Curbside Classic Archives
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Tractors, Lawn Mowers, Off-Road Equipment 
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Blog Archive
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CC Global: 2003 DAF CF 85.380 8×4 Truck – The Demolition Men Have Arrived
Posted on February 26, 2019 | 17 CommentsSloopwerken, it says on the front and sides of the cab. That’s Dutch for Here Today, Gone Tomorrow. In other words, a demolition company, the guys you call when something […] -
CC Newsstand: Peugeot Returning to US – The CC Effect on a Mega Scale
Posted on February 26, 2019 | 58 Commentsask Stephanie The CC Effect™ is sometimes startlingly powerful. On a whim, I reposted an oldie titled “Remember When You Could Buy a French Car In The US?” And this […] -
The Painted Cars of Eugene: A Motor Home, In This Case
Posted on February 26, 2019 | 14 CommentsWell, you know I’ve got a thing for the painted cars of Eugene as well as grotty old motor homes, so how about both in one package? And a tarp […] -
COAL: 2013 Ford Focus – Oil Change, Recall, And State Inspection Debacle Plus A Brief Observation About Modern Vehicle Infotainment
Posted on February 26, 2019 | 55 CommentsCar maintenance is generally a pretty straightforward thing. And oil changes are perhaps the most predictable upkeep expenses of an internal combustion vehicle. Pulling the oil dipstick out of the […] -
CC Outtakes: Snow Holiday in Eugene
Posted on February 25, 2019 | 49 CommentsWe get snow occasionally in Eugene, but usually it’s a couple of inches that are soon gone. But when I opened the front door this morning, this is what I […] -
Vintage Peugeot Ads: Remember When You Could Buy A French Car In The United States?
Posted on February 25, 2019 | 73 Comments(first posted 3/14/2014) How’s this for something different? I have always liked Peugeots, partly due to the maroon 505 sedan by Corgi I got as a preschooler, and partly due […] -
CC Outtake: The Jag XJ6’s Career As the Daily Driver Didn’t Last Long – It’s Back to the Cavalier
Posted on February 25, 2019 | 14 CommentsJust a month ago I showed you the CC House with its multiple old cars, including the latest addition, this sleek Jaguar XJ6. The Jag even became the new daily […] -
CC Outtake: The Last Previa Taxi, For Sure
Posted on February 25, 2019 | 17 CommentsI’ve been showing you our dwindling fleet of Previa taxis for years now, and the last time, in November of 2015, I speculated if that was the last Previa left. […] -
Cohort Outtake: Trabant 601 – Ready to Tow
Posted on February 25, 2019 | 17 CommentsI couldn’t help but notice the tow hitch on this Trabi shot by Tom T. Given its 594.5 cc two-stroke twin rated at either 23 or 26 hp, I’m going […] -
Cohort Outtake: A Daimler at Benz Transmissions
Posted on February 24, 2019 | 25 CommentsPosted at the Cohort by Foden Alpha Here’s serendipitous combination of car and shop name. Too bad there’s no Mercedes. Maybe there’s one in the shop. -
COAL: 1993 Buick Park Avenue – In the Wrong Neighborhood
Posted on February 24, 2019 | 34 CommentsOn paper this car seem to have all the right moves for a young driver: a comfortable cruiser to keep me out of trouble. Yet something about it just […] -
Wordless Outtake: Landlubbers Taking a River Cruise
Posted on February 23, 2019 | 17 Comments -
CC Outtake: 1959 Chev Apache Pickup – It Must Be Chevy Pickup Week on CC
Posted on February 23, 2019 | 11 CommentsWithout even realizing it, we have a true Chev Pickup week on our hands. Like Kevin Costner in Bull Durham, “We got ourselves a Natural [Rainout].” He said something else […] -
Parking Lot Concours: A Third Visit to the Eugene Holiday Mart
Posted on February 23, 2019 | 19 CommentsThe Holiday Mart, where everything has to be hand made, happens at the fairgounds which are just a few blocks from our house. So we walk by there a lot […] -
The Curbside Classics Of Final Fantasy XV
Posted on February 22, 2019 | 26 Comments(First posted 3/27/2017. Pictures are now numbered in order to facilitate discussion) Car oriented video games are about as old as the medium itself, but beyond racing games like the Forza […]
![CC Global: 2003 DAF CF 85.380 8×4 Truck – The Demolition Men Have Arrived Sloopwerken, it says on the front and sides of the cab. That’s Dutch for Here Today, Gone Tomorrow. In other words, a demolition company, the guys you call when something […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/IMG_7738.jpg)
![CC Newsstand: Peugeot Returning to US – The CC Effect on a Mega Scale ask Stephanie The CC Effect™ is sometimes startlingly powerful. On a whim, I reposted an oldie titled “Remember When You Could Buy a French Car In The US?” And this […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/Peugeot-404-east-african-safari-classic-original-print-ad-ca3d53247a8ce382c59b5b1ef43a564a.jpg)
![The Painted Cars of Eugene: A Motor Home, In This Case Well, you know I’ve got a thing for the painted cars of Eugene as well as grotty old motor homes, so how about both in one package? And a tarp […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/CC-381-046.jpg)
![COAL: 2013 Ford Focus – Oil Change, Recall, And State Inspection Debacle Plus A Brief Observation About Modern Vehicle Infotainment Car maintenance is generally a pretty straightforward thing. And oil changes are perhaps the most predictable upkeep expenses of an internal combustion vehicle. Pulling the oil dipstick out of the […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/20181031_133115.jpg)
![CC Outtakes: Snow Holiday in Eugene We get snow occasionally in Eugene, but usually it’s a couple of inches that are soon gone. But when I opened the front door this morning, this is what I […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/CC-384-snow-001.jpg)
![Vintage Peugeot Ads: Remember When You Could Buy A French Car In The United States? (first posted 3/14/2014) How’s this for something different? I have always liked Peugeots, partly due to the maroon 505 sedan by Corgi I got as a preschooler, and partly due […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/504-wagon-ad.jpg)
![CC Outtake: The Jag XJ6’s Career As the Daily Driver Didn’t Last Long – It’s Back to the Cavalier Just a month ago I showed you the CC House with its multiple old cars, including the latest addition, this sleek Jaguar XJ6. The Jag even became the new daily […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/CC-383-079.jpg)
![CC Outtake: The Last Previa Taxi, For Sure I’ve been showing you our dwindling fleet of Previa taxis for years now, and the last time, in November of 2015, I speculated if that was the last Previa left. […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/CC-304-011.jpg)
![Cohort Outtake: Trabant 601 – Ready to Tow I couldn’t help but notice the tow hitch on this Trabi shot by Tom T. Given its 594.5 cc two-stroke twin rated at either 23 or 26 hp, I’m going […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/33217108098_8fee64d468_o.jpg)

![COAL: 1993 Buick Park Avenue – In the Wrong Neighborhood On paper this car seem to have all the right moves for a young driver: a comfortable cruiser to keep me out of trouble. Yet something about it just […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/9-Blood-In-Blood-Out-quotes.jpg)

![CC Outtake: 1959 Chev Apache Pickup – It Must Be Chevy Pickup Week on CC Without even realizing it, we have a true Chev Pickup week on our hands. Like Kevin Costner in Bull Durham, “We got ourselves a Natural [Rainout].” He said something else […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/1959-chev-apache.jpg)
![Parking Lot Concours: A Third Visit to the Eugene Holiday Mart The Holiday Mart, where everything has to be hand made, happens at the fairgounds which are just a few blocks from our house. So we walk by there a lot […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/CC-376-059.jpg)
![The Curbside Classics Of Final Fantasy XV (First posted 3/27/2017. Pictures are now numbered in order to facilitate discussion) Car oriented video games are about as old as the medium itself, but beyond racing games like the Forza […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2017/02/2-20-2017_7-28-11_PM.jpg)


