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![Taxi! I want to ride in this one… Wouter Bregman posted this at the Cohort, stating that this 1963 Peugeot 404 is the oldest taxi in Berlin. I certainly don’t […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/49230319596_cda45768dc_o.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Cohort Pic(k) of the Day: 1963 Peugeot 404 – The Oldest Working Taxi in Berlin (Updated)")
Cohort Pic(k) of the Day: 1963 Peugeot 404 – The Oldest Working Taxi in Berlin (Updated)
Posted on January 9, 2020 | 23 CommentsTaxi! I want to ride in this one… Wouter Bregman posted this at the Cohort, stating that this 1963 Peugeot 404 is the oldest taxi in Berlin. I certainly don’t […] -
![Let’s continue our dive into Missouri’s Historic Highways, this time going to Springfield, Missouri, approximately 1956. This picture was taken at the corner of Glenstone and St. Louis Avenues. At […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/glenstone-at-st-louis.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Vintage Snapshots: Springfield, Missouri, Then And Now")
Vintage Snapshots: Springfield, Missouri, Then And Now
Posted on January 9, 2020 | 33 CommentsLet’s continue our dive into Missouri’s Historic Highways, this time going to Springfield, Missouri, approximately 1956. This picture was taken at the corner of Glenstone and St. Louis Avenues. At […] -
![Ford sales declined at a higher rate than the industry average. It was the first year that Ford explicitly operated as an automaker primarily concerned with crossover, utility, and truck […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/20190425_105542.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Newsstand/2019 US Auto Sales Coverage, Part 3: Ford Drops 3 Percent As Car Sales Decline And SUVs Get Redesigned; Lincoln Up 8.3 Percent")
Curbside Newsstand/2019 US Auto Sales Coverage, Part 3: Ford Drops 3 Percent As Car Sales Decline And SUVs Get Redesigned; Lincoln Up 8.3 Percent
Posted on January 9, 2020 | 22 CommentsFord sales declined at a higher rate than the industry average. It was the first year that Ford explicitly operated as an automaker primarily concerned with crossover, utility, and truck […] -
![Last Saturday I scored a nice set of Jaguar XJ-S buckets at the junkyard, and then scored some photos of this well worn Plymouth Volaré on the way home. Based on […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/Front-3-quarters.1.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1976 Plymouth Volaré Coupe- A Counterpoint to an Earlier Junkyard Classic")
Curbside Classic: 1976 Plymouth Volaré Coupe- A Counterpoint to an Earlier Junkyard Classic
Posted on January 9, 2020 | 33 CommentsLast Saturday I scored a nice set of Jaguar XJ-S buckets at the junkyard, and then scored some photos of this well worn Plymouth Volaré on the way home. Based on […] -
![(first posted 11/23/2013) Given that this was originally sold as a Manta 1900, you can safely assume something other than its original 81 hp 1897cc four lurks under its […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/11/CC-211-148-925.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1975 Opel Manta 3100 (That’s Not A Typo) – The German Camaro")
Curbside Classic: 1975 Opel Manta 3100 (That’s Not A Typo) – The German Camaro
Posted on January 8, 2020 | 99 Comments(first posted 11/23/2013) Given that this was originally sold as a Manta 1900, you can safely assume something other than its original 81 hp 1897cc four lurks under its […] -
![We had a couple of COALers off to a good start, but they appear to have gone AWOL. COAL-fatigue, apparently contagious. So we sure could use some able-bodied replacements. Here’s […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/coalman-john-chatterley.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Looking For One or Two COALers, Again")
Looking For One or Two COALers, Again
Posted on January 8, 2020 | 14 CommentsWe had a couple of COALers off to a good start, but they appear to have gone AWOL. COAL-fatigue, apparently contagious. So we sure could use some able-bodied replacements. Here’s […] -
![It was just a bit over a year ago when this unicorn showed up in the ‘hood. I hadn’t seen one in ages, and wrote it up here. And now […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/CC-404-024.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Outtake: “Hello, Is This A-1 Auto Glass? Do You Have a Driver’s Side Window For a 1974 Toyota Mark II”")
Curbside Outtake: “Hello, Is This A-1 Auto Glass? Do You Have a Driver’s Side Window For a 1974 Toyota Mark II”
Posted on January 8, 2020 | 19 CommentsIt was just a bit over a year ago when this unicorn showed up in the ‘hood. I hadn’t seen one in ages, and wrote it up here. And now […] -
![The K-car platform performed spectacularly for Chrysler. As the architecture underneath the Dodge Caravan, it launched the company into a more prosperous era. Front-wheel drive vehicles established themselves in the […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/Screenshot_2020-01-07-1995-Plymouth-Acclaim1-1.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CC For Sale: 1995 Plymouth Acclaim – Last Gasp Of The K-Car Derivatives")
CC For Sale: 1995 Plymouth Acclaim – Last Gasp Of The K-Car Derivatives
Posted on January 8, 2020 | 21 CommentsThe K-car platform performed spectacularly for Chrysler. As the architecture underneath the Dodge Caravan, it launched the company into a more prosperous era. Front-wheel drive vehicles established themselves in the […] -
![If a person finds a stocked pond, they are often wise to fish it for a while. Such is the case with the Facebook group Missouri’s Historic Highways. The photographs […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/old-columbia-4.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Vintage Snapshots: Columbia, Missouri, Then And Now")
Vintage Snapshots: Columbia, Missouri, Then And Now
Posted on January 8, 2020 | 35 CommentsIf a person finds a stocked pond, they are often wise to fish it for a while. Such is the case with the Facebook group Missouri’s Historic Highways. The photographs […] -
![Nissan’s had a rough go of it lately. Former CEO Carlos Ghosn wanted the company to gain market share in America by the end of the 2010s. Nissan achieved that […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/Screenshot_2020-01-07-2020-Nissan-TITAN-and-TITAN-XD-Pickup-Trucks-Nissan-USA.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Newsstand/2019 US Auto Sales Coverage, Part 2: Nissan’s New CEO Has a Lot of Work Ahead of Him – Nissan Group Sales Down 9.9 Percent")
Curbside Newsstand/2019 US Auto Sales Coverage, Part 2: Nissan’s New CEO Has a Lot of Work Ahead of Him – Nissan Group Sales Down 9.9 Percent
Posted on January 8, 2020 | 23 CommentsNissan’s had a rough go of it lately. Former CEO Carlos Ghosn wanted the company to gain market share in America by the end of the 2010s. Nissan achieved that […] -
![Cadillac knew it had a serious problem with its buyers’ demographics already back in the ’70s; they were well on their way to becoming an old geezer’s car. In other […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/CC-405-011.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1995 Cadillac Eldorado Touring Coupe – GM’s Deadly Sin #31 – Touring Towards Death")
Curbside Classic: 1995 Cadillac Eldorado Touring Coupe – GM’s Deadly Sin #31 – Touring Towards Death
Posted on January 8, 2020 | 38 CommentsCadillac knew it had a serious problem with its buyers’ demographics already back in the ’70s; they were well on their way to becoming an old geezer’s car. In other […] -
![(first posted 11/20/2013) There it sits, the Mighty Blue Pinto. I drove a medium blue ’72 Pinto Runabout (hatchback) back in high school, and still recall it with fondness. […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/11/front-view.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1971-72 2.0 OHC Pinto- The Fastest Pinto Ever Built")
Curbside Classic: 1971-72 2.0 OHC Pinto- The Fastest Pinto Ever Built
Posted on January 7, 2020 | 83 Comments(first posted 11/20/2013) There it sits, the Mighty Blue Pinto. I drove a medium blue ’72 Pinto Runabout (hatchback) back in high school, and still recall it with fondness. […] -
![Posted by William Oliver Remember when diesels were a thing? For millennials like me, diesels represented quirky, niche vehicles owned by people who wanted to own an environmentally vehicle. Those […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/Screenshot_2020-01-06-VW-Rabbit-L-Diesel-Mk1.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Cohort Pic(k) of the Day: MK1 Volkswagen Rabbit Diesel – When Alternative Energy Vehicles Were Oil Burners")
Cohort Pic(k) of the Day: MK1 Volkswagen Rabbit Diesel – When Alternative Energy Vehicles Were Oil Burners
Posted on January 7, 2020 | 19 CommentsPosted by William Oliver Remember when diesels were a thing? For millennials like me, diesels represented quirky, niche vehicles owned by people who wanted to own an environmentally vehicle. Those […] -
![I’ve mentioned before that over the last few years I’ve evolved from not particularly liking this generation of Chevy Trucks to finding them one of the most attractive trucks ever […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/IMG_8225.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Junkyard Classic: 1983 Chevrolet C-10 Custom Deluxe – Basic Is As Basic Does")
Junkyard Classic: 1983 Chevrolet C-10 Custom Deluxe – Basic Is As Basic Does
Posted on January 7, 2020 | 42 CommentsI’ve mentioned before that over the last few years I’ve evolved from not particularly liking this generation of Chevy Trucks to finding them one of the most attractive trucks ever […] -
![As I prowled the pavement of my native country recently, I figured my posts, which had been all very JDM-focused of late, might benefit from a bit of CPR – […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/IMG_20191225_110607-copy.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CC Capsule: 1995 Citroën AX 4×4 – A Rusted Development")
CC Capsule: 1995 Citroën AX 4×4 – A Rusted Development
Posted on January 7, 2020 | 15 CommentsAs I prowled the pavement of my native country recently, I figured my posts, which had been all very JDM-focused of late, might benefit from a bit of CPR – […]
