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![John Deere the reaper, model 7380i ProDrive, is sitting quietly on top of the hill, eagerly waiting for the next job. This machine is used to pick up and chop […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/IMG_1616.jpg "CC Global: 2023 Oogstdagen (Harvest Days) – You Gotta Reap What You Sow")
CC Global: 2023 Oogstdagen (Harvest Days) – You Gotta Reap What You Sow
Posted on September 1, 2023 | 18 CommentsJohn Deere the reaper, model 7380i ProDrive, is sitting quietly on top of the hill, eagerly waiting for the next job. This machine is used to pick up and chop […] -
![If there’s a city meant to have a large temple devoted to automotive history, that is car-crazy Los Angeles. And that obligatory shrine is none other than the Petersen Automotive […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/IMG_1934.jpg "CC Museum Visit: Petersen Automotive Museum, Los Angeles – Detroit Dream Cars and Automotive Icons")
CC Museum Visit: Petersen Automotive Museum, Los Angeles – Detroit Dream Cars and Automotive Icons
Posted on September 1, 2023 | 17 CommentsIf there’s a city meant to have a large temple devoted to automotive history, that is car-crazy Los Angeles. And that obligatory shrine is none other than the Petersen Automotive […] -
![Just a few days ago, we posted a ‘65 Oldsmobile Cutlass convertible found by Eric Clem at the Cohort. And here’s its nearby American partner. Or so I think. I’ve […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/53145708097_e09f69cda7_k.jpg "Cohort Pic(k) Of The Day: 1964 Ford Galaxie 500 – Another Vintage Drop Top In Finland")
Cohort Pic(k) Of The Day: 1964 Ford Galaxie 500 – Another Vintage Drop Top In Finland
Posted on August 31, 2023 | 7 CommentsJust a few days ago, we posted a ‘65 Oldsmobile Cutlass convertible found by Eric Clem at the Cohort. And here’s its nearby American partner. Or so I think. I’ve […] -
![While GM can lay claim to inventing the pantheon of automotive brands that Alfred P. Sloan gathered into his eponymous ladder, that didn’t stop other manufacturers from also trying to […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/39frd.jpg "Vintage Ads: 1939 Ford Motor Company – Ford Attempts to Build Their Own Sloanian Ladder with Mercury")
Vintage Ads: 1939 Ford Motor Company – Ford Attempts to Build Their Own Sloanian Ladder with Mercury
Posted on August 31, 2023 | 16 CommentsWhile GM can lay claim to inventing the pantheon of automotive brands that Alfred P. Sloan gathered into his eponymous ladder, that didn’t stop other manufacturers from also trying to […] -
![(first posted 7/29/2017) One of the good things about life in Portland is our 24/7 non-commercial classical radio station, “All Classical” KQAC. They use this pristine 1954 Chevy […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/19050588_1860575727600316_453976612963090432_n.jpg "Curbside Classical: 1954 Chevy 3100 Panel Truck")
Curbside Classical: 1954 Chevy 3100 Panel Truck
Posted on August 30, 2023 | 37 Comments(first posted 7/29/2017) One of the good things about life in Portland is our 24/7 non-commercial classical radio station, “All Classical” KQAC. They use this pristine 1954 Chevy […] -
![As far as I know, cars have no will of their own. Whether a car remains ‘true’ to its original self is not up to its non-existent desires, but rather […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/IMG_20230427_155444053_HDR.jpg "CC Capsule: 1970 Datsun 510 Wagon – Staying True")
CC Capsule: 1970 Datsun 510 Wagon – Staying True
Posted on August 30, 2023 | 7 CommentsAs far as I know, cars have no will of their own. Whether a car remains ‘true’ to its original self is not up to its non-existent desires, but rather […] -
![I live in a small town, surrounded by mostly other small towns. The kinds of places that not too long ago would have been the butts of jokes and shaggy […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/1995pajerofront.jpeg "Curbside Classic – There’s Always Something Interesting in a Small Town: 1995 Pajero Wide Exceed 5-Door Turbo Diesel")
Curbside Classic – There’s Always Something Interesting in a Small Town: 1995 Pajero Wide Exceed 5-Door Turbo Diesel
Posted on August 29, 2023 | 21 CommentsI live in a small town, surrounded by mostly other small towns. The kinds of places that not too long ago would have been the butts of jokes and shaggy […] -
![The license plate on our featured Camaro may say 1974, but to me, this car is pure 1985. In that year, I would have been a junior at Rutherford B. […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/IMG_4384.jpeg "Car Show Classic: 1974 Chevrolet Camaro – Glory of the ‘80s")
Car Show Classic: 1974 Chevrolet Camaro – Glory of the ‘80s
Posted on August 29, 2023 | 40 CommentsThe license plate on our featured Camaro may say 1974, but to me, this car is pure 1985. In that year, I would have been a junior at Rutherford B. […] -
![In last Tuesday’s essay, I had referenced having played the piano as an activity that, while I wasn’t necessarily intuitive at it, I had the skill of mastery that allowed […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/012-1992-Buick-Roadmaster-base-model-for-CC.jpg "Curbside Musings: 1992 Buick Roadmaster – The Art Of Mastery")
Curbside Musings: 1992 Buick Roadmaster – The Art Of Mastery
Posted on August 29, 2023 | 61 CommentsIn last Tuesday’s essay, I had referenced having played the piano as an activity that, while I wasn’t necessarily intuitive at it, I had the skill of mastery that allowed […] -
Cohort Pic(k) Of The Day: 1966 Oldsmobile Cutlass Convertible in Finland
Posted on August 28, 2023 | 14 CommentsImages from the Cohort by Eric Clem. -
![At the recent 1969 Chrysler 300 review, there were several comments reflecting on the poor sales of Chrysler’s fuselage cars, which arrived that year. And in 2020, Jim Cavanaugh did […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/Chart-Big-RWD-matket-share-1965-1974-Big-3.jpg "Charting The Big Cars, 1965-1974 – Were Chrysler’s Fuselage Cars A Failure? Which Brand Dropped The Most? (Hint: It Wasn’t A Mopar)")
Charting The Big Cars, 1965-1974 – Were Chrysler’s Fuselage Cars A Failure? Which Brand Dropped The Most? (Hint: It Wasn’t A Mopar)
Posted on August 28, 2023 | 40 CommentsAt the recent 1969 Chrysler 300 review, there were several comments reflecting on the poor sales of Chrysler’s fuselage cars, which arrived that year. And in 2020, Jim Cavanaugh did […] -
![Once we got to the mountains for real, both the landscape and the mix of vehicles abruptly changed. In general, the towns were smaller, more widely spaced, and appeared […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/IMG_5271.jpeg "Road Trip: Rural Mountainous Guatemala – Part 3")
Road Trip: Rural Mountainous Guatemala – Part 3
Posted on August 28, 2023 | 10 CommentsOnce we got to the mountains for real, both the landscape and the mix of vehicles abruptly changed. In general, the towns were smaller, more widely spaced, and appeared […] -
![A lot of memories, with a bit of Cadillac thrown in. In December of 1987 my Mom, Brother, and I were to reach the US mainland for the first time, […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/51955386940_0fb3ec7367_k.jpg "Cohort Classic: 1986 Cadillac Eldorado – Reaching the US Mainland; Pointless Detours And Dubious Decisions")
Cohort Classic: 1986 Cadillac Eldorado – Reaching the US Mainland; Pointless Detours And Dubious Decisions
Posted on August 28, 2023 | 24 CommentsA lot of memories, with a bit of Cadillac thrown in. In December of 1987 my Mom, Brother, and I were to reach the US mainland for the first time, […] -
![The local office of the company I work for happens to be located in Twinsburg, Ohio. Every year in August Twinsburg hosts its Twins Day Festival, one of the largest […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/IMG_4373.jpg "Car Show Outtake: Twin City")
Car Show Outtake: Twin City
Posted on August 27, 2023 | 10 CommentsThe local office of the company I work for happens to be located in Twinsburg, Ohio. Every year in August Twinsburg hosts its Twins Day Festival, one of the largest […] -
![You’re looking at probably the daftest purchase I’ve made thus far, and in the middle of an economic crisis no less. But the heart wants what it wants, and the […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/FB_IMG_1668798699480.jpg "COAL: 1999 Peugeot 406 Coupe – Grand Touring, the French Way")
COAL: 1999 Peugeot 406 Coupe – Grand Touring, the French Way
Posted on August 27, 2023 | 27 CommentsYou’re looking at probably the daftest purchase I’ve made thus far, and in the middle of an economic crisis no less. But the heart wants what it wants, and the […]
