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![Captured this red Porsche 944 in the parking lot at the university the other day, and an older Toyota Supra wasn’t far apart. And I shot some others this past […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/IMG_6229.jpg "CC Parking Lot Outtakes: There’s Still Plenty of Hope for Kids Today, At Least Somewhere")
CC Parking Lot Outtakes: There’s Still Plenty of Hope for Kids Today, At Least Somewhere
Posted on April 14, 2015 | 41 CommentsCaptured this red Porsche 944 in the parking lot at the university the other day, and an older Toyota Supra wasn’t far apart. And I shot some others this past […] -
![Fellow Australian contributor Don Andreina recently posted about a grouping of Alfa Romeos in Melbourne. Coincidentally, as I was reading his article I happened to be walking through an industrial […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/alfa-90-75-164-3.jpg "Curbside Capsule: Alfistissimma 2! – Alfa Romeo 90 and Friends")
Curbside Capsule: Alfistissimma 2! – Alfa Romeo 90 and Friends
Posted on April 14, 2015 | 11 CommentsFellow Australian contributor Don Andreina recently posted about a grouping of Alfa Romeos in Melbourne. Coincidentally, as I was reading his article I happened to be walking through an industrial […] -
![First some statistics: There were 272 Ferrari 288 GTOs built between 1984 and 1986; a relatively whopping 1,315 F40s built from 1987 to 1992; a one-less-than-they-thought-they-could-sell 349 F50s from 1995-1997; […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/Ferrari-trio-1.jpg "CC QOTD: The full set?")
CC QOTD: The full set?
Posted on April 13, 2015 | 19 CommentsFirst some statistics: There were 272 Ferrari 288 GTOs built between 1984 and 1986; a relatively whopping 1,315 F40s built from 1987 to 1992; a one-less-than-they-thought-they-could-sell 349 F50s from 1995-1997; […] -
![The luck of the Irish. Apparently I was the recipient of it, when I stumbled upon these lovely machines early in the evening on March 17th. I had no idea a […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/075.jpg "Car Show Outtakes: St. Patrick’s Day Classics, Part 1")
Car Show Outtakes: St. Patrick’s Day Classics, Part 1
Posted on April 13, 2015 | 15 CommentsThe luck of the Irish. Apparently I was the recipient of it, when I stumbled upon these lovely machines early in the evening on March 17th. I had no idea a […] -
CC Wordless Outtake. Oh $#/+!
Posted on April 13, 2015 | 51 Comments -
![I have a bit of a morbid streak. At art museums, I will often stare into the eyes of the subjects of portraiture, and bother myself with their “quintessence of […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/6-18-11-010.jpg "Dad’s COAL: 1999 Ford Mustang GT–A Question of Existence")
Dad’s COAL: 1999 Ford Mustang GT–A Question of Existence
Posted on April 13, 2015 | 56 CommentsI have a bit of a morbid streak. At art museums, I will often stare into the eyes of the subjects of portraiture, and bother myself with their “quintessence of […] -
![Mr. Gump’s mother is credited with the assertion that life is like a box of chocolates; you never know what you’re going to get. With no disrespect to Mama Gump, […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/26022011288.jpg "Curbside Classic: 1988 Ford Tempo – Holiday Remembrances")
Curbside Classic: 1988 Ford Tempo – Holiday Remembrances
Posted on April 12, 2015 | 32 CommentsMr. Gump’s mother is credited with the assertion that life is like a box of chocolates; you never know what you’re going to get. With no disrespect to Mama Gump, […] -
![While I was in Las Vegas, I knew there were several things I really wanted to do. I wanted to fire a gun for the first time, and so I […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/dodge-challenger-1970-rt-convertible-1.jpg "Curbside Concours: Auto Collections at The LINQ – Part One")
Curbside Concours: Auto Collections at The LINQ – Part One
Posted on April 11, 2015 | 29 CommentsWhile I was in Las Vegas, I knew there were several things I really wanted to do. I wanted to fire a gun for the first time, and so I […] -
![(*2005 Millau Viaduct: “Between the Earth and the Sky”) Normally, a slogan for a bridge is the sort of the marketing and awareness gimmick that I ignore, not least so […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/width=1680,height=1050,fit=crop,quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/08_millauViaduct-42-30962067.jpg "Classic Curbside – 2005 Viaduc de Millau, France: “Entre La Terre et La Ciel”*")
Classic Curbside – 2005 Viaduc de Millau, France: “Entre La Terre et La Ciel”*
Posted on April 11, 2015 | 26 Comments(*2005 Millau Viaduct: “Between the Earth and the Sky”) Normally, a slogan for a bridge is the sort of the marketing and awareness gimmick that I ignore, not least so […] -
![My story with a Fiat 124 is extensively well-documented here. Funnily enough, my mother–who adored that car and cherished it with her life–absolutely loathed the Lada. I’m guessing that the Russification […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/1.jpg "eBay Find: 1988 Lada Signet: I Want a Fiat 124, Only Worse.")
eBay Find: 1988 Lada Signet: I Want a Fiat 124, Only Worse.
Posted on April 11, 2015 | 33 CommentsMy story with a Fiat 124 is extensively well-documented here. Funnily enough, my mother–who adored that car and cherished it with her life–absolutely loathed the Lada. I’m guessing that the Russification […] -
![Contrary to what some might think, I don’t get any great thrill out of documenting the decline and fall of what was once the world’s largest and most profitable corporation. […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/deadly_sins_new.jpg "QOTD: What Should The Next GM Deadly Sin(s) Be?")
QOTD: What Should The Next GM Deadly Sin(s) Be?
Posted on April 10, 2015 | 204 CommentsContrary to what some might think, I don’t get any great thrill out of documenting the decline and fall of what was once the world’s largest and most profitable corporation. […] -
![On our Easter walk through Portland’s Montavilla district, just as we turned the corner, I caught this fellow pushing this very custom tall bike into the main street through the […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/CC-241-202-1200.jpg "CC Outtake: The Tall Bike – Keeping Portland Weird")
CC Outtake: The Tall Bike – Keeping Portland Weird
Posted on April 10, 2015 | 38 CommentsOn our Easter walk through Portland’s Montavilla district, just as we turned the corner, I caught this fellow pushing this very custom tall bike into the main street through the […] -
![We drove up to Portland for Easter dinner with son Ted and his GF, who own a house in the Montavilla district in Portland. It was originally a little village […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/CC-241-193-1200.jpg "Walk and Talk: An Easter Sunday Walk Through Portland’s Montavilla Neighborhood")
Walk and Talk: An Easter Sunday Walk Through Portland’s Montavilla Neighborhood
Posted on April 10, 2015 | 23 CommentsWe drove up to Portland for Easter dinner with son Ted and his GF, who own a house in the Montavilla district in Portland. It was originally a little village […] -
Curbside Outtake: 1957 Ford Thunderbird – More Junk in the Trunk
Posted on April 9, 2015 | 25 CommentsNow here’s a sight not often seen in downtown Peoria–a nice Starmist Blue ’57 Thunderbird (sans blonde, alas). -
![We were somewhere outside Wasilla, at the edge of civilization (or something like it), when the drugs began to take hold. Or at least that’s what it felt like when […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/IMAG1209.jpg "CC Capsule: The Great Alaskan Batmobile")
CC Capsule: The Great Alaskan Batmobile
Posted on April 9, 2015 | 23 CommentsWe were somewhere outside Wasilla, at the edge of civilization (or something like it), when the drugs began to take hold. Or at least that’s what it felt like when […]
