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Curbside Classics Archives
CC Humor Archive
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![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&ssl=1 "CC Humor: MAD About Car Ads")
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 […] -
![(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&ssl=1 "CC Humor: MAD About Mid-Century Driving")
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% […] -
![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&ssl=1 "Reality CC: Survivor, Curbside Classic Edition")
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 […] -
![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 all cases brought forth to […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/IMG_20190827_105206-copy.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: The Japanese Retro Re-Trial (2nd Witness) – Nissan March “Herbie”")
Curbside Classic: The Japanese Retro Re-Trial (2nd Witness) – Nissan March “Herbie”
Posted on October 2, 2019 | 22 CommentsBailiff: All raise the roof. Honourable Judge James Tiberius Klein presiding. Judge Klein: Be sweetened. As you know, I have been put in charge of all cases brought forth to […] -
![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 The People versus Japanese Retro […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/IMG_20190827_112346-copy.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: The Japanese Retro Re-Trial (1st Witness) – Suzuki Every “French Bus”")
Curbside Classic: The Japanese Retro Re-Trial (1st Witness) – Suzuki Every “French Bus”
Posted on October 1, 2019 | 29 CommentsBailiff: All rise! Honourable Judge Paul Niedermeyer presiding. Judge Niedermeyer: Ladies and gentlemen, the Automotive Tribunal has referred three new witnesses in the case of The People versus Japanese Retro […] -
![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&ssl=1 "CC Humour: 1983 Renault 5 TL – P. G. Wodehouse Edition")
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 […] -
![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&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic Goes Shopping: For A 1958 Packard")
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 […] -
![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&ssl=1 "From The Cohort: CCs In Jail")
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 […] -
![It is no secret that only a very small percentage of people who buy SUVs and CUVs ever take them off paved roads, but for those who’ve ever taken part […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/thumb_IMG_8452_1024.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "My Amateur Range Rover Commercial/QOTD: Do You Ever Go Off-Roading?")
My Amateur Range Rover Commercial/QOTD: Do You Ever Go Off-Roading?
Posted on April 25, 2019 | 33 CommentsIt is no secret that only a very small percentage of people who buy SUVs and CUVs ever take them off paved roads, but for those who’ve ever taken part […] -
![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&ssl=1 "Monday Funnies: Headlamp Hassles")
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 […] -
![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 called Closer Than We Think! […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/dOMxE-1479163018-1244-blog-Header.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CC Sunday Comics: Closer Than We Think – Automotive Future Passed")
CC Sunday Comics: Closer Than We Think – Automotive Future Passed
Posted on September 2, 2018 | 27 CommentsFrom 1958 to 1962, illustrator and futurist Arthur Radebaugh thrilled newspaper readers with his weekly syndicated visions of the future, in a Sunday strip enticingly called Closer Than We Think! […] -
![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&ssl=1 "CC Hosts A Trunk Show")
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 […] -
![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 it sell small cars before […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/MaximaPresident.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Studebaker: Ahead Of Its Time And The True Source Of Every Postwar Styling Trend")
Studebaker: Ahead Of Its Time And The True Source Of Every Postwar Styling Trend
Posted on April 1, 2018 | 57 CommentsIt is universally recognized that the only reason Studebaker went out of business was because the company was ahead of its time. Not only did it sell small cars before […] -
![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&ssl=1 "CC Outtake: What Do You Get When You Cross A Big Piano With A Dodge Minivan?")
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 […] -
![A carburetor walks into a bar, hops up on a stool, says “Gimme a beer and a shot of whiskey!”, and proceeds to put a shaft, a lever, a plate, […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/Holley_Visiflo.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CC Standup: A Carburetor Walks Into a Bar…")
CC Standup: A Carburetor Walks Into a Bar…
Posted on November 20, 2017 | 102 CommentsA carburetor walks into a bar, hops up on a stool, says “Gimme a beer and a shot of whiskey!”, and proceeds to put a shaft, a lever, a plate, […]
