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Curbside Outtakes: The Singles Championships Finals Weekend – The Top Seeds, And Some Wild Cards
Posted on July 16, 2023 | 19 CommentsThis weekend sees the finals of the singles at the Wimbledon Championships, at the venue that is the home to what is still officially called the All England Lawn Tennis […] -
Carshow Outtake: 1928 Rolls-Royce Phantom 1 – Despite The Evidence, This Is Not A Taxi
Posted on July 13, 2023 | 22 Comments(first posted 7/13/2017) High mileage cars have featured on CC before, and there have been some surprising numbers, not least from a Fiat Brava (131 Mirafiori) and a Volvo […] -
Neighborhood Outtake: Falcon Squire – DiNoc Without the Woodgrain
Posted on July 11, 2023 | 10 CommentsOr is it bleached woodgrain without the DiNoc? -
Curbside Outtake: 1980 Volkswagen Vanagon – Desert Camo
Posted on July 8, 2023 | 8 CommentsIt was 7:30a.m. but already pushing 90 degrees; as I stumbled across the scorching parking lot to get some hot bagels and even hotter coffee I thought it was a […] -
Curbside Outtake: 1965 Gordon Keeble GK1 – The CC Effect At Work
Posted on July 6, 2023 | 42 Comments(first posted 7/4/2017) Back in March this year, fellow Curbivore Tatra87 gave us an excellent summary history of the Gordon Keeble Company and the GK1 Coupe. And yesterday, […] -
Curbside Outtake: 1969 Chrysler Town & Country
Posted on July 6, 2023 | 34 CommentsSince there have been a few wagon posts here recently, I’m adding a recent Outtake by itself rather than saving it for a longer post. I’m pretty sure this is […] -
CC Outtake: 2001 Nissan Patrol (Y61) And 2007 Humbaur – Garage Sale On Tour
Posted on July 3, 2023 | 8 CommentsA loaded combination, regardless its size, that’s my favorite kind of still life. WYSIWYG-style, more specifically. Just like this wheeled display unit, with both side-dropsides dropped. The position of the […] -
Curbside Creation: When You Really Need A Flatbed Trailer And Only Have Mad Sawzall Skillz And A Spare RV
Posted on July 2, 2023 | 25 CommentsI was out test-driving the Jeep after last week’s repair when I caught this out of the corner of my eye parked in a side street, thankfully far enough away […] -
Curbside Outtake: New Car Shopping in Japan – Things Are a Little Different
Posted on July 1, 2023 | 34 CommentsOur son’s 2007 Toyota Ractis is coming up for it’s biennial Japan Compulsory Insurance (JCI or “Shakken”) inspection in August. It still runs well but will need quite a few […] -
Curbside Outtake: TVR Tasmin
Posted on June 26, 2023 | 19 CommentsMy neighbourhood never ceases to amaze me. I remember reading about the TVR Tasmin in the buff books, but I never thought I would see one in my area. -
Parking Lot Pleasure: 1972 Ford F-250 Explorer Camper Special With Mitchell Camper – In For A Camper-Ectomy
Posted on June 26, 2023 | 29 CommentsWell, the pleasure was in seeing this rig and it was all mine. I was in line at the junkyard with a few baubles to pay for and the owner […] -
Curbside Outtake: 1970 Dodge Charger – Not the Car I’d Take to the Annual Police Ball…
Posted on June 24, 2023 | 33 Comments(first posted 6/24/2017) When we settled down in our suburban Tokyo neighborhood a good ten years ago, one of the things I was most looking forward to was […] -
Curbside Outtake: Long-Dead Zap Xebras – EVs Have Come A Long Way In 15 Years
Posted on June 13, 2023 | 21 CommentsEVs have come a very long way in just 15 years. In case you need reminding, in 2008, the Zap Xebra was just about the only EV a regular person […] -
CC Global Outtake: To Eternity, With a 1958 Edsel
Posted on June 10, 2023 | 22 Comments(first posted 6/10/2017) Pride in one’s car finds many ways to be expressed. For many, a cap or t-shirt is enough; some may go as far as to […] -
CC Outtake: 1995 & 2003 Chevrolet Cavaliers – Is This 8 Years Of Progress?
Posted on June 7, 2023 | 81 Comments(first posted 6/7/2017) One of Old GM’s worst habits was to drag out model cycles. This afflicted most severely their subcompact and compact offerings—witness the 13-year run of […]