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Blog Archive
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![(first posted 7/11/2017) For a company that was touting the use of unique designs amongst its divisions, the ’97 Cutlass was a relapse back into blatant badge engineering that […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/1997-99-oldsmobile-cutlass-3.jpg "CC Capsule: 1997-99 Oldsmobile Cutlass – Time To Sheathe The Sword")
CC Capsule: 1997-99 Oldsmobile Cutlass – Time To Sheathe The Sword
Posted on July 11, 2023 | 43 Comments(first posted 7/11/2017) For a company that was touting the use of unique designs amongst its divisions, the ’97 Cutlass was a relapse back into blatant badge engineering that […] -
Cohort Classic: Porsche 928 – Design Dead-End
Posted on July 11, 2023 | 80 Comments(first posted 7/11/2017) I wouldn’t say no to a Porsche, but I would think it for a bit before saying yes to this one. -
Neighborhood Outtake: Falcon Squire – DiNoc Without the Woodgrain
Posted on July 11, 2023 | 10 CommentsOr is it bleached woodgrain without the DiNoc? -
![This past Election Day as I exited my polling place, there sat this vintage fire truck. Naturally I photographed it. As it wore the livery of the local FD, I […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/1962-Ford-F-800-fire-truck-a.jpg "CC Capsule: 1962 Ford F-800 Fire Truck – The Prodigal Pumper Returns")
CC Capsule: 1962 Ford F-800 Fire Truck – The Prodigal Pumper Returns
Posted on July 11, 2023 | 9 CommentsThis past Election Day as I exited my polling place, there sat this vintage fire truck. Naturally I photographed it. As it wore the livery of the local FD, I […] -
![Once upon a time there were vinyl tops. And some of them fit nicely, were snug to the metal below, and served to accentuate the shape and form they were […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/IMG_8540.jpg "Junkyard Contemp(t)lation: Why We Can’t Have Nice Things – Exhibit #25038")
Junkyard Contemp(t)lation: Why We Can’t Have Nice Things – Exhibit #25038
Posted on July 11, 2023 | 28 CommentsOnce upon a time there were vinyl tops. And some of them fit nicely, were snug to the metal below, and served to accentuate the shape and form they were […] -
![Each of the four seasons brings its own sense of nostalgia, and to me, summer has always been synonymous with childhood freedom. Decades into working in the corporate world, and […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/049-1984-GMC-Caballero-for-CC.jpg "Curbside Musings: 1984 GMC Caballero – Grape-Flavored")
Curbside Musings: 1984 GMC Caballero – Grape-Flavored
Posted on July 11, 2023 | 34 CommentsEach of the four seasons brings its own sense of nostalgia, and to me, summer has always been synonymous with childhood freedom. Decades into working in the corporate world, and […] -
![The Second Annual Malaise Invitational was held in Philomath, OR. on June 24, and we drove up to see the sights. Just like last year, there were many excellent examples […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/IMG_1074.jpg "Car Show: The Second Annual Malaise Invitational – Lots Of Browns And Greens In The Sun(dancer)")
Car Show: The Second Annual Malaise Invitational – Lots Of Browns And Greens In The Sun(dancer)
Posted on July 10, 2023 | 39 CommentsThe Second Annual Malaise Invitational was held in Philomath, OR. on June 24, and we drove up to see the sights. Just like last year, there were many excellent examples […] -
![Everyone is to some degree a hypocrite, although some forms of hypocrisy are admittedly harmless. Take mine, for example. Much of my automotive picture catalog consists of wallflowers, oddballs, four-door […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/PXL_20230624_143030893a.jpg "Car Show Classic: 1963 Buick Special Sedan – What I Say, What I Do")
Car Show Classic: 1963 Buick Special Sedan – What I Say, What I Do
Posted on July 10, 2023 | 27 CommentsEveryone is to some degree a hypocrite, although some forms of hypocrisy are admittedly harmless. Take mine, for example. Much of my automotive picture catalog consists of wallflowers, oddballs, four-door […] -
![(first posted 7/9/2017) It was a hot day to be out and about in Shibuya, one of Tokyo’s trendier districts. And it seems whoever owned this Corniche was so […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/IMG_20170708_102401.jpg "CC Capsule: 1991 Rolls-Royce Corniche III – Dark Suit And White Gloves Compulsory")
CC Capsule: 1991 Rolls-Royce Corniche III – Dark Suit And White Gloves Compulsory
Posted on July 9, 2023 | 31 Comments(first posted 7/9/2017) It was a hot day to be out and about in Shibuya, one of Tokyo’s trendier districts. And it seems whoever owned this Corniche was so […] -
![In my book, this livestock combination from the sixties was the most outstanding big rig at the classic truck show I recently visited (more on that later, of course). A […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/IMG_1232.jpg "Truck Stop Classic: From The Days That Volvo Offered Conventionals In Europe And DAF Also Built Trailers")
Truck Stop Classic: From The Days That Volvo Offered Conventionals In Europe And DAF Also Built Trailers
Posted on July 9, 2023 | 11 CommentsIn my book, this livestock combination from the sixties was the most outstanding big rig at the classic truck show I recently visited (more on that later, of course). A […] -
![OK–We’ve all heard the jingle “1-877-KARS-4-KIDS . . . K-A-R-S Cars For Kids . . .” But what happens when a big national organization puts out a call […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/282857_02X1.jpg "Cars Donated to Kars For Kids–Better Than A Car Show!")
Cars Donated to Kars For Kids–Better Than A Car Show!
Posted on July 9, 2023 | 37 CommentsOK–We’ve all heard the jingle “1-877-KARS-4-KIDS . . . K-A-R-S Cars For Kids . . .” But what happens when a big national organization puts out a call […] -
![It was 7:30a.m. but already pushing 90 degrees; as I stumbled across the scorching parking lot to get some hot bagels and even hotter coffee I thought it was a […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/IMG_8548.jpg "Curbside Outtake: 1980 Volkswagen Vanagon – Desert Camo")
Curbside Outtake: 1980 Volkswagen Vanagon – Desert Camo
Posted on July 8, 2023 | 8 CommentsIt was 7:30a.m. but already pushing 90 degrees; as I stumbled across the scorching parking lot to get some hot bagels and even hotter coffee I thought it was a […] -
![Here’s a rather extraordinary combo, a PV444 and PV544, found by John Lloyd at the Cohort. When’s the last time you remember seeing a Volvo of this age on the […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/9482770788_07136a0fe2_k.jpg "Cohort Pic(k) Of The Day: Volvo PV444 And PV544 – From Quaint To Attention-Grabbing?")
Cohort Pic(k) Of The Day: Volvo PV444 And PV544 – From Quaint To Attention-Grabbing?
Posted on July 8, 2023 | 27 CommentsHere’s a rather extraordinary combo, a PV444 and PV544, found by John Lloyd at the Cohort. When’s the last time you remember seeing a Volvo of this age on the […] -
![(first posted 7/4/2017) Back in March this year, fellow Curbivore Tatra87 gave us an excellent summary history of the Gordon Keeble Company and the GK1 Coupe. And yesterday, […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/WP_20170625_009.jpg "Curbside Outtake: 1965 Gordon Keeble GK1 – The CC Effect At Work")
Curbside Outtake: 1965 Gordon Keeble GK1 – The CC Effect At Work
Posted on July 6, 2023 | 42 Comments(first posted 7/4/2017) Back in March this year, fellow Curbivore Tatra87 gave us an excellent summary history of the Gordon Keeble Company and the GK1 Coupe. And yesterday, […] -
![(first posted 7/6/2017, updated 7/6/2023) As readers of my three-part Cold Comfort series on factory air conditioning know, I have a preternatural obsession with automotive air conditioning. The response […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/IMG_7080.jpg "Cold Comfort: 1962 Chevrolet Corvair with Factory Air Conditioning")
Cold Comfort: 1962 Chevrolet Corvair with Factory Air Conditioning
Posted on July 6, 2023 | 105 Comments(first posted 7/6/2017, updated 7/6/2023) As readers of my three-part Cold Comfort series on factory air conditioning know, I have a preternatural obsession with automotive air conditioning. The response […]
