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Our Hot New Server Is Up And Running (Quickly)
Posted on December 15, 2013 | 48 CommentsThis will hopefully be the final chapter of our our drawn-out technical issues drama. Early this morning, CC migrated to our hot new dedicated server, and it’s working like a […] -
Ta-da! The CC Portals Are Updated, Once Again (Mostly) – And A Note On The Easiest Way To Find Anything At CC
Posted on December 14, 2013 | 7 CommentsMy butt’s sore and my back is complaining, and this almost non-stop two day marathon to update the Portals would never have happened if Stephanie wasn’t out of town. But […] -
CC Not For Sale – The Site, That Is
Posted on December 10, 2013 | 99 CommentsDid you ever have a car that just wouldn’t run right, no matter how many times you took it to the dealer, independent mechanics, or friends? Numerous expensive parts were […] -
The CC 2014 Calendar Is Now Available – Treat Yourself For The Holidays And Savor It The Whole Year
Posted on December 7, 2013 | 15 CommentsYes, it’s a bit late, but then I always save my Christmas shopping to the very last minute. And picking 13 shots was a lot tougher than I expected: thousands […] -
Happy Thanksgiving, And A Clarification About The Future of CC
Posted on November 28, 2013 | 14 CommentsA car from Turkey, not a turkey car I would like to wish all of you a very Happy Thanksgiving. I am very thankful for this enthusiastic community of Curbsiders, […] -
Curbside Classic For Sale – The Website, That Is
Posted on November 26, 2013 | 99 CommentsAfter five years of writing Curbside Classics, and three years of running and building up this website, the time has come for a change. I need to un-tether myself from […] -
Welcome To CC’s Van Fest
Posted on November 10, 2013 | 39 CommentsThe universal appeal of vans is obvious: as an empty box on wheels, they offer more scope for utility and the imagination than any other vehicle, period. Although the van’s […] -
Independents’ Week at CC, And A Note About CC Re-Runs
Posted on October 28, 2013 | 6 CommentsWillys Aero This week CC will celebrate the American independent car makers (anything other than the Big Three, for those of you in Sri Lanka, Iran and other distant locales […] -
Oops; The Fiero Was Actually GM Deadly Sin #19; What Shall #20 Be?
Posted on October 11, 2013 | 177 CommentsI know the GM Deadly Sins aren’t everyone’s cup of Kool-Aid. Please keep in mind that DS status isn’t the actual cars’ fault; they deserve our love, appreciation and care […] -
Site “Engine” Swap Unsuccessful; Back To The Old One For Now
Posted on October 5, 2013 | 10 CommentsThe new site “engine” worked worse than the old one. Server overloads were unsustainable, and for now we’ve had to go back to the old one. Back at it tomorrow….must […] -
CC Engine Swap Complete; Mostly (Or Not)
Posted on October 5, 2013 | 10 Comments(Update: Mostly not. Server spikes causing time-outs are worse than ever. Try back later or tomorrow) We’ve fired it up, and it’s running mostly, but it’s going to take a […] -
CC Engine Swap Imminent
Posted on October 4, 2013 | 25 CommentsYou’ve undoubtedly experienced frustrating slow-downs and time-outs accessing the site. It’s even worse trying to get work done in the back end. We’ve tinkered with various parts to little […] -
VW Week Finale (Or Is It?): Herbie Will Have To Wait For Next Time
Posted on September 29, 2013 | 27 CommentsEd Stembridge initiated the idea of VW Week, and its been a success. I was afraid interest might flag a bit towards the end, but it’s been one of our […] -
Curbside Maintenance: Trying To Clear A CEL
Posted on September 7, 2013 | 12 CommentsSome of you have noticed our mobile theme coming and going over the past day or two (it’s back for now). That’s because we’re doing some work under the […] -
CC At 2.5 Years: Over Two Million Unique Visitors So Far – Care To Address The Assembled Multitude?
Posted on August 29, 2013 | 95 Commentstwo million on the mall Starting a web site is a bit like throwing a permanent party; you open the front door, put up a few balloons on the porch […]