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CC Follow-Up Archive
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15 Years Outside Has Ravaged The Roof On This Chrysler Cordoba – A Neglected Family Heirloom
Posted on May 6, 2025 | 33 CommentsWhen I first shot this 1978 Cordoba in 2010, it was in excellent condition. It had been the then-owner’s mother’s car, an anniversary present from her husband. The daughter kept […] -
CC Follow-Up: 1951 Ferrari 212 by Ghia-Aigle – Prancing Horse Finally Tamed
Posted on December 20, 2024 | 6 CommentsLast May, I posted about this car – a one-of-a-kind Swiss-bodied Ferrari – under the “In-Motion Classic” rubric, as it was one of those infuriating cars that never seemed to […] -
CC Follow-Up: 1956 OSCA 750S Barchetta by Morelli – The Bits We Didn’t Get To See
Posted on December 19, 2024 | 9 CommentsGiven how CC hunting is done in Tokyo, one is liable to get a second bite at the apple on occasion. It’s not something you can count on: some cars […] -
Curbside Follow-Up: 1960 Plymouth Belvedere – Spaceship, Caught In Town
Posted on July 12, 2024 | 41 CommentsPhotos from the Cohort by Slant Six. -
The CC Logo-mobile 1950 Cadillac Is Aging, Like Mike And The Rest Of Us
Posted on July 8, 2024 | 17 CommentsHow should we treat our automotive soulmates? Nag them about how they’re aging? Tell them to get cosmetic surgery, go to the gym, get Botox and dyed hair? Or embrace […] -
CC-Follow Up: 1956 Morris Minor – Rainy Day Charmer
Posted on June 17, 2024 | 17 CommentsMore by coincidence than by planning, we’re having a British car kind of day here at CC. Starting with our earlier post on the Morgan 4/4, and now with this […] -
CC Follow-Up: 1965 Plymouth Belvedere Wagon – Revisiting The Engel-Exner Hauler
Posted on June 11, 2024 | 9 CommentsHere’s one I posted about two years ago and that has recently reappeared after missing for some time; a 1965 Plymouth Belvedere wagon. And unlike some other CC follow-ups, looking […] -
CC Auto Painting: 1959 Chevrolet–“All New All Over Again!”
Posted on February 22, 2023 | 46 CommentsThat’s a 1959 Chevrolet advertising slogan. But it somewhat applies to my ’59 Biscayne even now, as it goes from solid color to fantastic two-tone! -
CC Transformation: 1960 Dodge Dart Gets a Completely New Paint Job!
Posted on September 23, 2022 | 44 CommentsRemember that dull gray ’60 Dodge I had . . . ? -
CC Follow-Up: The ’59 Chevy Biscayne Returns, Thanks To A Tenant Of Mine
Posted on May 20, 2022 | 29 CommentsWay back in 2009, in CC’s prior incarnation, I found a red ’59 Chevy Biscayne sitting at the curb in my neighborhood, just two blocks from where my cluster of […] -
1960 Dart Update: I Painted The Roof Myself–It’s a Two-Tone Now!
Posted on December 11, 2021 | 46 CommentsThe “purists” will scream–not because of the color choice; you could order a 1960 Dart with a Pewter Iridescent body and a white roof. But because I used . . […] -
COAL Follow-Up: Goodbye ’58 Cadillac; My Fleet Is 100% Six Cylinder Now
Posted on November 22, 2021 | 28 CommentsYou may have seen my post describing my recent Craigslist purchase of a 1960 Dodge Dart Phoenix. Now I had four antique cars, which is kind of a lot for […] -
COAL Follow-Up: 1984 Toyota Celica Supra 2.8i – Another Import From The US
Posted on April 6, 2021 | 31 CommentsA few weeks after I waved goodbye to my Plymouth Barracuda, its successor was delivered at my front door. Initially, I went to see a 1978 Mercedes-Benz 350 SLC. But […] -
Curbside Classic Follow-Up: 1970 Chevrolet Suburban – The Other Neighborhood Landlord’s Old Truck
Posted on October 26, 2020 | 16 CommentsWhat is it about landlords and their beat up old trucks? You all know the story of mine well. But I have something of a doppelganger in the neighborhood. He […] -
Curbside Classic Follow-Up: 1965 Ford Econoline Supervan Camper – American Westfalia
Posted on October 22, 2020 | 23 CommentsIt’s always a pleasure to run across a former CC, like running into a long-lost friend. I first shot this fine Econoline over in Springfield back in 2009, and wrote […]
![15 Years Outside Has Ravaged The Roof On This Chrysler Cordoba – A Neglected Family Heirloom When I first shot this 1978 Cordoba in 2010, it was in excellent condition. It had been the then-owner’s mother’s car, an anniversary present from her husband. The daughter kept […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/a-cor5.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1)
![CC Follow-Up: 1951 Ferrari 212 by Ghia-Aigle – Prancing Horse Finally Tamed Last May, I posted about this car – a one-of-a-kind Swiss-bodied Ferrari – under the “In-Motion Classic” rubric, as it was one of those infuriating cars that never seemed to […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/IMG_20241104_084242_edited.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1)
![CC Follow-Up: 1956 OSCA 750S Barchetta by Morelli – The Bits We Didn’t Get To See Given how CC hunting is done in Tokyo, one is liable to get a second bite at the apple on occasion. It’s not something you can count on: some cars […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/IMG_20241104_090152_edited.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1)

![The CC Logo-mobile 1950 Cadillac Is Aging, Like Mike And The Rest Of Us How should we treat our automotive soulmates? Nag them about how they’re aging? Tell them to get cosmetic surgery, go to the gym, get Botox and dyed hair? Or embrace […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/IMG_1686.jpeg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1)
![CC-Follow Up: 1956 Morris Minor – Rainy Day Charmer More by coincidence than by planning, we’re having a British car kind of day here at CC. Starting with our earlier post on the Morgan 4/4, and now with this […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/IMG_20240616_152628420.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1)
![CC Follow-Up: 1965 Plymouth Belvedere Wagon – Revisiting The Engel-Exner Hauler Here’s one I posted about two years ago and that has recently reappeared after missing for some time; a 1965 Plymouth Belvedere wagon. And unlike some other CC follow-ups, looking […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/IMG_20231222_152652599_HDR.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1)


![CC Follow-Up: The ’59 Chevy Biscayne Returns, Thanks To A Tenant Of Mine Way back in 2009, in CC’s prior incarnation, I found a red ’59 Chevy Biscayne sitting at the curb in my neighborhood, just two blocks from where my cluster of […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/05/IMG_8795.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1)
![1960 Dart Update: I Painted The Roof Myself–It’s a Two-Tone Now! The “purists” will scream–not because of the color choice; you could order a 1960 Dart with a Pewter Iridescent body and a white roof. But because I used . . […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/20211208_145313-1.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1)
![COAL Follow-Up: Goodbye ’58 Cadillac; My Fleet Is 100% Six Cylinder Now You may have seen my post describing my recent Craigslist purchase of a 1960 Dodge Dart Phoenix. Now I had four antique cars, which is kind of a lot for […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/20180928_122339-1_resized.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1)
![COAL Follow-Up: 1984 Toyota Celica Supra 2.8i – Another Import From The US A few weeks after I waved goodbye to my Plymouth Barracuda, its successor was delivered at my front door. Initially, I went to see a 1978 Mercedes-Benz 350 SLC. But […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/IMG_9517.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1)
![Curbside Classic Follow-Up: 1970 Chevrolet Suburban – The Other Neighborhood Landlord’s Old Truck What is it about landlords and their beat up old trucks? You all know the story of mine well. But I have something of a doppelganger in the neighborhood. He […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/CC-420-019.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1)
![Curbside Classic Follow-Up: 1965 Ford Econoline Supervan Camper – American Westfalia It’s always a pleasure to run across a former CC, like running into a long-lost friend. I first shot this fine Econoline over in Springfield back in 2009, and wrote […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/CC-395-048.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1)


