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![The North American Car, Utility, and Truck of the Year awards are the closest thing the auto industry has to the Academy Awards. A team of jurors comprised of about […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/2020-Chevrolet-Corvette-Stingray-058.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Newsstand: Chevrolet Corvette Stingray, Kia Telluride, and Jeep Gladiator are 2020’s North American Car, Utility, and Truck of the Year")
Curbside Newsstand: Chevrolet Corvette Stingray, Kia Telluride, and Jeep Gladiator are 2020’s North American Car, Utility, and Truck of the Year
Posted on January 18, 2020 | 8 CommentsThe North American Car, Utility, and Truck of the Year awards are the closest thing the auto industry has to the Academy Awards. A team of jurors comprised of about […] -
![(welcome our new Sunday COAL series contributor, Matt S.) Maybe this doesn’t even need stating, but breathing is a really important function. This is true for cars as well […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/img980.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "COAL: 1981 Mazda GLC 4-door Sedan – Respiratory Failure")
COAL: 1981 Mazda GLC 4-door Sedan – Respiratory Failure
Posted on January 18, 2020 | 31 Comments(welcome our new Sunday COAL series contributor, Matt S.) Maybe this doesn’t even need stating, but breathing is a really important function. This is true for cars as well […] -
![(first posted 12/10/2013) This sanitary 1986 T-Bird Turbo Coupe may appear ready for a spirited jaunt through the countryside, but it makes me think of one thing: 9000 RPM clutch […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/8-29-12-075a.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1986 Ford Thunderbird Turbo Coupe – 200 MPH Standing Still")
Curbside Classic: 1986 Ford Thunderbird Turbo Coupe – 200 MPH Standing Still
Posted on January 17, 2020 | 42 Comments(first posted 12/10/2013) This sanitary 1986 T-Bird Turbo Coupe may appear ready for a spirited jaunt through the countryside, but it makes me think of one thing: 9000 RPM clutch […] -
![Posted by William Rubano Acura is alive and doing alright thanks to the RDX and MDX. Their sedans? Waiting on death’s door. In all likelihood there will be another TLX. […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/Screenshot_2020-01-16-1995-Acura-Legend-LS-Coupe.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Cohort Pic(k) of the Day: 1995 Acura Legend Coupe – When Acura Was Legendary")
Cohort Pic(k) of the Day: 1995 Acura Legend Coupe – When Acura Was Legendary
Posted on January 17, 2020 | 28 CommentsPosted by William Rubano Acura is alive and doing alright thanks to the RDX and MDX. Their sedans? Waiting on death’s door. In all likelihood there will be another TLX. […] -
![The huge popularity of vanning and overlanding has really given the Astro van a whole new lease on life. It’s hot, as there’s very little else in the category for […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/CC-395-009.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Outtake: Chevrolet Astrovan AWD – The Budget AWD Overlander Van")
Curbside Outtake: Chevrolet Astrovan AWD – The Budget AWD Overlander Van
Posted on January 17, 2020 | 14 CommentsThe huge popularity of vanning and overlanding has really given the Astro van a whole new lease on life. It’s hot, as there’s very little else in the category for […] -
![When was the last time you saw a second-generation Ford Granada that looked this good? Hell, when was the last time you saw a second-generation Ford Granada, period? For $2900, […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/1981-ford-granada-gl.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CC For Sale: 1981 Ford Granada – Hello Muddah, Hello Faddah, Here I Am In My New Granada")
CC For Sale: 1981 Ford Granada – Hello Muddah, Hello Faddah, Here I Am In My New Granada
Posted on January 17, 2020 | 42 CommentsWhen was the last time you saw a second-generation Ford Granada that looked this good? Hell, when was the last time you saw a second-generation Ford Granada, period? For $2900, […] -
![As millennials graduated high school, went to college, tried to find jobs, settled for underemployment, and eventually obtained something resembling a decent career, various media outlets discussed their coming of […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/Screenshot_2020-01-16-2020-Toyota-Corolla-Exterior-Photos2.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Newsstand: The Kids Are (Probably) Alright – Millennials Will Sustain US Auto Market For At Least A Decade Before Gen Z Potentially Disrupts It")
Curbside Newsstand: The Kids Are (Probably) Alright – Millennials Will Sustain US Auto Market For At Least A Decade Before Gen Z Potentially Disrupts It
Posted on January 17, 2020 | 24 CommentsAs millennials graduated high school, went to college, tried to find jobs, settled for underemployment, and eventually obtained something resembling a decent career, various media outlets discussed their coming of […] -
![Let’s be reasonable. That red hot exotic supercar you’ve lusted after all these years is never going to happen. Finding one would be next to impossible. Keeping it on the […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/IMG_20191227_102735-copy.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1998 Peugeot 406 Coupé – The Final Embers Of The Peugeot-Farina Affair")
Curbside Classic: 1998 Peugeot 406 Coupé – The Final Embers Of The Peugeot-Farina Affair
Posted on January 17, 2020 | 34 CommentsLet’s be reasonable. That red hot exotic supercar you’ve lusted after all these years is never going to happen. Finding one would be next to impossible. Keeping it on the […] -
![As promised earlier, we have created an ad-free premium version of Curbside Classic…for a small price. Our new ad network is a bit more intrusive, but the income is significantly […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/banner-3.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Become a Curbside Member and Get a Premium Ad-Free Version")
Become a Curbside Member and Get a Premium Ad-Free Version
Posted on January 16, 2020 | 8 CommentsAs promised earlier, we have created an ad-free premium version of Curbside Classic…for a small price. Our new ad network is a bit more intrusive, but the income is significantly […] -
![(Mike Tippett, Peugeot 404 Coupe owner and Francoautophile, sent this to me. Pictures of the subject found A106 are by the author; copyright reserved. first posted 12/9/2013) Back in 1981/82, […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/Alpine-A-106-A.png?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: Alpine A 106 – How We Found One Of The Rarest French Cars Ever")
Curbside Classic: Alpine A 106 – How We Found One Of The Rarest French Cars Ever
Posted on January 16, 2020 | 62 Comments(Mike Tippett, Peugeot 404 Coupe owner and Francoautophile, sent this to me. Pictures of the subject found A106 are by the author; copyright reserved. first posted 12/9/2013) Back in 1981/82, […] -
![How did I miss this one posted at the Cohort by Tim Finn a while back? It must have been during my “retirement”. This is double awesome, as not only […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/48901654783_3ef7bd6994_k.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Cohort Pic(k) of the Day: The Nickel-Plated Toyota Van-up")
Cohort Pic(k) of the Day: The Nickel-Plated Toyota Van-up
Posted on January 16, 2020 | 13 CommentsHow did I miss this one posted at the Cohort by Tim Finn a while back? It must have been during my “retirement”. This is double awesome, as not only […] -
![Well rounded American sedans didn’t really exist en masse until the mid to late 2000s. That’s when Ford and General Motors released two good looking and competent mid-sizers capable of […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/Screenshot_2020-01-15-2009-Chevy-Malibu-LT.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CC For Sale: 2009 Chevy Malibu LT – Redemption For An Overlooked Sedan?")
CC For Sale: 2009 Chevy Malibu LT – Redemption For An Overlooked Sedan?
Posted on January 16, 2020 | 49 CommentsWell rounded American sedans didn’t really exist en masse until the mid to late 2000s. That’s when Ford and General Motors released two good looking and competent mid-sizers capable of […] -
![I know it’s a variation on confirmation bias, but I swear 86.392% of the Trailblazers in Eugene are all this color. Are there other cars that you invariably associate with […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/a-trailblazer.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "QOTD: Do You Associate Certain Cars With Certain Colors?")
QOTD: Do You Associate Certain Cars With Certain Colors?
Posted on January 16, 2020 | 104 CommentsI know it’s a variation on confirmation bias, but I swear 86.392% of the Trailblazers in Eugene are all this color. Are there other cars that you invariably associate with […] -
![You’ve got to have some sympathy for Toyota. They finally injected some passion into the Corolla, Camry, and Avalon at exactly the time when people are jumping ship to crossovers. […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/20180402_130827.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Newsstand: 2019 US Auto Sales Coverage, Part 8: Hybrids Surge At Toyota, Nearly Everything Else Tumbles; Toyota Motor North America Down 1.8%")
Curbside Newsstand: 2019 US Auto Sales Coverage, Part 8: Hybrids Surge At Toyota, Nearly Everything Else Tumbles; Toyota Motor North America Down 1.8%
Posted on January 16, 2020 | 15 CommentsYou’ve got to have some sympathy for Toyota. They finally injected some passion into the Corolla, Camry, and Avalon at exactly the time when people are jumping ship to crossovers. […] -
![One is not assured of accolades solely on account of noble birth. History is full characters who embody that cautionary statement, and here we have an automotive version. The Marquis […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/RF-2-1985-Mercury-Marquis.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1985 Mercury Marquis – Lesser Nobility")
Curbside Classic: 1985 Mercury Marquis – Lesser Nobility
Posted on January 16, 2020 | 40 CommentsOne is not assured of accolades solely on account of noble birth. History is full characters who embody that cautionary statement, and here we have an automotive version. The Marquis […]
