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Blog Archive
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Car Show Classics: All-Japanese Day At Banyo, Part II – “Young People Don’t Like Cars”
Posted on August 7, 2018 | 22 Comments(Read Part I) The sight of a row of first-generation Celicas at All-Japanese Day reminded me of something: the rows of Mustangs at the last two All-American Day shows I […] -
CC Outtake: Dacia Pick-Up At Work
Posted on August 7, 2018 | 11 CommentsThe Dacia Pick Up, derived from the humble Renault 12-based Dacia 1300 that was Romania’s main domestic automobile for over three decades, has inspired a remarkable amount of interest here. -
CC Capsule: 1992 Chrysler Spirit—Illegal Alien
Posted on August 6, 2018 | 41 CommentsHere’s a detail of a car seldom seen by most of us. You doubt? Read on! -
What If? 1970 Pontiac Firebird: Time To Go On A Diet
Posted on August 6, 2018 | 45 CommentsThe 1971-73 Ford Mustang has been widely criticized for growing too big and fat. However, Ford didn’t act in isolation — all of the pony cars saw meaningful increases in […] -
Cohort Outtake: Suddenly It’s 1968
Posted on August 6, 2018 | 41 Commentsposted at the Cohort by William Rubano If it weren’t for those pesky newer cars in the background, this could have been shot in 1968. Or 1978. Or 1988. Or […] -
Car Show Report – The 2018 Festival Of The Unexceptional Featuring The Concours De L’Ordinaire – Part 2 – The European and Japanese Brands
Posted on August 5, 2018 | 57 Comments(Originally posted 5 August 2018) Yesterday CC saw the highlights of the UK brands at the Festival of the Unexceptional and the Concours de l’Ordinaire. Today, it’s time to look […] -
Car Show Classics: Streamlined Sundays: Cars in the Park, Part 2 – Little Did I Know
Posted on August 4, 2018 | 13 CommentsOh yes, there were a couple of other cars at the Portland Art Museum’s “Cars in the Park” event that weren’t the Alfa Romeos we covered in Part 1. Parked […] -
Car Show Report – The 2018 Festival Of The Unexceptional Featuring The Concours De L’Ordinaire – Part 1 – The UK Brands
Posted on August 4, 2018 | 83 Comments(Originally posted 4 August 2018) Car shows come in all shapes and sizes, from the adhoc gathering outside a pub on a summer evening with relaxed, informal conversation to the […] -
CC TV: Car Chases On The Small Screen – Daytona Versus Malibu In Hunter
Posted on August 3, 2018 | 42 CommentsWhen my eldest nephew was very young, maybe 2 or 3, we had a tradition that whenever he was at my house we’d watch car chases on YouTube. Nothing with […] -
CC Wordless Outtake: Ford F-150 With Homemade Front End – What Special Edition Should This Be Called?
Posted on August 3, 2018 | 55 Comments -
Cohort Outtake: “No, Not Havana. Montreal”
Posted on August 2, 2018 | 15 Commentsshot and posted at the Cohort by LDeren -
Design: 2014-18 Corvette Taillights – A Veritable Petting Zoo on Wheels
Posted on August 1, 2018 | 47 CommentsIn taking a few photos of a recent-model Chevrolet Corvette Stingray, I was reminded of an article about its chief designer. Shortly after the C7 Corvette was introduced in 2013, […] -
CC Global: Volvo FH16 10×4 Tractor And Nooteboom Low Loader – Letting The Cat Out
Posted on August 1, 2018 | 18 CommentsHere’s the third and last of the Volvo-Nooteboom couples, which seems to be a perfect marriage in the world of heavy haulage. The Schoones company brought their fairly new 2017 […] -
CC Color Commentary – Two Strange Two Tones
Posted on July 31, 2018 | 74 CommentsIn a recent piece on a bustleback Cadillac Seville, a comment was made on the merits of two tone paint jobs on cars. We all know that two-tone […] -
COAL: 2000 Mercedes C280 Sport: Checkmate and HeartBreak
Posted on July 31, 2018 | 20 Comments“Hm, guess we gotta find you a car now huh?” This sentence spoken by my dad s begins the tale of a short but very treasured time with my little […]
![Car Show Classics: All-Japanese Day At Banyo, Part II – “Young People Don’t Like Cars” (Read Part I) The sight of a row of first-generation Celicas at All-Japanese Day reminded me of something: the rows of Mustangs at the last two All-American Day shows I […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/suzuki-jimny-blue.jpg)


![What If? 1970 Pontiac Firebird: Time To Go On A Diet The 1971-73 Ford Mustang has been widely criticized for growing too big and fat. However, Ford didn’t act in isolation — all of the pony cars saw meaningful increases in […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/1970-Firebird-frnt.jpg)
![Cohort Outtake: Suddenly It’s 1968 posted at the Cohort by William Rubano If it weren’t for those pesky newer cars in the background, this could have been shot in 1968. Or 1978. Or 1988. Or […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/42822324481_01fdb4e4bc_k.jpg)
![Car Show Report – The 2018 Festival Of The Unexceptional Featuring The Concours De L’Ordinaire – Part 2 – The European and Japanese Brands (Originally posted 5 August 2018) Yesterday CC saw the highlights of the UK brands at the Festival of the Unexceptional and the Concours de l’Ordinaire. Today, it’s time to look […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/DSC08825-2.jpg)
![Car Show Classics: Streamlined Sundays: Cars in the Park, Part 2 – Little Did I Know Oh yes, there were a couple of other cars at the Portland Art Museum’s “Cars in the Park” event that weren’t the Alfa Romeos we covered in Part 1. Parked […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/AlfaFerrari.jpg)
![Car Show Report – The 2018 Festival Of The Unexceptional Featuring The Concours De L’Ordinaire – Part 1 – The UK Brands (Originally posted 4 August 2018) Car shows come in all shapes and sizes, from the adhoc gathering outside a pub on a summer evening with relaxed, informal conversation to the […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/DSC08860-2.jpg)


![Design: 2014-18 Corvette Taillights – A Veritable Petting Zoo on Wheels In taking a few photos of a recent-model Chevrolet Corvette Stingray, I was reminded of an article about its chief designer. Shortly after the C7 Corvette was introduced in 2013, […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/2014-18-Corvette-tailight-col.cov_.jpg)
![CC Global: Volvo FH16 10×4 Tractor And Nooteboom Low Loader – Letting The Cat Out Here’s the third and last of the Volvo-Nooteboom couples, which seems to be a perfect marriage in the world of heavy haulage. The Schoones company brought their fairly new 2017 […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/IMG_6120.jpg)
![COAL: 2000 Mercedes C280 Sport: Checkmate and HeartBreak “Hm, guess we gotta find you a car now huh?” This sentence spoken by my dad s begins the tale of a short but very treasured time with my little […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/IMG_2733.jpg)


