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Blog Archive
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Curtis Perry Outtake: 1973 Chrysler Newport – “Reasonable Grounds To Believe It Is Abandoned”
Posted on September 13, 2017 | 45 CommentsCurtis Perry has uploaded some more great photos of his at the Cohort, including these of a 1973 Chrysler Newport he found by the side of the road near Petrolia, […] -
Cohort Outtake: Babich Leningrad – Homebuilt Russian Sports Car from the Mid-50s; And It Still Exists
Posted on September 13, 2017 | 23 Commentswalnohg posted this picture at the Cohort, whic he says he found at vintag.es, a source of some previous old snapshots shown at CC. He didn’t identify it, so I […] -
Car Show: Best of Britain Swap Meet
Posted on September 12, 2017 | 17 CommentsI was surfing the web looking for something to do over the Labor Day Weekend and my Google search turned up a terrific automotive event. Portland International Raceway was holding […] -
Dash-Cam Outtake: 1986 Audi 80 and Oldsmobile Alero – Double Feature.
Posted on September 12, 2017 | 16 CommentsWhilst driving to visit my family on the weekend, I managed to capture not one but two CCs on my dash-cam. -
CC Outtake: And You Are…?
Posted on September 11, 2017 | 42 CommentsOn my most recent visit to New York City, I caught up with a good friend of mine who lives in Brooklyn. We decided to meet at the Bedford Avenue […] -
Car Show Outtake: 1982 Chevy Mustang – Identity Crisis
Posted on September 11, 2017 | 76 CommentsI was going to make this one a “CC Wordless Outtake”, but I couldn’t keep silent. Nope. I realize I write a lot about having grown up in Flint, Michigan, […] -
CC Story: A Long Story About a Long Search For a Long-Lost Car
Posted on September 10, 2017 | 30 CommentsRob was a German car aficionado. He loved all things Volkswagen/Porsche/Audi. In high school he had a VW-based Myers Manx. Rob went to college in Atlanta, and after graduation he […] -
The Great Beater Challenge 2017 – Day Two Part Two – Bridges, Pipes and Star Trek
Posted on September 10, 2017 | 16 CommentsAll good things must come to an end and while the dinosaur hunting was fun it was time to move on. We first headed west then south. In this episode […] -
The Great Beater Challenge 2017 – Day Two Part One – Dinosaur Hunting
Posted on September 9, 2017 | 23 CommentsIn the first day we drove from prairie to mountain back to prairie again. Day two promised to have more tarmac and less gravel with badlands, a ferry and dinosaurs. -
The Great Beater Challenge 2017 – Day One Part Two: Out into the Prairie
Posted on September 8, 2017 | 14 CommentsIn part one of day one we traveled from Lethbridge to the Crowsness Pass then along a washboard gravel road. In part two we drive through scenic Kananaskis back […] -
Bad Dream Outtake: 1985 Chrysler Limousine
Posted on September 8, 2017 | 61 CommentsCC reader Dan Minick sent me this, which is from an expired for sale listing at Hemmings. So this is the only shot available, but maybe that’s just as well. […] -
CC TV: A Blame Game Double Feature
Posted on September 7, 2017 | 77 CommentsThe US auto industry had massive drug use and absenteeism in their assembly plants in the 1960s and ’70s (at least). Working conditions were brutal and the workplace environment was […] -
The Great Beater Challenge 2017 – Day One Part One: Tarmac, Gravel, Tarmac and more Gravel
Posted on September 7, 2017 | 18 CommentsAfter having our cars and costumes judged as well as received our maps, scavenger hunt items it was finally time to set off on the first leg of the challenge. […] -
QOTD Update / COAL: 2000 Toyota Yaris Verso – Europe Beater
Posted on September 7, 2017 | 18 CommentsIn a previous post (link here), I mentioned I would be living in Europe (specifically Germany) for 6 months, and that I was thinking of getting a car for traveling […] -
The Great Beater Challenge 2017 – The Teams
Posted on September 6, 2017 | 44 CommentsIn Part One of The Great Beater Challenge 2017 I introduced you to my ride. In this installment we will take a look at the other twenty two teams that […]
![Curtis Perry Outtake: 1973 Chrysler Newport – “Reasonable Grounds To Believe It Is Abandoned” Curtis Perry has uploaded some more great photos of his at the Cohort, including these of a 1973 Chrysler Newport he found by the side of the road near Petrolia, […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/380144786_67f3a7a0cc_b.jpg)
![Cohort Outtake: Babich Leningrad – Homebuilt Russian Sports Car from the Mid-50s; And It Still Exists walnohg posted this picture at the Cohort, whic he says he found at vintag.es, a source of some previous old snapshots shown at CC. He didn’t identify it, so I […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/36756862200_a17448077c_b.jpg)
![Car Show: Best of Britain Swap Meet I was surfing the web looking for something to do over the Labor Day Weekend and my Google search turned up a terrific automotive event. Portland International Raceway was holding […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/Swap-Meet-033-A.jpg)

![CC Outtake: And You Are…? On my most recent visit to New York City, I caught up with a good friend of mine who lives in Brooklyn. We decided to meet at the Bedford Avenue […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/mystery-car-williamsburg-2.jpg)
![Car Show Outtake: 1982 Chevy Mustang – Identity Crisis I was going to make this one a “CC Wordless Outtake”, but I couldn’t keep silent. Nope. I realize I write a lot about having grown up in Flint, Michigan, […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/164-Frankenstang-CC.jpg)
![CC Story: A Long Story About a Long Search For a Long-Lost Car Rob was a German car aficionado. He loved all things Volkswagen/Porsche/Audi. In high school he had a VW-based Myers Manx. Rob went to college in Atlanta, and after graduation he […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/944tur.jpg)
![The Great Beater Challenge 2017 – Day Two Part Two – Bridges, Pipes and Star Trek All good things must come to an end and while the dinosaur hunting was fun it was time to move on. We first headed west then south. In this episode […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/IMG_1490.jpg)

![The Great Beater Challenge 2017 – Day One Part Two: Out into the Prairie In part one of day one we traveled from Lethbridge to the Crowsness Pass then along a washboard gravel road. In part two we drive through scenic Kananaskis back […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/20170826_191509.jpg)
![Bad Dream Outtake: 1985 Chrysler Limousine CC reader Dan Minick sent me this, which is from an expired for sale listing at Hemmings. So this is the only shot available, but maybe that’s just as well. […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/Chrysler-1985-limo-custom.jpg)
![The Great Beater Challenge 2017 – Day One Part One: Tarmac, Gravel, Tarmac and more Gravel After having our cars and costumes judged as well as received our maps, scavenger hunt items it was finally time to set off on the first leg of the challenge. […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/Day-One.jpg)
![QOTD Update / COAL: 2000 Toyota Yaris Verso – Europe Beater In a previous post (link here), I mentioned I would be living in Europe (specifically Germany) for 6 months, and that I was thinking of getting a car for traveling […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/img1.jpg)
![The Great Beater Challenge 2017 – The Teams In Part One of The Great Beater Challenge 2017 I introduced you to my ride. In this installment we will take a look at the other twenty two teams that […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/1984-Toyota-Celica-Supra.jpg)


