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Blog Archive
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CC Global: 2012 Volkswagen Transporter – (Almost) 70 Years Of Ongoing Success
Posted on March 25, 2019 | 17 CommentsSince 1950, Volkswagen Transporter panel vans can be found on every street corner in my country. It’s quite unthinkable that these will not be around anymore. Typically all of them […] -
Curbside Newsstand: European Automakers To Slash Costs, Once Again – The EV/PSA Crunch
Posted on March 25, 2019 | 59 CommentsThe news from Europe is like a broken record: cut costs; cut costs; cut costs…and cut them again. And issue profit warnings, as BMW did last week, warning that pre-tax […] -
CC For Sale: 1977 Chevrolet Malibu Classic – Simply Good
Posted on March 25, 2019 | 68 CommentsGM’s 1973-77 intermediate cars, known as Colonnades, get much love from us at CC. While the collector market hasn’t warmed to most of these models, we here at CC recognize […] -
In-Motion Classic: 1979 Lincoln Continental Town Car – Sunday Best
Posted on March 25, 2019 | 45 CommentsDress codes seem to be much more relaxed these days in many places where formal attire had once been the norm. When I began my career in the insurance industry […] -
Cohort Outtake: A Rover Lover Lives Here – Does His Wife?
Posted on March 24, 2019 | 20 CommentsOwen Smith found a stash of P6 Rovers at this house. These aren’t the only ones there either. At first, I assumed the one in the back with the tarp […] -
CC Video: “Malaise For Days”
Posted on March 23, 2019 | 16 Comments(Ben from Modern Time Machines submitted this) My band Modern Time Machines just completed a music video “Malaise For Days” which I directed. The song/video is an homage to Malaise-era […] -
CC Newsstand: Ford And General Motors Announce New EV Investments For The United States
Posted on March 22, 2019 | 29 CommentsFord and General Motors separately announced similar plans this week to reconfigure two of their American factories for EV production. The plants in question are the Flat Rock, Michigan facility […] -
Curbside Outtake: A Land Rover / Range Rover Lover Lives Here
Posted on March 22, 2019 | 16 CommentsI spotted this assemblage of Great Britain’s finest 4×4’s just off one of the main drags in midtown on my way back from Trader Joe’s and figured it needed to […] -
Cohort Outtake: El Camaro
Posted on March 22, 2019 | 11 CommentsNow here’s an appropriate utilization of an F Body of this era: Turn it into a hauler, or something like that. Tim Finn posted it at the Cohort, shot at […] -
Cohort Capsule: 1973 Toyota Corona – Rare Survivor
Posted on March 21, 2019 | 17 CommentsAnd here’s another car making its debut at CC, thanks to Cohort poster Owen Smith. This is the third generation of Corona to arrive on our shores, but since the […] -
Cohort Outtake: 1966 Ford LTD – “I Do Believe Your Ford Is Quieter!”
Posted on March 21, 2019 | 73 CommentsAll these years, and we’ve never had a proper ’65 or ’66 LTD four door. I wrote my ’65 LTD CC “It Launched the Great Brougham Epoch” using a two […] -
CC Outtake: Toyota Sportivos In Cyber Green – It Ain’t Exactly British Racing Green
Posted on March 20, 2019 | 29 CommentsWhen Toyota introduced the Sportivo variants of its XV40-series Camry and Aurion, they gave them what’s often referred to as a hero color – that color that’ll feature most prominently […] -
CC For Sale: 1971 Buick Electra 225 – A Solid Texan Socialite
Posted on March 20, 2019 | 65 CommentsThe skies were grey and the roads were slick. Storms had lashed Brisbane before easing into a mere drizzle and the endless concrete and bitumen of Gympie Road looked dreary […] -
Dash-Cam Outtake: Porsche 911 – Not Quite Original As It Looks
Posted on March 19, 2019 | 5 CommentsAs I was driving back with my wife from our weekly restaurant breakfast-date last Friday, I noticed a very familiar, not to say iconic shape arriving on the other side […] -
Cohort Outtake: A Study In Contrasts
Posted on March 19, 2019 | 21 CommentsTim Finn posted some shots from a recent Cars and Coffee event in Portland, and this is what caught my eye. It takes the typical low sedan – high 4×4 […]
![CC Global: 2012 Volkswagen Transporter – (Almost) 70 Years Of Ongoing Success Since 1950, Volkswagen Transporter panel vans can be found on every street corner in my country. It’s quite unthinkable that these will not be around anymore. Typically all of them […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/IMG_7774.jpg)
![Curbside Newsstand: European Automakers To Slash Costs, Once Again – The EV/PSA Crunch The news from Europe is like a broken record: cut costs; cut costs; cut costs…and cut them again. And issue profit warnings, as BMW did last week, warning that pre-tax […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/bmw-and-daimler-mobility-services-02-2019-01-1.jpg)
![CC For Sale: 1977 Chevrolet Malibu Classic – Simply Good GM’s 1973-77 intermediate cars, known as Colonnades, get much love from us at CC. While the collector market hasn’t warmed to most of these models, we here at CC recognize […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/width=1200,height=900,fit=crop,quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/00b0b_a82HZQlqnph_1200x900.jpg)
![In-Motion Classic: 1979 Lincoln Continental Town Car – Sunday Best Dress codes seem to be much more relaxed these days in many places where formal attire had once been the norm. When I began my career in the insurance industry […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/1979-Lincoln-Continental-Town-Car-2-CC.jpg)
![Cohort Outtake: A Rover Lover Lives Here – Does His Wife? Owen Smith found a stash of P6 Rovers at this house. These aren’t the only ones there either. At first, I assumed the one in the back with the tarp […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/a-rover-lover.jpg)
![CC Video: “Malaise For Days” (Ben from Modern Time Machines submitted this) My band Modern Time Machines just completed a music video “Malaise For Days” which I directed. The song/video is an homage to Malaise-era […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/a-MalaiseDaze18-7131-XL.jpg)
![CC Newsstand: Ford And General Motors Announce New EV Investments For The United States Ford and General Motors separately announced similar plans this week to reconfigure two of their American factories for EV production. The plants in question are the Flat Rock, Michigan facility […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/fordgmevstuff.jpg)
![Curbside Outtake: A Land Rover / Range Rover Lover Lives Here I spotted this assemblage of Great Britain’s finest 4×4’s just off one of the main drags in midtown on my way back from Trader Joe’s and figured it needed to […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/IMG_2287.jpg)
![Cohort Outtake: El Camaro Now here’s an appropriate utilization of an F Body of this era: Turn it into a hauler, or something like that. Tim Finn posted it at the Cohort, shot at […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/32476318317_a7a58d22e6_k.jpg)
![Cohort Capsule: 1973 Toyota Corona – Rare Survivor And here’s another car making its debut at CC, thanks to Cohort poster Owen Smith. This is the third generation of Corona to arrive on our shores, but since the […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/Toyota-Corona-1973-rq.jpg)
![Cohort Outtake: 1966 Ford LTD – “I Do Believe Your Ford Is Quieter!” All these years, and we’ve never had a proper ’65 or ’66 LTD four door. I wrote my ’65 LTD CC “It Launched the Great Brougham Epoch” using a two […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/Ford-1966-ltd-fr.jpg)
![CC Outtake: Toyota Sportivos In Cyber Green – It Ain’t Exactly British Racing Green When Toyota introduced the Sportivo variants of its XV40-series Camry and Aurion, they gave them what’s often referred to as a hero color – that color that’ll feature most prominently […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/toyota-camry-sportivo.jpg)
![CC For Sale: 1971 Buick Electra 225 – A Solid Texan Socialite The skies were grey and the roads were slick. Storms had lashed Brisbane before easing into a mere drizzle and the endless concrete and bitumen of Gympie Road looked dreary […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/1971-buick-electra-profile.jpg)
![Dash-Cam Outtake: Porsche 911 – Not Quite Original As It Looks As I was driving back with my wife from our weekly restaurant breakfast-date last Friday, I noticed a very familiar, not to say iconic shape arriving on the other side […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/Untitled-1.jpg)
![Cohort Outtake: A Study In Contrasts Tim Finn posted some shots from a recent Cars and Coffee event in Portland, and this is what caught my eye. It takes the typical low sedan – high 4×4 […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/33520389208_66d07d6e06_k.jpg)


