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About Author: Robert Kim
Posts by Robert Kim
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CC Outtake: Six Decades Of Mopar Or No Car
Posted on May 18, 2014 | 23 CommentsAny household with Chryslers from both the 1940s and 1960s, with an additional late model Town and Country as a daily driver, must qualify as a family of Chrysler fanatics. Each of these […] -
CC Outtake: The E Body Street Band
Posted on May 9, 2014 | 35 CommentsThe Guinness Book of World’s Records has no record for the number of 1990s GM personal luxury cars parked on one street, or on twenty yards (18.288 meters for our readers outside […] -
Curbside Classic: Dodge Objets D’art
Posted on May 2, 2014 | 31 CommentsPicasso had his Blue Period. Another Blue Period is occurring around my house in northern Virginia, where some odd set of coincidences has caused a number of blue Dodge Darts and Plymouth […] -
CC Outtake: Fox Redux
Posted on April 22, 2014 | 65 CommentsThe fox is a shy animal, difficult to find and photograph in the wild. A rare repeat sighting of the Audi Fox that I previously profiled presented an ideal opportunity to […] -
CC Outtake: Easter Bunnies
Posted on April 20, 2014 | 16 CommentsThe first generation Volkswagen Rabbit has become a rare sight in the Washington, DC/Maryland/Virginia area, but in the immediate vicinity of where I live, there are several that continue to roam […] -
Vintage Capsule Overview: Lancia Aurelia B20 Coupe
Posted on April 17, 2014 | 24 CommentsThe Cohort Sighting of a Lancia Aurelia B24 Spyder on Sunday displayed the beauty of this early ’50s Italian classic. Rare and remembered by few today, Aurelias were rare and almost unknown in the […] -
CC Outtake: The Wienermobile
Posted on April 10, 2014 | 35 CommentsAn Outtake by Paul on Tuesday began with a statement about the first day of spring from “One Man’s Meat” by E.B. White. At almost the exact moment when that story […] -
CC Capsule: Plymouth Volare – Glamor Shots
Posted on April 10, 2014 | 25 CommentsThe Plymouth Volare and Dodge Aspen get little or no love here (except here – ED), receiving Chrysler Deadly Sin #1 status from the brain trust and much of the commentariat. Nevertheless, in keeping with the […] -
CC Outtake: Farewell to an Old(s) Neighbor
Posted on April 8, 2014 | 30 CommentsRegularly seeing the same car for almost 40 years is uncommon, but it’s an experience I have enjoyed with this 1974-75 Oldsmobile Cutlass Vista Cruiser wagon. The house where I spent most of my […] -
CC Outtake: 1963 Cadillac Convertible – How to Turn Heads at Age 50
Posted on April 3, 2014 | 34 CommentsWith spring finally displacing the East Coast’s long and snowy winter, convertibles are starting to come out again, along with joggers and gym-goers trying to look good as beach season rapidly approaches. What […] -
Vintage Outtake: Willys MB – Some One Had Blunder’d
Posted on March 31, 2014 | 22 CommentsOn this day 72 years ago, a Willys MB Jeep rolled off the Willys-Overland assembly line in Toledo, Ohio. A routine event during a war in which 653,568 jeeps were manufactured from […] -
Vintage Ad: GM Announces Its 1977 Full Size Cars
Posted on March 19, 2014 | 123 CommentsThe debut of the downsized B-Body full size cars in 1977 was a complete success for General Motors, redefining the full size class and introducing a fundamentally sound basic design that would endure […] -
CC Outtake: 1988-89 Merkur XR4Ti
Posted on March 3, 2014 | 43 CommentsOnly two blocks from the Washington, DC street parking space once occupied for 15 years by a svelte Citroen SM, this early aerodynamic car from another decade appeared recently. Rare in the area when […] -
Curbside UFO Sighting: A Citroen SM Parked In Washington, DC For 15 Years
Posted on March 3, 2014 | 30 CommentsFrom the late 1970s to the mid 1990s, this white Citroen SM sat parked on P Street in Georgetown in Washington, DC. It descended to earth with its hydro-pneumatic suspension […] -
CC Global: Horch 855 Special Roadster, 1 of 7 Built, Missing in Ukraine
Posted on February 26, 2014 | 35 CommentsThe recent strife in Ukraine, which has seen the flight of President Viktor Yanukovych from the capital Kiev, has included a scene that is obligatory in the fall of corrupt […]
![CC Outtake: Six Decades Of Mopar Or No Car Any household with Chryslers from both the 1940s and 1960s, with an additional late model Town and Country as a daily driver, must qualify as a family of Chrysler fanatics. Each of these […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/1200-Windsor-Fluid-Drive-and-Newport.jpg)
![CC Outtake: The E Body Street Band The Guinness Book of World’s Records has no record for the number of 1990s GM personal luxury cars parked on one street, or on twenty yards (18.288 meters for our readers outside […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/1200-E-Body-1.jpg)
![Curbside Classic: Dodge Objets D’art Picasso had his Blue Period. Another Blue Period is occurring around my house in northern Virginia, where some odd set of coincidences has caused a number of blue Dodge Darts and Plymouth […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/Dart-65.jpg)
![CC Outtake: Fox Redux The fox is a shy animal, difficult to find and photograph in the wild. A rare repeat sighting of the Audi Fox that I previously profiled presented an ideal opportunity to […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/Fox.jpg)
![CC Outtake: Easter Bunnies The first generation Volkswagen Rabbit has become a rare sight in the Washington, DC/Maryland/Virginia area, but in the immediate vicinity of where I live, there are several that continue to roam […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/1-Rabbit-diesel.jpg)
![Vintage Capsule Overview: Lancia Aurelia B20 Coupe The Cohort Sighting of a Lancia Aurelia B24 Spyder on Sunday displayed the beauty of this early ’50s Italian classic. Rare and remembered by few today, Aurelias were rare and almost unknown in the […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/04161411.jpg)
![CC Outtake: The Wienermobile An Outtake by Paul on Tuesday began with a statement about the first day of spring from “One Man’s Meat” by E.B. White. At almost the exact moment when that story […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/1-600.jpg)
![CC Capsule: Plymouth Volare – Glamor Shots The Plymouth Volare and Dodge Aspen get little or no love here (except here – ED), receiving Chrysler Deadly Sin #1 status from the brain trust and much of the commentariat. Nevertheless, in keeping with the […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/600-1.jpg)
![CC Outtake: Farewell to an Old(s) Neighbor Regularly seeing the same car for almost 40 years is uncommon, but it’s an experience I have enjoyed with this 1974-75 Oldsmobile Cutlass Vista Cruiser wagon. The house where I spent most of my […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/Vista-Cruiser-1.jpg)
![CC Outtake: 1963 Cadillac Convertible – How to Turn Heads at Age 50 With spring finally displacing the East Coast’s long and snowy winter, convertibles are starting to come out again, along with joggers and gym-goers trying to look good as beach season rapidly approaches. What […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/1-64-Cad-main.jpg)
![Vintage Outtake: Willys MB – Some One Had Blunder’d On this day 72 years ago, a Willys MB Jeep rolled off the Willys-Overland assembly line in Toledo, Ohio. A routine event during a war in which 653,568 jeeps were manufactured from […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/Data-plates-cropped.jpg)
![Vintage Ad: GM Announces Its 1977 Full Size Cars The debut of the downsized B-Body full size cars in 1977 was a complete success for General Motors, redefining the full size class and introducing a fundamentally sound basic design that would endure […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/600-11.jpg)
![CC Outtake: 1988-89 Merkur XR4Ti Only two blocks from the Washington, DC street parking space once occupied for 15 years by a svelte Citroen SM, this early aerodynamic car from another decade appeared recently. Rare in the area when […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/600-Merkur-2.jpg)
![Curbside UFO Sighting: A Citroen SM Parked In Washington, DC For 15 Years From the late 1970s to the mid 1990s, this white Citroen SM sat parked on P Street in Georgetown in Washington, DC. It descended to earth with its hydro-pneumatic suspension […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/3citroensm.jpg)
![CC Global: Horch 855 Special Roadster, 1 of 7 Built, Missing in Ukraine The recent strife in Ukraine, which has seen the flight of President Viktor Yanukovych from the capital Kiev, has included a scene that is obligatory in the fall of corrupt […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/600-800px-Horch_855_Special-Roadster_Bj__1939_2013-09-03.jpg)


