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Curbside Classics Archives
CC Follow-Up Archive
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Curbside Follow-Up: 1960 Plymouth Belvedere – Spaceship, Caught In Town
Posted on July 12, 2024 | 41 CommentsPhotos from the Cohort by Slant Six. -
![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&ssl=1 "The CC Logo-mobile 1950 Cadillac Is Aging, Like Mike And The Rest Of Us")
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 […] -
![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&ssl=1 "CC-Follow Up: 1956 Morris Minor – Rainy Day Charmer")
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 […] -
![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&ssl=1 "CC Follow-Up: 1965 Plymouth Belvedere Wagon – Revisiting The Engel-Exner Hauler")
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 . . . ? -
![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&ssl=1 "CC Follow-Up: The ’59 Chevy Biscayne Returns, Thanks To A Tenant Of Mine")
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 […] -
![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&ssl=1 "1960 Dart Update: I Painted The Roof Myself–It’s a Two-Tone Now!")
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 . . […] -
![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&ssl=1 "COAL Follow-Up: Goodbye ’58 Cadillac; My Fleet Is 100% Six Cylinder Now")
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 […] -
![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&ssl=1 "COAL Follow-Up: 1984 Toyota Celica Supra 2.8i – Another Import From The US")
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 […] -
![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&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic Follow-Up: 1970 Chevrolet Suburban – The Other Neighborhood Landlord’s Old Truck")
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 […] -
![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&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic Follow-Up: 1965 Ford Econoline Supervan Camper – American Westfalia")
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 […] -
![Finding this Checker wagon in the parking lot of this retirement facility was a bittersweet moment. I first encountered it in the parking lot of the neighborhood hardware store in […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/CC-426-106-c.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic Update: The 1967 Checker Marathon Wagon Has Moved To The Retirement Home With Its Original Owners")
Curbside Classic Update: The 1967 Checker Marathon Wagon Has Moved To The Retirement Home With Its Original Owners
Posted on October 5, 2020 | 15 CommentsFinding this Checker wagon in the parking lot of this retirement facility was a bittersweet moment. I first encountered it in the parking lot of the neighborhood hardware store in […] -
![To paraphrase The Beatles, the Taurus is getting better all the time. With fresh oil, transmission fluid, and filters, the Vulcan V6 has new blood running through its veins. And […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/20200702_154945.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "COAL: 1986 Ford Taurus LX – The Great Fluid And Strut Replacement Of 2020")
COAL: 1986 Ford Taurus LX – The Great Fluid And Strut Replacement Of 2020
Posted on July 10, 2020 | 66 CommentsTo paraphrase The Beatles, the Taurus is getting better all the time. With fresh oil, transmission fluid, and filters, the Vulcan V6 has new blood running through its veins. And […] -
![March 22 marked just about three weeks since I last took the Taurus er, Raging Bull, out for a spin. That little trip involved a wheel alignment and two new […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/20200322_145635.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Project Raging Bull: Name Change, Problem Areas, And Future Plans")
Project Raging Bull: Name Change, Problem Areas, And Future Plans
Posted on March 26, 2020 | 45 CommentsMarch 22 marked just about three weeks since I last took the Taurus er, Raging Bull, out for a spin. That little trip involved a wheel alignment and two new […]
