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Blog Archive
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CC Clue
Posted on December 31, 2017 | 35 CommentsLong ago, Abraham Lincoln said “always bear in mind that your own resolution to succeed is more important than any other“. So offering up a clue for every CC will […] -
Happy New Year; And See You In Two Weeks
Posted on December 31, 2017 | 34 CommentsHere’s wishing you a Happy and Healthy New Year. And 2018 at CC is going to start without me for the first two weeks. We’re heading for warm sunny weather, […] -
CC History: Great Grandma and Grandpa Day-Trip Southern California – 99 Years Ago!
Posted on December 31, 2017 | 23 CommentsSwanfeldt Tent and Awning Building, ca. 1930 (Image courtesy USC Digital Library) Journal of Mrs. J.O. Withers (Arah Hatton Withers) Original written in 2.75 in. x 4 in. leather-covered […] -
Curbside Expatriot: 2017 Chevrolet SS – “She’s the last of the (four door, RWD, manual) V8s!”*
Posted on December 30, 2017 | 87 Comments(First published May 6, 2017 – Updated) Sometime this past week (around the end of April, 2017), the final Chevrolet SS was expected to have rolled off Holden’s production line in Elizabeth, South […] -
QOTD: Did You Receive Any Car Related Gifts?
Posted on December 29, 2017 | 66 CommentsAs the holidays wind down I was wondering what car related gifts the CC community might have received (or given) this year. I was given these rather snazzy minivan socks. […] -
CC Outtake: Geo Metro Minimalist – The Ultimate Stripper
Posted on December 28, 2017 | 23 CommentsWe’ve got quite a thing for strippers here at CC, so needless to say, this one stopped my dead in my tracks. When’s the last time you saw a Geo […] -
Wordless Outtake: Hino Contessa PC 900 Sedan and Fiat 500 – What a Difference in Size Some Fifty Years Make
Posted on December 26, 2017 | 18 Comments -
CC TV: GM Toast the Midcentury Consumer Boom
Posted on December 25, 2017 | 17 CommentsOh, wow! It’s “American Look”, General Motors’ 1958 paean to designers and stylists and, erm, planned obsolescence. There’s something for everyone here; if you love MidMod stuff, -
Merry Christmas All Y’all
Posted on December 25, 2017 | 15 CommentsI know it not just about presents, but it’s still fun to wish for… -
A Fiat X 1/9 Christmas Story
Posted on December 24, 2017 | 32 Comments[This is how new writers at CC are made: their comments are turned into a post; sometimes, without them even knowing it. But this is way too good to leave […] -
CC Outtake: Of Course Santa Drives A Subaru Wagon
Posted on December 24, 2017 | 3 CommentsHere is a pretty impressive piece of roadside hay bale sculpture! And given that Santa needs to cover all sorts of roads throughout the world, traction and fuel economy will […] -
CC For Sale: The Truck (1977ish IH Loadstar Pumper)
Posted on December 23, 2017 | 38 CommentsThis is the truck. Erm…no, sorry, let’s try that again: this is the truck. H’mm…closer, but still not quite. -
QOTD: What Was the Record Low Peak HP RPM in the Malaise Era? And Why?
Posted on December 23, 2017 | 61 CommentsThe Vintage Review of the 1979 AMC Spirit brought home just how badly strangled the American car engines were in the so-called Malaise Era. Its 304 (5.0 L) V8 engine […] -
Wordless Outtake: 2011 Fiat Panda And 2003 Toyota Yaris – Cuddly Runabouts
Posted on December 22, 2017 | 13 Comments
![CC Clue Long ago, Abraham Lincoln said “always bear in mind that your own resolution to succeed is more important than any other“. So offering up a clue for every CC will […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/2018-first-clue.jpg)
![Happy New Year; And See You In Two Weeks Here’s wishing you a Happy and Healthy New Year. And 2018 at CC is going to start without me for the first two weeks. We’re heading for warm sunny weather, […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/joshua-tree-national-park-california-sunrise.imgcache.rev9060360539bfc8e88fac730dfe8064e6.web_.jpg)
![CC History: Great Grandma and Grandpa Day-Trip Southern California – 99 Years Ago! Swanfeldt Tent and Awning Building, ca. 1930 (Image courtesy USC Digital Library) Journal of Mrs. J.O. Withers (Arah Hatton Withers) Original written in 2.75 in. x 4 in. leather-covered […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/Anaheim-street-sweeper-1914.jpg)
![Curbside Expatriot: 2017 Chevrolet SS – “She’s the last of the (four door, RWD, manual) V8s!”* (First published May 6, 2017 – Updated) Sometime this past week (around the end of April, 2017), the final Chevrolet SS was expected to have rolled off Holden’s production line in Elizabeth, South […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/15-ss.jpg)
![QOTD: Did You Receive Any Car Related Gifts? As the holidays wind down I was wondering what car related gifts the CC community might have received (or given) this year. I was given these rather snazzy minivan socks. […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/socks.jpg)
![CC Outtake: Geo Metro Minimalist – The Ultimate Stripper We’ve got quite a thing for strippers here at CC, so needless to say, this one stopped my dead in my tracks. When’s the last time you saw a Geo […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/CC-344-016.jpg)
![The Automotive Journeys Of Three Sisters This true story is about these three sisters. At the time this picture was taken in Spring 1967, Ruth was 42, Thelma was 44, and Mary was 46. From what […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/ruth-thelma-mary.jpg)


![A Fiat X 1/9 Christmas Story [This is how new writers at CC are made: their comments are turned into a post; sometimes, without them even knowing it. But this is way too good to leave […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2013/02/Fiat-X19_snow.jpg)
![CC Outtake: Of Course Santa Drives A Subaru Wagon Here is a pretty impressive piece of roadside hay bale sculpture! And given that Santa needs to cover all sorts of roads throughout the world, traction and fuel economy will […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/Santa-Subaru-1.jpg)

![QOTD: What Was the Record Low Peak HP RPM in the Malaise Era? And Why? The Vintage Review of the 1979 AMC Spirit brought home just how badly strangled the American car engines were in the so-called Malaise Era. Its 304 (5.0 L) V8 engine […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/peak-power.jpg)



