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Blog Archive
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CC Road Trip: Go West, 1979 Lincoln Continental Mark V
Posted on September 15, 2022 | 79 Comments(first posted 9/15/2016) The Continental Mark V has received considerable attention here as the epitome of the 1970s Brougham Era of American cars, including as “The Mayor of Brougham City” […] -
What If, By Andy: 1958 GMC Pickup
Posted on September 15, 2022 | 21 Commentsclick on image for max. size Here’s what Andy had to say about this: -
Curbside Recycling: 1981 Lancia Beta Zagato Spyder – Mad Toy
Posted on September 15, 2022 | 44 CommentsWandering down a random aisle in the import section of a Denver-area junkyard, I tripped slightly as the earth stopped rotating. Catching myself, I then heard angelsong. Bright lights, confetti […] -
In Motion Classic: 1981 Chevrolet Caprice Landau Diesel – An Unlikely Car In The Passing Lane
Posted on September 14, 2022 | 139 Comments(first posted 9/14/2016) “There’s an old car driving up behind us,” my wife said as I slowly dozed off in the passenger seat. I unhurriedly looked over my shoulder. “It’s […] -
CC Tech: Installation of Power Brake Booster and Dual Master Cylinder In My 1965 F-100
Posted on September 14, 2022 | 20 CommentsI had only had the truck for four days in 2006 when I lost my brakes 1.5 miles from home and rolled through a 4-way stop. -
Cohort Pic(k) of the Day: 1976 Buick Special – Very Special
Posted on September 14, 2022 | 33 Comments(Update: I blew it again. Turns out there was a Century Special coupe available in the US in ’75 and ’76) Whenever I think we’ve finally plumbed the depths of […] -
Car Show Classic: 1972 Citroën SM Opéra – The Final Stretch
Posted on September 13, 2022 | 47 Comments(first posted 9/13/2016) The Citroën SM has been covered quite a few times on CC (here, here, here and also here), so I won’t bother reinventing the wheel. Still, this […] -
CC Outtake: The Deliberately Anonymous Car Part 1
Posted on September 13, 2022 | 60 Comments(first posted 9/13/2016) The deliberately anonymous car – a tool for the non-aligned industrial supplier to circumvent an implied preference (or as we will see in a few weeks, liability) […] -
CC Capsule: 1988 Renault 4 GTL Clan – The Fantastique Four’s Finale
Posted on September 13, 2022 | 7 CommentsIt’s been a minute since we’ve had a gander at the R4, hasn’t it? Fortunately, these are an object of worship in this country (still baffling to me, but what […] -
Car Show Classic: Toyota Tercel with Mid-Ship V6
Posted on September 13, 2022 | 17 CommentsMy middle son and I went to a car show in nearby Calgary that had all the usual suspect cars as well as a few more exotic finds but one […] -
Cohort Outtake: Rambler American 400 Convertible – “America’s Largest-Selling Compact Convertible”
Posted on September 12, 2022 | 58 Comments(first posted 9/12/2016) In my (perfect) memory, 1961 – 1963 Rambler American convertibles were seriously rare back in 1961 – 1963. And they never got more common going forward, as […] -
In Motion Classic: 1975 Ford LTD – The Hoop-Tee-Dee
Posted on September 12, 2022 | 119 Comments(first posted 9/12/2016) Right off the bat, I want to make it clear that I’m not poking fun at the driver of what could be referred to as a “transportation […] -
Car Show Classics: 2022 Internationaal Classic USA Cars Treffen Reuver – Part One
Posted on September 12, 2022 | 29 CommentsFor the 15th time, around 600 classic American rides were present at this yearly car show, held in the south of the Netherlands. As usual, there was a grand collection […] -
Curbside Outtake: 2008-2019 Nissan Cube Series 3 – If You’re Not Square
Posted on September 12, 2022 | 26 CommentsI’ve been wanting to share one of these for a long time, just because they’re a bit contrarian, which is something I can relate to. This may be a Nissan […] -
Curbside Outtake: The Changing Shape Of Cars, Even Mysterious Covered Ones
Posted on September 11, 2022 | 29 CommentsIn this edition of our “The Changing Shape of Cars”, we have a mystery car standing in for the classic big American car of the sixties. It won’t stay a […]
![CC Road Trip: Go West, 1979 Lincoln Continental Mark V (first posted 9/15/2016) The Continental Mark V has received considerable attention here as the epitome of the 1970s Brougham Era of American cars, including as “The Mayor of Brougham City” […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2016/09/1200-1.jpg)
![Curbside Recycling: 1981 Lancia Beta Zagato Spyder – Mad Toy Wandering down a random aisle in the import section of a Denver-area junkyard, I tripped slightly as the earth stopped rotating. Catching myself, I then heard angelsong. Bright lights, confetti […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/IMG_3544.jpg)
![In Motion Classic: 1981 Chevrolet Caprice Landau Diesel – An Unlikely Car In The Passing Lane (first posted 9/14/2016) “There’s an old car driving up behind us,” my wife said as I slowly dozed off in the passenger seat. I unhurriedly looked over my shoulder. “It’s […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2016/09/RR-2.jpg)

![Cohort Pic(k) of the Day: 1976 Buick Special – Very Special (Update: I blew it again. Turns out there was a Century Special coupe available in the US in ’75 and ’76) Whenever I think we’ve finally plumbed the depths of […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/52354053999_6eb2827b1e_o.jpg)
![Car Show Classic: 1972 Citroën SM Opéra – The Final Stretch (first posted 9/13/2016) The Citroën SM has been covered quite a few times on CC (here, here, here and also here), so I won’t bother reinventing the wheel. Still, this […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2016/09/28140006.jpg)
![CC Outtake: The Deliberately Anonymous Car Part 1 (first posted 9/13/2016) The deliberately anonymous car – a tool for the non-aligned industrial supplier to circumvent an implied preference (or as we will see in a few weeks, liability) […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2016/09/carbidecar.jpg)
![CC Capsule: 1988 Renault 4 GTL Clan – The Fantastique Four’s Finale It’s been a minute since we’ve had a gander at the R4, hasn’t it? Fortunately, these are an object of worship in this country (still baffling to me, but what […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/IMG_20220526_115229-copy.jpg)
![Car Show Classic: Toyota Tercel with Mid-Ship V6 My middle son and I went to a car show in nearby Calgary that had all the usual suspect cars as well as a few more exotic finds but one […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/Toyota-Tercel-1.jpg)
![Cohort Outtake: Rambler American 400 Convertible – “America’s Largest-Selling Compact Convertible” (first posted 9/12/2016) In my (perfect) memory, 1961 – 1963 Rambler American convertibles were seriously rare back in 1961 – 1963. And they never got more common going forward, as […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/777h.jpg)
![In Motion Classic: 1975 Ford LTD – The Hoop-Tee-Dee (first posted 9/12/2016) Right off the bat, I want to make it clear that I’m not poking fun at the driver of what could be referred to as a “transportation […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2016/09/015-1975-Ford-LTD-CC.jpg)
![Car Show Classics: 2022 Internationaal Classic USA Cars Treffen Reuver – Part One For the 15th time, around 600 classic American rides were present at this yearly car show, held in the south of the Netherlands. As usual, there was a grand collection […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/IMG_0529.jpg)
![Curbside Outtake: 2008-2019 Nissan Cube Series 3 – If You’re Not Square I’ve been wanting to share one of these for a long time, just because they’re a bit contrarian, which is something I can relate to. This may be a Nissan […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/20220825_135518.jpg)
![Curbside Outtake: The Changing Shape Of Cars, Even Mysterious Covered Ones In this edition of our “The Changing Shape of Cars”, we have a mystery car standing in for the classic big American car of the sixties. It won’t stay a […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/IMG_9589.jpg)


