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CC Illustrations: Bear Spotting
Posted on June 28, 2021 | 19 CommentsIn this first of my weekly posts, I present the illustration that started me down -
![With few exceptions, foreign classics found in Japan are usually so clean – either preserved or restored – and near perfection that they might be used as archetypes or museum […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/IMG_20210508_115827-copy.jpg "CC Capsule: 1976 Chevrolet C10 Cheyenne Pickup – A Rusted Development")
CC Capsule: 1976 Chevrolet C10 Cheyenne Pickup – A Rusted Development
Posted on June 28, 2021 | 17 CommentsWith few exceptions, foreign classics found in Japan are usually so clean – either preserved or restored – and near perfection that they might be used as archetypes or museum […] -
![“Patina” and “provenance” have been flogged so mercilessly by cable TV auction announcers that they might as well be food words, words that leave me feeling a vague dread as […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/111_1158a.jpg "Parking Lot Classic: 1964 Oldsmobile F-85 Cutlass Holiday – The 20-Footer Club, Part One")
Parking Lot Classic: 1964 Oldsmobile F-85 Cutlass Holiday – The 20-Footer Club, Part One
Posted on June 28, 2021 | 42 Comments“Patina” and “provenance” have been flogged so mercilessly by cable TV auction announcers that they might as well be food words, words that leave me feeling a vague dread as […] -
![Chrysler minivans were very popular in Europe, and GM managed to push a fair number of “Dustbuster” vans, but I don’t think I’ve ever seen a Ford Aerostar across the […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/51264755367_7f828dbcd3_k.jpg "Cohort Pic(k) Of The Day: Ford Aerostar Found In Budapest")
Cohort Pic(k) Of The Day: Ford Aerostar Found In Budapest
Posted on June 28, 2021 | 5 CommentsChrysler minivans were very popular in Europe, and GM managed to push a fair number of “Dustbuster” vans, but I don’t think I’ve ever seen a Ford Aerostar across the […] -
![As I hit the edge of Lakeview, OR on the way to Tonopah, NV, the start of our overlanding trip, my eyes popped open at this sight: a superbly curated […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/IMG_6633.jpg "Curbside Classic Heaven: Auto Haven In Lakeview, OR – Which Will You Buy?")
Curbside Classic Heaven: Auto Haven In Lakeview, OR – Which Will You Buy?
Posted on June 28, 2021 | 48 CommentsAs I hit the edge of Lakeview, OR on the way to Tonopah, NV, the start of our overlanding trip, my eyes popped open at this sight: a superbly curated […] -
![It’s June, the weather seems to have suddenly caught up with the calendar, as our special eight week long March ended. Gardens have begun to bloom, some hope of a […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/20210611_160549-tile.1.jpg "Curbside Outtake: Is England Getting Back To Normal?")
Curbside Outtake: Is England Getting Back To Normal?
Posted on June 26, 2021 | 7 CommentsIt’s June, the weather seems to have suddenly caught up with the calendar, as our special eight week long March ended. Gardens have begun to bloom, some hope of a […] -
![(first posted 3/22/2012) Â Â Let’s make our trip to the bustle-back era complete. We started out with the 1981 Imperial, had a lengthy and controversial visit with the 1980 Seville, […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/Lincoln-Conti-1986.jpg "CC Capsule: 1986 Lincoln Continental – The Fox Gets A Fancy Tail")
CC Capsule: 1986 Lincoln Continental – The Fox Gets A Fancy Tail
Posted on June 25, 2021 | 93 Comments(first posted 3/22/2012) Â Â Let’s make our trip to the bustle-back era complete. We started out with the 1981 Imperial, had a lengthy and controversial visit with the 1980 Seville, […] -
![(first posted 6/25/2015)Â Â It may be hard to tell, but it was getting dark when I ran into these in a nursing home parking lot. My old camera tried hard […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/Pontiac-Ventura-1976.jpg "CC Outtake: 1976 Pontiac Ventura SJ – Still Kicking")
CC Outtake: 1976 Pontiac Ventura SJ – Still Kicking
Posted on June 25, 2021 | 57 Comments(first posted 6/25/2015)Â Â It may be hard to tell, but it was getting dark when I ran into these in a nursing home parking lot. My old camera tried hard […] -
![(first posted 6/24/2015)Â Â This past Saturday, CC Contributor amazonray and I drove up to the Portland area to see the new World of Speed Museum in Wilsonville. And there just […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/Chevy-II-Nova-1966.jpg "Car Show Outtake: 1966 Chevrolet Chevy II Nova SS – An Opel Kadett Crossed With A Riviera")
Car Show Outtake: 1966 Chevrolet Chevy II Nova SS – An Opel Kadett Crossed With A Riviera
Posted on June 24, 2021 | 68 Comments(first posted 6/24/2015)Â Â This past Saturday, CC Contributor amazonray and I drove up to the Portland area to see the new World of Speed Museum in Wilsonville. And there just […] -
![(first posted 6/24/2015)Â Â Â “The who what?” you may ask. And even those of you who know that Ssangyong is a South Korean manufacturer of pickups and SUVs might not have […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/SSangyong-Chairman.jpg "Curbside Capsule: (Photo) Capturing My White Whale, the Ssangyong Chairman")
Curbside Capsule: (Photo) Capturing My White Whale, the Ssangyong Chairman
Posted on June 24, 2021 | 52 Comments(first posted 6/24/2015)Â Â Â “The who what?” you may ask. And even those of you who know that Ssangyong is a South Korean manufacturer of pickups and SUVs might not have […] -
![(first posted 6/23/2015)Â Â Â The 1958 Chevrolet Impala has become an icon in its own regard, but when inevitably conjures up an image of the hardtop coupe with its distinctive roof. […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/Chevrolet-1958-Impala-conv-ffq.png "Cohort Classic: 1958 Chevrolet Impala Convertible – Not Just A Coupe")
Cohort Classic: 1958 Chevrolet Impala Convertible – Not Just A Coupe
Posted on June 23, 2021 | 46 Comments(first posted 6/23/2015)Â Â Â The 1958 Chevrolet Impala has become an icon in its own regard, but when inevitably conjures up an image of the hardtop coupe with its distinctive roof. […] -
![(first posted 6/23/2015)Â Â Â Every year, I go to the Mecum Spring Classic car auction in Indianapolis to photograph the cars. I always take my digital camera and a pocketful of […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/BW.jpg "Classic Cars on Black-and-White Film")
Classic Cars on Black-and-White Film
Posted on June 23, 2021 | 75 Comments(first posted 6/23/2015)Â Â Â Every year, I go to the Mecum Spring Classic car auction in Indianapolis to photograph the cars. I always take my digital camera and a pocketful of […] -
![(first posted 6/22/2015)Â Â Badge engineering took many forms over the years. It is still widely associated, in Europe at least, with British Leyland and its predecessor BMC, but perhaps the […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/1955-sunbeam-mk-3-convertible.5.jpg "Carshow Classic – 1955 Sunbeam Mk3 Convertible – Yearning For A Lost Age")
Carshow Classic – 1955 Sunbeam Mk3 Convertible – Yearning For A Lost Age
Posted on June 22, 2021 | 41 Comments(first posted 6/22/2015)Â Â Badge engineering took many forms over the years. It is still widely associated, in Europe at least, with British Leyland and its predecessor BMC, but perhaps the […] -
![The shape is distinctive, at least here in the US, but it was probably the color that caught my eye as I was walking down the main street in our […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/IMG_3781.jpeg "CC Outtake: A Bright Yellow British Roadster")
CC Outtake: A Bright Yellow British Roadster
Posted on June 21, 2021 | 11 CommentsThe shape is distinctive, at least here in the US, but it was probably the color that caught my eye as I was walking down the main street in our […] -
![The idea that many of the things I enjoy may disappear within my lifetime makes my head hurt. When I was a kid, I would lie awake in the dark […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/111_1048.jpg "Antique Store Classic: 1965 Buick Protect-O-Plate – Decoding Some Fella’s New Car")
Antique Store Classic: 1965 Buick Protect-O-Plate – Decoding Some Fella’s New Car
Posted on June 21, 2021 | 58 CommentsThe idea that many of the things I enjoy may disappear within my lifetime makes my head hurt. When I was a kid, I would lie awake in the dark […]
