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About Author: dman
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Curbside Classic Capsule: A Land Rover with a Spanish Accent
Posted on May 10, 2021 | 18 CommentsSomething seemed different as I approached this Land Rover parked outside a local tire shop. Santana! And not Carlos, who actually used to live in our area, but a […] -
CC’s Best of 2021: BMW goes after Harley; Harley goes after BMW
Posted on May 8, 2021 | 42 CommentsTwo of the biggest new motorcycle releases of the past twelve months have been BMW’s new cruiser, the R18, and Harley’s new adventure bike, the Pan America. Although I know […] -
Trailside Outtakes: One’s a Mystery to Me, the Other Isn’t
Posted on April 30, 2021 | 37 Comments[I took these photo’s last Fall and wrote this up at the end of 2020, but didn’t get around to scheduling it until now, in case some of the seasonal […] -
Curbside Outtakes: Came for the Exotic, Stayed for the CC’s
Posted on April 28, 2021 | 20 CommentsOn a recent walk to the market, I spotted something brightly colored parked on the street about a block away. I’m not that interested in exotics anymore, but 50 years […] -
Wordless Outtake: Obscure Rebadge From Down the Street
Posted on February 1, 2021 | 17 Comments -
Curbside Outtakes: Classic Couples
Posted on January 4, 2021 | 25 CommentsEarly last year we were visiting our son in a nearby town and went for a stroll in his neighborhood, when I spotted this (Super?) Beetle. Nothing really special, not […] -
New Look Bus Parade in Berkeley, 1960
Posted on December 30, 2020 | 33 CommentsI found this picture online about a year ago, thinking I might share it here, but Jim Brophy’s recent post of vintage bus photos inspired me to finally write up […] -
Stoplight Outtake: The Monterey Bay Tidepool Edition Vanagon
Posted on April 2, 2020 | 5 CommentsSorry for the poor cropping, but it required some contortion and folding my mirror to get even this much of this Vanagon into the frame at a stoplight this afternoon. […] -
Best of 2020 – CC Toolbox and QOTD: Here Are Some of My Tools. What’s Interesting in Your toolbox?
Posted on March 28, 2020 | 106 CommentsSheltering at home today inspired me to do some tidying in my perennially messy garage. While doing so, I recalled that DougD had posted a great family history of his […] -
Curbside Outtake: Ace is the Place
Posted on February 19, 2020 | 25 CommentsFor those not in areas with Ace Hardware, it’s an American hardware store chain, almost 100 years old and privately held as a store owner cooperative, which has remained viable […] -
CC Outtake: The Other GTI
Posted on February 6, 2020 | 29 CommentsThe Peugeot 205 has been covered here at CC a few times, perhaps most recently here. And for some of you, it’s a pretty mundane sight. But when I pulled […] -
Trailside Outtakes: Trucks of Death Valley
Posted on February 1, 2020 | 19 CommentsI recently spent about a week in and around Death Valley National Park, which actually consists of several large valleys and some pretty high mountains. Beautiful views, inviting natural hot […] -
Vintage Snapshot: California Flood
Posted on January 26, 2020 | 25 CommentsProof that the CC Effect takes all forms, I saw this picture of a streetscape under water, in my home town of Santa Cruz, California in the 1940’s, just a […] -
Curbside Outtakes: My Neighborhood, Part 2.5 – Dearborn Edition
Posted on January 24, 2020 | 13 CommentsI have posted two previous collections of neighborhood outtakes, here and here, but today’s post is just a few pictures, taken on Christmas Eve within a one block stretch close […] -
CC Outtakes: Quick, Get Some Shots Before the Ice Cream Melts
Posted on December 12, 2019 | 16 CommentsI was heading home from the grocery store about a mile from my house, when I thought I might take a slightly longer route home, and check out the ocean. […]
![Curbside Classic Capsule: A Land Rover with a Spanish Accent Something seemed different as I approached this Land Rover parked outside a local tire shop. Santana! And not Carlos, who actually used to live in our area, but a […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/IMG_3676.jpeg)
![CC’s Best of 2021: BMW goes after Harley; Harley goes after BMW Two of the biggest new motorcycle releases of the past twelve months have been BMW’s new cruiser, the R18, and Harley’s new adventure bike, the Pan America. Although I know […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/77HGJDJEZVF35LW2M5NC33WUOQ.jpeg)
![Trailside Outtakes: One’s a Mystery to Me, the Other Isn’t [I took these photo’s last Fall and wrote this up at the end of 2020, but didn’t get around to scheduling it until now, in case some of the seasonal […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2020/12/IMG_3119.jpeg)
![Curbside Outtakes: Came for the Exotic, Stayed for the CC’s On a recent walk to the market, I spotted something brightly colored parked on the street about a block away. I’m not that interested in exotics anymore, but 50 years […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/IMG_3600.jpeg)

![Curbside Outtakes: Classic Couples Early last year we were visiting our son in a nearby town and went for a stroll in his neighborhood, when I spotted this (Super?) Beetle. Nothing really special, not […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2020/12/IMG_2291.jpeg)
![New Look Bus Parade in Berkeley, 1960 I found this picture online about a year ago, thinking I might share it here, but Jim Brophy’s recent post of vintage bus photos inspired me to finally write up […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/8F142087-4DC4-4981-A8B6-93FFC5058829.jpeg)
![Stoplight Outtake: The Monterey Bay Tidepool Edition Vanagon Sorry for the poor cropping, but it required some contortion and folding my mirror to get even this much of this Vanagon into the frame at a stoplight this afternoon. […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/A9DDCE56-662E-4A26-9032-A53D9BDD9FE4.jpeg)
![Best of 2020 – CC Toolbox and QOTD: Here Are Some of My Tools. What’s Interesting in Your toolbox? Sheltering at home today inspired me to do some tidying in my perennially messy garage. While doing so, I recalled that DougD had posted a great family history of his […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/IMG_2032.jpg)
![Curbside Outtake: Ace is the Place For those not in areas with Ace Hardware, it’s an American hardware store chain, almost 100 years old and privately held as a store owner cooperative, which has remained viable […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/FD07F0EA-1077-4809-93C6-D1B1C8F4ED1E.jpeg)
![CC Outtake: The Other GTI The Peugeot 205 has been covered here at CC a few times, perhaps most recently here. And for some of you, it’s a pretty mundane sight. But when I pulled […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/gti3.jpg)
![Trailside Outtakes: Trucks of Death Valley I recently spent about a week in and around Death Valley National Park, which actually consists of several large valleys and some pretty high mountains. Beautiful views, inviting natural hot […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/IMG_1643.jpg)
![Vintage Snapshot: California Flood Proof that the CC Effect takes all forms, I saw this picture of a streetscape under water, in my home town of Santa Cruz, California in the 1940’s, just a […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/IMG_0875.jpg)
![Curbside Outtakes: My Neighborhood, Part 2.5 – Dearborn Edition I have posted two previous collections of neighborhood outtakes, here and here, but today’s post is just a few pictures, taken on Christmas Eve within a one block stretch close […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/A9EA8B5F-F536-463B-8299-3D84E56E20C2.jpeg)


