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![Fellow Curbivore Joseph Dennis asked a question in the Comments on my recent piece about the Rover 216 Vanden Plas. I had noted how the UK scrappage scheme from 2009 […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/DSC07645.jpg "QOTD: Does The CC Community Like Scrappage Schemes?")
QOTD: Does The CC Community Like Scrappage Schemes?
Posted on September 23, 2015 | 76 CommentsFellow Curbivore Joseph Dennis asked a question in the Comments on my recent piece about the Rover 216 Vanden Plas. I had noted how the UK scrappage scheme from 2009 […] -
History Capsule: Is the Popemobile Italian?
Posted on September 23, 2015 | 31 CommentsCCers know the old response: “Is the Pope Italian?” So what about the new Toledo-built Popemobile? -
![There’s a healthy number of air-cooled VW Beetles on the road here, including a few convertibles. But this doubly air-cooled Super Beetle caught my eye, as it’s rather surprisingly rough […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/CC-254-038-1200.jpg "CC Outtake: 1971 VW Cabriolet – Can I Take It Hiking?")
CC Outtake: 1971 VW Cabriolet – Can I Take It Hiking?
Posted on September 23, 2015 | 21 CommentsThere’s a healthy number of air-cooled VW Beetles on the road here, including a few convertibles. But this doubly air-cooled Super Beetle caught my eye, as it’s rather surprisingly rough […] -
![(I was going to write something about the VW Dieselgate, and then realized that I had rather presciently written about it, or what helped cause it to happen, as well […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/vw-tdi-banner_large.jpg "Vintage Editorial: The Truth About Diesels (2007) – Now Truer Than Ever")
Vintage Editorial: The Truth About Diesels (2007) – Now Truer Than Ever
Posted on September 22, 2015 | 292 Comments(I was going to write something about the VW Dieselgate, and then realized that I had rather presciently written about it, or what helped cause it to happen, as well […] -
![GM founder William C. Durant personally invested in Guardian Frigerator Company in 1918, renamed Frigidaire in 1919. It was owned by GM until 1979, when it was sold to White sewing […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/Fridgidaire-plant.jpg "CC Vintage Video: GM Really Did Build Imperials – The Frigidaire Imperial Line For 1957 (And More)")
CC Vintage Video: GM Really Did Build Imperials – The Frigidaire Imperial Line For 1957 (And More)
Posted on September 22, 2015 | 79 CommentsGM founder William C. Durant personally invested in Guardian Frigerator Company in 1918, renamed Frigidaire in 1919. It was owned by GM until 1979, when it was sold to White sewing […] -
![While later-year Centuries and Cutlass Cieras are still lingering in small herds, earlier A-bodies are far rarer breeds. The Pontiac 6000 might as well be extinct in my parts, or […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/IMG_7124.jpg "CC Outtake: 1989 Pontiac 6000 LE – Always Low Prices. Always.")
CC Outtake: 1989 Pontiac 6000 LE – Always Low Prices. Always.
Posted on September 22, 2015 | 47 CommentsWhile later-year Centuries and Cutlass Cieras are still lingering in small herds, earlier A-bodies are far rarer breeds. The Pontiac 6000 might as well be extinct in my parts, or […] -
![I know that car shows are generally considered “cheating” here on Curbside Classic, but this morning when I pulled in to work and saw a Maserati 3500GT in the parking […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/FullSizeRender-3.jpg "Car Show Classic: 1957-1960 Maserati 3500GT – The Italian Thunderbird")
Car Show Classic: 1957-1960 Maserati 3500GT – The Italian Thunderbird
Posted on September 21, 2015 | 40 CommentsI know that car shows are generally considered “cheating” here on Curbside Classic, but this morning when I pulled in to work and saw a Maserati 3500GT in the parking […] -
![Nothing really, except that the stereotype would have the Rabbit up on the jack and not the Celica. Of course, we don’t actually know if the Rabbit is running or […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/CC-250-093-1200.jpg "CC Outtake: What’s Wrong With This Picture?")
CC Outtake: What’s Wrong With This Picture?
Posted on September 21, 2015 | 34 CommentsNothing really, except that the stereotype would have the Rabbit up on the jack and not the Celica. Of course, we don’t actually know if the Rabbit is running or […] -
![The second week of September, it was time for me and my significant other to depart on a week-long vacation. We took our two dogs Gabi and Rufus with us […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/IMG_53191.jpg "Classics by the Beach: Stumbling Upon a Cruise (Spontaneously)")
Classics by the Beach: Stumbling Upon a Cruise (Spontaneously)
Posted on September 20, 2015 | 27 CommentsThe second week of September, it was time for me and my significant other to depart on a week-long vacation. We took our two dogs Gabi and Rufus with us […] -
![After Matt Spencer’s true confessions of all of the sins he committed with his ’79 Accord, it’s time for the rest of you to line up at the confessional. Not […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/Confession.jpg "QOTD/Confession Time: What’s The Worst Thing You Did With A Car?")
QOTD/Confession Time: What’s The Worst Thing You Did With A Car?
Posted on September 20, 2015 | 55 CommentsAfter Matt Spencer’s true confessions of all of the sins he committed with his ’79 Accord, it’s time for the rest of you to line up at the confessional. Not […] -
CC Outtake: Chevrolet Advance Design Pickup – Advanced Patina
Posted on September 20, 2015 | 21 CommentsYes, patina is hot, and has been for some time. And some of it is faked, but not this Advance Design Chevy; it came about it the old-fashioned way. -
![When I spotted this storefront in downtown Cottage Grove, I thought I’d fallen down a worm hole. A look inside the window was a look back in time; a living […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/CC-229-136-1200.jpg "CC Outtake: AGS Auto Parts – Do You Miss Old School Parts Stores?")
CC Outtake: AGS Auto Parts – Do You Miss Old School Parts Stores?
Posted on September 20, 2015 | 48 CommentsWhen I spotted this storefront in downtown Cottage Grove, I thought I’d fallen down a worm hole. A look inside the window was a look back in time; a living […] -
![Japanese Scirocco (I no longer have any pictures of either car I’m writing about; all pictures in this post are from the internet.) I got my first car when […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/1979-Honda-Accord-CVCC-Hatchback-5-Speed-1.jpg "COAL: 1979 Honda Accord (or Confessions of a Spoiled Rich Kid)")
COAL: 1979 Honda Accord (or Confessions of a Spoiled Rich Kid)
Posted on September 20, 2015 | 40 CommentsJapanese Scirocco (I no longer have any pictures of either car I’m writing about; all pictures in this post are from the internet.) I got my first car when […] -
![CC Cohort nifticus posted this shot of two of the most influential sporty cars of the post-war era. The Mustang brought affordable sporty style to the masses, and the Z-car […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/Mustang-and-Z-car.png "Cohort Outtake/QOTD: Mustang and Z-Car – Two Of The Most Influential Sporty Cars Meet; Which One Had The Greater Influence?")
Cohort Outtake/QOTD: Mustang and Z-Car – Two Of The Most Influential Sporty Cars Meet; Which One Had The Greater Influence?
Posted on September 19, 2015 | 60 CommentsCC Cohort nifticus posted this shot of two of the most influential sporty cars of the post-war era. The Mustang brought affordable sporty style to the masses, and the Z-car […] -
![William Rubano posted shots of a car that I have no memory of ever seeing before: a 1952 Plymouth Cranbrook Belvedere Coupe. Needless to say, it has a quite […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/Plymouth-1952-Cranbrook-sport-coupe-rq.png "Cohort Outtake: 1952 Plymouth Cranbrook Belvedere – Does This Make My Butt Look Smaller?")
Cohort Outtake: 1952 Plymouth Cranbrook Belvedere – Does This Make My Butt Look Smaller?
Posted on September 19, 2015 | 24 CommentsWilliam Rubano posted shots of a car that I have no memory of ever seeing before: a 1952 Plymouth Cranbrook Belvedere Coupe. Needless to say, it has a quite […]
