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![(first posted 10/17/2017) I saw this big blue monster on my very first day in Yerevan – how lucky can a CCurbivore be? No way to get a […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/IMG_20170907_095207.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1976 GAZ 13 Chaika – Apparat Chic, Or A Short History Of Long Soviet Cars")
Curbside Classic: 1976 GAZ 13 Chaika – Apparat Chic, Or A Short History Of Long Soviet Cars
Posted on October 17, 2023 | 56 Comments(first posted 10/17/2017) I saw this big blue monster on my very first day in Yerevan – how lucky can a CCurbivore be? No way to get a […] -
![I attended only a single car show this summer, but it was a whopper. It was in Bazas, a small town about a half hour east of Bordeaux, and this […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/DSC_0207_edited.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Car Show Classics: 10th Salon Autos-Motos Anciennes à Bazas (July 2023) – Part 1: Domestic Cars (Peugeot & Renault)")
Car Show Classics: 10th Salon Autos-Motos Anciennes à Bazas (July 2023) – Part 1: Domestic Cars (Peugeot & Renault)
Posted on October 17, 2023 | 10 CommentsI attended only a single car show this summer, but it was a whopper. It was in Bazas, a small town about a half hour east of Bordeaux, and this […] -
![Remember when the amorphous and highly volatile entity / hive mind we call The Internet decided that the Best Car of All Time must be a Diesel-powered manual RWD station […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/IMG_20220821_101344_edited.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CC Capsule: 1993 Toyota Crown (S130) Super Saloon Wagon – Your RWD Manual Brown(ish) Wagon Is Served")
CC Capsule: 1993 Toyota Crown (S130) Super Saloon Wagon – Your RWD Manual Brown(ish) Wagon Is Served
Posted on October 16, 2023 | 15 CommentsRemember when the amorphous and highly volatile entity / hive mind we call The Internet decided that the Best Car of All Time must be a Diesel-powered manual RWD station […] -
![There was a Lagonda before it became a four-door Aston Martin, lest we forget. The marque was created in 1900, started making cars a decade later and was independent until […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/IMG_20230402_143531_edited.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Car Show Capsule: 1935 Lagonda Rapier – Mightier Than The Sword")
Car Show Capsule: 1935 Lagonda Rapier – Mightier Than The Sword
Posted on October 13, 2023 | 6 CommentsThere was a Lagonda before it became a four-door Aston Martin, lest we forget. The marque was created in 1900, started making cars a decade later and was independent until […] -
![(first posted 10/12/2017) Having taken the opportunity to discover Iceland last July, I went ahead and took the opportunity to take a trip to Armenia and Georgia in […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/IMG_20170915_093004.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CC Global: Old (And New) Soviet Metal In The Caucasus")
CC Global: Old (And New) Soviet Metal In The Caucasus
Posted on October 12, 2023 | 55 Comments(first posted 10/12/2017) Having taken the opportunity to discover Iceland last July, I went ahead and took the opportunity to take a trip to Armenia and Georgia in […] -
![(first posted 10/10/2017) Skógar, a little town in southern Iceland, is famous for its superb waterfall, but also for having one of the oldest museums in the […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/IMG_20170726_172035.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Museum Classics: The Eclectic Vehicles Of The Skógar Museum")
Museum Classics: The Eclectic Vehicles Of The Skógar Museum
Posted on October 10, 2023 | 21 Comments(first posted 10/10/2017) Skógar, a little town in southern Iceland, is famous for its superb waterfall, but also for having one of the oldest museums in the […] -
![The second generation Leopard, which our North American readers might know better as the Infiniti M30, is not a very common sight on either side of the Pacific. Nissan did […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/IMG_20230205_135619_edited.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1986-92 Nissan Leopard (F31) – Failed Feline")
Curbside Classic: 1986-92 Nissan Leopard (F31) – Failed Feline
Posted on October 9, 2023 | 16 CommentsThe second generation Leopard, which our North American readers might know better as the Infiniti M30, is not a very common sight on either side of the Pacific. Nissan did […] -
![I’m going to level with you all, right from the get-go: this vehicle is kind of a blank slate to me. And reading online reviews, both from the time and […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/IMG_20220601_090150_edited.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CC Capsule: 1992 Chevrolet S-10 Blazer Tahoe – Different Tacks")
CC Capsule: 1992 Chevrolet S-10 Blazer Tahoe – Different Tacks
Posted on October 6, 2023 | 13 CommentsI’m going to level with you all, right from the get-go: this vehicle is kind of a blank slate to me. And reading online reviews, both from the time and […] -
![(first posted 10/5/2017) Iceland is a land of contrasts. The fire and the ice, the midnight sun and the dark winters, the sulfurous hot baths and the frozen tundra… […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/IMG_20170726_171903.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1974 AZLK Moskvich 412 – Cod War Icon")
Curbside Classic: 1974 AZLK Moskvich 412 – Cod War Icon
Posted on October 5, 2023 | 70 Comments(first posted 10/5/2017) Iceland is a land of contrasts. The fire and the ice, the midnight sun and the dark winters, the sulfurous hot baths and the frozen tundra… […] -
![(first posted 10/3/2017) I’m done with the French cars for a bit, so here are some of the CCs I found over the summer in weird and interesting places. […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/IMG_20170726_185218.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CC Twofer: 1930 Model A, 1936 Ford – The Fords of Iceland")
CC Twofer: 1930 Model A, 1936 Ford – The Fords of Iceland
Posted on October 4, 2023 | 22 Comments(first posted 10/3/2017) I’m done with the French cars for a bit, so here are some of the CCs I found over the summer in weird and interesting places. […] -
![We’ve not had a Mitsuoka on CC for a while, but boy have I got a juicy one for you here. Most models made by Japan’s newest and smallest manufacturer […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/IMG_20221225_135409_edited.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CC Capsule: 2017 Mitsuoka Himiko Ran – Chutzpah")
CC Capsule: 2017 Mitsuoka Himiko Ran – Chutzpah
Posted on October 4, 2023 | 9 CommentsWe’ve not had a Mitsuoka on CC for a while, but boy have I got a juicy one for you here. Most models made by Japan’s newest and smallest manufacturer […] -
![Another tasty summertime treat from the French countryside here: a somewhat miraculously-preserved Diesel Passat of the first kind. I’ve been running into classic VWs pretty often back in Tokyo, but […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/IMG_20230807_231600_edited.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1979 Volkswagen Passat (B1) GLD – Not Quite Dashing")
Curbside Classic: 1979 Volkswagen Passat (B1) GLD – Not Quite Dashing
Posted on October 2, 2023 | 12 CommentsAnother tasty summertime treat from the French countryside here: a somewhat miraculously-preserved Diesel Passat of the first kind. I’ve been running into classic VWs pretty often back in Tokyo, but […] -
![(first posted 9/30/2017) It’s about time to give this little critter the full CC treatment. Though perhaps unfamiliar to some CC readers, the Renault 4CV was one of […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/IMG_20170813_193431.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1956 Renault 4CV – A Little Car With A Big Impact")
Curbside Classic: 1956 Renault 4CV – A Little Car With A Big Impact
Posted on October 1, 2023 | 67 Comments(first posted 9/30/2017) It’s about time to give this little critter the full CC treatment. Though perhaps unfamiliar to some CC readers, the Renault 4CV was one of […] -
![It’s Sunday, let’s go for a stroll in the yard! I took these pictures a while ago when I was in Gunma prefecture, about 100 miles north of Tokyo. There […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/IMG_20220102_160828_edited.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Junkyard Classics: One Of These Cars Is Not Like The Others")
Junkyard Classics: One Of These Cars Is Not Like The Others
Posted on October 1, 2023 | 19 CommentsIt’s Sunday, let’s go for a stroll in the yard! I took these pictures a while ago when I was in Gunma prefecture, about 100 miles north of Tokyo. There […] -
![The “revival” of Talbot did not last very long (1980-1987) and engendered precious few new models. Most Talbots were legacy cars of the ex-Chrysler Europe empire, i.e. Simca and Rootes. […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/IMG_20170821_085459.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1984 Talbot Samba Sympa – Danse Macabre")
Curbside Classic: 1984 Talbot Samba Sympa – Danse Macabre
Posted on September 30, 2023 | 39 CommentsThe “revival” of Talbot did not last very long (1980-1987) and engendered precious few new models. Most Talbots were legacy cars of the ex-Chrysler Europe empire, i.e. Simca and Rootes. […]
