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![For 1970, GM senior management finally rescinded the corporate policy that limited intermediate-size cars to engines no bigger than 400 cubic inches. Buick, Oldsmobile, and Pontiac wasted no time […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/06/1970-Pontiac-GTO-455-RA-Pepper-Green-Mecum-Auctions-S214-front-3q-left.webp?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Vintage Car Life Road Test: 1970 Pontiac GTO 455 And 400 Ram Air – There IS A Substitute For Cubic Inches")
Vintage Car Life Road Test: 1970 Pontiac GTO 455 And 400 Ram Air – There IS A Substitute For Cubic Inches
Posted on June 30, 2025 | 16 CommentsFor 1970, GM senior management finally rescinded the corporate policy that limited intermediate-size cars to engines no bigger than 400 cubic inches. Buick, Oldsmobile, and Pontiac wasted no time […] -
![(first posted 4/7/2013) We’ve just seen a diesel powered Corolla so how about a more conventional diesel powered Toyota? While still rare, this diesel-powered third-generation pickup is probably a less […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/04/1982-Toyota-pickup-diesel.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1982 Toyota Diesel Pickup")
Curbside Classic: 1982 Toyota Diesel Pickup
Posted on June 29, 2025 | 49 Comments(first posted 4/7/2013) We’ve just seen a diesel powered Corolla so how about a more conventional diesel powered Toyota? While still rare, this diesel-powered third-generation pickup is probably a less […] -
![This was the first real Mercedes sports car of the 1960s. Without doubt, M-B had designed some fine postwar cars, and the Fintail was quite modern (well, except for the…fins). […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/5-30-2012-002-e1346612263324.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1963 Mercedes-Benz 230SL – Big Shoes To Fill")
Curbside Classic: 1963 Mercedes-Benz 230SL – Big Shoes To Fill
Posted on June 29, 2025 | 6 CommentsThis was the first real Mercedes sports car of the 1960s. Without doubt, M-B had designed some fine postwar cars, and the Fintail was quite modern (well, except for the…fins). […] -
![Text by Patrick Bell. Our gallery today is a small collection of transit photos from a known source. These are part of a much larger collection (1,656 images) that is […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/06/38459709540_d9890e0116_k.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Vintage Photos: 1961 Chryslers, Plymouths And Dodges, Loading Up For Delivery By Train")
Vintage Photos: 1961 Chryslers, Plymouths And Dodges, Loading Up For Delivery By Train
Posted on June 29, 2025 | 17 CommentsText by Patrick Bell. Our gallery today is a small collection of transit photos from a known source. These are part of a much larger collection (1,656 images) that is […] -
![It’s not that easy to take a clear side view picture of an entire ‘ecocombi’, a combination vehicle with a maximum overall length of 25.25 m (82’10”). Someone or something […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/06/IMG_4038.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CC Global: Van den Broek’s B-Double – B2B Logistics")
CC Global: Van den Broek’s B-Double – B2B Logistics
Posted on June 29, 2025 | 10 CommentsIt’s not that easy to take a clear side view picture of an entire ‘ecocombi’, a combination vehicle with a maximum overall length of 25.25 m (82’10”). Someone or something […] -
![One of the biggest factors in how well cars sell in a given market is how many dealer franchises the automaker has at a given time. Here’s a breakdown […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/06/Nowlings-Oldsmobile-Downey-Calif-1967.webp?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "How Many Dealers Did U.S. Automakers Have In The Late 1960s?")
How Many Dealers Did U.S. Automakers Have In The Late 1960s?
Posted on June 29, 2025 | 31 CommentsOne of the biggest factors in how well cars sell in a given market is how many dealer franchises the automaker has at a given time. Here’s a breakdown […] -
![When I was a teen, almost everyone I knew caught a case of “Fox Body Fever,” or FBF. While my first Fox car was a ‘79 Capri, I blame my […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/06/Captura-de-pantalla-2025-06-27-00.30.54.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "My 1979 Mercury Capri: Lessons from The Red-Fox-Crap-Box")
My 1979 Mercury Capri: Lessons from The Red-Fox-Crap-Box
Posted on June 29, 2025 | 33 CommentsWhen I was a teen, almost everyone I knew caught a case of “Fox Body Fever,” or FBF. While my first Fox car was a ‘79 Capri, I blame my […] -
![(first posted 12/8/2013) While not nearly as popular as a few years back, there is still a steady stream of 15+ year-old Japanese market vehicles that make their way into […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/Toyota-Crown.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Find: Toyota Crown – Japanese Import Royalty")
Curbside Find: Toyota Crown – Japanese Import Royalty
Posted on June 28, 2025 | 73 Comments(first posted 12/8/2013) While not nearly as popular as a few years back, there is still a steady stream of 15+ year-old Japanese market vehicles that make their way into […] -
![If you’ve been around CC for a while, you know I have a thing for old pickup campers and motorhomes. Especially so this time of year, as thoughts of boondocking […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/CC-228-058-1200.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic 1964 Chevrolet C30 Chinook Class C Motorhome – Let’s Hit The Road")
Curbside Classic 1964 Chevrolet C30 Chinook Class C Motorhome – Let’s Hit The Road
Posted on June 28, 2025 | 6 CommentsIf you’ve been around CC for a while, you know I have a thing for old pickup campers and motorhomes. Especially so this time of year, as thoughts of boondocking […] -
Vintage Postcards: Chevrolet Dealers In The 1960s
Posted on June 28, 2025 | 21 CommentsBattjes Chevrolet, Elkhart, IN. -
![Sometimes, all it takes is a specific kind of car in the “right” type of condition to bring about full flashback. A beater condition seventies Volvo? With mange-like paint condition, […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/06/IMG_20240608_154129353.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Riding A 1970s Volvo Beater – Or What’s The Worst Car Interior You Ever Sat In?")
Riding A 1970s Volvo Beater – Or What’s The Worst Car Interior You Ever Sat In?
Posted on June 28, 2025 | 13 CommentsSometimes, all it takes is a specific kind of car in the “right” type of condition to bring about full flashback. A beater condition seventies Volvo? With mange-like paint condition, […] -
![Text submitted by Victor Van Tress. In August 1970, I bought, for $1,150, a five-year-old MGB. It was a 1965 Olde English white Tourer with matching factory hardtop, red leather […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/06/WJA_4888_Crop1.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "My 1965 MGB: One Owner Since 1970 – Or 55 Years Of B’in Good")
My 1965 MGB: One Owner Since 1970 – Or 55 Years Of B’in Good
Posted on June 28, 2025 | 23 CommentsText submitted by Victor Van Tress. In August 1970, I bought, for $1,150, a five-year-old MGB. It was a 1965 Olde English white Tourer with matching factory hardtop, red leather […] -
![Recently, I said some not-nice things about the full-size Cadillacs of the ’70s, which I’ve never liked, and which I’ve previously likened to a fire sale on Cadillac prestige. […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/06/1974-Cadillac-Fleetwood-Brougham-dElegance-Cotillion-White-Mecum-Auctions-J196-front-3q-left.webp?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "1974 Cadillac Fleetwood Brougham D’Elegance And Talisman – Go Brougham Or Go Home")
1974 Cadillac Fleetwood Brougham D’Elegance And Talisman – Go Brougham Or Go Home
Posted on June 28, 2025 | 38 CommentsRecently, I said some not-nice things about the full-size Cadillacs of the ’70s, which I’ve never liked, and which I’ve previously likened to a fire sale on Cadillac prestige. […] -
![(first posted 4/27/2019) This mid-1970s Nissan Caravan has been roaming our suburban Tokyo neighborhood for several years. The owner had parked it in different locations but appears to […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/IMGP2862-1-e1555606105371.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Outtake: 1973 – 80 Nissan Caravan (E20) – The Box the Toaster Came In")
Curbside Outtake: 1973 – 80 Nissan Caravan (E20) – The Box the Toaster Came In
Posted on June 27, 2025 | 13 Comments(first posted 4/27/2019) This mid-1970s Nissan Caravan has been roaming our suburban Tokyo neighborhood for several years. The owner had parked it in different locations but appears to […] -
![Anyone who is familiar with the game of darts knows that the object of the game is to hit the bullseye. As far as compact cars are concerned, for many […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/thumb_IMG_0396_1024.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Find: 2015 Dodge Dart – Missing The Bullseye")
Curbside Find: 2015 Dodge Dart – Missing The Bullseye
Posted on June 27, 2025 | 15 CommentsAnyone who is familiar with the game of darts knows that the object of the game is to hit the bullseye. As far as compact cars are concerned, for many […]
