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![In the mid-1980s, an LA record company called AIP released a series of compilation albums centered on regional mid-1960s garage rock and psychedelia. Naturally, the series was called “Highs […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/06/IMG_0945.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Finds: Summer Time Highs in the Seventies")
Curbside Finds: Summer Time Highs in the Seventies
Posted on June 24, 2025 | 22 CommentsIn the mid-1980s, an LA record company called AIP released a series of compilation albums centered on regional mid-1960s garage rock and psychedelia. Naturally, the series was called “Highs […] -
![(first posted 3/4/2014) The car business sometimes creates strange bedfellows. When an automaker lacks the knowledge or expertise to build a car in a previously unexplored segment, they will often […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/800px-SsangYong_Rodius_270_Xdi_rear_20100719.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Obscure Rebadges From Around The World: Part 2")
Obscure Rebadges From Around The World: Part 2
Posted on March 12, 2025 | 68 Comments(first posted 3/4/2014) The car business sometimes creates strange bedfellows. When an automaker lacks the knowledge or expertise to build a car in a previously unexplored segment, they will often […] -
![(first posted 3/8/2014) It was with the second generation that Honda’s Accord began to take a toehold in the Midwest. At the time, there was a lot more “Buy ‘Murican” […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/CC-63-037-800.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1984 Honda Accord – The Canary in the Coal Mine for the Traditional American Sedan")
Curbside Classic: 1984 Honda Accord – The Canary in the Coal Mine for the Traditional American Sedan
Posted on March 1, 2025 | 80 Comments(first posted 3/8/2014) It was with the second generation that Honda’s Accord began to take a toehold in the Midwest. At the time, there was a lot more “Buy ‘Murican” […] -
![“A brand new 1978 Dodge Monaco, ideally with a 360.” That was my honest, if unrealistic, answer to Mrs. Jason when she asked what I really wanted. That’s how our […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/1978-monaco.jpeg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Adventures In Car Shopping – Blank Stares, Flirting, and Loose Change")
Adventures In Car Shopping – Blank Stares, Flirting, and Loose Change
Posted on February 7, 2025 | 93 Comments“A brand new 1978 Dodge Monaco, ideally with a 360.” That was my honest, if unrealistic, answer to Mrs. Jason when she asked what I really wanted. That’s how our […] -
![America loves pick-up trucks; the F-Series, Silverado and Ram were the number one, two and three best selling vehicles in 2023. But if America is so rife with its own […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/PXL_20240819_161327039.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1997 Honda Acty – The Mighty Atom")
Curbside Classic: 1997 Honda Acty – The Mighty Atom
Posted on August 30, 2024 | 18 CommentsAmerica loves pick-up trucks; the F-Series, Silverado and Ram were the number one, two and three best selling vehicles in 2023. But if America is so rife with its own […] -
![(first posted 6/20/2018) The Prelude was a highly pragmatic move on Honda’s part to expand into the then large and lucrative sporty coupe market. The Celica was making […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/CC-348-001.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic Lite: 1981 Honda Prelude – A Prelude to Greater Things To Come")
Curbside Classic Lite: 1981 Honda Prelude – A Prelude to Greater Things To Come
Posted on June 19, 2024 | 32 Comments(first posted 6/20/2018) The Prelude was a highly pragmatic move on Honda’s part to expand into the then large and lucrative sporty coupe market. The Celica was making […] -
![Have we ever done a Walk & Talk featuring a late model used car lot? If not, today is your lucky day! All these pictures were taken Sunday, May 5, […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/20240505_104600_HDR.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Used Car Lot Walk & Talk: Humming An Ocean Lyriq During The Solstice")
Used Car Lot Walk & Talk: Humming An Ocean Lyriq During The Solstice
Posted on May 15, 2024 | 36 CommentsHave we ever done a Walk & Talk featuring a late model used car lot? If not, today is your lucky day! All these pictures were taken Sunday, May 5, […] -
![From the beginning, it was obvious that there was going to be a problem. Not a mechanical problem, as the above COAL title might imply, but a philosophical one. Following […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/5587BF74-AD26-42F9-88D0-164A52B4F1FD.jpeg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "COAL: 1980 Honda Accord Hatchback — Oil and Water")
COAL: 1980 Honda Accord Hatchback — Oil and Water
Posted on March 6, 2024 | 42 CommentsFrom the beginning, it was obvious that there was going to be a problem. Not a mechanical problem, as the above COAL title might imply, but a philosophical one. Following […] -
![Early hybrids are a strange world. The 1st generation Prius (1997-2003) was the trailblazer, but it looked unremarkable. Its blobby and uninspiring 4-door body seemed designed to hide its innovative […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/IMG_20221211_105743_edited.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 2002 Honda Insight (ZE1) – Slippery When Dry")
Curbside Classic: 2002 Honda Insight (ZE1) – Slippery When Dry
Posted on February 23, 2024 | 11 CommentsEarly hybrids are a strange world. The 1st generation Prius (1997-2003) was the trailblazer, but it looked unremarkable. Its blobby and uninspiring 4-door body seemed designed to hide its innovative […] -
![This was another one of the few cars that we bought new. In many ways, it was my favorite of all the cars that I have ever owned. It was […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/rGNdQkgK-EAA62-ga9w-edit.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "COAL #10: ’90 Honda Civic SI")
COAL #10: ’90 Honda Civic SI
Posted on February 3, 2024 | 23 CommentsThis was another one of the few cars that we bought new. In many ways, it was my favorite of all the cars that I have ever owned. It was […] -
![(first posted 7/7/2017) My daughter is working out of town this summer and only gets home every couple of weeks. When her car needed some service work […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/1998HondaCivic06-crop.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CC Driving Impression: 1998 Honda Civic LX – My Two Weeks With A Curbside Classic")
CC Driving Impression: 1998 Honda Civic LX – My Two Weeks With A Curbside Classic
Posted on July 7, 2023 | 73 Comments(first posted 7/7/2017) My daughter is working out of town this summer and only gets home every couple of weeks. When her car needed some service work […] -
![(first posted 4/10/2017) I want a fun little car just to drive to work. Especially now: I just started a new job, as Director of Engineering for a software startup, […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/IMG_9571.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1990 Honda Civic CRX Si – A Little Zip On The Commute")
Curbside Classic: 1990 Honda Civic CRX Si – A Little Zip On The Commute
Posted on April 10, 2023 | 51 Comments(first posted 4/10/2017) I want a fun little car just to drive to work. Especially now: I just started a new job, as Director of Engineering for a software startup, […] -
![Last week’s tale began with two drivers in our household and ended sixteen years later with two drivers. Between that time there was a lot of activity around here, which […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/1996-Odyssey-2.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "COAL: 1996 Honda Odyssey – Chapter 25, What Is Not A Miata Or A Town Car for $500, Alex")
COAL: 1996 Honda Odyssey – Chapter 25, What Is Not A Miata Or A Town Car for $500, Alex
Posted on January 1, 2023 | 44 CommentsLast week’s tale began with two drivers in our household and ended sixteen years later with two drivers. Between that time there was a lot of activity around here, which […] -
![It was the summer of 2006 and we had a car-problem. We had two aging Fords with V8 engines and gasoline had cracked $4 a gallon. Several months earlier we […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/2007HondaFit02-crop.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "COAL: 2007 Honda Fit Sport – Chapter 24, And Now For Something Completely Different")
COAL: 2007 Honda Fit Sport – Chapter 24, And Now For Something Completely Different
Posted on December 25, 2022 | 66 CommentsIt was the summer of 2006 and we had a car-problem. We had two aging Fords with V8 engines and gasoline had cracked $4 a gallon. Several months earlier we […] -
![In December of 1988 I got a call from a law school classmate. Karl and his wife wanted to have me over for dinner one evening. “Oh, would it be […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/1988-Accord01-feature.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "COAL: 1988 Honda Accord LX – Chapter 13, How I Married A Keeper Twice In One Day")
COAL: 1988 Honda Accord LX – Chapter 13, How I Married A Keeper Twice In One Day
Posted on October 9, 2022 | 52 CommentsIn December of 1988 I got a call from a law school classmate. Karl and his wife wanted to have me over for dinner one evening. “Oh, would it be […]
