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![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 […] -
![My sister in law and her family are spending a week at the beach on Corsica, and among other visual pleasures, one of them spotted this Pacer trying to stay […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/IMG_0100.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CC Outtake: AMC Pacer Spotted on the Island of Corsica")
CC Outtake: AMC Pacer Spotted on the Island of Corsica
Posted on August 13, 2018 | 21 CommentsMy sister in law and her family are spending a week at the beach on Corsica, and among other visual pleasures, one of them spotted this Pacer trying to stay […] -
![After reading many CC contributors’ extensive COALs, I decided to chronicle my own car ownership. I think I can condense it down to one post. I won’t include any […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/544.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "My Cars of a Lifetime: 43 Years of Mostly Mundane Motoring")
My Cars of a Lifetime: 43 Years of Mostly Mundane Motoring
Posted on August 13, 2018 | 37 CommentsAfter reading many CC contributors’ extensive COALs, I decided to chronicle my own car ownership. I think I can condense it down to one post. I won’t include any […] -
![A towering 4×2 cabover tractor unit, towing a semi-trailer with three axles and six super singles. Travel anywhere in Europe and you’ll notice that this is the most common big […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/IMG_6160.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CC Global: The Typical European Eighteen-Wheeler Rolls On Twelve Wheels")
CC Global: The Typical European Eighteen-Wheeler Rolls On Twelve Wheels
Posted on August 13, 2018 | 22 CommentsA towering 4×2 cabover tractor unit, towing a semi-trailer with three axles and six super singles. Travel anywhere in Europe and you’ll notice that this is the most common big […] -
![Ford Mustang: one of the most popular American cars of all time, even among non-car people. They may not know or like all of them, but probably a least the […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/DSCF7432.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Auction Classic: Flashy Fords in Scottsdale 2018, part 2 Mustangs")
Auction Classic: Flashy Fords in Scottsdale 2018, part 2 Mustangs
Posted on August 13, 2018 | 33 CommentsFord Mustang: one of the most popular American cars of all time, even among non-car people. They may not know or like all of them, but probably a least the […]
