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About Author: Perry Shoar
Posts by Perry Shoar
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![I posted ten days ago about a white ’68 Buick Electra 225 I’ve seen prowling the streets near my neighborhood. While certainly appealing, the matter of that car’s incongruous styling […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/Screen-shot-2014-02-06-at-3.22.33-AM.png?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "eBay Find: 1965 Buick Electra 225 – That’s More Like It")
eBay Find: 1965 Buick Electra 225 – That’s More Like It
Posted on February 9, 2014 | 56 CommentsI posted ten days ago about a white ’68 Buick Electra 225 I’ve seen prowling the streets near my neighborhood. While certainly appealing, the matter of that car’s incongruous styling […] -
![The opening ceremonies of the 22nd Winter Olympics took place earlier today, marking the second time the Games are being held on (now capitalist) Russian soil. As this is also […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/14tt2.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Street Scenes: Olympic Era Sarajevo")
Street Scenes: Olympic Era Sarajevo
Posted on February 7, 2014 | 26 CommentsThe opening ceremonies of the 22nd Winter Olympics took place earlier today, marking the second time the Games are being held on (now capitalist) Russian soil. As this is also […] -
![When posting about the all-Italian junkyard I found in the Cohort last month, there were two different cars I asked the commentariat to help identify. True to form, they quickly […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/Fiat124coupe3.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Cohort Sighting: Fiat 124 Coupes")
Cohort Sighting: Fiat 124 Coupes
Posted on February 7, 2014 | 36 CommentsWhen posting about the all-Italian junkyard I found in the Cohort last month, there were two different cars I asked the commentariat to help identify. True to form, they quickly […] -
![Yes, it’s Big Truck Week here at Curbside Classic, but those of us not keen on these beasts of burden haven’t been forgotten. For readers who want a connection between […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/SCAN0101.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Vintage Roadtest: C&D Tests The 1986 Saab 9000 Turbo")
Vintage Roadtest: C&D Tests The 1986 Saab 9000 Turbo
Posted on February 4, 2014 | 22 CommentsYes, it’s Big Truck Week here at Curbside Classic, but those of us not keen on these beasts of burden haven’t been forgotten. For readers who want a connection between […] -
![I had a hard time relating to my elementary school peers, back in the late ’80s. While my female classmates were obsessed with ponies and princesses, my fellow males’ more […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/brady-bunch-house.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CC Cinema: The Brady Bunch – The AstroTurf Is Always Greener")
CC Cinema: The Brady Bunch – The AstroTurf Is Always Greener
Posted on February 2, 2014 | 101 CommentsI had a hard time relating to my elementary school peers, back in the late ’80s. While my female classmates were obsessed with ponies and princesses, my fellow males’ more […] -
![Mazda’s ads over the past ten years have seemed almost desperate to play up sportiness, reminding me of Pontiac in the ’90s. This rather prominent layout in the January 1979 […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/mazdacenterfold.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Vintage Ad: Mazda Centerfold")
Vintage Ad: Mazda Centerfold
Posted on January 31, 2014 | 34 CommentsMazda’s ads over the past ten years have seemed almost desperate to play up sportiness, reminding me of Pontiac in the ’90s. This rather prominent layout in the January 1979 […] -
![Maybe that’s a harsh assessment, but bear with me. The mid-to-late sixties was a great time for American car design and it was difficult to find an unattractive model from […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/fairlane500.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CC Capsule: 1966 Ford Fairlane 500 – Jet Age Generic")
CC Capsule: 1966 Ford Fairlane 500 – Jet Age Generic
Posted on January 30, 2014 | 45 CommentsMaybe that’s a harsh assessment, but bear with me. The mid-to-late sixties was a great time for American car design and it was difficult to find an unattractive model from […] -
![What you see here is ADD in action. I went on a trip last winter with some fellow nursing students to help run a charity clinic in the village of […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/TrooperMex.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CC Outtake: You Can’t Keep A Good Sheep Down")
CC Outtake: You Can’t Keep A Good Sheep Down
Posted on January 29, 2014 | 41 CommentsWhat you see here is ADD in action. I went on a trip last winter with some fellow nursing students to help run a charity clinic in the village of […] -
![This Accord’s light bar and security livery identify a business which can’t afford a lawsuit. SoCalMetro uploaded this rather amusing specimen recently; maybe he can tell us where he found […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/Screen-shot-2014-01-28-at-5.07.45-PM.png?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Cohort Outtake: Employees Must Provide Own Transportation")
Cohort Outtake: Employees Must Provide Own Transportation
Posted on January 29, 2014 | 21 CommentsThis Accord’s light bar and security livery identify a business which can’t afford a lawsuit. SoCalMetro uploaded this rather amusing specimen recently; maybe he can tell us where he found […] -
![My mother once told me that less affluent countries often live off the unwanted scraps of more established powers. There’s a lot upon which she could substantiate her claim, but […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/214qb2v.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CC Capsule: Aria and Shahin – An American Rambler in Tehran")
CC Capsule: Aria and Shahin – An American Rambler in Tehran
Posted on January 26, 2014 | 24 CommentsMy mother once told me that less affluent countries often live off the unwanted scraps of more established powers. There’s a lot upon which she could substantiate her claim, but […] -
![Rest assured, readers, that we’re not quite finished with AMC week here at CC. There’s more of Kenosha’s finest in store over the next day and a half (and forever after […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/FiatGrave2.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Cohort Sighting: Italian Graveyard")
Cohort Sighting: Italian Graveyard
Posted on January 25, 2014 | 47 CommentsRest assured, readers, that we’re not quite finished with AMC week here at CC. There’s more of Kenosha’s finest in store over the next day and a half (and forever after […] -
![Some things attract greater attention than anyone might initially expect. Among these is Carhenge, the curiosity which, upon its completion, angered the few people who lived nearby while acquiring fame […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/carhenge2.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Cohort Sighting: Carhenge – High Plains Junkers")
Cohort Sighting: Carhenge – High Plains Junkers
Posted on January 19, 2014 | 20 CommentsSome things attract greater attention than anyone might initially expect. Among these is Carhenge, the curiosity which, upon its completion, angered the few people who lived nearby while acquiring fame […] -
![It was pointed out that in posting the picture of the decal featured in yesterday’s Cohort Sighting, I missed the more important subject of KiwiBryce’s photo. So here is the […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/58special.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Cohort Sighting: Pay Attention Edition")
Cohort Sighting: Pay Attention Edition
Posted on January 18, 2014 | 44 CommentsIt was pointed out that in posting the picture of the decal featured in yesterday’s Cohort Sighting, I missed the more important subject of KiwiBryce’s photo. So here is the […] -
![There isn’t a great deal to be said about KiwiBryce’s photo of this refreshing spin on the now banal stick figure family decal. Jason Vorhees never used a chainsaw, and […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/StickBastards.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Cohort Sighting: Family Values Edition")
Cohort Sighting: Family Values Edition
Posted on January 17, 2014 | 45 CommentsThere isn’t a great deal to be said about KiwiBryce’s photo of this refreshing spin on the now banal stick figure family decal. Jason Vorhees never used a chainsaw, and […] -
![Those who know me wouldn’t find this photo at all surprising. Good habits begin early and these days, any passengers who dare push my car doors open with their shoes […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/CCkids.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CC Kids: Unintended Depreciation")
CC Kids: Unintended Depreciation
Posted on January 14, 2014 | 35 CommentsThose who know me wouldn’t find this photo at all surprising. Good habits begin early and these days, any passengers who dare push my car doors open with their shoes […]
