Curbside Classic Archives
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Blog Archive
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Museum Classics: 1953 Fiat 8V Supersonic by Ghia – Fiat’s Only A-Lister
Posted on July 31, 2024 | 23 Comments(first posted 7/31/2018) It’s full-on monsoon season here in Thailand. The need to escape the overcast and humid city can be irresistible. A week-end in Khao Yai, a […] -
CC For Sale: 1968 Pontiac Lemans 4-Door Hardtop – Menacing Sporty Luxury
Posted on July 31, 2024 | 16 CommentsPity the 4-door, for they have never captured the imagination of collectors like coupes and convertibles have. As such, they’ve slowly but surely faded from the streets. A reality hard […] -
Curbside Quiz: Castoffs From The Peak Hubcap Era – Can You ID Them All?
Posted on July 31, 2024 | 24 CommentsThis year, our summer travel to visit family took us to Iowa where my uncle and cousin have homes. My uncle grew up in the same house he currently lives […] -
Curbside Capsule: 1981 Mercury Cougar XR7 – Mercury Throws a Cutlass at the Cougar
Posted on July 30, 2024 | 88 Comments(first posted 10/3/2012. A follow-on to the ’77 Cougar sedan recently posted) This Cougar has been taunting me for months. I keep seeing it at the same interchange and always […] -
CC For Sale: 1981 Oldsmobile Sport Omega – 1 of 700 Made; Here’s Your Chance To Own a Unicorn
Posted on July 30, 2024 | 53 Comments(first posted 7/30/2018) CC reader Chris M. sent me the link to this extremely rare 1981 Sport Omega for sale in Buffalo, NY. The ad says “Less than […] -
Cohort Finds: Ford Falcon And Pinto Squire Wagon – Stuck In Time, In Sunnyvale CA.
Posted on July 30, 2024 | 14 CommentsHere are two recent images by William Garrett uploaded at the CC Cohort. An early ’60s Falcon and a mid-’70s Pinto Squire Wagon, all from a walk in Sunnyvale that […] -
Curbside Musings: 1974 Chevrolet Nova Hatchback – No Stigma
Posted on July 30, 2024 | 46 CommentsI’ve taken hatchbacks for granted as they have simply always been around as long as I’ve been alive. Two of the four cars I’ve owned have been hatchbacks (both Fords […] -
CC Capsule: 1977 Chevrolet Corvette – You Must Have At Least This Much Chest Hair To Ride This Ride
Posted on July 29, 2024 | 41 Comments(first posted 7/26/2018) This will always be exactly what I think of when I think of the Chevrolet Corvette: the 1970s-style boulevard cruiser, T tops removed, in some […] -
Curbside Finds: More 1967 Finds — Oldsmobile 4-4-2, Chevrolet Malibu & Buick Skylark
Posted on July 29, 2024 | 6 CommentsText and photos by StuartH. To further to my recent contribution of a 1967 Buick Skylark 2-door hardtop, today upon arrival at my workplace I was surprised to see parked […] -
Will There Be Curbside Classics? A Survey Of All The Cars On Five Random Blocks Of Eugene
Posted on July 28, 2024 | 51 Comments(first posted 10/1/2012) While out on a bike ride in a neighborhood I normally never ride through, an idea suddenly popped in my head: Why not photograph every car on […] -
In-Motion Outtakes: 1980 Cadillac Seville – Tan Lines
Posted on July 28, 2024 | 32 Comments(first posted 7/25/2018) This second-generation Cadillac Seville “lives” in my neighborhood. In the moments when I got these pictures, I was faced with a very real conundrum. The […] -
The Cars Of My Maternal Grandparents
Posted on July 28, 2024 | 39 Comments(first posted 7/2/2018) I’ve been debating this essay for a while, but now seems as good a time as any. With my grandmother Violet (referred to previously […] -
Cohort Finds: ’77-’79 Lincoln Town Car & Town Coupe – Take Your Pick
Posted on July 28, 2024 | 11 CommentsPhotos from the CC Cohort by canadiancatgreen. -
Curbside Find: 1965 Plymouth Valiant V100 – The Car My Father Should Have Bought In 1965
Posted on July 28, 2024 | 10 CommentsI’ve often mentioned my father’s 1968 Dart, and written up the whole story in depth here. In 1965, needing a second car to drive to his new job at Johns […] -
My 2024 Honda Trail 125
Posted on July 28, 2024 | 28 CommentsI don’t ride a motorcycle. They have not been high in my thoughts for most of my life even though my dad had them and my wife currently owns a […]
![Museum Classics: 1953 Fiat 8V Supersonic by Ghia – Fiat’s Only A-Lister (first posted 7/31/2018) It’s full-on monsoon season here in Thailand. The need to escape the overcast and humid city can be irresistible. A week-end in Khao Yai, a […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/IMG_20180729_110451.jpg)
![CC For Sale: 1968 Pontiac Lemans 4-Door Hardtop – Menacing Sporty Luxury Pity the 4-door, for they have never captured the imagination of collectors like coupes and convertibles have. As such, they’ve slowly but surely faded from the streets. A reality hard […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/448796884_966234261904371_3151717281924743725_n.jpg)
![Curbside Quiz: Castoffs From The Peak Hubcap Era – Can You ID Them All? This year, our summer travel to visit family took us to Iowa where my uncle and cousin have homes. My uncle grew up in the same house he currently lives […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/hubcaps1-2.jpg)
![Curbside Capsule: 1981 Mercury Cougar XR7 – Mercury Throws a Cutlass at the Cougar (first posted 10/3/2012. A follow-on to the ’77 Cougar sedan recently posted) This Cougar has been taunting me for months. I keep seeing it at the same interchange and always […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/P8310027.jpg)
![CC For Sale: 1981 Oldsmobile Sport Omega – 1 of 700 Made; Here’s Your Chance To Own a Unicorn (first posted 7/30/2018) CC reader Chris M. sent me the link to this extremely rare 1981 Sport Omega for sale in Buffalo, NY. The ad says “Less than […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/width=1200,height=900,fit=crop,quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/00A0A_gYqnmQPgkhD_1200x900.jpg)
![Cohort Finds: Ford Falcon And Pinto Squire Wagon – Stuck In Time, In Sunnyvale CA. Here are two recent images by William Garrett uploaded at the CC Cohort. An early ’60s Falcon and a mid-’70s Pinto Squire Wagon, all from a walk in Sunnyvale that […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/53879562624_6c1f048c70_k.jpg)
![Curbside Musings: 1974 Chevrolet Nova Hatchback – No Stigma I’ve taken hatchbacks for granted as they have simply always been around as long as I’ve been alive. Two of the four cars I’ve owned have been hatchbacks (both Fords […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/IMG_0765-1974-Chevrolet-Nova-Hatchback-for-CC.jpg)
![CC Capsule: 1977 Chevrolet Corvette – You Must Have At Least This Much Chest Hair To Ride This Ride (first posted 7/26/2018) This will always be exactly what I think of when I think of the Chevrolet Corvette: the 1970s-style boulevard cruiser, T tops removed, in some […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/IMG_1596.jpg)
![Curbside Finds: More 1967 Finds — Oldsmobile 4-4-2, Chevrolet Malibu & Buick Skylark Text and photos by StuartH. To further to my recent contribution of a 1967 Buick Skylark 2-door hardtop, today upon arrival at my workplace I was surprised to see parked […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/unnamed-5.jpg)
![Will There Be Curbside Classics? A Survey Of All The Cars On Five Random Blocks Of Eugene (first posted 10/1/2012) While out on a bike ride in a neighborhood I normally never ride through, an idea suddenly popped in my head: Why not photograph every car on […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/CC-175-142-1200.jpg)
![In-Motion Outtakes: 1980 Cadillac Seville – Tan Lines (first posted 7/25/2018) This second-generation Cadillac Seville “lives” in my neighborhood. In the moments when I got these pictures, I was faced with a very real conundrum. The […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/005-1980-Cadillac-Seville-CC.jpg)
![The Cars Of My Maternal Grandparents (first posted 7/2/2018) I’ve been debating this essay for a while, but now seems as good a time as any. With my grandmother Violet (referred to previously […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/photos-Version-3.jpg)

![Curbside Find: 1965 Plymouth Valiant V100 – The Car My Father Should Have Bought In 1965 I’ve often mentioned my father’s 1968 Dart, and written up the whole story in depth here. In 1965, needing a second car to drive to his new job at Johns […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/IMG_0631.jpeg)
![My 2024 Honda Trail 125 I don’t ride a motorcycle. They have not been high in my thoughts for most of my life even though my dad had them and my wife currently owns a […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/IMG_8761.jpeg)


