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![It was late 1997, and after nearly a year and a half of struggling to make it in Seattle, I was throwing in the towel. The job market was great […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/11/n_1976-Mercury-Marquis-Cougar-Montego-10-e1762282298997.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1 "My 1976 Mercury Cougar XR-7: Prodigious Pussycat Becomes A Surprisingly Classy ’90s Daily Driver (Part I)")
My 1976 Mercury Cougar XR-7: Prodigious Pussycat Becomes A Surprisingly Classy ’90s Daily Driver (Part I)
Posted on November 5, 2025 | 15 CommentsIt was late 1997, and after nearly a year and a half of struggling to make it in Seattle, I was throwing in the towel. The job market was great […] -
![You could say a lot about the 1959 Pontiac, especially the top-of-the-line Bonneville, but its most lasting legacy was introducing the trademark Pontiac split grille. Although Pontiac nearly abandoned the […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/11/1959-and-1960-Pontiac-Bonneville-2HTs-Sienna-Coral-and-Shelltone-Ivory-Mecum-S8-and-S154-composite.webp?resize=115%2C115&quality=70&ssl=1 "How The 1959 Pontiac’s Split Grille Defined The Brand For The Next 50 Years")
How The 1959 Pontiac’s Split Grille Defined The Brand For The Next 50 Years
Posted on November 5, 2025 | 28 CommentsYou could say a lot about the 1959 Pontiac, especially the top-of-the-line Bonneville, but its most lasting legacy was introducing the trademark Pontiac split grille. Although Pontiac nearly abandoned the […] -
![(Updated 11/4/2025) There are quite a few G-Wagens around Japan. Why should it be any different here? Those things are everywhere, be they in full Russian mafia-style black […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/IMG_20191017_113211_cropped.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1 "1999 Daihatsu Midget II: This Tiny Japanese Van Wants To Be A Benz G-Wagen When It Grows Up")
1999 Daihatsu Midget II: This Tiny Japanese Van Wants To Be A Benz G-Wagen When It Grows Up
Posted on November 4, 2025 | 8 Comments(Updated 11/4/2025) There are quite a few G-Wagens around Japan. Why should it be any different here? Those things are everywhere, be they in full Russian mafia-style black […] -
![(Updated 11/4/2025) The fourth (FWD) generation, downsized Cadillac Eldorado has received a lot of attention here at Curbside Classic, mainly because we love to hate it so much. […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/20190717_195304.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1 "1990 Cadillac Eldorado: Come Around Sundown")
1990 Cadillac Eldorado: Come Around Sundown
Posted on November 4, 2025 | 48 Comments(Updated 11/4/2025) The fourth (FWD) generation, downsized Cadillac Eldorado has received a lot of attention here at Curbside Classic, mainly because we love to hate it so much. […] -
Before They Faded Away: Vintage Photos Of Studebaker Dealers In The 1940s-1950s
Posted on November 4, 2025 | 14 CommentsCoggins Motor Co., Studebaker, Charlottesville, VA. -
![This month will be dedicated to the ‘50s. A decade of tremendous change and progress, of course, especially in Japan. In fact, one might say that, while the first foundations […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/11/IMG_20240908_104846_edited.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1 "Museum Classic: 1956 Datsun 113 Sedan – A Giant Awakes")
Museum Classic: 1956 Datsun 113 Sedan – A Giant Awakes
Posted on November 4, 2025 | 12 CommentsThis month will be dedicated to the ‘50s. A decade of tremendous change and progress, of course, especially in Japan. In fact, one might say that, while the first foundations […] -
![Anna Thompson Dodge was the widow of Horace, the younger of the famously roisterous (and rich) Dodge Brothers. When Horace passed away in 1920, less than a year after his […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/10/PXL_20251025_165217446-scaled.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1 "1938 Packard Twelve Town Car By Rollston: A Packard Fit For The Dodge Family")
1938 Packard Twelve Town Car By Rollston: A Packard Fit For The Dodge Family
Posted on November 4, 2025 | 21 CommentsAnna Thompson Dodge was the widow of Horace, the younger of the famously roisterous (and rich) Dodge Brothers. When Horace passed away in 1920, less than a year after his […] -
![It was the day of the annual Chicago Marathon when I happened upon our featured convertible. I had completely forgotten that the race was happening that day, but the hoards […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/10/017-1998-Ford-Mustang-convertible-for-CC.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1 "Curbside Musings: 1998 Ford Mustang Convertible – Still Going The Distance")
Curbside Musings: 1998 Ford Mustang Convertible – Still Going The Distance
Posted on November 4, 2025 | 40 CommentsIt was the day of the annual Chicago Marathon when I happened upon our featured convertible. I had completely forgotten that the race was happening that day, but the hoards […] -
![(Updated 11/3/2025) There’s nothing more frustrating than seeing something special approaching from more than a block away and realizing there is no way to get any closer […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/IMG_6781-2.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1 "In Motion Classic: 1959–1966 Alfa Romeo Giulietta/Giulia Sprint Speciale – They Drive On The Wrong Side In Japan As Well")
In Motion Classic: 1959–1966 Alfa Romeo Giulietta/Giulia Sprint Speciale – They Drive On The Wrong Side In Japan As Well
Posted on November 3, 2025 | 15 Comments(Updated 11/3/2025) There’s nothing more frustrating than seeing something special approaching from more than a block away and realizing there is no way to get any closer […] -
![(Updated 11/3/2025) Welcome to part two (see part one here) – let’s skip the preliminaries and get right to the meat of the subject, starting with the ‘70s. […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/1975-Citroen-DS-last-car.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1 "Last Of Their Kind: Last Cars Off The Line, Part 2: 1970-present")
Last Of Their Kind: Last Cars Off The Line, Part 2: 1970-present
Posted on November 3, 2025 | 51 Comments(Updated 11/3/2025) Welcome to part two (see part one here) – let’s skip the preliminaries and get right to the meat of the subject, starting with the ‘70s. […] -
![It’s old Datsun time today, with this find uploaded at the CC Cohort by car_spots_aus. And it’s one of those you don’t see anymore, a 1974-1977 Datsun 180B wagon, or […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/11/1974-1977-Datsun-180B-station-wagon-orange-car_spots_aus-front-3q-left.webp?resize=115%2C115&quality=70&ssl=1 "1974–1977 Datsun 180B (610/Bluebird) Wagon: A Faded Orange 1970s Time Capsule Still Going")
1974–1977 Datsun 180B (610/Bluebird) Wagon: A Faded Orange 1970s Time Capsule Still Going
Posted on November 3, 2025 | 10 CommentsIt’s old Datsun time today, with this find uploaded at the CC Cohort by car_spots_aus. And it’s one of those you don’t see anymore, a 1974-1977 Datsun 180B wagon, or […] -
Wordless Outtake: A Renault High Five!
Posted on November 3, 2025 | 20 Comments -
![So stated the auto editors at Consumer Reports, the Great Arbiter of automotive quality since the 1930s. In their view, Chrysler’s higher-priced models (DeSoto, Chrysler, Imperial) offered very little more […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/11/1959-Dodge-Custom-Royal-Lancer-2HT-blue-FBMarketplace-front-3q-left.webp?resize=115%2C115&quality=70&ssl=1 "1959 Dodge Custom Royal 2-Door Hardtop: “Among All Chrysler Corporation Cars, This Is A Good Middle-Of-The-Road Choice.”")
1959 Dodge Custom Royal 2-Door Hardtop: “Among All Chrysler Corporation Cars, This Is A Good Middle-Of-The-Road Choice.”
Posted on November 3, 2025 | 21 CommentsSo stated the auto editors at Consumer Reports, the Great Arbiter of automotive quality since the 1930s. In their view, Chrysler’s higher-priced models (DeSoto, Chrysler, Imperial) offered very little more […] -
![In fall 1961, only two years after the introduction of the radical air-cooled, rear-engine Corvair, Chevrolet rolled out a second compact model, the conventionally engineered water-cooled, front-engine Chevy II. How […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/10/1962-Chevrolet-Chevy-II-100-and-Corvair-Monza-Spyder-convertible.webp?resize=115%2C115&quality=70&ssl=1 "1962 Chevy II vs. Corvair: Why Chevrolet Thought These Similarly Priced Compacts Could Coexist")
1962 Chevy II vs. Corvair: Why Chevrolet Thought These Similarly Priced Compacts Could Coexist
Posted on November 3, 2025 | 49 CommentsIn fall 1961, only two years after the introduction of the radical air-cooled, rear-engine Corvair, Chevrolet rolled out a second compact model, the conventionally engineered water-cooled, front-engine Chevy II. How […] -
![(Updated 11/2/2025) After finishing the repair work on my ’95 F150 yesterday, I drove up into town (pop. 1400) to fill up the gas tanks. As I crested the final […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/2013_68deville_fleft.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1 "1968 Cadillac de Ville Convertible: Casting A Long Shadow")
1968 Cadillac de Ville Convertible: Casting A Long Shadow
Posted on November 2, 2025 | 44 Comments(Updated 11/2/2025) After finishing the repair work on my ’95 F150 yesterday, I drove up into town (pop. 1400) to fill up the gas tanks. As I crested the final […]
