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Vintage Post Cards: Car Dealerships, Vol. 6
Posted on May 11, 2020 | 28 CommentsHow’d you like to step back into this one? A test drive, please? -
![I’m not going to add much commentary to Road and Track’s first look at the new Olds Diesel (Delta 88 Royale) in the November 1977 issue, and a follow-up drive […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/98-top.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Vintage R&T Reviews: 1978 Oldsmobile 88 and 98 Diesels – A Decent Start, But Some Questions")
Vintage R&T Reviews: 1978 Oldsmobile 88 and 98 Diesels – A Decent Start, But Some Questions
Posted on May 11, 2020 | 50 CommentsI’m not going to add much commentary to Road and Track’s first look at the new Olds Diesel (Delta 88 Royale) in the November 1977 issue, and a follow-up drive […] -
![click on images for full size Three years ago I posted Kodachrome slide pictures of this car show in the Fashion Valley Mall, San Diego, circa February 1972. I decided […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/a-pant.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Vintage B&W Car Show Photos: San Diego, 1972")
Vintage B&W Car Show Photos: San Diego, 1972
Posted on May 11, 2020 | 20 Commentsclick on images for full size Three years ago I posted Kodachrome slide pictures of this car show in the Fashion Valley Mall, San Diego, circa February 1972. I decided […] -
![In the late ’50s, GM’s Detroit Diesel Division’s “Million Miler” -71 diesel engine was so superior to the competition, resulting in such market dominance that GM was forced by an […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/GM-mark-of-exc-2-Mediocrity.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Automotive History: 1978 Oldsmobile 5.7L Diesel V8 – GM’s Deadly Sin #34 – Premature Injeculation")
Automotive History: 1978 Oldsmobile 5.7L Diesel V8 – GM’s Deadly Sin #34 – Premature Injeculation
Posted on May 11, 2020 | 142 CommentsIn the late ’50s, GM’s Detroit Diesel Division’s “Million Miler” -71 diesel engine was so superior to the competition, resulting in such market dominance that GM was forced by an […] -
CC TV: Motor Week Tests the 1982 Oldsmobile 98 Diesel
Posted on May 11, 2020 | 10 Comments -
![(first posted 5/28/2014. Turns out this was an option on 140 and 160 series Volvos up until 1972, but very rarely seen. And it required the column mounted shifter for […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/Volvo-144-Bench-Seat.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "A Bench Seat In A Volvo 144? Only The Swedes Get To Snuggle Up?")
A Bench Seat In A Volvo 144? Only The Swedes Get To Snuggle Up?
Posted on May 11, 2020 | 59 Comments(first posted 5/28/2014. Turns out this was an option on 140 and 160 series Volvos up until 1972, but very rarely seen. And it required the column mounted shifter for […] -
![(first posted 5/31/2014) “Character. Grounded in substance not rhetoric, character is earned not claimed. As with people, so too with automobiles, character reveals itself, slowly, over time through a demonstrated […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/5-4-2013-025-800x533-e1400452642564.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1993 Volvo 240 Sedan – Will The Last 240 Turn Out The Lights Please?")
Curbside Classic: 1993 Volvo 240 Sedan – Will The Last 240 Turn Out The Lights Please?
Posted on May 10, 2020 | 49 Comments(first posted 5/31/2014) “Character. Grounded in substance not rhetoric, character is earned not claimed. As with people, so too with automobiles, character reveals itself, slowly, over time through a demonstrated […] -
![In a recent foray into the wilds of El Cerrito, I spotted this fantastic 1972 Ford Country Sedan, and a few days later came across a quite different interpretation of […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/20200425_151456.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Extreme Social Distancing Outtakes: 2015 Mitsubishi Fuso FG 4×4 or 1972 Ford Country Sedan – You Choose!")
Extreme Social Distancing Outtakes: 2015 Mitsubishi Fuso FG 4×4 or 1972 Ford Country Sedan – You Choose!
Posted on May 10, 2020 | 29 CommentsIn a recent foray into the wilds of El Cerrito, I spotted this fantastic 1972 Ford Country Sedan, and a few days later came across a quite different interpretation of […] -
![The Cohort comes up trumps again. – I was admiring the Hudson Wasp, and “Hey, what’s that in the background?” A 1960 Vauxhall Victor Super saloon, spotted by Curbivore Fred […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/49786517256_1b60d93929_o.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Cohort Capsule: 1960 Vauxhall Victor Super – The American Dream, in 7/8 Size?")
Cohort Capsule: 1960 Vauxhall Victor Super – The American Dream, in 7/8 Size?
Posted on May 10, 2020 | 47 CommentsThe Cohort comes up trumps again. – I was admiring the Hudson Wasp, and “Hey, what’s that in the background?” A 1960 Vauxhall Victor Super saloon, spotted by Curbivore Fred […] -
Cohort Pic(k) of the Day: 1970 Chrysler 300
Posted on May 10, 2020 | 17 Commentsposted at the Cohort by John Lloyd -
![(this revised version replaces the one that was posted earlier) Despite the mechanical maladies I had with my 1998 Audi A4, I am thankful that the Audi was my […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/IMG_1789.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "COAL: Motorsports With a Sedan")
COAL: Motorsports With a Sedan
Posted on May 10, 2020 | 6 Comments(this revised version replaces the one that was posted earlier) Despite the mechanical maladies I had with my 1998 Audi A4, I am thankful that the Audi was my […] -
![(first posted 5/27/2014) The personal luxury car market in the late-eighties was a world of polar opposites. At one end were mostly soft-riding, comfort-oriented American cars like the Cadillac Eldorado […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/IMG_4227.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1990 Volvo 780 Turbo Coupe – An Exotic Automobile For A Practical Consumer")
Curbside Classic: 1990 Volvo 780 Turbo Coupe – An Exotic Automobile For A Practical Consumer
Posted on May 9, 2020 | 59 Comments(first posted 5/27/2014) The personal luxury car market in the late-eighties was a world of polar opposites. At one end were mostly soft-riding, comfort-oriented American cars like the Cadillac Eldorado […] -
Wordless Outtake: Famous Last Words
Posted on May 9, 2020 | 26 Comments -
![When I last wrote about this 2001 Ford Mustang Bullitt (COAL here), I closed out that post with the following comment: “It’s still in the family, and probably will be […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/coalupdateheader2.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "COAL Update: 2001 Ford Mustang Bullitt – A Family Affair")
COAL Update: 2001 Ford Mustang Bullitt – A Family Affair
Posted on May 9, 2020 | 14 CommentsWhen I last wrote about this 2001 Ford Mustang Bullitt (COAL here), I closed out that post with the following comment: “It’s still in the family, and probably will be […] -
![As we discussed last week, in 1999 I had returned from Japan and was looking forward to re-engaging with the classic Lincoln community and acquire a ’66 or ’67 Continental […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/1383eff946ed406701c1ce3819c28e0d-1-e1589028440113.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "COAL: 1967 Lincoln Continental Coupe – Black on Top, Unfortunately Brown on the Bottom")
COAL: 1967 Lincoln Continental Coupe – Black on Top, Unfortunately Brown on the Bottom
Posted on May 9, 2020 | 40 CommentsAs we discussed last week, in 1999 I had returned from Japan and was looking forward to re-engaging with the classic Lincoln community and acquire a ’66 or ’67 Continental […]
