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![When I was 20 or so years old, my best friend’s dad was playing Robert Johnson on the CD player at his house, and I immediately bought myself a copy […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/9-22-13-010a.jpg "Online Car Show: The 2013 Ypsilanti Orphan Car Show – “Terraplane Blues” And Hits From Studebaker, Nash, AMC, and Chrysler Corporation")
Online Car Show: The 2013 Ypsilanti Orphan Car Show – “Terraplane Blues” And Hits From Studebaker, Nash, AMC, and Chrysler Corporation
Posted on April 3, 2020 | 46 CommentsWhen I was 20 or so years old, my best friend’s dad was playing Robert Johnson on the CD player at his house, and I immediately bought myself a copy […] -
![Sorry for the poor cropping, but it required some contortion and folding my mirror to get even this much of this Vanagon into the frame at a stoplight this afternoon. […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/A9DDCE56-662E-4A26-9032-A53D9BDD9FE4.jpeg "Stoplight Outtake: The Monterey Bay Tidepool Edition Vanagon")
Stoplight Outtake: The Monterey Bay Tidepool Edition Vanagon
Posted on April 2, 2020 | 5 CommentsSorry for the poor cropping, but it required some contortion and folding my mirror to get even this much of this Vanagon into the frame at a stoplight this afternoon. […] -
![A small motor museum tucked away from the motor industry areas in a tourist area renowned for its outstanding natural beauty? A really wet day, with the sun setting at […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/20191230_150317.jpg "Museum Photo Report – The Lakeland Motor Museum, Backbarrow, Cumbria")
Museum Photo Report – The Lakeland Motor Museum, Backbarrow, Cumbria
Posted on April 2, 2020 | 22 CommentsA small motor museum tucked away from the motor industry areas in a tourist area renowned for its outstanding natural beauty? A really wet day, with the sun setting at […] -
![The performance market wasn’t the only one Studebaker was pursuing in 1963, as evidenced by this RHD “Rural Route” Lark. No R2 badge on its grille. More likely the 112 […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/11006455043_d5f4c644d4_k.jpg "Vintage Ad: 1963 Rural Route Lark – “The Only Car In The World Purpose-Built For Your Work”")
Vintage Ad: 1963 Rural Route Lark – “The Only Car In The World Purpose-Built For Your Work”
Posted on April 2, 2020 | 50 CommentsThe performance market wasn’t the only one Studebaker was pursuing in 1963, as evidenced by this RHD “Rural Route” Lark. No R2 badge on its grille. More likely the 112 […] -
![Here’s a little sampler of the array of funny furrin jobs I’ve seen in Tokyo over the last 30 days or so. Let’s kick it off with the Mini of […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/IMG_20200311_090857-copy.jpg "CC Outtakes: T87’s Singles Collection (March 2020) – Part 2: Foreign Cars")
CC Outtakes: T87’s Singles Collection (March 2020) – Part 2: Foreign Cars
Posted on April 2, 2020 | 30 CommentsHere’s a little sampler of the array of funny furrin jobs I’ve seen in Tokyo over the last 30 days or so. Let’s kick it off with the Mini of […] -
Curtis Perry Gallery: More Vintage Neon Signs
Posted on April 1, 2020 | 23 CommentsHere’s some more vintage neon signs from Curtis Perry. -
![Before Americans purchase EVs en masse, they’ll flock to another type of alternative energy vehicle: the hybrid crossover. That segment has fielded several models since its inception in the mid […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/Screenshot_2020-03-30-Setting-the-New-Standard1.jpg "Curbside Newsstand: Sooner Or Later, Hybrid Crossovers Will Have Their Day In The Sun")
Curbside Newsstand: Sooner Or Later, Hybrid Crossovers Will Have Their Day In The Sun
Posted on April 1, 2020 | 33 CommentsBefore Americans purchase EVs en masse, they’ll flock to another type of alternative energy vehicle: the hybrid crossover. That segment has fielded several models since its inception in the mid […] -
![March 2020 will probably not be remembered fondly by most of us, yet it’s been a very good month here, CC-wise. So numerous were the sightings that I’ve had to […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/IMG_20200311_093457-copy.jpg "CC Outtakes: T87’s Singles Collection (March 2020) – Part 1: Japanese Cars")
CC Outtakes: T87’s Singles Collection (March 2020) – Part 1: Japanese Cars
Posted on April 1, 2020 | 28 CommentsMarch 2020 will probably not be remembered fondly by most of us, yet it’s been a very good month here, CC-wise. So numerous were the sightings that I’ve had to […] -
Curtis Perry Outtakes: 1951 DeSoto and 1966 Buick Electra
Posted on March 31, 2020 | 15 Comments -
Vintage Ad: The Ambassador Royal’e Limo – “Destined To Become America’s #1 Executive Limousine”
Posted on March 30, 2020 | 59 Comments -
![CC reader Al S. sent me this picture he and his mom found going through old pictures, of him and this car, taken in 1957 or so. He was wondering […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/CC-Kids-Al-Steen-1957-1.jpg "CC Kids: Al S. Pushing the ’56 Nash")
CC Kids: Al S. Pushing the ’56 Nash
Posted on March 30, 2020 | 12 CommentsCC reader Al S. sent me this picture he and his mom found going through old pictures, of him and this car, taken in 1957 or so. He was wondering […] -
![Here’s a nice little three-way vintage love gathering. It was on busy W 28th (back when streets were still busy), so I only grabbed a few shots of the leading […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/CC-410-146.jpg "Curbside Outtake: A Three-fer")
Curbside Outtake: A Three-fer
Posted on March 30, 2020 | 8 CommentsHere’s a nice little three-way vintage love gathering. It was on busy W 28th (back when streets were still busy), so I only grabbed a few shots of the leading […] -
![(Updated 4/3/2026) It’s not always easy to tell the bigger 20-year-old Toyota and Nissan saloons apart. There were so many variations on the same theme – Laurel, Cedric, Gloria, […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/IMG_20190826_142045-copy.jpg "Curbside Find: 1997 Toyota Chaser (X100) Avante 2.5 – Toyota’s Oldsmobile")
Curbside Find: 1997 Toyota Chaser (X100) Avante 2.5 – Toyota’s Oldsmobile
Posted on March 30, 2020 | 8 Comments(Updated 4/3/2026) It’s not always easy to tell the bigger 20-year-old Toyota and Nissan saloons apart. There were so many variations on the same theme – Laurel, Cedric, Gloria, […] -
![We’ve shared lots of Curtis Perry’s old car shots over the years. But going through his Flickr photostream makes it obvious that he photographs a whole lot more. He’s an […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/80797663_5195a1fb54_k.jpg "Curtis Perry Gallery: Vintage Neon Signs")
Curtis Perry Gallery: Vintage Neon Signs
Posted on March 29, 2020 | 31 CommentsWe’ve shared lots of Curtis Perry’s old car shots over the years. But going through his Flickr photostream makes it obvious that he photographs a whole lot more. He’s an […] -
![Anywhere else, these cars might be “thin on the ground.” But in the Pacific Northwest, there are still some around. Whether it’s because of our relative lack of road-salting, or […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/IMG_0132.jpg "Curbside Outtakes: Thin on the Ground, But Some Still Around")
Curbside Outtakes: Thin on the Ground, But Some Still Around
Posted on March 29, 2020 | 34 CommentsAnywhere else, these cars might be “thin on the ground.” But in the Pacific Northwest, there are still some around. Whether it’s because of our relative lack of road-salting, or […]
