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Curbside Classics Archives
About Author: Robert Kim
Posts by Robert Kim
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![A 40 year old station wagon still at work is a sight that will cheer most readers of this site, and this 1977-78 Chevrolet is as good as example as […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/1200-IMG_0233.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CC Outtake: (Caprice) Classic Wagon At Work")
CC Outtake: (Caprice) Classic Wagon At Work
Posted on February 24, 2018 | 63 CommentsA 40 year old station wagon still at work is a sight that will cheer most readers of this site, and this 1977-78 Chevrolet is as good as example as […] -
![Most classic car fans have a soft spot for old pickup trucks, which satisfy both the emotional attachment to the style and mechanical systems of the past and the rational […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/cropped-IMG_9711.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CC Outtake: 1969 Ford F250 At Work")
CC Outtake: 1969 Ford F250 At Work
Posted on October 2, 2017 | 21 CommentsMost classic car fans have a soft spot for old pickup trucks, which satisfy both the emotional attachment to the style and mechanical systems of the past and the rational […] -
![The 1977-79 Datsun 200SX, not the most beloved of 1970s sport coupes, had the story behind its quirky styling told by Paul a year ago, then received a detailed treatment […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/1.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CC Capsule: 1977 Datsun 200SX – Back to Work at 40")
CC Capsule: 1977 Datsun 200SX – Back to Work at 40
Posted on August 14, 2017 | 39 CommentsThe 1977-79 Datsun 200SX, not the most beloved of 1970s sport coupes, had the story behind its quirky styling told by Paul a year ago, then received a detailed treatment […] -
![The hot rod in its various guises — T-bucket, Deuce coupe and roadster, and many others — is a uniquely American automotive art form. Based on the mass-produced, utilitarian Fords […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/IMG_9210-cropped.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CC Global Outtake: South American Graffiti, Schnell(aster)!")
CC Global Outtake: South American Graffiti, Schnell(aster)!
Posted on July 14, 2017 | 17 CommentsThe hot rod in its various guises — T-bucket, Deuce coupe and roadster, and many others — is a uniquely American automotive art form. Based on the mass-produced, utilitarian Fords […] -
![Harley-Davidson and Pyongyang are not names that go together naturally, to put it lightly. Aside from being ruled by a fat boy, creating a tenuous connection to Harley-Davidson with its famous Fat Boy model, Pyongyang and […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/Cropped-2561.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CC Vintage Global: Harley-Davidson in Pyongyang")
CC Vintage Global: Harley-Davidson in Pyongyang
Posted on April 16, 2017 | 10 CommentsHarley-Davidson and Pyongyang are not names that go together naturally, to put it lightly. Aside from being ruled by a fat boy, creating a tenuous connection to Harley-Davidson with its famous Fat Boy model, Pyongyang and […] -
![The rectilinear and seemingly immortal Volvo 140 and 240 series inspired the popular “Brick” nickname that has adhered to Volvos decades after the last one rolled off the assembly line […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/Turbo-Brick-1-1200.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CC Outtake: Turbo Brick")
CC Outtake: Turbo Brick
Posted on March 17, 2017 | 20 CommentsThe rectilinear and seemingly immortal Volvo 140 and 240 series inspired the popular “Brick” nickname that has adhered to Volvos decades after the last one rolled off the assembly line […] -
![A free curbside car show with cars that you have never seen before is a good thing to find, so I was very pleased to find this trio of classics […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/141236.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CC Global Outtakes: Bentley and Ford-upon-Avon")
CC Global Outtakes: Bentley and Ford-upon-Avon
Posted on November 30, 2016 | 14 CommentsA free curbside car show with cars that you have never seen before is a good thing to find, so I was very pleased to find this trio of classics […] -
![A bright red 1959 Chevrolet Impala convertible is an eye-catching sight anywhere, it is safe to say, and one would be even more so wherever Detroit classics of the tailfin […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/Taj-Mahal-Gateway-of-India.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CC Global Outtake: See Mumbai/Bombay, In Your Chevrolet")
CC Global Outtake: See Mumbai/Bombay, In Your Chevrolet
Posted on November 23, 2016 | 12 CommentsA bright red 1959 Chevrolet Impala convertible is an eye-catching sight anywhere, it is safe to say, and one would be even more so wherever Detroit classics of the tailfin […] -
![Having earlier today profiled an all-American and Broughamtastic Lincoln Mark V spotted on the highways of the Southwest on a tour of America’s national parks, in the name of balance, here is something completely […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/09/1200-Gas.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CC Outtake: Peugeot J7 — And Now For Something Completely Différent")
CC Outtake: Peugeot J7 — And Now For Something Completely Différent
Posted on September 15, 2016 | 25 CommentsHaving earlier today profiled an all-American and Broughamtastic Lincoln Mark V spotted on the highways of the Southwest on a tour of America’s national parks, in the name of balance, here is something completely […] -
![On the vast open spaces of the highways and national parks of the Southwest, Harley-Davidsons roam in vast herds, Honda Gold Wings travel in substantial numbers, and classic BMWs are as rare as […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/09/IMG_6980-cropped.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CC Outtake: 1991-95 BMW R100R — R is for Roadtrip")
CC Outtake: 1991-95 BMW R100R — R is for Roadtrip
Posted on September 12, 2016 | 6 CommentsOn the vast open spaces of the highways and national parks of the Southwest, Harley-Davidsons roam in vast herds, Honda Gold Wings travel in substantial numbers, and classic BMWs are as rare as […] -
![This photograph found in the National Archives shows Major General Claire Chennault, commander of the Flying Tigers before Pearl Harbor and the 14th Air Force after 1941 and one of the icons […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/09/Chennault-Plymouth.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "V-J Day Outtake: 1942 Dodge Staff Car — Take Off, Eh?")
V-J Day Outtake: 1942 Dodge Staff Car — Take Off, Eh?
Posted on September 2, 2016 | 25 CommentsThis photograph found in the National Archives shows Major General Claire Chennault, commander of the Flying Tigers before Pearl Harbor and the 14th Air Force after 1941 and one of the icons […] -
![The pickup to which this dramatically finned rear view mirror is attached is “da bomb,” to use an expression several decades newer than the truck itself. Guess the identity of tomorrow’s hard-working Curbside […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/Clue.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CC Clue")
CC Clue
Posted on July 8, 2016 | 18 CommentsThe pickup to which this dramatically finned rear view mirror is attached is “da bomb,” to use an expression several decades newer than the truck itself. Guess the identity of tomorrow’s hard-working Curbside […] -
![The 1986 Oldsmobile Custom Cruiser that I acquired three years ago and have written about here periodically, serving purposes that changed radically over time, has been a faithful servant during […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/1200-Olds-1.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "COAL: 1986 Oldsmobile Custom Cruiser — Passing the Baton")
COAL: 1986 Oldsmobile Custom Cruiser — Passing the Baton
Posted on June 17, 2016 | 21 CommentsThe 1986 Oldsmobile Custom Cruiser that I acquired three years ago and have written about here periodically, serving purposes that changed radically over time, has been a faithful servant during […] -
![After sampling a 1971 Buick Skylark living the good life curbside earlier today, it is an appropriate time to take a sobering look at how the ravages of time have affected a nearby example of […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/GTO-6-1200.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CC Outtake: Old Goat")
CC Outtake: Old Goat
Posted on May 25, 2016 | 15 CommentsAfter sampling a 1971 Buick Skylark living the good life curbside earlier today, it is an appropriate time to take a sobering look at how the ravages of time have affected a nearby example of […] -
![The emergence from hibernation of classic cars this spring has been inhibited in Washington, DC and the mid-Atlantic region by weeks of continuous rains worthy of Washington State and the Pacific […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/Buick-GS-1-1200.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CC Capsule: Beefy Buick")
CC Capsule: Beefy Buick
Posted on May 25, 2016 | 41 CommentsThe emergence from hibernation of classic cars this spring has been inhibited in Washington, DC and the mid-Atlantic region by weeks of continuous rains worthy of Washington State and the Pacific […]
