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Blog Archive
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More Vintage Iron From The Southwest – 2 Days At Desert Valley Auto Parts
Posted on January 20, 2026 | 14 CommentsThis recent past holiday, some people took a vacation to see the natural beauty of the American West. I, on the other hand, spent another couple of days exploring American […] -
My Tenants Drive Curbside Classics: ’89 Peugeot 505 Wagon, ’71 BMW 2002, ’99 Acura Integra, ’59 Chevy, And More
Posted on January 20, 2026 | 23 CommentsDo classic old houses attract tenants with classic old cars? It rather seems so in the case of these two of my rental houses, where two single dads live with […] -
Green On Green Grandeur: 1975 Imperial LeBaron Crown Coupe – American Luxury From The Mega-Coupe Era
Posted on January 20, 2026 | 25 CommentsTalk about a survivor from a bygone era; a 1975 Imperial LeBaron coupe with oh-so-seventies opera-windows Crown trim and a green on green on green colour combo. Talk about a […] -
Curbside Musings: 1989 Chevrolet Corvette – Lighten Up
Posted on January 20, 2026 | 22 CommentsI’ll preface this week’s Curbside Musings by acknowledging that Christmas was almost four weeks ago, Martin Luther King, Jr. Day was already yesterday, and many are simply Christmased-out. For those […] -
Curbside Find: Homemade Camper For The Apocalypse That Never Happened (Yet)?
Posted on January 19, 2026 | 50 Comments(Updated 1/19/2026) Even though Dave Skinner was in my town last week, he apparently did not take note of one of the more interesting vehicles I’ve seen recently. This is […] -
Multiple CCs: 1971-75 BMW 3.0CS (E9) Coupé(s) – Choose Wisely
Posted on January 19, 2026 | 19 CommentsThis year will be marking my tenth anniversary of writing for CC. How time fries, as they say around here. I’m not sure that my writing has improved over that […] -
Blue Monday: A Collection Of Blue Scale Models To Dispel The Winter Blues
Posted on January 19, 2026 | 33 CommentsIn which I attempt to dispel the blahs of winter with some good old blue skies and summer sunshine. Today is Monday. Let’s do Blue. No, I’m not feeling blue. […] -
Wordless Find: Ice Cube
Posted on January 18, 2026 | 11 Comments -
Tales From The Lemon Grove – Part I
Posted on January 18, 2026 | 44 Comments(Updated 1/18/2026) It was 9:30 in the morning when my cell phone disturbed my groggy Sunday morning. It was Matt, telling me that plans were still on for the […] -
2021 Scania G500 6×2 Machine Transporter – A Giant Hits The Hardwood
Posted on January 17, 2026 | 11 CommentsA dedicated machine transporter, on display in the showroom of a used truck dealership, last September. It was a used truck alright, yet the complete bed with its hardwood floor […] -
1956 DeSoto Fireflite Convertible – A Rare And Beautiful Car, But Why Do The Clouds In This Ad Look Like A Nuclear Explosion?
Posted on January 17, 2026 | 30 CommentsThis striking 1956 DeSoto ad certainly catches the eye, but in the atomic age, billowing yellow-orange clouds in the sky had rather ominous implications. Maybe it was foreshadowing: Late ’50s […] -
Curbside Find: Chevrolet Astro Van AWD – The Budget AWD Overlander Van
Posted on January 16, 2026 | 8 CommentsThe huge popularity of vanning and overlanding has really given the Astro van a whole new lease on life. It’s hot, as there’s very little else in the category for […] -
A Gallery Of Vintage Car And Truck Photos By Simon White
Posted on January 16, 2026 | 3 CommentsSimon White recently uploaded a new batch of his superb images of cars in action to the CC Cohort. Let’s check out some of those, starting with this terrific image […] -
Curbside Find: A RWD Toyota Lover Lives Here
Posted on January 15, 2026 | 10 CommentsHere’s a neat threesome of old-school Toyotas, uploaded to the CC Cohort by Jerome Solberg. Clearly, someone likes their old-school Japanese cars in this Berkeley neighborhood. All RWD models from […] -
Car Show Find: 1985 Honda CRX: Faux JDM DOHC Clone With A Skeleton At The Wheel
Posted on January 15, 2026 | 20 CommentsIn its heyday, the small and sporty 1984–1987 Honda CRX was a fairly common sight on this side of the Pacific, but as Honda fans know, the Japanese domestic market […]
![More Vintage Iron From The Southwest – 2 Days At Desert Valley Auto Parts This recent past holiday, some people took a vacation to see the natural beauty of the American West. I, on the other hand, spent another couple of days exploring American […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/2025-12-26_03-00-06-115x115.jpg)
![My Tenants Drive Curbside Classics: ’89 Peugeot 505 Wagon, ’71 BMW 2002, ’99 Acura Integra, ’59 Chevy, And More Do classic old houses attract tenants with classic old cars? It rather seems so in the case of these two of my rental houses, where two single dads live with […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2026/01/IMG_0231-tile-115x115.jpg)
![Green On Green Grandeur: 1975 Imperial LeBaron Crown Coupe – American Luxury From The Mega-Coupe Era Talk about a survivor from a bygone era; a 1975 Imperial LeBaron coupe with oh-so-seventies opera-windows Crown trim and a green on green on green colour combo. Talk about a […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2026/01/54981534307_cff7204fde_k-115x115.jpg)
![Curbside Musings: 1989 Chevrolet Corvette – Lighten Up I’ll preface this week’s Curbside Musings by acknowledging that Christmas was almost four weeks ago, Martin Luther King, Jr. Day was already yesterday, and many are simply Christmased-out. For those […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/022-1989-Chevrolet-Corvette-for-CC-115x115.jpg)
![Curbside Find: Homemade Camper For The Apocalypse That Never Happened (Yet)? (Updated 1/19/2026) Even though Dave Skinner was in my town last week, he apparently did not take note of one of the more interesting vehicles I’ve seen recently. This is […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/P1030792.jpg)
![Multiple CCs: 1971-75 BMW 3.0CS (E9) Coupé(s) – Choose Wisely This year will be marking my tenth anniversary of writing for CC. How time fries, as they say around here. I’m not sure that my writing has improved over that […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2026/01/DSC_3334_edited-115x115.jpg)
![Blue Monday: A Collection Of Blue Scale Models To Dispel The Winter Blues In which I attempt to dispel the blahs of winter with some good old blue skies and summer sunshine. Today is Monday. Let’s do Blue. No, I’m not feeling blue. […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2026/01/59FordBl3-115x115.jpg)

![Tales From The Lemon Grove – Part I (Updated 1/18/2026) It was 9:30 in the morning when my cell phone disturbed my groggy Sunday morning. It was Matt, telling me that plans were still on for the […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/IMG_5190-e1387678347569.jpg)
![2021 Scania G500 6×2 Machine Transporter – A Giant Hits The Hardwood A dedicated machine transporter, on display in the showroom of a used truck dealership, last September. It was a used truck alright, yet the complete bed with its hardwood floor […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2026/01/IMG_4629-115x115.jpg)
![1956 DeSoto Fireflite Convertible – A Rare And Beautiful Car, But Why Do The Clouds In This Ad Look Like A Nuclear Explosion? This striking 1956 DeSoto ad certainly catches the eye, but in the atomic age, billowing yellow-orange clouds in the sky had rather ominous implications. Maybe it was foreshadowing: Late ’50s […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2026/01/1956-DeSoto-ad-Drive-a-DeSoto-Before-You-Decide-convertible-115x115.webp)
![Curbside Find: Chevrolet Astro Van AWD – The Budget AWD Overlander Van The huge popularity of vanning and overlanding has really given the Astro van a whole new lease on life. It’s hot, as there’s very little else in the category for […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/CC-395-010.jpg)
![A Gallery Of Vintage Car And Truck Photos By Simon White Simon White recently uploaded a new batch of his superb images of cars in action to the CC Cohort. Let’s check out some of those, starting with this terrific image […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2026/01/Captura-de-pantalla-2026-01-16-00.38.28-115x115.png)
![Curbside Find: A RWD Toyota Lover Lives Here Here’s a neat threesome of old-school Toyotas, uploaded to the CC Cohort by Jerome Solberg. Clearly, someone likes their old-school Japanese cars in this Berkeley neighborhood. All RWD models from […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2026/01/54975224508_b4fbef2da4_b-115x115.jpg)
![Car Show Find: 1985 Honda CRX: Faux JDM DOHC Clone With A Skeleton At The Wheel In its heyday, the small and sporty 1984–1987 Honda CRX was a fairly common sight on this side of the Pacific, but as Honda fans know, the Japanese domestic market […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2026/01/Honda-Ballade-CR-X-Si-Hyperpack-side-right-115x115.jpg)


