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Blog Archive
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CC Outtake: Olds Custom Cruiser – There’s A new B-Body Stranger In Town
Posted on April 29, 2016 | 36 CommentsGM B and C Bodies (the RWD kind) are getting a bit scarcer on the ground, and I’ve pretty much seen them all. So when a new one suddenly shows […] -
Reader Sighting: Izuzu Axion – Very Rare
Posted on April 28, 2016 | 30 CommentsCC reader Franco P. sent me some shots of a car that he had not seen in the wild in a long time. Well, I’ve never seen an Izuzu Axion […] -
QOTD: What Was the One Car You Have Hated Driving Above All Others?
Posted on April 27, 2016 | 196 CommentsI love driving cars. I always have. And I don’t just mean cars that are rewarding on twisty back roads, but all kinds. You see, I suffer from a kind […] -
CC Outtake: 1984 Dodge Ram 50 Pickup – Another odge
Posted on April 27, 2016 | 23 CommentsHere’s the reason Dodge didn’t build a pickup version of the Caravan. Well, it’s not the only one; Chrysler struggled for years to keep up with the demand for their […] -
Cohort Outtake: Dodge Caravan ‘Fargo’ Pickup – Picking Up Where The Rampage Left Off
Posted on April 27, 2016 | 82 CommentsCC reader Gene Herman ran into this rather convincing conversion of a Dodge Caravan into a mini-pickup. I’ve seen crude hack jobs of this sort of thing, but this one […] -
CC Global: 2006 Iveco Trakker 440 6×6 – Versatile Heavy Duty Truck
Posted on April 26, 2016 | 25 CommentsIveco (Industrial Vehicles Corporation), nowadays a CNH Industrial Company, was founded in 1975. It was a major merger between Fiat’s truck division and the truckmakers OM from Italy, Unic from […] -
CC Outtake: First-Generation Mazda MX-5 Miata – Looks Like Sylvester Finally Won
Posted on April 26, 2016 | 32 CommentsMaybe there’s something a little twisted about this, but I was one of those kids who was always rooting for Sylvester The Cat to get Tweety Bird. I’m sorry, but […] -
CC Capsule: Monday Morning Rarities – Volvo C30 DRIVe
Posted on April 25, 2016 | 23 CommentsI expect most CC readers are familiar with the Volvo C30, which was more than ‘just’ a cut-down S40 sedan because Volvo dug into their heritage to produce some characterful […] -
CC Outtake: Union Jacked
Posted on April 24, 2016 | 18 CommentsI know the folks at Mini like to trumpet the larger footprint of their Clubman, but as this Monster Mini spotted on 3rd Avenue in Brooklyn makes clear, they’ve got […] -
Car Show Classics: Autotron April 2016 – From Austin To Zündapp
Posted on April 24, 2016 | 32 CommentsThis time there was a good number of French cars present at the Autotron, in contrast to the last time I visited the show, in november 2015. Maybe they just […] -
Skinner Butte Outtake: 1974 Chevrolet Nova Hatchback – Cindi’s Dad Is Cool
Posted on April 24, 2016 | 44 CommentsOur Saturday afternoon urban hike took us once again up to Skinner Butte, which almost always results in a shoot-worthy car in its overlook parking lot. But this one is […] -
Car Lot Classic: 1976 Cadillac Eldorado – RENT!!!
Posted on April 23, 2016 | 66 Comments(I saw this Eldo in traffic yesterday, so it’s time to take it out for another spin. First posted 11/17/2012) Now, my xB has some good qualities, but […] -
Wordless Outtake: Fun-Sized or Super-Sized?
Posted on April 23, 2016 | 45 Comments -
QOTD: What’s Your Favorite Coupe From The Japanese Sport Coupe’s Golden Age?
Posted on April 22, 2016 | 83 CommentsThe Japanese sport coupe wasn’t invented in the 1990s. After all, the Toyota Celica, Datsun/Nissan SX and Z-Cars, and Honda Prelude all launched in the 1970s. But by the beginning […] -
Curbside Outtake: 1993-98 Honda Civic del Sol/CR-X – More Reboot Than Sequel
Posted on April 22, 2016 | 22 CommentsThe two generations of Honda CR-X earned critical acclaim for their light weight and tossable handling. But when it came time to replace the second generation CR-X, Honda went in […]
![CC Outtake: Olds Custom Cruiser – There’s A new B-Body Stranger In Town GM B and C Bodies (the RWD kind) are getting a bit scarcer on the ground, and I’ve pretty much seen them all. So when a new one suddenly shows […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/CC-289-002-1200.jpg)
![Reader Sighting: Izuzu Axion – Very Rare CC reader Franco P. sent me some shots of a car that he had not seen in the wild in a long time. Well, I’ve never seen an Izuzu Axion […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/Isuzu-Axion-rr.png)
![QOTD: What Was the One Car You Have Hated Driving Above All Others? I love driving cars. I always have. And I don’t just mean cars that are rewarding on twisty back roads, but all kinds. You see, I suffer from a kind […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/ships-wheel.jpg)
![CC Outtake: 1984 Dodge Ram 50 Pickup – Another odge Here’s the reason Dodge didn’t build a pickup version of the Caravan. Well, it’s not the only one; Chrysler struggled for years to keep up with the demand for their […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/CC-274-017-1200.jpg)
![Cohort Outtake: Dodge Caravan ‘Fargo’ Pickup – Picking Up Where The Rampage Left Off CC reader Gene Herman ran into this rather convincing conversion of a Dodge Caravan into a mini-pickup. I’ve seen crude hack jobs of this sort of thing, but this one […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/Dodge-Caravan-PU-fq.png)
![CC Global: 2006 Iveco Trakker 440 6×6 – Versatile Heavy Duty Truck Iveco (Industrial Vehicles Corporation), nowadays a CNH Industrial Company, was founded in 1975. It was a major merger between Fiat’s truck division and the truckmakers OM from Italy, Unic from […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/IMG_1491.jpg)
![CC Outtake: First-Generation Mazda MX-5 Miata – Looks Like Sylvester Finally Won Maybe there’s something a little twisted about this, but I was one of those kids who was always rooting for Sylvester The Cat to get Tweety Bird. I’m sorry, but […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/203-Tweety-Bird-first-generation-Mazda-MX-5-Miata-CC.jpg)
![CC Capsule: Monday Morning Rarities – Volvo C30 DRIVe I expect most CC readers are familiar with the Volvo C30, which was more than ‘just’ a cut-down S40 sedan because Volvo dug into their heritage to produce some characterful […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/Volvo-C30-DRIVe-1.jpg)
![CC Outtake: Union Jacked I know the folks at Mini like to trumpet the larger footprint of their Clubman, but as this Monster Mini spotted on 3rd Avenue in Brooklyn makes clear, they’ve got […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/WP_20150125_15_51_46_Pro-e1460520461458.jpg)
![Car Show Classics: Autotron April 2016 – From Austin To Zündapp This time there was a good number of French cars present at the Autotron, in contrast to the last time I visited the show, in november 2015. Maybe they just […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/IMG_1359.jpg)
![Skinner Butte Outtake: 1974 Chevrolet Nova Hatchback – Cindi’s Dad Is Cool Our Saturday afternoon urban hike took us once again up to Skinner Butte, which almost always results in a shoot-worthy car in its overlook parking lot. But this one is […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/CC-289-016-1200.jpg)
![Car Lot Classic: 1976 Cadillac Eldorado – RENT!!! (I saw this Eldo in traffic yesterday, so it’s time to take it out for another spin. First posted 11/17/2012) Now, my xB has some good qualities, but […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/CC-178-113-1200.jpg)

![QOTD: What’s Your Favorite Coupe From The Japanese Sport Coupe’s Golden Age? The Japanese sport coupe wasn’t invented in the 1990s. After all, the Toyota Celica, Datsun/Nissan SX and Z-Cars, and Honda Prelude all launched in the 1970s. But by the beginning […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/photos_mitsubishi_eclipse_1989_1_b.jpg)
![Curbside Outtake: 1993-98 Honda Civic del Sol/CR-X – More Reboot Than Sequel The two generations of Honda CR-X earned critical acclaim for their light weight and tossable handling. But when it came time to replace the second generation CR-X, Honda went in […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/honda-crx-del-sol1.jpg)


