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Blog Archive
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CC Outtake: Ford Econoline Camper Van With Front-Mounted Veggie Garden
Posted on January 29, 2018 | 16 CommentsNow here’s something I’m going to have to add to my Promaster van build: a front-mounted veggie garden. When we’re out camping in the boonies, the one thing we miss […] -
Car Show Classics: Simcas For Road And Race
Posted on January 28, 2018 | 24 CommentsLast year at the Historic Winton races there was a sight that I think won’t have taken place in Australia for probably 50 years: a pair of Simcas on a […] -
CC Global: 2010 Scania Conventional 6×2 Truck – It Left The Factory As A Cabover
Posted on January 28, 2018 | 16 CommentsIn October 2005, Swedish truck maker Scania decided to end the production of their conventional trucks and tractors. From that moment on the full focus was on developing and building […] -
CC Outtake: Cadillac Fleetwood Six Door Sedan: The Comfortable Alternative To Three-Row SUVs and Minivans
Posted on January 28, 2018 | 58 CommentsLet’s face it: three row SUVs suck, in terms of actually carrying three rows of passengers, never mind getting them in and out. And minivans are only moderately better. But […] -
CC Neighborhood Wordless Outtake: Knock Kneed GMC Sonoma
Posted on January 26, 2018 | 11 Comments -
Junkyard Classics: Ralf K. Visits Hidden Valley Auto in Maricopa, AZ
Posted on January 26, 2018 | 20 CommentsRalf K. (aka Don Kincl) has a number of uploads at the Cohort that I need to get to. We’ll start with these, taken at Hidden Valley Auto in Maricopa, […] -
QOTD: Can You ID This Vintage Hot Rod? And Its Engine?
Posted on January 25, 2018 | 24 CommentsTim Finn posted a couple of shots of a fine vintage hot rod, and it’s not a Ford for a change. I’m inclined to say it’s a Plymouth, but the […] -
Neighborhood Driveway Outtake: The Quintessential Eugene Driveway
Posted on January 25, 2018 | 23 CommentsThere’s three quintessential Eugene-mobiles: any Subaru, the Prius and the VW Vanagon. -
CC Outtakes: Serious Depreciation
Posted on January 24, 2018 | 50 CommentsI’m not very good with classic car pricing. Things seem to have gotten away from me of late with the surge in blue-chip classic values. But when I walked past […] -
CC For Sale: Mercedes 450 SL – Actually It’s Gone Already, Thankfully
Posted on January 24, 2018 | 49 CommentsYes, you’ll have to just imagine buying this Mercedes 450SL, as it’s already gone. I do that all the time, and I highly recommend it; it’s much less stressful and […] -
Neighborhood Driveway Outtake: Opposites Attract
Posted on January 23, 2018 | 11 Comments -
Automotive History Capsule: Chrysler’s 1958 Auto-Pilot -56 Years Before Tesla’s Autopilot
Posted on January 23, 2018 | 48 CommentsThere’s been lots of debate about Tesla’s use of the term “autopilot” for its suite of advanced driver assistance features. Some have suggested that the term is misleading, as it […] -
COAL: 2016 Volkswagen Passat 1.8T S – Dad Trades In His First Honda
Posted on January 23, 2018 | 44 CommentsIn my farewell post to dad’s 2006 Taurus, I used the past tense to talk about his 2013 Honda Civic coupe. That was intentional, because he traded it in at […] -
GM’s Holden Plant Has New Intended Future: To Build EVs
Posted on January 22, 2018 | 18 CommentsWe’ve been indulging in a lot of mourning over the shutterring of GM’s Australian Holden plant, but it looks like it has a future: to build EVs. Billionaire Sanjeev Gupta’s […]
![CC Outtake: Ford Econoline Camper Van With Front-Mounted Veggie Garden Now here’s something I’m going to have to add to my Promaster van build: a front-mounted veggie garden. When we’re out camping in the boonies, the one thing we miss […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/CC-349-015.jpg)
![Car Show Classics: Simcas For Road And Race Last year at the Historic Winton races there was a sight that I think won’t have taken place in Australia for probably 50 years: a pair of Simcas on a […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/Simca-race-start.jpg)
![CC Global: 2010 Scania Conventional 6×2 Truck – It Left The Factory As A Cabover In October 2005, Swedish truck maker Scania decided to end the production of their conventional trucks and tractors. From that moment on the full focus was on developing and building […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/IMG_5291.jpg)
![CC Outtake: Cadillac Fleetwood Six Door Sedan: The Comfortable Alternative To Three-Row SUVs and Minivans Let’s face it: three row SUVs suck, in terms of actually carrying three rows of passengers, never mind getting them in and out. And minivans are only moderately better. But […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/CC-349-017.jpg)
![Auction Classics: Scottsdale 2018 Carvana Like many of you, as much as I enjoy curbside car spotting it’s always fun to go to an actual car show and see a bunch of cool cars in […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/bb75e4fc-9026-4d64-99de-5fc673de778f.jpg)

![Junkyard Classics: Ralf K. Visits Hidden Valley Auto in Maricopa, AZ Ralf K. (aka Don Kincl) has a number of uploads at the Cohort that I need to get to. We’ll start with these, taken at Hidden Valley Auto in Maricopa, […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/25011354467_4183023a3c_k.jpg)
![QOTD: Can You ID This Vintage Hot Rod? And Its Engine? Tim Finn posted a couple of shots of a fine vintage hot rod, and it’s not a Ford for a change. I’m inclined to say it’s a Plymouth, but the […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/35252330624_682918e55c_k.jpg)

![CC Outtakes: Serious Depreciation I’m not very good with classic car pricing. Things seem to have gotten away from me of late with the surge in blue-chip classic values. But when I walked past […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/spur1.jpg)
![CC For Sale: Mercedes 450 SL – Actually It’s Gone Already, Thankfully Yes, you’ll have to just imagine buying this Mercedes 450SL, as it’s already gone. I do that all the time, and I highly recommend it; it’s much less stressful and […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/CC-330-010.jpg)

![Automotive History Capsule: Chrysler’s 1958 Auto-Pilot -56 Years Before Tesla’s Autopilot There’s been lots of debate about Tesla’s use of the term “autopilot” for its suite of advanced driver assistance features. Some have suggested that the term is misleading, as it […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/Chrysler-1958-Auto-Pilot-Brochure-01.jpg)
![COAL: 2016 Volkswagen Passat 1.8T S – Dad Trades In His First Honda In my farewell post to dad’s 2006 Taurus, I used the past tense to talk about his 2013 Honda Civic coupe. That was intentional, because he traded it in at […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/20171230_111836.jpg)
![GM’s Holden Plant Has New Intended Future: To Build EVs We’ve been indulging in a lot of mourning over the shutterring of GM’s Australian Holden plant, but it looks like it has a future: to build EVs. Billionaire Sanjeev Gupta’s […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/holden-elizabeth-plant-ariel-e1516648383126.jpg)


