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Curbside Classics Archives
CC Outtakes Archive
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![During the 1980s, one of Nissan’s advertising taglines was “Major Motion” — cheesy to be sure, but looking at the company’s products with hindsight, Nissan did move majorly up the […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/Four-Nissans.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CC Outtakes: 1980s Nissans – Four Doses Of Major Motion")
CC Outtakes: 1980s Nissans – Four Doses Of Major Motion
Posted on September 5, 2019 | 32 CommentsDuring the 1980s, one of Nissan’s advertising taglines was “Major Motion” — cheesy to be sure, but looking at the company’s products with hindsight, Nissan did move majorly up the […] -
![I was struck by the sheer audacity of the paint job of this Ford Windstar I saw in Seattle. It looks like Grimace was squirted with grape soda while carrying […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/97-ford-escort.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Cohort Outtakes: These Violet Delights Have Violet Ends")
Cohort Outtakes: These Violet Delights Have Violet Ends
Posted on September 3, 2019 | 49 CommentsI was struck by the sheer audacity of the paint job of this Ford Windstar I saw in Seattle. It looks like Grimace was squirted with grape soda while carrying […] -
![Labor Day is celebrated on the first Monday in September in both Canada and the US. Besides being another great excuse for a BBQ, block party or a trip to […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/1967-1968-pontiac-firebird-1.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CC Outtakes: Sun Lovers Of Vancouver")
CC Outtakes: Sun Lovers Of Vancouver
Posted on September 2, 2019 | 13 CommentsLabor Day is celebrated on the first Monday in September in both Canada and the US. Besides being another great excuse for a BBQ, block party or a trip to […] -
![As a teen in the Los Angeles suburbs and then a college man on the California Central Coast, cars and driving were my two (main) passions. My Dad (and now […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/IMG_4978-2.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "The In-Motion Outtakes Of A Late ’80’s College Boy: They Called Me Shaky Hand Jim")
The In-Motion Outtakes Of A Late ’80’s College Boy: They Called Me Shaky Hand Jim
Posted on August 24, 2019 | 34 CommentsAs a teen in the Los Angeles suburbs and then a college man on the California Central Coast, cars and driving were my two (main) passions. My Dad (and now […] -
![It’s been a while since I’ve seen a General Lee tribute car. After all, The Dukes of Hazzard has been off the air for over three decades, and its automotive […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/General-Lee-1.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CC Outtake: Just An Old Galant, Never Meanin’ No Harm…")
CC Outtake: Just An Old Galant, Never Meanin’ No Harm…
Posted on August 19, 2019 | 53 CommentsIt’s been a while since I’ve seen a General Lee tribute car. After all, The Dukes of Hazzard has been off the air for over three decades, and its automotive […] -
![On a recent drive through the redwoods of Northern California, after passing the Drive-Thru Tree and the One Log Cabin, I slowed down to check out the World Famous Tree […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/IMG_0856.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CC Outtakes: An International Display (+ Dodge and Cushman)")
CC Outtakes: An International Display (+ Dodge and Cushman)
Posted on August 3, 2019 | 12 CommentsOn a recent drive through the redwoods of Northern California, after passing the Drive-Thru Tree and the One Log Cabin, I slowed down to check out the World Famous Tree […] -
![CC has recently seen some of the highlights of our recent trip to New Zealand, which I referred to as “it’s a Toyota but not as we know it”, but […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/05/DSC00622.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CC Global – Kiwi Scrapbook: Explore New Zealand, And Expect The Unexpected")
CC Global – Kiwi Scrapbook: Explore New Zealand, And Expect The Unexpected
Posted on June 29, 2019 | 24 CommentsCC has recently seen some of the highlights of our recent trip to New Zealand, which I referred to as “it’s a Toyota but not as we know it”, but […] -
![The Mercedes SL-Class, for nearly its entire history up until the past decade or so, has continuously been a truly iconic vehicle. Whether it be the original SL “Gullwing” coupe […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/thumb_IMG_4483_1024.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CC Outtake: 2000 Mercedes-Benz SL 500 – Still Glamorous")
CC Outtake: 2000 Mercedes-Benz SL 500 – Still Glamorous
Posted on June 18, 2019 | 28 CommentsThe Mercedes SL-Class, for nearly its entire history up until the past decade or so, has continuously been a truly iconic vehicle. Whether it be the original SL “Gullwing” coupe […] -
CC Outtakes: Automotive Oddities of North Texas, Spring Edition
Posted on May 24, 2019 | 26 CommentsAhh… The weather is warm, there’s a lovely breeze outside, and the Curbside Classics have come out of hibernation here in North Texas. -
![Paul and other contributors in various parts of the country with more car-friendly climates have no shortage of great CCs that end up here. I was in northern California […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/05/IMG_4002.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CC’s Under My Nose: Neighborhood Walkabout")
CC’s Under My Nose: Neighborhood Walkabout
Posted on May 23, 2019 | 25 CommentsPaul and other contributors in various parts of the country with more car-friendly climates have no shortage of great CCs that end up here. I was in northern California […] -
![The title phrase, which sounds like the beginning of a joke, immediately popped into my mind when I came across this sight. With some cars I might attempt to flesh […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/05/TwoOpels06Small.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CC Outtake: Two Opels Drive Into A Gas Station . . .")
CC Outtake: Two Opels Drive Into A Gas Station . . .
Posted on May 17, 2019 | 38 CommentsThe title phrase, which sounds like the beginning of a joke, immediately popped into my mind when I came across this sight. With some cars I might attempt to flesh […] -
![The Florida Panther is a cougar, or mountain lion, which is the state animal of Florida. According to Wikipedia, there’s a population of over 200 of these felines in Florida, […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/05/3D7333F9-B807-405E-B568-21C839C1D04D.jpeg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CC Outtakes: The Florida Panther")
CC Outtakes: The Florida Panther
Posted on May 13, 2019 | 27 CommentsThe Florida Panther is a cougar, or mountain lion, which is the state animal of Florida. According to Wikipedia, there’s a population of over 200 of these felines in Florida, […] -
![Sad as it may be, sedans are a dying breed. If there’s any indication of the sedan’s ever-diminishing importance to most automakers, it’s in the smaller-than-ever scale of new model […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/thumb_IMG_8974_1024.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CC Outtakes: 2004 and 2019 Lexus LS – Does It Really Matter Anymore?")
CC Outtakes: 2004 and 2019 Lexus LS – Does It Really Matter Anymore?
Posted on April 17, 2019 | 66 CommentsSad as it may be, sedans are a dying breed. If there’s any indication of the sedan’s ever-diminishing importance to most automakers, it’s in the smaller-than-ever scale of new model […] -
CC Wordless Outtake: “Sometimes It’s Hard To Say Goodbye”
Posted on April 9, 2019 | 26 Comments -
![We get snow occasionally in Eugene, but usually it’s a couple of inches that are soon gone. But when I opened the front door this morning, this is what I […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/CC-384-snow-001.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CC Outtakes: Snow Holiday in Eugene")
CC Outtakes: Snow Holiday in Eugene
Posted on February 25, 2019 | 49 CommentsWe get snow occasionally in Eugene, but usually it’s a couple of inches that are soon gone. But when I opened the front door this morning, this is what I […]
