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CC Outtake Archive
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![We’ve all gone through those awkward adolescent years when we didn’t quite look like kids, nor adults, but instead appeared to be a random collection of physical characteristics from both. […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/LF.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1 "1981 Eagle SX/4: AMC’s Awkward 4WD Curiosity – Oddity Ahead Of Its Time?")
1981 Eagle SX/4: AMC’s Awkward 4WD Curiosity – Oddity Ahead Of Its Time?
Posted on August 9, 2025 | 5 CommentsWe’ve all gone through those awkward adolescent years when we didn’t quite look like kids, nor adults, but instead appeared to be a random collection of physical characteristics from both. […] -
![(first posted 7/20/2017) This blue gen2 Subaru GL AWD wagon is parked just around the corner from my house, and is owned by one of the daughters […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/CC-330-042.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1 "Curbside Find: 1983 Subaru GL AWD Wagon – Crunchy")
Curbside Find: 1983 Subaru GL AWD Wagon – Crunchy
Posted on August 5, 2025 | 52 Comments(first posted 7/20/2017) This blue gen2 Subaru GL AWD wagon is parked just around the corner from my house, and is owned by one of the daughters […] -
![(first posted 8/10/2017) As you well know, I’m not exactly a big fan of quite a bit that came from the Big Three during their declining decades (70s […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/CC-330-008.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1 "Curbside Find: 1993 Ford Escort Wagon – The American Corolla")
Curbside Find: 1993 Ford Escort Wagon – The American Corolla
Posted on August 4, 2025 | 65 Comments(first posted 8/10/2017) As you well know, I’m not exactly a big fan of quite a bit that came from the Big Three during their declining decades (70s […] -
![Text and photos by Victor Van Tress. So, there I am, one day driving to a friend’s shop in an industrial complex in northwest Los Angeles County, and what do […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/towing_daytona.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1 "Meet The Dodge Charger Daytona Tow Service!")
Meet The Dodge Charger Daytona Tow Service!
Posted on July 28, 2025 | 8 CommentsText and photos by Victor Van Tress. So, there I am, one day driving to a friend’s shop in an industrial complex in northwest Los Angeles County, and what do […] -
![Four wheel drive conversion vans mostly got their start with the new generation of vans that date back to 1971 for the Chevrolet and Dodge, and to the 1975 Econoline. […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/CC-330-058.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1 "Ford Econoline 4×4 Quadravan – Conversion Van x2")
Ford Econoline 4×4 Quadravan – Conversion Van x2
Posted on July 27, 2025 | 5 CommentsFour wheel drive conversion vans mostly got their start with the new generation of vans that date back to 1971 for the Chevrolet and Dodge, and to the 1975 Econoline. […] -
1971 Plymouth Satellite – Poetry In The Parking Lot
Posted on July 26, 2025 | 3 CommentsOn a recent warm, sunny, summer day, There was a needed item for which I’d have to pay. -
![Our driveway and parking pad in Port Orford needed some additional gravel. A friend there gave me the name of a guy who does smaller loads, ideal for tipping under […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/IMG_3586.jpeg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1 "1975 International D200 Truck Still Hard At Work Hauling Gravel")
1975 International D200 Truck Still Hard At Work Hauling Gravel
Posted on July 25, 2025 | 16 CommentsOur driveway and parking pad in Port Orford needed some additional gravel. A friend there gave me the name of a guy who does smaller loads, ideal for tipping under […] -
![(first posted 7/7/2017) One of the best things about our neighborhood is the alleys. I can walk out my back door and back garden gate, and head down […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/CC-331-016.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1 "Curbside Find: Datsun 1600 (521) Li’l Hustler Pickup, and Its Replacement")
Curbside Find: Datsun 1600 (521) Li’l Hustler Pickup, and Its Replacement
Posted on July 24, 2025 | 24 Comments(first posted 7/7/2017) One of the best things about our neighborhood is the alleys. I can walk out my back door and back garden gate, and head down […] -
![I was walking across the Home Depot parking lot the other evening when I noticed something a little amiss out of the corner of my eye regarding the Olds Ciera […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/IMG_0438.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1 "1986 Oldsmobile Cutlass Ciera – Not Your Father’s Lighting Setup")
1986 Oldsmobile Cutlass Ciera – Not Your Father’s Lighting Setup
Posted on July 22, 2025 | 19 CommentsI was walking across the Home Depot parking lot the other evening when I noticed something a little amiss out of the corner of my eye regarding the Olds Ciera […] -
![Last month I took a large figure-eight roadtrip involving going to Minnesota and back home and then continuing (after one day’s rest) to the West Coast without backtracking on any […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/IMG_3538.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1 "Curbside Find: 1980 AMC Concord Wagon – From The Department Of Last Rides")
Curbside Find: 1980 AMC Concord Wagon – From The Department Of Last Rides
Posted on July 20, 2025 | 17 CommentsLast month I took a large figure-eight roadtrip involving going to Minnesota and back home and then continuing (after one day’s rest) to the West Coast without backtracking on any […] -
![First let me acknowledge that we are talking about automotive license plates here, not some painted ceramic wall hanging by Franklin Mint. We are also not talking about “vanity” […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/IMG_1023-1.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1 "Curbside Finds: The Curious World of Collector License Plates")
Curbside Finds: The Curious World of Collector License Plates
Posted on July 20, 2025 | 45 CommentsFirst let me acknowledge that we are talking about automotive license plates here, not some painted ceramic wall hanging by Franklin Mint. We are also not talking about “vanity” […] -
![It’s easy to forget just what a huge leap EVs made starting in the first few years of the 21st century, with the groundbreaking AC Propulsion T-Zero and some other […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/CC-394-030.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1 "Curbside Find: 1981 Ford Fairmont Electric – EVs Sure Have Come A Long Way")
Curbside Find: 1981 Ford Fairmont Electric – EVs Sure Have Come A Long Way
Posted on July 19, 2025 | 14 CommentsIt’s easy to forget just what a huge leap EVs made starting in the first few years of the 21st century, with the groundbreaking AC Propulsion T-Zero and some other […] -
![(first posted 4/16/2019) I have several route options for my daily commute, and one of the more rural (and scenic) ones takes me past this farm where a […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/olds98-2.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1 "Curbside Finds: Oldsmobile Ninety Eight Regency(s) – Postlude in C, Opus 94-96")
Curbside Finds: Oldsmobile Ninety Eight Regency(s) – Postlude in C, Opus 94-96
Posted on July 18, 2025 | 27 Comments(first posted 4/16/2019) I have several route options for my daily commute, and one of the more rural (and scenic) ones takes me past this farm where a […] -
![(first posted 2/1/2019) Regardless of one’s personal opinion of the Toyota Camry, it’s a quantitative fact that the Camry ranks high as one of history’s best selling car. […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/thumb_IMG_7079_1024.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1 "Curbside Find: 1991 Toyota Camry DX Wagon – Gut Fish, Not Houses")
Curbside Find: 1991 Toyota Camry DX Wagon – Gut Fish, Not Houses
Posted on July 17, 2025 | 57 Comments(first posted 2/1/2019) Regardless of one’s personal opinion of the Toyota Camry, it’s a quantitative fact that the Camry ranks high as one of history’s best selling car. […] -
![I shoot vintage vans, especially old camper vans, for obvious reasons. This extended length Maxivan with a high roof is as close as it gets to my ProMaster in configuration. […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/CC-339-030.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1 "Curbside Find: 1977 (or so) Dodge Maxivan Camper Van – The DodgeMaster High Roof")
Curbside Find: 1977 (or so) Dodge Maxivan Camper Van – The DodgeMaster High Roof
Posted on July 16, 2025 | 11 CommentsI shoot vintage vans, especially old camper vans, for obvious reasons. This extended length Maxivan with a high roof is as close as it gets to my ProMaster in configuration. […]
