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![Big news from GM today: In an effort to restructure, the company will kill off a number of its slow selling passenger cars by the end of 2019 and also […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/1424.jpeg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Industry News: GM Has Cancelled A Substantial Portion Of Its Passenger Car Lineup")
Industry News: GM Has Cancelled A Substantial Portion Of Its Passenger Car Lineup
Posted on November 26, 2018 | 176 CommentsBig news from GM today: In an effort to restructure, the company will kill off a number of its slow selling passenger cars by the end of 2019 and also […] -
![As a lead up to the L.A. Auto Show, Rivian Automotive officially announced the R1T, a fully electric pickup truck set to debut some time in 2020. While traditional pickup […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/Screenshot_2018-11-26-Rivian-R1T-The-Electric-Pickup-With-a-Front-Trunk-That-Does-0-to-60-MPH-in-3-Seconds.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Industry News: The Rivian R1T Will Probably Be The First Fully Electric American Pickup")
Industry News: The Rivian R1T Will Probably Be The First Fully Electric American Pickup
Posted on November 26, 2018 | 46 CommentsAs a lead up to the L.A. Auto Show, Rivian Automotive officially announced the R1T, a fully electric pickup truck set to debut some time in 2020. While traditional pickup […] -
![Over seventeen years’ time, a lot of technical innovation and technological progress can happen. Can, that is, but not necessarily will, and when something comes kicking stalled evolution in the […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/Cartoon1.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Monday Funnies: Headlamp Hassles")
Monday Funnies: Headlamp Hassles
Posted on November 26, 2018 | 47 CommentsOver seventeen years’ time, a lot of technical innovation and technological progress can happen. Can, that is, but not necessarily will, and when something comes kicking stalled evolution in the […] -
![With winter this year hitting early and with a vengeance, I have already had to deal with winter driving conditions. In fact, this is the earliest I have ever had to […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/Blizzard-of-1978.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "QOTD: What Was Your Best/Worst Winter Vehicle?")
QOTD: What Was Your Best/Worst Winter Vehicle?
Posted on November 26, 2018 | 105 CommentsWith winter this year hitting early and with a vengeance, I have already had to deal with winter driving conditions. In fact, this is the earliest I have ever had to […] -
![Material objects certainly have their virtues, but as I’ve grown older I’ve come to value the significance of worldly experiences. Travelling has indeed become a great passion of mine as […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/thumb_IMG_6036_1024.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CC Road Trip (Part 1): Ten Days Through The German, Austrian, and Italian Alps")
CC Road Trip (Part 1): Ten Days Through The German, Austrian, and Italian Alps
Posted on November 26, 2018 | 39 CommentsMaterial objects certainly have their virtues, but as I’ve grown older I’ve come to value the significance of worldly experiences. Travelling has indeed become a great passion of mine as […] -
Vintage Snapshot: Off to Camp
Posted on November 25, 2018 | 28 CommentsOh boy, does this one evoke some memories. How about you? -
![If this car looks a wee bit familiar, don’t worry, it’s (probably) not parked on your street. You likely last saw it as the lead image in Jason Shafer’s recap […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/IMG_1445.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Capsule: 2007 Honda Fit House Car – I’d Fit, You’d Fit, We’d Probably All Fit!")
Curbside Capsule: 2007 Honda Fit House Car – I’d Fit, You’d Fit, We’d Probably All Fit!
Posted on November 25, 2018 | 17 CommentsIf this car looks a wee bit familiar, don’t worry, it’s (probably) not parked on your street. You likely last saw it as the lead image in Jason Shafer’s recap […] -
![Last week I wrote my impressions of the Acura TSX after an impulsive test drive of a high mileage example, and concluded that it had the wrong transmission and wrong […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/2018-Volkswagen-Golf-GTI-129.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Used Car Review: BMW 328i (F30): An Anti-Acura, for Better and Worse")
Used Car Review: BMW 328i (F30): An Anti-Acura, for Better and Worse
Posted on November 25, 2018 | 41 CommentsLast week I wrote my impressions of the Acura TSX after an impulsive test drive of a high mileage example, and concluded that it had the wrong transmission and wrong […] -
![Upon getting married in June of 1998, we were now DINKS- double income, no kids. Life was good, and we were happy newlyweds. We went on a honeymoon […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/bravada.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "COAL- 1998 Oldsmobile Bravada- The First Joint Venture!")
COAL- 1998 Oldsmobile Bravada- The First Joint Venture!
Posted on November 25, 2018 | 32 CommentsUpon getting married in June of 1998, we were now DINKS- double income, no kids. Life was good, and we were happy newlyweds. We went on a honeymoon […] -
Vintage Snapshot: An Early Art Car
Posted on November 24, 2018 | 16 Comments -
COAL: 2009 Ford F-150 – A Good One?
Posted on November 24, 2018 | 40 CommentsTaken the week I bought it. After having a few shorter-term ownership experiences, my wife decided to point me toward what I subconsciously wanted – a truck. -
![If you’ve ever wondered why it seems like I have a hard time relating to or writing about domestic cars from the ’80s up, it’s because they were quickly becoming […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/California-market-9-18.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Sales Analysis: California 3rd Quarter Sales – Tesla is #6 Selling Brand – As California Goes, So Does the Nation?")
Sales Analysis: California 3rd Quarter Sales – Tesla is #6 Selling Brand – As California Goes, So Does the Nation?
Posted on November 23, 2018 | 85 CommentsIf you’ve ever wondered why it seems like I have a hard time relating to or writing about domestic cars from the ’80s up, it’s because they were quickly becoming […] -
Vintage Snapshot: Student Mechanics Learning the Ins and Outs of Ford and Chevy
Posted on November 23, 2018 | 18 Comments -
![In a post a few months back, I asked when cars became “modern“. Two milestone cars I mentioned were the Citroen DS (in a comment) and the Nissan Leaf (in […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/ds_leaf1.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CC Outtake: Two Modern Cars")
CC Outtake: Two Modern Cars
Posted on November 23, 2018 | 33 CommentsIn a post a few months back, I asked when cars became “modern“. Two milestone cars I mentioned were the Citroen DS (in a comment) and the Nissan Leaf (in […] -
![This beautiful yellow C4 was posted at the Cohort by chrisjcieslak , under the title “Did they make a ZR-1 convertible?”. That’s actually a very interesting question and one which […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/44660598685_92a18140b3_z.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Cohort Classic: The Corvette C4 ZR-1 Convertible")
Cohort Classic: The Corvette C4 ZR-1 Convertible
Posted on November 23, 2018 | 14 CommentsThis beautiful yellow C4 was posted at the Cohort by chrisjcieslak , under the title “Did they make a ZR-1 convertible?”. That’s actually a very interesting question and one which […]
