Curbside Classic Archives
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Tractors, Lawn Mowers, Off-Road Equipment 
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Blog Archive
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CC Capsule: 1973 Toyopet Corona (RT80) Deluxe – Year Of The ‘Rona
Posted on December 31, 2020 | 17 CommentsTwenty twenty, even without hindsight, will be remembered as the Year of the Pandemic. That was pretty evident since the spring, let alone now, as the first vaccines are being […] -
Happy New Year! Thanks For Your Support in 2020, And A Note About Our Top Menu Bars
Posted on December 31, 2020 | 12 CommentsFrom all of us at the Curbside, I’d like to wish you a very happy and healthy new year. 2021 can only be better than 2020, so there’s a lot […] -
Curbside Outtake: 1970 Cadillac Sedan DeVille – Welcome Presence
Posted on December 31, 2020 | 63 Comments(first posted 7/16/2020) Presence. Some cars just have it. It’s hard to define, but as Supreme Court Justice Potter Stewart famously said (about something else entirely), “I know it when […] -
Cohort Pic(k) of the Day: 1989 Mercury Colony Park Woody Wagon – This Barge Is Too Long For Amsterdam’s Parking Spaces
Posted on December 30, 2020 | 38 CommentsI’m going to continue to open Corey Behrens’ Christmas packages at the Cohort, one day at a time, this being the third. It’s another American, but unlike the Pacer, this […] -
Cohort Pic(k) of the Day: AMC Pacer Found in Amsterdam – The Chubby American Golf
Posted on December 29, 2020 | 51 CommentsCorey Behrens found this Pacer parked in front of a VW Golf in Amsterdam. Given that the Pacer is only three inches longer than a current Golf, it rather fits […] -
Classic Travelogue: Road America and the Silver Trashcan
Posted on December 27, 2020 | 20 CommentsA little while ago, Jason Shafer asked for our car of choice for a road trip across and around the United States, in 1976. In my response, I cheated a […] -
CC Global: Classic Real Estate, T-Model Farms Included (Updated – With Finished Thatched Roofs)
Posted on December 26, 2020 | 40 Comments(Originally posted on 10/30/20, updated Dec. 2020) Right, and now for something completely different. A tour along a whole other type of curbside classics: old real estate, all situated near […] -
Curbside Recycling: 1972 Chevrolet Suburban – Waiting Outside The Pearly Chainlink Gates
Posted on December 25, 2020 | 39 CommentsI realize it may seem that I spend an inordinate amount of time in the parking lots outside of junkyards, however that’s not really the case. Sometimes the best finds […] -
CC Outtakes: A Toy Truck – What Could Be Better For Christmas?
Posted on December 25, 2020 | 14 CommentsAbout this time last year I was laid off from my job of 12+ years (and feeling lost). With time on my hands I posted a few short items here, […] -
Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays!
Posted on December 24, 2020 | 11 CommentsFrom all of us at CC, here’s wishing you a Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays, even if it’s not exactly a fantasy of Christmas and somewhat constrained by current circumstances. […] -
Curbside Gift Idea: 1981 Chevrolet Citation – For That Special Someone
Posted on December 24, 2020 | 50 CommentsI’ll be honest, I don’t usually cruise Craigslist looking for cars for others. I want them all for myself. But here’s one that I’ll pass on due to the Christmas […] -
CC For Sale: 1973 Chevrolet Monte Carlo – A Curbside Classic for Christmas
Posted on December 24, 2020 | 52 CommentsFor most of us, 2020 has been an unprecedented year. The pandemic has caused dramatic changes to many people’s lives. It may also be a quieter Christmas for those of […] -
Cohort Capsule: 1977 Pontiac Astre – An Iron Duke-Powered Unicorn
Posted on December 23, 2020 | 110 Comments(first posted 12/23/2014) Cohort poster William Oliver has found something approaching a unicorn: a Pontiac Astre, but not just any Pontiac Astre. It’s the final year 1977 model, which was […] -
Curbside Newsstand: The Pickup Market – Where They’re Hot and Who’s Buying Them
Posted on December 23, 2020 | 30 CommentsI’m planning on a more detailed analysis of the 2020 automotive market when the numbers are available, but since we’ve been talking about pickups, here’s some stats from 2019 and […] -
Cohort Pic(k) of the Day: 1953 Skoda 1200 Station Wagon – Found In Amsterdam
Posted on December 23, 2020 | 15 CommentsIt feels like Christmas at the Cohort, as Corey Behrens has presented us with a number of stellar finds from Amsterdam. The oldest and rarest is this 1953 Skoda 1200 […]
![CC Capsule: 1973 Toyopet Corona (RT80) Deluxe – Year Of The ‘Rona Twenty twenty, even without hindsight, will be remembered as the Year of the Pandemic. That was pretty evident since the spring, let alone now, as the first vaccines are being […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2020/12/IMG_20201215_160509-copy.jpg)
![Happy New Year! Thanks For Your Support in 2020, And A Note About Our Top Menu Bars From all of us at the Curbside, I’d like to wish you a very happy and healthy new year. 2021 can only be better than 2020, so there’s a lot […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2020/12/a-top.jpg)
![Curbside Outtake: 1970 Cadillac Sedan DeVille – Welcome Presence (first posted 7/16/2020) Presence. Some cars just have it. It’s hard to define, but as Supreme Court Justice Potter Stewart famously said (about something else entirely), “I know it when […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/20200606_131540.jpg)
![Cohort Pic(k) of the Day: 1989 Mercury Colony Park Woody Wagon – This Barge Is Too Long For Amsterdam’s Parking Spaces I’m going to continue to open Corey Behrens’ Christmas packages at the Cohort, one day at a time, this being the third. It’s another American, but unlike the Pacer, this […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2020/12/50740317777_7418c20634_k.jpg)
![Cohort Pic(k) of the Day: AMC Pacer Found in Amsterdam – The Chubby American Golf Corey Behrens found this Pacer parked in front of a VW Golf in Amsterdam. Given that the Pacer is only three inches longer than a current Golf, it rather fits […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2020/12/50739494183_0450a074bf_k.jpg)
![Classic Travelogue: Road America and the Silver Trashcan A little while ago, Jason Shafer asked for our car of choice for a road trip across and around the United States, in 1976. In my response, I cheated a […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2020/12/1.jpg)
![CC Global: Classic Real Estate, T-Model Farms Included (Updated – With Finished Thatched Roofs) (Originally posted on 10/30/20, updated Dec. 2020) Right, and now for something completely different. A tour along a whole other type of curbside classics: old real estate, all situated near […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/IMG_9034.jpg)
![Curbside Recycling: 1972 Chevrolet Suburban – Waiting Outside The Pearly Chainlink Gates I realize it may seem that I spend an inordinate amount of time in the parking lots outside of junkyards, however that’s not really the case. Sometimes the best finds […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2020/12/IMG_8138.jpg)
![CC Outtakes: A Toy Truck – What Could Be Better For Christmas? About this time last year I was laid off from my job of 12+ years (and feeling lost). With time on my hands I posted a few short items here, […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2020/12/IMG_0219.jpg)
![Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays! From all of us at CC, here’s wishing you a Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays, even if it’s not exactly a fantasy of Christmas and somewhat constrained by current circumstances. […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2020/12/a-macys.jpg)
![Curbside Gift Idea: 1981 Chevrolet Citation – For That Special Someone I’ll be honest, I don’t usually cruise Craigslist looking for cars for others. I want them all for myself. But here’s one that I’ll pass on due to the Christmas […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2020/12/Citation01.jpg)
![CC For Sale: 1973 Chevrolet Monte Carlo – A Curbside Classic for Christmas For most of us, 2020 has been an unprecedented year. The pandemic has caused dramatic changes to many people’s lives. It may also be a quieter Christmas for those of […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2020/12/1973-Monte-Carlo-01.jpg)
![Cohort Capsule: 1977 Pontiac Astre – An Iron Duke-Powered Unicorn (first posted 12/23/2014) Cohort poster William Oliver has found something approaching a unicorn: a Pontiac Astre, but not just any Pontiac Astre. It’s the final year 1977 model, which was […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2020/12/a-astre.jpg)
![Curbside Newsstand: The Pickup Market – Where They’re Hot and Who’s Buying Them I’m planning on a more detailed analysis of the 2020 automotive market when the numbers are available, but since we’ve been talking about pickups, here’s some stats from 2019 and […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2020/12/a-pickup-US-Q1-2019.jpg)
![Cohort Pic(k) of the Day: 1953 Skoda 1200 Station Wagon – Found In Amsterdam It feels like Christmas at the Cohort, as Corey Behrens has presented us with a number of stellar finds from Amsterdam. The oldest and rarest is this 1953 Skoda 1200 […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2020/12/50739475918_8b41fa8ce7_k.jpg)


