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Curtis Perry Outtake: Autonomous Pod, The Early Days
Posted on April 28, 2020 | 15 Comments -
![There’s a part of me that realizes that the current, extended shelter-in-place order in my state of Illinois, while necessary and sometimes boredom inducing, has also been really good […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/IMG_5270-1981-AMC-Eagle-SX4-New-Glarus-Brewery-CC.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1981 AMC Eagle SX/4 – Ready For Anything")
Curbside Classic: 1981 AMC Eagle SX/4 – Ready For Anything
Posted on April 28, 2020 | 37 CommentsThere’s a part of me that realizes that the current, extended shelter-in-place order in my state of Illinois, while necessary and sometimes boredom inducing, has also been really good […] -
Cohort Pic(k) of the Day: Fiat Dino 2400 (Again)
Posted on April 27, 2020 | 17 Commentsposted at the Cohort by Benoit -
Vintage Ads: Brand New 1400 hp Allison V12 Engines For $350 (Original Cost $14,500). Or a Slightly Used One For $200
Posted on April 27, 2020 | 37 Comments -
![When Nissan announced a few months ago that the 2021 Frontier would be all-new, I was pretty intrigued. After all, the current Frontier has been virtually the same for over […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/IMG_0507.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Review: 2020 Nissan Frontier PRO-4X Crew Cab – Old Bones, New Ticker")
Curbside Review: 2020 Nissan Frontier PRO-4X Crew Cab – Old Bones, New Ticker
Posted on April 27, 2020 | 41 CommentsWhen Nissan announced a few months ago that the 2021 Frontier would be all-new, I was pretty intrigued. After all, the current Frontier has been virtually the same for over […] -
![On Tuesday of last week, this 1965 Buick Skylark was driven through the semi-rural areas surrounding an average mid-sized, midwestern city. The owner enjoyed himself, wife by his side, the […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/001.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Case Study: 1965 Buick Skylark – Attempted Murder Of A Lead Acid Battery, Auto Part Arrested")
Curbside Case Study: 1965 Buick Skylark – Attempted Murder Of A Lead Acid Battery, Auto Part Arrested
Posted on April 27, 2020 | 34 CommentsOn Tuesday of last week, this 1965 Buick Skylark was driven through the semi-rural areas surrounding an average mid-sized, midwestern city. The owner enjoyed himself, wife by his side, the […] -
![(a slightly belated welcome to John Li, our new Sunday COALman. He’s got some great stories to share) I grew up the only gearhead in the family. My parents viewed […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/img_1873.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "COAL: My Very First Car, a 1991 Subaru Legacy – Who Needs An Oil Change Anyway?")
COAL: My Very First Car, a 1991 Subaru Legacy – Who Needs An Oil Change Anyway?
Posted on April 26, 2020 | 30 Comments(a slightly belated welcome to John Li, our new Sunday COALman. He’s got some great stories to share) I grew up the only gearhead in the family. My parents viewed […] -
![The 308 GTS outsold the GTB by a wide margin. I prefer the berlinetta but seeing this in action was plenty satisfying. Plus seeing it in grey helped overcome the […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/308gts4.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "In Motion Capsule: Two 308 Targas")
In Motion Capsule: Two 308 Targas
Posted on April 26, 2020 | 23 CommentsThe 308 GTS outsold the GTB by a wide margin. I prefer the berlinetta but seeing this in action was plenty satisfying. Plus seeing it in grey helped overcome the […] -
![My country’s semi-shutdown caused a national cleanup operation, one could almost call it a rage. Folks are cleaning up their houses, garages, sheds, gardens and whatever. Throughout the country, loaded […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/IMG_8690.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CC Global: Covid-19 – Peak Waste Disposal")
CC Global: Covid-19 – Peak Waste Disposal
Posted on April 26, 2020 | 21 CommentsMy country’s semi-shutdown caused a national cleanup operation, one could almost call it a rage. Folks are cleaning up their houses, garages, sheds, gardens and whatever. Throughout the country, loaded […] -
![posted at the Cohort by Dean Edwards Finding a ’65 Catalina 2-door sedan is rare, but a Star Strato Chief! No such thing, but then as soon as I looked […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/49815262433_166a2a31f7_k.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Cohort Pic(k) of the Day: 1965 Pontiac Strato Chief Two-Door Six-Cylinder Sedan – It Could Only Happen in Canada")
Cohort Pic(k) of the Day: 1965 Pontiac Strato Chief Two-Door Six-Cylinder Sedan – It Could Only Happen in Canada
Posted on April 26, 2020 | 47 Commentsposted at the Cohort by Dean Edwards Finding a ’65 Catalina 2-door sedan is rare, but a Star Strato Chief! No such thing, but then as soon as I looked […] -
![Something about this shot grabbed me. I think it’s the fact that it looks so much like it could have been shot in the late ’70s or ’80s. It reminds […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/56824719_f6e731936a_k.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curtis Perry Outtake: Pontiac Executive")
Curtis Perry Outtake: Pontiac Executive
Posted on April 26, 2020 | 14 CommentsSomething about this shot grabbed me. I think it’s the fact that it looks so much like it could have been shot in the late ’70s or ’80s. It reminds […] -
![(our new COAL didn’t quite get ready to start for today, so if you’re desperate for something to read, I offer you this one first posted 9/27/2014.) The Second Annual […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/CC-230-003-1200.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic/Auto-Biography: 1971 Mercury Marquis Brougham – I’m Off To The CC Meet-Up, And I’ve Found The Perfect Car For The Trip")
Curbside Classic/Auto-Biography: 1971 Mercury Marquis Brougham – I’m Off To The CC Meet-Up, And I’ve Found The Perfect Car For The Trip
Posted on April 26, 2020 | 92 Comments(our new COAL didn’t quite get ready to start for today, so if you’re desperate for something to read, I offer you this one first posted 9/27/2014.) The Second Annual […] -
![(first posted 5/17/2014) A failure to display the requisite amount of respect cost Seinfeld’s famously neurotic Elaine to lose attention from the famed Soup Nazi. American consumers, whose finicky habits […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/2014-04-14-11.18.43.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1988 Isuzu Pickup – No Soup For You!")
Curbside Classic: 1988 Isuzu Pickup – No Soup For You!
Posted on April 25, 2020 | 40 Comments(first posted 5/17/2014) A failure to display the requisite amount of respect cost Seinfeld’s famously neurotic Elaine to lose attention from the famed Soup Nazi. American consumers, whose finicky habits […] -
QOTD: Do You Still Play Tapes in Your Curbside Classic?
Posted on April 25, 2020 | 80 CommentsHey Curbsiders of all ages – I have a question for you: Do you still play tapes in your car? -
![For all of you stuck at home, I made this short video of Muscle Car Day, shot last August at Portland Cars & Coffee. I don’t know about you, […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/CC-Video.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CC Video: Muscle Car Day at Portland Cars & Coffee")
CC Video: Muscle Car Day at Portland Cars & Coffee
Posted on April 25, 2020 | 16 CommentsFor all of you stuck at home, I made this short video of Muscle Car Day, shot last August at Portland Cars & Coffee. I don’t know about you, […]
