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Blog Archive
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The Drive-Through-Tree: A Car Spotter’s Delight
Posted on March 5, 2017 | 22 CommentsConservationists and nature lovers were saddened by the collapse of the Pioneer’s Cabin Tree in Calaveras Big Tree State Park on January 8, 2017. It had been among a dwindling number of […] -
CC Outtake: Half A Dozen Panel Vans – One Size Does Not Fit All
Posted on March 5, 2017 | 11 CommentsFrom left to right: Mercedes-Benz Sprinter, Opel Vivaro (with a trailer), Mercedes-Benz Sprinter, Renault Trafic, Volkswagen Caddy (further in the background, inbetween the houses) and last but not least an […] -
Curbside Classic Capsule: The Last G-Body Cutlass Supreme Coupe in Eugene? Say It Can’t Be So
Posted on March 4, 2017 | 53 CommentsWhere have all the these Cutlass Supreme coupes gone to? They were the best selling car in America during some of its years, and it seems like just yesterday that […] -
CC Outtake: Rammed
Posted on March 3, 2017 | 16 CommentsThis is a rather unusual pairing of two similar vintage pickups, but not just because they’re both from the 70s and painted flat black. The poor little Dodge Ram (by […] -
Cohort Outtakes: 1955 Mercury Wagon and 1949 Ford – With a Touch of Makeup
Posted on March 3, 2017 | 16 CommentsRalf K posted a couple of shots at the Cohort, which he calls “reworked”, as in a bit of color enhancement and such. The result is quite satisfying, given the […] -
Predicting the Future Is Hard, But They Got This One Half-Right, or More
Posted on March 2, 2017 | 48 CommentsAutonomous cars are just around the corner. And even glass roofs are making a come-back, although with some serious UV reflective capabilities. But the family of the future playing dominoes […] -
Advertising Outtake/QOTD: The 1994 General Motors de Mexico Range – Which Would You Pick?
Posted on March 2, 2017 | 43 CommentsIn 1994, General Motors’ Mexican range was in transition, much like the Mexican car market itself. The Mexican government was finally opening up the domestic market. A partial reversal of […] -
Curbside Capsule: Chevrolet Cutlass Eurosport – Euro Sport, Mexican-Style
Posted on March 2, 2017 | 22 CommentsA Chevrolet… Cutlass… Eurosport? What? Why, that looks like just an Oldsmobile Cutlass Ciera with some ground effects! -
Reader’s QOTD: How Can I Give A Four Cylinder ’87 Mustang Some Balls?
Posted on March 1, 2017 | 59 Comments(not the actual car) (sent in by Matthew P) I am thinking about buying a 1987 Mustang LX convertible with the 2.3 L four as a project car. I guess […] -
CC Outtakes: Three FIAT 500s, Three Compelling Reasons
Posted on March 1, 2017 | 60 CommentsA car sized like the current FIAT 500, introduced to the U.S. market for model year 2011, makes so much sense for city-dwelling residents of a somewhat densely populated neighborhood […] -
Mark Your Calendars: CC Meet-Up In Detroit June 3-4
Posted on February 28, 2017 | 49 CommentsThe date and location for the annual CC meet-up has been set: the Motor City will welcome us on June 3-4, although maybe GM won’t be quite ready to roll […] -
QOTD: Last Daily Driven Oldsmobile?
Posted on February 28, 2017 | 66 CommentsIn today’s CC Capsule, I lamented the inevitable day when the there will be no more daily driven Oldsmobiles on the road, at which point Oldsmobile joins Packard, Edsel, and […] -
CC Capsule: 1995 Oldsmobile Cutlass Ciera SL – Uncommonly Common
Posted on February 28, 2017 | 50 CommentsHere is suburban Ohio, we don’t have a lot of run down neighborhoods with on street parking, so literal Curbside Classics (as in parked alongside the curb) are hard to come by. […] -
CC Outtake: One of the Five Immortal Datsun 710 Wagons of Eugene – They’re Coming To Get Me
Posted on February 28, 2017 | 12 CommentsI’ve written them up before, starting almost ten years ago, but there are some five Datsun 710 wagons in town, and three of them are this color and are still […] -
CC Capsule: 1996-97 Thunderbird LX – Counterpoint
Posted on February 27, 2017 | 52 Comments(first posted 2/26/2012) Thanks to Mr. Tactful’s recent post on the V8 1995 Cougar, I thought it appropriate to mention this Thunderbird LX I spotted in downtown Moline a couple […]
![The Drive-Through-Tree: A Car Spotter’s Delight Conservationists and nature lovers were saddened by the collapse of the Pioneer’s Cabin Tree in Calaveras Big Tree State Park on January 8, 2017. It had been among a dwindling number of […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2017/02/pioneer-cabin-car-cutoutpg.jpg)
![CC Outtake: Half A Dozen Panel Vans – One Size Does Not Fit All From left to right: Mercedes-Benz Sprinter, Opel Vivaro (with a trailer), Mercedes-Benz Sprinter, Renault Trafic, Volkswagen Caddy (further in the background, inbetween the houses) and last but not least an […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/IMG_3606.jpg)
![Curbside Classic Capsule: The Last G-Body Cutlass Supreme Coupe in Eugene? Say It Can’t Be So Where have all the these Cutlass Supreme coupes gone to? They were the best selling car in America during some of its years, and it seems like just yesterday that […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/CC-319-047.jpg)
![CC Outtake: Rammed This is a rather unusual pairing of two similar vintage pickups, but not just because they’re both from the 70s and painted flat black. The poor little Dodge Ram (by […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/CC-319-049.jpg)
![Cohort Outtakes: 1955 Mercury Wagon and 1949 Ford – With a Touch of Makeup Ralf K posted a couple of shots at the Cohort, which he calls “reworked”, as in a bit of color enhancement and such. The result is quite satisfying, given the […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/Mercury-1955-wagon-higgins-tx.jpg)
![Predicting the Future Is Hard, But They Got This One Half-Right, or More Autonomous cars are just around the corner. And even glass roofs are making a come-back, although with some serious UV reflective capabilities. But the family of the future playing dominoes […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/future-car-.jpg)
![Advertising Outtake/QOTD: The 1994 General Motors de Mexico Range – Which Would You Pick? In 1994, General Motors’ Mexican range was in transition, much like the Mexican car market itself. The Mexican government was finally opening up the domestic market. A partial reversal of […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2017/02/1994-gm-de-mexico.jpg)

![Reader’s QOTD: How Can I Give A Four Cylinder ’87 Mustang Some Balls? (not the actual car) (sent in by Matthew P) I am thinking about buying a 1987 Mustang LX convertible with the 2.3 L four as a project car. I guess […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2017/02/Mustang-1987-LX-conv.jpg)
![CC Outtakes: Three FIAT 500s, Three Compelling Reasons A car sized like the current FIAT 500, introduced to the U.S. market for model year 2011, makes so much sense for city-dwelling residents of a somewhat densely populated neighborhood […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2017/02/009-FIAT-500-CC.jpg)
![Mark Your Calendars: CC Meet-Up In Detroit June 3-4 The date and location for the annual CC meet-up has been set: the Motor City will welcome us on June 3-4, although maybe GM won’t be quite ready to roll […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2017/02/Detroit-lites.jpg)
![QOTD: Last Daily Driven Oldsmobile? In today’s CC Capsule, I lamented the inevitable day when the there will be no more daily driven Oldsmobiles on the road, at which point Oldsmobile joins Packard, Edsel, and […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2017/02/c9f61e51597d46dee6ca1f6772dad1b7.jpg)
![CC Capsule: 1995 Oldsmobile Cutlass Ciera SL – Uncommonly Common Here is suburban Ohio, we don’t have a lot of run down neighborhoods with on street parking, so literal Curbside Classics (as in parked alongside the curb) are hard to come by. […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2017/02/IMG_6396.jpg)
![CC Outtake: One of the Five Immortal Datsun 710 Wagons of Eugene – They’re Coming To Get Me I’ve written them up before, starting almost ten years ago, but there are some five Datsun 710 wagons in town, and three of them are this color and are still […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2017/02/CC-308-012-1200.jpg)
![CC Capsule: 1996-97 Thunderbird LX – Counterpoint (first posted 2/26/2012) Thanks to Mr. Tactful’s recent post on the V8 1995 Cougar, I thought it appropriate to mention this Thunderbird LX I spotted in downtown Moline a couple […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2012/02/Thunderbird-LX-1-e1330303000415.jpg)


