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![(first posted 10/29/2018) It’s been said couples will start to look like each other after many years of marriage. Perhaps there is some validity to that (Mrs. […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/IMG_4165.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "(Future?) Curbside Classic and Drive Report: 1999 Dodge Ram 1500 SLT Laramie – Not Taking A Brake After 20 Years")
(Future?) Curbside Classic and Drive Report: 1999 Dodge Ram 1500 SLT Laramie – Not Taking A Brake After 20 Years
Posted on October 26, 2024 | 62 Comments(first posted 10/29/2018) It’s been said couples will start to look like each other after many years of marriage. Perhaps there is some validity to that (Mrs. […] -
Vintage Dealer Postcards: Dodge Dealers 1960s-1970s
Posted on October 26, 2024 | 36 Comments -
![Photos from the Cohort by William Oliver. Here’s a sight from the past that I haven’t seen in a while, a vintage Japanese truck in almost perfect condition. Hardly a […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/54074887131_e6dd0a7f46_k.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Find: 1980s Chevrolet LUV – Truly Luv’d")
Curbside Find: 1980s Chevrolet LUV – Truly Luv’d
Posted on October 26, 2024 | 13 CommentsPhotos from the Cohort by William Oliver. Here’s a sight from the past that I haven’t seen in a while, a vintage Japanese truck in almost perfect condition. Hardly a […] -
![Well, this one certainly gave me a start when I came across it when doing some research on double-deckers. This is a Yutong Master Discovery Coach, made in China but […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/hq720-e1729321737122.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Bus Stop Classics: Yutong Master Discovery Coach – World’s Only Tri-Decker?")
Bus Stop Classics: Yutong Master Discovery Coach – World’s Only Tri-Decker?
Posted on October 26, 2024 | 9 CommentsWell, this one certainly gave me a start when I came across it when doing some research on double-deckers. This is a Yutong Master Discovery Coach, made in China but […] -
![After our 1992 Blazer went back off of lease, I convinced my wife that we were spending too much money on fuel and we should get a small car. […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/1996-GEO-Prizm-1Y1SK5287TZ052272-1.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "My 1996 Geo Prizm")
My 1996 Geo Prizm
Posted on October 26, 2024 | 10 CommentsAfter our 1992 Blazer went back off of lease, I convinced my wife that we were spending too much money on fuel and we should get a small car. […] -
![(first posted 10/25/2018) Since I’ve been writing for Curbside Classic I can count on one hand the number of Chevy Citations I’ve seen. This is the first one […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/80Citation1.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CC Capsule: 1980 Chevrolet Citation – It’s the First Chevy of the 80s")
CC Capsule: 1980 Chevrolet Citation – It’s the First Chevy of the 80s
Posted on October 25, 2024 | 132 Comments(first posted 10/25/2018) Since I’ve been writing for Curbside Classic I can count on one hand the number of Chevy Citations I’ve seen. This is the first one […] -
![(first posted 10/25/2018) Oldsmobile sold nearly one million cars annually during the 1980s, but trouble loomed beneath the surface of those hearty sales. The Olds division was […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/LF-2.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1986 Oldsmobile Delta 88 Coupe – Olds Takes A Holiday From The 1980s Blahs")
Curbside Classic: 1986 Oldsmobile Delta 88 Coupe – Olds Takes A Holiday From The 1980s Blahs
Posted on October 25, 2024 | 89 Comments(first posted 10/25/2018) Oldsmobile sold nearly one million cars annually during the 1980s, but trouble loomed beneath the surface of those hearty sales. The Olds division was […] -
Vintage Snapshots: Southern California — Mid ’50s to Mid’60s
Posted on October 25, 2024 | 28 Comments -
![So which side of the fence do you sit on? Do you pronounce it “Ee-zetta” or “Aye-zetta”? The thing is there are two variants of the BMW Isetta: the three-wheeler, […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/IMG_20231119_094010_ed.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CC Capsule: 1958 BMW Isetta 300 – Take It Ee-zetta")
CC Capsule: 1958 BMW Isetta 300 – Take It Ee-zetta
Posted on October 25, 2024 | 30 CommentsSo which side of the fence do you sit on? Do you pronounce it “Ee-zetta” or “Aye-zetta”? The thing is there are two variants of the BMW Isetta: the three-wheeler, […] -
![Discussing Packard’s post-war merger opportunities is an online pastime that almost always focuses on the proud and defiant world of the Independents, with the Big 3 seen as the enemy. […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/image-1.jpg?resize=46%2C52&ssl=1 "Packard + Chrysler: Ask The Man Who Owns the 100-Million-Dollar Look")
Packard + Chrysler: Ask The Man Who Owns the 100-Million-Dollar Look
Posted on October 25, 2024 | 39 CommentsDiscussing Packard’s post-war merger opportunities is an online pastime that almost always focuses on the proud and defiant world of the Independents, with the Big 3 seen as the enemy. […] -
![Let’s not kid ourselves. These early tiny Japanese visitors were hardly taken seriously by many, but their intent, regardless of size, was quite serious. And while early on Nissan, AKA […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/IMG_20220512_132911956_HDR.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1973 Datsun 1200 (Sunny B110) — The Sunny, Yet Not Sunny Enough, Early Days Of The Nissan Sunny")
Curbside Classic: 1973 Datsun 1200 (Sunny B110) — The Sunny, Yet Not Sunny Enough, Early Days Of The Nissan Sunny
Posted on October 25, 2024 | 16 CommentsLet’s not kid ourselves. These early tiny Japanese visitors were hardly taken seriously by many, but their intent, regardless of size, was quite serious. And while early on Nissan, AKA […] -
![(first posted 10/24/2018) War does many things and leaves many effects. Some are consistent with the original territorial or governance aims. Others, such as liberation from Nazis, […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/DSC09224.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Museum Classics: 1953 DKW F91 and 1955 IFA F9 – Separated At Birth")
Museum Classics: 1953 DKW F91 and 1955 IFA F9 – Separated At Birth
Posted on October 24, 2024 | 28 Comments(first posted 10/24/2018) War does many things and leaves many effects. Some are consistent with the original territorial or governance aims. Others, such as liberation from Nazis, […] -
![(first posted 10/24/2018) Compromise doesn’t always work. Your partner might want Mexican for dinner and you may feel like a burger but if you go to Jack […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/chevrolet-trans-sport-1.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1996-99 Opel/Vauxhall Sintra and 1999-2004 Chevrolet Trans Sport – Neither Fish Nor Fowl (But Maybe Foul)")
Curbside Classic: 1996-99 Opel/Vauxhall Sintra and 1999-2004 Chevrolet Trans Sport – Neither Fish Nor Fowl (But Maybe Foul)
Posted on October 24, 2024 | 36 Comments(first posted 10/24/2018) Compromise doesn’t always work. Your partner might want Mexican for dinner and you may feel like a burger but if you go to Jack […] -
![Fiat have always been the Jupiter of Italian carmakers. There were other planets, sure, but none as massive and as all-consuming as the titan of Turin. And within this giant’s […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/IMG_20240512_083600_edited.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1970 Fiat Giannini 500 TV – What’s This All Abarth?")
Curbside Classic: 1970 Fiat Giannini 500 TV – What’s This All Abarth?
Posted on October 24, 2024 | 8 CommentsFiat have always been the Jupiter of Italian carmakers. There were other planets, sure, but none as massive and as all-consuming as the titan of Turin. And within this giant’s […] -
![Recently, on a warm Saturday in October, I took the family for an afternoon jaunt in the ‘ol Valiant Wagon. We took a ~ 250-mile trip up into the mountains […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/54083042443_5cba72c2dc_k.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CC Road Trip: 1962 Valiant V-200 Station Wagon – An October Drive With The Family")
CC Road Trip: 1962 Valiant V-200 Station Wagon – An October Drive With The Family
Posted on October 24, 2024 | 45 CommentsRecently, on a warm Saturday in October, I took the family for an afternoon jaunt in the ‘ol Valiant Wagon. We took a ~ 250-mile trip up into the mountains […]
