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![(first posted 1/9/2019) Bravado — derived from the Old Spanish world, “Bravada”, it is defined as an ostentatious display of bravery or defiance, often in order to make a false […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/12/thumb_IMG_7150_1024.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CC Capsule: 2002 Oldsmobile Bravada – A Bravado For Sure")
CC Capsule: 2002 Oldsmobile Bravada – A Bravado For Sure
Posted on January 9, 2025 | 32 Comments(first posted 1/9/2019) Bravado — derived from the Old Spanish world, “Bravada”, it is defined as an ostentatious display of bravery or defiance, often in order to make a false […] -
![Here’s a nice pair to compare what two automotive eras have offered as daily transport. One more chapter in our ongoing saga of “The Changing Shape Of Cars”. This time, […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/IMG_20241212_163015436.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Find: 1974 Dodge Dart And 2014 Honda CR-V – The Changing Shape Of Cars")
Curbside Find: 1974 Dodge Dart And 2014 Honda CR-V – The Changing Shape Of Cars
Posted on January 9, 2025 | 45 CommentsHere’s a nice pair to compare what two automotive eras have offered as daily transport. One more chapter in our ongoing saga of “The Changing Shape Of Cars”. This time, […] -
![We’ve been neglecting the CC Cohort again, so let’s take an abbreviated tour of some of the more recent postings there. This 1961 Ford Falcon with the optional exterior decor […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/49417797227_64c6bc75ec_k.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "A Gallery Of Highlights From The CC Cohort")
A Gallery Of Highlights From The CC Cohort
Posted on January 9, 2025 | 30 CommentsWe’ve been neglecting the CC Cohort again, so let’s take an abbreviated tour of some of the more recent postings there. This 1961 Ford Falcon with the optional exterior decor […] -
![This humble Ford Escort Mk4 spotted in a supermarket parking lot in São Paulo, Brazil, is a true survivor. This example is one of the so-called Mk4 models built in […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/Rear-view-X.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Find: 1987-1996 Ford Escort Mk4 – Survivor From Brazil")
Curbside Find: 1987-1996 Ford Escort Mk4 – Survivor From Brazil
Posted on January 9, 2025 | 16 CommentsThis humble Ford Escort Mk4 spotted in a supermarket parking lot in São Paulo, Brazil, is a true survivor. This example is one of the so-called Mk4 models built in […] -
![Is it better to buy a fancy version of a cheap car or a cheap version of a fancy car? Here we have a beguilingly plain survivor that urges you […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/Screenshot-2025-01-06-7.39.51-PM.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1965 Mercury Monterey – Classy Stripper With A 390 V8 And Three On The Tree")
Curbside Classic: 1965 Mercury Monterey – Classy Stripper With A 390 V8 And Three On The Tree
Posted on January 9, 2025 | 67 CommentsIs it better to buy a fancy version of a cheap car or a cheap version of a fancy car? Here we have a beguilingly plain survivor that urges you […] -
![(first posted 3/22/2012) The 3rd Generation Subaru Leone was a car of many names during its run from 1984 to 1994. In the US market, it was known […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/03/Tan-GL-Glenshire-Dr-2-Small.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1984-94 Subaru – Loyale with Cheese")
Curbside Classic: 1984-94 Subaru – Loyale with Cheese
Posted on January 8, 2025 | 43 Comments(first posted 3/22/2012) The 3rd Generation Subaru Leone was a car of many names during its run from 1984 to 1994. In the US market, it was known […] -
![(first posted 1/8/2019) There are certainly plenty of North American obscure rebadges that could be featured in this series, like the Mitsubishi Precis and Saturn Relay. This series, however, has […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/mahindra-voyager-ad.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Obscure Rebadges From Around The World: Part 7")
Obscure Rebadges From Around The World: Part 7
Posted on January 8, 2025 | 33 Comments(first posted 1/8/2019) There are certainly plenty of North American obscure rebadges that could be featured in this series, like the Mitsubishi Precis and Saturn Relay. This series, however, has […] -
![Onwards and updwards through the Tokyo finds of the final quarter of 2024! I’m pairing the Italian and the American marques together for no other reason than the number of […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/IMG_20241110_090711_1_edited.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CC Outtakes: T87’s Singles Collection (October-December 2024) – Part 4: More Foreign Cars (Italian & American)")
CC Outtakes: T87’s Singles Collection (October-December 2024) – Part 4: More Foreign Cars (Italian & American)
Posted on January 8, 2025 | 17 CommentsOnwards and updwards through the Tokyo finds of the final quarter of 2024! I’m pairing the Italian and the American marques together for no other reason than the number of […] -
![Text by Patrick Bell. Greetings. Winter weather has arrived late in many parts of the U.S., but it definitely has arrived. Today we are going to tour some suburbs from […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/1974-snowmana.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Vintage Snapshots: What’s On The Driveway – Cars In The Suburbs In The ’50s-’60s (Winter Edition)")
Vintage Snapshots: What’s On The Driveway – Cars In The Suburbs In The ’50s-’60s (Winter Edition)
Posted on January 8, 2025 | 41 CommentsText by Patrick Bell. Greetings. Winter weather has arrived late in many parts of the U.S., but it definitely has arrived. Today we are going to tour some suburbs from […] -
![’86 Camry photo from the Cohort by nifticus392. Author’s referred model was a white over blue. As New Year’s came this year, I realized that my dad had been […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/20919962724_147878f2de_k.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "My Dad’s ’83 Corolla & ’85 Camry – Falling Into The Toyota World, And Liking It")
My Dad’s ’83 Corolla & ’85 Camry – Falling Into The Toyota World, And Liking It
Posted on January 8, 2025 | 38 Comments’86 Camry photo from the Cohort by nifticus392. Author’s referred model was a white over blue. As New Year’s came this year, I realized that my dad had been […] -
![A bob-tailed Cadillac? Strange but true: Between 1961 and 1963, Cadillac briefly offered short-deck versions of its four-door hardtop, aimed at owners who’d complained that the big cars were getting […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/1963-Cadillac-Sedan-de-Ville-composite.webp?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "1961–1963 Cadillac Town Sedan And Park Avenue Sedan De Ville – Cadillac’s Bob-Tailed Nags")
1961–1963 Cadillac Town Sedan And Park Avenue Sedan De Ville – Cadillac’s Bob-Tailed Nags
Posted on January 8, 2025 | 26 CommentsA bob-tailed Cadillac? Strange but true: Between 1961 and 1963, Cadillac briefly offered short-deck versions of its four-door hardtop, aimed at owners who’d complained that the big cars were getting […] -
![(first posted 1/5/2012) TheProfessor47 managed to catch a rare bird indeed, the Eagle branded version of the Mitsubishi RVR, known in the US as the Expo LRV, and […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/01/Eagle-Summit-1993-1996-side-by-theProfessor47.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Find: 1993-1996 Eagle Summit – Not To Americans’ Taste")
Curbside Find: 1993-1996 Eagle Summit – Not To Americans’ Taste
Posted on January 7, 2025 | 36 Comments(first posted 1/5/2012) TheProfessor47 managed to catch a rare bird indeed, the Eagle branded version of the Mitsubishi RVR, known in the US as the Expo LRV, and […] -
![(first posted 1/7/2019) I’ve been an AMC fan since my adolescence in the mid-/late-1980s. I don’t know if perhaps it was because something of that make’s “underdog” aura […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/12/IMG_7156-1974-AMC-Hornet-CC.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "In-Motion Classic: 1974 AMC Hornet – We All Have Our Gifts")
In-Motion Classic: 1974 AMC Hornet – We All Have Our Gifts
Posted on January 7, 2025 | 55 Comments(first posted 1/7/2019) I’ve been an AMC fan since my adolescence in the mid-/late-1980s. I don’t know if perhaps it was because something of that make’s “underdog” aura […] -
Vintage Dealers: Jeep Willys Dealers In The ’50s-’60s
Posted on January 7, 2025 | 27 CommentsHarry Payne Motors, Inc., Austin, TX. -
![Welcome to the second week of the traditional T87 Singles roundup. Cramming three months of brief CC encounters into reasonably digestible posts proved quite challenging, so I hope these won’t […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/IMG_20241022_144658_edited.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CC Outtakes: T87’s Singles Collection (October-December 2024) – Part 3: Foreign Cars (German & French)")
CC Outtakes: T87’s Singles Collection (October-December 2024) – Part 3: Foreign Cars (German & French)
Posted on January 7, 2025 | 24 CommentsWelcome to the second week of the traditional T87 Singles roundup. Cramming three months of brief CC encounters into reasonably digestible posts proved quite challenging, so I hope these won’t […]
