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![Recently I posed a Question Of The Day about what car(s) everyone would like to see in the wild during 2019. The top of my list was a fuselage Dodge […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/74-Coronet-3.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Reader & Craigslist Classic: 1974 Dodge Coronet – A Tall Glass Of Water")
Reader & Craigslist Classic: 1974 Dodge Coronet – A Tall Glass Of Water
Posted on January 25, 2019 | 42 CommentsRecently I posed a Question Of The Day about what car(s) everyone would like to see in the wild during 2019. The top of my list was a fuselage Dodge […] -
![Geelongvic sent me this, although not with the right commentary. He’d been led to believe told that this was a live commercial that went on the air (once), and the pitchman […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/themes/arras162/images/thumbnail.png "CC TV Outtake: This Used Car Commercial Didn’t Make It On The Air")
CC TV Outtake: This Used Car Commercial Didn’t Make It On The Air
Posted on January 24, 2019 | 31 CommentsGeelongvic sent me this, although not with the right commentary. He’d been led to believe told that this was a live commercial that went on the air (once), and the pitchman […] -
![I’ve been passing by this collection of CCs not far away for years, and it’s change some with time, but a few months back I decided I needed to finally […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/CC-369-069.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CC Outtake: The CC House, and With a New Recent Exotic Addition")
CC Outtake: The CC House, and With a New Recent Exotic Addition
Posted on January 24, 2019 | 12 CommentsI’ve been passing by this collection of CCs not far away for years, and it’s change some with time, but a few months back I decided I needed to finally […] -
![Simply resplendent in its Seasonal Affective Disorder camouflage paint The new-for-2018 Camry is the sales leader in a quickly declining segment that once was a massive presence in the American […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/2018-Toyota-Camry-SE-122-CD.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Rental Review–2018 Camry SE: Behind the Kabuki Mask")
Rental Review–2018 Camry SE: Behind the Kabuki Mask
Posted on January 24, 2019 | 79 CommentsSimply resplendent in its Seasonal Affective Disorder camouflage paint The new-for-2018 Camry is the sales leader in a quickly declining segment that once was a massive presence in the American […] -
Wordless Outtake: The Fanciest-Wheeled Aspire There Ever Was
Posted on January 23, 2019 | 20 Comments -
![If you can learn a great deal about people from the automobiles they purchase and drive, then I’d like to introduce you to my father, Carl E. Mueller (1906-1970). Dad […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/Ab-1.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "COAL: My Father Through The Cars Of His Lifetime")
COAL: My Father Through The Cars Of His Lifetime
Posted on January 23, 2019 | 41 CommentsIf you can learn a great deal about people from the automobiles they purchase and drive, then I’d like to introduce you to my father, Carl E. Mueller (1906-1970). Dad […] -
![Image: http://sharoncarrell_1.tripod.com/Home.html (first posted 3/16/2014) How many of us would like to call the local Cadillac dealer at midnight, order a Fleetwood or two, and pick them after waking up […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/elvis-stutz-lead.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Automotive History: The Cars Of Elvis Presley")
Automotive History: The Cars Of Elvis Presley
Posted on January 22, 2019 | 55 CommentsImage: http://sharoncarrell_1.tripod.com/Home.html (first posted 3/16/2014) How many of us would like to call the local Cadillac dealer at midnight, order a Fleetwood or two, and pick them after waking up […] -
![(first posted 8/5/2011. Updated and expanded 1/22/2019) The Corvair was a revolutionary car, but in quite different ways on each side of the Atlantic (or Pacific). In the US, the […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/corvair.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Automotive History: How The 1960 Corvair Started A Global Design Revolution")
Automotive History: How The 1960 Corvair Started A Global Design Revolution
Posted on January 22, 2019 | 158 Comments(first posted 8/5/2011. Updated and expanded 1/22/2019) The Corvair was a revolutionary car, but in quite different ways on each side of the Atlantic (or Pacific). In the US, the […] -
![My favorite bookstore is The Old Book Shop in Morristown N.J. Since junior high school I have shopped there many times to buy books and magazines on all kinds of […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/OMS02445-MZ1.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Life Magazine, November 18th 1957: The Tipping Point Between Postwar Dreams and Harsh Reality")
Life Magazine, November 18th 1957: The Tipping Point Between Postwar Dreams and Harsh Reality
Posted on January 22, 2019 | 50 CommentsMy favorite bookstore is The Old Book Shop in Morristown N.J. Since junior high school I have shopped there many times to buy books and magazines on all kinds of […] -
![GM’s W Platform has a storied history. The lineup failed to truly compete with the first generation Ford Taurus and Mercury Sable. Nor could it claim any sort of parity […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/Screenshot_2019-01-14-1988-Buick-Regal-eBay15.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "eBay Find: 1988 Buick Regal Custom – The California Transplant")
eBay Find: 1988 Buick Regal Custom – The California Transplant
Posted on January 22, 2019 | 34 CommentsGM’s W Platform has a storied history. The lineup failed to truly compete with the first generation Ford Taurus and Mercury Sable. Nor could it claim any sort of parity […] -
![Motor Trend classified the core of the American car market as “Family Cars” in 1959, and they certainly represented the bulk of sales. The Big Three dominated with their large […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/MT0159-Family-Cars-Main-Image.jpeg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Vintage Article: Motor Trend’s 1959 World Cars Issue – Family Cars And Luxury Cars")
Vintage Article: Motor Trend’s 1959 World Cars Issue – Family Cars And Luxury Cars
Posted on January 22, 2019 | 30 CommentsMotor Trend classified the core of the American car market as “Family Cars” in 1959, and they certainly represented the bulk of sales. The Big Three dominated with their large […] -
![As is our annual tradition, Mr. X and I, along with a friend of ours, went to the annual North American International Auto Show in Detroit. Opening remarks? Yikes is show […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/20190120_100336.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Car Show: Xequar Goes to NAIAS – 2019 Edition")
Car Show: Xequar Goes to NAIAS – 2019 Edition
Posted on January 21, 2019 | 40 CommentsAs is our annual tradition, Mr. X and I, along with a friend of ours, went to the annual North American International Auto Show in Detroit. Opening remarks? Yikes is show […] -
![Besides automakers, truck manufacturers also offer special editions. Image boosters, aimed at small hauling companies and owner operators, equipped with the biggest cab and a powerful engine. Trucks and tractors […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/IMG_7447.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CC Global: 2016 Renault T High Edition – Cozy Walk Through Cab")
CC Global: 2016 Renault T High Edition – Cozy Walk Through Cab
Posted on January 20, 2019 | 37 CommentsBesides automakers, truck manufacturers also offer special editions. Image boosters, aimed at small hauling companies and owner operators, equipped with the biggest cab and a powerful engine. Trucks and tractors […] -
![As we pulled in front of our friends’ house on Christmas evening, arriving for a multi-family, multi-generational feast, I was surprised to see a new Tesla Model 3 in the […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/model3.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Driving Impressions: Tesla Model 3")
Driving Impressions: Tesla Model 3
Posted on January 20, 2019 | 85 CommentsAs we pulled in front of our friends’ house on Christmas evening, arriving for a multi-family, multi-generational feast, I was surprised to see a new Tesla Model 3 in the […] -
![The day we sold our 1999 Prizm, we went to pick up our Equinox. Our boys were getting bigger and we wanted a more substantial family hauler. The Equinox first […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/12/2010-chevrolet-equinox-interior.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "COAL: 2011 Equinox LT – The Appliance")
COAL: 2011 Equinox LT – The Appliance
Posted on January 20, 2019 | 57 CommentsThe day we sold our 1999 Prizm, we went to pick up our Equinox. Our boys were getting bigger and we wanted a more substantial family hauler. The Equinox first […]
