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![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 […] -
![The good stuff to be found on the Facebook page “Missouri’s Historic Highways” just keeps coming. One theme I saw in exploring there are various cars used by the Missouri […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/mshp-5.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Vintage Snapshots: The Cars Of The Missouri State Highway Patrol")
Vintage Snapshots: The Cars Of The Missouri State Highway Patrol
Posted on January 10, 2020 | 42 CommentsThe good stuff to be found on the Facebook page “Missouri’s Historic Highways” just keeps coming. One theme I saw in exploring there are various cars used by the Missouri […] -
![The FCA-PSA Group merger will present challenges for the new company. Chief among them is Alfa Romeo and Fiat’s tenuous position in the American market. Jeep might be in trouble […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/20190425_143412.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Newsstand/2019 US Auto Sales Report, Part 4: Ram Triumphant; Jeep, Alfa Romeo, Fiat…Not So Much – FCA Drops 1 Percent")
Curbside Newsstand/2019 US Auto Sales Report, Part 4: Ram Triumphant; Jeep, Alfa Romeo, Fiat…Not So Much – FCA Drops 1 Percent
Posted on January 10, 2020 | 24 CommentsThe FCA-PSA Group merger will present challenges for the new company. Chief among them is Alfa Romeo and Fiat’s tenuous position in the American market. Jeep might be in trouble […] -
![When I retired last July, I also decided to stop shooting cars. Yeah; I was that burned out. But then only a few days later we were out at the […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/CC-396-005.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic Capsule: 1991 Plymouth Voyager Motor Home – Home (Built) Sweet Home")
Curbside Classic Capsule: 1991 Plymouth Voyager Motor Home – Home (Built) Sweet Home
Posted on January 10, 2020 | 14 CommentsWhen I retired last July, I also decided to stop shooting cars. Yeah; I was that burned out. But then only a few days later we were out at the […] -
![(first posted 11/27/2013) Having been born in the mid-eighties, one might be forgiven for an unfavorable impression of American cars. I’m sure some CC readers in their late twenties and […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/11/Newport2.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1966 Chrysler Newport – Camelot Comes To Highland Park")
Curbside Classic: 1966 Chrysler Newport – Camelot Comes To Highland Park
Posted on January 9, 2020 | 99 Comments(first posted 11/27/2013) Having been born in the mid-eighties, one might be forgiven for an unfavorable impression of American cars. I’m sure some CC readers in their late twenties and […] -
![We don’t often get visiting Cadillacs in our part of town, so I decided to document this rather odd assemblage of vehicles. My neighbor’s blue Prius C is heading up […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/CC-401-030.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Outtake: Two Little Japanese Cars and a Big Old Cadillac In Front of Our House")
Curbside Outtake: Two Little Japanese Cars and a Big Old Cadillac In Front of Our House
Posted on January 9, 2020 | 12 CommentsWe don’t often get visiting Cadillacs in our part of town, so I decided to document this rather odd assemblage of vehicles. My neighbor’s blue Prius C is heading up […] -
![Taxi! I want to ride in this one… Wouter Bregman posted this at the Cohort, stating that this 1963 Peugeot 404 is the oldest taxi in Berlin. I certainly don’t […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/49230319596_cda45768dc_o.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Cohort Pic(k) of the Day: 1963 Peugeot 404 – The Oldest Working Taxi in Berlin (Updated)")
Cohort Pic(k) of the Day: 1963 Peugeot 404 – The Oldest Working Taxi in Berlin (Updated)
Posted on January 9, 2020 | 23 CommentsTaxi! I want to ride in this one… Wouter Bregman posted this at the Cohort, stating that this 1963 Peugeot 404 is the oldest taxi in Berlin. I certainly don’t […] -
![Let’s continue our dive into Missouri’s Historic Highways, this time going to Springfield, Missouri, approximately 1956. This picture was taken at the corner of Glenstone and St. Louis Avenues. At […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/glenstone-at-st-louis.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Vintage Snapshots: Springfield, Missouri, Then And Now")
Vintage Snapshots: Springfield, Missouri, Then And Now
Posted on January 9, 2020 | 33 CommentsLet’s continue our dive into Missouri’s Historic Highways, this time going to Springfield, Missouri, approximately 1956. This picture was taken at the corner of Glenstone and St. Louis Avenues. At […] -
![Ford sales declined at a higher rate than the industry average. It was the first year that Ford explicitly operated as an automaker primarily concerned with crossover, utility, and truck […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/20190425_105542.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Newsstand/2019 US Auto Sales Coverage, Part 3: Ford Drops 3 Percent As Car Sales Decline And SUVs Get Redesigned; Lincoln Up 8.3 Percent")
Curbside Newsstand/2019 US Auto Sales Coverage, Part 3: Ford Drops 3 Percent As Car Sales Decline And SUVs Get Redesigned; Lincoln Up 8.3 Percent
Posted on January 9, 2020 | 22 CommentsFord sales declined at a higher rate than the industry average. It was the first year that Ford explicitly operated as an automaker primarily concerned with crossover, utility, and truck […] -
![Last Saturday I scored a nice set of Jaguar XJ-S buckets at the junkyard, and then scored some photos of this well worn Plymouth Volaré on the way home. Based on […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/Front-3-quarters.1.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1976 Plymouth Volaré Coupe- A Counterpoint to an Earlier Junkyard Classic")
Curbside Classic: 1976 Plymouth Volaré Coupe- A Counterpoint to an Earlier Junkyard Classic
Posted on January 9, 2020 | 33 CommentsLast Saturday I scored a nice set of Jaguar XJ-S buckets at the junkyard, and then scored some photos of this well worn Plymouth Volaré on the way home. Based on […] -
![(first posted 11/23/2013) Given that this was originally sold as a Manta 1900, you can safely assume something other than its original 81 hp 1897cc four lurks under its […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/11/CC-211-148-925.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1975 Opel Manta 3100 (That’s Not A Typo) – The German Camaro")
Curbside Classic: 1975 Opel Manta 3100 (That’s Not A Typo) – The German Camaro
Posted on January 8, 2020 | 99 Comments(first posted 11/23/2013) Given that this was originally sold as a Manta 1900, you can safely assume something other than its original 81 hp 1897cc four lurks under its […] -
![We had a couple of COALers off to a good start, but they appear to have gone AWOL. COAL-fatigue, apparently contagious. So we sure could use some able-bodied replacements. Here’s […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/coalman-john-chatterley.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Looking For One or Two COALers, Again")
Looking For One or Two COALers, Again
Posted on January 8, 2020 | 14 CommentsWe had a couple of COALers off to a good start, but they appear to have gone AWOL. COAL-fatigue, apparently contagious. So we sure could use some able-bodied replacements. Here’s […]
