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Curbside Classics Archives
Junkyard Archive
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![Normally I don’t shoot cars that have been very picked over as there isn’t that much to see, but while Boxsters aren’t super-rare, the ones I come across in the […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/IMG_9837.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=89&ssl=1 "Curbside Recycling: 2000 Porsche Boxster – Picked-A-Part")
Curbside Recycling: 2000 Porsche Boxster – Picked-A-Part
Posted on April 11, 2021 | 17 CommentsNormally I don’t shoot cars that have been very picked over as there isn’t that much to see, but while Boxsters aren’t super-rare, the ones I come across in the […] -
![We’ve had our share of extremely well preserved vehicles destined to be crushed in short order that have had us crying out collectively “Why, oh why?”, but this 1992 Ford […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/IMG_0610.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=89&ssl=1 "Curbside Recycling: 1992 Ford Aerostar XLT AWD – Practically Museum Quality")
Curbside Recycling: 1992 Ford Aerostar XLT AWD – Practically Museum Quality
Posted on April 9, 2021 | 47 CommentsWe’ve had our share of extremely well preserved vehicles destined to be crushed in short order that have had us crying out collectively “Why, oh why?”, but this 1992 Ford […] -
![There’s still one small mound of snow left on the lawn that hasn’t melted away from the big storm a few weeks ago. And a lot of trees in town […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/IMG_0873.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=89&ssl=1 "Curbside Recycling: 1974 Dodge W200 “SNO-FITER” – Hopefully This Means We Are Done With Snow For This Year")
Curbside Recycling: 1974 Dodge W200 “SNO-FITER” – Hopefully This Means We Are Done With Snow For This Year
Posted on April 7, 2021 | 30 CommentsThere’s still one small mound of snow left on the lawn that hasn’t melted away from the big storm a few weeks ago. And a lot of trees in town […] -
![This time it was the cab just standing there and me cruising on by and, as if hailed, I quickly checked my stride and veered closer. It’s been a while […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/IMG_0911.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=89&ssl=1 "Curbside Recycling: 1976 Checker Marathon – The Last Fare")
Curbside Recycling: 1976 Checker Marathon – The Last Fare
Posted on April 2, 2021 | 50 CommentsThis time it was the cab just standing there and me cruising on by and, as if hailed, I quickly checked my stride and veered closer. It’s been a while […] -
![The premium small car genre (and especially the small premium CUV genre) is more popular now than ever but back in the 1970s small cars in North America were generally […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/IMG_0492.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=89&ssl=1 "Curbside Recycling: 1976 Mercury Bobcat Villager – The Premium Compact Wagon Way Ahead Of Its Time")
Curbside Recycling: 1976 Mercury Bobcat Villager – The Premium Compact Wagon Way Ahead Of Its Time
Posted on March 29, 2021 | 59 CommentsThe premium small car genre (and especially the small premium CUV genre) is more popular now than ever but back in the 1970s small cars in North America were generally […] -
![Walking though a not-quite-as-local-as-my-favorite junkyard on Friday I came across this pickup that looked instantly familiar. I wouldn’t normally stop for a Dodge pickup of this generation as they really […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/IMG_0629.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=89&ssl=1 "Curbside Recycling Outtake: 1999 Dodge Ram 1500 – Fish(ed) Out Of Water")
Curbside Recycling Outtake: 1999 Dodge Ram 1500 – Fish(ed) Out Of Water
Posted on March 28, 2021 | 22 CommentsWalking though a not-quite-as-local-as-my-favorite junkyard on Friday I came across this pickup that looked instantly familiar. I wouldn’t normally stop for a Dodge pickup of this generation as they really […] -
![My own connection to DeSoto goes no further than knowing it was Howard Cunningham’s vehicle of choice on “Happy Days”. However, as one of Chrysler’s marques it has an interesting […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/IMG_0021.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=89&ssl=1 "Junkyard Heirloom Gallery: 1954 DeSoto Firedome Sedan")
Junkyard Heirloom Gallery: 1954 DeSoto Firedome Sedan
Posted on March 2, 2021 | 47 CommentsMy own connection to DeSoto goes no further than knowing it was Howard Cunningham’s vehicle of choice on “Happy Days”. However, as one of Chrysler’s marques it has an interesting […] -
![Ford’s F-series trucks got their literal start for the 1948 model year with the F-1 being the standard bearer of the line-up and then the F-2, 3, 4, and all […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/IMG_5548.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=89&ssl=1 "Junkyard Heirloom Gallery: 1948-1950 Ford F-2 Pickup")
Junkyard Heirloom Gallery: 1948-1950 Ford F-2 Pickup
Posted on February 21, 2021 | 13 CommentsFord’s F-series trucks got their literal start for the 1948 model year with the F-1 being the standard bearer of the line-up and then the F-2, 3, 4, and all […] -
![Even a full 35 years after production stopped of the venerable W123 series, it’s still a pretty common occurrence to spot one of the sedans (denoted as the “W”123) in […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/IMG_9808.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=89&ssl=1 "Curbside Recycling: 1984 Mercedes-Benz 300CD Turbo Diesel – What, Me Worry?")
Curbside Recycling: 1984 Mercedes-Benz 300CD Turbo Diesel – What, Me Worry?
Posted on February 19, 2021 | 24 CommentsEven a full 35 years after production stopped of the venerable W123 series, it’s still a pretty common occurrence to spot one of the sedans (denoted as the “W”123) in […] -
![As our next entry in this occasional Gallery Series, let’s go with one of my favorite designs that I’ve found lately, a marvelous Mercury Monterey Commuter station wagon in Carnival […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/IMG_5564.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=89&ssl=1 "Junkyard Heirloom Gallery: 1962 Mercury Monterey Commuter Station Wagon")
Junkyard Heirloom Gallery: 1962 Mercury Monterey Commuter Station Wagon
Posted on February 11, 2021 | 41 CommentsAs our next entry in this occasional Gallery Series, let’s go with one of my favorite designs that I’ve found lately, a marvelous Mercury Monterey Commuter station wagon in Carnival […] -
![I’ve decided to start a new series with occasional posts focusing on interesting junkyard finds of older subjects that I’m personally not particularly familiar with and just don’t have the […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/12/IMG_3909.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=89&ssl=1 "Junkyard Heirloom Gallery: 1959-1961 International Harvester B-Series 4×4 Pickup")
Junkyard Heirloom Gallery: 1959-1961 International Harvester B-Series 4×4 Pickup
Posted on February 1, 2021 | 40 CommentsI’ve decided to start a new series with occasional posts focusing on interesting junkyard finds of older subjects that I’m personally not particularly familiar with and just don’t have the […] -
![I was at my local boneyard the other day looking for a part when I ran up on this unexpected site: a 1990 “Chrysler’s TC by Maserati”. I use quotation […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/20210118_120959.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=89&ssl=1 "Junkyard Classic: 1990 Chrysler TC – Short Car, Long Life, Sad End")
Junkyard Classic: 1990 Chrysler TC – Short Car, Long Life, Sad End
Posted on January 23, 2021 | 28 CommentsI was at my local boneyard the other day looking for a part when I ran up on this unexpected site: a 1990 “Chrysler’s TC by Maserati”. I use quotation […] -
![I have various memories of VW Rabbits, the first one I ever rode in was actually a Golf, probably around 1976 or so when my best friend’s mom replaced her […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/IMG_8632.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=89&ssl=1 "Curbside Recycling: 1980 Volkswagen Rabbit C Diesel – Not Hopped Up, But All Hopped Out")
Curbside Recycling: 1980 Volkswagen Rabbit C Diesel – Not Hopped Up, But All Hopped Out
Posted on January 19, 2021 | 36 CommentsI have various memories of VW Rabbits, the first one I ever rode in was actually a Golf, probably around 1976 or so when my best friend’s mom replaced her […] -
![The junkyard is akin to a candy store, mounds and mounds of delicious treats and morsels to look at and perhaps inspect closer before deciding on something to sample (and […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/IMG_5401-1.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=89&ssl=1 "Curbside Recycling: 1997 Oldsmobile Achieva SL – The Cinnamon Lollipop")
Curbside Recycling: 1997 Oldsmobile Achieva SL – The Cinnamon Lollipop
Posted on January 10, 2021 | 25 CommentsThe junkyard is akin to a candy store, mounds and mounds of delicious treats and morsels to look at and perhaps inspect closer before deciding on something to sample (and […] -
![Would anyone ever have known who Kim Kardashian was if she hadn’t followed in her friend Paris’ footsteps and made a sextape? For better or worse, things worked out very […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/IMG_8178.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=89&ssl=1 "Curbside Recycling: 2015 Mitsubishi Mirage ES – The Kim Kardashian Of Cars")
Curbside Recycling: 2015 Mitsubishi Mirage ES – The Kim Kardashian Of Cars
Posted on January 6, 2021 | 53 CommentsWould anyone ever have known who Kim Kardashian was if she hadn’t followed in her friend Paris’ footsteps and made a sextape? For better or worse, things worked out very […]
