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Multiple Curbside Classics Archive
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1978 Chevrolet Camaro Z28 and 1979 Ford Mustang Cobra–Two Right Answers to the Same Question
Posted on September 18, 2025 | 14 CommentsThe second-generation Camaro and the Fox-body Mustang have one fundamental similarity–their unlikely longevity. Both cars trembled under the long ax of their respective corporations at some point during their tenures, […] -
Curbside Cabovers: Long Haul COEs Still in Use
Posted on September 6, 2024 | 23 CommentsIn the United States today, cab-over-engine long haul trucks are basically non-existent. COEs thrive in the light duty commercial truck market and manage to hang on in the medium duty […] -
CC Drive and Show: Colombo Sunday Run December 2023
Posted on January 28, 2024 | 19 CommentsThe final Sunday Run for 2023 took place on the last day of the year, which was happily a gorgeous sunny one after a few weeks of heavy rains. Since […] -
Curbside Classics: Porsche 924 & Volvo 244 GL – Suddenly It’s 1980!
Posted on October 23, 2023 | 24 Comments(first posted 10/23/2017) This Porsche 924 recently took up residence in front of the misnamed Willow Tree Apartments. We’ve walked by several times, but I just […] -
Curbside Nostalgia: 1972 – The Greatest New Car Year Of My Life
Posted on October 3, 2023 | 66 Comments(first posted 10/3/2017) As a kid, whenever someone got a new car it was a real event. Of course, a new car is always an event, but for a […] -
CC Drive And Show – Colombo Sunday Run July 2023
Posted on July 18, 2023 | 18 CommentsIt’s been over a year since I last posted one of these drives, which were just starting up again after the pandemic when the economic crisis hit us, causing another […] -
CC Comparison: 1990 Lincoln Mark VII LSC vs. 2001 Cadillac Eldorado ESC – The Twin Paradox
Posted on February 9, 2023 | 95 Comments(first posted 2/9/2017) One of my many interests is in physics, especially in the outer edges like quantum mechanics and special relativity where odd things start to happen. For example, […] -
Multiple Curbside Classics: The Gingko Avenue At Jingu Gaien – Stumbling Upon A New Wing
Posted on June 26, 2022 | 12 CommentsThe past couple of months have provided an exceptional amount of CC finds in the little corner of the world I frequent and survey. The upcoming T87 Singles Outtakes will […] -
Storage Lot Classics / Multiple CCs: A Flotilla Of Dead Land Yachts (And A Couple Of Hondas)
Posted on April 26, 2022 | 27 CommentsToday is my birthday, so to celebrate this momentous occasion with an appropriately outstanding post, let’s ogle at a treasure cove full of mostly ‘60s, ‘70s and ‘80s rusty American […] -
Curbside Classics: 1951 and 1959 Austin A40 – European Progress
Posted on April 6, 2022 | 26 CommentsCar builders recycling names, or continuing naming policies, can confuse; about where a product fits in with existing or preceding models (Renault 14 to Renault 9, for exmple), why it’s […] -
Backyard Classics: 1986(-ish) Toyota Sprinter Carib (L20), Nissan Skyline (R31) Hardtop & Mercedes-Benz 560 SEC (C126) – The (Rusty) Wagon, The (Rotting) Sports Saloon And The (Broken) Luxury Coupé
Posted on October 22, 2021 | 17 CommentsGenerally speaking, the CCs found in Tokyo are near pristine. I’ve been finding a few scruffy ones on occasion, but basket cases are few a far between. In this case […] -
Curbside Classics: 1964 Thunderbird and Thunderbird Landau – A Flair Bird Double Sighting
Posted on September 10, 2021 | 17 CommentsFlair Birds have been spotted and written up here at the Autobon Society several times; I’ll give you the links at the end. But when you run into two 1964 […] -
Curbside Classics: 1989-91 Mazda RX-7 (FC) Coupé, GT-R & Cabriolet – The Japanese Porsche, But Better
Posted on May 20, 2021 | 8 CommentsWhat do you do when you find several examples of the same classic and they all have some sort of appeal? You just have to make a post that blends […] -
Multiple CCs (Of The W123rd Kind): The Hordes Of Mercedes 280Es, Stuttgart’s Immortal Godzilla, Still Overrunning Tokyo
Posted on March 5, 2021 | 19 CommentsA few specific old (and non-sports) foreign cars have a very solid Japanese fan-base. The Volvo 240 comes to mind, as does the Fiat 500, the Renault 4 or the […] -
Museum Classic(s) – 1966 International Travelall: Someday, My Dear, We Camp Without A Tent!
Posted on January 25, 2021 | 27 CommentsIf daydreaming were currency, I’d be rich. In my vernacular, it’s “spacing out,” and my lovely bride is forced almost daily to reel me in with a quick utterance: “Snap […]
![1978 Chevrolet Camaro Z28 and 1979 Ford Mustang Cobra–Two Right Answers to the Same Question The second-generation Camaro and the Fox-body Mustang have one fundamental similarity–their unlikely longevity. Both cars trembled under the long ax of their respective corporations at some point during their tenures, […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/12/030.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1)
![Curbside Cabovers: Long Haul COEs Still in Use In the United States today, cab-over-engine long haul trucks are basically non-existent. COEs thrive in the light duty commercial truck market and manage to hang on in the medium duty […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/coe7.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1)
![CC Drive and Show: Colombo Sunday Run December 2023 The final Sunday Run for 2023 took place on the last day of the year, which was happily a gorgeous sunny one after a few weeks of heavy rains. Since […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/20231231_091618.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1)
![Curbside Classics: Porsche 924 & Volvo 244 GL – Suddenly It’s 1980! (first posted 10/23/2017) This Porsche 924 recently took up residence in front of the misnamed Willow Tree Apartments. We’ve walked by several times, but I just […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/CC-341-099.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1)
![Curbside Nostalgia: 1972 – The Greatest New Car Year Of My Life (first posted 10/3/2017) As a kid, whenever someone got a new car it was a real event. Of course, a new car is always an event, but for a […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/72MarkIV.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1)
![CC Drive And Show – Colombo Sunday Run July 2023 It’s been over a year since I last posted one of these drives, which were just starting up again after the pandemic when the economic crisis hit us, causing another […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/20230716_073826-1.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1)
![CC Comparison: 1990 Lincoln Mark VII LSC vs. 2001 Cadillac Eldorado ESC – The Twin Paradox (first posted 2/9/2017) One of my many interests is in physics, especially in the outer edges like quantum mechanics and special relativity where odd things start to happen. For example, […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/02/IMG_6350.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1)
![Multiple Curbside Classics: The Gingko Avenue At Jingu Gaien – Stumbling Upon A New Wing The past couple of months have provided an exceptional amount of CC finds in the little corner of the world I frequent and survey. The upcoming T87 Singles Outtakes will […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/IMG_20220605_104609-copy.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1)
![Storage Lot Classics / Multiple CCs: A Flotilla Of Dead Land Yachts (And A Couple Of Hondas) Today is my birthday, so to celebrate this momentous occasion with an appropriately outstanding post, let’s ogle at a treasure cove full of mostly ‘60s, ‘70s and ‘80s rusty American […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/IMG_20220323_095228-copy.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1)
![Curbside Classics: 1951 and 1959 Austin A40 – European Progress Car builders recycling names, or continuing naming policies, can confuse; about where a product fits in with existing or preceding models (Renault 14 to Renault 9, for exmple), why it’s […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/20200801_181209-tile.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1)
![Backyard Classics: 1986(-ish) Toyota Sprinter Carib (L20), Nissan Skyline (R31) Hardtop & Mercedes-Benz 560 SEC (C126) – The (Rusty) Wagon, The (Rotting) Sports Saloon And The (Broken) Luxury Coupé Generally speaking, the CCs found in Tokyo are near pristine. I’ve been finding a few scruffy ones on occasion, but basket cases are few a far between. In this case […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/IMG_20210906_084936-copy.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1)
![Curbside Classics: 1964 Thunderbird and Thunderbird Landau – A Flair Bird Double Sighting Flair Birds have been spotted and written up here at the Autobon Society several times; I’ll give you the links at the end. But when you run into two 1964 […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/09/IMG_6158.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1)
![Curbside Classics: 1989-91 Mazda RX-7 (FC) Coupé, GT-R & Cabriolet – The Japanese Porsche, But Better What do you do when you find several examples of the same classic and they all have some sort of appeal? You just have to make a post that blends […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/IMG_20210421_102454-copy.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1)
![Multiple CCs (Of The W123rd Kind): The Hordes Of Mercedes 280Es, Stuttgart’s Immortal Godzilla, Still Overrunning Tokyo A few specific old (and non-sports) foreign cars have a very solid Japanese fan-base. The Volvo 240 comes to mind, as does the Fiat 500, the Renault 4 or the […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/IMG_20210126_090929-copy.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1)
![Museum Classic(s) – 1966 International Travelall: Someday, My Dear, We Camp Without A Tent! If daydreaming were currency, I’d be rich. In my vernacular, it’s “spacing out,” and my lovely bride is forced almost daily to reel me in with a quick utterance: “Snap […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/12/111_0830a.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1)


