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Blog Archive
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CC Vintage Film: Autobiography of a Jeep (1943)
Posted on February 20, 2017 | 4 Comments -
CC Driving Impression: 1948 Jeep MB – Basic Training
Posted on February 20, 2017 | 43 CommentsEarlier today we had a full-CC treatment of this 1948 Jeep MB. So, what is it like to drive? Well, as my grandma used to say, it’s just like this. […] -
CC Capsule: 1983 Renault Alliance – You Deserve An Encore
Posted on February 20, 2017 | 62 CommentsThis past Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Day and just over a month ago, I ventured to Chicago’s Hyde Park neighborhood to watch a movie at the historic Harper Theater […] -
1923 Jordan Playboy Ad “Somewhere West of Laramie”: The First Car Ad To Sell The Sizzle, Not The Steak
Posted on February 19, 2017 | 53 CommentsForeword: The 1964 Dodge Commercial post the other day got a bit off track politically and became contentious, but it was interesting to note that in the text of the […] -
Cohort Vintage Photography: A Gallery of 1955-1957 New Chevy Trucks and a Few Others
Posted on February 18, 2017 | 30 CommentsWe’re on a vintage photography roll here these days, and I’m happy to keep the party going. I’ve always been a big lover of the genre, and the more to […] -
QOTD – Rarest Car More Common Than Saab 9-2x
Posted on February 17, 2017 | 86 CommentsTime to rev up your search engines. According to Wikipedia, Subaru produced a mere 10,346 Saab 9-2x’s between 2005 and 2006. In today’s 9-2x Capsule post, I produced a list of cars that […] -
CC Contributor Appreciation Day: A Big Thank You To All of You!
Posted on February 17, 2017 | 52 CommentsFebruary 13 was CC’s sixth birthday, and it’s become our tradition to celebrate it by acknowledging our contributors. CC would never have gotten this far without them, and I mean […] -
Portlandia Outtake: The Volvaab – A Proper Swedish Greenhouse (Updated with additional picture)
Posted on February 16, 2017 | 49 CommentsThe Volvo 240 series is well known and loved (especially in Portland) for its tall and airy greenhouse, among other things. But that’s no reason why not to improve on […] -
Curbside Capsule: 1988-94 Honda Concerto – Quietly Humming In The Corner
Posted on February 16, 2017 | 15 CommentsImagine a Honda showroom where Preludes and Integras were sold alongside one another, and where there existed an additional Honda between the Civic and the Accord. Also imagine this showroom […] -
QOTD: Which 1974 GM “Small Car” Would You Buy?
Posted on February 14, 2017 | 104 CommentsLast week, we took a look at another multi-marque ad from General Motors in 1974. This one focusses on GM’s smallest offerings from the X-Body, F-Body, H-Body and Opel lines. -
CC Outtake: CUVs Then, and Sort of Then – If the GLK Had Been Built by Honda There Might Be One in Our Driveway
Posted on February 14, 2017 | 30 CommentsNormally these aren’t exactly the kind of cars that catch my eye, but there was something about this pairing of a gen1 Honda CRV and a Mercedes GLK that…did. Oddly […] -
CC Outtake: 1993-96 Cadillac Fleetwood Brougham – I Could Even Accept A Donk
Posted on February 14, 2017 | 62 CommentsIt is heartbreaking to see a bona fide classic left to rot. This Fleetwood Brougham isn’t a total wreck yet but it doesn’t look like it has moved for a while. […] -
QOTD: What Would Be Your Sole Vehicle?
Posted on February 13, 2017 | 141 CommentsSuppose you could only have one vehicle. It can be anything you want, but there are a few caveats: -
Die-Cast CC Show: As Dr. Seuss Might Have Said, A Car Is A Car, No Matter How Small
Posted on February 13, 2017 | 59 CommentsWith the depths of a dreary winter being firmly in place, being in the midst of a prolonged creation of a laundry room, and several bizarre events, my time at […]
![CC Driving Impression: 1948 Jeep MB – Basic Training Earlier today we had a full-CC treatment of this 1948 Jeep MB. So, what is it like to drive? Well, as my grandma used to say, it’s just like this. […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2017/01/1948WillysJeepMB14a.jpg)
![CC Capsule: 1983 Renault Alliance – You Deserve An Encore This past Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Day and just over a month ago, I ventured to Chicago’s Hyde Park neighborhood to watch a movie at the historic Harper Theater […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2017/02/001-1983-Renault-Alliance-CC.jpg)
![1923 Jordan Playboy Ad “Somewhere West of Laramie”: The First Car Ad To Sell The Sizzle, Not The Steak Foreword: The 1964 Dodge Commercial post the other day got a bit off track politically and became contentious, but it was interesting to note that in the text of the […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2013/02/1923-Jordan-Playboy1.jpg)
![Cohort Vintage Photography: A Gallery of 1955-1957 New Chevy Trucks and a Few Others We’re on a vintage photography roll here these days, and I’m happy to keep the party going. I’ve always been a big lover of the genre, and the more to […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2017/02/14448857515_5bcdb3953a_k.jpg)
![CC Outtake: 1990-94 Chrysler LeBaron Sedan – Just Shave It Off! Looking at one of these 1990-94 Chrysler LeBaron sedans is like spying a handsome middle-aged gentleman across the bar. He’s got some nicely polished dress shoes on, his suit is […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2017/02/chrysler-lebaron-sedan.jpg)
![CC Contributor Appreciation Day: A Big Thank You To All of You! February 13 was CC’s sixth birthday, and it’s become our tradition to celebrate it by acknowledging our contributors. CC would never have gotten this far without them, and I mean […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2017/02/Gracias.jpg)
![Portlandia Outtake: The Volvaab – A Proper Swedish Greenhouse (Updated with additional picture) The Volvo 240 series is well known and loved (especially in Portland) for its tall and airy greenhouse, among other things. But that’s no reason why not to improve on […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2017/02/Volvo-240-greenhouse-01.jpg)
![Curbside Capsule: 1988-94 Honda Concerto – Quietly Humming In The Corner Imagine a Honda showroom where Preludes and Integras were sold alongside one another, and where there existed an additional Honda between the Civic and the Accord. Also imagine this showroom […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2017/02/honda-concerto-4.jpg)

![CC Outtake: CUVs Then, and Sort of Then – If the GLK Had Been Built by Honda There Might Be One in Our Driveway Normally these aren’t exactly the kind of cars that catch my eye, but there was something about this pairing of a gen1 Honda CRV and a Mercedes GLK that…did. Oddly […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2017/02/CC-316-037.jpg)
![CC Outtake: 1993-96 Cadillac Fleetwood Brougham – I Could Even Accept A Donk It is heartbreaking to see a bona fide classic left to rot. This Fleetwood Brougham isn’t a total wreck yet but it doesn’t look like it has moved for a while. […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2017/02/cadillac-fleetwood-pittsburgh.jpg)

![Die-Cast CC Show: As Dr. Seuss Might Have Said, A Car Is A Car, No Matter How Small With the depths of a dreary winter being firmly in place, being in the midst of a prolonged creation of a laundry room, and several bizarre events, my time at […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2017/02/DSC_0674.jpg)


