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Blog Archive
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QOTD: Do You Work on Your Own Car?
Posted on February 4, 2015 | 102 CommentsI was watching the auto news and found one story I’m not the least bit surprised to hear. Another enthusiast got his car to a dealership so they could fix […] -
CC Video: Ford’s Attempt At Rehabilitating the Mustang II Has More Shortcomings Than The Actual Car
Posted on February 4, 2015 | 100 CommentsI don’t know how I missed this back in 2013, when Ford produced it as part of the Mustang 50th Anniversary celebrations. It’s a conscious effort to ameliorate the “black […] -
What If: Turbo Prius – Why Not? Seriously
Posted on February 3, 2015 | 177 CommentsI shot this Prius sporting a Turbo badge a few years back, and laughed it off as a humorous oxymoron. But then last night, as I was driving home from […] -
eBay Classic: 1990 Oldsmobile Eighty-Eight Royale Coupe – Once In A Blue Moon
Posted on February 3, 2015 | 81 CommentsThe 1986-1991 H-bodies tend to get a lot of hate (although not quite as much as their 1985-1990 C-body cousins). Even as someone with a soft spot for these cars, […] -
Cohort Outtake: 1972 Toronado – Like The One I Missed Last Night
Posted on February 2, 2015 | 49 CommentsCall it the CC Cohort Effect. We’ve never had a CC of a Toronado of this generation (1971 – 1978). Just last night, as we were leaving Portland after watching […] -
QOTD: What’s Your Most Harrowing Winter Weather Travel Story?
Posted on February 2, 2015 | 68 CommentsI spent a pleasant two hours digging us out from about a foot of snow this morning (drifts were in the two foot range), and given that this system treated […] -
CC Outtakes: The All-CC Block In My Neighborhood
Posted on February 2, 2015 | 25 CommentsOver the years, I’ve done several CC walks through my neighborhood. I sometimes worry a bit that with the passage of time, the number of CCs may drop. But it’s […] -
Getting Passed On The Right By A Peugeot 505 Wagon
Posted on February 1, 2015 | 35 Comments“Getting Passed on the Right” is an old saw here at CC, that started with a memorable right lane pass by a speeding bathtub Nash. It works best when the […] -
CC Global: CCs From Shenzhen, China
Posted on February 1, 2015 | 25 CommentsMy name is Chen Kai Wei, I live in Guangdong Province, China (in the city of Shenzhen) I have been a daily reader of CC for over three years. -
CC Outtake: The Lost Glendale Trailer Graveyard
Posted on January 31, 2015 | 37 CommentsI’ve been coming to this campground all my life, over 45 years. It is also the secret location of the trailer graveyard that time forgot… -
CC Outtake: The Un-Pimped Chevy
Posted on January 31, 2015 | 42 CommentsBring us your tired, your poor, your un-pimped Chevrolet looking like a mildewed banana with shag carpeting on the back window ledge. Park it in front of Kroger in a […] -
CC Outtake: Jeepster Commando – Nikki Likes It Better Than Commands
Posted on January 30, 2015 | 56 CommentsLil’ Man’s sister Nikki has come to live with us; she was rescued from a very ugly situation after her owner died. She was pretty much totally untrained, having been […] -
CC Capsule: 1977 Chrysler Cordoba Sin Cuero Corintio
Posted on January 30, 2015 | 76 Comments“Soft Corinthian Leather” — an advertising phrase so famous that people who were not yet born when the advertisement was on TV know it and can attribute it to the […] -
CC Cinema: Two Lane Blacktop – A Road Trip Back In Time
Posted on January 30, 2015 | 98 Comments“Two Lane Blacktop” is the best car movie you have probably never seen, and possibly never even heard of. -
The CC Cohort – Not The Lost Legion, Hopefully
Posted on January 29, 2015 | 9 CommentsI tend to forget that we constantly add new visitors to CC, and things that we take for granted may not be obvious. Shortly after starting CC, I thought it […]
![QOTD: Do You Work on Your Own Car? I was watching the auto news and found one story I’m not the least bit surprised to hear. Another enthusiast got his car to a dealership so they could fix […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/Auto-Mechanics045.jpg)
![What If: Turbo Prius – Why Not? Seriously I shot this Prius sporting a Turbo badge a few years back, and laughed it off as a humorous oxymoron. But then last night, as I was driving home from […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/CC-143-017-1200.jpg)
![eBay Classic: 1990 Oldsmobile Eighty-Eight Royale Coupe – Once In A Blue Moon The 1986-1991 H-bodies tend to get a lot of hate (although not quite as much as their 1985-1990 C-body cousins). Even as someone with a soft spot for these cars, […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/31.jpg)
![Cohort Outtake: 1972 Toronado – Like The One I Missed Last Night Call it the CC Cohort Effect. We’ve never had a CC of a Toronado of this generation (1971 – 1978). Just last night, as we were leaving Portland after watching […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/Olds-1972-Toronado-joseph-dennis.png)
![QOTD: What’s Your Most Harrowing Winter Weather Travel Story? I spent a pleasant two hours digging us out from about a foot of snow this morning (drifts were in the two foot range), and given that this system treated […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/IMG_4208.jpg)
![CC Outtakes: The All-CC Block In My Neighborhood Over the years, I’ve done several CC walks through my neighborhood. I sometimes worry a bit that with the passage of time, the number of CCs may drop. But it’s […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/CC-239-237-1200.jpg)
![Getting Passed On The Right By A Peugeot 505 Wagon “Getting Passed on the Right” is an old saw here at CC, that started with a memorable right lane pass by a speeding bathtub Nash. It works best when the […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/Peugeot-505-SW-road-rr.png)


![CC Outtake: The Un-Pimped Chevy Bring us your tired, your poor, your un-pimped Chevrolet looking like a mildewed banana with shag carpeting on the back window ledge. Park it in front of Kroger in a […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/16304653915_de04a6d1fc_z-e1421604628426.jpg)
![CC Outtake: Jeepster Commando – Nikki Likes It Better Than Commands Lil’ Man’s sister Nikki has come to live with us; she was rescued from a very ugly situation after her owner died. She was pretty much totally untrained, having been […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/CC-239-278-1200.jpg)
![CC Capsule: 1977 Chrysler Cordoba Sin Cuero Corintio “Soft Corinthian Leather” — an advertising phrase so famous that people who were not yet born when the advertisement was on TV know it and can attribute it to the […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/0-Front.jpg)

![The CC Cohort – Not The Lost Legion, Hopefully I tend to forget that we constantly add new visitors to CC, and things that we take for granted may not be obvious. Shortly after starting CC, I thought it […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/CC-Cohort-top.png)


