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![“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 […] -
![(first posted 10/6/2011) If we are honest with ourselves, much of what we do is in the nature of reaction to the forces swirling around us, rather […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/10/1995EagleVision08-crop.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1993 Eagle Vision – DeSoto 2.0")
Curbside Classic: 1993 Eagle Vision – DeSoto 2.0
Posted on January 24, 2025 | 100 Comments(first posted 10/6/2011) If we are honest with ourselves, much of what we do is in the nature of reaction to the forces swirling around us, rather […] -
![Recently, I accompanied my wife and daughter on a roadtrip that covered nine states. Enjoying the temperate climate well south of the Mason-Dixon Line, I figured a bumper crop of […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/south-of-rolla.jpeg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Lost & Found: Automotive Treasures Saved From a Nebulous Fate")
Lost & Found: Automotive Treasures Saved From a Nebulous Fate
Posted on December 2, 2024 | 35 CommentsRecently, I accompanied my wife and daughter on a roadtrip that covered nine states. Enjoying the temperate climate well south of the Mason-Dixon Line, I figured a bumper crop of […] -
![(first posted 10/23/2018) I don’t know if you’ve noticed, but thanks to the magic of the Internet it seems like our timeline is compressing upon itself. Well, […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/IMG_0042.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1999 Jeep Cherokee – Remains of the Old Millennium")
Curbside Classic: 1999 Jeep Cherokee – Remains of the Old Millennium
Posted on October 23, 2024 | 28 Comments(first posted 10/23/2018) I don’t know if you’ve noticed, but thanks to the magic of the Internet it seems like our timeline is compressing upon itself. Well, […] -
![The streets of Venice are quiet at 6AM, which is a blessed relief from the daytime hell-swarm of tourists stuffing gelato cups and Coke cans into the crevices of St. […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/dianteira-do-jeep-compass-limited-td350-2022.webp?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Rental Car Review: 2023 Jeep Compass Italian spec–The Big Mac of Venice")
Rental Car Review: 2023 Jeep Compass Italian spec–The Big Mac of Venice
Posted on July 23, 2024 | 20 CommentsThe streets of Venice are quiet at 6AM, which is a blessed relief from the daytime hell-swarm of tourists stuffing gelato cups and Coke cans into the crevices of St. […] -
![Being the proud owner of Jeep Wrangler, I rapidly joined a 4WD club, and started hitting the trails. The situation may be different in other parts of the US, […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/IMG_0788.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CC On The Trail: Trailhead Classics")
CC On The Trail: Trailhead Classics
Posted on June 4, 2024 | 15 CommentsBeing the proud owner of Jeep Wrangler, I rapidly joined a 4WD club, and started hitting the trails. The situation may be different in other parts of the US, […] -
![Considering how important Jeep products have been in Latin America since the brand came to be, I guess it’s overdue an entry of mine on the subject. And here’s this […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/IMG_20231217_164137217_HDR.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1955 Willys Truck – International Affair")
Curbside Classic: 1955 Willys Truck – International Affair
Posted on February 19, 2024 | 8 CommentsConsidering how important Jeep products have been in Latin America since the brand came to be, I guess it’s overdue an entry of mine on the subject. And here’s this […] -
![(first posted 7/31/2017) In today’s world where SUVs/CUVs come in all shapes and sizes, with everything from car-based, front-wheel drive, inline-3s to truck-based, four-wheel drive, V8s and […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/thumb_IMG_3950_1024.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1991 Jeep Grand Wagoneer – Iconic")
Curbside Classic: 1991 Jeep Grand Wagoneer – Iconic
Posted on July 31, 2023 | 66 Comments(first posted 7/31/2017) In today’s world where SUVs/CUVs come in all shapes and sizes, with everything from car-based, front-wheel drive, inline-3s to truck-based, four-wheel drive, V8s and […] -
![The early 1990’s was a big decade at Jeep, in all kinds of ways – including making changes. After almost thirty years of continuous production, the Jeep Grand Wagoneer was […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/1993-Jeep-Grand-Wagoneer-04.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1993 Jeep Grand Wagoneer – The Not-So-Grand Wagoneer")
Curbside Classic: 1993 Jeep Grand Wagoneer – The Not-So-Grand Wagoneer
Posted on July 6, 2023 | 28 CommentsThe early 1990’s was a big decade at Jeep, in all kinds of ways – including making changes. After almost thirty years of continuous production, the Jeep Grand Wagoneer was […] -
![(first posted 6/11/2017) Just before I headed to Detroit for the CC meetup I received an invitation to the Rocky Mountain Automotive Press’ 2017 Track and Off-Road Day. So […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/IMG_1637-1.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Future Classics: Curbside Classic Goes To The Track")
Future Classics: Curbside Classic Goes To The Track
Posted on June 11, 2023 | 20 Comments(first posted 6/11/2017) Just before I headed to Detroit for the CC meetup I received an invitation to the Rocky Mountain Automotive Press’ 2017 Track and Off-Road Day. So […] -
![(first posted 2/20/2017. Note: this is a CJ2A painted in MB military dress) The Book of Genesis says that In the beginning, God created the heavens and the earth. There […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/02/1948WillysJeepMB09-1.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1948 Willys Jeep CJ2A – In The Beginning")
Curbside Classic: 1948 Willys Jeep CJ2A – In The Beginning
Posted on February 20, 2023 | 33 Comments(first posted 2/20/2017. Note: this is a CJ2A painted in MB military dress) The Book of Genesis says that In the beginning, God created the heavens and the earth. There […] -
Wordless Outtake: Jeep Cherokee XJ – Face to Face
Posted on June 19, 2022 | 3 Comments -
![(first posted 3/30/2016) In the late 1940’s, Henry J. Kaiser had an idea. This idea was to create a car for the “less affluent”; those that usually could only afford […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/aallj.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Car Show Classic – 1952-54 Sears Allstate: The American Dream, As Sold Through A Sears Store")
Car Show Classic – 1952-54 Sears Allstate: The American Dream, As Sold Through A Sears Store
Posted on March 30, 2022 | 131 Comments(first posted 3/30/2016) In the late 1940’s, Henry J. Kaiser had an idea. This idea was to create a car for the “less affluent”; those that usually could only afford […] -
![(first posted 8/18/2015) In the 1970s and 1980s, as Mercedes-Benz and BMW became the most desirable luxury brands in America, domestic brands found themselves losing more and more snob appeal. […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/Jeep-1984-1991-XJ-Wagoneer.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Capsule: 1984-91 Jeep XJ Wagoneer Limited – Social Climber")
Curbside Capsule: 1984-91 Jeep XJ Wagoneer Limited – Social Climber
Posted on August 18, 2021 | 33 Comments(first posted 8/18/2015) In the 1970s and 1980s, as Mercedes-Benz and BMW became the most desirable luxury brands in America, domestic brands found themselves losing more and more snob appeal. […] -
![(first posted 6/25/2012) What do the Studebaker GT Hawk, the Excalibur neo-classic, the original Jeep Wagoneer, and our featured CC, the Willys Jeepster, have in common? Well, they […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/Jeepster.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1950 Willys Jeepster – Another Brooks Stevens Beauty")
Curbside Classic: 1950 Willys Jeepster – Another Brooks Stevens Beauty
Posted on July 8, 2021 | 42 Comments(first posted 6/25/2012) What do the Studebaker GT Hawk, the Excalibur neo-classic, the original Jeep Wagoneer, and our featured CC, the Willys Jeepster, have in common? Well, they […]
