-
-
Curbside Classics Archives
Recent Posts
-
![(first posted 2/1/2019) Let’s just get this out there. Camaros have never interested me. They did not interest me in 1967, they did not interest me in […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/1978ChevroletZ28Camaro03Small.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=89&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1978 Chevrolet Camaro Z-28 – Wherein The Author Finds An Interesting Camaro")
Curbside Classic: 1978 Chevrolet Camaro Z-28 – Wherein The Author Finds An Interesting Camaro
Posted on February 1, 2025 | 55 Comments(first posted 2/1/2019) Let’s just get this out there. Camaros have never interested me. They did not interest me in 1967, they did not interest me in […] -
Curbside Find: Who Needs A Pickup To Haul A Bulky Load When You Have A Corvette Convertible?
Posted on February 1, 2025 | 14 CommentsPhotos from the Cohort by Thomas Jarvis. Arriving… -
![Text by Patrick Bell. In this gallery we are featuring a rash of Nashes and Ramblers. The Nashes were pretty well gone by the time I became aware as I […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/City-Street-Scene-with-1940-and-1950s-Cars-760x519-1.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=89&ssl=1 "Vintage Photos: Nash And Ramblers On The Road – 1950s-1960s")
Vintage Photos: Nash And Ramblers On The Road – 1950s-1960s
Posted on February 1, 2025 | 33 CommentsText by Patrick Bell. In this gallery we are featuring a rash of Nashes and Ramblers. The Nashes were pretty well gone by the time I became aware as I […] -
![My ’66 F100—with the 240 six—didn’t have the owner’s manual when I bought it in 1987. When I stumbled into one in a used book store some years later, I […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/a-o1-b-vert.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=89&ssl=1 "A 1966 Ford F100 240 Six Needed New Pistons, Rings And Bearings At 24,333 Miles And Again At 27,017 Miles? What Caused That?")
A 1966 Ford F100 240 Six Needed New Pistons, Rings And Bearings At 24,333 Miles And Again At 27,017 Miles? What Caused That?
Posted on February 1, 2025 | 28 CommentsMy ’66 F100—with the 240 six—didn’t have the owner’s manual when I bought it in 1987. When I stumbled into one in a used book store some years later, I […] -
![1978 Opel Rekord E image from the Cohort by r0b0tr10t. In our previous installment, we concluded with a small ’78 Chevrolet Chevette, produced in Brazil and assembled in Uruguay. It […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/51897081616_986e1b4f5d_k.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=89&ssl=1 "Our 1979 Opel Rekord 2.0. – A Lightning Ends Up Bow Ties, And Strikes Home Too")
Our 1979 Opel Rekord 2.0. – A Lightning Ends Up Bow Ties, And Strikes Home Too
Posted on February 1, 2025 | 18 Comments1978 Opel Rekord E image from the Cohort by r0b0tr10t. In our previous installment, we concluded with a small ’78 Chevrolet Chevette, produced in Brazil and assembled in Uruguay. It […] -
![(first posted 1/31/2019) We’re going to have us a Jeep theme day, and this Gladiator is a fitting participant. We’ve done these in a lot […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/CC-380-005.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=89&ssl=1 "Jeep Day Outtake: 1968 Jeep Gladiator J3000 – Buick Power")
Jeep Day Outtake: 1968 Jeep Gladiator J3000 – Buick Power
Posted on January 31, 2025 | 34 Comments(first posted 1/31/2019) We’re going to have us a Jeep theme day, and this Gladiator is a fitting participant. We’ve done these in a lot […] -
![(first posted 1/31/2019) It’s the early 1980’s and you are president of AMC/Jeep. The question is this: How do you replace one of the most iconic vehicles […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/20180630_163633.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=89&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1993 Jeep YJ Wrangler – Objects In Mirror Are Closer Than They Appear")
Curbside Classic: 1993 Jeep YJ Wrangler – Objects In Mirror Are Closer Than They Appear
Posted on January 31, 2025 | 37 Comments(first posted 1/31/2019) It’s the early 1980’s and you are president of AMC/Jeep. The question is this: How do you replace one of the most iconic vehicles […] -
![Let’s view some winter junkyard finds by canadiancatgreen, one of our most prolific Cohort contributors. For today, it will be a 1980s collection, a way to revisit that decade of […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/54265749114_f54b83b5a4_k.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=89&ssl=1 "Junkyard Finds: A Tour Through The Frozen ’80s")
Junkyard Finds: A Tour Through The Frozen ’80s
Posted on January 31, 2025 | 16 CommentsLet’s view some winter junkyard finds by canadiancatgreen, one of our most prolific Cohort contributors. For today, it will be a 1980s collection, a way to revisit that decade of […] -
![I can excuse the anniversary having slipped past you, but this month (January 2025) is the the 50th anniversary of the first petrol station being opened by Sainsbury’s, then Britain’s […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/01/SA_BRA_7_C_4_3_176hr.1.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=89&ssl=1 "Vintage Photos: A Petrol Station, 50 Years Ago")
Vintage Photos: A Petrol Station, 50 Years Ago
Posted on January 31, 2025 | 46 CommentsI can excuse the anniversary having slipped past you, but this month (January 2025) is the the 50th anniversary of the first petrol station being opened by Sainsbury’s, then Britain’s […] -
![Well now I’ve done it. If my track record of posting unusual vehicles that I run across holds, your neighborhood grocery store parking lot will soon be lousy with the […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/IMG_2973.jpeg?resize=115%2C115&quality=89&ssl=1 "Curbside Buzz: 2025 VW ID. Buzz 4Motion")
Curbside Buzz: 2025 VW ID. Buzz 4Motion
Posted on January 31, 2025 | 61 CommentsWell now I’ve done it. If my track record of posting unusual vehicles that I run across holds, your neighborhood grocery store parking lot will soon be lousy with the […] -
![Full-size ‘70s American cars are a real pain to own in Tokyo. Well over half of the streets here are too narrow for them, fuel costs are way higher, some […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/IMG_20241103_095813_edited.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=89&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1970 Chrysler 300 Hurst – High-Flying Fuselage")
Curbside Classic: 1970 Chrysler 300 Hurst – High-Flying Fuselage
Posted on January 31, 2025 | 37 CommentsFull-size ‘70s American cars are a real pain to own in Tokyo. Well over half of the streets here are too narrow for them, fuel costs are way higher, some […] -
![(first posted 5/5/2014) I’d like to introduce you to my favourite Japanese car; the Datsun 260C sedan, aka Nissan 330 Cedric. For this article, I’m going to look at the […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/Dat260Cc.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=89&ssl=1 "Automotive History: Nissan Cedric – When The Pupil Becomes A Master")
Automotive History: Nissan Cedric – When The Pupil Becomes A Master
Posted on January 30, 2025 | 111 Comments(first posted 5/5/2014) I’d like to introduce you to my favourite Japanese car; the Datsun 260C sedan, aka Nissan 330 Cedric. For this article, I’m going to look at the […] -
![(first posted 2/1/2019) This picture perfectly encapsulates how far Hyundai has come. It’s been a long journey from the cheap and cheerless Excel to the i30 (Elantra […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/hyundai-excel-and-i30-4.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=89&ssl=1 "CC Outtake: 1990 Hyundai Excel & 2018 Hyundai i30 – 28 Years Of Progress")
CC Outtake: 1990 Hyundai Excel & 2018 Hyundai i30 – 28 Years Of Progress
Posted on January 30, 2025 | 31 Comments(first posted 2/1/2019) This picture perfectly encapsulates how far Hyundai has come. It’s been a long journey from the cheap and cheerless Excel to the i30 (Elantra […] -
![I was paying attention to my driving—for a change—when Stephanie said: “Oh, look at that cute woodie Element”. At first it didn’t quite register; I thought maybe she was talking […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/el3.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=89&ssl=1 "Curbside Find: 2003 Honda Element Woodie – Genuine Wood At That")
Curbside Find: 2003 Honda Element Woodie – Genuine Wood At That
Posted on January 30, 2025 | 13 CommentsI was paying attention to my driving—for a change—when Stephanie said: “Oh, look at that cute woodie Element”. At first it didn’t quite register; I thought maybe she was talking […] -
![For those of us not located in North America, where early Camaros are not a dime a dozen, finding a 1969 SS in the wild (or what passes for wilderness […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/IMG_20240220_130639_edited.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=89&ssl=1 "Curbside Find: 1969 Chevrolet Camaro SS 350 Sport Coupe – Orange You Glad?")
Curbside Find: 1969 Chevrolet Camaro SS 350 Sport Coupe – Orange You Glad?
Posted on January 30, 2025 | 14 CommentsFor those of us not located in North America, where early Camaros are not a dime a dozen, finding a 1969 SS in the wild (or what passes for wilderness […]
