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![Acura fans, long have they mourned. The Legend, the Integra, the RSX and perhaps even the then-unloved five cylinder Vigor haunt their memories as they scan the fleet of anodyne […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/2006_acura_tsx_sedan_base_fqn_evox_1_815.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Used Car Test Drive: 2006 Acura TSX – I Found a Poor Example of an Excellent Car")
Used Car Test Drive: 2006 Acura TSX – I Found a Poor Example of an Excellent Car
Posted on November 19, 2018 | 49 CommentsAcura fans, long have they mourned. The Legend, the Integra, the RSX and perhaps even the then-unloved five cylinder Vigor haunt their memories as they scan the fleet of anodyne […] -
![Leaving Lowes yesterday, I came across this 1965 Lincoln Continental. While admiring it, I couldn’t help but think of the hit song “Hot Rod Lincoln” which was written in 1955 […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/a-hr-L-1.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CC Outtake: Hot Rod Lincoln")
CC Outtake: Hot Rod Lincoln
Posted on November 18, 2018 | 31 CommentsLeaving Lowes yesterday, I came across this 1965 Lincoln Continental. While admiring it, I couldn’t help but think of the hit song “Hot Rod Lincoln” which was written in 1955 […] -
![I shot it, so now I need to say something about it. Well, I don’t know what year it is, as Carfax draws a blank based on its license plate, […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/CC-369-080.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CC Outtake: Mercury Colony Park Wagon – Got Gingerbread?")
CC Outtake: Mercury Colony Park Wagon – Got Gingerbread?
Posted on November 18, 2018 | 48 CommentsI shot it, so now I need to say something about it. Well, I don’t know what year it is, as Carfax draws a blank based on its license plate, […] -
Vintage Snapshot: Off To The Races
Posted on November 18, 2018 | 10 CommentsShot on a Sunday morning on the highway that goes to Riverside International Speedway. -
![NOTE: Not my Grand Prix, but very close. In the early spring on 1996, with the Escort on its last legs and my (not) cost saving ownership about at an […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/94granprix.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "1994 Pontiac Grand Prix – The Creampuff?")
1994 Pontiac Grand Prix – The Creampuff?
Posted on November 18, 2018 | 17 CommentsNOTE: Not my Grand Prix, but very close. In the early spring on 1996, with the Escort on its last legs and my (not) cost saving ownership about at an […] -
![When visiting car shows, I always try to spot the commercial vehicles at the event. Often these can be found on the periphery of the main party, a typical example […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/IMG_5854.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CC Global: Car Carriers – The Show’s Supporting Characters In 2018")
CC Global: Car Carriers – The Show’s Supporting Characters In 2018
Posted on November 17, 2018 | 11 CommentsWhen visiting car shows, I always try to spot the commercial vehicles at the event. Often these can be found on the periphery of the main party, a typical example […] -
![Following up my SAAB 900/Jeep Wagoneer COAL capsule, I seek your advice. I live in Michigan’s Keweenaw, a peninsula which juts into Lake Superior. We get over 200 inches of snow […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/12496463_10207370157785015_4747086767439540553_o.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "QOTD: Salty or Sweet?")
QOTD: Salty or Sweet?
Posted on November 17, 2018 | 51 CommentsFollowing up my SAAB 900/Jeep Wagoneer COAL capsule, I seek your advice. I live in Michigan’s Keweenaw, a peninsula which juts into Lake Superior. We get over 200 inches of snow […] -
![This originally ran in November, 2017. But it’s the only decent thing I’ve done wrote in the last 12 months so here it is again. Lucky […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/20170913_1705582321.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Car of a Lifetime: 2017 Dodge Challenger: La Esposita Buys a Car")
Car of a Lifetime: 2017 Dodge Challenger: La Esposita Buys a Car
Posted on November 17, 2018 | 71 CommentsThis originally ran in November, 2017. But it’s the only decent thing I’ve done wrote in the last 12 months so here it is again. Lucky […] -
Dash-Cam Outtake: BMW E36 318i
Posted on November 17, 2018 | 3 CommentsIs it the CC effect? Only recently I’ve captured and posted this E32 rolling up the motorway, and as luck would have it, I’ve captured yet another same-era BMW. -
![So far I’ve covered full-size Fords, Lincolns, Edsels and most of the Mercs at Carlisle, so that brings me to the midsized and compact Fords. There was pretty good coverage of both […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/Ford-Carlisle-2018192.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Car Show Classics: 2018 Carlisle Ford Nationals – Part Three – Intermediate and Compact Fords")
Car Show Classics: 2018 Carlisle Ford Nationals – Part Three – Intermediate and Compact Fords
Posted on November 17, 2018 | 50 CommentsSo far I’ve covered full-size Fords, Lincolns, Edsels and most of the Mercs at Carlisle, so that brings me to the midsized and compact Fords. There was pretty good coverage of both […] -
![The car. They say first impressions are everything. That’s not always the case. I really liked the car on the test drive, but the longer I owned it, the less […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/IMG_0087.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "COAL:2007 Toyota Matrix – Underwhelming")
COAL:2007 Toyota Matrix – Underwhelming
Posted on November 17, 2018 | 33 CommentsThe car. They say first impressions are everything. That’s not always the case. I really liked the car on the test drive, but the longer I owned it, the less […] -
Vintage Snapshot: How American Cars Might Have Looked Without Restrictive Headlight Regulations
Posted on November 16, 2018 | 100 Comments -
![The seasons have changed and a cool crisp fall morning seemed like a good time to check in on the Portland Cars and Coffee gang in Wilsonville, Oregon. With […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/Austin-V-8-02.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Cars & Coffee on a Crisp Autumn Morning")
Cars & Coffee on a Crisp Autumn Morning
Posted on November 16, 2018 | 25 CommentsThe seasons have changed and a cool crisp fall morning seemed like a good time to check in on the Portland Cars and Coffee gang in Wilsonville, Oregon. With […] -
![Twenty years ago, Hyundai was developing the first generation Santa Fe, a crossover that helped the Korean automaker become relevant in America. And its been nearly ten years since the […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/2017nyautoshowhyundai.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Industry News: Hyundai Has Seen Better Days")
Industry News: Hyundai Has Seen Better Days
Posted on November 16, 2018 | 41 CommentsTwenty years ago, Hyundai was developing the first generation Santa Fe, a crossover that helped the Korean automaker become relevant in America. And its been nearly ten years since the […] -
![(I will eventually write these vehicles up as their own COAL entries. For now, a comparison) My daily drivers are about as Yin and Yang as one can get for […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/DSCF9458.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "COAL Compare and Contrast: SAAB 900 and Jeep Grand Wagoneer – Dogs and Cats")
COAL Compare and Contrast: SAAB 900 and Jeep Grand Wagoneer – Dogs and Cats
Posted on November 16, 2018 | 32 Comments(I will eventually write these vehicles up as their own COAL entries. For now, a comparison) My daily drivers are about as Yin and Yang as one can get for […]
