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![(first posted 1/3/2015) As the Gambler sang: “You got to know when to hold ‘em, know when to fold ‘em, know when to walk away, know when to […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/12/Img_2168.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=89&ssl=1 "COAL: 1962 Triumph TR4 – Know When To Hold ‘Em…")
COAL: 1962 Triumph TR4 – Know When To Hold ‘Em…
Posted on February 6, 2025 | 46 Comments(first posted 1/3/2015) As the Gambler sang: “You got to know when to hold ‘em, know when to fold ‘em, know when to walk away, know when to […] -
![(first posted 2/8/2019) During the 1980s, GM had its greatest loss of market share ever, setting the stage for its ultimate demise. It was a remarkable performance, […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/CC-381-035.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=89&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1988-1991 Buick Reatta – GM’s Deadly Sin #30 – The Death of Sex and Soul")
Curbside Classic: 1988-1991 Buick Reatta – GM’s Deadly Sin #30 – The Death of Sex and Soul
Posted on February 6, 2025 | 106 Comments(first posted 2/8/2019) During the 1980s, GM had its greatest loss of market share ever, setting the stage for its ultimate demise. It was a remarkable performance, […] -
![Sometimes, individual cars tell a story by representing profound corporate triumph or failure. Other times, cars seem to speak to the conditions they lived their life in. Occasionally, they can […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/pontiac7.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=89&ssl=1 "Junkyard Classic: 1978 Pontiac Phoenix — Grady’s Fall From Grace")
Junkyard Classic: 1978 Pontiac Phoenix — Grady’s Fall From Grace
Posted on February 6, 2025 | 23 CommentsSometimes, individual cars tell a story by representing profound corporate triumph or failure. Other times, cars seem to speak to the conditions they lived their life in. Occasionally, they can […] -
Vintage Dealer Photos: Studebaker In The 1940s-1950s
Posted on February 6, 2025 | 27 CommentsStewart Jones Motors, St. Petersburg, FL. -
![Starting in 1948, American cars entered a new developmental phase marked by the sprouting of curious and rather excessive body extensions at their rear ends, often adorned by fins, […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/a-bonn-59.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=89&ssl=1 "Which Car Had The Longest Rear Overhang? The Top 10 In Absolute Length And Percentage Of Body Length")
Which Car Had The Longest Rear Overhang? The Top 10 In Absolute Length And Percentage Of Body Length
Posted on February 6, 2025 | 49 CommentsStarting in 1948, American cars entered a new developmental phase marked by the sprouting of curious and rather excessive body extensions at their rear ends, often adorned by fins, […] -
![A year after its European debut, Volkswagen’s chunky new Corrado coupe came to the U.S., powered by a 1.8-liter four with VW’s unusual G-Lader supercharger. Car and Driver tested the […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/Car-and-Driver-1989-11-p125-top.webp?resize=115%2C115&quality=80&ssl=1 "Vintage C/D Road Test: 1990 Volkswagen Corrado G60: “Machinelike In A Somewhat Agricultural Way”")
Vintage C/D Road Test: 1990 Volkswagen Corrado G60: “Machinelike In A Somewhat Agricultural Way”
Posted on February 6, 2025 | 24 CommentsA year after its European debut, Volkswagen’s chunky new Corrado coupe came to the U.S., powered by a 1.8-liter four with VW’s unusual G-Lader supercharger. Car and Driver tested the […] -
![(first posted 5/2/2014) We all like to talk about the great brougham epoch, and we have an idea of when and how it began, but establishing its peak–and more importantly, […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/100_3365.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=89&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1979 Lincoln Continental Mark V Collector’s Series – The Mayor of Brougham City?")
Curbside Classic: 1979 Lincoln Continental Mark V Collector’s Series – The Mayor of Brougham City?
Posted on February 5, 2025 | 114 Comments(first posted 5/2/2014) We all like to talk about the great brougham epoch, and we have an idea of when and how it began, but establishing its peak–and more importantly, […] -
![(first posted 4/28/2014) The short-lived GMC Syclone pickup and Typhoon SUV, which burst onto the automotive scene in 1991 only to disappear after 1993, turned the usual modus operandi of […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/1-Front-quarter-e1398392585193.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=89&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: GMC Syclone – GM Blazes a Trail and Abandons It")
Curbside Classic: GMC Syclone – GM Blazes a Trail and Abandons It
Posted on February 5, 2025 | 105 Comments(first posted 4/28/2014) The short-lived GMC Syclone pickup and Typhoon SUV, which burst onto the automotive scene in 1991 only to disappear after 1993, turned the usual modus operandi of […] -
![(first posted 2/6/2019) These days, it’s rather hard to imagine a time when Chrysler’s future looked bright and optimistic. It’s even more difficult to imagine a time when […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/IMG_3825_1024.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=89&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1999 Chrysler Cirrus LXi – Remember When Chrysler Showed Hope?")
Curbside Classic: 1999 Chrysler Cirrus LXi – Remember When Chrysler Showed Hope?
Posted on February 5, 2025 | 52 Comments(first posted 2/6/2019) These days, it’s rather hard to imagine a time when Chrysler’s future looked bright and optimistic. It’s even more difficult to imagine a time when […] -
![Text by Patrick Bell. Today we are going to add another chapter to our series on Black Americans and their cars, with some new photos added to the topic plus […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/tumblr_o9m24eCLke1td81kyo1_1280.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=89&ssl=1 "Vintage Snapshots: Black Americans And Their Cars – 1950s-1970s")
Vintage Snapshots: Black Americans And Their Cars – 1950s-1970s
Posted on February 5, 2025 | 17 CommentsText by Patrick Bell. Today we are going to add another chapter to our series on Black Americans and their cars, with some new photos added to the topic plus […] -
![While preparing this selection, I’ve had to face the question: just what is a luxury car? In some countries, any full-size American or Canadian car is a de facto luxury […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/59Imperial6.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=89&ssl=1 "CC In Scale: Luxury Cars – American Style Luxury")
CC In Scale: Luxury Cars – American Style Luxury
Posted on February 5, 2025 | 31 CommentsWhile preparing this selection, I’ve had to face the question: just what is a luxury car? In some countries, any full-size American or Canadian car is a de facto luxury […] -
![What do you do when you have just launched a brand-new smaller model, but you are still in the process of ramping up production and need to keep your hungry […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/IMG_20241208_101319_edited.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=89&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1976 BMW 1502 – Poverty Speck")
Curbside Classic: 1976 BMW 1502 – Poverty Speck
Posted on February 5, 2025 | 19 CommentsWhat do you do when you have just launched a brand-new smaller model, but you are still in the process of ramping up production and need to keep your hungry […] -
From Dream to Driveway: Owning a 1955 Packard Patrician
Posted on February 5, 2025 | 37 CommentsWhat 30 something dreams of owning a 61 year old luxury sedan from a marque that most people have no idea even existed? This one. -
![(first posted 4/29/2014) There are people who don’t feel any particular allegiance to their given nationality, but rather, claim a more global identity. Likewise, while many cars undeniably reflect their […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/hondaciviccrxinsides1.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=89&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1991 Honda Civic Hatchback – Citizen Of The World")
Curbside Classic: 1991 Honda Civic Hatchback – Citizen Of The World
Posted on February 4, 2025 | 70 Comments(first posted 4/29/2014) There are people who don’t feel any particular allegiance to their given nationality, but rather, claim a more global identity. Likewise, while many cars undeniably reflect their […] -
![(first posted 2/4/2019) Winter has returned to Chicago with full fury, with this past Thursday, January 31st, 2019 bringing some of the coldest temperatures ever recorded in […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/1972-Oldsmobile-Toronado-2-CC.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=89&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1972 Oldsmobile Toronado – A Brougham For Winter")
Curbside Classic: 1972 Oldsmobile Toronado – A Brougham For Winter
Posted on February 4, 2025 | 54 Comments(first posted 2/4/2019) Winter has returned to Chicago with full fury, with this past Thursday, January 31st, 2019 bringing some of the coldest temperatures ever recorded in […]
