Curbside Classic Archives
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CC Outtake Archive
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Curbside Find: 1972 Chevrolet K20 4WD Pickup – Retired Camper Hauler
Posted on September 16, 2025 | 8 CommentsThis is my favorite year (or two) for these Chevy pickups, because I’m particularly fond of that fine egg crate grille. It’s the best version of the three grille types […] -
Curbside Find: 1985 Ford LTD Crown Victoria 2-Door Sedan – Call Me Vicky
Posted on September 15, 2025 | 16 CommentsWhat is it about a 2-door coupe that makes it inherently sexier than a 4-door sedan? Does having two fewer doors really change the entire personality of a vehicle? -
Curbside Find: Geo Metro Minimalist – The Ultimate Stripper
Posted on September 15, 2025 | 17 CommentsWe’ve got quite a thing for strippers here at CC, so needless to say, this one stopped me dead in my tracks. When’s the last time you saw a Geo […] -
1954 Pontiac: One-Of-A-Kind In Guatemala
Posted on September 14, 2025 | 6 CommentsSo there I was, on my visit to Antigua Guatemala last March, when on my way to our hotel, I came across a 1954 Pontiac custom job being used as […] -
Curbside Find: 1993 Mercedes-Benz 190E – Green With Envy
Posted on September 13, 2025 | 33 Comments(Updated 9/13/2025) It’s a funny thing, that the longer I’ve been a part of Curbside Classic, the fewer cars I actually stop to photograph on a regular basis. […] -
Curbside Find: 1994 Ford Aerostar – Still Polarizing
Posted on September 12, 2025 | 62 Comments(Updated 9/12/2025) When it was introduced for the 1986 model year, Ford proudly compared the polarizing styling of its first minivan to that of the reusable space […] -
1964 GMC 3/4 Ton 4×4 V6 Pickup – All The Right Numbers
Posted on September 5, 2025 | 16 CommentsI do love me an old pickup truck, and this one is a gem; I mean a GMC. And not just any old GMC, but a 3/4 ton, 4×4, four-speed […] -
Car Show Classic: 1967 Pontiac Tempest — In A Sea Of GTOs, Such Stuff As Dreams Are Made On
Posted on September 2, 2025 | 15 CommentsAlthough a 1969 GTO convertible ignited my love for General Motors products at the tender age of 20 or 21, GTOs mostly escape my notice anymore. In my sleepy little […] -
1971 Chevrolet Impala Convertible: A Car For The End Of Summer – It Was A Hot August Night
Posted on August 31, 2025 | 9 CommentsAs summer draws to a close, I’m saddened to see the days become shorter, but I’m also thankful to see the temperatures begin dropping. This has certainly been one of […] -
Curbside Find: VW Passat B3 And Mustang II — Two Disparate Cars
Posted on August 27, 2025 | 37 Comments(first posted 12/18/2017) I couldn’t pass up this colorful pairing, especially since they’re so…different. They espouse two schools of thought that are about as far apart philosophically as […] -
1999 Toyota Land Cruiser HZJ75 Pickup – The World’s Finest Prepper Truck
Posted on August 18, 2025 | 34 Comments(first posted 8/14/2019) Body-on-frame, live axles with leaf springs, a manual transmission, and -above all- a big lump of a naturally aspirated diesel engine with a mechanical injection […] -
Curbside Finds: 1982 Corona and 1986 Cressida Wagons – A Toyota RWD Wagon Lover Lives Here
Posted on August 16, 2025 | 31 Comments(first posted 9/25/2017) I’d seen this very clean Corona wagon before in town, on the go. But I finally stumbled into where it lives, and it appears that […] -
Curbside Find: 1986 Thunderbird – Nearly Extinct Aerobird
Posted on August 14, 2025 | 14 CommentsThese aerobirds, especially the plain-vanilla versions like this one, are at risk of extinction. They appeared out of nowhere in 1983, and multiplied exceedingly quickly. Even in California, which was […] -
1969 Toyota Corolla Wagon by The Coast – Home Away From… No Home
Posted on August 14, 2025 | 8 CommentsI was perusing my files for Toyotas I’ve shot but not posted when I stumbled into this gem of a find from some years ago, shot on a cliff overlooking […] -
1997 Oldsmobile Regency – The Last Of The White-Walled Oldsmobiles
Posted on August 12, 2025 | 11 CommentsTake a 1997 model, give it the front and rear fascias, bumpers, and bodyside moldings of the same car from 1995, add in the chrome grille, wheels, and interior from a […]
![Curbside Find: 1972 Chevrolet K20 4WD Pickup – Retired Camper Hauler This is my favorite year (or two) for these Chevy pickups, because I’m particularly fond of that fine egg crate grille. It’s the best version of the three grille types […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/CC-321-053.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1)
![Curbside Find: Geo Metro Minimalist – The Ultimate Stripper We’ve got quite a thing for strippers here at CC, so needless to say, this one stopped me dead in my tracks. When’s the last time you saw a Geo […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/CC-344-016.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1)
![1954 Pontiac: One-Of-A-Kind In Guatemala So there I was, on my visit to Antigua Guatemala last March, when on my way to our hotel, I came across a 1954 Pontiac custom job being used as […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/IMG_20250308_161402_PORTRAIT-scaled.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1)
![1964 GMC 3/4 Ton 4×4 V6 Pickup – All The Right Numbers I do love me an old pickup truck, and this one is a gem; I mean a GMC. And not just any old GMC, but a 3/4 ton, 4×4, four-speed […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/CC-290-018-1200.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1)
![Car Show Classic: 1967 Pontiac Tempest — In A Sea Of GTOs, Such Stuff As Dreams Are Made On Although a 1969 GTO convertible ignited my love for General Motors products at the tender age of 20 or 21, GTOs mostly escape my notice anymore. In my sleepy little […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/009a.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1)
![Curbside Find: VW Passat B3 And Mustang II — Two Disparate Cars (first posted 12/18/2017) I couldn’t pass up this colorful pairing, especially since they’re so…different. They espouse two schools of thought that are about as far apart philosophically as […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/CC-344-056.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1)
![1999 Toyota Land Cruiser HZJ75 Pickup – The World’s Finest Prepper Truck (first posted 8/14/2019) Body-on-frame, live axles with leaf springs, a manual transmission, and -above all- a big lump of a naturally aspirated diesel engine with a mechanical injection […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/IMG_8296.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1)
![Curbside Finds: 1982 Corona and 1986 Cressida Wagons – A Toyota RWD Wagon Lover Lives Here (first posted 9/25/2017) I’d seen this very clean Corona wagon before in town, on the go. But I finally stumbled into where it lives, and it appears that […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/CC-337-023.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1)
![Curbside Find: 1986 Thunderbird – Nearly Extinct Aerobird These aerobirds, especially the plain-vanilla versions like this one, are at risk of extinction. They appeared out of nowhere in 1983, and multiplied exceedingly quickly. Even in California, which was […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/CC-331-006.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1)
![1969 Toyota Corolla Wagon by The Coast – Home Away From… No Home I was perusing my files for Toyotas I’ve shot but not posted when I stumbled into this gem of a find from some years ago, shot on a cliff overlooking […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/CC-226-137-1200.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1)
![1997 Oldsmobile Regency – The Last Of The White-Walled Oldsmobiles Take a 1997 model, give it the front and rear fascias, bumpers, and bodyside moldings of the same car from 1995, add in the chrome grille, wheels, and interior from a […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/IMG_4676-Version-2.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1)


