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Curbside Classics Archives
About Author: Rich Baron
Posts by Rich Baron
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![Somewhere in migration this Acadian lost its flock and ended way down south, all the way to Central America. Granted, Acadians didn’t “migrate”, as they were assembled in Canada in […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/05/IMG_20220328_152835383.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: Acadian Canso Sport – Long Way From Home")
Curbside Classic: Acadian Canso Sport – Long Way From Home
Posted on May 20, 2022 | 10 CommentsSomewhere in migration this Acadian lost its flock and ended way down south, all the way to Central America. Granted, Acadians didn’t “migrate”, as they were assembled in Canada in […] -
![Nissan’s Vanette is known in the US for self-combusting in ways that can put a Pontiac Fiero to shame. How Nissan turned this basic transport into an infamous quick-cash-grab gaffe […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/05/49594781203_10c44b20ba_k.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: Nissan Cherry Vanette C120 – The Good, Non-Fiery Version")
Curbside Classic: Nissan Cherry Vanette C120 – The Good, Non-Fiery Version
Posted on May 18, 2022 | 13 CommentsNissan’s Vanette is known in the US for self-combusting in ways that can put a Pontiac Fiero to shame. How Nissan turned this basic transport into an infamous quick-cash-grab gaffe […] -
![I had finished my shift at the Florida theme park I was working at for that summer. It was close to sunset and the shuttle to the interns’ compound […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/05/Screen-Shot-2022-01-16-at-11.57.23-PM.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Rolls Royce Silver Shadow – La Revolución Is Here!")
Rolls Royce Silver Shadow – La Revolución Is Here!
Posted on May 12, 2022 | 12 CommentsI had finished my shift at the Florida theme park I was working at for that summer. It was close to sunset and the shuttle to the interns’ compound […] -
![Even in these latitudes filled with Korean and Japanese fuel efficient machinery, Swifts and Metros come out of the woodwork when gas prices swell. In the last few months these […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/05/IMG_20220501_092008527.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: Swift-Metro “Bumblebee” Edition")
Curbside Classic: Swift-Metro “Bumblebee” Edition
Posted on May 6, 2022 | 7 CommentsEven in these latitudes filled with Korean and Japanese fuel efficient machinery, Swifts and Metros come out of the woodwork when gas prices swell. In the last few months these […] -
![It was mid-morning that school day when Mr. Machuca called us by name, both me and my partner in-not-quite-crimes, George. Lucky us, we had been selected for a special mission. […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/05/IMG_20220129_131800955_HDR.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: Opel Kadett (B) – The First Repair")
Curbside Classic: Opel Kadett (B) – The First Repair
Posted on May 4, 2022 | 6 CommentsIt was mid-morning that school day when Mr. Machuca called us by name, both me and my partner in-not-quite-crimes, George. Lucky us, we had been selected for a special mission. […] -
![As we all know, last couple of years brought endless hours of forced ‘stay at home’ entertainment. During the height of such days, I got lucky (?) the cultish British […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/Screen-Shot-2022-03-03-at-11.41.49-PM.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CC TV: Cars of The Avengers – Mrs. Peel, We’re Needed")
CC TV: Cars of The Avengers – Mrs. Peel, We’re Needed
Posted on April 28, 2022 | 35 CommentsAs we all know, last couple of years brought endless hours of forced ‘stay at home’ entertainment. During the height of such days, I got lucky (?) the cultish British […] -
![Aren’t Corollas of this vintage getting awfully thin on the ground? The 2nd generation Corolla, from upstart Toyota, slowly and unexpectedly ascended to worldwide dominance. Who could have seen it […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/IMG_20220326_171638206_HDR.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1973-74 Toyota Corolla – Appearances are Deceiving")
Curbside Classic: 1973-74 Toyota Corolla – Appearances are Deceiving
Posted on April 27, 2022 | 13 CommentsAren’t Corollas of this vintage getting awfully thin on the ground? The 2nd generation Corolla, from upstart Toyota, slowly and unexpectedly ascended to worldwide dominance. Who could have seen it […] -
![We were to take the 1996 VW Golf for our honeymoon in Livingston, Guatemala. I had owned the car for a good 11 years (I take very literally Car of […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/Scan-220401-0002.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "COAL: 1996 VW Golf – Going Green")
COAL: 1996 VW Golf – Going Green
Posted on April 20, 2022 | 11 CommentsWe were to take the 1996 VW Golf for our honeymoon in Livingston, Guatemala. I had owned the car for a good 11 years (I take very literally Car of […] -
![Here in the metal is a follow up to Don Andreina’s entry The Long, the Short and the Ugly. Most of the goodies on Datsun’s popular 620 pickups are discussed […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/IMG_20220321_161917814_HDR.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: Datsun Ute Coupe U620 – Meeting the Ugly")
Curbside Classic: Datsun Ute Coupe U620 – Meeting the Ugly
Posted on April 13, 2022 | 12 CommentsHere in the metal is a follow up to Don Andreina’s entry The Long, the Short and the Ugly. Most of the goodies on Datsun’s popular 620 pickups are discussed […] -
![(Some driving and some sightseeing) It was winter in Madrid and as we walked towards the supermarket she took me to look at the car, a Rover 200 handed down […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/Screen-Shot-2022-01-16-at-11.11.51-PM.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "COAL: 1990 Rover 200 Series – Fading Empires")
COAL: 1990 Rover 200 Series – Fading Empires
Posted on April 8, 2022 | 16 Comments(Some driving and some sightseeing) It was winter in Madrid and as we walked towards the supermarket she took me to look at the car, a Rover 200 handed down […] -
![The car was in ruinous state, long way from what it had been just 5 years before. How long had it sat on the front lawn without use? No way […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/IM000029.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "COAL: 1980 Toyota Corolla (E70) – One Last Stand for the Wounded Warrior")
COAL: 1980 Toyota Corolla (E70) – One Last Stand for the Wounded Warrior
Posted on March 30, 2022 | 15 CommentsThe car was in ruinous state, long way from what it had been just 5 years before. How long had it sat on the front lawn without use? No way […] -
![The Futura has been getting some love at CC lately and here is a chance to give it a South American take, or Colombian as is the case. I was […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/IMG_20210905_121056504.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1966 Ford Falcon Futura Found In Bogota")
Curbside Classic: 1966 Ford Falcon Futura Found In Bogota
Posted on March 28, 2022 | 4 CommentsThe Futura has been getting some love at CC lately and here is a chance to give it a South American take, or Colombian as is the case. I was […] -
![(Note: not much sightseeing, but lots of border trouble.) The drive from Oaxaca to Tapachula (the southernmost city in Mexico) was a tedious and uneventful affair. An 8-hour 6,000 feet […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/ze-return.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "COAL 1968 Beetle – A Drive Through Mexico, Part III")
COAL 1968 Beetle – A Drive Through Mexico, Part III
Posted on March 26, 2022 | 13 Comments(Note: not much sightseeing, but lots of border trouble.) The drive from Oaxaca to Tapachula (the southernmost city in Mexico) was a tedious and uneventful affair. An 8-hour 6,000 feet […] -
![This Plymouth Belvedere is one of the final chapters in the Engel-Exner transition years at Chrysler, a chapter already covered at CC in more than one instance. Station wagons, with […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/IMG_20211217_145141443_HDR.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1965 Plymouth Belvedere Station Wagon – One Of The Last Of The Engel-Exner Editions")
Curbside Classic: 1965 Plymouth Belvedere Station Wagon – One Of The Last Of The Engel-Exner Editions
Posted on March 21, 2022 | 25 CommentsThis Plymouth Belvedere is one of the final chapters in the Engel-Exner transition years at Chrysler, a chapter already covered at CC in more than one instance. Station wagons, with […] -
![After my arrival to Guadalajara, I was ready for some sightseeing the next day; to walk, let my mind wander and leave behind –for a moment- the worries of the […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/bug1.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "COAL 1968 Beetle – A Drive Through Mexico, Part II")
COAL 1968 Beetle – A Drive Through Mexico, Part II
Posted on March 16, 2022 | 11 CommentsAfter my arrival to Guadalajara, I was ready for some sightseeing the next day; to walk, let my mind wander and leave behind –for a moment- the worries of the […]
