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Curbside Classics Archives
CC Outtake Archive
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![(first posted 12/14/2018) At least I think so. This was just a chance encounter on a quiet back street of inner Melbourne, not far from a 1962 Ford Falcon […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/12/59Elky4.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Find: 1959 Chevy El Camino – Been Here A While")
Curbside Find: 1959 Chevy El Camino – Been Here A While
Posted on December 11, 2024 | 32 Comments(first posted 12/14/2018) At least I think so. This was just a chance encounter on a quiet back street of inner Melbourne, not far from a 1962 Ford Falcon […] -
![Given that battered old Toyota trucks are practically an obligatory driveway fixture here, for hauling the compost for the garden and such, you’ll have to excuse my momentary shock when […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/IMG_2436.jpeg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Driveway Find: Is This The Most Pristine 1976 Toyota Pickup? Restored Or Original?")
Driveway Find: Is This The Most Pristine 1976 Toyota Pickup? Restored Or Original?
Posted on December 8, 2024 | 15 CommentsGiven that battered old Toyota trucks are practically an obligatory driveway fixture here, for hauling the compost for the garden and such, you’ll have to excuse my momentary shock when […] -
![(first posted 12/5/2018) One of the nice things of living on Canada’s mild West Coast is the myriad of older cars we see. It is rarely below freezing here […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/12/IMG_20181201_144634.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Find: All Original Ford Fairmont With Clear Plastic Seat Covers")
Curbside Find: All Original Ford Fairmont With Clear Plastic Seat Covers
Posted on December 5, 2024 | 69 Comments(first posted 12/5/2018) One of the nice things of living on Canada’s mild West Coast is the myriad of older cars we see. It is rarely below freezing here […] -
![I spotted this Citroën Ami 8 while I was on a bike ride this weekend. It may very well be the only Ami, 6 or 8, sedan or Break (wagon) […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/IMG_0838.jpeg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Citroën Ami 8 Found Curbside In California – Cherie Ami")
Citroën Ami 8 Found Curbside In California – Cherie Ami
Posted on December 4, 2024 | 26 CommentsI spotted this Citroën Ami 8 while I was on a bike ride this weekend. It may very well be the only Ami, 6 or 8, sedan or Break (wagon) […] -
![(first posted 12/3/2018) A late-evening stroll through Salzburg, Austria was not exactly where I expected seeing an interesting Toyota Corolla (if that’s such a thing), but indeed the hills […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/12/thumb_IMG_6362_1024.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Find: 1988 Toyota Corolla 5-Door Liftback – The More Interesting Corolla?")
Curbside Find: 1988 Toyota Corolla 5-Door Liftback – The More Interesting Corolla?
Posted on December 2, 2024 | 19 Comments(first posted 12/3/2018) A late-evening stroll through Salzburg, Austria was not exactly where I expected seeing an interesting Toyota Corolla (if that’s such a thing), but indeed the hills […] -
![Few things make me happier than to see one of my former curbside classic daily drivers still at it. I first spotted this ’67 Bonneville over ten years ago in […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/IMG_2458.jpeg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "On-The-Go Catch: 1967 Pontiac Bonneville Daily Driver Still Going Strong")
On-The-Go Catch: 1967 Pontiac Bonneville Daily Driver Still Going Strong
Posted on December 1, 2024 | 12 CommentsFew things make me happier than to see one of my former curbside classic daily drivers still at it. I first spotted this ’67 Bonneville over ten years ago in […] -
![(first posted 1/5/2013) I never knew my paternal grandfather—he died when my Dad was just 16, but from the stories I’ve heard, he was instrumental in setting up the Air […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/800px-SR_Caravelle.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Photo Album Outtake: 1957 Sud Aviation Caravelle—Dawn of the Modern Commercial Jet")
Photo Album Outtake: 1957 Sud Aviation Caravelle—Dawn of the Modern Commercial Jet
Posted on November 30, 2024 | 56 Comments(first posted 1/5/2013) I never knew my paternal grandfather—he died when my Dad was just 16, but from the stories I’ve heard, he was instrumental in setting up the Air […] -
![As I’ve mentioned before quite a few times, Eugene was a major destination for genuine hippies after their exodus from San Francisco. One of the proofs of that is the […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/IMG_24281.jpeg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Find: Ford Vanette Hippie Van – A Cultural Relic")
Curbside Find: Ford Vanette Hippie Van – A Cultural Relic
Posted on November 30, 2024 | 10 CommentsAs I’ve mentioned before quite a few times, Eugene was a major destination for genuine hippies after their exodus from San Francisco. One of the proofs of that is the […] -
![(first posted 11/27/2018) Britain is about to embark on some major change, courtesy of the Brexit phenomenon. We don’t know where we’re going, the route, or when it’ll […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/WP_20181110_14_37_52_Rich_LI.1.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Outtake: 1959 Bristol 406 – A Gently Fading Aristocratic Reminder")
Curbside Outtake: 1959 Bristol 406 – A Gently Fading Aristocratic Reminder
Posted on November 27, 2024 | 24 Comments(first posted 11/27/2018) Britain is about to embark on some major change, courtesy of the Brexit phenomenon. We don’t know where we’re going, the route, or when it’ll […] -
![(first posted 11/24/2018; Update 11/22/2024: It was sold a few years back and I saw it several times including about a year or so ago. The new owner left a […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/CC-375-001.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CC Outtake: 1987 Dodge Colt – Last One On the Streets Here?")
CC Outtake: 1987 Dodge Colt – Last One On the Streets Here?
Posted on November 26, 2024 | 51 Comments(first posted 11/24/2018; Update 11/22/2024: It was sold a few years back and I saw it several times including about a year or so ago. The new owner left a […] -
![A sign of the times…a forward thinking European city doing its best to be ecologically and environmentally friendly implements an innovative car-sharing service utilizing pure Battery Electric vehicles to reduce […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/xgB1oDiPwQN0JSAgM1WNqqcHDAUxhuE5aU0mRCk8-e1732281529949.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Outtake: 1974 – 1986 Witkar – Have Pod, Will Travel")
Curbside Outtake: 1974 – 1986 Witkar – Have Pod, Will Travel
Posted on November 24, 2024 | 18 CommentsA sign of the times…a forward thinking European city doing its best to be ecologically and environmentally friendly implements an innovative car-sharing service utilizing pure Battery Electric vehicles to reduce […] -
![The CC effect can sometimes hit twice; only a couple of months ago this post by Joseph Dennis was published with a featured in-motion ’83 two-door Park-Avenue, followed a month […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/20241118_100447.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Find: 1983 Buick Electra Park Avenue – On The Way Down")
Curbside Find: 1983 Buick Electra Park Avenue – On The Way Down
Posted on November 21, 2024 | 13 CommentsThe CC effect can sometimes hit twice; only a couple of months ago this post by Joseph Dennis was published with a featured in-motion ’83 two-door Park-Avenue, followed a month […] -
![What we have here is a rather typical example of the most common automotive customization/accessorizing trend of the 21st century, so far: The overlanding look, although in this case it’s […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/IMG_2295.jpeg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Find: 1992 Subaru Legacy – Eggs, Milk, Bananas, Bread, Ham, Pepper")
Curbside Find: 1992 Subaru Legacy – Eggs, Milk, Bananas, Bread, Ham, Pepper
Posted on November 18, 2024 | 21 CommentsWhat we have here is a rather typical example of the most common automotive customization/accessorizing trend of the 21st century, so far: The overlanding look, although in this case it’s […] -
![Autumn is my favorite time of year, especially here in the Pacific Northwest. This fall there was a great pumpkin harvest, and a bumper crop of old trucks. Mix […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/IMG_0780.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "A Fall Harvest of Old Trucks (and Some Yummy Looking Volvos)")
A Fall Harvest of Old Trucks (and Some Yummy Looking Volvos)
Posted on November 12, 2024 | 12 CommentsAutumn is my favorite time of year, especially here in the Pacific Northwest. This fall there was a great pumpkin harvest, and a bumper crop of old trucks. Mix […] -
![(first posted 3/30/2013) Dave Rush just left this picture and comment on the ’60 Corvair Cohort post: I just got back from a month in Cuba and saw about 10 […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/Corvair-front-engine.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Cohort Outtake: 1960 Corvairs Still Hard At Work In Cuba With Lada Engines In Front")
Cohort Outtake: 1960 Corvairs Still Hard At Work In Cuba With Lada Engines In Front
Posted on November 11, 2024 | 51 Comments(first posted 3/30/2013) Dave Rush just left this picture and comment on the ’60 Corvair Cohort post: I just got back from a month in Cuba and saw about 10 […]
