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Curbside Classics Archives
CC Outtake Archive
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![How many of these have we looked at over the years here? How many of us used to drive one? And if not, how many of us never rented one? […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/IMG_7150.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Outtake: The Dwindling A-Body Buick Century – Four Sealed Beam Headlight Version At That")
Curbside Outtake: The Dwindling A-Body Buick Century – Four Sealed Beam Headlight Version At That
Posted on October 3, 2021 | 29 CommentsHow many of these have we looked at over the years here? How many of us used to drive one? And if not, how many of us never rented one? […] -
![Despite a “scorching September” as described here in Alberta, convertible season is drawing to a close, so it’s high time to feature the rarely seen BMW Z8. Rare as in […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/z8.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Outtake: Country Correct Plate BMW Z8")
Curbside Outtake: Country Correct Plate BMW Z8
Posted on October 2, 2021 | 6 CommentsDespite a “scorching September” as described here in Alberta, convertible season is drawing to a close, so it’s high time to feature the rarely seen BMW Z8. Rare as in […] -
![This home made Chevy van camper caught my eye in Arcata, CA on a recent trip down the coast. It’s big and long, and surprisingly well-built for a home brew […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/09/IMG_7268.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Outtake: The Big, Wide, Long Home Built Chevy Van")
Curbside Outtake: The Big, Wide, Long Home Built Chevy Van
Posted on September 28, 2021 | 19 CommentsThis home made Chevy van camper caught my eye in Arcata, CA on a recent trip down the coast. It’s big and long, and surprisingly well-built for a home brew […] -
![Here’s a two-fer of a couple of elderly Dodges in front of a mural that has been there for quite a few years, but gets updated on a regular […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/09/IMG_6228.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Outtake: A Couple Of Old Dodges In Front Of A Mural")
Curbside Outtake: A Couple Of Old Dodges In Front Of A Mural
Posted on September 18, 2021 | 6 CommentsHere’s a two-fer of a couple of elderly Dodges in front of a mural that has been there for quite a few years, but gets updated on a regular […] -
![(first posted 9/16/2015) Just about a year ago, I wrote a CC about my (and Austria’s) favorite childhood bus and truck . If I’d known then that we were headed […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/09/Steyr-380-bus.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "European Vacation Outtake: Steyr 380 – The Austrian Love Bus")
European Vacation Outtake: Steyr 380 – The Austrian Love Bus
Posted on September 16, 2021 | 17 Comments(first posted 9/16/2015) Just about a year ago, I wrote a CC about my (and Austria’s) favorite childhood bus and truck . If I’d known then that we were headed […] -
![I found this little Datsun pickup riding high at Home Depot, trying hard to fit in with all the other high-riding big pickups. It even sported a 4×4 badge. Undoubtedly […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/09/IMG_6106.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Outtake: Datsun 521 Pickup “4×4” – Trying To Keep Up With The Big Boys")
Curbside Outtake: Datsun 521 Pickup “4×4” – Trying To Keep Up With The Big Boys
Posted on September 15, 2021 | 9 CommentsI found this little Datsun pickup riding high at Home Depot, trying hard to fit in with all the other high-riding big pickups. It even sported a 4×4 badge. Undoubtedly […] -
![I do like finding these 1970’s rolling time capsules with their bold graphics. And “Heavy Half”; what a great name. Of course it’s meaning is probably a bit lost in […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/09/IMG_5788.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Outtake: 1977 GMC Sierra Grande 15 Heavy Half – Light Full")
Curbside Outtake: 1977 GMC Sierra Grande 15 Heavy Half – Light Full
Posted on September 13, 2021 | 25 CommentsI do like finding these 1970’s rolling time capsules with their bold graphics. And “Heavy Half”; what a great name. Of course it’s meaning is probably a bit lost in […] -
![There’s something that’s bugged me about the styling of the VW Type III notchback sedan since…1962, when I first saw pictures of one. Obviously, this one is hardly the best […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/09/IMG_5831.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Outtake: VW 1500 Notchback Sedan – An (Unfair?) Styling Critique")
Curbside Outtake: VW 1500 Notchback Sedan – An (Unfair?) Styling Critique
Posted on September 12, 2021 | 18 CommentsThere’s something that’s bugged me about the styling of the VW Type III notchback sedan since…1962, when I first saw pictures of one. Obviously, this one is hardly the best […] -
![Another week, another sighting of a what appears to be an impeccably kept vehicle waiting to make a left turn in the same place as the Lincoln Mark VII last […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/09/IMG_5735-2.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CC One Shot: 1991 Toyota Pickup – Caught On Creampuff Corner")
CC One Shot: 1991 Toyota Pickup – Caught On Creampuff Corner
Posted on September 6, 2021 | 13 CommentsAnother week, another sighting of a what appears to be an impeccably kept vehicle waiting to make a left turn in the same place as the Lincoln Mark VII last […] -
![When I happened upon this Rodeo several weeks ago, I was stopped dead in my tracks by the little truck’s audacious shininess. There was something about the Isuzu’s presence, on […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/IMG_4043.jpeg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Shininess: What Are They Thinking?")
Curbside Shininess: What Are They Thinking?
Posted on September 2, 2021 | 37 CommentsWhen I happened upon this Rodeo several weeks ago, I was stopped dead in my tracks by the little truck’s audacious shininess. There was something about the Isuzu’s presence, on […] -
![I happened to be stopped at a light near my house when a surprise pulled alongside. So it only took one shot to get a decent one of this example […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/IMG_5581.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CC One Shot: 1986-1992 Lincoln Mark VII – Where Have You Been Hiding?")
CC One Shot: 1986-1992 Lincoln Mark VII – Where Have You Been Hiding?
Posted on September 1, 2021 | 23 CommentsI happened to be stopped at a light near my house when a surprise pulled alongside. So it only took one shot to get a decent one of this example […] -
![This is an interesting pairing of cars that represent what was hot in their day (late ’80s): the Chrysler minivan and mid/compact SUVs. The Niedermeyer driveway in 1990 could well […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/IMG_7241.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Twofer: Gen1 Plymouth Grand Voyager and Isuzu Trooper II – This Could Have Been Our House In 1990")
Curbside Twofer: Gen1 Plymouth Grand Voyager and Isuzu Trooper II – This Could Have Been Our House In 1990
Posted on August 31, 2021 | 27 CommentsThis is an interesting pairing of cars that represent what was hot in their day (late ’80s): the Chrysler minivan and mid/compact SUVs. The Niedermeyer driveway in 1990 could well […] -
![Regular readers of this website will be familiar with the monthly (or, bi-monthly) “CCs from Israel” series in which I upload all my findings from the holy-land. But every now […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/20210813_074913.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CC Outtake: 1975 Oldsmobile Starfire – The Winged Wonder")
CC Outtake: 1975 Oldsmobile Starfire – The Winged Wonder
Posted on August 27, 2021 | 22 CommentsRegular readers of this website will be familiar with the monthly (or, bi-monthly) “CCs from Israel” series in which I upload all my findings from the holy-land. But every now […] -
![(first posted 8/23/2015) Some regard the 1978-83 Ford Fairmont and Mercury Zephyr as dull and boring, but to me I see these Fox sedans and wagons as being one of the […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/Mercury-Zephyr.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Outtake: 1978-83 Mercury Zephyr – That Very Rare Clean Design")
Curbside Outtake: 1978-83 Mercury Zephyr – That Very Rare Clean Design
Posted on August 23, 2021 | 162 Comments(first posted 8/23/2015) Some regard the 1978-83 Ford Fairmont and Mercury Zephyr as dull and boring, but to me I see these Fox sedans and wagons as being one of the […] -
![Gen1 Accords have suddenly become very scarce. They’re probably hot collector cars these days. And this Accord is red hot, if not quite original. That wing is dramatic, but wait […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/IMG_7133.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Outtake: Gen1 Honda Accord – Not Quite Stock")
Curbside Outtake: Gen1 Honda Accord – Not Quite Stock
Posted on August 21, 2021 | 22 CommentsGen1 Accords have suddenly become very scarce. They’re probably hot collector cars these days. And this Accord is red hot, if not quite original. That wing is dramatic, but wait […]
