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About Author: Perry Shoar
Posts by Perry Shoar
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Cohort Sighting: Nissan Stagea – Volvo and Audi, Eat Your Heart Out
Posted on February 13, 2014 | 44 CommentsDespite rapidly running out of money, it seems Nissan never stopped developing sophisticated luxury cars until Renault and Ghosn forced the issue. This first generation Nissan Stagea (just think of […] -
Cohort Sighting: What Are You Doing Here?
Posted on February 13, 2014 | 23 CommentsThis photo seals the deal for me: I must spend time in Washington State at some point. Only in such a place will anyone in the US find this Hillman […] -
CC Outtake: What’s This, No Woodgrain?
Posted on February 10, 2014 | 80 CommentsIt’s Girl Scout Cookie season once again, and one lucky cadet was driven to the local Kroger to hawk her wares in this mean machine. When I saw it in […] -
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 […] -
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 […] -
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 […] -
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 […] -
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 […] -
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 […] -
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 […] -
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 […] -
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 […] -
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 […] -
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 […] -
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 […]
![Cohort Sighting: Nissan Stagea – Volvo and Audi, Eat Your Heart Out Despite rapidly running out of money, it seems Nissan never stopped developing sophisticated luxury cars until Renault and Ghosn forced the issue. This first generation Nissan Stagea (just think of […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/stagea3.jpg)
![Cohort Sighting: What Are You Doing Here? This photo seals the deal for me: I must spend time in Washington State at some point. Only in such a place will anyone in the US find this Hillman […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/Audax1.jpg)
![CC Outtake: What’s This, No Woodgrain? It’s Girl Scout Cookie season once again, and one lucky cadet was driven to the local Kroger to hawk her wares in this mean machine. When I saw it in […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/LeSabreEstate1.jpg)
![eBay Find: 1965 Buick Electra 225 – That’s More Like It 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://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/Screen-shot-2014-02-06-at-3.22.33-AM.png)
![Street Scenes: Olympic Era Sarajevo 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://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/14tt2.jpg)
![Cohort Sighting: Fiat 124 Coupes 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://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/Fiat124coupe3.jpg)
![Vintage Roadtest: C&D Tests The 1986 Saab 9000 Turbo 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://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/SCAN0101.jpg)
![CC Cinema: The Brady Bunch – The AstroTurf Is Always Greener 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://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/brady-bunch-house.jpg)
![Vintage Ad: Mazda Centerfold 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://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/mazdacenterfold.jpg)
![CC Capsule: 1966 Ford Fairlane 500 – Jet Age Generic 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://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/fairlane500.jpg)
![CC Outtake: You Can’t Keep A Good Sheep Down 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://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/TrooperMex.jpg)
![Cohort Outtake: Employees Must Provide Own Transportation 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://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/Screen-shot-2014-01-28-at-5.07.45-PM.png)
![CC Capsule: Aria and Shahin – An American Rambler in Tehran 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://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/214qb2v.jpg)
![Cohort Sighting: Italian Graveyard 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://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/FiatGrave2.jpg)
![Cohort Sighting: Carhenge – High Plains Junkers 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://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/carhenge2.jpg)


