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![Blue, the colour suits you. Cool blue… It’s not a stretch to say I became an instant Eurythmics fan the first time I heard the electrifying, metronomic “Sweet Dreams (Are […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/021-2004-Ford-Thunderbird-for-CC.jpg "Curbside Musings: 2004 Ford Thunderbird Premium – Cool Blue")
Curbside Musings: 2004 Ford Thunderbird Premium – Cool Blue
Posted on June 27, 2023 | 70 CommentsBlue, the colour suits you. Cool blue… It’s not a stretch to say I became an instant Eurythmics fan the first time I heard the electrifying, metronomic “Sweet Dreams (Are […] -
![(first posted 6/26/2017) Merriam-Webster defines the word “ultimate” as: the last in a progression or series, or; the best or most extreme in its kind. I’d say the Mercury […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/resized-2003-grand-marquis.jpg "CC Capsule: 2003-05 Mercury Grand Marquis Ultimate – Truth In Advertising?")
CC Capsule: 2003-05 Mercury Grand Marquis Ultimate – Truth In Advertising?
Posted on June 26, 2023 | 88 Comments(first posted 6/26/2017) Merriam-Webster defines the word “ultimate” as: the last in a progression or series, or; the best or most extreme in its kind. I’d say the Mercury […] -
![All owner-operators of an old motor vehicle with at least two wheels got a warm welcome at the show’s entrance. After all, it was 30°C (or 86°F). The farm tractors […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/IMG_1138.jpg "CC Global: 2023 Oldtimer Festival Dodewaard – Part Two, The Other Fieldside Classics")
CC Global: 2023 Oldtimer Festival Dodewaard – Part Two, The Other Fieldside Classics
Posted on June 26, 2023 | 28 CommentsAll owner-operators of an old motor vehicle with at least two wheels got a warm welcome at the show’s entrance. After all, it was 30°C (or 86°F). The farm tractors […] -
Curbside Outtake: TVR Tasmin
Posted on June 26, 2023 | 19 CommentsMy neighbourhood never ceases to amaze me. I remember reading about the TVR Tasmin in the buff books, but I never thought I would see one in my area. -
![Well, the pleasure was in seeing this rig and it was all mine. I was in line at the junkyard with a few baubles to pay for and the owner […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/IMG_7846.jpg "Parking Lot Pleasure: 1972 Ford F-250 Explorer Camper Special With Mitchell Camper – In For A Camper-Ectomy")
Parking Lot Pleasure: 1972 Ford F-250 Explorer Camper Special With Mitchell Camper – In For A Camper-Ectomy
Posted on June 26, 2023 | 30 CommentsWell, the pleasure was in seeing this rig and it was all mine. I was in line at the junkyard with a few baubles to pay for and the owner […] -
![I’m having sudden memory flashes with this graffitied Mitsu, and not from some back alley in a gritty downtown area. Instead it’s from my art school days, where the school’s […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/52997162805_4cb83fbc39_k.jpg "Cohort Pic(k) Of The Day: Mitsubishi Lancer – Graffitti This!")
Cohort Pic(k) Of The Day: Mitsubishi Lancer – Graffitti This!
Posted on June 25, 2023 | 9 CommentsI’m having sudden memory flashes with this graffitied Mitsu, and not from some back alley in a gritty downtown area. Instead it’s from my art school days, where the school’s […] -
![(first posted 6/24/2017) When we settled down in our suburban Tokyo neighborhood a good ten years ago, one of the things I was most looking forward to was […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/IMGP2501-1.jpg "Curbside Outtake: 1970 Dodge Charger – Not the Car I’d Take to the Annual Police Ball…")
Curbside Outtake: 1970 Dodge Charger – Not the Car I’d Take to the Annual Police Ball…
Posted on June 24, 2023 | 33 Comments(first posted 6/24/2017) When we settled down in our suburban Tokyo neighborhood a good ten years ago, one of the things I was most looking forward to was […] -
![Today’s post is a ’63 Beetle 1200, with a nice amount of patina and ragtop sunroof, found in the UK by L. Seddon at the Cohort. This LHD Beetle looks […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/52994434650_cbf40bcce8_k.jpg "Cohort Pic(k) Of The Day: 1963 VW Beetle – Nice Patina")
Cohort Pic(k) Of The Day: 1963 VW Beetle – Nice Patina
Posted on June 24, 2023 | 10 CommentsToday’s post is a ’63 Beetle 1200, with a nice amount of patina and ragtop sunroof, found in the UK by L. Seddon at the Cohort. This LHD Beetle looks […] -
![Technology and advertising go hand in hand, and as photography and printing tools improved throughout the 20th century, printed ads made a distinct transition from illustration to photography. Photo […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/Screenshot_20230623-014253s.jpg "Vintage Advertising: The Illustrated Shelby – Beginnings")
Vintage Advertising: The Illustrated Shelby – Beginnings
Posted on June 24, 2023 | 12 CommentsTechnology and advertising go hand in hand, and as photography and printing tools improved throughout the 20th century, printed ads made a distinct transition from illustration to photography. Photo […] -
![(first posted 6/14/2017) A ten cylinder Corvair engine installed in a FWD ’62 Impala? How’s that to get the juices of a hard-core Corvair air-head going? One of […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/CC-328-033.jpg "Engine Prototype: The Stillborn Corvair Gen2 Modular Engine – From Two to Twelve Cylinders")
Engine Prototype: The Stillborn Corvair Gen2 Modular Engine – From Two to Twelve Cylinders
Posted on June 23, 2023 | 58 Comments(first posted 6/14/2017) A ten cylinder Corvair engine installed in a FWD ’62 Impala? How’s that to get the juices of a hard-core Corvair air-head going? One of […] -
Cohort Pic(k) Of The Day: ’58 Edsel in Cuba – Yellow On Yellow
Posted on June 23, 2023 | 10 CommentsHere’s a Cohort image taken in Cuba by riveranotario, with a ’58 Edsel almost getting lost in this color coordinated environment. -
![White doesn’t rank very high in my personal car colour chart. Which is unfortunate, because Asians in general and the Japanese in particular tend to like white cars, so there […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/IMG_20230227_115456-copy.jpg "CC Capsule: 1984 Toyota Century (VG40) – Albino? Why, Albi-yes!")
CC Capsule: 1984 Toyota Century (VG40) – Albino? Why, Albi-yes!
Posted on June 23, 2023 | 10 CommentsWhite doesn’t rank very high in my personal car colour chart. Which is unfortunate, because Asians in general and the Japanese in particular tend to like white cars, so there […] -
![We all long for what we never had. Apparently, somewhere in Europe, an urge has emerged for ‘luxury’ as only American makes knew how to make: In unapologetic over the […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/52874463762_25c673fcef_k.jpg "Cohort Pic(k) Of The Day: 1977 Ford LTD – No Way To Ignore")
Cohort Pic(k) Of The Day: 1977 Ford LTD – No Way To Ignore
Posted on June 22, 2023 | 26 CommentsWe all long for what we never had. Apparently, somewhere in Europe, an urge has emerged for ‘luxury’ as only American makes knew how to make: In unapologetic over the […] -
![(first posted 8/6/2012) Every once in a while, I ponder upon what things in the past were like. This 1960 Plymouth definitely falls into that category. At the time […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/P7120015.jpg "CC Capsule: 1960 Plymouth Deluxe 2-Door Wagon – Deluxe Accommodations")
CC Capsule: 1960 Plymouth Deluxe 2-Door Wagon – Deluxe Accommodations
Posted on June 21, 2023 | 64 Comments(first posted 8/6/2012) Every once in a while, I ponder upon what things in the past were like. This 1960 Plymouth definitely falls into that category. At the time […] -
![(first posted 5/31/2017) My good friend Jason White was at a Cars and Coffee event out in Saddlebrook, NJ, surrounded by the Porsches and McLarens and supercars that he […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/oldsmobile-calais-quad-442-w41-3.jpg "Car Show Classic: 1991 Oldsmobile Cutlass Calais Quad 442 W41 – Taking Performance To The Nth Degree")
Car Show Classic: 1991 Oldsmobile Cutlass Calais Quad 442 W41 – Taking Performance To The Nth Degree
Posted on June 21, 2023 | 69 Comments(first posted 5/31/2017) My good friend Jason White was at a Cars and Coffee event out in Saddlebrook, NJ, surrounded by the Porsches and McLarens and supercars that he […]
