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![Quick! How do you know if a Shelby Cobra on the street is real? Trick question. It isn’t. As we all know Carroll Shelby’s Magnum Opus has long since become […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/1.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "eBay Find: 1963 AC Shelby Cobra 260 – Yes. Yes it is.")
eBay Find: 1963 AC Shelby Cobra 260 – Yes. Yes it is.
Posted on May 5, 2015 | 30 CommentsQuick! How do you know if a Shelby Cobra on the street is real? Trick question. It isn’t. As we all know Carroll Shelby’s Magnum Opus has long since become […] -
![If there’s something that my years of reading Curbside Classic have taught me is that Oregon is a veritable hub for all kinds of strange and interesting metal. Today’s featured […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/31.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "eBay Find: 1958 Edsel Bermuda – Only in Portland")
eBay Find: 1958 Edsel Bermuda – Only in Portland
Posted on April 21, 2015 | 34 CommentsIf there’s something that my years of reading Curbside Classic have taught me is that Oregon is a veritable hub for all kinds of strange and interesting metal. Today’s featured […] -
![My story with a Fiat 124 is extensively well-documented here. Funnily enough, my mother–who adored that car and cherished it with her life–absolutely loathed the Lada. I’m guessing that the Russification […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/1.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "eBay Find: 1988 Lada Signet: I Want a Fiat 124, Only Worse.")
eBay Find: 1988 Lada Signet: I Want a Fiat 124, Only Worse.
Posted on April 11, 2015 | 33 CommentsMy story with a Fiat 124 is extensively well-documented here. Funnily enough, my mother–who adored that car and cherished it with her life–absolutely loathed the Lada. I’m guessing that the Russification […] -
![Do you like camping? Do you like saving money? Do you dislike people that say they’re camping but what they’re doing is simply driving a completely furnished house between […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/57.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "eBay Find: 1971 Volkswagen Camper (T2)– For the Full Experience.")
eBay Find: 1971 Volkswagen Camper (T2)– For the Full Experience.
Posted on March 28, 2015 | 31 CommentsDo you like camping? Do you like saving money? Do you dislike people that say they’re camping but what they’re doing is simply driving a completely furnished house between […] -
![Ah summer. For us living in the tropics it means we’re about to roast our nuts off under the inclement nuclear reactor in the sky. For people who live further […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/13.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "eBay Find: 1981 Toyota Celica Sunchaser – Spring and Summer.")
eBay Find: 1981 Toyota Celica Sunchaser – Spring and Summer.
Posted on March 26, 2015 | 13 CommentsAh summer. For us living in the tropics it means we’re about to roast our nuts off under the inclement nuclear reactor in the sky. For people who live further […] -
![“Neither snow nor rain nor heat nor gloom of night stays these couriers from the swift completion of their appointed rounds.” So what to do if the aging 1930 Model A […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/modelamail01.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "eBay Find: 1930 Ford Model A Mail Delivery – Proto Donk")
eBay Find: 1930 Ford Model A Mail Delivery – Proto Donk
Posted on March 18, 2015 | 44 Comments“Neither snow nor rain nor heat nor gloom of night stays these couriers from the swift completion of their appointed rounds.” So what to do if the aging 1930 Model A […] -
![Where is the best place to place the engine in a van? Ahead of the cab, using up useful length? At the rear, taking height out of the load bay? […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/Spacevan-1.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Auction Site Classic: 1980 Dodge Spacevan – Can 27,000 Telephone Engineers be Wrong?")
Auction Site Classic: 1980 Dodge Spacevan – Can 27,000 Telephone Engineers be Wrong?
Posted on March 12, 2015 | 47 CommentsWhere is the best place to place the engine in a van? Ahead of the cab, using up useful length? At the rear, taking height out of the load bay? […] -
![This is not the absolute worst Cadillac ever to grace the planet earth. No; the earlier 1.8-liter Cimarron is still at large and evading (photographic) capture. However, for the moment […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/11.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "eBay Find: 1986 Cadillac Cimarron – D’ Oh No.")
eBay Find: 1986 Cadillac Cimarron – D’ Oh No.
Posted on March 11, 2015 | 189 CommentsThis is not the absolute worst Cadillac ever to grace the planet earth. No; the earlier 1.8-liter Cimarron is still at large and evading (photographic) capture. However, for the moment […] -
![I’ve always preferred eBay to Craigslist. Call me paranoid, but there’s something about the unpolished, plain-site look of Craigslist that just make me look at absolutely anything within it with […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/1.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "eBay Find: 1991 Alfa Romeo 164 – Craigslist? On my eBay?")
eBay Find: 1991 Alfa Romeo 164 – Craigslist? On my eBay?
Posted on March 5, 2015 | 26 CommentsI’ve always preferred eBay to Craigslist. Call me paranoid, but there’s something about the unpolished, plain-site look of Craigslist that just make me look at absolutely anything within it with […] -
![Does Curbside Classic have the most comprehensive history of Crosley on the Internet? If not, we’re surely pretty high up on the list. Jeff Nelson’s excellent article on the history […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/11.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "eBay Find: 1950 Crosley Super Convertible – Condition 1 Crosley")
eBay Find: 1950 Crosley Super Convertible – Condition 1 Crosley
Posted on February 27, 2015 | 16 CommentsDoes Curbside Classic have the most comprehensive history of Crosley on the Internet? If not, we’re surely pretty high up on the list. Jeff Nelson’s excellent article on the history […] -
![Until it was replaced by the one-size-fits-all Series I XJ, the Jaguar Mark X was the biggest and most luxurious Jaguar that money could buy. Bought by the man who […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/kf2aba4z33evab56g.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "eBay Find: 1966 Jaguar Mark X")
eBay Find: 1966 Jaguar Mark X
Posted on February 20, 2015 | 51 CommentsUntil it was replaced by the one-size-fits-all Series I XJ, the Jaguar Mark X was the biggest and most luxurious Jaguar that money could buy. Bought by the man who […] -
![Even though I am not affected by it, I can’t pass up another chance to mock the ridiculous 25-year old importation restriction that vexes every gearhead in America. It was born […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/PQ_800.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "eBay Find: 1990 Land Rover Defender: Are You A Gambling Man?")
eBay Find: 1990 Land Rover Defender: Are You A Gambling Man?
Posted on February 19, 2015 | 10 CommentsEven though I am not affected by it, I can’t pass up another chance to mock the ridiculous 25-year old importation restriction that vexes every gearhead in America. It was born […] -
![In July 1967, a Morris Minor saloon was delivered to its new owner. We can be sure he was pleased with it, as he allowed it to accumulate just 190 […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/1968-morris-minor.6.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Auction Capsule: 1967 Morris Minor 1100 – With 190 Miles And One (Very) Careful Owner")
Auction Capsule: 1967 Morris Minor 1100 – With 190 Miles And One (Very) Careful Owner
Posted on February 15, 2015 | 31 CommentsIn July 1967, a Morris Minor saloon was delivered to its new owner. We can be sure he was pleased with it, as he allowed it to accumulate just 190 […] -
![Prices of classic cars are going completely insane. Just last week a man spent 14.20 million Euros (16.05 million USD) buying an extremely deteriorated Ferrari 250GT California. Fortunately for the […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/1.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "eBay Find: 1950 DeSoto Custom – The 65-Year-Old Daily Driver")
eBay Find: 1950 DeSoto Custom – The 65-Year-Old Daily Driver
Posted on February 11, 2015 | 26 CommentsPrices of classic cars are going completely insane. Just last week a man spent 14.20 million Euros (16.05 million USD) buying an extremely deteriorated Ferrari 250GT California. Fortunately for the […] -
eBay Find: 1974 Mazda Rotary Pickup – For Charity
Posted on February 5, 2015 | 61 CommentsSome people will give the weirdest things to charity.
