0c49f_k.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Cohort Classics: Rivera Notario Takes Us Back to Havana, La Ultima Curbsidelandia")
Cohort Classics: Rivera Notario Takes Us Back to Havana, La Ultima Curbsidelandia
Posted on July 2, 2020 | 17 CommentsIt’s been a while since we visited Curbsidelandia, and Rivera Notario has facilitated that for us, with a recent download at the Cohort. I’m not going to identify them all […] -
![(first posted 7/7/2014) I can hear it already: Tom, Tom Tom. How can you love such a half-assed car?! GM totally missed the mark with the downsized E-bodies. It was […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/5-29-and-5-30-2014-112-800x544-e1401659297942.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Car Show Classic: 1989 Oldsmobile Toronado Troféo – Ooh Boy, Am I Gonna Be In For It…")
Car Show Classic: 1989 Oldsmobile Toronado Troféo – Ooh Boy, Am I Gonna Be In For It…
Posted on July 2, 2020 | 102 Comments(first posted 7/7/2014) I can hear it already: Tom, Tom Tom. How can you love such a half-assed car?! GM totally missed the mark with the downsized E-bodies. It was […] -
![COVID-19 has left a bloodbath of failed retailers in its wake, many of which were already on shaky ground before the pandemic. You can add famed mail order automotive parts […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/jcw-logo.jpg?resize=115%2C94&ssl=1 "Curbside Newsstand: JC Whitney to Cease All Sales")
Curbside Newsstand: JC Whitney to Cease All Sales
Posted on July 2, 2020 | 48 CommentsCOVID-19 has left a bloodbath of failed retailers in its wake, many of which were already on shaky ground before the pandemic. You can add famed mail order automotive parts […] -
![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/2020/06/1999-Mitsubishi-Galant-ES.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Classic CARmentary: 1999 Mitsubishi Galant ES")
Classic CARmentary: 1999 Mitsubishi Galant ES
Posted on July 2, 2020 | 13 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 […] -
![Fred Oliver has found a truck that’s long eluded me: the 1960-1965 GMC B Series short-conventional truck/tractor. This was a way to utilize the standard Chevy/GMC pickup-truck cab in a […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/49898872638_96b91e9a69_k.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Cohort Classic: 1964 or 1965 GMC B-Series Short-Conventional Truck")
Cohort Classic: 1964 or 1965 GMC B-Series Short-Conventional Truck
Posted on July 2, 2020 | 18 CommentsFred Oliver has found a truck that’s long eluded me: the 1960-1965 GMC B Series short-conventional truck/tractor. This was a way to utilize the standard Chevy/GMC pickup-truck cab in a […] -
![Another month, another compilation of Tokyo CC sightings. Let’s start by taking a little Cappuccino, shall we? That’ll give us a bit of pep to start the post. Bon appétit […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/IMG_20200603_095920-copy.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CC Outtakes: T87’s Singles Collection (June 2020) – Part 1: Japanese Cars")
CC Outtakes: T87’s Singles Collection (June 2020) – Part 1: Japanese Cars
Posted on July 2, 2020 | 14 CommentsAnother month, another compilation of Tokyo CC sightings. Let’s start by taking a little Cappuccino, shall we? That’ll give us a bit of pep to start the post. Bon appétit […]
