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MM Archive
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Curbside Question: Does Your New Car Remind You of an Old Car? Or, What Would Your Driveway Look Like in 1973?
Posted on May 31, 2013 | 131 CommentsI’ll admit it – I am a mite prone to daydreaming. One of my more frequent stops on the woolgathering express is to ask myself what might I be driving […] -
Opening Soon: Paul’s Curbside Classic Cafe
Posted on March 27, 2013 | 58 CommentsI just don’t have enough going on in my life these days, so I’ve been on the prowl for a new project to keep me from getting bored. I made […] -
Niedermeyer’s Lust Object Of The Day: 1961 Mercedes OH 321 Motorhome Conversion
Posted on April 26, 2012 | 32 CommentsNow this would be the rig to take to Glacier National Park, with all those panoramic windows; but maybe not the desert. jjd241 turned me on to it, as it’s […] -
Now That Would Make A Fine RV Conversion (Updated)
Posted on March 18, 2012 | 18 CommentsGiven that a few snowflakes are falling as I write this, you might forgive me for MMing about rolling off to a sunnier clime just now. And since I’m MMing, […] -
Lancia Flavia: What I Drove Yesterday For 570 Miles Through A Snow Storm
Posted on March 1, 2012 | 27 CommentsI did drive 570 miles yesterday, back to Eugene from the Bay Area. And there really was a late-season winter storm that almost had me considering the longer coastal route […] -
The ZIL Of The Future?
Posted on January 16, 2012 | 18 CommentsThe venerable Russian ZIL limousine is an icon of the Soviet era, although a few were made until 2002, and reputedly a handful more in 2010. Soon-to-be former President Dimitry […] -
Corvette And Thunderbird Face-Off: And The Winner Is?
Posted on January 3, 2012 | 37 CommentsI just had to stop for these two red classics facing off at a car broker’s lot. Not a full CC today, although we are a bit overdue on the […] -
Got Milk? Milk Tanker And Semi-Truck Concepts From 1947
Posted on January 3, 2012 | 30 CommentsIn the immediate post-war years, the Bohn Aluminum and Brass Company commissioned renderings of a number of futuristic transportation concepts that were likely to use more of the materials they […] -
Top Ten Curbside Classics I’d Like To Find In 2012
Posted on December 31, 2011 | 75 CommentsSince I don’t do New Year’s resolutions, I’ll call them New Year’s wishes: the ten cars I’d most like to find on the street and write up. And since the […] -
Dear Santa: How About Just A Lego Kit?
Posted on December 22, 2011 | 10 CommentsChristmas and Legos are deeply entwined in my psyche. We got our first taste of Legos in Austria in the fifties, when they were just suitable for building little houses […] -
Sunday MM Salon: Your Next New Retro-Car – What Will It Be?
Posted on November 20, 2011 | 78 CommentsWant a retro-mobile, but the Mini, Fiat 500, NewNew Beetle and Mustang just aren’t making it for you? So what will it be? Here’s your chance to design the next […] -
CC Corvair Week Kickoff: Which Gen1 Corvair For You?
Posted on August 14, 2011 | 53 CommentsIt’s Corvair Week at CC. The controversial rear-engined Corvair is right up there in the competition as the most-written about car ever. There’s no way we can do the whole […] -
MM: What Engine Would You Swap Into A ’51 Starlight Coupe?
Posted on May 31, 2011 | 25 CommentsMM? Mental Masturbation. Yes, I’ve been the master of it all my life: see a car and start fantasizing about what I would do to it if I owned it. […]
![Curbside Question: Does Your New Car Remind You of an Old Car? Or, What Would Your Driveway Look Like in 1973? I’ll admit it – I am a mite prone to daydreaming. One of my more frequent stops on the woolgathering express is to ask myself what might I be driving […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/Image1507.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1)
![Opening Soon: Paul’s Curbside Classic Cafe I just don’t have enough going on in my life these days, so I’ve been on the prowl for a new project to keep me from getting bored. I made […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/CC-186-083-1200.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1)
![Niedermeyer’s Lust Object Of The Day: 1961 Mercedes OH 321 Motorhome Conversion Now this would be the rig to take to Glacier National Park, with all those panoramic windows; but maybe not the desert. jjd241 turned me on to it, as it’s […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/04/Mercedes-1961-bus-1.png?resize=115%2C115&quality=80&ssl=1)
![Now That Would Make A Fine RV Conversion (Updated) Given that a few snowflakes are falling as I write this, you might forgive me for MMing about rolling off to a sunnier clime just now. And since I’m MMing, […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/03/Bus-Sprotts-coach.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1)
![Lancia Flavia: What I Drove Yesterday For 570 Miles Through A Snow Storm I did drive 570 miles yesterday, back to Eugene from the Bay Area. And there really was a late-season winter storm that almost had me considering the longer coastal route […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/03/Lancia-Flavia.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1)
![The ZIL Of The Future? The venerable Russian ZIL limousine is an icon of the Soviet era, although a few were made until 2002, and reputedly a handful more in 2010. Soon-to-be former President Dimitry […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/01/Zil-new.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1)
![Corvette And Thunderbird Face-Off: And The Winner Is? I just had to stop for these two red classics facing off at a car broker’s lot. Not a full CC today, although we are a bit overdue on the […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/01/CC-158-042-800.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1)
![Got Milk? Milk Tanker And Semi-Truck Concepts From 1947 In the immediate post-war years, the Bohn Aluminum and Brass Company commissioned renderings of a number of futuristic transportation concepts that were likely to use more of the materials they […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/01/bohn-47-truck.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1)
![Top Ten Curbside Classics I’d Like To Find In 2012 Since I don’t do New Year’s resolutions, I’ll call them New Year’s wishes: the ten cars I’d most like to find on the street and write up. And since the […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/12/2012.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1)
![Dear Santa: How About Just A Lego Kit? Christmas and Legos are deeply entwined in my psyche. We got our first taste of Legos in Austria in the fifties, when they were just suitable for building little houses […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/12/Lego-VW-bus.png?resize=115%2C115&quality=80&ssl=1)
![Sunday MM Salon: Your Next New Retro-Car – What Will It Be? Want a retro-mobile, but the Mini, Fiat 500, NewNew Beetle and Mustang just aren’t making it for you? So what will it be? Here’s your chance to design the next […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/11/Retro-tile.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1)
![CC Corvair Week Kickoff: Which Gen1 Corvair For You? It’s Corvair Week at CC. The controversial rear-engined Corvair is right up there in the competition as the most-written about car ever. There’s no way we can do the whole […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/08/Corvair-63.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1)
![MM: What Engine Would You Swap Into A ’51 Starlight Coupe? MM? Mental Masturbation. Yes, I’ve been the master of it all my life: see a car and start fantasizing about what I would do to it if I owned it. […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/05/BMW-m20B27-engine.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1)


