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![I was in college when the second-generation Mitsubishi Eclipse made its debut for model year ’95. Having been a fan of the previous, first-generation of Diamond-Star coupes (which also included […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/045-1995-Mitsubishi-Eclipse-CC.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "In-Motion Classic: 1995 Mitsubishi Eclipse – Red With Envy")
In-Motion Classic: 1995 Mitsubishi Eclipse – Red With Envy
Posted on December 11, 2019 | 14 CommentsI was in college when the second-generation Mitsubishi Eclipse made its debut for model year ’95. Having been a fan of the previous, first-generation of Diamond-Star coupes (which also included […] -
![Consumer Reports recently released its annual reliability survey. As always, newly introduced models performed poorly while older vehicles did well. There were some exceptions to that rule though. Some recent […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/20190425_114841-tile.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Newsstand: American Pickup Trucks, Newly Redesigned Models Stumble In Consumer Reports’ 2019 Reliability Survey")
Curbside Newsstand: American Pickup Trucks, Newly Redesigned Models Stumble In Consumer Reports’ 2019 Reliability Survey
Posted on December 11, 2019 | 52 CommentsConsumer Reports recently released its annual reliability survey. As always, newly introduced models performed poorly while older vehicles did well. There were some exceptions to that rule though. Some recent […] -
![American car makers really dragged their feet with the development of fully-synchronized manual transmissions. VW got its first gear synchronized in 1961, and most other Europeans did too by around […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/three-on-the-tree-2.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Transmission History: The Last Three Speed Manuals With Non-Synchronized First Gear – Grinding Gears Until 1976")
Transmission History: The Last Three Speed Manuals With Non-Synchronized First Gear – Grinding Gears Until 1976
Posted on December 11, 2019 | 55 CommentsAmerican car makers really dragged their feet with the development of fully-synchronized manual transmissions. VW got its first gear synchronized in 1961, and most other Europeans did too by around […] -
![We’ve had some superb recent posts on the Toyota Crown, which hit me as strangely coincidental as I sit and watch the current Netflix series “The Crown.” CC effect I […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/60-3-e1576310873513.jpg?resize=115%2C113&ssl=1 "COAL: Three Generations of Toyota’s Crown – My Life Inside Japanese Royalty")
COAL: Three Generations of Toyota’s Crown – My Life Inside Japanese Royalty
Posted on December 11, 2019 | 15 CommentsWe’ve had some superb recent posts on the Toyota Crown, which hit me as strangely coincidental as I sit and watch the current Netflix series “The Crown.” CC effect I […] -
Cohort Pic(k) Of The Day: International 1200 AWD Dual Cab Pickup – Predicting the Future
Posted on December 10, 2019 | 30 Commentsposted by Tim Finn -
![(first published in 2007, revised 12/09/2019. Since I had some memorable wheel time behind a 1971 Mustang HO351 four speed as a seventeen year-old, I thought this might provide a […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/06/gonein60.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Auto-Biography: Getting Paid To Break (In) New 1971 Fords (Including a Mustang Mach 1 HO)")
Auto-Biography: Getting Paid To Break (In) New 1971 Fords (Including a Mustang Mach 1 HO)
Posted on December 10, 2019 | 28 Comments(first published in 2007, revised 12/09/2019. Since I had some memorable wheel time behind a 1971 Mustang HO351 four speed as a seventeen year-old, I thought this might provide a […] -
![Running into this car was like encountering some kids in the neighborhood for the first time in six years, and hearing all about what they’ve been up to, their education […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/CC-400-089.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic Update: 1969 Buick Special DeLuxe Wagon – “My How You’ve Grown, to 455 Cubic Inches!”")
Curbside Classic Update: 1969 Buick Special DeLuxe Wagon – “My How You’ve Grown, to 455 Cubic Inches!”
Posted on December 10, 2019 | 19 CommentsRunning into this car was like encountering some kids in the neighborhood for the first time in six years, and hearing all about what they’ve been up to, their education […] -
![Kia created a genuine hit with their Telluride. It’s got the ruggedly upscale exterior that resonates with shoppers. The cabin successfully mimics more expensive vehicles. It’s also big enough to […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/20190425_111002.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Newsstand: Hyundai’s Palisade Lives in The Telluride’s Shadow, But That Probably Doesn’t Matter")
Curbside Newsstand: Hyundai’s Palisade Lives in The Telluride’s Shadow, But That Probably Doesn’t Matter
Posted on December 10, 2019 | 32 CommentsKia created a genuine hit with their Telluride. It’s got the ruggedly upscale exterior that resonates with shoppers. The cabin successfully mimics more expensive vehicles. It’s also big enough to […] -
![Here is another batch of would-be-interesting vehicles, captured in Israel during the two recent months. That’s because CC captures were slow, as I had my second son born on October […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/New-Yorker-featured.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CCs In Israel: October to November 2019 – From Hatchbacks to Land-Yachts")
CCs In Israel: October to November 2019 – From Hatchbacks to Land-Yachts
Posted on December 10, 2019 | 19 CommentsHere is another batch of would-be-interesting vehicles, captured in Israel during the two recent months. That’s because CC captures were slow, as I had my second son born on October […] -
![In my series on the Ford 335-Series engines, I covered in detail the performance potential designed into Ford’s 351C. Unfortunately, this engine really had little opportunity to shine with minimizing […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/CD-Boss-351-3.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Vintage Reviews: 1971 Ford Mustang Boss 351 – “It’s Possible That Stylists Can’t Work in a Sporty Medium”")
Vintage Reviews: 1971 Ford Mustang Boss 351 – “It’s Possible That Stylists Can’t Work in a Sporty Medium”
Posted on December 10, 2019 | 63 CommentsIn my series on the Ford 335-Series engines, I covered in detail the performance potential designed into Ford’s 351C. Unfortunately, this engine really had little opportunity to shine with minimizing […] -
![In a follow-up to Jim Klein’s post on the JDM-only Chevrolet MW, another Suzuki-based car with a bowtie stuck in its grille, I present to you the original Chevrolet Cruze. […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/IMG_20191208_152012-copy.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CC Global Outtake: 2001-08 Chevrolet Cruze – In For A Bruisin’")
CC Global Outtake: 2001-08 Chevrolet Cruze – In For A Bruisin’
Posted on December 9, 2019 | 8 CommentsIn a follow-up to Jim Klein’s post on the JDM-only Chevrolet MW, another Suzuki-based car with a bowtie stuck in its grille, I present to you the original Chevrolet Cruze. […] -
![The seven stages of man (people when viewed in a more modern light) as written by Shakespeare for Jaques’ monologue are well known: Infancy, Schoolboy, Teenager, Young man, Middle aged, […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/5a.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CC Deep Thoughts: Seven Stages of the Car Life Cycle – Showroom to Clunker to Scrap Metal")
CC Deep Thoughts: Seven Stages of the Car Life Cycle – Showroom to Clunker to Scrap Metal
Posted on December 9, 2019 | 70 CommentsThe seven stages of man (people when viewed in a more modern light) as written by Shakespeare for Jaques’ monologue are well known: Infancy, Schoolboy, Teenager, Young man, Middle aged, […] -
![Ford’s decision to equip a dry dual clutch transmission on the Ford Fiesta and Focus wasn’t a terribly great decision. Mistreating employees and canceling plans to replace the unit weren’t […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/Screenshot_2019-12-07-Ford-gets-the-PowerShift-dual-clutch-transmission-right-but-is-it-too-late-.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Newsstand: ‘Don’t Be Naysayers.’ Ford Management Promoted Culture Of Fear To Quash Reports Of Defects In DPS6 Dual Clutch Transmission")
Curbside Newsstand: ‘Don’t Be Naysayers.’ Ford Management Promoted Culture Of Fear To Quash Reports Of Defects In DPS6 Dual Clutch Transmission
Posted on December 9, 2019 | 90 CommentsFord’s decision to equip a dry dual clutch transmission on the Ford Fiesta and Focus wasn’t a terribly great decision. Mistreating employees and canceling plans to replace the unit weren’t […] -
![I’ve ragged on the Mercury Topaz and Ford Tempo before for sticking around far too long, for using a bizarre, low-tech four-cylinder engine, and for setting a dangerous precedent for […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/1985-mercury-topaz-GS-1.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Capsule: 1985 Mercury Topaz – Unpolished Gemstone")
Curbside Capsule: 1985 Mercury Topaz – Unpolished Gemstone
Posted on December 9, 2019 | 25 CommentsI’ve ragged on the Mercury Topaz and Ford Tempo before for sticking around far too long, for using a bizarre, low-tech four-cylinder engine, and for setting a dangerous precedent for […] -
![Imagine you are shopping for a car in Japan 30 years ago. You are keen to purchase a fairly large car – none of those noisy, gutless kei contraptions for […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/IMG_20191115_123316-copy.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1988 Toyota Crown (S130) Deluxe – The Hairshirt Special")
Curbside Classic: 1988 Toyota Crown (S130) Deluxe – The Hairshirt Special
Posted on December 9, 2019 | 17 CommentsImagine you are shopping for a car in Japan 30 years ago. You are keen to purchase a fairly large car – none of those noisy, gutless kei contraptions for […]
