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![Much of Tokyo is composed of tightly-packed residential areas, with tiny two-story houses and very narrow streets. No wonder kei cars and electric bikes are so popular here. This can […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/IMG_20200602_093054-copy.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=89&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1974 Lotus Europa Special – The Sports Hearse Strikes Again")
Curbside Classic: 1974 Lotus Europa Special – The Sports Hearse Strikes Again
Posted on July 16, 2020 | 28 CommentsMuch of Tokyo is composed of tightly-packed residential areas, with tiny two-story houses and very narrow streets. No wonder kei cars and electric bikes are so popular here. This can […] -
![In around 1987, AMC was building Chrysler M-Body cars in its Kenosha plant. As had been the case at Nash and AMC almost forever, the body plant was across town […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/8307475684_2e93a30716_h.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=89&ssl=1 "Car Body Carrier of the Day: M-Body Hauler")
Car Body Carrier of the Day: M-Body Hauler
Posted on July 15, 2020 | 33 CommentsIn around 1987, AMC was building Chrysler M-Body cars in its Kenosha plant. As had been the case at Nash and AMC almost forever, the body plant was across town […] -
![(first posted 7/15/2014) Bigger is better. While this phrase isn’t always true, there is no denying that the Ford Expedition was, and still is, one big vehicle. My reaction upon […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/IMG_4218.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=89&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1997 Ford Expedition – My Introduction To Excess")
Curbside Classic: 1997 Ford Expedition – My Introduction To Excess
Posted on July 15, 2020 | 122 Comments(first posted 7/15/2014) Bigger is better. While this phrase isn’t always true, there is no denying that the Ford Expedition was, and still is, one big vehicle. My reaction upon […] -
Cohort Pic(k) of the Day: Might This Be The Ultimate Plodge?
Posted on July 15, 2020 | 10 Commentsposted by Don Kincl Or is it a proto-Coronoroc? -
![Dodge was considered an also-ran in the full-size truck market in the 1980s, but due to its partnership with Mitsubishi was able to field a competitive small truck to compete […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/IMG_5888.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=89&ssl=1 "Curbside Recycling: 1984 Dodge Power Ram 50 4×4 – A Mighty Fine Little Truck")
Curbside Recycling: 1984 Dodge Power Ram 50 4×4 – A Mighty Fine Little Truck
Posted on July 15, 2020 | 26 CommentsDodge was considered an also-ran in the full-size truck market in the 1980s, but due to its partnership with Mitsubishi was able to field a competitive small truck to compete […] -
![This review written by Griff Borgeson at Sports Car Illustrated was a treat, as it’s the first vintage review I’ve read about the Porsche Speedster. Like certain other automotive icons, […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/Porsche-1956-Speedster-rq.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=89&ssl=1 "Vintage SCI Review: 1956 Porsche Speedster 1600 – “…One of the most significant technical accomplishments of our time”")
Vintage SCI Review: 1956 Porsche Speedster 1600 – “…One of the most significant technical accomplishments of our time”
Posted on July 15, 2020 | 39 CommentsThis review written by Griff Borgeson at Sports Car Illustrated was a treat, as it’s the first vintage review I’ve read about the Porsche Speedster. Like certain other automotive icons, […] -
![This whole scene brought back memories to my school holidays job, a long time ago. Unpacking and unloading everything, needed for the job that working day. The action scene was […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/IMG_8906.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=89&ssl=1 "CC Global: Unpacking After Arrival")
CC Global: Unpacking After Arrival
Posted on July 15, 2020 | 2 CommentsThis whole scene brought back memories to my school holidays job, a long time ago. Unpacking and unloading everything, needed for the job that working day. The action scene was […] -
![The 1991 Audi 200 20V was a limited production, high performance sports sedan made for one year only. It was the precursor to the Audi UrS4 & UrS6 models, which […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/audi-9-2.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=89&ssl=1 "COAL #9: 1991 Audi 200 20V – How Fast Do You Want To Go?")
COAL #9: 1991 Audi 200 20V – How Fast Do You Want To Go?
Posted on July 15, 2020 | 23 CommentsThe 1991 Audi 200 20V was a limited production, high performance sports sedan made for one year only. It was the precursor to the Audi UrS4 & UrS6 models, which […] -
![(first posted 7/12/2014) If you pay much attention to pop culture, you’ve undoubtedly noticed that a certain vision of nerdiness is passed off as sexy. In a typical example, the […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/CC-155-013-1200.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=89&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1982 Nissan Stanza – Queen Dork")
Curbside Classic: 1982 Nissan Stanza – Queen Dork
Posted on July 14, 2020 | 76 Comments(first posted 7/12/2014) If you pay much attention to pop culture, you’ve undoubtedly noticed that a certain vision of nerdiness is passed off as sexy. In a typical example, the […] -
![When Ford announced their intention to largely ditch passenger cars in April 2018, critics instantly wondered what products would fill the gaps left behind by the loss of vehicles like […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/Bronco_Family_01.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=89&ssl=1 "Curbside Newsstand: 2021 Ford Bronco and 2021 Bronco Sport – Ford Revives an Icon, Launches a Sub-brand, and Officially Pivots to Utilities by Declaring War on Jeep")
Curbside Newsstand: 2021 Ford Bronco and 2021 Bronco Sport – Ford Revives an Icon, Launches a Sub-brand, and Officially Pivots to Utilities by Declaring War on Jeep
Posted on July 14, 2020 | 91 CommentsWhen Ford announced their intention to largely ditch passenger cars in April 2018, critics instantly wondered what products would fill the gaps left behind by the loss of vehicles like […] -
![I have a problem with cars – I tend to change them out like some people change phones or computers. Driving to my girlfriend’s house in Pittsburgh, another vinyl topped […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/IMG_20200516_131857228_HDR.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=89&ssl=1 "COAL: 1993 Cadillac Fleetwood Brougham – Mine’s Bigger")
COAL: 1993 Cadillac Fleetwood Brougham – Mine’s Bigger
Posted on July 14, 2020 | 23 CommentsI have a problem with cars – I tend to change them out like some people change phones or computers. Driving to my girlfriend’s house in Pittsburgh, another vinyl topped […] -
![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/2020/07/1999-Nissan-Quset-SE.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=89&ssl=1 "Classic CARmentary: 1999 Nissan Quest SE")
Classic CARmentary: 1999 Nissan Quest SE
Posted on July 14, 2020 | 11 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 […] -
Cohort Pic(k) of the Day: Got Airplane Parts Too?
Posted on July 14, 2020 | 6 Commentsposted by Don Kincl -
![Some of my favorite things about returning to Flint, and to Michigan, in the summer for vacation are getting to experience many tastes that are specific to this state and […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/IMG_2417-1968-Pontiac-GTO-side-profile-CC.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=89&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1968 Pontiac GTO – Redpop!")
Curbside Classic: 1968 Pontiac GTO – Redpop!
Posted on July 14, 2020 | 68 CommentsSome of my favorite things about returning to Flint, and to Michigan, in the summer for vacation are getting to experience many tastes that are specific to this state and […] -
![I showed you dozens and dozens of driveways in my neighborhood a few months ago, a sea of boring Corollas, Subarus, Volvos, Hondas, and a few old pickups and such. […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/CC-420-037.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=89&ssl=1 "Driveway Outtake: The Glaring McLaren Exception In My Neighborhood")
Driveway Outtake: The Glaring McLaren Exception In My Neighborhood
Posted on July 13, 2020 | 25 CommentsI showed you dozens and dozens of driveways in my neighborhood a few months ago, a sea of boring Corollas, Subarus, Volvos, Hondas, and a few old pickups and such. […]
