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How I “Relaxed” at the Spa Six Hours: 300 Historic Racing Cars and Two Deafening Days at Spa-Francorchamps
Posted on October 1, 2026 | 8 CommentsText and photos submitted by J. Dullaart / Rotterdammert Car Spots “What did you get up to this weekend?” they ask on a sleepy Monday morning by the office coffee […] -
My Father’s Car Adventures — The Wagon Years, Part 2
Posted on August 5, 2026 | 19 CommentsText submitted by Cal Sexmith. By the fall of 1969, Dad had decided it was time for another new car. The faithful 1965 Plymouth Fury II wagon had served us […] -
My Father’s Cars Adventures — The Wagon Years, Part 1
Posted on July 29, 2026 | 16 CommentsText submitted by Cal Sexsmith. By the spring of 1960, change was in the air. The family’s well-worn 1952 Buick was beginning to show its age, a second child was […] -
My Father’s First Decade Of Cars—and the Adventures That Came With Them
Posted on July 2, 2026 | 14 CommentsText submitted by Cal Sexsmith. My father was born in 1930 and passed away in 2020, just shy of his 90th birthday. Between buying his first car in 1950 and […] -
Jerry’s 1932 Flying Cloud Reo
Posted on May 27, 2026 | 23 CommentsText kindly submitted by Elizabeth A. Weaver April 2026 I wrote a good part of this story in 2023 after listening to my dear friend Jerome (Jerry) Retto tell me […] -
My 1995 Nissan Altima — Six Friends, One Cheap Altima, and a Traffic Stop Nobody Forgot
Posted on May 18, 2026 | 13 CommentsText by Chris Harnell. Nobody expects a faded, high-mileage 1995 Nissan Altima to become the centerpiece of a story involving six sleep-deprived friends, a sunrise road trip to Charleston, and […] -
1968 Thunderbird Landau: I Get To Drive My First American Car – And It’s The Nicest Car I’ve Ever Driven
Posted on March 19, 2026 | 9 Comments(Long time UK-based CC reader and Cohort poster L. Seddon got to check out and drive a friend’s beautiful ’68 Thunderbird, his first drive in an American car. PN) Today […] -
Living With 2nd and 3rd Gen Camaros Through the Years
Posted on March 4, 2026 | 11 CommentsText by Chris Harrell. Since I was a kid, I’d always had a fascination with cars. My family didn’t have anything nice, new, or interesting (for the early 1990’s), so […] -
Racing Memories From Mulholland Drive – 1970s L.A. Car Culture Remembered
Posted on September 14, 2025 | 16 CommentsText by Victor Van Tress I always knew where Mulholland Drive was, though it took me years to find out who Mulholland was for. As I learned, driving fast across […] -
Racing My 1977 Chevette – The Little Car That Could
Posted on August 27, 2025 | 9 CommentsText and photos submitted by Victor Van Tress. For today, one more car from my earlier days. This one, unlike the others, is no longer with me, but its memory […] -
My 1973 1/2 VW Sport Bug – Living With The Sporty Themed Bug
Posted on August 20, 2025 | 17 CommentsText by Victor Van Tress. Time to cover another couple of cars that have been part of my collection. Today, it’s Bug time, in Sports mode. But first, a little […] -
A Succession Of Honda CBXs – 400,000 Riding Miles On Honda’s Legendary Inline Six, And Counting
Posted on August 10, 2025 | 26 Commentsby Victor Van Tress. Honda has made a lot of really wild motorcycles in many configurations. Yet no matter the design, one thing remained constant – Their reliability. Be it […] -
Meet The Dodge Charger Daytona Tow Service!
Posted on July 28, 2025 | 8 CommentsText and photos by Victor Van Tress. So, there I am, one day driving to a friend’s shop in an industrial complex in northwest Los Angeles County, and what do […] -
My 1986 Peugeot 505 Turbo – Once A TV Star, Then Race Car, Still My Daily Driver; Or “Dispelling The Myths”
Posted on July 18, 2025 | 19 CommentsText submitted by Victor Van Tress. Today, we’ll go over the story of how I came upon owning, for many years, an ’86 Peugeot 505 Turbo that had a brief, […] -
Curbside Classic: 1925 Ford Model T – A Short Encounter With A Century-Old Legend
Posted on June 30, 2025 | 16 CommentsText and photos by Steve Lenius. When I was younger, I had an elementary school principal who owned two Model A Fords, one a car and one a Model AA […]
![How I “Relaxed” at the Spa Six Hours: 300 Historic Racing Cars and Two Deafening Days at Spa-Francorchamps Text and photos submitted by J. Dullaart / Rotterdammert Car Spots “What did you get up to this weekend?” they ask on a sleepy Monday morning by the office coffee […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2026/10/Spa-Six-Hours-2026-JD-82-115x115.jpg)
![My Father’s Car Adventures — The Wagon Years, Part 2 Text submitted by Cal Sexmith. By the fall of 1969, Dad had decided it was time for another new car. The faithful 1965 Plymouth Fury II wagon had served us […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/Kimball-Lake-Saskatchewan-July-1971-115x115.jpg)
![My Father’s Cars Adventures — The Wagon Years, Part 1 Text submitted by Cal Sexsmith. By the spring of 1960, change was in the air. The family’s well-worn 1952 Buick was beginning to show its age, a second child was […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/Lytton-British-Columbia-August-1965-115x115.jpg)
![My Father’s First Decade Of Cars—and the Adventures That Came With Them Text submitted by Cal Sexsmith. My father was born in 1930 and passed away in 2020, just shy of his 90th birthday. Between buying his first car in 1950 and […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/1952-Buick-115x115.jpg)
![Jerry’s 1932 Flying Cloud Reo Text kindly submitted by Elizabeth A. Weaver April 2026 I wrote a good part of this story in 2023 after listening to my dear friend Jerome (Jerry) Retto tell me […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2026/05/PHOTO-10-REO-IMG_9765-002-115x115.jpeg)
![My 1995 Nissan Altima — Six Friends, One Cheap Altima, and a Traffic Stop Nobody Forgot Text by Chris Harnell. Nobody expects a faded, high-mileage 1995 Nissan Altima to become the centerpiece of a story involving six sleep-deprived friends, a sunrise road trip to Charleston, and […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2026/05/02-Altima-1-1-115x115.jpg)
![1968 Thunderbird Landau: I Get To Drive My First American Car – And It’s The Nicest Car I’ve Ever Driven (Long time UK-based CC reader and Cohort poster L. Seddon got to check out and drive a friend’s beautiful ’68 Thunderbird, his first drive in an American car. PN) Today […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/55150341503_49bdbb4ce3_b-115x115.jpg)
![Living With 2nd and 3rd Gen Camaros Through the Years Text by Chris Harrell. Since I was a kid, I’d always had a fascination with cars. My family didn’t have anything nice, new, or interesting (for the early 1990’s), so […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/1977-Camaro-1-115x115.jpg)
![Racing Memories From Mulholland Drive – 1970s L.A. Car Culture Remembered Text by Victor Van Tress I always knew where Mulholland Drive was, though it took me years to find out who Mulholland was for. As I learned, driving fast across […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/Beumont-115x115.jpg)
![Racing My 1977 Chevette – The Little Car That Could Text and photos submitted by Victor Van Tress. For today, one more car from my earlier days. This one, unlike the others, is no longer with me, but its memory […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/Riverside-Chevette-003.jpg)
![My 1973 1/2 VW Sport Bug – Living With The Sporty Themed Bug Text by Victor Van Tress. Time to cover another couple of cars that have been part of my collection. Today, it’s Bug time, in Sports mode. But first, a little […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/20250810_074029.jpg)
![A Succession Of Honda CBXs – 400,000 Riding Miles On Honda’s Legendary Inline Six, And Counting by Victor Van Tress. Honda has made a lot of really wild motorcycles in many configurations. Yet no matter the design, one thing remained constant – Their reliability. Be it […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/DSC4360-Edit-3.jpg)
![Meet The Dodge Charger Daytona Tow Service! Text and photos by Victor Van Tress. So, there I am, one day driving to a friend’s shop in an industrial complex in northwest Los Angeles County, and what do […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/towing_daytona-115x115.jpg)
![My 1986 Peugeot 505 Turbo – Once A TV Star, Then Race Car, Still My Daily Driver; Or “Dispelling The Myths” Text submitted by Victor Van Tress. Today, we’ll go over the story of how I came upon owning, for many years, an ’86 Peugeot 505 Turbo that had a brief, […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/PXL_20240209_210344007.PANO_.jpg)
![Curbside Classic: 1925 Ford Model T – A Short Encounter With A Century-Old Legend Text and photos by Steve Lenius. When I was younger, I had an elementary school principal who owned two Model A Fords, one a car and one a Model AA […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2025/06/Curbside-Lenius-ModelT-04-copia.jpg)


