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Blog Archive
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Curbside Outtake: 1966 Plymouth Fury III – Let Yourself Go
Posted on March 6, 2018 | 28 CommentsWith snow still on the ground in places, it was quite a surprise to catch this ’66 Fury III out and about a couple weeks ago. I’ve not seen it […] -
Design Outtake: 1951 Packard Pinin Farina Coupe
Posted on March 6, 2018 | 37 CommentsMy internet is intermittent and keeps going dead, so I’m going to make this fast. I stumbled into this yesterday, and can’t remember having seen it before. So i thought […] -
QOTD? What Was The Greatest Era For Design?
Posted on March 5, 2018 | 82 CommentsBattista PininFarina and Bill Mitchell in Mitchell’s 1959 Sting Ray I really shouldn’t be asking this question, as I don’t think I can answer it myself. But maybe you […] -
Has the Overwrought Styling Era Run Its Course? Mercedes and BMW Are Beginning To Think So
Posted on March 5, 2018 | 103 CommentsI’m not going to have to go very far out on a limb to predict that the news I’m about to pass along will be well received in these quarters, […] -
Cohort Outtake: Dacia 1307 Double-cab Pickup (with RWD) – The Most Unusual Find at CC Yet?
Posted on March 2, 2018 | 16 CommentsPerusing the Cohort never fails to amaze, especially the more obscure vehicles that we never see here. This one, posted by Eric Clem and shot in Colombia, just might take […] -
CC Capsule: 1973 Plymouth Valiant and a Few More
Posted on March 1, 2018 | 27 CommentsAs I was driving out of the MG meeting I wrote about here (and here), I took a wrongful right instead of left at the end of the street, something […] -
CC Outtakes: No, It’s Not A Reverse-Stembridge
Posted on February 28, 2018 | 30 CommentsIt’s not uncommon to see a Commodore here in Australia gracing a bowtie. This tradition has been around for a while; I’ve seen it fitted on Holdens for as long […] -
CC Outtakes: The CC Manor Apartments
Posted on February 28, 2018 | 17 CommentsJust a few shots from the parking lot of the CC Manor Apartments. -
CC Capsule/QOTD: 1967 Thunderbird – What Nickname Shall We Give It?
Posted on February 28, 2018 | 115 CommentsThe 1967-1971 generation of Thunderbird was the weakest in the family until the execrable 1980-1982 generation. It’s shortcomings were put forth very clearly and convincingly by Jim Cavenaugh in his […] -
COAL Update/Video Review: 2016 BMW 228i xDrive – BMW Does Still Make Good Cars Indeed
Posted on February 28, 2018 | 29 CommentsWhile hard to believe, it’s now been over one and a half years since I took delivery of my 2016 BMW 228i xDrive. I’m happy to report that it has […] -
CC Outtake: Renault 9/Alliance Carwash-mobile – Care For a Shower Party?
Posted on February 27, 2018 | 25 CommentsI came across this interesting car which looked either abandoned, stolen or both. After some investigation, it turns out it is a Renault 9 GTS “convertible”. And it gets used […] -
CC Global: The Darling Non-Carshow Carshow
Posted on February 27, 2018 | 28 CommentsBack in September, start of Spring season here in Cape Town, we travelled an hour north to the small farming town of Darling for the Darling Wild Flower Show’s 100th […] -
QOTD: You’re Going To Be Appointed CEO Of An Automaker Next Week. What’s Your Plan?
Posted on February 26, 2018 | 100 CommentsBy my estimation, approximately 43.2% of the internet is dedicated to armchair quarterbacking. Everyone has an idea about what they would do if put in a position of power. When […] -
On The Go Outtake: Camry Double Dents
Posted on February 26, 2018 | 12 CommentsWe did the Camry dent (singular) here a few months back. It’s not exactly my favorite subject, but I just couldn’t resist peeling off a shot of this Camry with […]
![Curbside Outtake: 1966 Plymouth Fury III – Let Yourself Go With snow still on the ground in places, it was quite a surprise to catch this ’66 Fury III out and about a couple weeks ago. I’ve not seen it […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/1966-Plymouth-Fury-III.jpg)
![Design Outtake: 1951 Packard Pinin Farina Coupe My internet is intermittent and keeps going dead, so I’m going to make this fast. I stumbled into this yesterday, and can’t remember having seen it before. So i thought […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/PininFarina-1951-Packard_2-Door_Fastback_02.jpg)
![QOTD? What Was The Greatest Era For Design? Battista PininFarina and Bill Mitchell in Mitchell’s 1959 Sting Ray I really shouldn’t be asking this question, as I don’t think I can answer it myself. But maybe you […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/Pininfarina-and-Mitchell-1959_Sting_Ray_Racer_W59HV_CH003_a.jpg)
![Has the Overwrought Styling Era Run Its Course? Mercedes and BMW Are Beginning To Think So I’m not going to have to go very far out on a limb to predict that the news I’m about to pass along will be well received in these quarters, […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/Mercedes-2019-A-class.jpg)
![Auction Classic: Imports in Scottsdale 2018 In the U.S., the lion’s share of classic car ownership is of American cars. This figures, since at the time the most popular old cars were made, the lion’s […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/DSCF7166.jpg)
![Cohort Outtake: Dacia 1307 Double-cab Pickup (with RWD) – The Most Unusual Find at CC Yet? Perusing the Cohort never fails to amaze, especially the more obscure vehicles that we never see here. This one, posted by Eric Clem and shot in Colombia, just might take […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/39818408114_c6efb7141f_k.jpg)
![CC Capsule: 1973 Plymouth Valiant and a Few More As I was driving out of the MG meeting I wrote about here (and here), I took a wrongful right instead of left at the end of the street, something […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/P2020283.jpg)
![CC Outtakes: No, It’s Not A Reverse-Stembridge It’s not uncommon to see a Commodore here in Australia gracing a bowtie. This tradition has been around for a while; I’ve seen it fitted on Holdens for as long […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/VFleftie2.jpg)

![CC Capsule/QOTD: 1967 Thunderbird – What Nickname Shall We Give It? The 1967-1971 generation of Thunderbird was the weakest in the family until the execrable 1980-1982 generation. It’s shortcomings were put forth very clearly and convincingly by Jim Cavenaugh in his […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/CC-343-078.jpg)
![CC Outtake: Renault 9/Alliance Carwash-mobile – Care For a Shower Party? I came across this interesting car which looked either abandoned, stolen or both. After some investigation, it turns out it is a Renault 9 GTS “convertible”. And it gets used […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/IMG_6068.jpg)
![CC Global: The Darling Non-Carshow Carshow Back in September, start of Spring season here in Cape Town, we travelled an hour north to the small farming town of Darling for the Darling Wild Flower Show’s 100th […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/20170917_130521.jpg)
![QOTD: You’re Going To Be Appointed CEO Of An Automaker Next Week. What’s Your Plan? By my estimation, approximately 43.2% of the internet is dedicated to armchair quarterbacking. Everyone has an idea about what they would do if put in a position of power. When […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/logos.jpg)
![On The Go Outtake: Camry Double Dents We did the Camry dent (singular) here a few months back. It’s not exactly my favorite subject, but I just couldn’t resist peeling off a shot of this Camry with […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/CC-344-002-crop.jpg)


