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About Author: Scott McPherson (NZ)
Posts by Scott McPherson (NZ)
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Automotive History: Australian Auto Family Trees – The Holden Commodore From
A-ZVB-VF.Posted on March 30, 2020 | 145 CommentsVE Holden Commodores celebrate the Commodore’s 1978-2008 anniversary. (first posted 4/25/2014) Greetings Curbside Classicists, today, April 25th, is Anzac Day downunder, the official Australian and New Zealand day of remembrance […] -
Curbside Capsule: 1989 Peugeot 205 Convertible – Fun in the Sun or Snooze in the Shade?
Posted on June 10, 2015 | 17 CommentsBonjour mesdames et messieurs, I hope Curbside Classic’s convertible celebration is suitably salubrious for you! Celebrations such as this generally call for fine French champagne, but this is Curbside Classic, […] -
CC Capsule: Peugeot 307 SW: Modern-day French Vista Cruiser
Posted on April 24, 2015 | 20 CommentsWhen Paul mooted the idea of a Station Wagon week, I knew immediately what I wanted to write about: my partner’s 2007 Peugeot 307 SW – forbidden fruit to many […] -
CC Follow-Up: Project Elderly Ford Sierra – The Saga Continues
Posted on January 19, 2015 | 51 CommentsSo it was a month ago today that I introduced My Unintentional COAL, a 1989 Ford Sierra 2.9i 4×4 Ghia, to y’all in CClandia. I regaled all and sundry with […] -
Curbside Classic??: 1980 Morris Marina Van – Almost Big Enough To Carry A Piano
Posted on January 16, 2015 | 63 CommentsJeerision. Don’t you love that word? I just made it up – it’s a mash-up of ‘jeers’ and ‘derision’. Cool, huh? Curbside Classic’s regular listeners will know I often […] -
Future Classic: 2007 Citroen C6 – Une Limousine Française Excentrique
Posted on January 9, 2015 | 86 CommentsAh oui, le French and big saloons or hatchbacks: a fantastique genre that’s never quite managed to make it to the big boy’s table, but not through lack of […] -
CC Clue
Posted on January 7, 2015 | 10 CommentsAllo, allo, allo, what ‘ave we ‘ere then? Gor blimey, it’s a right ‘un me ol’ cobbers! EDIT: Due to minor incompetency on my part this accidentally appeared yesterday, a […] -
CC Clue
Posted on January 2, 2015 | 35 CommentsHey wow, this was at my local supermarket on Christmas Eve. It’s awesomely uncommon and awesomely awesome – oh, and really rare in right-hand-drive too. So whaddya reckon? -
My Unintentional COAL: 1989 Ford Sierra 2.9i Ghia 4×4 – Tales Of Sierras Past And How A 17-Year Dream Came True!
Posted on December 19, 2014 | 56 CommentsQuick! Who remembers what they were doing back in 1997? If you’re like me, you’ll remember turning 24 at most… But happily, many of us car guys & gals remember […] -
My Unintentional COAL I: 1993 Honda Ascot FBX – How I Fell In Like With A Magnificent Honda
Posted on December 12, 2014 | 78 CommentsSo we’ve all done it. Bought something because it was there rather than because we needed it. Sometimes the purchase is flung into a drawer or cupboard, never to be […] -
CC Clue – updated with additional photo!
Posted on December 10, 2014 | 12 CommentsHmmm, what can this be? It’s high-resolution, to give you more to think about! No, not the mudflap, what’s it attached to? There are only 63 of this year, spec […] -
CC Clue
Posted on December 5, 2014 | 24 CommentsWell no-one found Tom’s 1976 Cadillac Coupe de Ville at the bottom of a Cracker Jack box yesterday. What about today’s CC Clue? It’s not a Cadillac – or […] -
Magazine Classic: 1986 Holden Commodore vs Europe – Challenging Teenage Perceptions II
Posted on November 28, 2014 | 36 Comments(click images for full size view) Earlier this year, we here at the Royal Curbside Classic Towers celebrated Thunderbird Week by watching every episode. Oh, hang on, wrong Thunderbirds, rather […] -
Curbside Capsule: 1977 Porsche 911S – 18 Years Chasing The One That Finally Didn’t Get Away!
Posted on October 29, 2014 | 18 CommentsWe’ve all experienced it: There’s a nice classic car in town, but you only ever see it when your phone/camera is in your other trousers. In my case, this 1977 Porsche […] -
Magazine Classic: 1987 Ford Thunderbird Turbo – Challenging Teenage Perceptions
Posted on October 23, 2014 | 88 Comments1987: the stock market crashed, the world’s population reached five billion, Maggie Thatcher scored term #3 in the UK, Michael Jackson released Bad, and worse, New Zealand’s relationship with […]
![Automotive History: Australian Auto Family Trees – The Holden Commodore From <strike>A-Z</strike> VB-VF. VE Holden Commodores celebrate the Commodore’s 1978-2008 anniversary. (first posted 4/25/2014) Greetings Curbside Classicists, today, April 25th, is Anzac Day downunder, the official Australian and New Zealand day of remembrance […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/holden-commodore-30th-anniversary1.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1)
![Curbside Capsule: 1989 Peugeot 205 Convertible – Fun in the Sun or Snooze in the Shade? Bonjour mesdames et messieurs, I hope Curbside Classic’s convertible celebration is suitably salubrious for you! Celebrations such as this generally call for fine French champagne, but this is Curbside Classic, […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/1989-Peugeot-205-CL-convertible-white-bl.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1)
![CC Capsule: Peugeot 307 SW: Modern-day French Vista Cruiser When Paul mooted the idea of a Station Wagon week, I knew immediately what I wanted to write about: my partner’s 2007 Peugeot 307 SW – forbidden fruit to many […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/Emblem.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1)
![CC Follow-Up: Project Elderly Ford Sierra – The Saga Continues So it was a month ago today that I introduced My Unintentional COAL, a 1989 Ford Sierra 2.9i 4×4 Ghia, to y’all in CClandia. I regaled all and sundry with […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/IMG_5088.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1)
![Curbside Classic??: 1980 Morris Marina Van – Almost Big Enough To Carry A Piano Jeerision. Don’t you love that word? I just made it up – it’s a mash-up of ‘jeers’ and ‘derision’. Cool, huh? Curbside Classic’s regular listeners will know I often […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/1980-MORRIS-Marina-can-orange-bl.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1)
![Future Classic: 2007 Citroen C6 – Une Limousine Française Excentrique Ah oui, le French and big saloons or hatchbacks: a fantastique genre that’s never quite managed to make it to the big boy’s table, but not through lack of […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/Wheel-e1420014201874.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1)
![My Unintentional COAL: 1989 Ford Sierra 2.9i Ghia 4×4 – Tales Of Sierras Past And How A 17-Year Dream Came True! Quick! Who remembers what they were doing back in 1997? If you’re like me, you’ll remember turning 24 at most… But happily, many of us car guys & gals remember […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/12/IMG_4090.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1)
![My Unintentional COAL I: 1993 Honda Ascot FBX – How I Fell In Like With A Magnificent Honda So we’ve all done it. Bought something because it was there rather than because we needed it. Sometimes the purchase is flung into a drawer or cupboard, never to be […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/12/IMG_2377-2.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1)
![CC Clue – updated with additional photo! Hmmm, what can this be? It’s high-resolution, to give you more to think about! No, not the mudflap, what’s it attached to? There are only 63 of this year, spec […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/12/Clue.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1)
![CC Clue Well no-one found Tom’s 1976 Cadillac Coupe de Ville at the bottom of a Cracker Jack box yesterday. What about today’s CC Clue? It’s not a Cadillac – or […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/12/Clue3.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1)
![Magazine Classic: 1986 Holden Commodore vs Europe – Challenging Teenage Perceptions II (click images for full size view) Earlier this year, we here at the Royal Curbside Classic Towers celebrated Thunderbird Week by watching every episode. Oh, hang on, wrong Thunderbirds, rather […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/Contents2.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1)
![Curbside Capsule: 1977 Porsche 911S – 18 Years Chasing The One That Finally Didn’t Get Away! We’ve all experienced it: There’s a nice classic car in town, but you only ever see it when your phone/camera is in your other trousers. In my case, this 1977 Porsche […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/1977-Porsche-911S-white-b.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1)
![Magazine Classic: 1987 Ford Thunderbird Turbo – Challenging Teenage Perceptions 1987: the stock market crashed, the world’s population reached five billion, Maggie Thatcher scored term #3 in the UK, Michael Jackson released Bad, and worse, New Zealand’s relationship with […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/Audi-200T.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1)


