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![Dress codes seem to be much more relaxed these days in many places where formal attire had once been the norm. When I began my career in the insurance industry […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/1979-Lincoln-Continental-Town-Car-2-CC.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "In-Motion Classic: 1979 Lincoln Continental Town Car – Sunday Best")
In-Motion Classic: 1979 Lincoln Continental Town Car – Sunday Best
Posted on March 25, 2019 | 45 CommentsDress codes seem to be much more relaxed these days in many places where formal attire had once been the norm. When I began my career in the insurance industry […] -
![(first posted 9/5/2013) Oh look, a first year Colonnade coupe! From 1973 to 1977, the Oldsmobile A-Bodies became the dominant nameplate among the B-O-P intermediates, so you might think the […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/Rear-3-quarter-2.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1973 Pontiac LeMans Coupe- A Strong Start to a Weak Finish")
Curbside Classic: 1973 Pontiac LeMans Coupe- A Strong Start to a Weak Finish
Posted on March 24, 2019 | 77 Comments(first posted 9/5/2013) Oh look, a first year Colonnade coupe! From 1973 to 1977, the Oldsmobile A-Bodies became the dominant nameplate among the B-O-P intermediates, so you might think the […] -
![Owen Smith found a stash of P6 Rovers at this house. These aren’t the only ones there either. At first, I assumed the one in the back with the tarp […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/a-rover-lover.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Cohort Outtake: A Rover Lover Lives Here – Does His Wife?")
Cohort Outtake: A Rover Lover Lives Here – Does His Wife?
Posted on March 24, 2019 | 20 CommentsOwen Smith found a stash of P6 Rovers at this house. These aren’t the only ones there either. At first, I assumed the one in the back with the tarp […] -
CC 100: AMC Eagle SX/4 – Flying Higher
Posted on March 24, 2019 | 10 Comments(CC 100 = 100 words about a car) Why do young guys like jacked up vehicles? Because old guys can’t get in them. -
COAL: 2002 Nissan Altima – Unreliably Reliable
Posted on March 24, 2019 | 25 CommentsWhen I was trying to turn my life around and felt like I had nothing. This unreliable car was the only thing I could rely on. -
![(Ben from Modern Time Machines submitted this) My band Modern Time Machines just completed a music video “Malaise For Days” which I directed. The song/video is an homage to Malaise-era […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/a-MalaiseDaze18-7131-XL.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CC Video: “Malaise For Days”")
CC Video: “Malaise For Days”
Posted on March 23, 2019 | 16 Comments(Ben from Modern Time Machines submitted this) My band Modern Time Machines just completed a music video “Malaise For Days” which I directed. The song/video is an homage to Malaise-era […] -
![Here you go CC’ers, its even a Brougham. If I was the me that I am now back in the early 1980s, I’d be the target demographic this car was […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/IMG_1706.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "COAL: 1984 Oldsmobile Delta 88 – Mom’s Car")
COAL: 1984 Oldsmobile Delta 88 – Mom’s Car
Posted on March 23, 2019 | 54 CommentsHere you go CC’ers, its even a Brougham. If I was the me that I am now back in the early 1980s, I’d be the target demographic this car was […] -
![Ford and General Motors separately announced similar plans this week to reconfigure two of their American factories for EV production. The plants in question are the Flat Rock, Michigan facility […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/fordgmevstuff.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CC Newsstand: Ford And General Motors Announce New EV Investments For The United States")
CC Newsstand: Ford And General Motors Announce New EV Investments For The United States
Posted on March 22, 2019 | 29 CommentsFord and General Motors separately announced similar plans this week to reconfigure two of their American factories for EV production. The plants in question are the Flat Rock, Michigan facility […] -
![I spotted this assemblage of Great Britain’s finest 4×4’s just off one of the main drags in midtown on my way back from Trader Joe’s and figured it needed to […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/IMG_2287.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Outtake: A Land Rover / Range Rover Lover Lives Here")
Curbside Outtake: A Land Rover / Range Rover Lover Lives Here
Posted on March 22, 2019 | 16 CommentsI spotted this assemblage of Great Britain’s finest 4×4’s just off one of the main drags in midtown on my way back from Trader Joe’s and figured it needed to […] -
![Now here’s an appropriate utilization of an F Body of this era: Turn it into a hauler, or something like that. Tim Finn posted it at the Cohort, shot at […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/32476318317_a7a58d22e6_k.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Cohort Outtake: El Camaro")
Cohort Outtake: El Camaro
Posted on March 22, 2019 | 11 CommentsNow here’s an appropriate utilization of an F Body of this era: Turn it into a hauler, or something like that. Tim Finn posted it at the Cohort, shot at […] -
![I’ve written numerous articles about bad old GM’s Deadly Sins, including such transgressions as making the most basic safety items optional, such as disc brakes on the new FWD 1967 […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/Air-Ethiopia-crash-site.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Boeing’s Deadly Sin: Making Basic Safety Features Optional – Taking A Page Out of Bad Old GM’s Playbook")
Boeing’s Deadly Sin: Making Basic Safety Features Optional – Taking A Page Out of Bad Old GM’s Playbook
Posted on March 22, 2019 | 192 CommentsI’ve written numerous articles about bad old GM’s Deadly Sins, including such transgressions as making the most basic safety items optional, such as disc brakes on the new FWD 1967 […] -
![(first posted 9/10/2013) Louis Gendron! That’s all I could think of when I spied this ’68 Ford Ranch Wagon at a four-way stop down the street. I’m uncertain whether I […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/IMG_0680.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1968 Ford Ranch Wagon – Seriously, Did Anybody Care?")
Curbside Classic: 1968 Ford Ranch Wagon – Seriously, Did Anybody Care?
Posted on March 21, 2019 | 42 Comments(first posted 9/10/2013) Louis Gendron! That’s all I could think of when I spied this ’68 Ford Ranch Wagon at a four-way stop down the street. I’m uncertain whether I […] -
![And here’s another car making its debut at CC, thanks to Cohort poster Owen Smith. This is the third generation of Corona to arrive on our shores, but since the […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/Toyota-Corona-1973-rq.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Cohort Capsule: 1973 Toyota Corona – Rare Survivor")
Cohort Capsule: 1973 Toyota Corona – Rare Survivor
Posted on March 21, 2019 | 17 CommentsAnd here’s another car making its debut at CC, thanks to Cohort poster Owen Smith. This is the third generation of Corona to arrive on our shores, but since the […] -
Wordless Outtake: My 16 Year Old Son Did This Tonight
Posted on March 21, 2019 | 15 Comments -
![All these years, and we’ve never had a proper ’65 or ’66 LTD four door. I wrote my ’65 LTD CC “It Launched the Great Brougham Epoch” using a two […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/Ford-1966-ltd-fr.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Cohort Outtake: 1966 Ford LTD – “I Do Believe Your Ford Is Quieter!”")
Cohort Outtake: 1966 Ford LTD – “I Do Believe Your Ford Is Quieter!”
Posted on March 21, 2019 | 73 CommentsAll these years, and we’ve never had a proper ’65 or ’66 LTD four door. I wrote my ’65 LTD CC “It Launched the Great Brougham Epoch” using a two […]
