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![Back in September an interesting auction was advertised semi locally which would give an opportunity to see some very rare vehicles. Additionally, we were fresh off a successful Great Beater […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/Citroen-Traction-convertible.jpg "CC Auction: Cache of French Cars on the Prairies – Moizard Auction")
CC Auction: Cache of French Cars on the Prairies – Moizard Auction
Posted on December 14, 2023 | 21 CommentsBack in September an interesting auction was advertised semi locally which would give an opportunity to see some very rare vehicles. Additionally, we were fresh off a successful Great Beater […] -
![One of the things I really enjoy about CC is that we look at cars as found. Curbside. Like the name says. That’s not to say we don’t enjoy car […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/DTT6.jpg "CC In Scale: They’re Not Always Shiny")
CC In Scale: They’re Not Always Shiny
Posted on December 14, 2023 | 42 CommentsOne of the things I really enjoy about CC is that we look at cars as found. Curbside. Like the name says. That’s not to say we don’t enjoy car […] -
![(first posted 12/13/2017) Nissan Patrols are commonly considered “forbidden fruit” in the US, and often imported privately. But once upon a time, from 1962 to 1969, one […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/CC-320-050.jpg "Curbside Capsule: 1960s Nissan Patrol 60 – Originally a US-Market Patrol? With an IH Speedometer?")
Curbside Capsule: 1960s Nissan Patrol 60 – Originally a US-Market Patrol? With an IH Speedometer?
Posted on December 13, 2023 | 58 Comments(first posted 12/13/2017) Nissan Patrols are commonly considered “forbidden fruit” in the US, and often imported privately. But once upon a time, from 1962 to 1969, one […] -
![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://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/IMG_1969.jpeg "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://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/IMG_4531.jpg "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://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/16-P11_0241-72663e1f.jpg "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://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/Lead.jpg "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://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/010-c.-1992-Ford-Mustang-5.0L-Hatchback-for-CC.jpg "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://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/a-plymouth-wagon-1949-vert.jpg "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 | 105 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://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/53356608070_22eb699d5c_k.jpg "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://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2011/02/drags-victor.jpg "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://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/EA827-2.jpg "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://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/20230812_103556.jpg "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://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/53119868933_7967d49a4d_k.jpg "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 […]
