Curbside Classic Clue
Kudos to John Margherita for nailing the BMW 1800, and pdq. Today, we have a two-fer, for a special CC occasion. Tomorrow’s CC is in the front, but the…
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Curbside Classic Clue
I’m going to try to stay ahead of the curve and keep CC Clue coming a bit more consistently. Too often, I don’t decide what I’m going to do…
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Curbside Classic Clue
The guessing of the last clue truly was an Epic fail. Well, its understandable, given how rare a bird that was. Without giving too much away, let’s jus…
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Curbside Classic Clue
Today’s CC Clue introduces a new element; no , its not the snow and ice. We do see that here every couple of years. This CC was sent in by a reader (do…
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Curbside Classic Outtake: Aerodynamics Then And Now

This 1965 Falcon Futura first caught my eye, not the Prius. But seeing them jowl-to-cheek gave me a dramatic lesson in how far car aerodynamics have come. Well, at least in common everyday cars. The Tatra T77 of 1934 still has this Prius’ Cd of .25 handily beat. The Falcon? Who knows; probably around .50 or so. But this semi-fastback roof on the Falcon was the hot new thing when it came out on the 1963.5 Fords, specifically to help the big Galaxie on the high speed NASCAR tracks.

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Curbside Classic Clue
No one guessed the 1971 Ford grille. That sure doesn’t happen often. So I’ll shut up (which doesn’t happen very often either) and just let…
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Curbside Classic Clue
I apologize about the irregularity of the CC Clue. I’ve been cranking up the production of CCs substantially, hopefully without the same loss of qualit…
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Curbside Classic Clue
Well, its been raining a lot, so its time to move inside. Anyway, you guys keep nailing the outdoor clues so maybe this will slow you down a bit. Probably no…
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Curbside Classic Clue
I knew that if anyone owned, or had ever owned a 356, they’d instantly recognize its distinctive rear grille. Autopassion was the first owner up, and h…
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Curbside Classic Clue
We’re going to stay with the finny-grilly theme a bit longer. The not-really-all-that-ugly Datsun F-10 was I.D.’d by DweezilSFV, who if memory se…
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Curbside Classic Clue Make-Up Session
In my (probably failing) memory, yesterday was the first CC Clue that went un-identified. It was hard, being so dark and all, because you’re anything b…
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Curbside Classic Clue
I didn’t give you much to go on with the Dodge Daytona except the Reliant behind it. But fincar1 gave it a shot, and it was the right one. In honor of…
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Curbside Classic Clue Returns From Vacation
A while back, I decided to drop dropping hints. That still applies to the verbal kind. But here’s a visual aid: the car we’re identifying is in t…
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Curbside Classic Clue
Ok, the twin-stick of the Champ/Colt was a dead giveaway. Bergwerk jumped on it first, probably more because he saw it come up first than anything to do with…
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Curbside Classic Clue
Ok, this may be way too easy and obvious. But in keeping with CC Dead Brands Week, I couldn’t resist. So if you know it, just say it gently; no CAPS or…
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Curbside Classic Clue
Lets get back to some grilling. Here’s a nice set of bars, but are they actually metal? Tuesday’s Datsun 510 was picked up by ktm; congratulation…
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Curbside Classic Clue
The Prius’ organically shaped battery vent was recognized by rwb. Congratulations! Now lets move on to a different body part, the A pillar. Does this o…
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Curbside Classic Clue
Here’s a shout-out to Dave Skinner, who recognized the Jeep’s under-seat gas tank. And to all of you seventeen loyal fans of CC Clue, have no fea…
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Curbside Classic Clue
After jpcavanaugh nailed the T-Bird on the first guess, I got a little discouraged and skipped a clue for the Mustang. I figured it would be hard to find a p…
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Curbside Classic Clue
We tried an interior shot, but did that slow you guys down? Not. The ’57 Beetle’s radio grille looked familiar to willbodine, on the second guess…
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  • Joe65688619 My last new car was a 2020 Acura RDX. Left it parked in the Florida sun for a few hours with the windows up the first day I had it, and was literally coughing and hacking on the offgassing. No doubt there is a problem here, but are there regs for the makeup of the interiors? The article notes that that "shockingly"...it's only shocking to me if they are not supposed to be there to begin with.
  • MaintenanceCosts "GLX" with the 2.slow? I'm confused. I thought that during the Mk3 and Mk4 era "GLX" meant the car had a VR6.
  • Dr.Nick What about Infiniti? Some of those cars might be interesting, whereas not much at Nissan interest me other than the Z which is probably big bucks.
  • Dave Holzman My '08 Civic (stick, 159k on the clock) is my favorite car that I've ever owned. If I had to choose between the current Civic and Corolla, I'd test drive 'em (with stick), and see how they felt. But I'd be approaching this choice partial to the Civic. I would not want any sort of automatic transmission, or the turbo engine.
  • Merc190 I would say Civic Si all the way if it still revved to 8300 rpm with no turbo. But nowadays I would pick the Corolla because I think they have a more clear idea on their respective models identity and mission. I also believe Toyota has a higher standard for quality.