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Vintage Snapshot: Lawn Mowing Service in a Different Time
Posted on July 3, 2019 | 13 Comments -
![(first posted 12/4/2014) In 1992, Lee Iacocca practically had to be dragged out of his office at Chrysler. Presumably he got shoved into his Imperial, and told never to […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/CC-155-096-1200.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1990-1993 Chrysler Imperial – The Last Imperial; The Last Iacocca-mobile")
Curbside Classic: 1990-1993 Chrysler Imperial – The Last Imperial; The Last Iacocca-mobile
Posted on July 3, 2019 | 103 Comments(first posted 12/4/2014) In 1992, Lee Iacocca practically had to be dragged out of his office at Chrysler. Presumably he got shoved into his Imperial, and told never to […] -
Vintage Snapshot: Pickups As Daily Drivers Aren’t Exactly a Totally New Phenomena
Posted on July 3, 2019 | 19 Comments -
![I have less than twenty minutes before I have to run to the airport to pick up Stephanie and her mom. So what can I say very quickly about one […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/Iaccoca-mustang.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Lee Iacocca RIP – I’m Not Going To Get Invited To His Funeral")
Lee Iacocca RIP – I’m Not Going To Get Invited To His Funeral
Posted on July 3, 2019 | 63 CommentsI have less than twenty minutes before I have to run to the airport to pick up Stephanie and her mom. So what can I say very quickly about one […] -
![(first posted 2/7/2016) 1965 was the last really big year for the big American car, and no car embodies that better than the 1965 Chevrolet. Never again would so […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/iuio.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1965 Chevrolet Impala Super Sport – The Peak Chevrolet Experience; The Peak Full-Size American Car Experience")
Curbside Classic: 1965 Chevrolet Impala Super Sport – The Peak Chevrolet Experience; The Peak Full-Size American Car Experience
Posted on July 2, 2019 | 125 Comments(first posted 2/7/2016) 1965 was the last really big year for the big American car, and no car embodies that better than the 1965 Chevrolet. Never again would so […] -
![Here’s another variation of the CC Effect™: I do a post on a ’65 Biscayne four door sedan posted at the Cohort, and then the companion ’65 Ford Custom sedan […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/48162747311_7ffa5e3820_k.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Cohort Outtake: 1965 Ford Custom – No Hips for Ford Cheapskates")
Cohort Outtake: 1965 Ford Custom – No Hips for Ford Cheapskates
Posted on July 2, 2019 | 26 CommentsHere’s another variation of the CC Effect™: I do a post on a ’65 Biscayne four door sedan posted at the Cohort, and then the companion ’65 Ford Custom sedan […] -
![After spending a very enjoyable first day at the racetrack, I returned for the second (and final) day, which was Sunday – an all racing day. Read on for impressions […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/20190526_085706.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Racetrack Classics: CCs Encountered Inside And Around Salzburgring, Part 2")
Racetrack Classics: CCs Encountered Inside And Around Salzburgring, Part 2
Posted on July 2, 2019 | 13 CommentsAfter spending a very enjoyable first day at the racetrack, I returned for the second (and final) day, which was Sunday – an all racing day. Read on for impressions […] -
![T87’s been a bit busy of late, but hasn’t given up on CC. My last post here featured this Rolls, which I had managed to capture only three photos of […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/IMG_20190620_140935-copy.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CC Outtake: Positively Park Ward")
CC Outtake: Positively Park Ward
Posted on July 2, 2019 | 16 CommentsT87’s been a bit busy of late, but hasn’t given up on CC. My last post here featured this Rolls, which I had managed to capture only three photos of […] -
![These shots of a ’65 Biscayne posted at the Cohort by robadr are the perfect follow-up to the ’59 bat-wing Biscayne we looked at the other day. In both cases, […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/48138411756_9eef6b3ffc_k.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Cohort Classic: 1965 Chevrolet Biscayne – Shapely Hips For Penny Pinchers")
Cohort Classic: 1965 Chevrolet Biscayne – Shapely Hips For Penny Pinchers
Posted on July 2, 2019 | 40 CommentsThese shots of a ’65 Biscayne posted at the Cohort by robadr are the perfect follow-up to the ’59 bat-wing Biscayne we looked at the other day. In both cases, […] -
![Ford’s Powershift transmission is most likely the company’s biggest mistake of the last decade. The dual clutch unit permanently damaged the reputation of the Fiesta and Focus, and is likely […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/0303131210a.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CC Newsstand: Judge Orders Former Ford CEO Mark Fields To Testify In Court Over Ongoing Powershift Transmission Lawsuit")
CC Newsstand: Judge Orders Former Ford CEO Mark Fields To Testify In Court Over Ongoing Powershift Transmission Lawsuit
Posted on July 1, 2019 | 48 CommentsFord’s Powershift transmission is most likely the company’s biggest mistake of the last decade. The dual clutch unit permanently damaged the reputation of the Fiesta and Focus, and is likely […] -
Vintage Snapshot: A Ford Lover Lives Here
Posted on July 1, 2019 | 19 Comments -
Vintage Snapshots: Car Haulers In Distress
Posted on July 1, 2019 | 17 CommentsAnd here’s another: -
![I have always held the Pontiac Firebird in high esteem. Many of us in our forties were born into an automotive landscape that had always included a Firebird in various […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/032-1998-Pontiac-Firebird-CC.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "In-Motion Classic: 1998 Pontiac Firebird – The Final Flight")
In-Motion Classic: 1998 Pontiac Firebird – The Final Flight
Posted on July 1, 2019 | 29 CommentsI have always held the Pontiac Firebird in high esteem. Many of us in our forties were born into an automotive landscape that had always included a Firebird in various […] -
![I dropped out of high school the February before the prom. I did get invited to one after I showed up in Iowa City that spring. Since I was invited […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/Vintage-prom.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "QOTD: What Did You Drive/Ride In To The Prom?")
QOTD: What Did You Drive/Ride In To The Prom?
Posted on June 30, 2019 | 84 CommentsI dropped out of high school the February before the prom. I did get invited to one after I showed up in Iowa City that spring. Since I was invited […] -
Vintage Snapshot: Is It Regular or Ethyl?
Posted on June 30, 2019 | 16 Comments
