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Bookshelf Classics: Car Books of Youth
(Updated 11/5/2026) If you’re growing up a car nut today, you have all sorts of information at your fingertips, with as much detail and context as […] The post Bookshelf Classics: Car Books of Youth appeared first on Curbside Classic .
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Classic CARmentary Finale: 2000 Nissan Xterra SE 4X4 — When Rugged SUVs Had Little Use for Comfort
(Updated 11/5/2026) In 2000, the Nissan Xterra was one of the hottest new SUVs around, promising a back-to-basics alternative to the increasingly plush and expensive sport-utilities […] The post Classic CARmentary Finale: 2000 Nissan Xterra SE 4X4 — When Rugged SUVs Had Little…
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1941 Cadillac Fleetwood Sixty Special: A Prewar “Full Classic” That Is Well Suited To Today’s Driving
One of my favorite things about being obsessed with cars is realizing you’re in love with something that’s been in front of you all along, and my recent four-wheeled crush […] The post 1941 Cadillac Fleetwood Sixty Special: A Prewar “Full Classic” That Is Well Suited To Today’s…
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1957 Chrysler Windsor Near Reading, Pennsylvania–Back To Another Time
After I got my driver’s license in 1984, one of my favorite things to do was exploring country roads. I would get out my Hagstrom maps and look for interesting […] The post 1957 Chrysler Windsor Near Reading, Pennsylvania–Back To Another Time appeared first on Curbside Classic .
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1979 Cadillac Seville: Extremely Popular, But Teetering On The Brink Of The Abyss
When the 1979 model year began, Cadillac was on top of the world, commercially speaking, with its popular downsized De Ville line, the handsome new Eldorado, and the aging but […] The post 1979 Cadillac Seville: Extremely Popular, But Teetering On The Brink Of The Abyss appeared…
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Curbside Classic: 1977-79 Mercury Cougar XR7 – The First Thundercat
(Updated 11/4/2026) Far removed from its luxury pony car origins in 1967, the Mercury Cougar had become something quite different by the late Seventies. For 1977, […] The post Curbside Classic: 1977-79 Mercury Cougar XR7 – The First Thundercat appeared first on Curbside Classic .
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1980 Talbot Sunbeam Lotus: All The Right Ingredients
(Updated 11/4/2026) If you were to name a British sports saloon in the late 1970s that included the qualities of traditional sports cars, history, familiarity, […] The post 1980 Talbot Sunbeam Lotus: All The Right Ingredients appeared first on Curbside Classic .
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1967 Toyota Corona (T40) Deluxe – Glide To Meet You
CC has had the pleasure of entertaining the ol’ shovel-nose T40 here a number of times. Which makes sense, as it’s probably the marque’s first real global hit. Corona has […] The post 1967 Toyota Corona (T40) Deluxe – Glide To Meet You appeared first on Curbside Classic .
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1973 Ford Mustang Convertible: The “Last” Mustang Convertible (For 10 Years) Has A Charm All Its Own
While the 1971-73 Ford Mustang may look nothing like the car that captured America’s heart a mere handful of years beforehand, it has a charm all its own; besides, how […] The post 1973 Ford Mustang Convertible: The “Last” Mustang Convertible (For 10 Years) Has A Charm All Its…
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My Three Years With a 2001 Porsche Boxster S: One Impulsive Purchase and Three Years of the Cold Shoulder
Sometimes the most memorable purchases begin with the least sensible intentions. I went to Porsche Cambridge hoping for a test drive and perhaps a free coffee, with no real plan […] The post My Three Years With a 2001 Porsche Boxster S: One Impulsive Purchase and Three Years of…
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1963 Lincoln Continental Sedan: When Interior Upholstery Choices Mattered More Than 0–60 Times
If you spend a lot of time reading car magazines, it’s easy to absorb their preoccupation with performance statistics: top speed, quarter-mile elapsed times, lateral acceleration on the skidpad, or […] The post 1963 Lincoln Continental Sedan: When Interior Upholstery Choices…
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Car Show Classics: The Miscellany Of Como Park
(Updated 11/3/2026) I present to you the final installment in this series which began in September. I’ve been lucky enough to have covered […] The post Car Show Classics: The Miscellany Of Como Park appeared first on Curbside Classic .
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Curbside Classic: 1947 Chevrolet Stylemaster – What’s New Became Old; Now It’s New Again
(Updated 11/3/2026) “What is that big old car?” A passerby asked that question as I was taking the above photo… timely, since I was transfixed by seeing a 1940s-era car […] The post Curbside Classic: 1947 Chevrolet Stylemaster – What’s New Became Old; Now It’s New Again appeared…
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1967 Alfa Romeo 1600 Spider: Everyone Should Own At Least One Alfa; Maybe This “Duetto” Is For You
Jeremy Clarkson has said that you can’t be a “petrolhead” unless you’ve owned an Alfa Romeo. Obviously, that’s an exaggeration (I’m as much a gearhead as anyone), but I’m finding […] The post 1967 Alfa Romeo 1600 Spider: Everyone Should Own At Least One Alfa; Maybe This “Duetto”…
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Dealer Time Travel: Z-28 and Mod Top Camaros at E.B. Smith Chevrolet in 1968
Text by Patrick Bell. Nashville, Tennessee, is where we are headed today to visit the E. B. Smith Chevrolet dealership. They bought the Coggin Chevrolet shop in May of 1968, […] The post Dealer Time Travel: Z-28 and Mod Top Camaros at E.B. Smith Chevrolet in 1968 appeared first…
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1995 Chrysler Concorde: At 79,000-Mile, This 1995 Example Is a Time Capsule
I was browsing Facebook Marketplace, which is what I tend to do when what I’m watching on television is not terribly interesting. It’s something that, unfortunately, happens more often than […] The post 1995 Chrysler Concorde: At 79,000-Mile, This 1995 Example Is a Time Capsule…
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1961 Pontiac Ventura: Short-Lived B-Body Bubbletop With 4-Speed, 425A Tri-Power, And A Fabulous Tri-Tone Interior
If someone mentions the Pontiac Ventura, you probably think of the Chevrolet Nova-based compact of the ’70s, but for a brief two-year period in the early 1960s, the Ventura was […] The post 1961 Pontiac Ventura: Short-Lived B-Body Bubbletop With 4-Speed, 425A Tri-Power, And A…
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The Short Life And Personal Times Of The 1955-1957 Thunderbird
(Updated 11/2/2026) The first generation Thunderbird has never been a car I’ve paid much attention to, but seeing this one outside a European car show in its patinated glory […] The post The Short Life And Personal Times Of The 1955-1957 Thunderbird appeared first on Curbside…
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Vintage R&T Review: 1972 Toyota Carina – Toyota’s First “Hybrid”
(Updated 11/2/2026) The Carina was a somewhat curious addition to Toyota’s lineup in 1972, as it squeezed into the rather modest-sized gap between the smaller […] The post Vintage R&T Review: 1972 Toyota Carina – Toyota’s First “Hybrid” appeared first on Curbside Classic .
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Small-Scale Event – Full-Scale Classics
The Metropole Druten car and truck museum in the Netherlands is the only museum within walking distance of my place. How convenient! Late October, some owners of old and not […] The post Small-Scale Event – Full-Scale Classics appeared first on Curbside Classic .