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![(first posted 12/11/2013) Britain in the 1970s was a country full of contrasts, with many examples of the best and of the worst – the best summers I can remember […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/11/3500-2.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=89&ssl=1 "Car Show Classic: 1985 Rover 3500 (SD1) – The Best of British; The Worst of British")
Car Show Classic: 1985 Rover 3500 (SD1) – The Best of British; The Worst of British
Posted on December 13, 2023 | 77 Comments(first posted 12/11/2013) Britain in the 1970s was a country full of contrasts, with many examples of the best and of the worst – the best summers I can remember […] -
![We still have a lot of Grumman LLVs in front line duty here, but they do break down from time to time. Given that they’re now some 30-35 years old, […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/IMG_1969.jpeg?resize=115%2C115&quality=89&ssl=1 "Curbside Breakdown: Another USPS LLV Fails To Deliver The Mail")
Curbside Breakdown: Another USPS LLV Fails To Deliver The Mail
Posted on December 13, 2023 | 40 CommentsWe still have a lot of Grumman LLVs in front line duty here, but they do break down from time to time. Given that they’re now some 30-35 years old, […] -
![(first posted 12/8/2017) Every time I visit a Classic Park event I also stroll around in their showroom. Early September I faced an automotive legend: a Lotus Omega, […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/IMG_4531.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=89&ssl=1 "Car Show Outtake: 1992 Lotus Omega – An Opel Executive Sedan Gone Berserk")
Car Show Outtake: 1992 Lotus Omega – An Opel Executive Sedan Gone Berserk
Posted on December 12, 2023 | 46 Comments(first posted 12/8/2017) Every time I visit a Classic Park event I also stroll around in their showroom. Early September I faced an automotive legend: a Lotus Omega, […] -
![Big pickups are by far the best selling light vehicles in the US, occupying ranks one, two and three. In the immortal words of Bub Lutz “electrification is inevitable”, […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/16-P11_0241-72663e1f.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=89&ssl=1 "Curbside Newsstand: 2025 Ram 1500 Ramcharger – Is A Serial Hybrid System The Solution To Electrifying The Big Pickup?")
Curbside Newsstand: 2025 Ram 1500 Ramcharger – Is A Serial Hybrid System The Solution To Electrifying The Big Pickup?
Posted on December 12, 2023 | 38 CommentsBig pickups are by far the best selling light vehicles in the US, occupying ranks one, two and three. In the immortal words of Bub Lutz “electrification is inevitable”, […] -
![Greetings, fellow curbsiders, time to join me for another Sunday run from the sunny tropics. These drives happen once a month pretty consistently and the participation is always great. They […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/Lead.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=89&ssl=1 "CC Drive and Show: Colombo Sunday Run, November 2023")
CC Drive and Show: Colombo Sunday Run, November 2023
Posted on December 12, 2023 | 28 CommentsGreetings, fellow curbsiders, time to join me for another Sunday run from the sunny tropics. These drives happen once a month pretty consistently and the participation is always great. They […] -
![Everybody in my family of origin wears glasses. When I was a young kid, I had thought that getting specs was a rite of passage into the world of grownups. […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/010-c.-1992-Ford-Mustang-5.0L-Hatchback-for-CC.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=89&ssl=1 "Curbside Musings: c. 1992 Ford Mustang LX 5.0L – Contact Lenses")
Curbside Musings: c. 1992 Ford Mustang LX 5.0L – Contact Lenses
Posted on December 12, 2023 | 49 CommentsEverybody in my family of origin wears glasses. When I was a young kid, I had thought that getting specs was a rite of passage into the world of grownups. […] -
![(first posted 12/11/2017) I’ve been saying it for a long time now: CUVs are just getting back to the size and proportions of my favorite era […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/a-plymouth-wagon-1949-vert.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=89&ssl=1 "CC Comparison: 1949 Plymouth Suburban Wagon and 2017 Toyota RAV4 – Almost Identical Dimensions")
CC Comparison: 1949 Plymouth Suburban Wagon and 2017 Toyota RAV4 – Almost Identical Dimensions
Posted on December 11, 2023 | 104 Comments(first posted 12/11/2017) I’ve been saying it for a long time now: CUVs are just getting back to the size and proportions of my favorite era […] -
![Photos from the Cohort by Hyperpack. There’s both natural and homemade aging on this ’59 Ford. The missing fender, dings, and rust are certainly the work of time. Meanwhile, the […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/53356608070_22eb699d5c_k.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=89&ssl=1 "Cohort Pic(k) Of The Day: 1959 Ford F Series – Aged By Time, Aged By Hand")
Cohort Pic(k) Of The Day: 1959 Ford F Series – Aged By Time, Aged By Hand
Posted on December 11, 2023 | 5 CommentsPhotos from the Cohort by Hyperpack. There’s both natural and homemade aging on this ’59 Ford. The missing fender, dings, and rust are certainly the work of time. Meanwhile, the […] -
Design Analysis: 1974 AMC Matador Coupe and X – Please Go All the Way
Posted on December 11, 2023 | 53 CommentsIt was July, 1972 when the Raspberries released their hit song about a girl asking her guy to, well… you know. -
![(first posted 12/10/2013) Do I love old B&W photos? I just spent an hour or more perusing about a hundred of them taken at the Santa Maria CA Raceway between […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/02/drags-victor.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=89&ssl=1 "Victory Is Sweet: Vintage B&W Drag Racing Photo Gallery")
Victory Is Sweet: Vintage B&W Drag Racing Photo Gallery
Posted on December 10, 2023 | 32 Comments(first posted 12/10/2013) Do I love old B&W photos? I just spent an hour or more perusing about a hundred of them taken at the Santa Maria CA Raceway between […] -
![(first posted 12/9/2017) Sometimes, great engines are applauded and commended from day one, like the small block chevy engine. But other times they are equally as good, […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/EA827-2.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=89&ssl=1 "Engine History: Audi’s (and VW) EA827 Engine – The Inline Four That Could!")
Engine History: Audi’s (and VW) EA827 Engine – The Inline Four That Could!
Posted on December 10, 2023 | 43 Comments(first posted 12/9/2017) Sometimes, great engines are applauded and commended from day one, like the small block chevy engine. But other times they are equally as good, […] -
![Photos submitted by Charlie Kelley. To be a silent witness of the changing of the seasons is the curious fate of cars junked by the countryside. I was reminded of […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/20230812_103556.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=89&ssl=1 "CC Outtakes: Two Old Chevys In The Mountains – Waiting For The Changing Of The Seasons")
CC Outtakes: Two Old Chevys In The Mountains – Waiting For The Changing Of The Seasons
Posted on December 10, 2023 | 9 CommentsPhotos submitted by Charlie Kelley. To be a silent witness of the changing of the seasons is the curious fate of cars junked by the countryside. I was reminded of […] -
![Photos from the Cohort, by J.C. A couple of weeks ago I talked about how a certain kind of old beaters are rarely seen anymore. Old-time CC readers know what […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/53119868933_7967d49a4d_k.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=89&ssl=1 "Cohort Pic(k) Of The Day: 1986 Cadillac Sedan de Ville – Clunkers, Today")
Cohort Pic(k) Of The Day: 1986 Cadillac Sedan de Ville – Clunkers, Today
Posted on December 10, 2023 | 45 CommentsPhotos from the Cohort, by J.C. A couple of weeks ago I talked about how a certain kind of old beaters are rarely seen anymore. Old-time CC readers know what […] -
VaCCation Outtakes: Tri Fives and More in Varadero Cuba
Posted on December 9, 2023 | 16 CommentsGreetings, fellow curbivores. Today let’s take a trip to Varadero Cuba with Mrs DougD and I. -
![Growing up, I was part of a “no-car” family. My parents were older and had both experienced the Great Depression, and as a result, if public transportation was available, […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/1593292506_phpyUKDdc-1.jpg.full_-1.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=89&ssl=1 "Curbside QOTD: What Was Your First Memory of Riding in a Brand New, Off–the-Showroom-floor Car?")
Curbside QOTD: What Was Your First Memory of Riding in a Brand New, Off–the-Showroom-floor Car?
Posted on December 9, 2023 | 58 CommentsGrowing up, I was part of a “no-car” family. My parents were older and had both experienced the Great Depression, and as a result, if public transportation was available, […]
