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About Author: Jeff Nelson
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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 […] -
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 […] -
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, […] -
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 […] -
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 […] -
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 […] -
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 […] -
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 […] -
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 […] -
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 […] -
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 […] -
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? […] -
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 […] -
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 […] -
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 […]
![Auld Lang Syne: Ford Says Goodbye To The Ranger 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://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2011/12/ford_falcon_21.jpg)
![CC Ad Week: Don’t Adjust Your Set … The Best Commercials In The World Are On ! 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://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/width=300,height=300,fit=crop,quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2011/12/as_seen_on_tv_logo2.gif)
![30 Seconds Of Hell: The Worst Car TV Ads Ever (So Far) 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://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2011/12/1975-80-ford-granada.jpg)
![Heavy Lies the Head That Wears The Crown – Hits and Misses in The Car Of The Year Award 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://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2011/11/1971-car-of-the-year-chevrolet-vega-2300.jpg)
![1976-1981 Triumph TR 7- America Gets A Wedgie 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://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2011/11/Triumph-one.jpg)
![CC Outtakes: The Fall Closeout Sale Continues! 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://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2011/10/29-model-a-1.jpg)
![Automotive History: Three Pot Stew – America’s Brief Fling With The Supermini 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://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2011/09/1986_chevy_sprint2.jpg)
![Automotive History: The First Wave Compacts – The Pioneers Take The Arrows 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://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2011/09/t216020_Blazing-Saddles-hus-du-gezen-in-deine-leiben-th.jpg)
![CC Outtake: Say Goodbye To Summer, Hello To Good Buys 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://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2011/09/MGTD-Replicar1.jpg)
![CC Feature: Feeding Frenzy – A History Of The Dumb Masses On America’s Roads 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://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2011/09/man-in-dunce-cap.jpg)
![CC Outtakes: Keepers Of The Flame 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://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2011/08/celica-tercel-1.jpg)
![CC Feature: The Streets Of TV Land – Fifty Years of TV Cop Cars 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://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2011/08/Starsky-hutch.jpg)
![The Terrible Twos: Detroit’s Sequels Through The Years 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://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2011/08/1956_lincoln_continental_mark_ii_m.jpg)
![Curbside Classic : 1974 VW Thing (Type 181)- We Hardly Knew Ye 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://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2011/07/DVC00524.jpg)


