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![Earlier today, Brendan Saur shared a picture of some of the cars on his street when he was but a tot. Which made me think, do we car-crazed people who […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/1963-Avanti.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=89&ssl=1 "QOTD: What Were the Most Interesting Cars on the Street where You Grew Up?")
QOTD: What Were the Most Interesting Cars on the Street where You Grew Up?
Posted on April 7, 2015 | 148 CommentsEarlier today, Brendan Saur shared a picture of some of the cars on his street when he was but a tot. Which made me think, do we car-crazed people who […] -
![For the most part, Chrysler in the 1970s was a pretty grim story. From the high-powered glory years of the Hemi and the 440 Six-Pack, Chryler soon slunk through a […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/1972DodgeCoronetCrestwoodRT01.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=89&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1972 Dodge Coronet Crestwood R/T – The Scat Packer")
Curbside Classic: 1972 Dodge Coronet Crestwood R/T – The Scat Packer
Posted on April 1, 2015 | 52 CommentsFor the most part, Chrysler in the 1970s was a pretty grim story. From the high-powered glory years of the Hemi and the 440 Six-Pack, Chryler soon slunk through a […] -
![(first posted 7/3/2011) Those of us who have owned several cars very seldom get to re-connect with an old one. Sure, we may see them around for awhile after we […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/07/89Cadillac-crop.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=89&ssl=1 "Cars Of A Lifetime: 1989 Cadillac Brougham – Hello, Old Friend")
Cars Of A Lifetime: 1989 Cadillac Brougham – Hello, Old Friend
Posted on March 24, 2015 | 65 Comments(first posted 7/3/2011) Those of us who have owned several cars very seldom get to re-connect with an old one. Sure, we may see them around for awhile after we […] -
![When I began writing for CC, I was the almost perfect Yin to Paul Niedermeyer’s Yang. He hails originally from Europe, I am a native-born American. He has mostly lived on the […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/1997Miata01.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=89&ssl=1 "My New Curbside Classic: 1997 Mazda MX-5 Miata – The Niedermeyerization of JPC is Complete")
My New Curbside Classic: 1997 Mazda MX-5 Miata – The Niedermeyerization of JPC is Complete
Posted on January 6, 2015 | 93 CommentsWhen I began writing for CC, I was the almost perfect Yin to Paul Niedermeyer’s Yang. He hails originally from Europe, I am a native-born American. He has mostly lived on the […] -
![It was a swing and a miss for our normally astute commentariat on the last clue. But I suppose that some of you would consider it a badge of […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/12/141223Clue-crop.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=89&ssl=1 "CC Clue: Hmmmmmmmmm . . . . .")
CC Clue: Hmmmmmmmmm . . . . .
Posted on December 23, 2014 | 12 CommentsIt was a swing and a miss for our normally astute commentariat on the last clue. But I suppose that some of you would consider it a badge of […] -
![Roger 628 jumped right out front with the correct answer to Sunday afternoon’s Clue for the ’66 Lincoln. Today might see another of our astute readers grab this Clue by […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/141125Clue-crop.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=89&ssl=1 "CC Clue")
CC Clue
Posted on November 20, 2014 | 24 CommentsRoger 628 jumped right out front with the correct answer to Sunday afternoon’s Clue for the ’66 Lincoln. Today might see another of our astute readers grab this Clue by […] -
![I love Bullet Birds. Actually, I love them better when we call them Cigar Birds, but tomayto/tomahto, and all that. I loved these so much I bought one. And as […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/Ford-1962-Thunderbird-Sports-Roadster-ad-b-766x1024.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=89&ssl=1 "CC Capsule: 1962 Ford Thunderbird – Let’s Talk About the Sports Roadster")
CC Capsule: 1962 Ford Thunderbird – Let’s Talk About the Sports Roadster
Posted on October 21, 2014 | 43 CommentsI love Bullet Birds. Actually, I love them better when we call them Cigar Birds, but tomayto/tomahto, and all that. I loved these so much I bought one. And as […] -
![(first posted 11/11/11) The humble station wagon. Everyone remembers the glamorous wood-bodied versions from the 1930s and 40s and even the behemoths of the 1970s. But in the 1950s, there […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/11/1957PontiacChieftain07-crop.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=89&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1957 Pontiac Chieftain Safari – Are We There Yet?")
Curbside Classic: 1957 Pontiac Chieftain Safari – Are We There Yet?
Posted on October 19, 2014 | 55 Comments(first posted 11/11/11) The humble station wagon. Everyone remembers the glamorous wood-bodied versions from the 1930s and 40s and even the behemoths of the 1970s. But in the 1950s, there […] -
![Aw, hell. Nobody ever tells me anything. After years of reading about Eugene, Eugene, Eugene, I finally decided “if you can’t beat ’em, join ’em.” So, I searched high […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/63F10006.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=89&ssl=1 "CC Capsule: 1963 Ford F-100 – Out of the Loop and Going Eugene")
CC Capsule: 1963 Ford F-100 – Out of the Loop and Going Eugene
Posted on September 30, 2014 | 28 CommentsAw, hell. Nobody ever tells me anything. After years of reading about Eugene, Eugene, Eugene, I finally decided “if you can’t beat ’em, join ’em.” So, I searched high […] -
![Photo Source: Trelleborg Sealing Solutions I love period photographs of parking lots. Is there a better record of the automotive landscape of a particular era? Here we have an aerial […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/Shamban-crop.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=89&ssl=1 "Curbside Parking: How Many CCs Can You Identify?")
Curbside Parking: How Many CCs Can You Identify?
Posted on September 9, 2014 | 63 CommentsPhoto Source: Trelleborg Sealing Solutions I love period photographs of parking lots. Is there a better record of the automotive landscape of a particular era? Here we have an aerial […] -
![Another day, another CC clue. What you guess is up to you. If you miss it, don’t be blue. You’ll find out when tomorrow is new. Unless you live in […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/Clue140801-crop-crop.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=89&ssl=1 "CC Clue")
CC Clue
Posted on July 25, 2014 | 14 CommentsAnother day, another CC clue. What you guess is up to you. If you miss it, don’t be blue. You’ll find out when tomorrow is new. Unless you live in […] -
![Some time back, I shared with fellow Curbsiders the hunt for and eventual bagging of my son’s first car – a 1989 Mercury Grand Marquis (CC Here). Well, here […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/1989MGM04.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=89&ssl=1 "Curbside Conclusion: 1989 Mercury Grand Marquis – Thinning the Panther Herd")
Curbside Conclusion: 1989 Mercury Grand Marquis – Thinning the Panther Herd
Posted on July 10, 2014 | 53 CommentsSome time back, I shared with fellow Curbsiders the hunt for and eventual bagging of my son’s first car – a 1989 Mercury Grand Marquis (CC Here). Well, here […] -
![What is it that makes a car sexy? Not just attractive, but really sexy. Is it looks? Power? Handling? The formula is not so simple. We could ask a lot […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/2001VolvoC7005.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=89&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 2001 Volvo C70 Convertible – The Sexy Swede")
Curbside Classic: 2001 Volvo C70 Convertible – The Sexy Swede
Posted on May 30, 2014 | 38 CommentsWhat is it that makes a car sexy? Not just attractive, but really sexy. Is it looks? Power? Handling? The formula is not so simple. We could ask a lot […] -
![I am in a generous mood for this clue, though not quite as generous as Jason Shafer was on his clue for the recent 62 Thunderbird, guessed by Roger about […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/140427Clue.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=89&ssl=1 "CC Clue")
CC Clue
Posted on April 30, 2014 | 21 CommentsI am in a generous mood for this clue, though not quite as generous as Jason Shafer was on his clue for the recent 62 Thunderbird, guessed by Roger about […] -
![Ajla was quick on the draw with his correct identification of the Bonneville clue. As a former Bonneville owner, he certainly knew his car. Today, do we have anyone (former […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/140306Clue.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=89&ssl=1 "CC Clue")
CC Clue
Posted on March 13, 2014 | 15 CommentsAjla was quick on the draw with his correct identification of the Bonneville clue. As a former Bonneville owner, he certainly knew his car. Today, do we have anyone (former […]
