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Curbside Classics Archives
CC Outtake Archive
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Curbside Outtake: Acura Coupe With Big Trailer
Posted on February 19, 2022 | 8 CommentsIt’s been a while, but here’s another addition to my series of small cars with big trailers. -
![(first posted 2/16/2016) On our recent trip to the Bay Area, I got roped into going to a giant flea/antique market held in Alameda on the runways of the former […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/pok.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CC Outtake: 1970 Plymouth Sport Fury GT 440 – The Rarest And Most Valuable Antique Was In The Parking Lot")
CC Outtake: 1970 Plymouth Sport Fury GT 440 – The Rarest And Most Valuable Antique Was In The Parking Lot
Posted on February 16, 2022 | 82 Comments(first posted 2/16/2016) On our recent trip to the Bay Area, I got roped into going to a giant flea/antique market held in Alameda on the runways of the former […] -
![(first posted 2/12/2016) There is currently no “sporty” trim level of the Chevrolet Malibu. There wasn’t one in the 1978-83 Malibu lineup, nor the 1997-2003 lineup. But between 2006 […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/chevrolet-malibu-maxx-ss.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CC Outtake: 2006-07 Chevrolet Malibu Maxx SS – A Very, Very Different Malibu")
CC Outtake: 2006-07 Chevrolet Malibu Maxx SS – A Very, Very Different Malibu
Posted on February 12, 2022 | 80 Comments(first posted 2/12/2016) There is currently no “sporty” trim level of the Chevrolet Malibu. There wasn’t one in the 1978-83 Malibu lineup, nor the 1997-2003 lineup. But between 2006 […] -
![I read the other day that scientists are thinking of bringing woolly mammoths back from extinction. This ancient whale appears to have beaten them to the punch; I found it […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/1977-79_Town-Car_LF34_3047.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1978-’79 Lincoln Town Car – The Lincoln Sleeps Tonight")
Curbside Classic: 1978-’79 Lincoln Town Car – The Lincoln Sleeps Tonight
Posted on February 10, 2022 | 75 CommentsI read the other day that scientists are thinking of bringing woolly mammoths back from extinction. This ancient whale appears to have beaten them to the punch; I found it […] -
![(first posted 2/10/2016) This image does a lot for me. It’s the ideal combination of vantage point and subject matter. We’ve covered the Riviera quite a bit here, but […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/riv3.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CC Outtake: 1967 Buick Riviera GS – Stunning")
CC Outtake: 1967 Buick Riviera GS – Stunning
Posted on February 9, 2022 | 56 Comments(first posted 2/10/2016) This image does a lot for me. It’s the ideal combination of vantage point and subject matter. We’ve covered the Riviera quite a bit here, but […] -
![There’s been some love on CC recently for the second generation Mitsubishi Colt/Mirage hatchback and its derivatives. It came in many forms, under various model names – as the Colt, […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/20210907_120011-1.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Outtake: 1987- 90 Dodge Colt Station Wagon – Imported, Twice Over")
Curbside Outtake: 1987- 90 Dodge Colt Station Wagon – Imported, Twice Over
Posted on February 7, 2022 | 15 CommentsThere’s been some love on CC recently for the second generation Mitsubishi Colt/Mirage hatchback and its derivatives. It came in many forms, under various model names – as the Colt, […] -
![Through the 1970s and 1980s, the cheapest new cars on the UK market, and in many European countries, were from behind the Iron Curtain – Skoda from Czechoslovakia, Polski-Fiat from […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/20211226_095602.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Outtake: 1993 Proton 1.5GL Aerodeck Triple Valve – When The Iron Curtain Crumbled")
Curbside Outtake: 1993 Proton 1.5GL Aerodeck Triple Valve – When The Iron Curtain Crumbled
Posted on February 3, 2022 | 13 CommentsThrough the 1970s and 1980s, the cheapest new cars on the UK market, and in many European countries, were from behind the Iron Curtain – Skoda from Czechoslovakia, Polski-Fiat from […] -
![On Saturday, I brought the family home from COVID isolation – two weeks at the shore in a mostly fully-equipped and winterized beach house, but with extra-added fevers, coughing, […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/IMG_20220109_121920.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Outtake: Forest Hills 1977 Ford LTD")
Curbside Outtake: Forest Hills 1977 Ford LTD
Posted on January 14, 2022 | 34 CommentsOn Saturday, I brought the family home from COVID isolation – two weeks at the shore in a mostly fully-equipped and winterized beach house, but with extra-added fevers, coughing, […] -
![What would the odds be of another pulling in to give me the jackpot? Eh, probably pretty long as there are more potential cars that could pull in than the […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/IMG_7519.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CC Outtake: Parking Lot Odds – Like Waiting For That Third Cherry To Drop While Playing The Slots At Caesar’s")
CC Outtake: Parking Lot Odds – Like Waiting For That Third Cherry To Drop While Playing The Slots At Caesar’s
Posted on January 13, 2022 | 16 CommentsWhat would the odds be of another pulling in to give me the jackpot? Eh, probably pretty long as there are more potential cars that could pull in than the […] -
![While not exactly stock anymore, the 1953 (?) Chevy 3100 struck me as it sat curbside ahead of the Chevy 2500 that’s around 65 years newer. Beyond height due to […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/IMG_7573.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CC Outtake: Chevy 3100 vs. Chevy 2500 – The Old vs. The Not Quite Newest")
CC Outtake: Chevy 3100 vs. Chevy 2500 – The Old vs. The Not Quite Newest
Posted on January 11, 2022 | 23 CommentsWhile not exactly stock anymore, the 1953 (?) Chevy 3100 struck me as it sat curbside ahead of the Chevy 2500 that’s around 65 years newer. Beyond height due to […] -
![(first posted 1/9/2016) Today was a very sloppy day outside with an uncharacteristically wet and heavy snowfall – as my wife and I headed to lunch, while getting out of […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/syyg.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CC Outtake: 1983 Subaru BRAT – A Bright Star On A Gloomy Day")
CC Outtake: 1983 Subaru BRAT – A Bright Star On A Gloomy Day
Posted on January 9, 2022 | 31 Comments(first posted 1/9/2016) Today was a very sloppy day outside with an uncharacteristically wet and heavy snowfall – as my wife and I headed to lunch, while getting out of […] -
![(first posted 1/7/2016) Now that the Ford Econoline van has finally gone the way of so many other automotive dinosaurs, we might want to give it a bit of rear-mirror […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/ggh.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CC Outtake: 1972 Ford Econoline 200 – Big White Generic Box")
CC Outtake: 1972 Ford Econoline 200 – Big White Generic Box
Posted on January 7, 2022 | 52 Comments(first posted 1/7/2016) Now that the Ford Econoline van has finally gone the way of so many other automotive dinosaurs, we might want to give it a bit of rear-mirror […] -
![When you chart the changes of the Oldsmobile Cutlass Ciera across its 14-year run, it’s easy to break it down into the six-window era and the four-window era. Less obviously, […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/88_olds_cutlass_ciera.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CC Outtake: 1988 Oldsmobile Cutlass Ciera — Roach Of The Road In Transition")
CC Outtake: 1988 Oldsmobile Cutlass Ciera — Roach Of The Road In Transition
Posted on January 3, 2022 | 25 CommentsWhen you chart the changes of the Oldsmobile Cutlass Ciera across its 14-year run, it’s easy to break it down into the six-window era and the four-window era. Less obviously, […] -
![I got an email from a reader last night with an attached shot of a Lexus SUV with a wreath attached to its front, asking if this was still a […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/IMG_8189.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Here’s Wishing You All A Merry Christmas And Happy Holidays")
Here’s Wishing You All A Merry Christmas And Happy Holidays
Posted on December 24, 2021 | 33 CommentsI got an email from a reader last night with an attached shot of a Lexus SUV with a wreath attached to its front, asking if this was still a […] -
![Admittedly it was the gen2 Econoline that caught my attention, as they’ve become scarce. But the reality is that these 1996-2000 Caravans are getting pretty thin on the ground too. […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/IMG_7783.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Driveway Outtake: A Blue-Green Van Lover Lives Here – The Rapidly Disappearing Gen3 Caravan")
Driveway Outtake: A Blue-Green Van Lover Lives Here – The Rapidly Disappearing Gen3 Caravan
Posted on December 22, 2021 | 31 CommentsAdmittedly it was the gen2 Econoline that caught my attention, as they’ve become scarce. But the reality is that these 1996-2000 Caravans are getting pretty thin on the ground too. […]
