Curbside Classic Archives
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CC Humor Archive
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The Japanese Retro Re-Trial (2nd Witness) – Nissan March “Herbie”
Posted on October 2, 2025 | 28 Comments(Updated 10/2/2025) Bailiff: All raise the roof. Honourable Judge James Tiberius Klein presiding. Judge Klein: Be sweetened. As you know, I have been put in charge of […] -
The Japanese Retro Re-Trial (1st Witness) – Suzuki Every “French Bus”
Posted on October 1, 2025 | 37 Comments(Updated 10/1/2025) Bailiff: All rise! Honourable Judge Paul Niedermeyer presiding. Judge Niedermeyer: Ladies and gentlemen, the Automotive Tribunal has referred three new witnesses in the case of […] -
CC Sunday Comics: Closer Than We Think – Automotive Future Passed
Posted on September 1, 2024 | 33 Comments(first posted 9/2/2018) From 1958 to 1962, illustrator and futurist Arthur Radebaugh thrilled newspaper readers with his weekly syndicated visions of the future, in a Sunday strip enticingly […] -
Studebaker: Ahead Of Its Time And The True Source Of Every Postwar Styling Trend
Posted on April 1, 2024 | 68 Comments(first posted 4/1/2018) It is universally recognized that the only reason Studebaker went out of business was because the company was ahead of its time. Not only did […] -
QOTD – Vanity Plates and Car Stickers – Seen Anything Recently to Make You Smile Or Head Scratch?
Posted on October 27, 2023 | 78 CommentsMaybe it’s just me, but the global mood seems pretty heavy nowadays. Adding to that, increasingly we may be finding that the Internet is simply no longer fun anymore. Heaven […] -
CC Humor: MAD About Car Ads
Posted on May 6, 2023 | 35 CommentsImage: MAD Magazine (first posted 5/6/2017) Remember print advertisements? I know, I know; they still crop up from time to time in a … whaddayacallit? …magazine. Anyhow, the ads were […] -
CC Humor: MAD About Mid-Century Driving
Posted on March 24, 2023 | 57 Comments(first posted 3/24/2017) MAD had lots of fun at the expense of bureaucrats, road crews and other frustrations. These are at least 40 years old, but at least 80% […] -
Reality CC: Survivor, Curbside Classic Edition
Posted on November 29, 2019 | 22 CommentsI will admit to watching some television, but I generally detest “reality shows” that involve competition and avoid them at all costs. The granddaddy of the genre is Survivor, a […] -
CC Humour: 1983 Renault 5 TL – P. G. Wodehouse Edition
Posted on August 21, 2019 | 19 CommentsWooster: Pity about my idea of investing in this Real Estate scheme on the Galapagos Islands. Jeeves: I did caution against it, Sir. W: Yes. Rotten luck. And just when […] -
Curbside Classic Goes Shopping: For A 1958 Packard
Posted on August 7, 2019 | 86 CommentsIntroductory Note: If ever there was a vehicle we are unlikely to encounter at curbside and just as unlikely to find at a car show, it would be the […] -
From The Cohort: CCs In Jail
Posted on August 4, 2019 | 15 CommentsWe received an inquiry from a reader which conveyed the hope that the new Administration here at CC will not forget to feature cars from the Cohort. Which was a […] -
Monday Funnies: Headlamp Hassles
Posted on November 26, 2018 | 47 CommentsOver seventeen years’ time, a lot of technical innovation and technological progress can happen. Can, that is, but not necessarily will, and when something comes kicking stalled evolution in the […] -
CC Hosts A Trunk Show
Posted on July 3, 2018 | 23 CommentsImagine my surprise when driving through the inner suburbs of my city to see this sight. In all of my years I have never seen a single trunk lid decorating […] -
CC Outtake: What Do You Get When You Cross A Big Piano With A Dodge Minivan?
Posted on January 17, 2018 | 50 CommentsThere were many noteworthy things about the 4th generation Dodge Grand Caravan and this particular example displays the car’s harmonious design. This van continues to give its owner a full […]
![The Japanese Retro Re-Trial (2nd Witness) – Nissan March “Herbie” (Updated 10/2/2025) Bailiff: All raise the roof. Honourable Judge James Tiberius Klein presiding. Judge Klein: Be sweetened. As you know, I have been put in charge of […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/IMG_20190827_105206-copy.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1)
![The Japanese Retro Re-Trial (1st Witness) – Suzuki Every “French Bus” (Updated 10/1/2025) Bailiff: All rise! Honourable Judge Paul Niedermeyer presiding. Judge Niedermeyer: Ladies and gentlemen, the Automotive Tribunal has referred three new witnesses in the case of […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/IMG_20190827_112346-copy.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1)
![CC Sunday Comics: Closer Than We Think – Automotive Future Passed (first posted 9/2/2018) From 1958 to 1962, illustrator and futurist Arthur Radebaugh thrilled newspaper readers with his weekly syndicated visions of the future, in a Sunday strip enticingly […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/dOMxE-1479163018-1244-blog-Header.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1)
![Studebaker: Ahead Of Its Time And The True Source Of Every Postwar Styling Trend (first posted 4/1/2018) It is universally recognized that the only reason Studebaker went out of business was because the company was ahead of its time. Not only did […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/MaximaPresident.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1)
![QOTD – Vanity Plates and Car Stickers – Seen Anything Recently to Make You Smile Or Head Scratch? Maybe it’s just me, but the global mood seems pretty heavy nowadays. Adding to that, increasingly we may be finding that the Internet is simply no longer fun anymore. Heaven […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/snaab.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1)
![CC Humor: MAD About Car Ads Image: MAD Magazine (first posted 5/6/2017) Remember print advertisements? I know, I know; they still crop up from time to time in a … whaddayacallit? …magazine. Anyhow, the ads were […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/MAD-Fireburner-Ad-1.jpeg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1)
![CC Humor: MAD About Mid-Century Driving (first posted 3/24/2017) MAD had lots of fun at the expense of bureaucrats, road crews and other frustrations. These are at least 40 years old, but at least 80% […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/Mad-2_1.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1)
![Reality CC: Survivor, Curbside Classic Edition I will admit to watching some television, but I generally detest “reality shows” that involve competition and avoid them at all costs. The granddaddy of the genre is Survivor, a […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/CCSurvivor01Small.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1)
![CC Humour: 1983 Renault 5 TL – P. G. Wodehouse Edition Wooster: Pity about my idea of investing in this Real Estate scheme on the Galapagos Islands. Jeeves: I did caution against it, Sir. W: Yes. Rotten luck. And just when […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/IMG_20190621_154025-copy.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1)
![Curbside Classic Goes Shopping: For A 1958 Packard Introductory Note: If ever there was a vehicle we are unlikely to encounter at curbside and just as unlikely to find at a car show, it would be the […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/1958-Packard-Colors-Bluff-Gray-08-Small.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1)
![From The Cohort: CCs In Jail We received an inquiry from a reader which conveyed the hope that the new Administration here at CC will not forget to feature cars from the Cohort. Which was a […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/Pontiac-And-Ford-Small.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1)
![Monday Funnies: Headlamp Hassles Over seventeen years’ time, a lot of technical innovation and technological progress can happen. Can, that is, but not necessarily will, and when something comes kicking stalled evolution in the […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/Cartoon1.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1)
![CC Hosts A Trunk Show Imagine my surprise when driving through the inner suburbs of my city to see this sight. In all of my years I have never seen a single trunk lid decorating […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/20180701_111916.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1)
![CC Outtake: What Do You Get When You Cross A Big Piano With A Dodge Minivan? There were many noteworthy things about the 4th generation Dodge Grand Caravan and this particular example displays the car’s harmonious design. This van continues to give its owner a full […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/ConcertGrandCaravan.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1)


