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![(First Posted November 8, 2013) This Opel Kadett C hatchback was an unexpected find. I’d seen an online ad for it a few months back; it was located a couple […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/11/Opel_Kadett_A.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1978 Opel Kadett City Berlina – The German Chevette")
Curbside Classic: 1978 Opel Kadett City Berlina – The German Chevette
Posted on November 1, 2019 | 50 Comments(First Posted November 8, 2013) This Opel Kadett C hatchback was an unexpected find. I’d seen an online ad for it a few months back; it was located a couple […] -
![Let’s try something new here. As most of you know we have the CC Cohort where readers (or anyone) can post pictures. Sometimes we grab them and write about them, […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/48857243741_98a9f1a1b2_o.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Cohort Pic(k) Of The Day: 1971 Plymouth Fury – Your Turn")
Cohort Pic(k) Of The Day: 1971 Plymouth Fury – Your Turn
Posted on November 1, 2019 | 47 CommentsLet’s try something new here. As most of you know we have the CC Cohort where readers (or anyone) can post pictures. Sometimes we grab them and write about them, […] -
![I took another stroll through the Cohort and was met with another submission by Mike HayEs (whose name I spelled correctly this time (says the red-faced author). Anyone who has […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/1967-Pontiac-Bonneville-02-Small.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "From The Cohort: 1967 Pontiac Bonneville – Mixed Metaphor")
From The Cohort: 1967 Pontiac Bonneville – Mixed Metaphor
Posted on November 1, 2019 | 35 CommentsI took another stroll through the Cohort and was met with another submission by Mike HayEs (whose name I spelled correctly this time (says the red-faced author). Anyone who has […] -
![Extremes always fascinate. Take, for instance, the extremes of existence that are birth and death – the very first and the very last. With cars, the “first” can be pretty […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/traction-avant-derni%C3%A8re-1957-usine3.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Automotive History: The Last Ones (Part 1: 1940-1970)")
Automotive History: The Last Ones (Part 1: 1940-1970)
Posted on November 1, 2019 | 40 CommentsExtremes always fascinate. Take, for instance, the extremes of existence that are birth and death – the very first and the very last. With cars, the “first” can be pretty […] -
Wordless Outtake: Add Caption Here
Posted on October 31, 2019 | 39 Comments -
![(First Posted November 9, 2013) Here it is, the car to which most of my male peers aspired during my 1980s teenagerhood: the second-generation Camaro. The Colonnade Cutlass Supreme may […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/80ChevyCamaro1jg.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classics: 1980 Chevrolet Camaro and Camaro RS – The Object of High-School Dreams")
Curbside Classics: 1980 Chevrolet Camaro and Camaro RS – The Object of High-School Dreams
Posted on October 31, 2019 | 43 Comments(First Posted November 9, 2013) Here it is, the car to which most of my male peers aspired during my 1980s teenagerhood: the second-generation Camaro. The Colonnade Cutlass Supreme may […] -
![How is it possible that out of all the Studebakers we have featured here (as well as all of the old trucks of all kinds) we have never pointed the […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/1949Studebaker2R5-10-Small.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1949 Studebaker 2R-5 – Two All-New Trucks In One (Studebaker’s First And Last)")
Curbside Classic: 1949 Studebaker 2R-5 – Two All-New Trucks In One (Studebaker’s First And Last)
Posted on October 31, 2019 | 21 CommentsHow is it possible that out of all the Studebakers we have featured here (as well as all of the old trucks of all kinds) we have never pointed the […] -
![It’s been a couple years since we last perused the “Lemon Lot” here at the US military installation on the outskirts of Tokyo where I used to work. For new […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/untitled-229-of-251-e1572487426263.jpg?resize=115%2C87&ssl=1 "Car Lot Classics: What’s On The Lemon Lot – October 2019 Edition")
Car Lot Classics: What’s On The Lemon Lot – October 2019 Edition
Posted on October 30, 2019 | 28 CommentsIt’s been a couple years since we last perused the “Lemon Lot” here at the US military installation on the outskirts of Tokyo where I used to work. For new […] -
![While quite common in other parts of the world the Suzuki Samurai is a rare sight in Alberta these days. As a cheap and cheerful 4×4 most of these were […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/48951953903_7edc00eb7d_c.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CC Outtake: Suzuki Samurai Survivor")
CC Outtake: Suzuki Samurai Survivor
Posted on October 30, 2019 | 34 CommentsWhile quite common in other parts of the world the Suzuki Samurai is a rare sight in Alberta these days. As a cheap and cheerful 4×4 most of these were […] -
![(First Posted November 2, 2013) Was it rust or ricers that brought so many 1980s Corollas to their unfortunate demise here in Indiana? These cars were certainly hardy enough to […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/88ToyotaCorollaFX1jg.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1988 Toyota Corolla FX – Not Even Broken In Yet")
Curbside Classic: 1988 Toyota Corolla FX – Not Even Broken In Yet
Posted on October 30, 2019 | 42 Comments(First Posted November 2, 2013) Was it rust or ricers that brought so many 1980s Corollas to their unfortunate demise here in Indiana? These cars were certainly hardy enough to […] -
![Have you ever been presented with a situation in which you just didn’t know what to say? It could be a matter of simply being speechless or perhaps you truly […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/P8150015.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1984 Buick LeSabre – When You Just Don’t Know What To Say")
Curbside Classic: 1984 Buick LeSabre – When You Just Don’t Know What To Say
Posted on October 30, 2019 | 75 CommentsHave you ever been presented with a situation in which you just didn’t know what to say? It could be a matter of simply being speechless or perhaps you truly […] -
![After three generations, the Infiniti Q70 – formerly known as the M – is no more. Nissan’s luxury brand has quietly withdrawn the model from the US market and there’s […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/infiniti_q70_2014_wallpapers_5_b.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CC Newsstand/Capsule: Infiniti Axes The Q70 (M)")
CC Newsstand/Capsule: Infiniti Axes The Q70 (M)
Posted on October 29, 2019 | 26 CommentsAfter three generations, the Infiniti Q70 – formerly known as the M – is no more. Nissan’s luxury brand has quietly withdrawn the model from the US market and there’s […] -
![Out for the morning fancy coffee run and came across this little gem. With a little better cropping and maybe some Kodachrome vibrancy, the picture could have been taken in […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/Studebaker.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CC Outtake: 1955 Studebaker Conestoga Wagon – Less Dumpy Than the Sedan, Less Sleek Than the Coupe")
CC Outtake: 1955 Studebaker Conestoga Wagon – Less Dumpy Than the Sedan, Less Sleek Than the Coupe
Posted on October 29, 2019 | 40 CommentsOut for the morning fancy coffee run and came across this little gem. With a little better cropping and maybe some Kodachrome vibrancy, the picture could have been taken in […] -
![The fourth (FWD) generation, downsized Cadillac Eldorado has received a lot of attention here at Curbside Classic, mainly because we love to hate it so much. It’s often seen as […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/20190717_195304.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Capsule: 1990 Cadillac Eldorado – Come Around Sundown")
Curbside Capsule: 1990 Cadillac Eldorado – Come Around Sundown
Posted on October 29, 2019 | 43 CommentsThe fourth (FWD) generation, downsized Cadillac Eldorado has received a lot of attention here at Curbside Classic, mainly because we love to hate it so much. It’s often seen as […] -
![(First Posted November 4, 2013) With Alfa’s return to our shores delayed once again (to mid 2014), its easy to forget that it seems like just yesterday (to us oldsters) […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/11/CC-P80-056-925.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1993 Alfa Romeo 164 – Alfa’s American Farewell Present")
Curbside Classic: 1993 Alfa Romeo 164 – Alfa’s American Farewell Present
Posted on October 29, 2019 | 46 Comments(First Posted November 4, 2013) With Alfa’s return to our shores delayed once again (to mid 2014), its easy to forget that it seems like just yesterday (to us oldsters) […]
