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Blog Archive
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CC Car Show: Leaks and L-29s, A Car Show Where I Didn’t Know There Would Be A Car Show (COAL Thunderbird Content Included)
Posted on July 17, 2023 | 49 CommentsTo paraphrase a common saying: I am envious of those who see a Cord L-29 for the first time. One of the grand names of the Classic Age, E.L. Cord […] -
Curbside Outtakes: The Singles Championships Finals Weekend – The Top Seeds, And Some Wild Cards
Posted on July 16, 2023 | 19 CommentsThis weekend sees the finals of the singles at the Wimbledon Championships, at the venue that is the home to what is still officially called the All England Lawn Tennis […] -
Curbside Capsule: 1963 Chevrolet Corvair 900 Monza Convertible – Winter Beater
Posted on July 15, 2023 | 66 Comments(first posted 7/15/2017) It may be a Corvair summer over there in CC’s home states, but here in Melbourne it is freezing right now. However climate alone is not […] -
Cohort Pic(k) Of The Day: One Truck, Many Chevrolets (And GMCs?)
Posted on July 15, 2023 | 10 CommentsHere’s a peculiar find by canadiancatgreen at the Cohort. Just exactly, how many Chevys -and GMCs- have been used to create this truck in particular? Anybody out there cares to […] -
1957 Imperial Crown Southhampton — Maybe the Best Summertime Illustration Ever
Posted on July 15, 2023 | 75 CommentsI’m going to keep this short. Sparse like the illustration that this whole post is about. -
CC Capsule: 1953 Austin A40 Somerset – The Mouse That Squeaked
Posted on July 14, 2023 | 71 Comments(first posted 7/14/2017) The British motor industry started its long descent into oblivion in the ‘50s. These things take time: Britain was an automotive powerhouse immediately after the […] -
Wordless Outtake: Mack NR Logging Truck – Misdelivery?
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CC Walk, Talk, and Travel: Sometimes The World Is A Static Place
Posted on July 14, 2023 | 40 CommentsSince becoming involved with CC over a decade ago, one of my observations in various travels around the United States is how the automotive environment greatly differs from region to […] -
Carshow Outtake: 1928 Rolls-Royce Phantom 1 – Despite The Evidence, This Is Not A Taxi
Posted on July 13, 2023 | 22 Comments(first posted 7/13/2017) High mileage cars have featured on CC before, and there have been some surprising numbers, not least from a Fiat Brava (131 Mirafiori) and a Volvo […] -
Car Show Outtake: 1983 Talbot-Matra Murena – Je ne sais quoi
Posted on July 13, 2023 | 17 CommentsAmericans have always had a certain fascination with the French people, their language, and their culture. Does this mid-engined, French-speaking, gray-market 1983 Matra Murena (a car that was never imported […] -
Curbside Capsule: 1974 International Travelall – Tougher Than The Rest
Posted on July 13, 2023 | 18 CommentsIn a small Midwestern town, this Travelall stood out as visitor from a faraway land: Montana license plate, big-rig mudflaps and a rifle rack in the rear window suggest a […] -
CC Capsule: 1977 Toyota Publica (KP50) Van Deluxe – A Bit Of Grime For A Change
Posted on July 13, 2023 | 8 CommentsEnough of the fully-restored, expertly-curated and secretly-modded showroom queens of Central Tokyo. Well away from the beaten path, in the never-ending maze of side streets that lay west and south […] -
Cohort Pic(k) Of The Day: 1973 Imperial – Imperialist Hood
Posted on July 12, 2023 | 25 CommentsI believe we’re all familiar with the effects of lens distortion, thanks to the multiple camera devices now common. Get that cell phone camera too close to your nephews’ faces, […] -
Car Show Outtake: 1967 Olds Cutlass Convertible With A Six And Three Speed Column Shift
Posted on July 12, 2023 | 76 CommentsCC reader John Kelly sent me these pictures of a rare original 1967 Olds Cutlass convertible with a six and three speed manual transmission he found at a car show […] -
In-Motion Classic: 1970 Dodge Challenger R/T – Wide In Japan
Posted on July 12, 2023 | 24 CommentsI know what you’re thinking: this again? Have we not been Challengered enough? Well, what can I do? We’ve covered these many a time on CC and this is the […]
![CC Car Show: Leaks and L-29s, A Car Show Where I Didn’t Know There Would Be A Car Show (COAL Thunderbird Content Included) To paraphrase a common saying: I am envious of those who see a Cord L-29 for the first time. One of the grand names of the Classic Age, E.L. Cord […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/PXL_20230628_151834004.MPa_.jpg)
![Curbside Outtakes: The Singles Championships Finals Weekend – The Top Seeds, And Some Wild Cards This weekend sees the finals of the singles at the Wimbledon Championships, at the venue that is the home to what is still officially called the All England Lawn Tennis […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/princess.jpg)
![Curbside Capsule: 1963 Chevrolet Corvair 900 Monza Convertible – Winter Beater (first posted 7/15/2017) It may be a Corvair summer over there in CC’s home states, but here in Melbourne it is freezing right now. However climate alone is not […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/corvair5.jpg)
![Cohort Pic(k) Of The Day: One Truck, Many Chevrolets (And GMCs?) Here’s a peculiar find by canadiancatgreen at the Cohort. Just exactly, how many Chevys -and GMCs- have been used to create this truck in particular? Anybody out there cares to […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/52982555663_b6dd01315e_k.jpg)

![CC Capsule: 1953 Austin A40 Somerset – The Mouse That Squeaked (first posted 7/14/2017) The British motor industry started its long descent into oblivion in the ‘50s. These things take time: Britain was an automotive powerhouse immediately after the […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/image3.jpg)

![CC Walk, Talk, and Travel: Sometimes The World Is A Static Place Since becoming involved with CC over a decade ago, one of my observations in various travels around the United States is how the automotive environment greatly differs from region to […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/IMG_0952-1.jpeg)
![Carshow Outtake: 1928 Rolls-Royce Phantom 1 – Despite The Evidence, This Is Not A Taxi (first posted 7/13/2017) High mileage cars have featured on CC before, and there have been some surprising numbers, not least from a Fiat Brava (131 Mirafiori) and a Volvo […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/WP_20170602_013.jpg)
![Car Show Outtake: 1983 Talbot-Matra Murena – Je ne sais quoi Americans have always had a certain fascination with the French people, their language, and their culture. Does this mid-engined, French-speaking, gray-market 1983 Matra Murena (a car that was never imported […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/IMG_2712.jpeg)
![Curbside Capsule: 1974 International Travelall – Tougher Than The Rest In a small Midwestern town, this Travelall stood out as visitor from a faraway land: Montana license plate, big-rig mudflaps and a rifle rack in the rear window suggest a […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/International-Travelall-1974-RR.jpg)
![CC Capsule: 1977 Toyota Publica (KP50) Van Deluxe – A Bit Of Grime For A Change Enough of the fully-restored, expertly-curated and secretly-modded showroom queens of Central Tokyo. Well away from the beaten path, in the never-ending maze of side streets that lay west and south […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/IMG_20230421_111103-copy.jpg)
![Cohort Pic(k) Of The Day: 1973 Imperial – Imperialist Hood I believe we’re all familiar with the effects of lens distortion, thanks to the multiple camera devices now common. Get that cell phone camera too close to your nephews’ faces, […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/52834584326_7d729103da_k.jpg)
![Car Show Outtake: 1967 Olds Cutlass Convertible With A Six And Three Speed Column Shift CC reader John Kelly sent me these pictures of a rare original 1967 Olds Cutlass convertible with a six and three speed manual transmission he found at a car show […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/c-5.jpg)
![In-Motion Classic: 1970 Dodge Challenger R/T – Wide In Japan I know what you’re thinking: this again? Have we not been Challengered enough? Well, what can I do? We’ve covered these many a time on CC and this is the […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/IMG_20221030_144231-copy.jpg)


