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Carshow Classic – 2004 MG X Power SV: Not Exactly What Was Required
Posted on July 27, 2016 | 24 CommentsThe history of the British motor industry, especially that of BMC, BLMC and its successors is full of missed opportunities, dead ends and incomplete projects. Perhaps the most intriguing of […] -
Postcard Classic: Can You ID These Cars?
Posted on July 27, 2016 | 31 CommentsThis postcard of Gengenbach in the Black Forest of Germany makes me homesick and nostalgic. It also makes for a good CC quiz. Can you identify these cars and tell […] -
CC Outtakes: Renault R10 Found – Along With Chevy Citation And Ford Tempo – Keeping August Company
Posted on July 26, 2016 | 46 CommentsI’d long given up on finding an R10 in the wild. But then I hadn’t ever explored the wilder and woollier back streets of Creswell, a little hamlet about ten […] -
CC Capsule: 1976 Tri-Magnum Prototype
Posted on July 25, 2016 | 63 Comments(first posted 12/28/2011) Lurking behind the shop where I found the ’67 Tempest and Kellison GT was this little piece of vintage seventies ‘forgotten fiberglass’. It rang some sort of […] -
COAL Capsule: Peugeot 504 – My Most Beautiful Failure
Posted on July 25, 2016 | 65 Comments(Submitted by Laurie Boussom; first posted 8/2/2014) At age 18, against my dad’s wise advice, I purchased my first car, a beat-to-shit, sun faded red Camaro. Truth be told, I […] -
CC Wordless Outtake: Chevrolet Impala with White Wall Tires
Posted on July 24, 2016 | 59 Comments -
QOTD: 1975-1980 MGB and 1998-2002 Chevrolet Camaro – Dueling Dropheads
Posted on July 24, 2016 | 21 CommentsSeen recently in the parking lot at work were this 1975-80 MGB and 1998-2002 Camaro staring each other down. -
Mini CC: Peugeot 404 Familiale by Eligor- You Too Can Enjoy The Legendary 404, For A Fraction Of The Cost!
Posted on July 24, 2016 | 11 CommentsDiecast car collecting is addictive. Go ahead, type “diecast and toy vehicles” into your ebay search; you’re sure to find something you’ll love. Doing exactly that is how I’ve ended […] -
Wordless (Almost) Outtake – “Gentlemen, We Deserve a Drink!”
Posted on July 24, 2016 | 19 CommentsThese guys have working these engines all afternoon, and deserved a beer, without doubt. -
Car Show Photo Report – Peking-Paris Motor Challenge 2016 Participants in Nizhny Novgorod – Part II
Posted on July 23, 2016 | 11 CommentsLink to Part I After visiting the control point at the Victory Park, the participants of the Motor Challenge proceeded to the Lower part of the city, near the confluence […] -
Carshow Photo Report – Market Hill, Cambridge, May 2016
Posted on July 22, 2016 | 35 CommentsA street market has been held in Cambridge since the times of the Saxons, perhaps 1200 years ago. Logically, as this part of the city and of England is almost universally […] -
Car Show Photo Report – Peking-Paris Motor Challenge 2016 Participants in Nizhny Novgorod – Part I
Posted on July 22, 2016 | 20 CommentsWhile the 60th Anniversary of Volga GAZ-21 that took place on July 1, 2016 had been an interesting car show in its own right, it was almost overshadowed by the […] -
COAL NFL Edition: Pro Football Player With $3.5 Million Contract Still Driving 1991 Mazda 626 He Bought For $2
Posted on July 22, 2016 | 73 CommentsWe’ve all seen and heard about the profligate car buying habits of so many professional football players, but this story really goes against the grain. Dallas Cowboys running back Alfred […] -
CC Outtake/QOTD: Curbside Lawn Ornament – What Front Clip Would You Have On Your Front Yard?
Posted on July 21, 2016 | 65 CommentsThe focus is a bit soft, as I only slowed down to shoot this ’49 Ford front clip lawn decoration. The flags were commemorating something to do with the “419” […] -
Skinner Butte Outtakes: Air Heads and Pot Heads
Posted on July 20, 2016 | 18 CommentsIt was another splendid summer late afternoon walk to Skinner Butte; this has been the nicest summer in recent memory: cool, fresh and brilliant clear air. So what would greet […]
![Carshow Classic – 2004 MG X Power SV: Not Exactly What Was Required The history of the British motor industry, especially that of BMC, BLMC and its successors is full of missed opportunities, dead ends and incomplete projects. Perhaps the most intriguing of […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/DSC04936.jpg)
![CC Outtakes: Renault R10 Found – Along With Chevy Citation And Ford Tempo – Keeping August Company I’d long given up on finding an R10 in the wild. But then I hadn’t ever explored the wilder and woollier back streets of Creswell, a little hamlet about ten […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/CC-296-017-1200.jpg)
![CC Capsule: 1976 Tri-Magnum Prototype (first posted 12/28/2011) Lurking behind the shop where I found the ’67 Tempest and Kellison GT was this little piece of vintage seventies ‘forgotten fiberglass’. It rang some sort of […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2011/12/CC-157-054-800.jpg)
![COAL Capsule: Peugeot 504 – My Most Beautiful Failure (Submitted by Laurie Boussom; first posted 8/2/2014) At age 18, against my dad’s wise advice, I purchased my first car, a beat-to-shit, sun faded red Camaro. Truth be told, I […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/1970-Peugeot-504-a.jpg)


![Mini CC: Peugeot 404 Familiale by Eligor- You Too Can Enjoy The Legendary 404, For A Fraction Of The Cost! Diecast car collecting is addictive. Go ahead, type “diecast and toy vehicles” into your ebay search; you’re sure to find something you’ll love. Doing exactly that is how I’ve ended […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/Peugeot-404-1-e1469156681903.jpg)

![Car Show Photo Report – Peking-Paris Motor Challenge 2016 Participants in Nizhny Novgorod – Part II Link to Part I After visiting the control point at the Victory Park, the participants of the Motor Challenge proceeded to the Lower part of the city, near the confluence […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/178.jpg)
![Carshow Photo Report – Market Hill, Cambridge, May 2016 A street market has been held in Cambridge since the times of the Saxons, perhaps 1200 years ago. Logically, as this part of the city and of England is almost universally […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/DSC04824.jpg)
![Car Show Photo Report – Peking-Paris Motor Challenge 2016 Participants in Nizhny Novgorod – Part I While the 60th Anniversary of Volga GAZ-21 that took place on July 1, 2016 had been an interesting car show in its own right, it was almost overshadowed by the […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/009.jpg)
![COAL NFL Edition: Pro Football Player With $3.5 Million Contract Still Driving 1991 Mazda 626 He Bought For $2 We’ve all seen and heard about the profligate car buying habits of so many professional football players, but this story really goes against the grain. Dallas Cowboys running back Alfred […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/Cowboys-Mazda-1.jpg)
![CC Outtake/QOTD: Curbside Lawn Ornament – What Front Clip Would You Have On Your Front Yard? The focus is a bit soft, as I only slowed down to shoot this ’49 Ford front clip lawn decoration. The flags were commemorating something to do with the “419” […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/CC-296-004-1200.jpg)
![Skinner Butte Outtakes: Air Heads and Pot Heads It was another splendid summer late afternoon walk to Skinner Butte; this has been the nicest summer in recent memory: cool, fresh and brilliant clear air. So what would greet […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/CC-296-083-1200.jpg)


