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Blog Archive
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Wordless Outtake: 1971 Opel Kadett B With Schwinn Tricycle – The Stern Illuminator
Posted on May 24, 2021 | 11 Comments -
![This last round of my harmless, late March walk-by shooting starts with a trio of Scania R-series 4×2 tractors. The one at work is a 2008 R500 V8, towing a […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/IMG_9488.jpg "In Motion Outtakes: Busy Bees And One Retired (But Far From Tired) Pickup")
In Motion Outtakes: Busy Bees And One Retired (But Far From Tired) Pickup
Posted on May 23, 2021 | 10 CommentsThis last round of my harmless, late March walk-by shooting starts with a trio of Scania R-series 4×2 tractors. The one at work is a 2008 R500 V8, towing a […] -
Curbside Outtake: 1969 Chevrolet C-10 Pickup – What’s With The Bumper? Spray-On Patina?
Posted on May 23, 2021 | 23 CommentsThis fine old Chevy pickup was parked right across from my old Ford at Jerry’s one day recently. Nice patina! But then the bumper caught my eye. Patina? -
Vintage Ad: Finliner – “Looks Like $4000.00” (Price of a Cadillac)
Posted on May 23, 2021 | 46 CommentsI can’t ever remember seeing one of these, so maybe it didn’t catch on all that well. Here’s how one looked in real life: -
![This shot by nifticus points out an issue that comes up not uncommonly here at CC: camera lens perspective can be deceiving. The Alero in front looks significantly longer than […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/25778200793_253f5a9f9d_k.jpg "Cohort Pic(k) of the Day: Olds Alero and Aurora – Don’t Always Believe What You See")
Cohort Pic(k) of the Day: Olds Alero and Aurora – Don’t Always Believe What You See
Posted on May 22, 2021 | 36 CommentsThis shot by nifticus points out an issue that comes up not uncommonly here at CC: camera lens perspective can be deceiving. The Alero in front looks significantly longer than […] -
![Apparently someone found a good thing and decided to stick with it. It’s not quite a trifecta of Escapes as the one on the right is the Mercury Mariner sister […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/IMG_7812.jpg "Curbside Outtake: There’s No Escaping The Monochromaticity")
Curbside Outtake: There’s No Escaping The Monochromaticity
Posted on May 22, 2021 | 16 CommentsApparently someone found a good thing and decided to stick with it. It’s not quite a trifecta of Escapes as the one on the right is the Mercury Mariner sister […] -
![The VW Bus Westfalia Camper long ago became iconic, but it started out somewhat differently and evolved over the years. I ran across this 1955 Popular Mechanics , which suggests […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/VW-1955-Westy-1.jpg "Vintage Magazine Article and Brochure: 1955 VW Westfalia Camper – The Beginning of an Icon")
Vintage Magazine Article and Brochure: 1955 VW Westfalia Camper – The Beginning of an Icon
Posted on May 22, 2021 | 35 CommentsThe VW Bus Westfalia Camper long ago became iconic, but it started out somewhat differently and evolved over the years. I ran across this 1955 Popular Mechanics , which suggests […] -
![I’ve got a big backlog of my own Outtakes I must start getting to, like this fine Saab 900 Turbo. These gave become scarce on the streets in the past […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/IMG_5510.jpg "Trailhead Outtake: Saab 900 Turbo – Still Spooling Up")
Trailhead Outtake: Saab 900 Turbo – Still Spooling Up
Posted on May 22, 2021 | 17 CommentsI’ve got a big backlog of my own Outtakes I must start getting to, like this fine Saab 900 Turbo. These gave become scarce on the streets in the past […] -
![You wouldn’t likely be hauled to the hospital in a Dart ambulance in the US, but in Spain, the Dart, built by Barreiros, was the largest domestically built car, and […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/31693570045_c0c3b3f07f_k-1.jpg "Vintage Ad: 1967 Dodge Dart Ambulance, Spanish Style")
Vintage Ad: 1967 Dodge Dart Ambulance, Spanish Style
Posted on May 21, 2021 | 31 CommentsYou wouldn’t likely be hauled to the hospital in a Dart ambulance in the US, but in Spain, the Dart, built by Barreiros, was the largest domestically built car, and […] -
![I hadn’t prowled for CCs in a little while, and I felt that this day might be a good one, so I went far. The hunch paid off – even […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/IMG_20210514_103826-copy.jpg "CC Twofer: 1974 BMW 2002 Automatic & 1970 BMW 2002 Ti – Right In The Kidneys")
CC Twofer: 1974 BMW 2002 Automatic & 1970 BMW 2002 Ti – Right In The Kidneys
Posted on May 21, 2021 | 11 CommentsI hadn’t prowled for CCs in a little while, and I felt that this day might be a good one, so I went far. The hunch paid off – even […] -
![A while back I came across an abandoned temporary license plate for a Jensen in my neighborhood and have been looking out for it ever since. But standing on the […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/IMG_0174-2.jpg "Curbside Drive-By: Lotus Europa Twin Cam – No Troubles Here")
Curbside Drive-By: Lotus Europa Twin Cam – No Troubles Here
Posted on May 21, 2021 | 23 CommentsA while back I came across an abandoned temporary license plate for a Jensen in my neighborhood and have been looking out for it ever since. But standing on the […] -
![After reading Eric703’s excellent history of Daewoo in the United States earlier this year, I realized that we’ve featured several Leganzas over the years but never really anything on the […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/IMG_1859.jpg "Curbside Recycling: 2000 Daewoo Lanos SX Sedan – Cheap SX Doesn’t Have To Be Bad")
Curbside Recycling: 2000 Daewoo Lanos SX Sedan – Cheap SX Doesn’t Have To Be Bad
Posted on May 20, 2021 | 28 CommentsAfter reading Eric703’s excellent history of Daewoo in the United States earlier this year, I realized that we’ve featured several Leganzas over the years but never really anything on the […] -
![Obviously the VW Transporter was very commonly used as an ambulance in Germany, Austria and other European countries. We lived right across the street from the hospital in Innsbruck—which was […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/30921802843_52e33877ff_k.jpg "Vintage Brochure: 1958 Volkswagen Ambulance – As Long As You’re Not In A Really Big Hurry")
Vintage Brochure: 1958 Volkswagen Ambulance – As Long As You’re Not In A Really Big Hurry
Posted on May 20, 2021 | 24 CommentsObviously the VW Transporter was very commonly used as an ambulance in Germany, Austria and other European countries. We lived right across the street from the hospital in Innsbruck—which was […] -
![What do you do when you find several examples of the same classic and they all have some sort of appeal? You just have to make a post that blends […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/IMG_20210421_102454-copy.jpg "Curbside Classics: 1989-91 Mazda RX-7 (FC) Coupé, GT-R & Cabriolet – The Japanese Porsche, But Better")
Curbside Classics: 1989-91 Mazda RX-7 (FC) Coupé, GT-R & Cabriolet – The Japanese Porsche, But Better
Posted on May 20, 2021 | 8 CommentsWhat do you do when you find several examples of the same classic and they all have some sort of appeal? You just have to make a post that blends […] -
![The name gives it away as a European version of the Grand Caravan, built in Graz, Austria in the former Steyr-Puch factory (later Magna). But with a high roof? […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/31839323042_c135804767_k.jpg "Vintage Ad: 1996 Chrysler Grand Voyager High Roof – In Europe Only, I Presume")
Vintage Ad: 1996 Chrysler Grand Voyager High Roof – In Europe Only, I Presume
Posted on May 19, 2021 | 6 CommentsThe name gives it away as a European version of the Grand Caravan, built in Graz, Austria in the former Steyr-Puch factory (later Magna). But with a high roof? […]
