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CC Outtake: The Visible Camry – It Needed To Lose Some Weight Anyway
The XV10 Camry (1991-1996) is referred to as the “fat” Camry due to its maker lavishing it with Lexus-level fit, finish and materials. But this one obviously felt like it needed to go on a diet. And...
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CC Outtake: A Study In Too Much Contrast
This is what happens when the sun is shining from the back side, and one is too lazy to walk across the street and shoot these couple of old timers from their sunny sides. Fall is so fleeting; seems...
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Curbside Classic: 1975 Opel Manta 3100 (That’s Not A Typo) – The German Camaro
Given that this was originally sold as a Manta 1900, you can safely assume something other than its original 81 hp 1897cc four lurks under its hood, despite the lack of any external cues. We’ll shed...
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CC Outtake: Vintage Farm Tractor And A Few Other Shots From The Camino in...
A dear friend just got back from hiking the Camino de Santiago in Spain, 500 miles of ancient pilgrim trail, from Bayonne, France to Santiago de Campostela, through farm country, as well as the open...
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Cohort Sighting: 1971 Plymouth Hemi ‘Cuda – The Last And Most Famous Hemi
Let’s go ahead and complete our look at all three generations of the Barracuda. I can certainly see why Cohort poster William Rubano stopped when he saw the license plate of this one in a shop....
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CC Outtake: Lowdown Suburban
What commentary can I possibly add to this? It speaks for itself rather loud and clearly. I like the Creamsicle paint job.
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Curbside Classic For Sale – The Website, That Is
After five years of writing Curbside Classics, and three years of running and building up this website, the time has come for a change. I need to un-tether myself from this very addictive activity,...
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CC Driveway Outtake: Two 1980′s Coupes – Hamburger or Wurst?
This somewhat unlikely pairing of coupes really sums up what was happening in the 1980s. No need to really explain, but let’s just say that as the boomers became Yuppies, their taste increasingly...
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Happy Thanksgiving, And A Clarification About The Future of CC
A car from Turkey, not a turkey car I would like to wish all of you a very Happy Thanksgiving. I am very thankful for this enthusiastic community of Curbsiders, and I am touched by your expressions of...
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Classic Curbside Classic: 1964 Buick Riviera – The Peak GM Experience – GM’s...
GM gave us some genuine peak experiences before its long fall. Their post-war summit was the mid sixties; its stock hit $358 (adjusted) in 1965, and profits crested in 1966 at $15 billion (adjusted)....
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Turkey Day Classic: 1986 Buick Riviera – GM’s Deadly Sin No. 1
(This is what started the GM Deadly Sins Series) Good morning, class. Welcome to GM’s Deadly Sins 101. In this seminar we will review and analyze some of the most critical blunders GM made over the...
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Classic Curbside Classic: 1984 Chrysler Executive Limousine – The Ultimate...
The eighties were shaped by two very powerful divergent influences: the price of oil and the desire for the trappings of luxury and prestige. These two do tend to be mutually exclusive. But the human...
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CC Outtake: Packard Camry
Packard used a number of graceful bird hood ornaments, some referred to as swans, others as cormorants, with longer necks and down turned heads. But for the car that really saved Packard, they used a...
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Automotive History: Alfa Romeo Twin Cam Four – A Pioneer, And As Beautiful As...
Alfa has always been known and loved for their engines as well as all the rest of their seductive qualities. Perhaps even more so than the others, although given the superbly beautiful bodies and...
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CC Capsule: Alfa Romeo 2600 Sprint – Giorgetto Giugiaro’s Brilliant Debut
The 1963 Alfa Romeo Sprint GTV is indisputably one of the finest and most enduring designs of the century. It’s just brilliantly beautiful, clean, and has aged splendidly; it was the car that really...
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Classic Curbside Classic: 1969 Ford Ranchero: The Anti-Paternity Mobile
It’s long overdue to bust out a Ranchero, especially on a day after we’ve done farm tractors. Not that there’s really much correlation: I’d love to know what percentages of Rancheros actually ended up...
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Cohort Classic: Mercedes L319D Camper: The Globe Trotter
woulda, coulda, shoulda...An unavoidable aspect of getting older is coming to terms with pangs of regret for the roads not taken, metaphorically and literally. The post I did recently on old Mercedes...
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QOTD: What Beater Would You Pick To Drive To The Gambia?
Robert Kim’s plans to drive his ’86 Olds wagon in the 3700 mile Banjul Challenge got me thinking: What cheap old beater would I take on that trip? When I hopped into my trusty rusty old ’66 Ford this...
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The Swastika Laundry Electric Vans – We Were Using It Before They Were And...
The Swastika Laundry on Shelbourne Road in Ballsbridge (Dublin), Ireland was founded in 1912, and was not about to give up its name or symbol because some wackos in Germany decided to also adopt that...
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CC Outtake: You’re Not The Only One I’m Looking At
I was just perusing on older photo file of mine when I came across this picture. Yes, the Gremlin was the obvious object of my attention despite its goofy grin, and its splendiferous CC is here. But...
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