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Curbside Classics Archives
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![Last summer I was lucky enough to be able to visit the Fort Nelson Heritage Museum during our road trip “up north”. The founder, Marl Brown, collected many of the […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/1940-Diamond-T-6.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Auction: Fort Nelson Museum Founder Auction – Too Far Away to Buy")
Curbside Auction: Fort Nelson Museum Founder Auction – Too Far Away to Buy
Posted on May 23, 2023 | 17 CommentsLast summer I was lucky enough to be able to visit the Fort Nelson Heritage Museum during our road trip “up north”. The founder, Marl Brown, collected many of the […] -
![When you’re looking at cars for sale on Craigslist, you never know what you’re going to find. So when I saw this 1962 Dodge Dart listed with its accompanying pictures, […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/101.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CC For Sale: 1962 Dodge Dart–Complex Modern Art Masterpiece")
CC For Sale: 1962 Dodge Dart–Complex Modern Art Masterpiece
Posted on December 21, 2022 | 76 CommentsWhen you’re looking at cars for sale on Craigslist, you never know what you’re going to find. So when I saw this 1962 Dodge Dart listed with its accompanying pictures, […] -
![(first posted 6/30/2016) Every May I go to the Mecum Spring Classic old-car auction here in Indianapolis and spend the day taking scads of photographs. This year, my favorite photos […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/Mecum01.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Auction Classics: Black-and-White Photography (and Disappointment) at the Mecum Spring Classic")
Auction Classics: Black-and-White Photography (and Disappointment) at the Mecum Spring Classic
Posted on June 30, 2022 | 75 Comments(first posted 6/30/2016) Every May I go to the Mecum Spring Classic old-car auction here in Indianapolis and spend the day taking scads of photographs. This year, my favorite photos […] -
![(first posted 4/9/2022) CC has previously looked at the Hillman Imp (Sunbeam Imp) and the Hillman Hunter (Sunbeam Arrow) and examined their role in the decline and fall of the […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/1973-hillman-avenger-estate.9.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1973 Hillman Avenger 1500 Super Estate – After Optimism, Exile")
Curbside Classic: 1973 Hillman Avenger 1500 Super Estate – After Optimism, Exile
Posted on April 9, 2022 | 63 Comments(first posted 4/9/2022) CC has previously looked at the Hillman Imp (Sunbeam Imp) and the Hillman Hunter (Sunbeam Arrow) and examined their role in the decline and fall of the […] -
![I gotta admit, I fell off my chair when I saw the result of this auction for a 1980 Ford F-250 over at Bring A Trailer the other day. $97,000! […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/F250.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Auction Classic: 1980 Ford F-250 with 76 Miles Sells for $97,000")
Auction Classic: 1980 Ford F-250 with 76 Miles Sells for $97,000
Posted on February 3, 2021 | 55 CommentsI gotta admit, I fell off my chair when I saw the result of this auction for a 1980 Ford F-250 over at Bring A Trailer the other day. $97,000! […] -
![Here’s something you don’t see every day. A pair of cream-colored 1979 Lincolns with as-delivered mileage: A 1979 Mark V with 10 miles, and a matching 1979 Continental with just […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/dsc0655-1610117000138@2x.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Auction Classic: Matched Pair of Brand New 1979 Lincolns")
Auction Classic: Matched Pair of Brand New 1979 Lincolns
Posted on January 27, 2021 | 64 CommentsHere’s something you don’t see every day. A pair of cream-colored 1979 Lincolns with as-delivered mileage: A 1979 Mark V with 10 miles, and a matching 1979 Continental with just […] -
![As many of you are aware I bought a Studebaker Lark at an estate auction, but it was actually one of the more mainstream vehicles on offer at the auction. […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/12/1924-Buick-Opera-Coupe.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CC Auction: George Thomson Estate Auction – Some Interesting Selections")
CC Auction: George Thomson Estate Auction – Some Interesting Selections
Posted on December 23, 2020 | 29 CommentsAs many of you are aware I bought a Studebaker Lark at an estate auction, but it was actually one of the more mainstream vehicles on offer at the auction. […] -
![As mentioned in my Studebaker acquisition post, I also bought a semi-mystery tote in the same online auction. I was intrigued by the box for the banjo steering wheel horn […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/Lot256.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CC Auction: Mystery Box")
CC Auction: Mystery Box
Posted on November 25, 2020 | 11 CommentsAs mentioned in my Studebaker acquisition post, I also bought a semi-mystery tote in the same online auction. I was intrigued by the box for the banjo steering wheel horn […] -
![In the previous installments I bought a 1992 Ford Mustang LX at auction despite not really even looking at it. It was now time to collect it with a proper […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/1992-Ford-Mustang-rear-1.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CC Goes to the Auction: Part Five – 1992 Ford Mustang LX Budget Makeover")
CC Goes to the Auction: Part Five – 1992 Ford Mustang LX Budget Makeover
Posted on October 30, 2020 | 44 CommentsIn the previous installments I bought a 1992 Ford Mustang LX at auction despite not really even looking at it. It was now time to collect it with a proper […] -
![As I had hinted before in previous installments, the auction did not exactly go as I had planned. Bidding was online only, so I was able to bid from the […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/questionmark.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CC Goes to the Auction: Part Four – The Purchase")
CC Goes to the Auction: Part Four – The Purchase
Posted on October 29, 2020 | 38 CommentsAs I had hinted before in previous installments, the auction did not exactly go as I had planned. Bidding was online only, so I was able to bid from the […] -
![In the last two installments I detailed out what cars I was initially interested in from the two auction sites. This time around, we will explore a selection of others […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/1985-Chevrolet-Camaro.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CC Goes to the Auction: Part Three – The Others")
CC Goes to the Auction: Part Three – The Others
Posted on October 28, 2020 | 25 CommentsIn the last two installments I detailed out what cars I was initially interested in from the two auction sites. This time around, we will explore a selection of others […] -
![In the previous installment we looked at some of the candidates to be my next daily driver, but this time around we move onto the project cars which are more […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/50441002888_85de867439_c.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CC Goes to the Auction: Part Two – Potential Projects")
CC Goes to the Auction: Part Two – Potential Projects
Posted on October 27, 2020 | 38 CommentsIn the previous installment we looked at some of the candidates to be my next daily driver, but this time around we move onto the project cars which are more […] -
![I have never bought a car at auction up to this point, which strikes me as an oversight on any car enthusiast’s bucket list that should checked off sooner or […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/20200926_150439a.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CC Goes to the Auction: Part One – Daily Drive Fodder")
CC Goes to the Auction: Part One – Daily Drive Fodder
Posted on October 26, 2020 | 26 CommentsI have never bought a car at auction up to this point, which strikes me as an oversight on any car enthusiast’s bucket list that should checked off sooner or […] -
![Has there ever been a US president more closely associated with a particular car than John F. Kennedy and the fourth generation Lincoln Continental? Both have since become icons of […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/JFK2.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Auction Classic: Two JFK Lincoln Continentals Up For Sale")
Auction Classic: Two JFK Lincoln Continentals Up For Sale
Posted on September 25, 2020 | 17 CommentsHas there ever been a US president more closely associated with a particular car than John F. Kennedy and the fourth generation Lincoln Continental? Both have since become icons of […] -
![(first posted 8/18/2014) OK guys, you know the drill. If you see “Klockau” in the byline, you can rest assured (well, most of the time) that you are going to […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/aa07.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "eBay Classic: 1977 Cadillac Coupe de Ville – More Butter Please!")
eBay Classic: 1977 Cadillac Coupe de Ville – More Butter Please!
Posted on August 18, 2020 | 142 Comments(first posted 8/18/2014) OK guys, you know the drill. If you see “Klockau” in the byline, you can rest assured (well, most of the time) that you are going to […]
