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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 | 32 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 […] -
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 […] -
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 […] -
QOTD: Should The Ignition Key To My 1978 Olds 88 Be Removable While The Engine Is Running?
Posted on March 25, 2015 | 102 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 […] -
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 […] -
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 […] -
My Curbside Classic: 1993 Oldsmobile Achieva SC – Underachieva
Posted on February 26, 2015 | 98 Comments(This ode to an old Olds comes to us by way of Tom Cangialosi) The folks at Oldsmobile must have felt pretty good when they unleashed what they believed was a […] -
CC Global: CCs From Shenzhen, China
Posted on February 1, 2015 | 25 CommentsMy name is Chen Kai Wei, I live in Guangdong Province, China (in the city of Shenzhen) I have been a daily reader of CC for over three years.
![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://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/aba1-tile.jpg)
![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://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/CC-232-048-1200.jpg)
![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://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/IMG_0356.jpg)
![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://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2017/02/Mustang-1987-LX-conv.jpg)
![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://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2017/02/56512909-770-0@2X.jpg)
![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://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2016/09/Pontiac-Trans-Am-1979-red.jpg)
![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://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/1970-Peugeot-504-a.jpg)
![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://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/Chevrolet-1985-Sprint-triple.png)
![COAL: 1981 Cadillac Fleetwood Brougham D’Elegance – Exceptional, What With RHD and 500 Cubic Inches (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://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/Cadillac-1981-COAL-fq.png)
![Cohort Outtake: 1951 Chevrolet Deluxe – It Saw The USA (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://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/Chevrolet-1951-Deluxe.png)
![QOTD: Should The Ignition Key To My 1978 Olds 88 Be Removable While The Engine Is Running? (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://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/Olds-ignition-switch.jpg)
![Eugene’s Curbside Classics In 1968: Can You ID Them All? (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://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2011/07/Patterson-St.CC-.jpg)
![Curbside Classic: Holden EK (1961-1962) 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://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/holden-EK-_wagon_frunt_3_4_bootiebike.jpg)
![My Curbside Classic: 1993 Oldsmobile Achieva SC – Underachieva (This ode to an old Olds comes to us by way of Tom Cangialosi) The folks at Oldsmobile must have felt pretty good when they unleashed what they believed was a […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/2223_001.jpg)



