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![Found on the parking lot of a Sprouts groceries store in Atlanta, very recently… I tried to identify what model it was… But I need the collective wisdom of this […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/themes/arras162/images/thumbnail.png "Curbside Outtake: A Japanese Military Jeep Getting The Groceries In Atlanta")
Curbside Outtake: A Japanese Military Jeep Getting The Groceries In Atlanta
Posted on March 26, 2023 | 12 CommentsFound on the parking lot of a Sprouts groceries store in Atlanta, very recently… I tried to identify what model it was… But I need the collective wisdom of this […] -
![In a small shopping center in Atlanta, there is an independent coffee shop. They also sell books and magazines, and the business is good. They’re in a nice neighborhood, […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/Diablo_SE30_Back.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Outtake: A Diablo SE30 To Get The Morning Espresso In Style")
Curbside Outtake: A Diablo SE30 To Get The Morning Espresso In Style
Posted on March 18, 2023 | 8 CommentsIn a small shopping center in Atlanta, there is an independent coffee shop. They also sell books and magazines, and the business is good. They’re in a nice neighborhood, […] -
COAL: The Citroens Of My Father
Posted on December 17, 2021 | 14 CommentsMy father was a devoted Citroenist – starting from his first car, a Citroen 5CV he bought in the years following the end of WW2. -
![My father has always been a fan of Citroen cars – his first car was a 5CV, his last car a ZX. With a couple of Traction Avant, IDs […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/renault12_1stGen_catalogue.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "COAL: The Cars Of My Father – His Renault Period (R12, R18)")
COAL: The Cars Of My Father – His Renault Period (R12, R18)
Posted on November 13, 2021 | 21 CommentsMy father has always been a fan of Citroen cars – his first car was a 5CV, his last car a ZX. With a couple of Traction Avant, IDs […] -
![I promise, I’m not on the payroll of the Alabama Tourism Department. It’s just that if you’re in Huntsville to visit the Marshall Space Flight Center (the “NASA Museum”) […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/hng.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Another Museum in Alabama – The Mustang Museum of America")
Another Museum in Alabama – The Mustang Museum of America
Posted on October 24, 2021 | 9 CommentsI promise, I’m not on the payroll of the Alabama Tourism Department. It’s just that if you’re in Huntsville to visit the Marshall Space Flight Center (the “NASA Museum”) […] -
![After driving the same Toyota RAV4 for 13 years, I was ready for a change. I was tempted to buy a convertible but it would have forced me to […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/09/xt_spanish_wrangler.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "COAL: Gertrude, the White Jeep Wrangler (2021)")
COAL: Gertrude, the White Jeep Wrangler (2021)
Posted on October 20, 2021 | 11 CommentsAfter driving the same Toyota RAV4 for 13 years, I was ready for a change. I was tempted to buy a convertible but it would have forced me to […] -
![The city of Huntsville, AL, is home to the US Space and Rocket Center, which not only houses an incredible “NASA Visitor Center”, but also the “Payload Operations Center” […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/gp.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Museum Visit: The Jeeps Of The US Veterans Memorial Museum – Prototypes And Production Versions")
Museum Visit: The Jeeps Of The US Veterans Memorial Museum – Prototypes And Production Versions
Posted on October 18, 2021 | 12 CommentsThe city of Huntsville, AL, is home to the US Space and Rocket Center, which not only houses an incredible “NASA Visitor Center”, but also the “Payload Operations Center” […] -
![“P-Wagen” – another car with a name. I know, the specialists will argue that the pre-war P-Wagen was a Porsche-designed Audi, not a Porsche. But for whatever reason, our […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/09/Porsche-cayman.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "COAL: “P-Wagen”, the Black Porsche Cayman (2010)")
COAL: “P-Wagen”, the Black Porsche Cayman (2010)
Posted on October 13, 2021 | 10 Comments“P-Wagen” – another car with a name. I know, the specialists will argue that the pre-war P-Wagen was a Porsche-designed Audi, not a Porsche. But for whatever reason, our […] -
![This one had a name. Even the dogs knew it. Say “Toyota” out loud, and even now, they’ll spring out of their basket, and run to the entry door. […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/09/Toyota-2007-rav4.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "COAL: “Toyota”, the Silver RAV4 (2007)")
COAL: “Toyota”, the Silver RAV4 (2007)
Posted on October 6, 2021 | 11 CommentsThis one had a name. Even the dogs knew it. Say “Toyota” out loud, and even now, they’ll spring out of their basket, and run to the entry door. […] -
![I liked this car enough to keep it for seven years, but I was not crazy about it. In retrospect, it ended up being a mild disappointment. I guess […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/09/xt-mazda-miata-road-atlanta.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "COAL: The Blue-Grey 3rd Gen Miata (2007)")
COAL: The Blue-Grey 3rd Gen Miata (2007)
Posted on September 29, 2021 | 8 CommentsI liked this car enough to keep it for seven years, but I was not crazy about it. In retrospect, it ended up being a mild disappointment. I guess […] -
![After I got my Beetle, it was not long before my wife needed her own car. She was in America, and wanted what she felt was a “big SUV”, […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/09/XT_honda-crv-1998_silver.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "COAL: The Silver Honda CR-V (1998)")
COAL: The Silver Honda CR-V (1998)
Posted on September 22, 2021 | 15 CommentsAfter I got my Beetle, it was not long before my wife needed her own car. She was in America, and wanted what she felt was a “big SUV”, […] -
![The New Beetle was a round peg trying to fit in a square hole – an homage to a form designed in the thirties for a rear engined car, […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/dogs-in-white-beetle.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "COAL: “Beetle”, The White New Beetle (1999)")
COAL: “Beetle”, The White New Beetle (1999)
Posted on September 15, 2021 | 19 CommentsThe New Beetle was a round peg trying to fit in a square hole – an homage to a form designed in the thirties for a rear engined car, […] -
![There must be a special place in heaven for first generation Miatas. Particularly the red ones, with BBS alloy wheels, a Momo steering wheel and a free flow exhaust. […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/0038370-R2-053-25_1.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "COAL: “Fend la Bise”, The 1990 Miata I Will Forever Regret Selling")
COAL: “Fend la Bise”, The 1990 Miata I Will Forever Regret Selling
Posted on September 8, 2021 | 11 CommentsThere must be a special place in heaven for first generation Miatas. Particularly the red ones, with BBS alloy wheels, a Momo steering wheel and a free flow exhaust. […] -
![The Saxo was the adult version of the Citroen AX. Derived from the Peugeot 106 – itself derived from the AX, it had lost some of the extreme characteristics […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/saxo_catalog_side2.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "COAL: the Blue Citroen Saxo 1.6L VTL (1996)")
COAL: the Blue Citroen Saxo 1.6L VTL (1996)
Posted on September 1, 2021 | 17 CommentsThe Saxo was the adult version of the Citroen AX. Derived from the Peugeot 106 – itself derived from the AX, it had lost some of the extreme characteristics […] -
![When it was taken over by Peugeot in 1974, Citroen had successful middle size and full size cars in its range (the GS and the CX), but its line […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/citroen_ax_front-e1629377144164.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "COAL: the Black Citroen AX 11 TRE (1987)")
COAL: the Black Citroen AX 11 TRE (1987)
Posted on August 25, 2021 | 18 CommentsWhen it was taken over by Peugeot in 1974, Citroen had successful middle size and full size cars in its range (the GS and the CX), but its line […]
