Curbside Classic Archives
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About Author: Mike Butts
Posts by Mike Butts
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Curbside Classic: 1983-86 Nissan Pulsar NX – Staying Sharp in the Eighties
Posted on April 15, 2025 | 109 Comments(first posted 8/6/2013) As styling went aero in the Eighties, Nissan went the other way with its sharply drawn Pulsar NX coupe. Based on the sleepy but very popular 1st-gen […] -
Curbside Classic: 1982 Rolls-Royce Corniche Convertible – The Crème de la Crème
Posted on February 23, 2025 | 67 Comments(first posted 1/13/2012) Rolls-Royce said Monday that they delivered 3,538 cars in 2011, an all-time sales record, beating the previous record set in 1978. Toyota ships […] -
Curbside Capsule: 1974 Land Rover Series III Flatbed – Kangaroos Next 14 km
Posted on January 2, 2025 | 26 Comments(first posted 12/23/2018) Spotted this rare bird while walking the dogs in the neighborhood. 4WD Land Rovers are not an uncommon sight in the Pacific Northwest, being so […] -
Christmas Classic: 1937 Oldsmobile Six – “A Christmas Story”
Posted on December 24, 2024 | 109 Comments(a CC Classic/first posted 12/24/2011) “Some men are Baptist, others Catholic; my father was an Oldsmobile man.” The 1983 film A Christmas Story, by the great American writer and storyteller […] -
Curbside Classic: 1950 Ford Custom Deluxe Convertible – The Car That Saved Ford the Second Time
Posted on July 8, 2024 | 49 CommentsIn spite of its heroics producing B-24 bombers, Jeeps, tanks, trucks and lots of other hardware, Ford Motor Company was in tough shape during and after World War II, losing […] -
Curbside Classic: 1969 Plymouth Road Runner Hardtop – Spring is Here!
Posted on March 12, 2024 | 53 Comments(first posted 3/12/2018) This weekend in Curbsidelandia (better known as Portland, Oregon) the sun came out and temperatures topped 60 degrees, so lots of fine CCs came out like […] -
Curbside Classical: 1954 Chevy 3100 Panel Truck
Posted on August 30, 2023 | 37 Comments(first posted 7/29/2017) One of the good things about life in Portland is our 24/7 non-commercial classical radio station, “All Classical” KQAC. They use this pristine 1954 Chevy […] -
Automotive History: I Have No Mouth and I Must Scream – Cars Without Grilles
Posted on June 8, 2023 | 167 Comments(first posted 6/8/2017) We humans see faces in all sorts of things, we’re wired that way. We especially see faces in the fronts of our cars. Two […] -
Computers and Cars: Have it Your Way!
Posted on May 9, 2023 | 140 Comments(first posted 12/14/2012) I’m going to stick my neck out and argue that if there had been no computers in 1965, there would have been no Mustang. As Jim […] -
Curbside Classic: 1965 Plymouth Sport Fury Convertible – If You Can’t Beat ‘Em, Join ‘Em
Posted on July 10, 2022 | 78 Comments(first posted 10/13/2012) In the same week Ed caught a sweet ’66 Sport Fury hardtop on the freeway during his vacation, we enjoyed this ’65 Sport Fury convertible that appeared in […] -
Automotive History: Hidden Headlights (Part 2) – …Now You Don’t
Posted on September 19, 2021 | 95 Comments(first posted 10/26/2011) Now that I have your attention, here is the 1991 Cizeta V16T, a supercar built briefly by a group of ex-Lamborghini employees, sporting its stacked dual […] -
Automotive History: Hidden Headlights (Part 1) – Now You See Them….
Posted on September 14, 2021 | 120 Comments(first posted 10/21/2011) All cars have headlights. They’re a basic part of our image of a car, the eyes on its face. At night they need to be up high […] -
Curbside Classic: 1917 Detroit Electric Brougham – Charged Up For Another Century
Posted on February 7, 2021 | 44 Comments(first posted 11/11/2011) What car from 1917 would you buy to keep for a hundred years? Two hundred? Monte Shelton, Portland race driver (Can Am, F5000, IMSA Camel GT, and […] -
1949 Triumph Mayflower: Your Thanksgiving Turkey
Posted on November 26, 2020 | 61 Comments(first posted 11/24/2011) In 1620, the Mayflower carried 102 Puritans from England to America to escape religious persecution. A year later they celebrated their survival and a good harvest with […] -
Curbside Classic: 1969 Chevy Sportvan 108 – The Mystery Of the Red, White and Blue Bowtie
Posted on March 26, 2020 | 32 CommentsThis very nice outwardly stock Chevy Sportvan has been appearing at this spot in my neighborhood from time to time lately, and I finally got a chance to get some […]
![Curbside Classic: 1983-86 Nissan Pulsar NX – Staying Sharp in the Eighties (first posted 8/6/2013) As styling went aero in the Eighties, Nissan went the other way with its sharply drawn Pulsar NX coupe. Based on the sleepy but very popular 1st-gen […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/12/1st-Nissan-Sentra-sedan.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1)
![Curbside Classic: 1982 Rolls-Royce Corniche Convertible – The Crème de la Crème (first posted 1/13/2012) Rolls-Royce said Monday that they delivered 3,538 cars in 2011, an all-time sales record, beating the previous record set in 1978. Toyota ships […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/01/2011-10-11_15-08-53_570.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1)
![Curbside Capsule: 1974 Land Rover Series III Flatbed – Kangaroos Next 14 km (first posted 12/23/2018) Spotted this rare bird while walking the dogs in the neighborhood. 4WD Land Rovers are not an uncommon sight in the Pacific Northwest, being so […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/12/IMG_0011.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1)
![Christmas Classic: 1937 Oldsmobile Six – “A Christmas Story” (a CC Classic/first posted 12/24/2011) “Some men are Baptist, others Catholic; my father was an Oldsmobile man.” The 1983 film A Christmas Story, by the great American writer and storyteller […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/12/OldsParked.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1)
![Curbside Classic: 1950 Ford Custom Deluxe Convertible – The Car That Saved Ford the Second Time In spite of its heroics producing B-24 bombers, Jeeps, tanks, trucks and lots of other hardware, Ford Motor Company was in tough shape during and after World War II, losing […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/50Ford-7.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1)
![Curbside Classic: 1969 Plymouth Road Runner Hardtop – Spring is Here! (first posted 3/12/2018) This weekend in Curbsidelandia (better known as Portland, Oregon) the sun came out and temperatures topped 60 degrees, so lots of fine CCs came out like […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/IMG-0812a.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1)
![Curbside Classical: 1954 Chevy 3100 Panel Truck (first posted 7/29/2017) One of the good things about life in Portland is our 24/7 non-commercial classical radio station, “All Classical” KQAC. They use this pristine 1954 Chevy […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/19050588_1860575727600316_453976612963090432_n.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1)
![Automotive History: I Have No Mouth and I Must Scream – Cars Without Grilles (first posted 6/8/2017) We humans see faces in all sorts of things, we’re wired that way. We especially see faces in the fronts of our cars. Two […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/squareback73.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1)
![Computers and Cars: Have it Your Way! (first posted 12/14/2012) I’m going to stick my neck out and argue that if there had been no computers in 1965, there would have been no Mustang. As Jim […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/12/MustangByYouVOI.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1)
![Curbside Classic: 1965 Plymouth Sport Fury Convertible – If You Can’t Beat ‘Em, Join ‘Em (first posted 10/13/2012) In the same week Ed caught a sweet ’66 Sport Fury hardtop on the freeway during his vacation, we enjoyed this ’65 Sport Fury convertible that appeared in […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/66SportFuryConv01.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1)
![Automotive History: Hidden Headlights (Part 2) – …Now You Don’t (first posted 10/26/2011) Now that I have your attention, here is the 1991 Cizeta V16T, a supercar built briefly by a group of ex-Lamborghini employees, sporting its stacked dual […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/10/CizetaMoroder1.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1)
![Automotive History: Hidden Headlights (Part 1) – Now You See Them…. (first posted 10/21/2011) All cars have headlights. They’re a basic part of our image of a car, the eyes on its face. At night they need to be up high […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/10/Mazda323FBG_KlappscheinwerferAni3.gif?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1)
![Curbside Classic: 1917 Detroit Electric Brougham – Charged Up For Another Century (first posted 11/11/2011) What car from 1917 would you buy to keep for a hundred years? Two hundred? Monte Shelton, Portland race driver (Can Am, F5000, IMSA Camel GT, and […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/11/2011-10-23_16-19-00_758.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1)
![1949 Triumph Mayflower: Your Thanksgiving Turkey (first posted 11/24/2011) In 1620, the Mayflower carried 102 Puritans from England to America to escape religious persecution. A year later they celebrated their survival and a good harvest with […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/11/Triumph_Mayflower.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1)
![Curbside Classic: 1969 Chevy Sportvan 108 – The Mystery Of the Red, White and Blue Bowtie This very nice outwardly stock Chevy Sportvan has been appearing at this spot in my neighborhood from time to time lately, and I finally got a chance to get some […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/IMG_0156.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1)


