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![Now that my parents had seen the promised land of Japanese quality with our 1983 Nissan Sentra, they were ready to jump in with both feet by ditching their second […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/1984-Nissan-Stanza-GL-Front.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "COAL: 1984 Nissan Stanza GL – Mom & Dad vs. Voluntary Export Restraints")
COAL: 1984 Nissan Stanza GL – Mom & Dad vs. Voluntary Export Restraints
Posted on February 9, 2020 | 38 CommentsNow that my parents had seen the promised land of Japanese quality with our 1983 Nissan Sentra, they were ready to jump in with both feet by ditching their second […] -
![(first posted 2/1/2014) The Ford Cortina Mk3 enjoyed a high profile. It was a commercial success with a strong following across a huge range of buyers. It was the […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/1975-FordCortina-XL_5.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Carshow Classic: 1975 Ford Cortina 1600XL – The Swiss Army Knife Car")
Carshow Classic: 1975 Ford Cortina 1600XL – The Swiss Army Knife Car
Posted on February 8, 2020 | 94 Comments(first posted 2/1/2014) The Ford Cortina Mk3 enjoyed a high profile. It was a commercial success with a strong following across a huge range of buyers. It was the […] -
![Storing a classic car under an evergreen tree is never a good idea. Especially when said tree sheds needles and pitch all year round. I shot this troubling scene in […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/Cover-Down-rotated.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Clueless/QOTD: Don’t Sit Under the Cedar Tree, With Anyone Else But Me – Can You ID It?")
Curbside Clueless/QOTD: Don’t Sit Under the Cedar Tree, With Anyone Else But Me – Can You ID It?
Posted on February 8, 2020 | 52 CommentsStoring a classic car under an evergreen tree is never a good idea. Especially when said tree sheds needles and pitch all year round. I shot this troubling scene in […] -
![If you like to read about cars on the internet, and you probably do if you are reading this, you know a wave of electric cars is coming. Just as […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/Smart-EV-02.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Outtakes: Electric Drive Portland")
Curbside Outtakes: Electric Drive Portland
Posted on February 8, 2020 | 25 CommentsIf you like to read about cars on the internet, and you probably do if you are reading this, you know a wave of electric cars is coming. Just as […] -
![In the gray, cold wet days of winter, my thoughts naturally go back to last summer, which was the best one in many years. Not only was the weather superb, […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/CC-395-031.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Outtake: 1963 Chevrolet Pickup With Home Made Camper – Woodsy")
Curbside Outtake: 1963 Chevrolet Pickup With Home Made Camper – Woodsy
Posted on February 8, 2020 | 15 CommentsIn the gray, cold wet days of winter, my thoughts naturally go back to last summer, which was the best one in many years. Not only was the weather superb, […] -
![Near our home here in suburban Tokyo is a Hino Motors Assembly Plant – I’m sure most CC Readers know Hino is Toyota’s truck and coach subsidiary. In addition to […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/15808180266_c2d4e054af_b-e1580560384624.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CC Outtake: Japan Self Defense Forces BXD10 High Mobility Vehicle (HMV) – HUMVEE Via Toyota")
CC Outtake: Japan Self Defense Forces BXD10 High Mobility Vehicle (HMV) – HUMVEE Via Toyota
Posted on February 8, 2020 | 14 CommentsNear our home here in suburban Tokyo is a Hino Motors Assembly Plant – I’m sure most CC Readers know Hino is Toyota’s truck and coach subsidiary. In addition to […] -
![There were two formative chapters in my life that should have made me think a lot harder about the car purchase that came after the Tercel. First, having lived […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/Teaser-shot.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "COAL: 1994 Saturn SL- Drinking the Kool-Aid")
COAL: 1994 Saturn SL- Drinking the Kool-Aid
Posted on February 8, 2020 | 60 CommentsThere were two formative chapters in my life that should have made me think a lot harder about the car purchase that came after the Tercel. First, having lived […] -
![(first posted 2/1/2014) There it sits, a ’61 Pontiac Bonneville. Although fifth in sales in 1961, this Pontiac encompasses all the critical elements for future success: a Wide Track stance, […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/61-Bonneville-front-3-quarter.1.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1961 Pontiac Bonneville – Fifth Place Today, But Look Out Tomorrow!")
Curbside Classic: 1961 Pontiac Bonneville – Fifth Place Today, But Look Out Tomorrow!
Posted on February 7, 2020 | 57 Comments(first posted 2/1/2014) There it sits, a ’61 Pontiac Bonneville. Although fifth in sales in 1961, this Pontiac encompasses all the critical elements for future success: a Wide Track stance, […] -
![Here’s a few more from Shorpy, a bit more recent. The captions says: Divorcée Kay Biocini of Redwood City, Calif., chauffeuring some of her five children, John, George, Peter, Rodney […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/SHORPY-Bachelor-mother-1967-.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Vintage Photograph: Bachelor Mother, 1967 and Two Foreign Car Buff Dads")
Vintage Photograph: Bachelor Mother, 1967 and Two Foreign Car Buff Dads
Posted on February 7, 2020 | 16 CommentsHere’s a few more from Shorpy, a bit more recent. The captions says: Divorcée Kay Biocini of Redwood City, Calif., chauffeuring some of her five children, John, George, Peter, Rodney […] -
![On January 27 I put up a post asking if anyone in the Bay Area could help me acquire a 1986 Ford Taurus LX that appeared to be in very […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/image000000.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Countdown To Project Taurus: The Plan Has Changed But The Spirit Remains The Same – Who Wants To Meet Up In Philly?")
Countdown To Project Taurus: The Plan Has Changed But The Spirit Remains The Same – Who Wants To Meet Up In Philly?
Posted on February 7, 2020 | 37 CommentsOn January 27 I put up a post asking if anyone in the Bay Area could help me acquire a 1986 Ford Taurus LX that appeared to be in very […] -
![Last week Paul posted an article about the Chevrolet Nova and the Ford Granada. The article focused on how the hot selling Granada handily beat the Nova in the luxury […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/LASD-Nova-9C1.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Vintage Review: Chevrolet Nova 9C1 – “Super Nova”")
Vintage Review: Chevrolet Nova 9C1 – “Super Nova”
Posted on February 7, 2020 | 34 CommentsLast week Paul posted an article about the Chevrolet Nova and the Ford Granada. The article focused on how the hot selling Granada handily beat the Nova in the luxury […] -
![Late in its life, the Frontier has received a heart transplant that should make it feel pretty spry. Nissan decided to equip the lame duck mid-size with a completely new […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/2020-Frontier-Engine_3_4.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Newsstand: Sneak Preview – Nissan Equips Outgoing Frontier With Next Generation Powertrain")
Curbside Newsstand: Sneak Preview – Nissan Equips Outgoing Frontier With Next Generation Powertrain
Posted on February 7, 2020 | 24 CommentsLate in its life, the Frontier has received a heart transplant that should make it feel pretty spry. Nissan decided to equip the lame duck mid-size with a completely new […] -
COAL: Cars Of My Father, Part 2
Posted on February 7, 2020 | 16 CommentsPicking up from where I left off on my previous post, let’s peruse some more of the cars owned by my father over the years. -
![The Peugeot 205 has been covered here at CC a few times, perhaps most recently here. And for some of you, it’s a pretty mundane sight. But when I pulled […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/gti3.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CC Outtake: The Other GTI")
CC Outtake: The Other GTI
Posted on February 6, 2020 | 29 CommentsThe Peugeot 205 has been covered here at CC a few times, perhaps most recently here. And for some of you, it’s a pretty mundane sight. But when I pulled […] -
![Shorpy; how could I forget about Shorpy? Too busy, that’s probably why. But CC reader Craig D. reminded me that I initially turned him on to that repository of old […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/SHORPY-8c19540a.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Shorpy Vintage Photograph: Union Stockyards, July 1941 – Can You ID Them All?")
Shorpy Vintage Photograph: Union Stockyards, July 1941 – Can You ID Them All?
Posted on February 6, 2020 | 15 CommentsShorpy; how could I forget about Shorpy? Too busy, that’s probably why. But CC reader Craig D. reminded me that I initially turned him on to that repository of old […]
