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![(submitted by jim) One winter about 17 years ago we drove from Melbourne to Adelaide via the coast. Some of the side trips were over unsealed roads and the second […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/LC1.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "COAL Outtake: The Ribs On Those Mercedes Tail Lights Are There For a Reason")
COAL Outtake: The Ribs On Those Mercedes Tail Lights Are There For a Reason
Posted on September 2, 2017 | 49 Comments(submitted by jim) One winter about 17 years ago we drove from Melbourne to Adelaide via the coast. Some of the side trips were over unsealed roads and the second […] -
![(a comment left by 67 Conti turned into a post) Irrational VW love is indeed a wacky illness. I have a similar story, but mine involved a ’73 Sport Bug. […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/VW-Sport-Bug-1973-ad-3.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "COAL: 1973 VW Sport Bug – I Got The Bug. Or Buggered")
COAL: 1973 VW Sport Bug – I Got The Bug. Or Buggered
Posted on August 30, 2017 | 71 Comments(a comment left by 67 Conti turned into a post) Irrational VW love is indeed a wacky illness. I have a similar story, but mine involved a ’73 Sport Bug. […] -
![the options are not limited to these four examples (Submitted by Gonzo) I will be living in Germany for the next six months. I’ve just decided that buying a cheap […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/aba1-tile.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "QOTD: Which Beater Would You Buy For Six Months in Germany?")
QOTD: Which Beater Would You Buy For Six Months in Germany?
Posted on July 21, 2017 | 98 Commentsthe options are not limited to these four examples (Submitted by Gonzo) I will be living in Germany for the next six months. I’ve just decided that buying a cheap […] -
![by Bill Shields There once was a man named Paul, who worked in TV and could have made quite the haul He decided on a whim this was not the […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/CC-232-048-1200.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Poetry: The Ode to CC")
Curbside Poetry: The Ode to CC
Posted on May 15, 2017 | 22 Commentsby Bill Shields There once was a man named Paul, who worked in TV and could have made quite the haul He decided on a whim this was not the […] -
![(by Dan Minick) I shot these this past week, and thought I’d share. To you Aussies, this might seem like a nice find, but… it wasn’t shot in Melbourne, […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/IMG_0356.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CC Reader Sighting: A Holden in Manhattan – Or Is It A Chevy In Kansas?")
CC Reader Sighting: A Holden in Manhattan – Or Is It A Chevy In Kansas?
Posted on April 30, 2017 | 46 Comments(by Dan Minick) I shot these this past week, and thought I’d share. To you Aussies, this might seem like a nice find, but… it wasn’t shot in Melbourne, […] -
![(not the actual car) (sent in by Matthew P) I am thinking about buying a 1987 Mustang LX convertible with the 2.3 L four as a project car. I guess […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/02/Mustang-1987-LX-conv.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Reader’s QOTD: How Can I Give A Four Cylinder ’87 Mustang Some Balls?")
Reader’s QOTD: How Can I Give A Four Cylinder ’87 Mustang Some Balls?
Posted on March 1, 2017 | 59 Comments(not the actual car) (sent in by Matthew P) I am thinking about buying a 1987 Mustang LX convertible with the 2.3 L four as a project car. I guess […] -
![(by CC reader Steve Sicklick) The owner of this automobile (who does not use the internet) has asked me to place this ad and handle inquiries for him. I have […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/02/56512909-770-0%402X.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CC For Sale: Original 1937 Chrysler Royal With 10,700 Miles – A Living Time Capsule")
CC For Sale: Original 1937 Chrysler Royal With 10,700 Miles – A Living Time Capsule
Posted on February 27, 2017 | 59 Comments(by CC reader Steve Sicklick) The owner of this automobile (who does not use the internet) has asked me to place this ad and handle inquiries for him. I have […] -
![(Every so often, a comment left at CC gets turned into a post. Here’s one by nrd515 describing how he got a 403 Olds-powered ’79 TA to run 13.35/105 in […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/09/Pontiac-Trans-Am-1979-red.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Comment Classic: How To Make A ’79 Olds 403-Powered Trans Am Fly")
Comment Classic: How To Make A ’79 Olds 403-Powered Trans Am Fly
Posted on September 8, 2016 | 50 Comments(Every so often, a comment left at CC gets turned into a post. Here’s one by nrd515 describing how he got a 403 Olds-powered ’79 TA to run 13.35/105 in […] -
![(Submitted by Laurie Boussom; first posted 8/2/2014) At age 18, against my dad’s wise advice, I purchased my first car, a beat-to-shit, sun faded red Camaro. Truth be told, I […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/1970-Peugeot-504-a.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "COAL Capsule: Peugeot 504 – My Most Beautiful Failure")
COAL Capsule: Peugeot 504 – My Most Beautiful Failure
Posted on July 25, 2016 | 65 Comments(Submitted by Laurie Boussom; first posted 8/2/2014) At age 18, against my dad’s wise advice, I purchased my first car, a beat-to-shit, sun faded red Camaro. Truth be told, I […] -
![(by savageatl) Atlanta does not boast the variety of aged cars that Eugene does; blame it on emissions or profligacy. People say in Savannah, people ask you what […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/Chevrolet-1985-Sprint-triple.png?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CC Capsule: 1985 Chevrolet Sprint – The Brave Little Toaster")
CC Capsule: 1985 Chevrolet Sprint – The Brave Little Toaster
Posted on March 12, 2016 | 31 Comments(by savageatl) Atlanta does not boast the variety of aged cars that Eugene does; blame it on emissions or profligacy. People say in Savannah, people ask you what […] -
![(Submitted by Peter Jenkins) I am a new contributor, from Auckland, New Zealand. This is my 1981 Cadillac Fleetwood Brougham D’Elegance, which is much like other Cadillacs of this […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/Cadillac-1981-COAL-fq.png?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "COAL: 1981 Cadillac Fleetwood Brougham D’Elegance – Exceptional, What With RHD and 500 Cubic Inches")
COAL: 1981 Cadillac Fleetwood Brougham D’Elegance – Exceptional, What With RHD and 500 Cubic Inches
Posted on October 6, 2015 | 64 Comments(Submitted by Peter Jenkins) I am a new contributor, from Auckland, New Zealand. This is my 1981 Cadillac Fleetwood Brougham D’Elegance, which is much like other Cadillacs of this […] -
![(posted by A. Kwanten) It may be down at the heel at 64 years old, but this ’51 Chevy Deluxe would surely do Dinah Shore proud. It is apparently […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/Chevrolet-1951-Deluxe.png?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Cohort Outtake: 1951 Chevrolet Deluxe – It Saw The USA")
Cohort Outtake: 1951 Chevrolet Deluxe – It Saw The USA
Posted on July 19, 2015 | 43 Comments(posted by A. Kwanten) It may be down at the heel at 64 years old, but this ’51 Chevy Deluxe would surely do Dinah Shore proud. It is apparently […] -
![(David Linge left this question as a comment, and I think he’s more likely to get help with it from you if I post it here) I am […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/Olds-ignition-switch.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "QOTD: Should The Ignition Key To My 1978 Olds 88 Be Removable While The Engine Is Running?")
QOTD: Should The Ignition Key To My 1978 Olds 88 Be Removable While The Engine Is Running?
Posted on March 25, 2015 | 101 Comments(David Linge left this question as a comment, and I think he’s more likely to get help with it from you if I post it here) I am […] -
![(This was sent in by CC reader Norm Thompson, and originally published in 2011. But it’s a great picture, and shows a surprising number of import brands at one student […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/07/Patterson-St.CC-.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Eugene’s Curbside Classics In 1968: Can You ID Them All?")
Eugene’s Curbside Classics In 1968: Can You ID Them All?
Posted on March 24, 2015 | 15 Comments(This was sent in by CC reader Norm Thompson, and originally published in 2011. But it’s a great picture, and shows a surprising number of import brands at one student […] -
![Here is an EK Holden daily driver I found in Orange, New South Wales, Australia. The ‘EK’ model was on the market from mid-1961 to mid-1962. It was a slightly […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/holden-EK-_wagon_frunt_3_4_bootiebike.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: Holden EK (1961-1962)")
Curbside Classic: Holden EK (1961-1962)
Posted on March 2, 2015 | 53 CommentsHere is an EK Holden daily driver I found in Orange, New South Wales, Australia. The ‘EK’ model was on the market from mid-1961 to mid-1962. It was a slightly […]
