Curbside Classic Archives
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Cars Of A Lifetime & Auto-Biography 
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RVs, Motorhomes, Trailers, Campers Privacy
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1963 Rolls-Royce Silver Cloud III LWB Saloon by James Young – Whatever Floats Your Canoe
Posted on October 23, 2026 | 14 CommentsAfter the hat on a hat, putting a cherry on top and the cat on a hot tin roof, the new idiotic idiom for 2026 will be: strapping a canoe […] -
Neon Signs & Glass Facades: Googie And Modernist Restaurants In Vintage Postcards – 1950s-1960s
Posted on October 23, 2026 | 14 CommentsToday’s time-traveling wheels take us back to the mid-century era, when Googie and Modernist influences had transformed roadside restaurants and diners into architectural attractions. It’s a destination we revisit every […] -
1970 Cadillac Calais Coupe: The Least Expensive (But Rarely Chosen) Way To Become A New Cadillac Owner
Posted on October 23, 2026 | 29 CommentsClassic Era locomotives notwithstanding, Cadillac’s peak probably landed somewhere in the 1955-1970 range, when their cars were so good that enthusiast publications almost had to apologize for the fact that […] -
Rental Review: 2026 Toyota RAV4 LE AWD – America’s Second-Best Seller Is Not Thrilling, But Nice
Posted on October 23, 2026 | 29 CommentsWhen the RAV4 kicked off the modern crossover era in the U.S. with the 1996 RAV4, it’s likely nobody predicted that crossovers would make up the majority of vehicles sold […] -
The Compadre BTV History – The Anti-Cadillac For Developing Nations
Posted on October 22, 2026 | 44 Comments(Updated 10/22/2026) Fellow readers, what you see above this text, while admittedly not beautiful, is a piece of history. More unique than a Ferrari 250 GTO, though not nearly as […] -
Classic CARmentary: 1999 BMW 328i Sedan — When a Four-Door Sedan Drove Like a Sports Car
Posted on October 22, 2026 | 19 Comments(Updated 10/22/2026) There’s no shortage of debate among BMW enthusiasts over which generation of the 3 Series deserves the title of the last great one. […] -
2024 DAF XFC 530 FAD 8×4 Dump Truck – A Modern Traditionalist
Posted on October 22, 2026 | 7 CommentsTwin-steer, a dual drive tandem with planetary drive axles, leaf springs all around, a powerful turbodiesel, and all that completed with a fully up-to-date day cab. This DAF in factory-demo-red […] -
The Cars We Loved, and the People Who Drove Them: Vintage Photos 1960s–’70s
Posted on October 22, 2026 | 19 CommentsText by Patrick Bell. We can do some people watching today, along with our usual car spotting. It is always fun to connect the cars to the people that own […] -
1972 Volvo 1800ES: The Best-Ever Example Of How To Effectively Restyle A Car On The Cheap
Posted on October 22, 2026 | 13 CommentsA decade is a long run for any production car, but given the changes in automotive design between 1960 and 1970, it’s amazing that the Volvo 1800, in its various […] -
1964 Studebaker GT Hawk: One Of Only 70 Final-Year Hawks With The R2 Supercharged Engine
Posted on October 22, 2026 | 30 CommentsThe Studebaker Hawk got a new lease on life with Brooks Stevens’ dramatic 1962 restyling, but by the 1964 model year, that lease was running out: The Hawk would be […] -
Curbside Classic: 1990 Ford Thunderbird Super Coupe and The MN-12 Platform – More Than You Might Think
Posted on October 21, 2026 | 103 Comments(Updated 10/21/2026) During the life of the Ford Thunderbird, it dived in many varied directions and often with staggeringly different results. Through it all, it did manage to present itself […] -
Curbside Find: 1961 Envoy Sherwood – A Vauxhall For Canada
Posted on October 21, 2026 | 53 Comments(Updated 10/21/2026) I’ve said it before, but the Curbside Cohort is the gift that just keeps giving. Following on from the 1960 Vauxhall Victor we saw […] -
1962 Ogle SX1000 – Take A Good, Long Stare
Posted on October 21, 2026 | 20 CommentsIt’s always an honour to be the first to post about a marque on this website. CC has been around for 15 years now, so there aren’t many we haven’t […] -
When 1950s Chevrolets Were Brand New – Vintage Dealer Photos
Posted on October 21, 2026 | 25 CommentsOver the past couple of years, I’ve shared quite a few vintage photos of car dealerships from the 1950s. Always a chance to time-travel and wonder what could’ve been, isn’t […] -
My 1999 Ralliart Mitsubishi Galant VR-4 Type-S – How I Became a Japanese Turbo Nutter
Posted on October 21, 2026 | 3 CommentsWith the Millennium Bug threatening and my Fiat Coupe approaching an expensive cambelt service it seemed, however much I loved it, that it might be a good idea to move […]
![1963 Rolls-Royce Silver Cloud III LWB Saloon by James Young – Whatever Floats Your Canoe After the hat on a hat, putting a cherry on top and the cat on a hot tin roof, the new idiotic idiom for 2026 will be: strapping a canoe […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2026/10/IMG20260118083555_edited-115x115.jpg)
![Neon Signs & Glass Facades: Googie And Modernist Restaurants In Vintage Postcards – 1950s-1960s Today’s time-traveling wheels take us back to the mid-century era, when Googie and Modernist influences had transformed roadside restaurants and diners into architectural attractions. It’s a destination we revisit every […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2026/10/Captura-de-pantalla-2026-10-21-17.00.09-115x115.png)
![1970 Cadillac Calais Coupe: The Least Expensive (But Rarely Chosen) Way To Become A New Cadillac Owner Classic Era locomotives notwithstanding, Cadillac’s peak probably landed somewhere in the 1955-1970 range, when their cars were so good that enthusiast publications almost had to apologize for the fact that […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2026/10/70-Cadillac-1-e1792405257521-115x115.webp)
![Rental Review: 2026 Toyota RAV4 LE AWD – America’s Second-Best Seller Is Not Thrilling, But Nice When the RAV4 kicked off the modern crossover era in the U.S. with the 1996 RAV4, it’s likely nobody predicted that crossovers would make up the majority of vehicles sold […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2026/10/2026-Toyota-RAV4-2-scaled-e1792455559744-115x115.jpg)
![The Compadre BTV History – The Anti-Cadillac For Developing Nations (Updated 10/22/2026) Fellow readers, what you see above this text, while admittedly not beautiful, is a piece of history. More unique than a Ferrari 250 GTO, though not nearly as […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/004.jpg)
![Classic CARmentary: 1999 BMW 328i Sedan — When a Four-Door Sedan Drove Like a Sports Car (Updated 10/22/2026) There’s no shortage of debate among BMW enthusiasts over which generation of the 3 Series deserves the title of the last great one. […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/1999-BMW-328i.jpg)
![2024 DAF XFC 530 FAD 8×4 Dump Truck – A Modern Traditionalist Twin-steer, a dual drive tandem with planetary drive axles, leaf springs all around, a powerful turbodiesel, and all that completed with a fully up-to-date day cab. This DAF in factory-demo-red […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2026/10/IMG_5863-115x115.jpg)
![The Cars We Loved, and the People Who Drove Them: Vintage Photos 1960s–’70s Text by Patrick Bell. We can do some people watching today, along with our usual car spotting. It is always fun to connect the cars to the people that own […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2026/10/Captura-de-pantalla-2026-10-16-14.33.49-115x115.png)
![1972 Volvo 1800ES: The Best-Ever Example Of How To Effectively Restyle A Car On The Cheap A decade is a long run for any production car, but given the changes in automotive design between 1960 and 1970, it’s amazing that the Volvo 1800, in its various […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2026/10/72-Volvo-1-115x115.jpg)
![1964 Studebaker GT Hawk: One Of Only 70 Final-Year Hawks With The R2 Supercharged Engine The Studebaker Hawk got a new lease on life with Brooks Stevens’ dramatic 1962 restyling, but by the 1964 model year, that lease was running out: The Hawk would be […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2026/10/1964-Studebaker-GT-Hawk-Horizon-Green-Bring-a-Trailer-10-front-3q-right-lights-115x115.webp)
![Curbside Classic: 1990 Ford Thunderbird Super Coupe and The MN-12 Platform – More Than You Might Think (Updated 10/21/2026) During the life of the Ford Thunderbird, it dived in many varied directions and often with staggeringly different results. Through it all, it did manage to present itself […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/a-mn.jpg)
![Curbside Find: 1961 Envoy Sherwood – A Vauxhall For Canada (Updated 10/21/2026) I’ve said it before, but the Curbside Cohort is the gift that just keeps giving. Following on from the 1960 Vauxhall Victor we saw […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/50368378638_27ec1733b4_o.jpg)
![1962 Ogle SX1000 – Take A Good, Long Stare It’s always an honour to be the first to post about a marque on this website. CC has been around for 15 years now, so there aren’t many we haven’t […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2026/10/IMG20260329085751_edited-115x115.jpg)
![When 1950s Chevrolets Were Brand New – Vintage Dealer Photos Over the past couple of years, I’ve shared quite a few vintage photos of car dealerships from the 1950s. Always a chance to time-travel and wonder what could’ve been, isn’t […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2026/10/Captura-de-pantalla-2026-10-20-14.17.16-115x115.png)
![My 1999 Ralliart Mitsubishi Galant VR-4 Type-S – How I Became a Japanese Turbo Nutter With the Millennium Bug threatening and my Fiat Coupe approaching an expensive cambelt service it seemed, however much I loved it, that it might be a good idea to move […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/VR4-72AA-115x115.jpg)


