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![(first posted 5/5/2013) OK, when’s the last time you saw one of these? Here in Rust Central, even ’80s Diplomats and Gran Furys are getting scarce, so I was happy […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/09-08-2012-029.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Car Show Classic: 1979 Chrysler LeBaron – Lesser Known Brougham")
Car Show Classic: 1979 Chrysler LeBaron – Lesser Known Brougham
Posted on June 18, 2019 | 92 Comments(first posted 5/5/2013) OK, when’s the last time you saw one of these? Here in Rust Central, even ’80s Diplomats and Gran Furys are getting scarce, so I was happy […] -
![My attitude to the first ding in a new car has really changed. I used to get a bit upset about it; now I rather welcome it. It means I […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/CC-393-077.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Van Chronicles: The First Ding")
Van Chronicles: The First Ding
Posted on June 18, 2019 | 23 CommentsMy attitude to the first ding in a new car has really changed. I used to get a bit upset about it; now I rather welcome it. It means I […] -
Vintage Snapshot: Vintage Smartphone
Posted on June 18, 2019 | 10 Comments -
![The Mercedes SL-Class, for nearly its entire history up until the past decade or so, has continuously been a truly iconic vehicle. Whether it be the original SL “Gullwing” coupe […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/thumb_IMG_4483_1024.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CC Outtake: 2000 Mercedes-Benz SL 500 – Still Glamorous")
CC Outtake: 2000 Mercedes-Benz SL 500 – Still Glamorous
Posted on June 18, 2019 | 28 CommentsThe Mercedes SL-Class, for nearly its entire history up until the past decade or so, has continuously been a truly iconic vehicle. Whether it be the original SL “Gullwing” coupe […] -
Rental Car Review: 2015 Tesla Model S 85 – Tomorrow Arrived Yesterday
Posted on June 18, 2019 | 66 CommentsThe future of automotive transportation is here, and it’ll take less than you might think to adjust to this paradigm shift. -
![E3, the video game industry’s largest annual trade show, took place last week. This year’s show brought a whole bunch of interesting debuts and the official announcement that Final Fantasy […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/n_1993-Ford-Mustang-04.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "QOTD: What Would Be Your “Remastered” Vehicle Of Choice?")
QOTD: What Would Be Your “Remastered” Vehicle Of Choice?
Posted on June 17, 2019 | 92 CommentsE3, the video game industry’s largest annual trade show, took place last week. This year’s show brought a whole bunch of interesting debuts and the official announcement that Final Fantasy […] -
![There’s a section of Wabash Avenue in downtown Chicago’s “Loop” District that’s referred to as “Jewelers Row”. Over the stretch of two city blocks that run north and south between […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/1988-Cadillac-Eldorado-Biarritz-2-CC.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic Capsule: 1988 Cadillac Eldorado – Pure Ritz!")
Curbside Classic Capsule: 1988 Cadillac Eldorado – Pure Ritz!
Posted on June 17, 2019 | 45 CommentsThere’s a section of Wabash Avenue in downtown Chicago’s “Loop” District that’s referred to as “Jewelers Row”. Over the stretch of two city blocks that run north and south between […] -
![(first posted 6/16/2013. Larry Squires died a few years back) This post was inspired by Jim Cavanaugh’s moving Father’s Day homage to his father’s 1969 Ford LTD. The original idea […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/Ford-1936-bus-coupe.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "The Cars Of Our Fathers (Or Father In Law, In This Case)")
The Cars Of Our Fathers (Or Father In Law, In This Case)
Posted on June 16, 2019 | 31 Comments(first posted 6/16/2013. Larry Squires died a few years back) This post was inspired by Jim Cavanaugh’s moving Father’s Day homage to his father’s 1969 Ford LTD. The original idea […] -
![(first posted 6/16/2013) What is it about our fathers’ cars? Those of us who were car-crazed little boys (and girls) certainly lapped up every car experience we could get our […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/1969FordLTD01.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Car Show Classic: 1969 Ford LTD – My Fathers Day Present")
Car Show Classic: 1969 Ford LTD – My Fathers Day Present
Posted on June 16, 2019 | 78 Comments(first posted 6/16/2013) What is it about our fathers’ cars? Those of us who were car-crazed little boys (and girls) certainly lapped up every car experience we could get our […] -
Father’s Day COAL: Dad’s 1962 Mercury Comet
Posted on June 16, 2019 | 15 CommentsMy fondness for the basic, Plain Jane automobile started at the age of seven when my father bought his first new car, a 1962 Mercury Comet. -
![(first posted 6/15/2013. At least two owners of these have left comments ) I’m not trying to beat this semi-automatick schtick into the ground, but in the recent Chevy Torque […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/Ford-semi_automatic.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Ford’s Torque-Drive Copy-Cat 1970 Maverick Semi-Automatic Transmission – Is There One Left In The World? – Update: Several, As It Turns Out")
Ford’s Torque-Drive Copy-Cat 1970 Maverick Semi-Automatic Transmission – Is There One Left In The World? – Update: Several, As It Turns Out
Posted on June 15, 2019 | 74 Comments(first posted 6/15/2013. At least two owners of these have left comments ) I’m not trying to beat this semi-automatick schtick into the ground, but in the recent Chevy Torque […] -
![Quite the contrast with the DAF commercial vehicles I usually post, this little DAF 33 van with an air-cooled 746 cc flat-twin engine. In 1967, the DAF Daffodil Type 32 […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/IMG_7910.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Car Show Outtake: 1973 DAF 33 Variomatic Van – Basic Trucking")
Car Show Outtake: 1973 DAF 33 Variomatic Van – Basic Trucking
Posted on June 15, 2019 | 12 CommentsQuite the contrast with the DAF commercial vehicles I usually post, this little DAF 33 van with an air-cooled 746 cc flat-twin engine. In 1967, the DAF Daffodil Type 32 […] -
![This picture of a classic 1929 Cadillac, (as identified by JPC), hard at work towing a city bus is not that exceptional. I’ve read numerous times about how the big […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/Vintage-tow-truck.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Vintage Snapshot: 1929 Cadillac Tow Truck – This Is How the Classics Were Put To Use In Later Years")
Vintage Snapshot: 1929 Cadillac Tow Truck – This Is How the Classics Were Put To Use In Later Years
Posted on June 15, 2019 | 30 CommentsThis picture of a classic 1929 Cadillac, (as identified by JPC), hard at work towing a city bus is not that exceptional. I’ve read numerous times about how the big […] -
![Having done nothing to my VW last year other than change the oil, I decided that this year I would try to catch up to the maintenance curve a bit. […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/20190608_152625.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CC Repairs: Fixing a Pair of Blue Cars")
CC Repairs: Fixing a Pair of Blue Cars
Posted on June 15, 2019 | 28 CommentsHaving done nothing to my VW last year other than change the oil, I decided that this year I would try to catch up to the maintenance curve a bit. […] -
![(first posted in 2010 at the other site; in 2011 here at CC. A 25,000 mile update is here) There’s a big difference between creating and re-creating. The proto-hot rodders […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/06/CC-138-075-800.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1959 Edsel “Eco-Boost” – Reversing Old Habits")
Curbside Classic: 1959 Edsel “Eco-Boost” – Reversing Old Habits
Posted on June 14, 2019 | 71 Comments(first posted in 2010 at the other site; in 2011 here at CC. A 25,000 mile update is here) There’s a big difference between creating and re-creating. The proto-hot rodders […]
