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![This particular intersection of the Rogers Park neighborhood of Chicago, at Devon & Greenview, has been ripe for CC-spottings. I’ve made do in this city for over a decade without […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/040-Eyes-Shut-license-plate-soften-FINAL.jpg "CC Outtake – A Lincoln Mark IV Passes A Gas Station…For A Change")
CC Outtake – A Lincoln Mark IV Passes A Gas Station…For A Change
Posted on March 18, 2015 | 45 CommentsThis particular intersection of the Rogers Park neighborhood of Chicago, at Devon & Greenview, has been ripe for CC-spottings. I’ve made do in this city for over a decade without […] -
![(first published in 2011) This Volkswagen tv ad from 1958 is a bit of a cult classic, depicting VW execs driving to Italy for a consultation with “one of Italy’s […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2011/11/VW-pinin-EA41.jpg "VW Goes To Italy For A New Design For The Beetle: Myth And Reality")
VW Goes To Italy For A New Design For The Beetle: Myth And Reality
Posted on March 17, 2015 | 37 Comments(first published in 2011) This Volkswagen tv ad from 1958 is a bit of a cult classic, depicting VW execs driving to Italy for a consultation with “one of Italy’s […] -
![(first posted in 2011) That tag line comes from the Squire’s ad, which I’ll show you shortly. But It’s not what was on my mind when Stephanie and I dropped […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2011/12/CC-155-162-800.jpg "CC Capsule: 1956 Ford Squire: For A Man With A Load On His Mind")
CC Capsule: 1956 Ford Squire: For A Man With A Load On His Mind
Posted on March 17, 2015 | 64 Comments(first posted in 2011) That tag line comes from the Squire’s ad, which I’ll show you shortly. But It’s not what was on my mind when Stephanie and I dropped […] -
![They say kids today don’t care much about cars and driving. My 18-year-old son is the poster child for that: he dragged his feet for two years on getting his […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/1992-Nissan-300ZX-g.jpg "CC Capsule: 1992 Nissan 300ZX – There’s Still Hope for Kids Today")
CC Capsule: 1992 Nissan 300ZX – There’s Still Hope for Kids Today
Posted on March 17, 2015 | 65 CommentsThey say kids today don’t care much about cars and driving. My 18-year-old son is the poster child for that: he dragged his feet for two years on getting his […] -
What If? 1960 Cadillac Flat Top Low
Posted on March 16, 2015 | 25 CommentsFrom the imaginarium of paulvaranasi -
![The Wolseley Eight was a badge engineered, upscale version of the Morris Eight Series E, one of Britain’s most popular and numerous cars of the immediate pre-war and post-war periods. […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/Lord-Nuffieldss-closet-1.jpg "Museum Outtake: 1946 Wolseley Eight – Your Car Is Ready, Lady Nuffield")
Museum Outtake: 1946 Wolseley Eight – Your Car Is Ready, Lady Nuffield
Posted on March 16, 2015 | 40 CommentsThe Wolseley Eight was a badge engineered, upscale version of the Morris Eight Series E, one of Britain’s most popular and numerous cars of the immediate pre-war and post-war periods. […] -
![Last September, this Monterey caught my shutter in the salvage yard because it’s almost certainly the first one I’d seen in the flesh. This is unsurprising, since I was born […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/046.jpg "Junkyard Outtake: 1972 Mercury Monterey Custom–No Perks for Being a Wallflower")
Junkyard Outtake: 1972 Mercury Monterey Custom–No Perks for Being a Wallflower
Posted on March 16, 2015 | 53 CommentsLast September, this Monterey caught my shutter in the salvage yard because it’s almost certainly the first one I’d seen in the flesh. This is unsurprising, since I was born […] -
![Here’s a scene that isn’t exactly very commonplace: a bunch of kids touring the neighborhood in a quadracycle. Well, it is Eugene, one of the most bicycle-friendliest cities in the […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/CC-240-206-1200.jpg "CC Outtake: Kids Out For A Spin; Now and Back Then")
CC Outtake: Kids Out For A Spin; Now and Back Then
Posted on March 15, 2015 | 26 CommentsHere’s a scene that isn’t exactly very commonplace: a bunch of kids touring the neighborhood in a quadracycle. Well, it is Eugene, one of the most bicycle-friendliest cities in the […] -
![Sugar in the gas tank will turn the gas into some sort of amazing sludge and destroy the engine (not; it doesn’t even dissolve in gasoline). I grew up with […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/sugar.jpg "QOTD: What’s Your Favorite Automotive Myth?")
QOTD: What’s Your Favorite Automotive Myth?
Posted on March 14, 2015 | 342 CommentsSugar in the gas tank will turn the gas into some sort of amazing sludge and destroy the engine (not; it doesn’t even dissolve in gasoline). I grew up with […] -
![(first posted 2/13/2012) Looking through some old ads, one can’t help but be struck by how some fashion accessories go so quickly out of date, and others just become classics. […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2012/02/BL-Porsche-911.jpg "Some Things Go Out Of Fashion; Others Never")
Some Things Go Out Of Fashion; Others Never
Posted on March 14, 2015 | 31 Comments(first posted 2/13/2012) Looking through some old ads, one can’t help but be struck by how some fashion accessories go so quickly out of date, and others just become classics. […] -
![I’d have to look it up, but I’m guessing the Chevy Sprint (Suzuki Cultus) was about as cheap as a hatchback one could buy in its time. And that role […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/CC-240-019-1200.jpg "CC Outtake: Low End Hatchbacks, Then And More Recently")
CC Outtake: Low End Hatchbacks, Then And More Recently
Posted on March 14, 2015 | 47 CommentsI’d have to look it up, but I’m guessing the Chevy Sprint (Suzuki Cultus) was about as cheap as a hatchback one could buy in its time. And that role […] -
QOTD: Which Of These Would You Take Skiing? Moskvich AZLK 2140 SL, Lada VAZ 2101, or Skoda Octavia 18?
Posted on March 13, 2015 | 61 CommentsMoskvich AZLK 2140 SL -
![Sixteen Candles, starring Molly Ringwald and Michael Schoeffling, was released in 1984. It has a 7.2 rating on IMDB, which means it’s liked but not well-liked, especially when you take into […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/16083682164_3798fdce93_z.jpg "Junkyard Outtake: Porsche 944 – Jake Ryan Has Moved On")
Junkyard Outtake: Porsche 944 – Jake Ryan Has Moved On
Posted on March 13, 2015 | 40 CommentsSixteen Candles, starring Molly Ringwald and Michael Schoeffling, was released in 1984. It has a 7.2 rating on IMDB, which means it’s liked but not well-liked, especially when you take into […] -
![I’m guessing the Apollo is the first one to catch your eye, followed by the Eldorado. This Apollo has some history with me; I first shot four or five years […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/CC-240-031-1200.jpg "CC Outtake: Three Very Different GM Cars")
CC Outtake: Three Very Different GM Cars
Posted on March 13, 2015 | 37 CommentsI’m guessing the Apollo is the first one to catch your eye, followed by the Eldorado. This Apollo has some history with me; I first shot four or five years […] -
![My daily walk to work in the Sears Tower never ceases to amaze me, especially in spring when many examples of classic Detroit iron come out of hibernation. Today’s find […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/043-rotated-crop-CC-1974-Satellite-Sebring-Plus.jpg "CC Outtake – Satellite Of Love")
CC Outtake – Satellite Of Love
Posted on March 13, 2015 | 76 CommentsMy daily walk to work in the Sears Tower never ceases to amaze me, especially in spring when many examples of classic Detroit iron come out of hibernation. Today’s find […]
