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In-Motion Classic: 2001 BMW 750iXL L7 (E38) – Why Can’t We All Just Get A Long [BMW]?
Posted on February 10, 2019 | 24 CommentsIt’s been a loooong while since I’ve participated in CC. One might also term it “a stretch”. So it’s only fitting that I would return with a short piece about […] -
Bus Stop Outtake: Golden Dragon XML6126 – The Art Of Cutting And Pasting
Posted on October 20, 2018 | 21 CommentsChinese cars are still relatively uncommon in my part of the world, but things are a bit different when one looks at trucks and buses. FAW, Dong Feng, Yutong and […] -
CC Video: 1966 Ford Sales Training Film — With Interesting Music
Posted on August 15, 2018 | 30 CommentsCopies of this 25-minute film, imaginatively entitled Love Thy Customer, were presumably sent to Ford dealerships across America around the summer of 1966. It worth watching, if only is a ’60s […] -
CC Global: 2005-2011 Proton Savvy – No Wonder
Posted on July 27, 2018 | 20 CommentsIf a tree falls in the forest and nobody’s there, does it make a sound? If a small car is made in Malaysia and nobody buys it, will they carry […] -
Car Show Classics: ICCCR 2012 (Part 2) – The Rest (Pre-War, Coachbuilt, Prototypes, Other Marques)
Posted on June 6, 2018 | 19 CommentsAside from the usual “production” FWD Citroëns, there were a number of rare cars at this 15th International Citroën Car Club Rally (ICCCR). There usually are a few RWD cars […] -
Car Show Classics: ICCCR 2012 (Part 1) – Post-War Series-Produced Citroëns
Posted on June 5, 2018 | 30 CommentsO, to be in sunny England, on a bright and breezy summer’s day… with the clattering cacophony of flat-twins whirring up hills and sleek aerodynamic shapes resting on the grass? […] -
CC Capsule: 1961 Chevrolet Bel Air – Hint Of A Treasure Trove
Posted on May 9, 2018 | 35 CommentsI’ve been trying to put some order into my digital photo files lately, which led me to recover this gem, which a friend and I happened upon while walking in […] -
CC Capsule: 2007 Iran Khodro Samand – Persian Rugged
Posted on October 14, 2017 | 27 CommentsIt took me a few moments to realize, as I was on a large square in the Georgian capital, Tbilisi, that I had no idea what this car was. Like […] -
CC Clue: How Good Are You At Grilles?
Posted on October 13, 2017 | 22 CommentsThis should be easy – what’s more identifiable than a car’s grille? I didn’t photoshop the badge away, I swear – that’s how it was on the car that was […] -
CC Capsule: 1932 Peugeot 201 T Commerciale – Ultimate Re-boot
Posted on September 24, 2017 | 15 CommentsI’m back from my rather busy holidays, re-settling into my temporary digs in Japan after two months in Europe. Pickings were quite rich in terms of Curbside Classics, so I […] -
CControversial Question: Who Made The First All-Steel Station Wagon?
Posted on June 26, 2017 | 38 CommentsA recent re-run of Paul’s article on the 1946 Willys Jeep Station Wagon prompted this question in me, which I thought I should share with the wider CCommunity. The very […] -
CC Capsule: 1989 Toyota Crown (S 130) Super Deluxe – Conservatism On Four Wheels
Posted on June 13, 2017 | 24 CommentsThe good ol’ Crown. Toyota made generation after generation of these cars, yet they stayed pretty much the same. Well, it was the tried and tested American model: keep the […] -
CC Capsule: 1979 Nissan/Datsun 1600 (A10) – You Know My Name (Look Up The Number)
Posted on May 3, 2017 | 28 CommentsAs few days ago, in Bangkok, I saw a squarish maroon shape with chrome bumpers out of the corner of my eye turning into a small “moo” (Thai for alleyway) […] -
CC Capsule: 2013 Mitsuoka Galue III Limousine – A Darker Shade Of Weird
Posted on April 26, 2017 | 39 CommentsI know what you’re going to say: “Oh no! Not another Mitsuoka Galue!” Too much of a good (?) thing could be hard to stomach, and I would hate to […] -
Bus Stop Classics (Twofer): Burmese Chevrolet Buses – Relics Don’t Retire, They Get Rebuilt
Posted on April 24, 2017 | 27 CommentsFunny how the world works: even back in the ‘40s, the Brits trusted American machines more than their home-grown designs when it came to serious work in tough conditions. To […]
![In-Motion Classic: 2001 BMW 750iXL L7 (E38) – Why Can’t We All Just Get A Long [BMW]? It’s been a loooong while since I’ve participated in CC. One might also term it “a stretch”. So it’s only fitting that I would return with a short piece about […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/IMG_20181206_152004-copy.jpg)
![Bus Stop Outtake: Golden Dragon XML6126 – The Art Of Cutting And Pasting Chinese cars are still relatively uncommon in my part of the world, but things are a bit different when one looks at trucks and buses. FAW, Dong Feng, Yutong and […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/IMG_20180711_153933.jpg)
![CC Video: 1966 Ford Sales Training Film — With Interesting Music Copies of this 25-minute film, imaginatively entitled Love Thy Customer, were presumably sent to Ford dealerships across America around the summer of 1966. It worth watching, if only is a ’60s […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/The_Doors_1966.jpg)
![CC Global: 2005-2011 Proton Savvy – No Wonder If a tree falls in the forest and nobody’s there, does it make a sound? If a small car is made in Malaysia and nobody buys it, will they carry […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/IMG_20180610_104419.jpg)
![Car Show Classics: ICCCR 2012 (Part 2) – The Rest (Pre-War, Coachbuilt, Prototypes, Other Marques) Aside from the usual “production” FWD Citroëns, there were a number of rare cars at this 15th International Citroën Car Club Rally (ICCCR). There usually are a few RWD cars […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/ICCCR_2012_two_-1.jpg)
![Car Show Classics: ICCCR 2012 (Part 1) – Post-War Series-Produced Citroëns O, to be in sunny England, on a bright and breezy summer’s day… with the clattering cacophony of flat-twins whirring up hills and sleek aerodynamic shapes resting on the grass? […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/ICCCR_2012_one_-7-1.jpg)
![CC Capsule: 1961 Chevrolet Bel Air – Hint Of A Treasure Trove I’ve been trying to put some order into my digital photo files lately, which led me to recover this gem, which a friend and I happened upon while walking in […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/chev1-1.jpg)
![CC Capsule: 2007 Iran Khodro Samand – Persian Rugged It took me a few moments to realize, as I was on a large square in the Georgian capital, Tbilisi, that I had no idea what this car was. Like […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/IMG_20170916_175401-Copy.jpg)
![CC Clue: How Good Are You At Grilles? This should be easy – what’s more identifiable than a car’s grille? I didn’t photoshop the badge away, I swear – that’s how it was on the car that was […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/IMG_20170916_175401.jpg)
![CC Capsule: 1932 Peugeot 201 T Commerciale – Ultimate Re-boot I’m back from my rather busy holidays, re-settling into my temporary digs in Japan after two months in Europe. Pickings were quite rich in terms of Curbside Classics, so I […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/IMG_20170814_183224.jpg)
![CControversial Question: Who Made The First All-Steel Station Wagon? A recent re-run of Paul’s article on the 1946 Willys Jeep Station Wagon prompted this question in me, which I thought I should share with the wider CCommunity. The very […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/402commerciale.jpg)
![CC Capsule: 1989 Toyota Crown (S 130) Super Deluxe – Conservatism On Four Wheels The good ol’ Crown. Toyota made generation after generation of these cars, yet they stayed pretty much the same. Well, it was the tried and tested American model: keep the […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/Crown_S130-8.jpg)
![CC Capsule: 1979 Nissan/Datsun 1600 (A10) – You Know My Name (Look Up The Number) As few days ago, in Bangkok, I saw a squarish maroon shape with chrome bumpers out of the corner of my eye turning into a small “moo” (Thai for alleyway) […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/IMG_20170430_130116-Copy.jpg)
![CC Capsule: 2013 Mitsuoka Galue III Limousine – A Darker Shade Of Weird I know what you’re going to say: “Oh no! Not another Mitsuoka Galue!” Too much of a good (?) thing could be hard to stomach, and I would hate to […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/GalueLimo-8.jpg)
![Bus Stop Classics (Twofer): Burmese Chevrolet Buses – Relics Don’t Retire, They Get Rebuilt Funny how the world works: even back in the ‘40s, the Brits trusted American machines more than their home-grown designs when it came to serious work in tough conditions. To […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/IMG_20170420_125525.jpg)


