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![(first posted 4/24/2014) Here’s something I didn’t expect to see outside a grocery store in Utah. The badging says Austin Healey, but the flares, louvers and faux wire wheels all […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/photo-1.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=89&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: Classic Roadsters Sebring MX – Austin Healey 3000 Wannabe")
Curbside Classic: Classic Roadsters Sebring MX – Austin Healey 3000 Wannabe
Posted on February 15, 2025 | 57 Comments(first posted 4/24/2014) Here’s something I didn’t expect to see outside a grocery store in Utah. The badging says Austin Healey, but the flares, louvers and faux wire wheels all […] -
![(first posted 2/14/2019) How much does car styling change over the course of 20 years through three different decades? Quite a bit actually. Avid Cohort contributor Canadiancatgreen […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/39751772213_11c6fe16ef_k.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=89&ssl=1 "CC Cohort Outtakes: Three Decades Of Chrysler Rooflines")
CC Cohort Outtakes: Three Decades Of Chrysler Rooflines
Posted on February 15, 2025 | 34 Comments(first posted 2/14/2019) How much does car styling change over the course of 20 years through three different decades? Quite a bit actually. Avid Cohort contributor Canadiancatgreen […] -
![Photos by Corey Behrens from the CC Cohort. Someone is a fan of their BRATs in this Colorado neighborhood, with a rough-looking pair that seems to still be in use. […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/54313542132_83a15badff_k.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=89&ssl=1 "Curbside Find: ’82-’86 Subaru BRATs – One Very BRATty Street")
Curbside Find: ’82-’86 Subaru BRATs – One Very BRATty Street
Posted on February 15, 2025 | 10 CommentsPhotos by Corey Behrens from the CC Cohort. Someone is a fan of their BRATs in this Colorado neighborhood, with a rough-looking pair that seems to still be in use. […] -
![Here’s a truly rare bird; a car that wasn’t even listed or shown in the 1971 Chevrolet brochure. For that matter, the Biscayne was already missing from the 1970 brochure; […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/Chevrolet-1971-Biscayne-front.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=89&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1971 Chevrolet Biscayne With 250 Six and PG – “Frugal” – Don’t Look For It In The Brochure")
Curbside Classic: 1971 Chevrolet Biscayne With 250 Six and PG – “Frugal” – Don’t Look For It In The Brochure
Posted on February 15, 2025 | 19 CommentsHere’s a truly rare bird; a car that wasn’t even listed or shown in the 1971 Chevrolet brochure. For that matter, the Biscayne was already missing from the 1970 brochure; […] -
![Most people know that by the late 1950s, most U.S. cars offered automatic transmissions, and most American buyers preferred them, although the compacts and sporty car boom of the […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/1962_rambler_classic_img_5208-14865.webp?resize=115%2C115&quality=80&ssl=1 "Automotive History: Which U.S. Cars Of The 1960s Most Often Had Manual Transmission?")
Automotive History: Which U.S. Cars Of The 1960s Most Often Had Manual Transmission?
Posted on February 15, 2025 | 45 CommentsMost people know that by the late 1950s, most U.S. cars offered automatic transmissions, and most American buyers preferred them, although the compacts and sporty car boom of the […] -
![Ford Corcel II LDO and Belina, image from brochure. As many CC readers are aware, this series belongs to Cars of a Lifetime. But whose lifetime are we talking about? […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/Corcel-II-LDO-1.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=89&ssl=1 "My Family’s Ford Corcel II, L, LDO, LDO Belina & GT – The Extended Car Family")
My Family’s Ford Corcel II, L, LDO, LDO Belina & GT – The Extended Car Family
Posted on February 15, 2025 | 10 CommentsFord Corcel II LDO and Belina, image from brochure. As many CC readers are aware, this series belongs to Cars of a Lifetime. But whose lifetime are we talking about? […] -
![(first posted 2/15/2019) The Buick LeSabre. Everyone knows what it is. Or at least was. It was the car that Buick brought forth to replace the […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/1986BuickLeSabreBlack06.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=89&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1988 Buick LeSabre and LeSabre T-Type – The Strange Case Of Dr. Jekyll & Mr. Hyde")
Curbside Classic: 1988 Buick LeSabre and LeSabre T-Type – The Strange Case Of Dr. Jekyll & Mr. Hyde
Posted on February 14, 2025 | 55 Comments(first posted 2/15/2019) The Buick LeSabre. Everyone knows what it is. Or at least was. It was the car that Buick brought forth to replace the […] -
![Text by Patrick Bell. Our gallery for this Valentine’s Day is a good variety of trucks, their owners and how they were used in both work and play. In the […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/Captura-de-pantalla-2024-04-21-15.10.58.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=89&ssl=1 "Vintage Snapshots: Truck People In The ’50s-’60s")
Vintage Snapshots: Truck People In The ’50s-’60s
Posted on February 14, 2025 | 26 CommentsText by Patrick Bell. Our gallery for this Valentine’s Day is a good variety of trucks, their owners and how they were used in both work and play. In the […] -
![In the Riley post we looked at recently, I stated that BMC were past masters at badge-engineering – and they certainly were. But in the British automotive landscape of the […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/IMG_20240407_115140_edited.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=89&ssl=1 "Car Show Classic: 1963 Humber Sceptre – Lipstick On A Minx")
Car Show Classic: 1963 Humber Sceptre – Lipstick On A Minx
Posted on February 14, 2025 | 21 CommentsIn the Riley post we looked at recently, I stated that BMC were past masters at badge-engineering – and they certainly were. But in the British automotive landscape of the […] -
![Ford’s flagship Lincoln Continental Mark was all-new for 1972, sporting a new look selected by Semon “Bunkie” Knudsen during his brief tenure as president of Ford Motor Company. Let’s […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/1972-Lincoln-Continental-Mark-IV-RM-Sothebys-spare-tire-hump.webp?resize=115%2C115&quality=80&ssl=1 "Automotive History: 1972 Lincoln Continental Mark IV – Bunkie Knudsen Leaves His Mark")
Automotive History: 1972 Lincoln Continental Mark IV – Bunkie Knudsen Leaves His Mark
Posted on February 14, 2025 | 38 CommentsFord’s flagship Lincoln Continental Mark was all-new for 1972, sporting a new look selected by Semon “Bunkie” Knudsen during his brief tenure as president of Ford Motor Company. Let’s […] -
![Chevrolet’s two-speed Powerglide automatic had a long and somewhat curious relationship with the Corvette—both the first and last Corvettes to use PG came with triple carburation. The first Corvette (1953) […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/1967Corvette1-33028.webp?resize=115%2C115&quality=80&ssl=1 "1967 Corvette 427 Tri-Power With Powerglide – 90 Mph In Low; 140+ Mph In Second")
1967 Corvette 427 Tri-Power With Powerglide – 90 Mph In Low; 140+ Mph In Second
Posted on February 14, 2025 | 24 CommentsChevrolet’s two-speed Powerglide automatic had a long and somewhat curious relationship with the Corvette—both the first and last Corvettes to use PG came with triple carburation. The first Corvette (1953) […] -
![(first posted 4/22/2016) If cars were horses, the Isuzu Impulse would have been a thoroughbred. With an Italian design, a Lotus suspension, and built by one of Japan’s oldest carmakers, […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/3-1988-Isuzu-Impulse.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=89&ssl=1 "In Motion Classic: 1988 Isuzu Impulse – A Thoroughbred That Stumbled Out Of The Gate")
In Motion Classic: 1988 Isuzu Impulse – A Thoroughbred That Stumbled Out Of The Gate
Posted on February 13, 2025 | 37 Comments(first posted 4/22/2016) If cars were horses, the Isuzu Impulse would have been a thoroughbred. With an Italian design, a Lotus suspension, and built by one of Japan’s oldest carmakers, […] -
![(first posted 2/11/2019) These pictures posted by William Oliver are dated December 2018. It’s nice to know that in sunny Southern California folks were still driving with their […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/44365349800_21dd8cd272_k.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=89&ssl=1 "Cohort Outtake: Jeepster Commando – Somewhere Folks Are Driving Top-Down With an F-head")
Cohort Outtake: Jeepster Commando – Somewhere Folks Are Driving Top-Down With an F-head
Posted on February 13, 2025 | 19 Comments(first posted 2/11/2019) These pictures posted by William Oliver are dated December 2018. It’s nice to know that in sunny Southern California folks were still driving with their […] -
![The 1964 Pontiac GTO unleashed a tiger, sales wise as well as performance wise. Everyone wanted in on the action, even the relatively staid Buick division. It got a bit […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/CC-108-019-crop.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=89&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1966 Buick Skylark Gran Sport – There’s Nails In This Velvet Glove")
Curbside Classic: 1966 Buick Skylark Gran Sport – There’s Nails In This Velvet Glove
Posted on February 13, 2025 | 12 CommentsThe 1964 Pontiac GTO unleashed a tiger, sales wise as well as performance wise. Everyone wanted in on the action, even the relatively staid Buick division. It got a bit […] -
![Building trailers, semi-trailers, and an eclectic variety of other, on-/off-road transport related products for both the civilian market and the military. That was DAF in a nutshell, especially in the […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/IMG_3633.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=89&ssl=1 "Truck Stop Classic: 1969 DAF FA 1690 A ‘Standaard Tankauto’ – DAF’s Turnkey Tanker Solutions")
Truck Stop Classic: 1969 DAF FA 1690 A ‘Standaard Tankauto’ – DAF’s Turnkey Tanker Solutions
Posted on February 13, 2025 | 20 CommentsBuilding trailers, semi-trailers, and an eclectic variety of other, on-/off-road transport related products for both the civilian market and the military. That was DAF in a nutshell, especially in the […]
