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![(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&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&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&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&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&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&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&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&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 […] -
![Alright everyone, I know AMC week ended a little while back, but I will confess–I just didn’t want it to end. When Tom Klockau brought us an Ambassador, he reminded […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/1974Ambassador10.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "QOTD: How Would You Have Saved the Ambassador?")
QOTD: How Would You Have Saved the Ambassador?
Posted on February 17, 2014 | 60 CommentsAlright everyone, I know AMC week ended a little while back, but I will confess–I just didn’t want it to end. When Tom Klockau brought us an Ambassador, he reminded […] -
![It appears that Aaron65 was much too generous on the last clue. Fordfan called it on the third guess as a ’69 Rebel, and mFred was there five minutes later […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/140115Clue-crop.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CC Clue")
CC Clue
Posted on January 16, 2014 | 13 CommentsIt appears that Aaron65 was much too generous on the last clue. Fordfan called it on the third guess as a ’69 Rebel, and mFred was there five minutes later […] -
![It has been downright frigid here in the midwestern U.S. Record-breaking cold weather has had us all bundled up like, well, Canadians. I figured that we could all use a […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/ToplessSwedes.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CC Outtake – How About a Couple of Topless Swedes?")
CC Outtake – How About a Couple of Topless Swedes?
Posted on January 9, 2014 | 15 CommentsIt has been downright frigid here in the midwestern U.S. Record-breaking cold weather has had us all bundled up like, well, Canadians. I figured that we could all use a […] -
![This is the time of year for annual recaps, and Paul Niedermeyer has already given us his (here). I have found some fun things myself this year, and here is […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/front-splash-jpg_230401.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Countdown – Do We Have Time For Another Top 10?")
Curbside Countdown – Do We Have Time For Another Top 10?
Posted on December 31, 2013 | 22 CommentsThis is the time of year for annual recaps, and Paul Niedermeyer has already given us his (here). I have found some fun things myself this year, and here is […] -
Automotive History: The First Gran Turismo Hawk?
Posted on November 29, 2013 | 19 CommentsSome things we just know. But sometimes, the things that everyone knows are not necessarily true. -
![How many sports movies have we seen? In about every one of them, there is a place where things look really bleak. This is where the hero of the story […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/11/1960StudebakerHawk01.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Car Show Classic: 1960 Studebaker Hawk – Rock Bottom?")
Car Show Classic: 1960 Studebaker Hawk – Rock Bottom?
Posted on November 29, 2013 | 30 CommentsHow many sports movies have we seen? In about every one of them, there is a place where things look really bleak. This is where the hero of the story […] -
![It’s Thanksgiving, and I am too full, lazy and sleepy to look up the winner of the last clue. You know who you are, anyhow. Edit – All right, all […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/11/131124Clue.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CC Clue")
CC Clue
Posted on November 22, 2013 | 4 CommentsIt’s Thanksgiving, and I am too full, lazy and sleepy to look up the winner of the last clue. You know who you are, anyhow. Edit – All right, all […]
