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Curbside Classics Archives
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![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&ssl=1 "Curbside Question: Does Your New Car Remind You of an Old Car? Or, What Would Your Driveway Look Like in 1973?")
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 […] -
![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&ssl=1 "Opening Soon: Paul’s Curbside Classic Cafe")
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 […] -
![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&ssl=1 "Niedermeyer’s Lust Object Of The Day: 1961 Mercedes OH 321 Motorhome Conversion")
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 […] -
![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&ssl=1 "Now That Would Make A Fine RV Conversion (Updated)")
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, […] -
![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&ssl=1 "Lancia Flavia: What I Drove Yesterday For 570 Miles Through A Snow Storm")
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 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&ssl=1 "The ZIL Of The Future?")
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 […] -
![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&ssl=1 "Corvette And Thunderbird Face-Off: And The Winner Is?")
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 […] -
![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&ssl=1 "Got Milk? Milk Tanker And Semi-Truck Concepts From 1947")
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 […] -
![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&ssl=1 "Top Ten Curbside Classics I’d Like To Find In 2012")
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 […] -
![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&ssl=1 "Dear Santa: How About Just A Lego Kit?")
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 […] -
![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&ssl=1 "Sunday MM Salon: Your Next New Retro-Car – What Will It Be?")
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 […] -
![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&ssl=1 "CC Corvair Week Kickoff: Which Gen1 Corvair For You?")
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? 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&ssl=1 "MM: What Engine Would You Swap Into A ’51 Starlight Coupe?")
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. […]
