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![(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 […] -
![I wasn’t quite planning for this but since I posted a somewhat rare hatchback variant of the ’86-’90 B12 Nissan Sentra last week, why not follow up on the theme […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/IMG_20231214_122751990_HDR.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=89&ssl=1 "Curbside Find: 1984 Toyota Corolla Diesel – Revisiting A Latecomer To The Diesel Era (And Toyota Memories In The ’80s)")
Curbside Find: 1984 Toyota Corolla Diesel – Revisiting A Latecomer To The Diesel Era (And Toyota Memories In The ’80s)
Posted on February 4, 2025 | 16 CommentsI wasn’t quite planning for this but since I posted a somewhat rare hatchback variant of the ’86-’90 B12 Nissan Sentra last week, why not follow up on the theme […] -
![Text by Patrick Bell. Although we are having spring like weather in my part of the world this week, I know winter is far from over. So let’s take a […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/tumblr_phe62j6mot1qcdxvpo1_1280.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=89&ssl=1 "Vintage Snapshots: Convertibles In The ’50s and ’60s")
Vintage Snapshots: Convertibles In The ’50s and ’60s
Posted on February 4, 2025 | 43 CommentsText by Patrick Bell. Although we are having spring like weather in my part of the world this week, I know winter is far from over. So let’s take a […] -
![For many Americans, even those who are aware of the better-known English Ford models, the German Ford cars offered prior to the unification of Ford of Europe may be […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/access-taunus_1939_buckel_01.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=89&ssl=1 "Automotive History: A Brief Guide To Early German Fords, Part 1")
Automotive History: A Brief Guide To Early German Fords, Part 1
Posted on February 4, 2025 | 30 CommentsFor many Americans, even those who are aware of the better-known English Ford models, the German Ford cars offered prior to the unification of Ford of Europe may be […] -
![It was December of 2023 when I had first discovered a die cast model of a yellow 1969 Plymouth Barracuda Formula S fastback for sale on the shelf of a […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/IMG_20241229_105643750-2011-Chevrolet-HHR-1LT-for-CC.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=89&ssl=1 "Curbside Musings: 2011 Chevrolet HHR – Reflection Of A Reflection")
Curbside Musings: 2011 Chevrolet HHR – Reflection Of A Reflection
Posted on February 4, 2025 | 33 CommentsIt was December of 2023 when I had first discovered a die cast model of a yellow 1969 Plymouth Barracuda Formula S fastback for sale on the shelf of a […] -
![(first posted 4/28/2014) No man is without his prejudices and biases, but I am among the most even-handed regarding automotive brands. I have almost no brand loyalty. What was once […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/Fairlane-4.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=89&ssl=1 "Car Show Classic: 1963 Ford Fairlane Sport Coupe K-Code")
Car Show Classic: 1963 Ford Fairlane Sport Coupe K-Code
Posted on February 3, 2025 | 83 Comments(first posted 4/28/2014) No man is without his prejudices and biases, but I am among the most even-handed regarding automotive brands. I have almost no brand loyalty. What was once […] -
![(first posted 2/3/2019) The Dutch Renault importer decided that the Renault Alaskan pickup, introduced in 2017, is even too much of a niche. Consequently, you won’t find them […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/IMG_7487.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=89&ssl=1 "CC Global: Renault Alaskan – Another Niche Filled, Thanks To Nissan")
CC Global: Renault Alaskan – Another Niche Filled, Thanks To Nissan
Posted on February 3, 2025 | 35 Comments(first posted 2/3/2019) The Dutch Renault importer decided that the Renault Alaskan pickup, introduced in 2017, is even too much of a niche. Consequently, you won’t find them […] -
![Every time the subject of the 1967-1969 Barracuda hardtop coupe comes up, invariably there will be comments about how excessively long its tail is. And how it was undoubtedly a […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/a-cuda-side-vert-1.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=89&ssl=1 "Why Does Everyone Think That The 1967-1969 Barracuda Coupe And The 1965-1969 Corvair Coupe Have Such Long Tails? They’re Actually Shorter Than Typical")
Why Does Everyone Think That The 1967-1969 Barracuda Coupe And The 1965-1969 Corvair Coupe Have Such Long Tails? They’re Actually Shorter Than Typical
Posted on February 3, 2025 | 37 CommentsEvery time the subject of the 1967-1969 Barracuda hardtop coupe comes up, invariably there will be comments about how excessively long its tail is. And how it was undoubtedly a […] -
![CC is really about the luck of the draw. Sometimes you walk around for a couple of blocks and find something truly amazing, sometimes you hit a dry spell and […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/IMG_20240929_081855_edited.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=89&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1970 Mercedes-Benz 200 Automatic (W115) – Keep Guessing, M/8")
Curbside Classic: 1970 Mercedes-Benz 200 Automatic (W115) – Keep Guessing, M/8
Posted on February 3, 2025 | 15 CommentsCC is really about the luck of the draw. Sometimes you walk around for a couple of blocks and find something truly amazing, sometimes you hit a dry spell and […] -
![In 1949, the Van Doorne brothers and their crew started the production of rolling truck chassis. Right from the get-go, the full focus was on building cabovers. The thought behind […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/Torpedo-1960.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=89&ssl=1 "Truck Stop Classics: 1957-1972 DAF ‘Torpedo’ – Conventionals For Conventionals")
Truck Stop Classics: 1957-1972 DAF ‘Torpedo’ – Conventionals For Conventionals
Posted on February 3, 2025 | 17 CommentsIn 1949, the Van Doorne brothers and their crew started the production of rolling truck chassis. Right from the get-go, the full focus was on building cabovers. The thought behind […] -
![In recent decades, mid-price cars and mid-price makes have often taken it on the chin, caught between cheaper makes moving upmarket and luxury brands moving downwards in search of greater […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/1950-Buick-Super-Model-52-Rich-Baron-nose-badge.webp?resize=115%2C115&quality=80&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1950 Buick Super 126 Model 52 – More Buick For The Buck")
Curbside Classic: 1950 Buick Super 126 Model 52 – More Buick For The Buck
Posted on February 3, 2025 | 26 CommentsIn recent decades, mid-price cars and mid-price makes have often taken it on the chin, caught between cheaper makes moving upmarket and luxury brands moving downwards in search of greater […] -
![(first posted 2/2/2019) The awnings on the salon in the background seem to be asking for dimensions of these two Cadillacs sot and posted by […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/39912266023_ec77794dbd_o.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=89&ssl=1 "Cohort Outtake: 1953 & 1958 Cadillacs – Dimensions")
Cohort Outtake: 1953 & 1958 Cadillacs – Dimensions
Posted on February 2, 2025 | 38 Comments(first posted 2/2/2019) The awnings on the salon in the background seem to be asking for dimensions of these two Cadillacs sot and posted by […] -
![(First posted 11/28/2011) For a car that was derided in its day as slow, noisy and underpowered, the VW Beetle survived more assassination attempts than Fidel Castro. In […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/10/Austin-America-1.jpeg?resize=115%2C115&quality=89&ssl=1 "1968-1972 Austin America – Yankee Doodle Disaster")
1968-1972 Austin America – Yankee Doodle Disaster
Posted on February 2, 2025 | 74 Comments(First posted 11/28/2011) For a car that was derided in its day as slow, noisy and underpowered, the VW Beetle survived more assassination attempts than Fidel Castro. In […] -
Vintage Snapshots: Gas Stations In The 1970s
Posted on February 2, 2025 | 40 CommentsShell gas station, New York City, New York. -
![As a kid I wanted to become a car designer, but teachers told me I couldn’t draw well. In turn, I wanted to become a car salesman and while that […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/IMG_20240316_080140_733-e1738317543761.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=89&ssl=1 "CC “Outtakes”: My Quirky Little Design Studio")
CC “Outtakes”: My Quirky Little Design Studio
Posted on February 2, 2025 | 20 CommentsAs a kid I wanted to become a car designer, but teachers told me I couldn’t draw well. In turn, I wanted to become a car salesman and while that […]
