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![Note: These pictures are of the actual car One day after arriving at work, a co-worker met me in the parking lot for the walk to the office. He saw […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/DSCN1806.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "COAL: 1995 Plymouth Voyager LE – The Magic Wagon")
COAL: 1995 Plymouth Voyager LE – The Magic Wagon
Posted on August 19, 2018 | 33 CommentsNote: These pictures are of the actual car One day after arriving at work, a co-worker met me in the parking lot for the walk to the office. He saw […] -
![I’m sure most of you recognize the truck above. Most commonly, it was (and most of the time still is) your local garbage truck. This design of Mack is as […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/download.jpeg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Auto-Biography: Mack MC/MR Series – Gladiator")
Auto-Biography: Mack MC/MR Series – Gladiator
Posted on August 18, 2018 | 21 CommentsI’m sure most of you recognize the truck above. Most commonly, it was (and most of the time still is) your local garbage truck. This design of Mack is as […] -
![The Renault R12 has been covered here a few times, both in its original French version as well as Dacia and Latin American variants. But did you know that at […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/r12-copy.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Trackside Classic: Run What You Brung")
Trackside Classic: Run What You Brung
Posted on August 18, 2018 | 23 CommentsThe Renault R12 has been covered here a few times, both in its original French version as well as Dacia and Latin American variants. But did you know that at […] -
![I’ve always had a soft spot for International Scouts. My parents had one when I was little, and it was replaced with another after my mother rolled it. I’d had […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/108_0828.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "COAL: 1971 International Scout 800B – Orange Oddball")
COAL: 1971 International Scout 800B – Orange Oddball
Posted on August 18, 2018 | 33 CommentsI’ve always had a soft spot for International Scouts. My parents had one when I was little, and it was replaced with another after my mother rolled it. I’d had […] -
![In a world where manuals are a dying breed, so called “semi-automatic” transmissions have long become most automakers’ popular alternatives or even replacements for manuals. Often better known by various […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/thumb_IMG_3978_1024.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "QOTD: To Paddle, Or Not To Paddle – Do You Ever Use Paddle Shifters?")
QOTD: To Paddle, Or Not To Paddle – Do You Ever Use Paddle Shifters?
Posted on August 17, 2018 | 96 CommentsIn a world where manuals are a dying breed, so called “semi-automatic” transmissions have long become most automakers’ popular alternatives or even replacements for manuals. Often better known by various […] -
![This has to be one of the best car chases I’ve ever seen in a TV show. I say that not just because it’s filmed in some hilly Los Angeles […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/themes/arras162/images/thumbnail.png "CC TV: Car Chases – Daytona Versus Firenza In Hunter")
CC TV: Car Chases – Daytona Versus Firenza In Hunter
Posted on August 17, 2018 | 42 CommentsThis has to be one of the best car chases I’ve ever seen in a TV show. I say that not just because it’s filmed in some hilly Los Angeles […] -
![As I mentioned in my first post from this race meeting, the cars on display were fantastic, with some real rarities on show including some that I only noticed when […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/Land-Rover-Series-1-swb.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Car Show Classics: The Oval At 2018 Historic Winton, Part One")
Car Show Classics: The Oval At 2018 Historic Winton, Part One
Posted on August 17, 2018 | 44 CommentsAs I mentioned in my first post from this race meeting, the cars on display were fantastic, with some real rarities on show including some that I only noticed when […] -
![It seems like almost overnight, Suzuki design became funky and fresh again. Sadly for our North American Curbivores, that happened shortly after Suzuki withdrew from the US and Canadian markets. […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/suzuki-jimny-cream-view.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Missing Out? The 2019 Suzuki Line-Up – Suzuki Gets Their Mojo Back")
Missing Out? The 2019 Suzuki Line-Up – Suzuki Gets Their Mojo Back
Posted on August 16, 2018 | 37 CommentsIt seems like almost overnight, Suzuki design became funky and fresh again. Sadly for our North American Curbivores, that happened shortly after Suzuki withdrew from the US and Canadian markets. […] -
![Jeep is planning to release their smallest model yet, a subcompact crossover dwarfed by the Compass and even the Renegade. Although Jeep’s stylists may try to make it look butch […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/jeep-compass-suzuki-jimny.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Capsule: 1998-2018 Suzuki Jimny & 2007-10 Jeep Compass – One’s Jeep-Like, The Other’s A Jeep")
Curbside Capsule: 1998-2018 Suzuki Jimny & 2007-10 Jeep Compass – One’s Jeep-Like, The Other’s A Jeep
Posted on August 16, 2018 | 11 CommentsJeep is planning to release their smallest model yet, a subcompact crossover dwarfed by the Compass and even the Renegade. Although Jeep’s stylists may try to make it look butch […] -
![As a child of the ’80’s, I’ve always liked Fox-body Mustangs. The generation’s best years of ’87-’93 correspond exactly with my high school and college days, when I […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/DSCF7034.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Auction Classic: Flashy Fords in Scottsdale 2018, part 3 Foxy Bodies")
Auction Classic: Flashy Fords in Scottsdale 2018, part 3 Foxy Bodies
Posted on August 16, 2018 | 43 CommentsAs a child of the ’80’s, I’ve always liked Fox-body Mustangs. The generation’s best years of ’87-’93 correspond exactly with my high school and college days, when I […] -
![Upon opening my laptop on Monday morning I saw R. Henry’s excellent review of his rental Jeep Compass Trailhawk. When I first saw the headline I thought “Oh no, there […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/IMG_1314-001.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CC Rental Review: 2018 Jeep Compass Limited FWD – Another Point (Of View)")
CC Rental Review: 2018 Jeep Compass Limited FWD – Another Point (Of View)
Posted on August 16, 2018 | 29 CommentsUpon opening my laptop on Monday morning I saw R. Henry’s excellent review of his rental Jeep Compass Trailhawk. When I first saw the headline I thought “Oh no, there […] -
![Some recent emails among us contributors generated conversation about a Midwest gathering for 2018. Thus we would like to invite you to a fun-filled gathering in the St. Louis area […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/stauntonfire.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "2018 CC Midwest Gathering: Let’s Meet In St. Louis")
2018 CC Midwest Gathering: Let’s Meet In St. Louis
Posted on August 15, 2018 | 22 CommentsSome recent emails among us contributors generated conversation about a Midwest gathering for 2018. Thus we would like to invite you to a fun-filled gathering in the St. Louis area […] -
![Copies of this 25-minute film, imaginatively entitled Love Thy Customer, were presumably sent to Ford dealerships across America around the summer of 1966. It worth watching, if only is a ’60s […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/The_Doors_1966.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CC Video: 1966 Ford Sales Training Film — With Interesting Music")
CC Video: 1966 Ford Sales Training Film — With Interesting Music
Posted on August 15, 2018 | 30 CommentsCopies of this 25-minute film, imaginatively entitled Love Thy Customer, were presumably sent to Ford dealerships across America around the summer of 1966. It worth watching, if only is a ’60s […] -
![Jose Louis H. sent me these great shots of an old 1971 or so Dodge D100 still working hard in Argentina. And that looks to be a similar vintage […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/IMG_20180806_163810.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Spotted in Argentina: 1971 Dodge D100 Still Hard at Work – Cat Is Worried About That DOG")
Spotted in Argentina: 1971 Dodge D100 Still Hard at Work – Cat Is Worried About That DOG
Posted on August 14, 2018 | 22 CommentsJose Louis H. sent me these great shots of an old 1971 or so Dodge D100 still working hard in Argentina. And that looks to be a similar vintage […] -
![Many of us have at least one friend or acquaintance that has to do things, have things, or even simply be, just a little bit extra. There is nothing wrong with […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/IMG_1003-2007-Mazda-Pi-CC.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CC Outtakes: 2007 Mazda Pi – When A Mazda3 Isn’t Quite Enough")
CC Outtakes: 2007 Mazda Pi – When A Mazda3 Isn’t Quite Enough
Posted on August 14, 2018 | 35 CommentsMany of us have at least one friend or acquaintance that has to do things, have things, or even simply be, just a little bit extra. There is nothing wrong with […]
