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![I spotted this W112 Mercedes just by the Brooklyn Bridge. How sad that the first W112 I ever saw would be in such an unfortunate condition, although it doesn’t look too far gone and […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/mercedes-rusty-2.jpg "CC Outtake: Two Rusty White Benzes")
CC Outtake: Two Rusty White Benzes
Posted on August 20, 2015 | 36 CommentsI spotted this W112 Mercedes just by the Brooklyn Bridge. How sad that the first W112 I ever saw would be in such an unfortunate condition, although it doesn’t look too far gone and […] -
![Aussie and Kiwi Curbsiders will recognize this common sight: a VT Holden Commodore with a missing fuel filler cap. It seems as though these all fell off a decade ago, […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/holden-vt-commodore-missing-fuel-cap.jpg "QOTD: What is a Particular Sign of a Car’s Aging?")
QOTD: What is a Particular Sign of a Car’s Aging?
Posted on August 19, 2015 | 121 CommentsAussie and Kiwi Curbsiders will recognize this common sight: a VT Holden Commodore with a missing fuel filler cap. It seems as though these all fell off a decade ago, […] -
![I like my classic cars as stock as possible. Owning a classic car is like owning a capsule from the past, and I feel you have to take the good […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/chevrolet-chevelle-1970-72-1.jpg "CC Outtake: Resto-Modding Done Right")
CC Outtake: Resto-Modding Done Right
Posted on August 19, 2015 | 66 CommentsI like my classic cars as stock as possible. Owning a classic car is like owning a capsule from the past, and I feel you have to take the good […] -
![The Woodward Dream Cruise is a big deal in Michigan, but I avoid it on the official day because I hate crowds. I do, however, take the four hour round […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/0481.jpg "CC Outtake: 1965 Skylark Sport Coupe and 1967 GS400: Woodward Dreaming, Flint Style")
CC Outtake: 1965 Skylark Sport Coupe and 1967 GS400: Woodward Dreaming, Flint Style
Posted on August 19, 2015 | 26 CommentsThe Woodward Dream Cruise is a big deal in Michigan, but I avoid it on the official day because I hate crowds. I do, however, take the four hour round […] -
![I wanted to write about this car mostly so I could say this: the formal, vertical backlight makes the rear wheels look somehow disconnected from the rest of the car’s […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/1994-Ford-Thunderbird.jpg "CC Capsule: 1991 Mercury Cougar XR7 – The Archetypal 90s Coupe?")
CC Capsule: 1991 Mercury Cougar XR7 – The Archetypal 90s Coupe?
Posted on August 18, 2015 | 71 CommentsI wanted to write about this car mostly so I could say this: the formal, vertical backlight makes the rear wheels look somehow disconnected from the rest of the car’s […] -
![That Mercedes van today was a little bit scary, wasn’t it? It was probably the last vehicle you’d picture if somebody said “Mercedes-Benz” to you. So, like an unappetizing meal requires a palate […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/mercedes-w126-sclass.jpg "CC Outtake: Palate Cleanser")
CC Outtake: Palate Cleanser
Posted on August 18, 2015 | 33 CommentsThat Mercedes van today was a little bit scary, wasn’t it? It was probably the last vehicle you’d picture if somebody said “Mercedes-Benz” to you. So, like an unappetizing meal requires a palate […] -
![For the brand that basically invented the luxury crossover and what some may cite as the first modern crossover – period – you’d think Lexus would’ve been one of the […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/IMG_0359.jpg "Future CC/Driving Impressions: 2015 Lexus NX 200t – It’s About Time Lexus")
Future CC/Driving Impressions: 2015 Lexus NX 200t – It’s About Time Lexus
Posted on August 18, 2015 | 60 CommentsFor the brand that basically invented the luxury crossover and what some may cite as the first modern crossover – period – you’d think Lexus would’ve been one of the […] -
![Selling a pony car in 1975 was like throwing a wild party in a retirement community. There were just too many opposing factors trying to stop anything exciting happening. The […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/1975-pontiac-firebird-trans-am-4.jpg "Dealer Classic: 1975 Pontiac Firebird Trans Am – Not An Ugly Duckling, But Not Quite a Swan")
Dealer Classic: 1975 Pontiac Firebird Trans Am – Not An Ugly Duckling, But Not Quite a Swan
Posted on August 17, 2015 | 57 CommentsSelling a pony car in 1975 was like throwing a wild party in a retirement community. There were just too many opposing factors trying to stop anything exciting happening. The […] -
![Mercury’s everlasting identity crisis has been discussed on these hallowed pages ad nauseum. In what were perhaps the halcyon years of the American auto industry, namely the immediate postwar era […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/030a.jpg "QOTD and Car Show Classics: 1962 and 1970 Mercury Convertibles–If the Owner Traded up Every Eight Years, What’s Next?")
QOTD and Car Show Classics: 1962 and 1970 Mercury Convertibles–If the Owner Traded up Every Eight Years, What’s Next?
Posted on August 17, 2015 | 39 CommentsMercury’s everlasting identity crisis has been discussed on these hallowed pages ad nauseum. In what were perhaps the halcyon years of the American auto industry, namely the immediate postwar era […] -
![But for a brief interregnum in the late 1990s/early 2000s, Mazda has always made one of the best mid-size sedans on the market, or at least one of the most […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/mazda-6-626.jpg "CC Outtake: Intermediate in Size, High in Ability")
CC Outtake: Intermediate in Size, High in Ability
Posted on August 16, 2015 | 58 CommentsBut for a brief interregnum in the late 1990s/early 2000s, Mazda has always made one of the best mid-size sedans on the market, or at least one of the most […] -
![During the 1960s and 70s, European automakers seemed to be quite fond of making their coupes so visually distinct from their sedan platform-mates that they may as well have had […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/fiat-124-coupe.jpg "CC Outtake: That’s A Spicy Meatball")
CC Outtake: That’s A Spicy Meatball
Posted on August 16, 2015 | 13 CommentsDuring the 1960s and 70s, European automakers seemed to be quite fond of making their coupes so visually distinct from their sedan platform-mates that they may as well have had […] -
![Although I always prefer driving, riding as a passenger does have some advantages. Despite moving at about 40mph I was able to get some decent shots of this Boattail Riviera […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/IMG_0555.jpg "CC Outtake: Boattail Riviera – A Yacht Among Barges")
CC Outtake: Boattail Riviera – A Yacht Among Barges
Posted on August 16, 2015 | 43 CommentsAlthough I always prefer driving, riding as a passenger does have some advantages. Despite moving at about 40mph I was able to get some decent shots of this Boattail Riviera […] -
![2005 is the twentieth anniversary of the Cambridge and District Classic Car Club, a club for classic car owners and enthusiasts that is typical of hundreds across the UK and […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/MGB.jpg "Car Show Classics: Palace Green, Ely – The 14th Century Meets the 20th Century")
Car Show Classics: Palace Green, Ely – The 14th Century Meets the 20th Century
Posted on August 15, 2015 | 61 Comments2005 is the twentieth anniversary of the Cambridge and District Classic Car Club, a club for classic car owners and enthusiasts that is typical of hundreds across the UK and […] -
![It looks like Scooby-Doo and the gang moved down under, and still have an affinity for forward-control vans. The long-lived Mitsubishi Express was one of the first cars I ever […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/mitsubishi-express-mystery-machine-1.jpg "Curbside Outtake: Time For A Saturday Morning Cartoon")
Curbside Outtake: Time For A Saturday Morning Cartoon
Posted on August 15, 2015 | 12 CommentsIt looks like Scooby-Doo and the gang moved down under, and still have an affinity for forward-control vans. The long-lived Mitsubishi Express was one of the first cars I ever […] -
![Some people may feel this is the wrong color on the wrong Jag. Don’t most people fantasize about owning an XK-E in British Racing Green? The XJS doesn’t get much love, and […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/jaguar-xjs.jpg "CC Outtake: Big Miss Sunshine")
CC Outtake: Big Miss Sunshine
Posted on August 15, 2015 | 19 CommentsSome people may feel this is the wrong color on the wrong Jag. Don’t most people fantasize about owning an XK-E in British Racing Green? The XJS doesn’t get much love, and […]
