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Curbside Classics Archives
CC Outtake Archive
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![Early last year we were visiting our son in a nearby town and went for a stroll in his neighborhood, when I spotted this (Super?) Beetle. Nothing really special, not […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/12/IMG_2291.jpeg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Outtakes: Classic Couples")
Curbside Outtakes: Classic Couples
Posted on January 4, 2021 | 25 CommentsEarly last year we were visiting our son in a nearby town and went for a stroll in his neighborhood, when I spotted this (Super?) Beetle. Nothing really special, not […] -
![(first posted 7/16/2020) Presence. Some cars just have it. It’s hard to define, but as Supreme Court Justice Potter Stewart famously said (about something else entirely), “I know it when […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/20200606_131540.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Outtake: 1970 Cadillac Sedan DeVille – Welcome Presence")
Curbside Outtake: 1970 Cadillac Sedan DeVille – Welcome Presence
Posted on December 31, 2020 | 63 Comments(first posted 7/16/2020) Presence. Some cars just have it. It’s hard to define, but as Supreme Court Justice Potter Stewart famously said (about something else entirely), “I know it when […] -
![About this time last year I was laid off from my job of 12+ years (and feeling lost). With time on my hands I posted a few short items here, […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/12/IMG_0219.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CC Outtakes: A Toy Truck – What Could Be Better For Christmas?")
CC Outtakes: A Toy Truck – What Could Be Better For Christmas?
Posted on December 25, 2020 | 14 CommentsAbout this time last year I was laid off from my job of 12+ years (and feeling lost). With time on my hands I posted a few short items here, […] -
![Anyone thinking a 1973 Buick LeSabre is a small car needs to have their temperature checked. At 18.7′ in length, it’s nearly one-sixth the length of the Wright Brothers’ first […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/12/IMG_0654.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CC Outtake: Battle of The Big, Bad Buicks – LeSabre vs Lucerne")
CC Outtake: Battle of The Big, Bad Buicks – LeSabre vs Lucerne
Posted on December 23, 2020 | 29 CommentsAnyone thinking a 1973 Buick LeSabre is a small car needs to have their temperature checked. At 18.7′ in length, it’s nearly one-sixth the length of the Wright Brothers’ first […] -
![(first posted 12/17/2014) One doesn’t exactly see ’55 Pontiacs like this often on the freeway, looking like it might well be a regular or daily driver. Stephanie shot it yesterday […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/12/a-pont.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "On The Go Outtake: 1955 Pontiac – The Well-Disguised ’55 Chevy")
On The Go Outtake: 1955 Pontiac – The Well-Disguised ’55 Chevy
Posted on December 17, 2020 | 74 Comments(first posted 12/17/2014) One doesn’t exactly see ’55 Pontiacs like this often on the freeway, looking like it might well be a regular or daily driver. Stephanie shot it yesterday […] -
![I was sitting in the parking lot of Albertsons, waiting for my son when I spotted this in the next row over. Wow; it’s been a while. And it’s even […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/12/CC-432-013.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Parking Lot Outtake: 1984 Chrysler Laser Turbo – What Kind Of Person Is Still Driving One Today?")
Parking Lot Outtake: 1984 Chrysler Laser Turbo – What Kind Of Person Is Still Driving One Today?
Posted on December 13, 2020 | 57 CommentsI was sitting in the parking lot of Albertsons, waiting for my son when I spotted this in the next row over. Wow; it’s been a while. And it’s even […] -
![Plenty of Chevy (conversion) vans around here, at least enough to say that these are not really special. But this rather sinister looking beastie might well be the first cutaway […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/12/IMG_9288.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CC Outtake: 1986 Chevrolet G30 Cutaway Hi-Cube Van – Unheimlich")
CC Outtake: 1986 Chevrolet G30 Cutaway Hi-Cube Van – Unheimlich
Posted on December 11, 2020 | 21 CommentsPlenty of Chevy (conversion) vans around here, at least enough to say that these are not really special. But this rather sinister looking beastie might well be the first cutaway […] -
![I spotted this at a Park and Ride lot at the Fairgrounds, and it looks very much to be a regular driver. Given it’s an ’88, that makes it the […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/12/CC-395-059.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Outtake: 1988 Chevy Sprint – More Of A Long Distance Runner Than A Sprinter")
Curbside Outtake: 1988 Chevy Sprint – More Of A Long Distance Runner Than A Sprinter
Posted on December 8, 2020 | 16 CommentsI spotted this at a Park and Ride lot at the Fairgrounds, and it looks very much to be a regular driver. Given it’s an ’88, that makes it the […] -
![I stumbled upon this garage full of stiffmobiles recently and though I’d share. A great smorgasbord of transportation options are offered for even the most discriminating of cadavers in this […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/12/IMG_20201120_091411-copy.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CC Outtake: Japanese Hearses – Putting The Fun Back Into Funeral Coaches")
CC Outtake: Japanese Hearses – Putting The Fun Back Into Funeral Coaches
Posted on December 6, 2020 | 14 CommentsI stumbled upon this garage full of stiffmobiles recently and though I’d share. A great smorgasbord of transportation options are offered for even the most discriminating of cadavers in this […] -
![Well, hello there yourself, little guy! As with any car show, so too do the parking lots at the junkyard often present the most interesting finds. Once again, here’s a […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/12/IMG_7791.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Forbidden Fruit Outtake: 2016 Nissan March – ¡Hola!")
Forbidden Fruit Outtake: 2016 Nissan March – ¡Hola!
Posted on December 4, 2020 | 21 CommentsWell, hello there yourself, little guy! As with any car show, so too do the parking lots at the junkyard often present the most interesting finds. Once again, here’s a […] -
![This town was once crawling with gen1 Foresters. They were everywhere, including the one in our driveway. But the numbers are finally receding some, although these folks appear to be […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/12/CC-428-110.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Driveway Outtake: Someone Likes Old Subaru Foresters – Me Too!")
Driveway Outtake: Someone Likes Old Subaru Foresters – Me Too!
Posted on December 3, 2020 | 18 CommentsThis town was once crawling with gen1 Foresters. They were everywhere, including the one in our driveway. But the numbers are finally receding some, although these folks appear to be […] -
![On the left, a 2011 Volkswagen Caddy 1.6 TDI. On the right, a 2000 Toyota Corolla E110 1.6 VVT-i. The little ol’ fellow in the middle is still holding its […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/12/IMG_9266.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CC Outtake: 1994 Mitsubishi L300 Panel Van – Long Time No See")
CC Outtake: 1994 Mitsubishi L300 Panel Van – Long Time No See
Posted on December 2, 2020 | 10 CommentsOn the left, a 2011 Volkswagen Caddy 1.6 TDI. On the right, a 2000 Toyota Corolla E110 1.6 VVT-i. The little ol’ fellow in the middle is still holding its […] -
![Our neighborhood is graced with alleys, and they’re one of my favorite places for taking the dog for our morning walk. Lots of interesting things to see in folks’ back […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/CC-432-008.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Outtake: The Skinny Home-Built Trailer")
Curbside Outtake: The Skinny Home-Built Trailer
Posted on November 30, 2020 | 18 CommentsOur neighborhood is graced with alleys, and they’re one of my favorite places for taking the dog for our morning walk. Lots of interesting things to see in folks’ back […] -
![Here’s a model that I still see occasionally around our Tokyo neighborhood – and one I don’t believe we’ve covered here at CC yet – the Toyota Granvia. It’s probably […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/Toyota_Granvia_001-e1606363156357.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Outtake: 1995-2002 Toyota Granvia – Ditching the Dog House")
Curbside Outtake: 1995-2002 Toyota Granvia – Ditching the Dog House
Posted on November 28, 2020 | 19 CommentsHere’s a model that I still see occasionally around our Tokyo neighborhood – and one I don’t believe we’ve covered here at CC yet – the Toyota Granvia. It’s probably […] -
![My favorite vintage coach took up residence in my neighborhood well over a year ago, and we still walk by it every few days. And clearly someone inside has made […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/CC-409-029.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Outtake: 1960 GM PD-4104 Coach – It’s Taken Up Residence In My Neighborhood")
Curbside Outtake: 1960 GM PD-4104 Coach – It’s Taken Up Residence In My Neighborhood
Posted on November 24, 2020 | 15 CommentsMy favorite vintage coach took up residence in my neighborhood well over a year ago, and we still walk by it every few days. And clearly someone inside has made […]
