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![(first posted 3/28/2014) Coming across cars like this Porsche is a real treat. It’s gorgeous, instantly recognized and well liked. Most of the time, these are kept in garages and […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/2014-03-24-16.48.58.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1991 Porsche Carrera 4 – Messing With Perfection")
Curbside Classic: 1991 Porsche Carrera 4 – Messing With Perfection
Posted on March 20, 2020 | 43 Comments(first posted 3/28/2014) Coming across cars like this Porsche is a real treat. It’s gorgeous, instantly recognized and well liked. Most of the time, these are kept in garages and […] -
![Browsing through an old USB key revealed a lot of old pictures I had taken a few years ago. In these COVID-19 shutdown times, I think it is wise to […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/DSCN1370.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CC Driveway Outtake : Renaults Only Allowed")
CC Driveway Outtake : Renaults Only Allowed
Posted on March 20, 2020 | 20 CommentsBrowsing through an old USB key revealed a lot of old pictures I had taken a few years ago. In these COVID-19 shutdown times, I think it is wise to […] -
![In 1981 one of Mercedes’s most highly regarded cars was entering its second year of production. Meanwhile, while looking to improve their share in the American sports car market Alfa […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/ABCDEC62-7290-4B26-8772-E869EA4E3C52_1_105_c.jpeg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CC Global: Peruvian Petrolhead Safari, Part 2")
CC Global: Peruvian Petrolhead Safari, Part 2
Posted on March 20, 2020 | 8 CommentsIn 1981 one of Mercedes’s most highly regarded cars was entering its second year of production. Meanwhile, while looking to improve their share in the American sports car market Alfa […] -
![How’s this for a pairing of two very different compact vans from the early 1960s? The VW isn’t exactly a shocker in these parts, but a curbside Jeep Fleetvan? That’s […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/CC-402-036.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CC Outtakes: Jeep Fleetvan and VW T1 Transporter – Two Very Different Vans from the Early 1960s")
CC Outtakes: Jeep Fleetvan and VW T1 Transporter – Two Very Different Vans from the Early 1960s
Posted on March 20, 2020 | 16 CommentsHow’s this for a pairing of two very different compact vans from the early 1960s? The VW isn’t exactly a shocker in these parts, but a curbside Jeep Fleetvan? That’s […] -
![This vehicle entered my life last week in a very timely fashion, the nation (and world) is currently undergoing a period of extreme anxiety coupled with forced if perfectly understandable […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/IMG_9748.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Review: 2020 Nissan Versa SR – Orange You Glad I Finally Drove Something Reasonably Priced?")
Curbside Review: 2020 Nissan Versa SR – Orange You Glad I Finally Drove Something Reasonably Priced?
Posted on March 20, 2020 | 45 CommentsThis vehicle entered my life last week in a very timely fashion, the nation (and world) is currently undergoing a period of extreme anxiety coupled with forced if perfectly understandable […] -
![(first posted 3/22/2014) It only stands to reason that Sweden would have its own military 4×4 vehicle, and that Volvo would be the one to build it. S. Forrest found […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/Volvo-C202-fq.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Cohort Capsule: Volvo C202 “Laplander” – The Swedish Pinzgauer")
Cohort Capsule: Volvo C202 “Laplander” – The Swedish Pinzgauer
Posted on March 19, 2020 | 28 Comments(first posted 3/22/2014) It only stands to reason that Sweden would have its own military 4×4 vehicle, and that Volvo would be the one to build it. S. Forrest found […] -
![I’ll confess, I’m always a little excited when I get to rent a car. I say this even though I know I’m probably going to wind up with some drab, […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/Tempo-1-collage.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Vintage Rental Review: 1993 Ford Tempo GL- Absolutely, Positively, and Without a Doubt the Worst Car I’ve Ever Driven")
Vintage Rental Review: 1993 Ford Tempo GL- Absolutely, Positively, and Without a Doubt the Worst Car I’ve Ever Driven
Posted on March 19, 2020 | 60 CommentsI’ll confess, I’m always a little excited when I get to rent a car. I say this even though I know I’m probably going to wind up with some drab, […] -
![Another in a series of my reviews that appeared in the online version of African Americans On Wheels, a now defunct automotive magazine that was included as an insert in the […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/1998-Chevrolet-Metro-LSi.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Classic CARmentary: 1998 Chevrolet Metro LSi Coupe")
Classic CARmentary: 1998 Chevrolet Metro LSi Coupe
Posted on March 19, 2020 | 29 CommentsAnother in a series of my reviews that appeared in the online version of African Americans On Wheels, a now defunct automotive magazine that was included as an insert in the […] -
![Is it something in the coffee? Is it an otaku thing? Is it a code Japanese truckers have and that we don’t get? No, it’s just dekotora. It’s the practice […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/IMG_20200201_122842-copy.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CC Outtakes: Dekotora Trucks In Tokyo Traffic")
CC Outtakes: Dekotora Trucks In Tokyo Traffic
Posted on March 19, 2020 | 12 CommentsIs it something in the coffee? Is it an otaku thing? Is it a code Japanese truckers have and that we don’t get? No, it’s just dekotora. It’s the practice […] -
![(Dave Skinner contributed key technical info to this post) At Dave Skinner’s recent 1964 Olds Jetstar 88 post, eagle-eye Jim Cavanaugh once again raised the question that had been […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/a-Parallell-wipers.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Automotive History: The Mystery of GM’s Two Wiper Systems (The Answer Was Pretty Obvious) – And More Wiper History")
Automotive History: The Mystery of GM’s Two Wiper Systems (The Answer Was Pretty Obvious) – And More Wiper History
Posted on March 19, 2020 | 132 Comments(Dave Skinner contributed key technical info to this post) At Dave Skinner’s recent 1964 Olds Jetstar 88 post, eagle-eye Jim Cavanaugh once again raised the question that had been […] -
![They’re getting rarer by the day. What was once a common occurrence is now something to document, even if it’s almost gone by the time the camera is ready to […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/CC-402-095-crop.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "On the Go Outtake: I Shoot All B-Boxes")
On the Go Outtake: I Shoot All B-Boxes
Posted on March 19, 2020 | 24 CommentsThey’re getting rarer by the day. What was once a common occurrence is now something to document, even if it’s almost gone by the time the camera is ready to […] -
![(first posted 3/20/2014) Fashion goes in and out of style. Style is always in fashion. Or so it is said. When these photos were taken in 1969-70, a custom […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/17-T-Hot-Rod.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Vintage Photography: 1969-70 Custom Paint Vernacular")
Vintage Photography: 1969-70 Custom Paint Vernacular
Posted on March 18, 2020 | 41 Comments(first posted 3/20/2014) Fashion goes in and out of style. Style is always in fashion. Or so it is said. When these photos were taken in 1969-70, a custom […] -
![(first posted 3/29/2014) It had been a long, crappy day at the office, and I was headed home to a long night of leaning on the youngest boy to make […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/79PontiacGP1jg.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CC Capsule: 1979 Pontiac Grand Prix – A Broughamified GM Deadly Sin")
CC Capsule: 1979 Pontiac Grand Prix – A Broughamified GM Deadly Sin
Posted on March 18, 2020 | 86 Comments(first posted 3/29/2014) It had been a long, crappy day at the office, and I was headed home to a long night of leaning on the youngest boy to make […] -
![I knew that in the 50s, before the recreational and sporting use of Jeeps became dominant, Willys positioned the Jeeps as genuine utility vehicles. But the full range of applications […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/themes/arras162/images/thumbnail.png "CC Cinema: In the Pre-SUV Era, Watch 1954 Jeeps Take On a Huge Array Of Jobs and Equipment")
CC Cinema: In the Pre-SUV Era, Watch 1954 Jeeps Take On a Huge Array Of Jobs and Equipment
Posted on March 18, 2020 | 7 CommentsI knew that in the 50s, before the recreational and sporting use of Jeeps became dominant, Willys positioned the Jeeps as genuine utility vehicles. But the full range of applications […] -
![We recently took a deep look at the new Corvette, thanks to a 1954 Road and Track Test and tech analysis. Interestingly, in the same issue there is also a […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/Nash-healey-red.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Vintage R&T Review: 1954 Nash-Healey – A Contrast and Comparison to the ’54 Corvette")
Vintage R&T Review: 1954 Nash-Healey – A Contrast and Comparison to the ’54 Corvette
Posted on March 18, 2020 | 17 CommentsWe recently took a deep look at the new Corvette, thanks to a 1954 Road and Track Test and tech analysis. Interestingly, in the same issue there is also a […]
