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![We have been talking Packards today. In putting the piece together on the Packard Six, I came across this photo that just begs for a Curbside Caption. Let’s see what […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/03/Packard-beauties.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Caption – Ask the Man Who …..")
Curbside Caption – Ask the Man Who …..
Posted on April 4, 2012 | 18 CommentsWe have been talking Packards today. In putting the piece together on the Packard Six, I came across this photo that just begs for a Curbside Caption. Let’s see what […] -
![Every guy eventually goes through a midlife crisis, and I guess this is mine. I have been looking for quite awhile for just the right something. I could not describe […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/04/1972OldsDelta8801.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "My Curbside Classic: 1972 Oldsmobile Delta 88")
My Curbside Classic: 1972 Oldsmobile Delta 88
Posted on April 1, 2012 | 46 CommentsEvery guy eventually goes through a midlife crisis, and I guess this is mine. I have been looking for quite awhile for just the right something. I could not describe […] -
![It has been a few days since we had a clue, but here we are. Freddy nailed the Buick Estate Wagon. Could he be the new Tom Klockau? Maybe we […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/03/120331Clue-crop.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CC Clue")
CC Clue
Posted on April 1, 2012 | 2 CommentsIt has been a few days since we had a clue, but here we are. Freddy nailed the Buick Estate Wagon. Could he be the new Tom Klockau? Maybe we […] -
![By the 1980s, the nicely equipped factory passenger van like my Club Wagon had become a decided minority. The more popular cousin? The custom van. Whether we call them Custom […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/03/1986DodgeVan01-crop.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CC Capsule: The Custom Ram")
CC Capsule: The Custom Ram
Posted on March 21, 2012 | 25 CommentsBy the 1980s, the nicely equipped factory passenger van like my Club Wagon had become a decided minority. The more popular cousin? The custom van. Whether we call them Custom […] -
![There really was no winner of Laurence’s clue for the ’56 Town & Country. bjcpdx got into the right zip code, but millmech talked him out of it. Oh, well. […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/03/Clue121318Crop.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CC Clue")
CC Clue
Posted on March 18, 2012 | 6 CommentsThere really was no winner of Laurence’s clue for the ’56 Town & Country. bjcpdx got into the right zip code, but millmech talked him out of it. Oh, well. […] -
![It has been awhile since we have given you a clue to torment you. Congratulations to Kitalkki on a sharp eye which identified the Lotus. Maybe even two sharp eyes. […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/02/120215Clue.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CC Clue")
CC Clue
Posted on February 14, 2012 | 20 CommentsIt has been awhile since we have given you a clue to torment you. Congratulations to Kitalkki on a sharp eye which identified the Lotus. Maybe even two sharp eyes. […] -
![I recently had occasion to drive to La Porte, Indiana. It is about a two and a half hour drive, and is much closer to Chicago than it is to […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/01/70Cutlass-crop.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Through the JPC Windshield: A Trip to La Porte")
Through the JPC Windshield: A Trip to La Porte
Posted on February 4, 2012 | 19 CommentsI recently had occasion to drive to La Porte, Indiana. It is about a two and a half hour drive, and is much closer to Chicago than it is to […] -
![Since we are celebrating a ’58 Olds Festival here at CC today, let’s stay on the theme for a Caption piece. The beautiful view from the Mackinac Bridge with a sea of ’58 […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/02/oldsmobile-defiling-golden-gate-1958_74214354.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Caption: OLDSmobility for Everyone!")
Curbside Caption: OLDSmobility for Everyone!
Posted on February 3, 2012 | 29 CommentsSince we are celebrating a ’58 Olds Festival here at CC today, let’s stay on the theme for a Caption piece. The beautiful view from the Mackinac Bridge with a sea of ’58 […] -
![Every now and then, cosmic forces beyond our control come into play. When Laurence Jones and I were simultaneously pounding out our takes on the ’58 Olds while completely unaware […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/01/1958Olds8806.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1958 Oldsmobile Dynamic 88 – OLDSmobility")
Curbside Classic: 1958 Oldsmobile Dynamic 88 – OLDSmobility
Posted on February 3, 2012 | 34 CommentsEvery now and then, cosmic forces beyond our control come into play. When Laurence Jones and I were simultaneously pounding out our takes on the ’58 Olds while completely unaware […] -
![PFSM correctly guessed the ’55 Plymouth. Before the car showed up a day early in the background of the Toyota Echo, that is. But onwards we go with a fresh […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/01/Clue120129.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CC Clue")
CC Clue
Posted on February 2, 2012 | 4 CommentsPFSM correctly guessed the ’55 Plymouth. Before the car showed up a day early in the background of the Toyota Echo, that is. But onwards we go with a fresh […] -
![Ever have a day where things seem to be going the wrong way? OK, please be generous and tell me that my attempt at a caption is at least mildly […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/01/AQ1930s_AI_f_Img_1440.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Caption – It’s DeBackwards")
Curbside Caption – It’s DeBackwards
Posted on January 26, 2012 | 19 CommentsEver have a day where things seem to be going the wrong way? OK, please be generous and tell me that my attempt at a caption is at least mildly […] -
![Sometimes a wild, whacked-out guess gets the prize, and sometimes it doesn’t (much to Dr. Lemming’s dismay). Nobody guessed the clue (at least not before the answer was revealed) to […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/01/120117Clue.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CC Clue")
CC Clue
Posted on January 17, 2012 | 6 CommentsSometimes a wild, whacked-out guess gets the prize, and sometimes it doesn’t (much to Dr. Lemming’s dismay). Nobody guessed the clue (at least not before the answer was revealed) to […] -
![[ED: Jim Cavanaugh not only covered for me during my week off, but even left one or two things in the can, including this Curbside Caption. That’s the equivalent of […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/01/suv_pool.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Caption: Watersports Utility Vehicle (And A Big Thanks)")
Curbside Caption: Watersports Utility Vehicle (And A Big Thanks)
Posted on January 17, 2012 | 26 Comments[ED: Jim Cavanaugh not only covered for me during my week off, but even left one or two things in the can, including this Curbside Caption. That’s the equivalent of […] -
![I don’t want to overdo the Curbside Captions, but this one seemed a good fit for our Truck Saturday theme. I think that the fertile imaginations of our readers will […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/01/Brick_Overloaded-726175.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Caption")
Curbside Caption
Posted on January 14, 2012 | 26 CommentsI don’t want to overdo the Curbside Captions, but this one seemed a good fit for our Truck Saturday theme. I think that the fertile imaginations of our readers will […] -
![Nuts in Aloha made a completely whacked out guess and turned out to be right – a Rolls Royce. So many vertical bars, who would have thought that we would […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/01/120102Clue.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CC Clue")
CC Clue
Posted on January 13, 2012 | 7 CommentsNuts in Aloha made a completely whacked out guess and turned out to be right – a Rolls Royce. So many vertical bars, who would have thought that we would […]
