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Blog Archive
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Parking Lot 1969: Only One Pickup
Posted on December 27, 2014 | 38 CommentsIn the Ranchero CC yesterday, the point that pickups were considered work vehicles and not welcome on suburban driveways was reiterated in the comments. And then I stumbled into this […] -
Oddball CC For Sale: 1988 Plymouth Ultra Grand Voyager Brougham – Just The Thing For The Final Voyage
Posted on December 27, 2014 | 40 CommentsCC reader Teddy sent me the link to this ’88 GV for sale. He said he’d never seen one like this before, nor have I. We’ve seen quite a few […] -
What I Did On My Summer Vacation, by James, age 12
Posted on December 27, 2014 | 26 CommentsJames age 12 Shafer Middle School Mr. LaHood room 207 When Mr. Niedermeyer found out we were going to Mars, he said we could stay at his condo. Dad was […] -
Cohort Sighting: 1975 Chevrolet in Finland – Shouldn’t That Be a Hamburger Joint Instead of a Pub?
Posted on December 26, 2014 | 17 CommentsA ’75 Impala in front of a pub in Finland? Why not? LDeren caught this well-exhausted Chevy in Rovaniemi this summer. I can just hear it now. -
CC Outtake: Merry Christmas, And A Note From The Resident Luxury Car Guy
Posted on December 25, 2014 | 38 CommentsIt has been quite a year, has it not? Lots of great posts, interesting commentary, a visit to the Auburn Cord Duesenberg Museum in October, and sharing cool old cars […] -
A Christmas Day Walk: Cars, Quotes, and Just Walking
Posted on December 25, 2014 | 30 Comments(a ghost from a Christmas past) Walking is man’s best medicine. (Hippocrates) The Christmas ham is metabolizing, the wrapping paper is in the recycling bin, the dishes are taking a […] -
A Second Chance? Christmas On The Loneliest Highway In America
Posted on December 25, 2014 | 46 Comments(first posted 2/1/12) “There are no second acts in American lives.” F Scott Fitzgerald. But what about second chances? We get those, right? I seem to be in the presence […] -
More CCs Of My Neighborhood: A Christmas Eve Walk
Posted on December 25, 2014 | 18 CommentsLike it is for Gerardo and our Antipodean contingent, the weather outside in Poway California is anything but frightful – 75 degrees (F) and sunny; we’ve had enough rain that […] -
A Christmas Greeting From The Land of (Wild) Christmas Trees
Posted on December 24, 2014 | 60 CommentsOregon Christmas tree farms supply much of the western part of the country with trees. And they’re certainly cheap enough here. But since it was a mostly dry day on […] -
CC For Sale: 1967 Mercedes-Benz 230S – I’m Dreaming of a White Christmas
Posted on December 24, 2014 | 21 CommentsMerry Christmas or whatever it is that you’re celebrating right now. If you’re reading this around the time it will be posted, it’s 26°C (77°F) and there is not a […] -
Curbside Capsule: Dodge Magnum and Mirada – Last Christmas These Stole My Heart
Posted on December 24, 2014 | 58 CommentsThis time last year, I was travelling to Pittsburgh for Christmas. The drive from New York was over six hours and mostly uneventful, but as we got into the city, […] -
CC Clue: Hmmmmmmmmm . . . . .
Posted on December 23, 2014 | 12 CommentsIt was a swing and a miss for our normally astute commentariat on the last clue. But I suppose that some of you would consider it a badge of […] -
QOTD: What Will Happen to the Cuba Clasicos?
Posted on December 23, 2014 | 53 CommentsI am not going to lie to you. When I heard that the U.S and Cuba were going to begin diplomatic relations again, I did a literal spit take. After […] -
CC Outtake: 1986 Plymouth Reliant – I Thought for a Moment I’d Found Peggy Hill’s Car
Posted on December 23, 2014 | 67 CommentsI love it when in animated TV shows there is a touch of realism in the cars, when you can recognize what they are supposed to be. So when I […]
![Parking Lot 1969: Only One Pickup In the Ranchero CC yesterday, the point that pickups were considered work vehicles and not welcome on suburban driveways was reiterated in the comments. And then I stumbled into this […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2014/12/ChicagoAutoShow-1969-_AmphitheatreWeb.jpg)
![Oddball CC For Sale: 1988 Plymouth Ultra Grand Voyager Brougham – Just The Thing For The Final Voyage CC reader Teddy sent me the link to this ’88 GV for sale. He said he’d never seen one like this before, nor have I. We’ve seen quite a few […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2014/12/Dodge-1988-GC-hearse.jpg)
![What I Did On My Summer Vacation, by James, age 12 James age 12 Shafer Middle School Mr. LaHood room 207 When Mr. Niedermeyer found out we were going to Mars, he said we could stay at his condo. Dad was […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2014/12/pudgy-kid-wagon-post-B.jpg)
![Parking Lot Concours: The Whole Foods Market in Overland Park, Kansas My recent trudge through my picture stash (here) turned up a lot more than what was shown then. Seeing this Lincoln Mark LT in front of the Whole Foods sign […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2014/12/IMG_1323.jpg)

![CC Outtake: Merry Christmas, And A Note From The Resident Luxury Car Guy It has been quite a year, has it not? Lots of great posts, interesting commentary, a visit to the Auburn Cord Duesenberg Museum in October, and sharing cool old cars […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2014/12/12-24-2014-001.jpg)
![A Christmas Day Walk: Cars, Quotes, and Just Walking (a ghost from a Christmas past) Walking is man’s best medicine. (Hippocrates) The Christmas ham is metabolizing, the wrapping paper is in the recycling bin, the dishes are taking a […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2011/12/CC-157-090-800.jpg)
![A Second Chance? Christmas On The Loneliest Highway In America (first posted 2/1/12) “There are no second acts in American lives.” F Scott Fitzgerald. But what about second chances? We get those, right? I seem to be in the presence […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2012/01/01.jpg)
![More CCs Of My Neighborhood: A Christmas Eve Walk Like it is for Gerardo and our Antipodean contingent, the weather outside in Poway California is anything but frightful – 75 degrees (F) and sunny; we’ve had enough rain that […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2014/12/2014-12-24-09.32.16-1.jpg)
![A Christmas Greeting From The Land of (Wild) Christmas Trees Oregon Christmas tree farms supply much of the western part of the country with trees. And they’re certainly cheap enough here. But since it was a mostly dry day on […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2014/12/IMG_0654.jpg)
![CC For Sale: 1967 Mercedes-Benz 230S – I’m Dreaming of a White Christmas Merry Christmas or whatever it is that you’re celebrating right now. If you’re reading this around the time it will be posted, it’s 26°C (77°F) and there is not a […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2014/12/20141110030225.jpg)
![Curbside Capsule: Dodge Magnum and Mirada – Last Christmas These Stole My Heart This time last year, I was travelling to Pittsburgh for Christmas. The drive from New York was over six hours and mostly uneventful, but as we got into the city, […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2014/12/Dodge-Mirada-1.jpg)
![CC Clue: Hmmmmmmmmm . . . . . It was a swing and a miss for our normally astute commentariat on the last clue. But I suppose that some of you would consider it a badge of […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2014/12/141223Clue-crop.jpg)
![QOTD: What Will Happen to the Cuba Clasicos? I am not going to lie to you. When I heard that the U.S and Cuba were going to begin diplomatic relations again, I did a literal spit take. After […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2014/12/image6.jpg)
![CC Outtake: 1986 Plymouth Reliant – I Thought for a Moment I’d Found Peggy Hill’s Car I love it when in animated TV shows there is a touch of realism in the cars, when you can recognize what they are supposed to be. So when I […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2014/12/KOTH.jpg)


