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Recent Curbside Classics
- Curbside Classic: Triumph TR4A IRS - Stereotype Defying Tractor-Engined IRS Daily Driver 28 Comments
- Curbside Classic: Austin Mini Moke - The Mini Thing 24 Comments
- Curbside Classic: 1966 Hillman Super Minx - Rooting For Rootes 28 Comments
Curbside Classic: 1978 Cadillac Seville - Nope, Nothing Wrong Here 123 Comments- Curbside Classic: 1968 Volkswagen Automatic Stickshift - Chrysler's Fluid Drive Returns In The Safer Käfer 42 Comments
- Curbside Classic: 1966 Pontiac Star Chief Executive - Executive Privilege 51 Comments
Perpetual Classic: 2013 Toyota Century: The Ultimate Brougham Time Machine 109 Comments
Recent Comments
- "Harley Earl" - Norway on CC Outtake: A Study In Contrasts
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- CougarXR7 on CC Car Show Classic: 1964 Pontiac Tempest Coupe – Bare Bones
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- Mark on UK Day Opener: The Highs And Lows Of British Cars
- Chaz NZ on CC Capsule: 1996 Nissan 200SX SE-R (B14) – Another Rare Unmolested Survivor
- Sunchild42 on Automotive History: Chevrolet’s Torque Drive – A Dumber Powerglide
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- Mark on UK Day Opener: The Highs And Lows Of British Cars
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- bob on CC Capsule: 1996 Nissan 200SX SE-R (B14) – Another Rare Unmolested Survivor
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Random Curbside Classics
- CC Capsule: VW Diesel Pickup (Caddy) Camper - The Veggie-Bago 12 Comments
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- Curbside Classic: 1979 Jaguar XJ6 Series III – Pininfarina Redux 22 Comments
Curbside Classic: 1947 Willys-Overland CJ-2A 19 Comments
Curbside Classic: 1980 Chrysler LeBaron - A Car (and a Company) In Transition 50 Comments
Curbside Classic: 1980-1985 Cadillac Seville - GM's Deadly Sin No. 17 - From Halo To Devil's Pitchfork 115 Comments
Random Automotive Histories
- Automotive History: How The 1960 Corvair Started A Global Design Revolution 75 Comments
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- The Recurring Dream: A Survey Of A Century Of "People's Cars" 73 Comments
- Fender Blades on a Fuselage: The Design of the 1973 Imperial by Chrysler 55 Comments
- CC Ad Week: E-Day and The Edsel Show 26 Comments
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Curbside Classic: Triumph TR4A IRS – Stereotype Defying Tractor-Engined IRS Daily Driver
Posted on May 23, 2013 | 28 CommentsOK; old British cars have a rep, but this one has been defying it for many years. I’ve seen it coming and going on the streets of Eugene since well... -
Curbside Classic: Austin Mini Moke – The Mini Thing
Posted on May 23, 2013 | 24 CommentsTake a compact economy car chassis and make it into an inexpensive utility vehicle for your country’s armed forces. In Germany, this formula produced the Volkswagen-based Kubelwagen (“Bucket Car”), a... -
Curbside Classic: 1966 Hillman Super Minx – Rooting For Rootes
Posted on May 23, 2013 | 28 CommentsBy 1961, the Rootes Group was established as one of the Big Four in the UK, along with BMC (Austin/Morris/MG/Wolseley/Riley), Ford and Vauxhall (representing GM and then still separate from... -
Curbside Classic: 1968 Volkswagen Automatic Stickshift – Chrysler’s Fluid Drive Returns In The Safer Käfer
Posted on May 22, 2013 | 42 CommentsWalking to the the subway on a lovely May day, and a glimmer of chrome-on-powder blue in the distance hits me… it’s a Bug all right, a 1968, but... -
Curbside Classic: 1966 Renault Caravelle – Drama, Intrigue, A Man Named Exner and Disappointing Sales
Posted on May 18, 2013 | 26 CommentsMy phone vibrated. It was a text from my brother, with this photo attached. “I’m in Columbus, Ohio, and look what I found!” “What is it?” I texted back. “I... -
Future CC: 2011 Saab 9-4X – Could This Be The Only One?
Posted on May 15, 2013 | 43 CommentsHere in the northeast, Saabs are a fairly common sight. Although the number of Saabs on the road has certainly dwindled in the past decade, rarely a day goes by... -
Curbside Classic: 1973 Saab 95 Wagon – Now That’s A Real Saab!
Posted on May 15, 2013 | 29 CommentsPoor Saab. They had such a dedicated fan base for years, but lack of funds meant only two “real” Saabs were built over its existence: the 92/93/95/96 and the 99/900.... -
Curbside Classic Silver: Citroen 2CV Hoffman Cabriolet – The Ultimate Chick Magnet?
Posted on May 13, 2013 | 50 Comments(an oldie that doesn’t quite rate gold, and one with tongue-in-cheek alert)…What is the source of American men’s latent and easily provoked disdain for the French (and their cars)? Umm,... -
Curbside Classic: 1959-1961 Jaguar Mark IX – An Englishman Abroad
Posted on May 7, 2013 | 38 CommentsOn the west side of Houston’s Hobby airport is a small aviation museum converted from the original, 1940-built air terminal. On the third Saturday of each month, the museum... -
Storage Yard Classic: Poor Neglected Thing
Posted on May 3, 2013 | 38 CommentsOut of all the vehicles in the storage yard this Thing might just be the most valuable. Also known as the Kurierwagen, Safari, or Trekker depending on the market the Type...









