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![(first posted 2/12/2014) Until a few weeks ago, when temperatures were in the negative single digits, it had been well over a year since I’d encountered a second-generation Honda Prelude. […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/lute-e1391980843730.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1983-1987 Honda Prelude – New Priorities")
Curbside Classic: 1983-1987 Honda Prelude – New Priorities
Posted on February 17, 2020 | 65 Comments(first posted 2/12/2014) Until a few weeks ago, when temperatures were in the negative single digits, it had been well over a year since I’d encountered a second-generation Honda Prelude. […] -
![GM’s continued withdrawal from global markets has taken its next step, withdrawing from Australia, New Zealand and Thailand. What’s left of the Holden sales, design and engineering operation are to […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/Holden-Super-chicken.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Newsstand: GM Kills Holden Brand; Exits Australia, New Zealand and Thailand – The Future is in EVs and Self-Driving Cars")
Curbside Newsstand: GM Kills Holden Brand; Exits Australia, New Zealand and Thailand – The Future is in EVs and Self-Driving Cars
Posted on February 17, 2020 | 63 CommentsGM’s continued withdrawal from global markets has taken its next step, withdrawing from Australia, New Zealand and Thailand. What’s left of the Holden sales, design and engineering operation are to […] -
![Lima Peru 12/27/2019 Good food, the Nazca Lines, the Inca ruins of Cuzco and Machu Picchu, these are the parts of Peru that most foreigners are familiar with. However, this […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/IMG_1637.jpeg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CC Global: Peruvian Petrolhead Safari, Part 1")
CC Global: Peruvian Petrolhead Safari, Part 1
Posted on February 17, 2020 | 12 CommentsLima Peru 12/27/2019 Good food, the Nazca Lines, the Inca ruins of Cuzco and Machu Picchu, these are the parts of Peru that most foreigners are familiar with. However, this […] -
![Fresh off the successful launch of the Hyundai Palisade at the high end of the range (the neighbor of the house I’m working on just traded in a Jaguar XF […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/IMG_9322.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Tire Kicking: 2020 Hyundai Venue SEL – We Go High, We Go Low, We Go For Your Dough")
Curbside Tire Kicking: 2020 Hyundai Venue SEL – We Go High, We Go Low, We Go For Your Dough
Posted on February 17, 2020 | 29 CommentsFresh off the successful launch of the Hyundai Palisade at the high end of the range (the neighbor of the house I’m working on just traded in a Jaguar XF […] -
![This is one of the finest photos I’ve seen of a fintail Benz. The light captures all of its various lines, creases and details perfectly. And of course it’s in […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/1556664043_31bb848420_k.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curtis Perry Outtake: Mercedes Fintail – Solid As a Bank Vault")
Curtis Perry Outtake: Mercedes Fintail – Solid As a Bank Vault
Posted on February 17, 2020 | 16 CommentsThis is one of the finest photos I’ve seen of a fintail Benz. The light captures all of its various lines, creases and details perfectly. And of course it’s in […] -
![A lifelong Michigan resident, I’ve spent many a dark evening contemplating whether I most dislike January, February, or March. All three are months that offer little sun and less hope, […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/001a.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "QOTD and Swap Meet Classics: A Chevelle Toy from Israel and Literature from the Big Two – How Are You Passing The Winter?")
QOTD and Swap Meet Classics: A Chevelle Toy from Israel and Literature from the Big Two – How Are You Passing The Winter?
Posted on February 17, 2020 | 28 CommentsA lifelong Michigan resident, I’ve spent many a dark evening contemplating whether I most dislike January, February, or March. All three are months that offer little sun and less hope, […] -
![(First posted 2/11/2014. I later found this Sonett at the curb, and have updated the article with some of those newer photos) The Saab Sonett’s impact on the automotive world […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/CC-220-052-1200-full.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: Saab Sonett II V4 – A Noisy Little Footnote To Automotive History")
Curbside Classic: Saab Sonett II V4 – A Noisy Little Footnote To Automotive History
Posted on February 16, 2020 | 81 Comments(First posted 2/11/2014. I later found this Sonett at the curb, and have updated the article with some of those newer photos) The Saab Sonett’s impact on the automotive world […] -
![Who didn’t try to see exactly what their car would do when they were a newly minted driver and it was snowy out? Lots of fun, lots of learning, but […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/IMG_9255-2.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Experience: 2020 Colorado Winter Driving Encounter – Like Being Back In High School But Without Anyone Minding")
Curbside Experience: 2020 Colorado Winter Driving Encounter – Like Being Back In High School But Without Anyone Minding
Posted on February 16, 2020 | 11 CommentsWho didn’t try to see exactly what their car would do when they were a newly minted driver and it was snowy out? Lots of fun, lots of learning, but […] -
![The red and yellow big rigs of the nearby VSB Groep always mean business. Without exception, the truck or tractor is a Scania. Another certainty is that there’s a V8 […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/IMG_8664.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CC Global: 2013 Scania R500 6×2 Tractor And 2009 Bulthuis End Dump Semi-Trailer")
CC Global: 2013 Scania R500 6×2 Tractor And 2009 Bulthuis End Dump Semi-Trailer
Posted on February 16, 2020 | 7 CommentsThe red and yellow big rigs of the nearby VSB Groep always mean business. Without exception, the truck or tractor is a Scania. Another certainty is that there’s a V8 […] -
Curtis Perry Outtake: 1955 Pontiac – Color Coordinated
Posted on February 16, 2020 | 30 Commentsshot and posted by Curtis Perry -
![While Japanese cars still commanded a premium in 1989, though not as much as in 1984, there were a few Asian cars that were not really on anyone’s radar. They […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/1989-Dodge-Colt-E-Side-View.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "COAL: 1989 Dodge Colt E – Somewhere Over the Mitsubishi Bridge")
COAL: 1989 Dodge Colt E – Somewhere Over the Mitsubishi Bridge
Posted on February 16, 2020 | 31 CommentsWhile Japanese cars still commanded a premium in 1989, though not as much as in 1984, there were a few Asian cars that were not really on anyone’s radar. They […] -
![(first posted 2/10/2014) There have been several points in my life where I thought I was through driving Escorts, and one of those times was immediately after I sold my […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/Escort-1.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic Lump Of COAL: 1998 Ford Escort ZX2")
Curbside Classic Lump Of COAL: 1998 Ford Escort ZX2
Posted on February 15, 2020 | 67 Comments(first posted 2/10/2014) There have been several points in my life where I thought I was through driving Escorts, and one of those times was immediately after I sold my […] -
![It appears we have never given proper tribute to the Isuzu Pickup )”P’up”) Space Cab. Let’s do so know, even if it’s a brief one. One thing I’ve noticed over […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/CC-404-025.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CC Outtake: Isuzu P’up Space Cab – Still Hauling")
CC Outtake: Isuzu P’up Space Cab – Still Hauling
Posted on February 15, 2020 | 12 CommentsIt appears we have never given proper tribute to the Isuzu Pickup )”P’up”) Space Cab. Let’s do so know, even if it’s a brief one. One thing I’ve noticed over […] -
Curtis Perry Outtake: Winchell’s Drive Through
Posted on February 15, 2020 | 13 CommentsHere’s another fab shot by CP, and a nice follow-up to yesterday’s Tip Top In and Out. And a big Ford wagon again too. -
![Fellow CC’er Daniel Stern sent me this today, saying he was trying to post something to the Cohort for the first time. The only thing that caught his eye was […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/a-bumper-trailer.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Vintage Ad: 1962 El Caminchero Travel Trailer – It Attaches to the Car’s Rear Wheels – Revolutionary!")
Vintage Ad: 1962 El Caminchero Travel Trailer – It Attaches to the Car’s Rear Wheels – Revolutionary!
Posted on February 15, 2020 | 44 CommentsFellow CC’er Daniel Stern sent me this today, saying he was trying to post something to the Cohort for the first time. The only thing that caught his eye was […]
