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Curbside Classics Archives
About Author: Don Andreina
Posts by Don Andreina
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![When I was six and my brother was four, we had matching t-shirt shortpant outfits – totally 1970s in elasticity. His outfit was blue, mine was brown. I wanted the […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/devillecover.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CC Xmas: Transglobal Brotherhood")
CC Xmas: Transglobal Brotherhood
Posted on December 25, 2019 | 11 CommentsWhen I was six and my brother was four, we had matching t-shirt shortpant outfits – totally 1970s in elasticity. His outfit was blue, mine was brown. I wanted the […] -
![The IACRL was front for the five families of New York City. It was the brainchild of one of the bosses, Joseph Colombo, in response to the arrest of his […]](https://i1.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/goumbaa1.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CC Capsule: Italian-American Civil Rights League Company Car")
CC Capsule: Italian-American Civil Rights League Company Car
Posted on December 21, 2019 | 14 CommentsThe IACRL was front for the five families of New York City. It was the brainchild of one of the bosses, Joseph Colombo, in response to the arrest of his […] -
![My brother was thrilled to have his NY-based Olds 98 featured on CC the other day; as he said to me, the comments section is always the best reading. So […]](https://i1.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/buick1.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CC Capsule: 1963 Buick Skylark – Barely Clinging To Stage 5")
CC Capsule: 1963 Buick Skylark – Barely Clinging To Stage 5
Posted on December 19, 2019 | 22 CommentsMy brother was thrilled to have his NY-based Olds 98 featured on CC the other day; as he said to me, the comments section is always the best reading. So […] -
![The Guardian is running a gallery of New York-based images from the collection of film maker Peter Fetterman, original prints of which will be going to auction at Bonhams. A […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/3914.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CC Gallery: Selections From The Peter Fetterman Collection")
CC Gallery: Selections From The Peter Fetterman Collection
Posted on December 14, 2019 | 29 CommentsThe Guardian is running a gallery of New York-based images from the collection of film maker Peter Fetterman, original prints of which will be going to auction at Bonhams. A […] -
![My brother moved to New York with his family last year. He’s been sending me many pics of his kids assimilating nooyawkese, and very occasionally the odd classic or two […]](https://i2.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/impala.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Outtakes: 1991 Oldsmobile 98 – Not Quite A Whale But Pretty Much Right")
Curbside Outtakes: 1991 Oldsmobile 98 – Not Quite A Whale But Pretty Much Right
Posted on December 5, 2019 | 22 CommentsMy brother moved to New York with his family last year. He’s been sending me many pics of his kids assimilating nooyawkese, and very occasionally the odd classic or two […] -
![Watch a heist film set in 1960s London, and chances are the robbers are driving Jaguars. Not so in real life says the self-proclaimed Managing Director of British Crime, Freddie […]](https://i1.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/xk150.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CC Capsule: Short Cabin Jaguar Concepts")
CC Capsule: Short Cabin Jaguar Concepts
Posted on December 4, 2019 | 25 CommentsWatch a heist film set in 1960s London, and chances are the robbers are driving Jaguars. Not so in real life says the self-proclaimed Managing Director of British Crime, Freddie […] -
![For the passing observer, old cars just seem to blend into each other or fall into cliché. Take this Jaguar MkVIIM for example; ostensibly a luxury cruiser to be sedately […]](https://i2.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/MK7d.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "In Motion Classic: 1954-56 Jaguar MkVIIM – Prima Ballerina")
In Motion Classic: 1954-56 Jaguar MkVIIM – Prima Ballerina
Posted on November 20, 2019 | 24 CommentsFor the passing observer, old cars just seem to blend into each other or fall into cliché. Take this Jaguar MkVIIM for example; ostensibly a luxury cruiser to be sedately […] -
![Folklore is that the only James Bond movie where he doesn’t actually drive a car is Moonraker. Not quite true. But try as I may, I cannot find a moment […]](https://i2.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/mooncover.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CC Cinema: 007 The Cars That Never Were – Ford XD Fairmont Ghia")
CC Cinema: 007 The Cars That Never Were – Ford XD Fairmont Ghia
Posted on November 5, 2019 | 43 CommentsFolklore is that the only James Bond movie where he doesn’t actually drive a car is Moonraker. Not quite true. But try as I may, I cannot find a moment […] -
Wordless Outtake: Add Caption Here
Posted on October 31, 2019 | 39 Comments -
QOTW: What’s On Your Toyshelf?
Posted on September 7, 2019 | 65 Commentsmmmm -
![I thought I’d done the 330 Cedric, then this cherrybombed my phone courtesy of AVL. A rare-these-days generation, an almost immaculate example of a rarer variant and, on the hood, […]](https://i1.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/cedbro3.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: Nissan 330 Cedric Hardtop Sedan Brougham – Spirit of ’67")
Curbside Classic: Nissan 330 Cedric Hardtop Sedan Brougham – Spirit of ’67
Posted on September 2, 2019 | 31 CommentsI thought I’d done the 330 Cedric, then this cherrybombed my phone courtesy of AVL. A rare-these-days generation, an almost immaculate example of a rarer variant and, on the hood, […] -
![I saw a Mk3 Zephyr in action the other day. Not a common sighting for me. The only other I can remember seeing is this one above. It used to […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/zephyr3.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Capsule: Ford Zephyr 6 Mk3 – Frua Finistration")
Curbside Capsule: Ford Zephyr 6 Mk3 – Frua Finistration
Posted on August 27, 2019 | 38 CommentsI saw a Mk3 Zephyr in action the other day. Not a common sighting for me. The only other I can remember seeing is this one above. It used to […] -
![In the early 1960s, Cadillac brought some short deck variants to market – known as the Park Avenue. Pictured here is the aftershock – the extended deck Cadillac Sedan DeVille […]](https://i2.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/caddypag1.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "In Motion Outtakes: Pagoda De Ville Long Island Edition")
In Motion Outtakes: Pagoda De Ville Long Island Edition
Posted on August 20, 2019 | 15 CommentsIn the early 1960s, Cadillac brought some short deck variants to market – known as the Park Avenue. Pictured here is the aftershock – the extended deck Cadillac Sedan DeVille […] -
![(First posted December 18, 2014) We got a lot of Japanese vehicles in Australia, but we missed a lot of cool oddballs. There was one we did get; the Mazda […]](https://i1.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/bongo1.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: Mazda F800/F1000 – Expresso Bongo.")
Curbside Classic: Mazda F800/F1000 – Expresso Bongo.
Posted on July 22, 2019 | 43 Comments(First posted December 18, 2014) We got a lot of Japanese vehicles in Australia, but we missed a lot of cool oddballs. There was one we did get; the Mazda […] -
CC Capsule: Welcome To Hong Kong
Posted on July 15, 2019 | 23 CommentsFound some postcards in a thrift shop. Of course I couldn’t help noticing that juicy Cedric in the corner.
