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Crickets Of A Lifetime: One of My Plymouth Crickets Has 500,000 Miles On It
Posted on April 11, 2019 | 35 Comments(submitted by Michael S.C. We’ve seen the Hillman Avenger at CC, but I’ve been hoping for a genuine Plymouth Cricket since day one. It’s finally appeared) I’ve owned this green […] -
CC Video: “Malaise For Days”
Posted on March 23, 2019 | 16 Comments(Ben from Modern Time Machines submitted this) My band Modern Time Machines just completed a music video “Malaise For Days” which I directed. The song/video is an homage to Malaise-era […] -
Comment Classic: I Grew Up With Two 1976 LeSabre V6s and Survived Their Slowness
Posted on April 3, 2018 | 32 Comments(Every so often a comment gets turned into a post. This one was left by andrew911 at the 1976 LeSabre V6 article) I am familiar with the 1976 V6 LeSabre…because […] -
Incognito
Posted on January 4, 2018 | 20 CommentsIn my younger days I indulged my weakness for speed by driving muscle cars, but by 2010 I had become disillusioned with Detroit and wanted something Asian-engineered. I thought […] -
I Bought A 1971 Buick Riviera From Lou Glutz Motors and Barely Lived To Tell This Cautionary Tale
Posted on December 16, 2017 | 59 Comments(submitted by Kyle Murphy) On June 2nd, 2016, I drove by the Lou Glutz used car lot on Highway 99 around 4:30pm, as I had done every week day for […] -
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 […] -
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. […] -
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 […] -
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 […] -
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, […] -
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 […] -
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 […] -
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 […] -
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 […] -
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 […]
![Crickets Of A Lifetime: One of My Plymouth Crickets Has 500,000 Miles On It (submitted by Michael S.C. We’ve seen the Hillman Avenger at CC, but I’ve been hoping for a genuine Plymouth Cricket since day one. It’s finally appeared) I’ve owned this green […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/a-crck-12.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1)
![CC Video: “Malaise For Days” (Ben from Modern Time Machines submitted this) My band Modern Time Machines just completed a music video “Malaise For Days” which I directed. The song/video is an homage to Malaise-era […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/a-MalaiseDaze18-7131-XL.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1)
![Comment Classic: I Grew Up With Two 1976 LeSabre V6s and Survived Their Slowness (Every so often a comment gets turned into a post. This one was left by andrew911 at the 1976 LeSabre V6 article) I am familiar with the 1976 V6 LeSabre…because […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/Buick-1976-leSabre-V6.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1)
![Incognito In my younger days I indulged my weakness for speed by driving muscle cars, but by 2010 I had become disillusioned with Detroit and wanted something Asian-engineered. I thought […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/Ralliart-showroom.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1)
![I Bought A 1971 Buick Riviera From Lou Glutz Motors and Barely Lived To Tell This Cautionary Tale (submitted by Kyle Murphy) On June 2nd, 2016, I drove by the Lou Glutz used car lot on Highway 99 around 4:30pm, as I had done every week day for […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/Lou-Glutz-motors.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1)
![COAL Outtake: The Ribs On Those Mercedes Tail Lights Are There For a Reason (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&quality=75&ssl=1)
![COAL: 1973 VW Sport Bug – I Got The Bug. Or Buggered (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&quality=75&ssl=1)
![QOTD: Which Beater Would You Buy For Six Months in Germany? 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&quality=75&ssl=1)
![Curbside Poetry: The Ode to CC 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&quality=75&ssl=1)
![CC Reader Sighting: A Holden in Manhattan – Or Is It A Chevy In Kansas? (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&quality=75&ssl=1)
![Reader’s QOTD: How Can I Give A Four Cylinder ’87 Mustang Some Balls? (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&quality=75&ssl=1)
![CC For Sale: Original 1937 Chrysler Royal With 10,700 Miles – A Living Time Capsule (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&quality=75&ssl=1)
![Comment Classic: How To Make A ’79 Olds 403-Powered Trans Am Fly (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&quality=75&ssl=1)
![COAL Capsule: Peugeot 504 – My Most Beautiful Failure (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&quality=75&ssl=1)
![CC Capsule: 1985 Chevrolet Sprint – The Brave Little Toaster (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&quality=80&ssl=1)


