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![I never meant for this Tercel to live long. It was purchased as a donor car for the Innocenti but somehow eked its way into our lives as the new […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/20191102_165853.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "COAL: 1996 Toyota Tercel – Donor Turned Kids’ Car")
COAL: 1996 Toyota Tercel – Donor Turned Kids’ Car
Posted on January 12, 2020 | 8 CommentsI never meant for this Tercel to live long. It was purchased as a donor car for the Innocenti but somehow eked its way into our lives as the new […] -
![I don’t know enough about these Caprice Cruisers to nail down the exact model year, but clearly it’s old enough to have been auctioned off to a private party buyer. […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/Caprice-Cruiser.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Outtake: 2011-17 Chevrolet Caprice PPV")
Curbside Outtake: 2011-17 Chevrolet Caprice PPV
Posted on January 12, 2020 | 26 CommentsI don’t know enough about these Caprice Cruisers to nail down the exact model year, but clearly it’s old enough to have been auctioned off to a private party buyer. […] -
![not the best picture, but the best that Google could find It’s always very satisfying to get a proper explanation to phenomena that has been described repeatedly. The endless stream […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/Ford-Bronco-1978-rusty.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Automotive History: Why Fords Were the Worst Rusters in the Mid-Late ’60s and the ’70s")
Automotive History: Why Fords Were the Worst Rusters in the Mid-Late ’60s and the ’70s
Posted on January 12, 2020 | 114 Commentsnot the best picture, but the best that Google could find It’s always very satisfying to get a proper explanation to phenomena that has been described repeatedly. The endless stream […] -
![This is my next to last post of pictures from the Facebook group “Missouri’s Historic Highways”. The Standard station touting the Big Bonus is true, but not in the way […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/auto-carrier-2-edsels.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Vintage Snapshots: The Auto Carriers")
Vintage Snapshots: The Auto Carriers
Posted on January 12, 2020 | 14 CommentsThis is my next to last post of pictures from the Facebook group “Missouri’s Historic Highways”. The Standard station touting the Big Bonus is true, but not in the way […] -
![I think everyone is entitled to at least one automotive purchasing mistake in life. Personally, my mistake was opting to go for a brand new Focus in 2013 instead of […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/Screenshot_2020-01-10-2008-Ford-Fusion-SE-Well-Maintained1-tile.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CCs For Sale: 2008 Ford Fusion SE vs. 2008 Mercury Milan Premier V6 – The Cars I Should Have Considered In 2013")
CCs For Sale: 2008 Ford Fusion SE vs. 2008 Mercury Milan Premier V6 – The Cars I Should Have Considered In 2013
Posted on January 12, 2020 | 30 CommentsI think everyone is entitled to at least one automotive purchasing mistake in life. Personally, my mistake was opting to go for a brand new Focus in 2013 instead of […] -
![Like that of many others, my life long car addiction probably started with toys and models. I think the first may have been Wiking 1/87 (HO) scale models but certainly […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/strandquist.jpeg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Reminiscences: Prowling the Dealerships of Rockford, IL for Brochures")
Reminiscences: Prowling the Dealerships of Rockford, IL for Brochures
Posted on January 11, 2020 | 42 CommentsLike that of many others, my life long car addiction probably started with toys and models. I think the first may have been Wiking 1/87 (HO) scale models but certainly […] -
![This old Dodge motorhome caught my eye, for several reasons. One, I just have a soft spot for the genre, and have shot many over the years. And then there’s […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/CC-404-019.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Outtake: Generic Late-70’s Dodge Class C Motorhome – Tin Boxes")
Curbside Outtake: Generic Late-70’s Dodge Class C Motorhome – Tin Boxes
Posted on January 11, 2020 | 19 CommentsThis old Dodge motorhome caught my eye, for several reasons. One, I just have a soft spot for the genre, and have shot many over the years. And then there’s […] -
![In all my traipsing through pictures at “Missouri’s Historic Highways” I found this really delicious yet plain 1957 Ford wagon. It does rather pale next to the Mercury wagon and […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/mshd-ford.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Vintage Snapshots: The 1957 Ford Wagon")
Vintage Snapshots: The 1957 Ford Wagon
Posted on January 11, 2020 | 24 CommentsIn all my traipsing through pictures at “Missouri’s Historic Highways” I found this really delicious yet plain 1957 Ford wagon. It does rather pale next to the Mercury wagon and […] -
![https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=la9g7QMpOPw These days, it seems like any pop culture related item from the 80s and 90s is getting revived. As nostalgia becomes weapons grade material, Micro Machines probably won’t be […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/Screenshot_2020-01-10-Micro-Machines-Super-Van-City-Ad-1995-YouTube.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Toy Shelf Newsstand: Baby Boomers And Millennials Rejoice – Micro Machines Makes Its Return Later This Year")
Toy Shelf Newsstand: Baby Boomers And Millennials Rejoice – Micro Machines Makes Its Return Later This Year
Posted on January 11, 2020 | 10 Commentshttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=la9g7QMpOPw These days, it seems like any pop culture related item from the 80s and 90s is getting revived. As nostalgia becomes weapons grade material, Micro Machines probably won’t be […] -
![I’m not sure why we haven’t featured the first series Twingo in CC all that much. Perhaps it’s because it was never sold in many markets that provide much CC […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/IMG_20191227_110822-copy.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1995 Renault Twingo Easy – Renault’s Most Intelligent Small Car")
Curbside Classic: 1995 Renault Twingo Easy – Renault’s Most Intelligent Small Car
Posted on January 11, 2020 | 33 CommentsI’m not sure why we haven’t featured the first series Twingo in CC all that much. Perhaps it’s because it was never sold in many markets that provide much CC […] -
![It’s not a big surprise, really, but according to the WSJ, the Hummer name will reappear in GMC showrooms as a line of EV pickups and SUVs. And no, the […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/Hummer-EV.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Newsflash: GM to Revive Hummer Name for Electric Pickups and SUVs")
Curbside Newsflash: GM to Revive Hummer Name for Electric Pickups and SUVs
Posted on January 10, 2020 | 38 CommentsIt’s not a big surprise, really, but according to the WSJ, the Hummer name will reappear in GMC showrooms as a line of EV pickups and SUVs. And no, the […] -
![I’ve been doing a lot of catch up reading of auto industry classics I should have read ages ago. I finished David Halberstam’s “The Reckoning” a couple of days ago. […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/Iacocca-cigar.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Quote Classic: Why Didn’t I Think of That PR Scam First?")
Quote Classic: Why Didn’t I Think of That PR Scam First?
Posted on January 10, 2020 | 50 CommentsI’ve been doing a lot of catch up reading of auto industry classics I should have read ages ago. I finished David Halberstam’s “The Reckoning” a couple of days ago. […] -
![(first posted 12/4/2013) I’m on a quest to find a first-year example of each of the FWD GM A bodies. I haven’t found one yet, but every time I spy […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/87BuickCentury1jg.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1988 Buick Century – Direct from the Waning Years of the Great Brougham Epoch")
Curbside Classic: 1988 Buick Century – Direct from the Waning Years of the Great Brougham Epoch
Posted on January 10, 2020 | 74 Comments(first posted 12/4/2013) I’m on a quest to find a first-year example of each of the FWD GM A bodies. I haven’t found one yet, but every time I spy […] -
![Last week I asked if a high mileage C-Max that served as a taxi in NYC still had any value left in it. The overwhelming consensus from you Curbivores was […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/Screenshot_2020-01-09-2014-TOYOTA-CAMRY-4C-HYBRID-40621.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CC For Sale: 2014 Toyota Camry Hybrid – Retired NYC Taxi Cab, Round 2: Partially Electric Boogaloo With 335k Miles")
CC For Sale: 2014 Toyota Camry Hybrid – Retired NYC Taxi Cab, Round 2: Partially Electric Boogaloo With 335k Miles
Posted on January 10, 2020 | 37 CommentsLast week I asked if a high mileage C-Max that served as a taxi in NYC still had any value left in it. The overwhelming consensus from you Curbivores was […] -
![One of my biggest treats as I wander the streets of Eugene is to run into a CC from way back. And this I-Mark diesel coupe is my favorite, as […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/CC-401-023.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "On The Go Outtake/Update: 1982 Isuzu I-Mark Diesel – Still Clattering Away Ten Years Later")
On The Go Outtake/Update: 1982 Isuzu I-Mark Diesel – Still Clattering Away Ten Years Later
Posted on January 10, 2020 | 11 CommentsOne of my biggest treats as I wander the streets of Eugene is to run into a CC from way back. And this I-Mark diesel coupe is my favorite, as […]
