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Blog Archive
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![The Oogstdagen-event is held every year in the month of August. It’s a combination of an exhibition of recent and new farm machinery, a classic farm tractor show, demonstrations and […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/IMG_4361.jpg "CC Global: 2017 Oogstdagen (Harvest Days) – Modern Agricultural Machinery")
CC Global: 2017 Oogstdagen (Harvest Days) – Modern Agricultural Machinery
Posted on August 17, 2017 | 12 CommentsThe Oogstdagen-event is held every year in the month of August. It’s a combination of an exhibition of recent and new farm machinery, a classic farm tractor show, demonstrations and […] -
![Our local Cars & Coffee event recently outgrew the venue they had been using, so our latest was held at a former car dealership that’s been purchased by a local […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/1966pwtw-front.jpg "Car Show Capsules: A Cornucopia of Classics at Cars & Coffee – Dibs on the Dodge!")
Car Show Capsules: A Cornucopia of Classics at Cars & Coffee – Dibs on the Dodge!
Posted on August 17, 2017 | 28 CommentsOur local Cars & Coffee event recently outgrew the venue they had been using, so our latest was held at a former car dealership that’s been purchased by a local […] -
![For at least the past five years, the arrival of late spring in my neighborhood has brought with it an abundance of wild rabbits. I’ve lived in the Edgewater neighborhood […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/033-1980-VW-Rabbit-Pickup-CC.jpg "CC Capsule: 1980 & 1981 Volkswagen Pickups – It’s Rabbit Season")
CC Capsule: 1980 & 1981 Volkswagen Pickups – It’s Rabbit Season
Posted on August 17, 2017 | 36 CommentsFor at least the past five years, the arrival of late spring in my neighborhood has brought with it an abundance of wild rabbits. I’ve lived in the Edgewater neighborhood […] -
![Redesigning a luxury car is no easy task for any automaker. On the one hand, a redesign must not be too radical and extreme, risking the loss of loyal buyers, […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/FullSizeRender-19.jpg "QOTD: 2003 BMW 530i (E39) – What Is The Most Gracefully Aged Luxury Car Of The Past Two Decades?")
QOTD: 2003 BMW 530i (E39) – What Is The Most Gracefully Aged Luxury Car Of The Past Two Decades?
Posted on August 16, 2017 | 98 CommentsRedesigning a luxury car is no easy task for any automaker. On the one hand, a redesign must not be too radical and extreme, risking the loss of loyal buyers, […] -
![Compared with the first edition we are down a few antennae this time around, but there is still the potential for some serious communication here! The car this time is […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/holden_whii_statesman_international_1.jpg "CC Outtake: No Failure To Communicate Edition 2")
CC Outtake: No Failure To Communicate Edition 2
Posted on August 16, 2017 | 22 CommentsCompared with the first edition we are down a few antennae this time around, but there is still the potential for some serious communication here! The car this time is […] -
![How often are your car accidents? Some people drive a car for decades and never wreck. What about the other end of the spectrum? What is the record for shortest […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/lexus4.jpg "Lexus RX 350 – Shortest Ownership Before Wreck, Ever")
Lexus RX 350 – Shortest Ownership Before Wreck, Ever
Posted on August 15, 2017 | 77 CommentsHow often are your car accidents? Some people drive a car for decades and never wreck. What about the other end of the spectrum? What is the record for shortest […] -
![A couple of years ago, this ’85 Toyota Celica Supra greeted me from the parking lot of a local, neighborhood coffee shop. The model year is identifiable by the smoother […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/019-1985-Toyota-Celica-Supra-CC.jpg "CC Outtake: 1985 Toyota Celica Supra – Simply Superb")
CC Outtake: 1985 Toyota Celica Supra – Simply Superb
Posted on August 15, 2017 | 23 CommentsA couple of years ago, this ’85 Toyota Celica Supra greeted me from the parking lot of a local, neighborhood coffee shop. The model year is identifiable by the smoother […] -
![In addition to made up names, during the great neo-classic kit(sch)-car era, revivals of grand old marques was of course a common theme. The whole era got its start with […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/19464272869_b753ed0bd3_k.jpg "Cohort Outtake: 1981 Packard Revival Kit(sch) Car – Still My Beating Heart")
Cohort Outtake: 1981 Packard Revival Kit(sch) Car – Still My Beating Heart
Posted on August 15, 2017 | 96 CommentsIn addition to made up names, during the great neo-classic kit(sch)-car era, revivals of grand old marques was of course a common theme. The whole era got its start with […] -
![Speeding down Yukon Highway #2 on my motorcycle, I was trying to put distance between myself and the rain clouds that were following me. I was in no mood to […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/IMG_20170702_111953362.jpg "Road Trip Outtake: 40+ Years Later, Still Waiting For The Gas Jockey In Moose Creek, Yukon")
Road Trip Outtake: 40+ Years Later, Still Waiting For The Gas Jockey In Moose Creek, Yukon
Posted on August 14, 2017 | 22 CommentsSpeeding down Yukon Highway #2 on my motorcycle, I was trying to put distance between myself and the rain clouds that were following me. I was in no mood to […] -
![Yesterday I visited an agricultural exhibition and fair nearby, held every year in August. More on that in a later article. Also present at the show was a small number […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/IMG_4350.jpg "CC Global: Modern Service Vans And Trucks – Peugeot, Mercedes-Benz, Renault and Iveco")
CC Global: Modern Service Vans And Trucks – Peugeot, Mercedes-Benz, Renault and Iveco
Posted on August 14, 2017 | 15 CommentsYesterday I visited an agricultural exhibition and fair nearby, held every year in August. More on that in a later article. Also present at the show was a small number […] -
![This is a great example of a later-type Australian market Mini. From 1971 all of the local Minis had the square ‘Clubman’ front end that was added in a nod […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/1978-Leyland-Mini.jpg "CC Outtake: 1978 Leyland Mini – Still Shopping")
CC Outtake: 1978 Leyland Mini – Still Shopping
Posted on August 13, 2017 | 24 CommentsThis is a great example of a later-type Australian market Mini. From 1971 all of the local Minis had the square ‘Clubman’ front end that was added in a nod […] -
![(first posted 11/3/2013) As today is the last day of Independents’ Week, let’s look at another rare AMC. Jason Shafer showed us an amazing ’68 Ambassador sedan, but have any […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/width=800,height=524,fit=crop,quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2013/11/08-03-2012-054-e1383425445772.jpg "Car Show Outtake: 1967 Ambassador Convertible – Only 1,268 Others On The Planet")
Car Show Outtake: 1967 Ambassador Convertible – Only 1,268 Others On The Planet
Posted on August 13, 2017 | 40 Comments(first posted 11/3/2013) As today is the last day of Independents’ Week, let’s look at another rare AMC. Jason Shafer showed us an amazing ’68 Ambassador sedan, but have any […] -
Cohort Wordless Outtake: Of Course It’s a Genuine Shelby
Posted on August 12, 2017 | 23 CommentsPosted at the Cohort by William Rubano -
![This is one o the first full-size 1970’s Ford wagon I’ve seen, and it is probably as close as I will come to seeing one of my childhood Matchbox […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/Ford-Country-Squire-wagon.jpg "CC Outtake: Ford Country Squire – A Toy Come To Life")
CC Outtake: Ford Country Squire – A Toy Come To Life
Posted on August 12, 2017 | 73 CommentsThis is one o the first full-size 1970’s Ford wagon I’ve seen, and it is probably as close as I will come to seeing one of my childhood Matchbox […] -
Electric Classic Outtake: 1953 Lusse Auto Skooter
Posted on August 12, 2017 | 34 CommentsA bumper car? Yes, but way much more. The 1953 Lusse Auto Skooter was a peek into our automotive future.
