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Curbside Classics Archives
About Author: Jeff Nelson
Posts by Jeff Nelson
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![Sometimes an era ends and nobody is there to record it.That’s not the case here today at CC. It was old, outmoded and way past its prime, but when the […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/12/ford_falcon_21.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Auld Lang Syne: Ford Says Goodbye To The Ranger")
Auld Lang Syne: Ford Says Goodbye To The Ranger
Posted on December 26, 2011 | 71 CommentsSometimes an era ends and nobody is there to record it.That’s not the case here today at CC. It was old, outmoded and way past its prime, but when the […] -
![We kicked off the week by taking a look at the lesser lights of car advertising. Our wholly subjective survey revealed that what annoys us probably annoys you. But there […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/12/as_seen_on_tv_logo2-300x300.gif?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CC Ad Week: Don’t Adjust Your Set … The Best Commercials In The World Are On !")
CC Ad Week: Don’t Adjust Your Set … The Best Commercials In The World Are On !
Posted on December 16, 2011 | 27 CommentsWe kicked off the week by taking a look at the lesser lights of car advertising. Our wholly subjective survey revealed that what annoys us probably annoys you. But there […] -
![We’re kicking the week off with a visit to another world. We’re going to travel to Advertising Planet, where the beer is always cold, (and served up by morally casual, […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/12/1975-80-ford-granada.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "30 Seconds Of Hell: The Worst Car TV Ads Ever (So Far)")
30 Seconds Of Hell: The Worst Car TV Ads Ever (So Far)
Posted on December 12, 2011 | 74 CommentsWe’re kicking the week off with a visit to another world. We’re going to travel to Advertising Planet, where the beer is always cold, (and served up by morally casual, […] -
![I couldn’t help notice that it’s that time of year again – Motor Trend has awarded the Car Of The Year trophy to the new for ’12, made in the […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/11/1971-car-of-the-year-chevrolet-vega-2300.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Heavy Lies the Head That Wears The Crown – Hits and Misses in The Car Of The Year Award")
Heavy Lies the Head That Wears The Crown – Hits and Misses in The Car Of The Year Award
Posted on November 28, 2011 | 88 CommentsI couldn’t help notice that it’s that time of year again – Motor Trend has awarded the Car Of The Year trophy to the new for ’12, made in the […] -
![When British Leyland introduced the replacement for the much loved TR6 in 1975, all of America became a great big Missouri – The Show Me State. Buyers rightly wondered if […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/11/Triumph-one.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "1976-1981 Triumph TR 7- America Gets A Wedgie")
1976-1981 Triumph TR 7- America Gets A Wedgie
Posted on November 24, 2011 | 52 CommentsWhen British Leyland introduced the replacement for the much loved TR6 in 1975, all of America became a great big Missouri – The Show Me State. Buyers rightly wondered if […] -
![The leaves are falling and we are dangerously close to our first frost here in North Georgia. As we have noted, that means that you can snag a bucket list […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/10/29-model-a-1.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CC Outtakes: The Fall Closeout Sale Continues!")
CC Outtakes: The Fall Closeout Sale Continues!
Posted on October 13, 2011 | 10 CommentsThe leaves are falling and we are dangerously close to our first frost here in North Georgia. As we have noted, that means that you can snag a bucket list […] -
![Automobile manufacture is like the world’s most out of sync movie, where the dialogue and the action on screen don’t always happen in a logical sequence. Our trip in the […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/09/1986_chevy_sprint2.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Automotive History: Three Pot Stew – America’s Brief Fling With The Supermini")
Automotive History: Three Pot Stew – America’s Brief Fling With The Supermini
Posted on October 3, 2011 | 49 CommentsAutomobile manufacture is like the world’s most out of sync movie, where the dialogue and the action on screen don’t always happen in a logical sequence. Our trip in the […] -
![It’s always dangerous to take on economics as a writer. You run the risk that everybody’s eyes will glaze over in the esoterica that is economic theory. But economics is […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/09/t216020_Blazing-Saddles-hus-du-gezen-in-deine-leiben-th.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Automotive History: The First Wave Compacts – The Pioneers Take The Arrows")
Automotive History: The First Wave Compacts – The Pioneers Take The Arrows
Posted on September 29, 2011 | 70 CommentsIt’s always dangerous to take on economics as a writer. You run the risk that everybody’s eyes will glaze over in the esoterica that is economic theory. But economics is […] -
![Special interest car spotters in my corner of the USA know that this is the optimum time to see the unusual, the rare, the quirky and the downright interesting cars […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/09/MGTD-Replicar1.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CC Outtake: Say Goodbye To Summer, Hello To Good Buys")
CC Outtake: Say Goodbye To Summer, Hello To Good Buys
Posted on September 12, 2011 | 25 CommentsSpecial interest car spotters in my corner of the USA know that this is the optimum time to see the unusual, the rare, the quirky and the downright interesting cars […] -
![I couldn’t help but notice while I was on vacation last month that the feds had (more or less) cleared Toyota of culpability in the rash of runaway acceleration incidents […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/09/man-in-dunce-cap.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CC Feature: Feeding Frenzy – A History Of The Dumb Masses On America’s Roads")
CC Feature: Feeding Frenzy – A History Of The Dumb Masses On America’s Roads
Posted on September 6, 2011 | 66 CommentsI couldn’t help but notice while I was on vacation last month that the feds had (more or less) cleared Toyota of culpability in the rash of runaway acceleration incidents […] -
![I’m taking my bi-annual restorative trip to the great southwest this month. It’s a great place to take stock, clear your head and…spot cars. West of the 100th meridian, the […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/08/celica-tercel-1.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CC Outtakes: Keepers Of The Flame")
CC Outtakes: Keepers Of The Flame
Posted on August 25, 2011 | 11 CommentsI’m taking my bi-annual restorative trip to the great southwest this month. It’s a great place to take stock, clear your head and…spot cars. West of the 100th meridian, the […] -
![Unsuccessful cars are a bit like bad TV shows. Everyone remembers the runaway hits, (Hill Street Blues), but how many people get all choked up when reminiscing about Cop Rock? […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/08/77buickriv-yellow.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1977-78 Buick Riviera – A Short Life In Hard Times")
Curbside Classic: 1977-78 Buick Riviera – A Short Life In Hard Times
Posted on August 22, 2011 | 79 CommentsUnsuccessful cars are a bit like bad TV shows. Everyone remembers the runaway hits, (Hill Street Blues), but how many people get all choked up when reminiscing about Cop Rock? […] -
![It’s a jungle out there. There are times when the thin blue line is the only thing that stands between polite society and total anarchy. Nowhere is that more true […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/08/Starsky-hutch.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CC Feature: The Streets Of TV Land – Fifty Years of TV Cop Cars")
CC Feature: The Streets Of TV Land – Fifty Years of TV Cop Cars
Posted on August 17, 2011 | 97 CommentsIt’s a jungle out there. There are times when the thin blue line is the only thing that stands between polite society and total anarchy. Nowhere is that more true […] -
![Smart movie producers know that a sequel to a blockbuster film is the closest thing to free money in Hollywood. The audience is “pre-sold” and even a mediocre film can […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/08/1956_lincoln_continental_mark_ii_m.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "The Terrible Twos: Detroit’s Sequels Through The Years")
The Terrible Twos: Detroit’s Sequels Through The Years
Posted on August 15, 2011 | 58 CommentsSmart movie producers know that a sequel to a blockbuster film is the closest thing to free money in Hollywood. The audience is “pre-sold” and even a mediocre film can […] -
![It’s almost hard to believe that there was a day when our overly protective, professional busybody class inside the Washington beltway didn’t obsess over every aspect of our daily transportation […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/07/DVC00524.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic : 1974 VW Thing (Type 181)- We Hardly Knew Ye")
Curbside Classic : 1974 VW Thing (Type 181)- We Hardly Knew Ye
Posted on July 22, 2011 | 47 CommentsIt’s almost hard to believe that there was a day when our overly protective, professional busybody class inside the Washington beltway didn’t obsess over every aspect of our daily transportation […]
