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Curbside Classics Archives
CC Outtake Archive
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![Waldorf schools were once very heavily associated with old Volvo station wagons and Corollas. Yes, stereotypes, but I was around one in Eugene enough in the early 90s to say […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/IMG_6349.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Outtake: 1981 Toyota Corolla – Old School Waldorf School Corolla")
Curbside Outtake: 1981 Toyota Corolla – Old School Waldorf School Corolla
Posted on November 17, 2021 | 25 CommentsWaldorf schools were once very heavily associated with old Volvo station wagons and Corollas. Yes, stereotypes, but I was around one in Eugene enough in the early 90s to say […] -
![Introduced for 1950, killed off after 1991, Ford’s Country Squire (later LTD Country Squire) was a mainstay in the American full size wagon market for just over four decades, serving […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/IMG_4645-2.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Outtake: 1988-1990 Ford LTD Country Squire – Nearing The End Of The Holiday Road")
Curbside Outtake: 1988-1990 Ford LTD Country Squire – Nearing The End Of The Holiday Road
Posted on November 16, 2021 | 15 CommentsIntroduced for 1950, killed off after 1991, Ford’s Country Squire (later LTD Country Squire) was a mainstay in the American full size wagon market for just over four decades, serving […] -
![At CC we might not like non-opening rear windows, but I’m really liking this non-opening rear door. The owner of this early 90’s Honda Ballade taped off the top of […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/20210313_173541-2.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CC Global: Honda Ballade (Civic) – Soldiering On At The Seaside")
CC Global: Honda Ballade (Civic) – Soldiering On At The Seaside
Posted on November 15, 2021 | 10 CommentsAt CC we might not like non-opening rear windows, but I’m really liking this non-opening rear door. The owner of this early 90’s Honda Ballade taped off the top of […] -
![CC reader John K. sent me these shots of a sweet old Falcon (Econoline) van, sitting at the edge of Plymouth harbor, and suitably being photobombed by a VW T2 […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/IMG_20211114_154854199.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Reader Outtake: 1962(?) Ford Falcon Club Wagon At Plymouth Harbor")
Reader Outtake: 1962(?) Ford Falcon Club Wagon At Plymouth Harbor
Posted on November 15, 2021 | 29 CommentsCC reader John K. sent me these shots of a sweet old Falcon (Econoline) van, sitting at the edge of Plymouth harbor, and suitably being photobombed by a VW T2 […] -
![It just won’t quit. I’ve been shooting this I-Mark since 2010, when it was already a rolling relic. I’ve updated it a couple of time since, in 2015 and 2020. […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/IMG_7925.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Update: 1982 Isuzu I-Mark Diesel Still Clattering Away Twelve Years Later")
Curbside Update: 1982 Isuzu I-Mark Diesel Still Clattering Away Twelve Years Later
Posted on November 14, 2021 | 21 CommentsIt just won’t quit. I’ve been shooting this I-Mark since 2010, when it was already a rolling relic. I’ve updated it a couple of time since, in 2015 and 2020. […] -
![We were on a hike recently in Port Orford, along an abandoned former section of old Hwy. 101, and I decided to take a side spur, what appeared to be […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/IMG_7920.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Trailside Outtake: Signage Overkill")
Trailside Outtake: Signage Overkill
Posted on November 11, 2021 | 43 CommentsWe were on a hike recently in Port Orford, along an abandoned former section of old Hwy. 101, and I decided to take a side spur, what appeared to be […] -
![This pairing of 4x4s for sale at a local used car dealership caught my eye – a 1978 Land Rover flanked by two more recent GMCs. Each is a vastly […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/Land-Rover-Series-III-1978.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CC Outtake: Three 4x4s For Sale – Which One Would You Choose?")
CC Outtake: Three 4x4s For Sale – Which One Would You Choose?
Posted on November 1, 2021 | 30 CommentsThis pairing of 4x4s for sale at a local used car dealership caught my eye – a 1978 Land Rover flanked by two more recent GMCs. Each is a vastly […] -
![(first posted 10/31/2015) It’s become a Halloween tradition to have a hearse for your ghoulish CC viewing pleasure, and I killed myself trying to find an appropriate one. Will […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/CC-244-998-1200-1.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Halloween Outtake: Lincoln Hearse – Pay Up Or Else!")
Halloween Outtake: Lincoln Hearse – Pay Up Or Else!
Posted on October 31, 2021 | 54 Comments(first posted 10/31/2015) It’s become a Halloween tradition to have a hearse for your ghoulish CC viewing pleasure, and I killed myself trying to find an appropriate one. Will […] -
![(first posted 10/30/2015) Getting old is a bitch; the forces of entropy gradually and inevitably get the upper hand. Non vital parts are sloughed off, the skin gets mottled, joints […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/jfddn.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Outtake: 1973 Buick LeSabre Custom Coupe – Trying To Age Gracefully")
Curbside Outtake: 1973 Buick LeSabre Custom Coupe – Trying To Age Gracefully
Posted on October 30, 2021 | 79 Comments(first posted 10/30/2015) Getting old is a bitch; the forces of entropy gradually and inevitably get the upper hand. Non vital parts are sloughed off, the skin gets mottled, joints […] -
Curbside Outtake: Who Needs A Stinkin’ F-250 King Ranch PowerStroke Diesel To Transport Lumber?
Posted on October 29, 2021 | 35 CommentsThat’s a fine piece of pressure treated lumber securely strapped to this Mercedes S Class. So secure it’s actually bowing. -
![(first posted 10/28/2015) We were on a walk, and I suddenly started trotting when I spotted the distinctive grille of this Jeep Wagoneer down the street. Wow; I’ve been looking […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/pfgkm.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CC Outtake: 1963 Jeep Wagoneer – Explorer Edition")
CC Outtake: 1963 Jeep Wagoneer – Explorer Edition
Posted on October 28, 2021 | 44 Comments(first posted 10/28/2015) We were on a walk, and I suddenly started trotting when I spotted the distinctive grille of this Jeep Wagoneer down the street. Wow; I’ve been looking […] -
![(first posted 10/26/2015) Ok; it’s not really a Bel Air wagon, but if Chevy had kept that nameplate alive into the 90s, this is what one would have looked like. […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/3ewkj.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CC Outtake: 1994 Chevrolet Bel Air Station Wagon – 1963 Revisited")
CC Outtake: 1994 Chevrolet Bel Air Station Wagon – 1963 Revisited
Posted on October 26, 2021 | 118 Comments(first posted 10/26/2015) Ok; it’s not really a Bel Air wagon, but if Chevy had kept that nameplate alive into the 90s, this is what one would have looked like. […] -
![Across and up the street from our new place in Port Orford, there’s a house that’s a wee bit different than what we’re likely to someday build. It’s a glass […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/IMG_7760.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Outtake: The Not-Niedermeyer’s New House In Port Orford")
Curbside Outtake: The Not-Niedermeyer’s New House In Port Orford
Posted on October 24, 2021 | 51 CommentsAcross and up the street from our new place in Port Orford, there’s a house that’s a wee bit different than what we’re likely to someday build. It’s a glass […] -
![On a recent rip down the coast on the way to Fesno and the ultimate junk yard, I stopped overnight at Trinidad State beach in Humboldt County, where we used […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/IMG_7259.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Beachside Outtake: Trinidad State Beach, Real And Representation")
Beachside Outtake: Trinidad State Beach, Real And Representation
Posted on October 10, 2021 | 8 CommentsOn a recent rip down the coast on the way to Fesno and the ultimate junk yard, I stopped overnight at Trinidad State beach in Humboldt County, where we used […] -
![This hardly needs any text. I count 16 axles on the trailer, each with 4 wheels, giving it 64 wheels. But wait, there’s more. It looks to me like there […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/mille.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Truckin’ Outtake: Got Wheels? – The Millipede Of Trailers")
Truckin’ Outtake: Got Wheels? – The Millipede Of Trailers
Posted on October 4, 2021 | 28 CommentsThis hardly needs any text. I count 16 axles on the trailer, each with 4 wheels, giving it 64 wheels. But wait, there’s more. It looks to me like there […]
