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CC Outtakes: The Bs and Cs of NYC
Posted on February 11, 2016 | 52 CommentsIn many large, densely-populated cities throughout the world, the streets are full of mini cars, bicycles and motorbikes. It’s hard to find a parking space, after all, and when you […] -
CC Capsule: Shelby Cobra 427 Replica – An Accessory To Mischief?
Posted on February 10, 2016 | 32 CommentsThe weather in the Windy City was unseasonably warm during the second week of last November when I had rediscovered these photos I had taken several years prior. Temperatures had reached around […] -
Classic Magazine Ads (And More): Road & Track, July 1987
Posted on February 9, 2016 | 18 CommentsThis issue of R&T was rather lean. Maybe everyone at the magazine were breathless after the 40th anniversary issue. -
CC Outtake: Chevrolet Astro – Cool In Japan
Posted on February 9, 2016 | 31 CommentsToyota recently announced it is axing the youth-oriented Scion marque after 13 years. One of their first models, a rebadged Japanese-market Toyota bB known as the Scion xB, was an unexpectedly strong […] -
CC Outtake: 1973 Ford F250 And F350 – Make Up Your Mind
Posted on February 9, 2016 | 9 CommentsThis very colorful vintage Ford hauling a big trailer caught my eye. Who could miss it? Nice; and still hard at work. But what’s up with the badging? -
QOTD: What Are the Most Jaw Dropping Cars of the Seventies?
Posted on February 8, 2016 | 164 CommentsWe previously looked at the “Most Jaw-Dropping Cars of the Sixties” – which generated some great discussion and very insightful comments. So let’s pose the same question again – but […] -
CC Outtake: 1949 Armstrong Siddeley Whitley – One Aristocrat Meets Another!
Posted on February 8, 2016 | 34 CommentsArmstrong Siddeley is a brand name that may well have little recognition now and especially so outside the UK, but it has a history that can be traced back to […] -
CC/Auto-Biography Outtake: Old Chevy Van In Front Of House I Built
Posted on February 8, 2016 | 32 CommentsThis battered old Chevy van from the 70s caught my eye, although it’s hardly worth shooting. But then this is the other side of our block, and my friend James […] -
CC Outtake: Old Dodge Class C Motorhome With Gold Trim
Posted on February 7, 2016 | 18 CommentsWhen will see the last of these mid-late 70s Dodge motorhomes? 2056? They’re the cockroach of motorhomes, and our streets in certain parts of town host a number of them…indefinitely. […] -
CC Outtake: Just Another Expensive Minivan In The Middle School Parking Lot
Posted on February 7, 2016 | 20 CommentsJefferson Middle School is just a few blocks away, and part of our (me and the dog) morning post-breakfast walk, as it’s adjacent to an open space. The usual assortment […] -
CC Outtake: 1983 Mustang GT – With Original Wheels
Posted on February 7, 2016 | 69 CommentsUnmolested Fox-body Mustang GTs are getting scarce enough as it is, but when I saw the original wheels on this one, I was truly amazed. Especially this particular style of […] -
QOTD: Comedifans In Cars Getting Coffee: What Would Jerry Pick You Up In?
Posted on February 6, 2016 | 31 CommentsIf, as I do, you like cars and comedy, Jerry Seinfeld’s Comedians In Cars Getting Coffee series is a viewing must. Jerry arrives at a celebrity’s house in a vehicle that […] -
CC Outtake: 1968 Buick Skylark Custom Convertible – Better Days In Flint
Posted on February 6, 2016 | 41 CommentsThere was a time in the not-too-distant past when my hometown was best known for headquartering Buick and building GM-branded cars and trucks instead of for toxic drinking water. Spotting […] -
Design: What Goes Around Comes Around -Audi Revives The Baby Benz
Posted on February 5, 2016 | 30 CommentsLET ME describe an evolutionary loop I have been pondering, beginning with the Mercedes-Benz 190E. With sheer surfaces and geometric architecture derived from the C111 concepts, the 190E appeared […] -
CC Outtake: One Of The Disadvantages Of Today’s Tall Trucks
Posted on February 5, 2016 | 118 CommentsI can readily lean over the side or front of my F100 when I’m working on the engine. Or even just hop right in, and stand next to it, with […]
![CC Outtakes: The Bs and Cs of NYC In many large, densely-populated cities throughout the world, the streets are full of mini cars, bicycles and motorbikes. It’s hard to find a parking space, after all, and when you […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/cadillac-brougham-2.jpg)
![CC Capsule: Shelby Cobra 427 Replica – An Accessory To Mischief? The weather in the Windy City was unseasonably warm during the second week of last November when I had rediscovered these photos I had taken several years prior. Temperatures had reached around […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/007-Venomous-Valet-CC.jpg)

![CC Outtake: Chevrolet Astro – Cool In Japan Toyota recently announced it is axing the youth-oriented Scion marque after 13 years. One of their first models, a rebadged Japanese-market Toyota bB known as the Scion xB, was an unexpectedly strong […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/chevrolet-astro.jpg)

![QOTD: What Are the Most Jaw Dropping Cars of the Seventies? We previously looked at the “Most Jaw-Dropping Cars of the Sixties” – which generated some great discussion and very insightful comments. So let’s pose the same question again – but […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/aston-martin-lagonda-3.jpg)
![CC Outtake: 1949 Armstrong Siddeley Whitley – One Aristocrat Meets Another! Armstrong Siddeley is a brand name that may well have little recognition now and especially so outside the UK, but it has a history that can be traced back to […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/1967-Citroen-H-van.jpg)
![CC/Auto-Biography Outtake: Old Chevy Van In Front Of House I Built This battered old Chevy van from the 70s caught my eye, although it’s hardly worth shooting. But then this is the other side of our block, and my friend James […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/CC-279-035-1200.jpg)
![CC Outtake: Old Dodge Class C Motorhome With Gold Trim When will see the last of these mid-late 70s Dodge motorhomes? 2056? They’re the cockroach of motorhomes, and our streets in certain parts of town host a number of them…indefinitely. […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/CC-279-032-1200.jpg)
![CC Outtake: Just Another Expensive Minivan In The Middle School Parking Lot Jefferson Middle School is just a few blocks away, and part of our (me and the dog) morning post-breakfast walk, as it’s adjacent to an open space. The usual assortment […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/CC-279-015-1200.jpg)
![CC Outtake: 1983 Mustang GT – With Original Wheels Unmolested Fox-body Mustang GTs are getting scarce enough as it is, but when I saw the original wheels on this one, I was truly amazed. Especially this particular style of […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/CC-279-002-1200.jpg)
![QOTD: Comedifans In Cars Getting Coffee: What Would Jerry Pick You Up In? If, as I do, you like cars and comedy, Jerry Seinfeld’s Comedians In Cars Getting Coffee series is a viewing must. Jerry arrives at a celebrity’s house in a vehicle that […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/Jerry-Barry-Coffee.jpeg)
![CC Outtake: 1968 Buick Skylark Custom Convertible – Better Days In Flint There was a time in the not-too-distant past when my hometown was best known for headquartering Buick and building GM-branded cars and trucks instead of for toxic drinking water. Spotting […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/253-1968-Buick-Skylark-Custom-Convertible-CC-downtown-Flint.jpg)
![Design: What Goes Around Comes Around -Audi Revives The Baby Benz LET ME describe an evolutionary loop I have been pondering, beginning with the Mercedes-Benz 190E. With sheer surfaces and geometric architecture derived from the C111 concepts, the 190E appeared […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/2008aug01-489277511dad8.jpg)
![CC Outtake: One Of The Disadvantages Of Today’s Tall Trucks I can readily lean over the side or front of my F100 when I’m working on the engine. Or even just hop right in, and stand next to it, with […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/CC-279-020-1200.jpg)


