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![I have been thinking recently about taking time off from work. What used to be referred to as “vacation time” is now usually referred to as PTO, an acronym that […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/IMG_1706-1967-Ford-Mustang-notchback-CC.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=89&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1967 Ford Mustang Notchback – I’d Like To Get To Know You")
Curbside Classic: 1967 Ford Mustang Notchback – I’d Like To Get To Know You
Posted on July 21, 2020 | 36 CommentsI have been thinking recently about taking time off from work. What used to be referred to as “vacation time” is now usually referred to as PTO, an acronym that […] -
![(first posted 7/20/2014) Elite (n): The most powerful, rich, gifted, or educated members of a group, community, etc. Synonyms include upper crust, intelligentsia or nobility. When Ford chose this […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/01/1976FordElite03.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=89&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1976 Ford Elite – A Highfalutin’ Hash")
Curbside Classic: 1976 Ford Elite – A Highfalutin’ Hash
Posted on July 20, 2020 | 144 Comments(first posted 7/20/2014) Elite (n): The most powerful, rich, gifted, or educated members of a group, community, etc. Synonyms include upper crust, intelligentsia or nobility. When Ford chose this […] -
![On May 5, Virgin Atlantic announced that its fleet of 747s would be retired immediately. The news for the 747 and Airbus 380 has been mighty grim lately, as the […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/themes/arras162/images/thumbnail.png "CC Video: This Virgin Atlantic Boeing 747 Has Not Been Retired")
CC Video: This Virgin Atlantic Boeing 747 Has Not Been Retired
Posted on July 20, 2020 | 21 CommentsOn May 5, Virgin Atlantic announced that its fleet of 747s would be retired immediately. The news for the 747 and Airbus 380 has been mighty grim lately, as the […] -
Wordless Outtake: Old(s) But Still Lit And Fit
Posted on July 20, 2020 | 8 Comments -
Cohort Pic(k) of the Day: 1968 Buick Skylark Coupe – “Toothless and Bald”
Posted on July 20, 2020 | 23 CommentsMike Hayes found this ’68 Buick Skylark coupe, and noted it was “toothless and bald”. True that. Bald? Yes; its once lush vinyl top is no more. -
![There is a certain novelty in seeing twins. I work with a set of twins, I went to elementary school with several sets of twins, and two great-aunts had twins. […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/IMG_1142.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=89&ssl=1 "CC Outtake: Two Sets of Twins")
CC Outtake: Two Sets of Twins
Posted on July 20, 2020 | 36 CommentsThere is a certain novelty in seeing twins. I work with a set of twins, I went to elementary school with several sets of twins, and two great-aunts had twins. […] -
![* Yes of course there’s a pesky asterisk – that $19,250 price includes federal and state rebates that I would and perhaps you’d be eligible for. But I didn’t include […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/IMG_3070.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=89&ssl=1 "Curbside Review: 2020 MINI Cooper SE Hardtop 2 Door – All Electric, Starting At $19,250* Equipped, Not Stripped")
Curbside Review: 2020 MINI Cooper SE Hardtop 2 Door – All Electric, Starting At $19,250* Equipped, Not Stripped
Posted on July 20, 2020 | 33 Comments* Yes of course there’s a pesky asterisk – that $19,250 price includes federal and state rebates that I would and perhaps you’d be eligible for. But I didn’t include […] -
![The year 1990, as I’ve written several times before, is situated right in the middle of a most inauspicious period in automotive design. Even Jaguars looked ugly back then, for […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/IMG_20200604_115437-copy.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=89&ssl=1 "CC Twofer: 1990 Nissan Skyline (R32) Saloon & GT-R Coupé – The Most Exciting Car Of A Lousy Era")
CC Twofer: 1990 Nissan Skyline (R32) Saloon & GT-R Coupé – The Most Exciting Car Of A Lousy Era
Posted on July 20, 2020 | 21 CommentsThe year 1990, as I’ve written several times before, is situated right in the middle of a most inauspicious period in automotive design. Even Jaguars looked ugly back then, for […] -
![(first posted 7/19/2014) CC recently featured a review of the Austin Maxi. To recap, the Maxi was a cut down version of the BMC Austin and Morris 1800 (the Landcrab) […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/1977-Austin-Maxi.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=89&ssl=1 "Curbside Capsule: 1977 Austin Maxi – Big On The Inside But Not The Outside")
Curbside Capsule: 1977 Austin Maxi – Big On The Inside But Not The Outside
Posted on July 19, 2020 | 42 Comments(first posted 7/19/2014) CC recently featured a review of the Austin Maxi. To recap, the Maxi was a cut down version of the BMC Austin and Morris 1800 (the Landcrab) […] -
![posted at the Cohort by MattZ We all (hopefully) have memories of our first fast car rides. And hopefully good ones. Mine were colored by severely distracting circumstances, but I […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/50105751328_c5b5b6fb7a_k.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=89&ssl=1 "Auto-Biography: 1956 Ford Customline – My First 90+ MPH Ride, But Under Less Than Ideal Circumstances")
Auto-Biography: 1956 Ford Customline – My First 90+ MPH Ride, But Under Less Than Ideal Circumstances
Posted on July 19, 2020 | 24 Commentsposted at the Cohort by MattZ We all (hopefully) have memories of our first fast car rides. And hopefully good ones. Mine were colored by severely distracting circumstances, but I […] -
![Oldsmobile had a long and storied history before its I suppose timely demise due to lack of interesting and unique product as well as a general loss of distinct purpose. […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/IMG_3180.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=89&ssl=1 "Curbside Recycling: 1984 Oldsmobile Cutlass Cruiser – This One Came With The TruCoat!")
Curbside Recycling: 1984 Oldsmobile Cutlass Cruiser – This One Came With The TruCoat!
Posted on July 19, 2020 | 47 CommentsOldsmobile had a long and storied history before its I suppose timely demise due to lack of interesting and unique product as well as a general loss of distinct purpose. […] -
![North Hollywood As a lifelong Europhile, the cars I look at always come with inevitable and costly problems. And the standard wisdom says Corvettes balance fun with reliability at some […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/c6.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=89&ssl=1 "Ten Days, Ten Corvettes: Day 3 – C6")
Ten Days, Ten Corvettes: Day 3 – C6
Posted on July 19, 2020 | 9 CommentsNorth Hollywood As a lifelong Europhile, the cars I look at always come with inevitable and costly problems. And the standard wisdom says Corvettes balance fun with reliability at some […] -
![I found this car via Bring a Trailer, back when the majority of the content of that site was still Craigslist and eBay finds. I was actually at a […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/IMG_3192.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=89&ssl=1 "COAL: Living My Sideways Fantasies With A 1968 Saab 96")
COAL: Living My Sideways Fantasies With A 1968 Saab 96
Posted on July 19, 2020 | 16 CommentsI found this car via Bring a Trailer, back when the majority of the content of that site was still Craigslist and eBay finds. I was actually at a […] -
![Avoiding the vortex of the Tesla haters/lovers and reading about what it is that really sets the company so far apart from the rest of the industry is not always […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/tesla-model-3-social-2.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=89&ssl=1 "Curbside Weekend Reads: “How Tesla Cracked the Code of Automobile Innovation” as Well as Two Others")
Curbside Weekend Reads: “How Tesla Cracked the Code of Automobile Innovation” as Well as Two Others
Posted on July 18, 2020 | 27 CommentsAvoiding the vortex of the Tesla haters/lovers and reading about what it is that really sets the company so far apart from the rest of the industry is not always […] -
![posted by Fred Oliver Ok, the headline is a (rare) bit of click bait. But this aftermarket continental spare kit on this otherwise quite fine ’62 Sunliner does rather remind […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/50113578218_d6f45b6a2c_k.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=89&ssl=1 "Cohort Pic(k) of the Day #2: Ford Had A Massive Head Start On Making The Ugliest 5-Mile Bumpers")
Cohort Pic(k) of the Day #2: Ford Had A Massive Head Start On Making The Ugliest 5-Mile Bumpers
Posted on July 18, 2020 | 29 Commentsposted by Fred Oliver Ok, the headline is a (rare) bit of click bait. But this aftermarket continental spare kit on this otherwise quite fine ’62 Sunliner does rather remind […]
