Curbside Classic Archives
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American Brands: GM 
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American Brands: Chrysler 
American Brands: AMC, Jeep and All Others 
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Asian Brands 
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Cars Of A Lifetime & Auto-Biography 
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Engines, Transmissions and other Tech 
Tractors, Lawn Mowers, Off-Road Equipment 
RVs, Motorhomes, Trailers, Campers Privacy
Housekeeping Archive
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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 […] -
Welcome To Toyota (Part-Time) Week
Posted on August 19, 2013 | 16 CommentsAfter our rip-roaring Mopar Mania, Steve Lang suggested we have a Toyota Week. Sure, “The Machine That Changed The World” deserves at least a week of its own. Toyota’s rise […] -
Welcome to Mopar Mania: A Weeklong Tribute to All Things Chrysler
Posted on July 29, 2013 | 35 CommentsFor the next seven days CC will become Curbside Chryslers, as we indulge our love for the company that has given us such automotive highs and lows. Yes, summer is […] -
Paging Tim Kraft: Check Your Spam/Junk E-Mail Folder
Posted on July 13, 2013 | 29 Comments(my apologies to the rest of you) Tim: you sent me the text for your superb and rare CC find, but not the pictures. And you keep writing me, […] -
CC Crashed Badly, But Still Alive
Posted on July 9, 2013 | 58 CommentsSomething triggered a major crash at CC last night, and I had to hire a pro to put the pieces back together. It seems to be working ok now, but […] -
Happy Independence Day!
Posted on July 4, 2013 | 46 CommentsOn this Independence Day, I’m going to celebrate my independence from keyboard tyranny. Can I extend that to a month? Never mind; I’d miss everyone after a week or so; […] -
Curbside Teething Troubles
Posted on June 21, 2013 | 9 CommentsWell, we’re back online again after our new “virtual private server” kernel panicked — we had to have it breath in a paper bag for a bit to get it […] -
We’re Back, At 200 MPH – Update: Then We Crashed!
Posted on June 17, 2013 | 30 CommentsThe switch to our new Virtual Private Server has just happened, and I can’t believe the difference! Everything just happens so quick and brisk; why did I wait so long […] -
CC Is Moving Tomorrow; May Or May Not Be Down For A While
Posted on June 16, 2013 | 18 CommentsEnough of this “shared server” business; reminds me too much of some of the shared digs of my youth. I’ve been bitching and moaning about the site being slow for […]
![Oops; The Fiero Was Actually GM Deadly Sin #19; What Shall #20 Be? I 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 […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/GM-DSins-tile.jpg)
![Site “Engine” Swap Unsuccessful; Back To The Old One For Now The 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 […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/Engine-swap-2.jpg)
![CC Engine Swap Complete; Mostly (Or Not) (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 […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/Engine-swap1.jpg)
![VW Week Finale (Or Is It?): Herbie Will Have To Wait For Next Time Ed 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 […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/VW-Herbie-movie.jpg)
![Curbside Maintenance: Trying To Clear A CEL Some 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 […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/checkengine.jpg)
![CC At 2.5 Years: Over Two Million Unique Visitors So Far – Care To Address The Assembled Multitude? two 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 […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/Two-million.jpg)
![Welcome To Toyota (Part-Time) Week After our rip-roaring Mopar Mania, Steve Lang suggested we have a Toyota Week. Sure, “The Machine That Changed The World” deserves at least a week of its own. Toyota’s rise […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/CC-103-036-800.jpg)
![Welcome to Mopar Mania: A Weeklong Tribute to All Things Chrysler For the next seven days CC will become Curbside Chryslers, as we indulge our love for the company that has given us such automotive highs and lows. Yes, summer is […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/CC-45-097-800.jpg)
![Paging Tim Kraft: Check Your Spam/Junk E-Mail Folder (my apologies to the rest of you) Tim: you sent me the text for your superb and rare CC find, but not the pictures. And you keep writing me, […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/spam-2.jpg)
![CC Crashed Badly, But Still Alive Something triggered a major crash at CC last night, and I had to hire a pro to put the pieces back together. It seems to be working ok now, but […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/Car-crash-survivor.jpg)
![Happy Independence Day! On this Independence Day, I’m going to celebrate my independence from keyboard tyranny. Can I extend that to a month? Never mind; I’d miss everyone after a week or so; […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/american-flag-cars-500-47.jpg)
![Curbside Teething Troubles Well, we’re back online again after our new “virtual private server” kernel panicked — we had to have it breath in a paper bag for a bit to get it […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/71vegablower2.jpg)
![We’re Back, At 200 MPH – Update: Then We Crashed! The switch to our new Virtual Private Server has just happened, and I can’t believe the difference! Everything just happens so quick and brisk; why did I wait so long […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/Lincoln-200-mph.jpg)
![CC Is Moving Tomorrow; May Or May Not Be Down For A While Enough of this “shared server” business; reminds me too much of some of the shared digs of my youth. I’ve been bitching and moaning about the site being slow for […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/moving-day.jpg)


