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![(first posted 3/29/2013) A rear-wheel drive station wagon featuring Italian styling touches and proven mechanicals shared with a contemporary sports car? Sounds fantastic, doesn’t it? Well, that’s what we have […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/Standard-Vanguard-Vignale-1.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Storage Yard Classic: Standard Vanguard Vignale – The Rarest CC Find Yet?")
Storage Yard Classic: Standard Vanguard Vignale – The Rarest CC Find Yet?
Posted on April 23, 2025 | 46 Comments(first posted 3/29/2013) A rear-wheel drive station wagon featuring Italian styling touches and proven mechanicals shared with a contemporary sports car? Sounds fantastic, doesn’t it? Well, that’s what we have […] -
![(first posted 7/23/2012) I have always been fascinated by the Chevrolet-Ford rivalry. As Henry Ford’s bare-bones Model T hit its stride, the Ford Motor Company had a kind of market […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/07/1967ChevyCaprceEstate01-crop.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1967 Chevrolet Caprice Estate – Nice, But Not Nice Enough")
Curbside Classic: 1967 Chevrolet Caprice Estate – Nice, But Not Nice Enough
Posted on October 9, 2022 | 102 Comments(first posted 7/23/2012) I have always been fascinated by the Chevrolet-Ford rivalry. As Henry Ford’s bare-bones Model T hit its stride, the Ford Motor Company had a kind of market […] -
![When we last left off with our kitty, we were somewhat flummoxed by a persistent Check Engine light and a few codes causing it. Having tried the simple things on […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/IMG_7903-2.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Project Car Update: 2005 Jaguar X-Type AWD 3.0 Wagon – Purrific Progress")
Curbside Project Car Update: 2005 Jaguar X-Type AWD 3.0 Wagon – Purrific Progress
Posted on January 14, 2022 | 51 CommentsWhen we last left off with our kitty, we were somewhat flummoxed by a persistent Check Engine light and a few codes causing it. Having tried the simple things on […] -
![Yes, I fell for the charms of the Jaguar I reviewed a few weeks ago. How could I not? A couple of days after seeing it the first time I […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/IMG_7148.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Project Car: 2005 Jaguar X-Type AWD 3.0 Wagon – Will It Be A HellCat Or A HelloKitty?")
Curbside Project Car: 2005 Jaguar X-Type AWD 3.0 Wagon – Will It Be A HellCat Or A HelloKitty?
Posted on December 1, 2021 | 65 CommentsYes, I fell for the charms of the Jaguar I reviewed a few weeks ago. How could I not? A couple of days after seeing it the first time I […] -
![Due to other commitments/needs I’ve been spending a little less time here at CC than usual, this being one of the reasons why I’ve at least paused the New Car […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/IMG_7125.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Used Car Review: 2005 Jaguar X-Type 3.0 AWD Sportwagon (Estate) – From Twenty Feet It’s (Almost) Mint")
Curbside Used Car Review: 2005 Jaguar X-Type 3.0 AWD Sportwagon (Estate) – From Twenty Feet It’s (Almost) Mint
Posted on November 22, 2021 | 37 CommentsDue to other commitments/needs I’ve been spending a little less time here at CC than usual, this being one of the reasons why I’ve at least paused the New Car […] -
![I know CC Royalty when I see it and while I’m not sure if anything actually ranks higher than a Peugeot in wagon form, it’s at least very close to […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/IMG_7811.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Junkyard Classic: 1980 Peugeot 504 Diesel Wagon – Paris’ 16th Arrondissement Just Got A Little Poorer")
Junkyard Classic: 1980 Peugeot 504 Diesel Wagon – Paris’ 16th Arrondissement Just Got A Little Poorer
Posted on December 24, 2019 | 45 CommentsI know CC Royalty when I see it and while I’m not sure if anything actually ranks higher than a Peugeot in wagon form, it’s at least very close to […] -
![If the GM B-Body in general is hallowed chassis here at CC, then the B-Body wagon must be even more sacred. After all, what vehicle was ever made worse by […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/IMG_5693.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Junkyard Classic: 1983 Chevrolet Caprice Classic Wagon – Goodbye, Jumbo")
Junkyard Classic: 1983 Chevrolet Caprice Classic Wagon – Goodbye, Jumbo
Posted on October 20, 2019 | 38 CommentsIf the GM B-Body in general is hallowed chassis here at CC, then the B-Body wagon must be even more sacred. After all, what vehicle was ever made worse by […] -
![Sitting on the lawn mower is always a wonderful time to have some uninterrupted thoughts. Knowing Wagon Week was coming up, I was pondering which wagon from the year of […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/1972-AMC-Full-Line-12-13.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Automotive History and QOTD: The American Wagons of 1972 – Which Would You Choose?")
Automotive History and QOTD: The American Wagons of 1972 – Which Would You Choose?
Posted on April 23, 2015 | 137 CommentsSitting on the lawn mower is always a wonderful time to have some uninterrupted thoughts. Knowing Wagon Week was coming up, I was pondering which wagon from the year of […] -
![Now that we’ve seen the very shrunken, American-influenced F-series Victor, let’s take a look at its successor, the Victor FB. With the FB, Vauxhall finally gave the Victor its own styling identity rather than […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/12/Vauxhall-Victor.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Storage Yard Classic: 1963 Vauxhall Victor Estate")
Storage Yard Classic: 1963 Vauxhall Victor Estate
Posted on December 23, 2012 | 24 CommentsNow that we’ve seen the very shrunken, American-influenced F-series Victor, let’s take a look at its successor, the Victor FB. With the FB, Vauxhall finally gave the Victor its own styling identity rather than […]
