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![The other day I showed you pictures of a little Mazda pickup with a big Silver Streak trailer. It reminded me of this Corvette I shot with a big […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/CC-395-053.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Outtake: C3 Corvette with Big Trailer")
Curbside Outtake: C3 Corvette with Big Trailer
Posted on January 15, 2020 | 20 CommentsThe other day I showed you pictures of a little Mazda pickup with a big Silver Streak trailer. It reminded me of this Corvette I shot with a big […] -
![In some ways, the first generation Chevy TrailBlazer represented everything that was wrong with American automakers in the 2000s. It contained a bargain bin interior filled with extremely low quality […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/Screenshot_2020-01-14-2005-CHEVY-TRAILBLAZER-LT-4WD.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CC For Sale: 2005 Chevy TrailBlazer LT – Saved By The Powertrain?")
CC For Sale: 2005 Chevy TrailBlazer LT – Saved By The Powertrain?
Posted on January 15, 2020 | 34 CommentsIn some ways, the first generation Chevy TrailBlazer represented everything that was wrong with American automakers in the 2000s. It contained a bargain bin interior filled with extremely low quality […] -
![posted at the Cohort by Matt Z This Ranchero typifies why Ford almost went bankrupt in 1980: Henry Ford II was convinced that big cars were the only ones that […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/49363285128_51d6504871_k.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Cohort Pic(k) of the Day: 1978 (?) Ford Ranchero – Defying Death")
Cohort Pic(k) of the Day: 1978 (?) Ford Ranchero – Defying Death
Posted on January 15, 2020 | 40 Commentsposted at the Cohort by Matt Z This Ranchero typifies why Ford almost went bankrupt in 1980: Henry Ford II was convinced that big cars were the only ones that […] -
![Sedans aren’t helping many automakers right now. That’s certainly true for Honda. The Civic remained flat for the year and the Accord slipped by about 8%. At Acura, things were […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/20190425_151758.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Newsstand: 2019 US Auto Sales Coverage, Part 7: Honda Treads Water As Sedan Sales Evaporate; American Honda Up 0.2%")
Curbside Newsstand: 2019 US Auto Sales Coverage, Part 7: Honda Treads Water As Sedan Sales Evaporate; American Honda Up 0.2%
Posted on January 15, 2020 | 20 CommentsSedans aren’t helping many automakers right now. That’s certainly true for Honda. The Civic remained flat for the year and the Accord slipped by about 8%. At Acura, things were […] -
![Ah, the humble Ford Aspire. It’s been well documented that I can generally find something redeeming in most vehicles, but some do make the task a bit harder. The Aspire, […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/IMG_8012.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Junkyard Classic: 1995 Ford Aspire – Killed In Action By Conscientious, Professional Maintenance?")
Junkyard Classic: 1995 Ford Aspire – Killed In Action By Conscientious, Professional Maintenance?
Posted on January 15, 2020 | 39 CommentsAh, the humble Ford Aspire. It’s been well documented that I can generally find something redeeming in most vehicles, but some do make the task a bit harder. The Aspire, […] -
![(first posted in 2011) It’s long overdue to bust out a Ranchero, especially on a day after we’ve done farm tractors. Not that there’s really much correlation: I’d love to […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/03/CC-62-092-800.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1969 Ford Ranchero: The Anti-Paternity Mobile")
Curbside Classic: 1969 Ford Ranchero: The Anti-Paternity Mobile
Posted on January 14, 2020 | 59 Comments(first posted in 2011) It’s long overdue to bust out a Ranchero, especially on a day after we’ve done farm tractors. Not that there’s really much correlation: I’d love to […] -
![Driving behind a Rolls-Royce Silver Spirit over the weekend, my car-loving friend and I were commenting on its aesthetic merit. It’s a blocky design very much of its era and […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/jaguar-xj6-sovereign-3.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CC Outtake: 1987-94 Jaguar XJ6 Sovereign – An Appreciation")
CC Outtake: 1987-94 Jaguar XJ6 Sovereign – An Appreciation
Posted on January 14, 2020 | 21 CommentsDriving behind a Rolls-Royce Silver Spirit over the weekend, my car-loving friend and I were commenting on its aesthetic merit. It’s a blocky design very much of its era and […] -
![Before the Renegade there was the Jeep Wrangler Renegade. This visual oddity existed thanks to an option package that added a boatload of equipment to a standard Wrangler. Jeep offered […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/00101_euZhFHgM3F0_600x450.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CC For Sale: 1991 Jeep Wrangler Renegade – Here’s Your Chance To Own A Unique Looking Thirty Year Old Jeep With Only 17k Miles On It")
CC For Sale: 1991 Jeep Wrangler Renegade – Here’s Your Chance To Own A Unique Looking Thirty Year Old Jeep With Only 17k Miles On It
Posted on January 14, 2020 | 44 CommentsBefore the Renegade there was the Jeep Wrangler Renegade. This visual oddity existed thanks to an option package that added a boatload of equipment to a standard Wrangler. Jeep offered […] -
![Closing on 2019, here’s another batch of captured CCs and the like from Israel. This time it’s mostly (one) video originating from my trusty dash-cam, with an addition of one […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/cover.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CCs In Israel: December 2019: The Variety Continues")
CCs In Israel: December 2019: The Variety Continues
Posted on January 14, 2020 | 3 CommentsClosing on 2019, here’s another batch of captured CCs and the like from Israel. This time it’s mostly (one) video originating from my trusty dash-cam, with an addition of one […] -
![2019 wasn’t particularly terrible for General Motors. The company’s four brands posted a combined 2.3% decline as demand for GM’s sedans decreased significantly. Like Ford and Hyundai, it doesn’t seem […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/20190425_112745.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Newsstand: 2019 US Auto Sales Coverage, Part 6: General Motors Saved By Crossovers And Pickups; Sales Down 2.3%")
Curbside Newsstand: 2019 US Auto Sales Coverage, Part 6: General Motors Saved By Crossovers And Pickups; Sales Down 2.3%
Posted on January 14, 2020 | 22 Comments2019 wasn’t particularly terrible for General Motors. The company’s four brands posted a combined 2.3% decline as demand for GM’s sedans decreased significantly. Like Ford and Hyundai, it doesn’t seem […] -
![I live in an area of Chicago called Edgewater, which is the second-northernmost neighborhood bordering Lake Michigan within city limits. Evanston, the city just north of Chicago, is technically not […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/IMG_0081-1967-Pontiac-Tempest-GTO.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1967 Pontiac GTO – No Supplements Needed")
Curbside Classic: 1967 Pontiac GTO – No Supplements Needed
Posted on January 14, 2020 | 46 CommentsI live in an area of Chicago called Edgewater, which is the second-northernmost neighborhood bordering Lake Michigan within city limits. Evanston, the city just north of Chicago, is technically not […] -
![After nine years, the site was pretty badly in need of a makeover. That includes a new logo that better represents what we’ve become, as well as a number of […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/Curbside-logo-full-width.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Welcome to CURBSIDE – A New Logo, Menu, and More To Come")
Welcome to CURBSIDE – A New Logo, Menu, and More To Come
Posted on January 13, 2020 | 34 CommentsAfter nine years, the site was pretty badly in need of a makeover. That includes a new logo that better represents what we’ve become, as well as a number of […] -
![(first posted 7/11/2011) Pity the poor Barracuda. It beat the Mustang to market in 1964 by 16 days, but was utterly trounced by that seminal (and genre name-giving) pony car. […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/07/CC-127-006-800.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic/Auto-Biography: 1965 Plymouth Barracuda – Better Than A Mustang In Horse Country")
Curbside Classic/Auto-Biography: 1965 Plymouth Barracuda – Better Than A Mustang In Horse Country
Posted on January 13, 2020 | 70 Comments(first posted 7/11/2011) Pity the poor Barracuda. It beat the Mustang to market in 1964 by 16 days, but was utterly trounced by that seminal (and genre name-giving) pony car. […] -
![The recent hook-up of FCA and PSA has a lot of folks worried that some of the old names we hold dear are going to get the chop in due […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/IMG_20200102_155748-copy.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CC Capsule: 1983 “Lancia” A112 Elite – Fiat Kills Two Marques With One Clone")
CC Capsule: 1983 “Lancia” A112 Elite – Fiat Kills Two Marques With One Clone
Posted on January 13, 2020 | 21 CommentsThe recent hook-up of FCA and PSA has a lot of folks worried that some of the old names we hold dear are going to get the chop in due […] -
![Posted by Nifty 43 (Nifticus) My parents married in October 1968. Sometime during the late afternoon of that particular Saturday a connecting rod in the engine of my mother’s 1962 […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/49103044576_c8537afa75_c.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Cohort Alternate History: 1969 Dodge Charger – Setting The Bar For Fifty-One Years")
Cohort Alternate History: 1969 Dodge Charger – Setting The Bar For Fifty-One Years
Posted on January 13, 2020 | 34 CommentsPosted by Nifty 43 (Nifticus) My parents married in October 1968. Sometime during the late afternoon of that particular Saturday a connecting rod in the engine of my mother’s 1962 […]
