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![It’s not exactly Mother’s Day, but stumbling into this picture of an American suburban family in 1956 out for a little family bonding time in their Model T (grandpa’s?) reminded […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/Life-Model-T-Family-1956.jpg "QOTD: What’s Your Most Memorable Experience With Mom Behind The Wheel? Or What Did You Learn About Driving From Your Mom?")
QOTD: What’s Your Most Memorable Experience With Mom Behind The Wheel? Or What Did You Learn About Driving From Your Mom?
Posted on November 8, 2014 | 66 CommentsIt’s not exactly Mother’s Day, but stumbling into this picture of an American suburban family in 1956 out for a little family bonding time in their Model T (grandpa’s?) reminded […] -
![A few months back I was on my way somewhere on a dreary day when I spotted something bright off to my right. It materialized into a classic 1973-87 Chevrolet […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/5-04-2014-034.jpg "CC Outtake: An Honest Truck")
CC Outtake: An Honest Truck
Posted on November 8, 2014 | 37 CommentsA few months back I was on my way somewhere on a dreary day when I spotted something bright off to my right. It materialized into a classic 1973-87 Chevrolet […] -
![Today I am sharing a blast from the past–the 1971 Firenza brochure from my personal collection. For those of you Canadians who might possibly remember seeing a rare survivor, now […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/aa-4-26-2014-and-4-27-2014-078.jpg "Brochure Classic: The 1971 Firenza, By General Motors")
Brochure Classic: The 1971 Firenza, By General Motors
Posted on November 7, 2014 | 54 CommentsToday I am sharing a blast from the past–the 1971 Firenza brochure from my personal collection. For those of you Canadians who might possibly remember seeing a rare survivor, now […] -
![About two weeks ago, I suddenly started running into these white and blue Smarts all over town, one every couple of blocks. What’s that all about? Oh; it’s CAR2GO, another […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/CC-237-152-1200.jpg "CAR2GO Invades Eugene With 50 Smarts; Will They Replace CCs?")
CAR2GO Invades Eugene With 50 Smarts; Will They Replace CCs?
Posted on November 7, 2014 | 77 CommentsAbout two weeks ago, I suddenly started running into these white and blue Smarts all over town, one every couple of blocks. What’s that all about? Oh; it’s CAR2GO, another […] -
CC Outtake: Hard(wood)Body Nissan
Posted on November 7, 2014 | 12 CommentsThis Nissan truck with its homemade plywood shell on back caught my attention. Does it yours? -
![In addition to the pair of Cords featured in the initial report from Motorclassica, it was quickly spotted that there were more American cars in the show. In fact the […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/1952-Ford-Courier-sedan-delivery.jpg "Car Show Classics: American Cars at Motorclassica")
Car Show Classics: American Cars at Motorclassica
Posted on November 6, 2014 | 35 CommentsIn addition to the pair of Cords featured in the initial report from Motorclassica, it was quickly spotted that there were more American cars in the show. In fact the […] -
![Ouch! My buddy Chuck — our sons are in Boy Scouts together — was on his way to a local car show in Escondido, California (a suburb of San Diego) […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/0606141730a-e1415121330426.jpg "Ouch! Despite My Age, I Didn’t Really Need A Butt Lift")
Ouch! Despite My Age, I Didn’t Really Need A Butt Lift
Posted on November 6, 2014 | 58 CommentsOuch! My buddy Chuck — our sons are in Boy Scouts together — was on his way to a local car show in Escondido, California (a suburb of San Diego) […] -
![It had to happen, sooner or later. The “Official CC Graveyard“, which became widely known after my posts on them went viral, is going to be liquidated. The first ten cars […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/CC-30-043.jpg "The ‘CC Graveyard’ Is Being Liquidated – Care To Save Any Of Them From The Crusher?")
The ‘CC Graveyard’ Is Being Liquidated – Care To Save Any Of Them From The Crusher?
Posted on November 6, 2014 | 84 CommentsIt had to happen, sooner or later. The “Official CC Graveyard“, which became widely known after my posts on them went viral, is going to be liquidated. The first ten cars […] -
CC Clue
Posted on November 5, 2014 | 6 CommentsWhat could this be? -
![When the MN-12 Cougars and Thunderbirds were unveiled in 1988, they were considered a breath of fresh European air that was going to inject new life into the declining personal […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/image.jpg "Cougar Day Classic: 1994-95 Mercury Cougar XR-7 Special Edition – The Downfall Of The American Dream, American Exceptionalism, And The Personal Luxury Car")
Cougar Day Classic: 1994-95 Mercury Cougar XR-7 Special Edition – The Downfall Of The American Dream, American Exceptionalism, And The Personal Luxury Car
Posted on November 5, 2014 | 56 CommentsWhen the MN-12 Cougars and Thunderbirds were unveiled in 1988, they were considered a breath of fresh European air that was going to inject new life into the declining personal […] -
![I was only in possession of our subject Cougar LS for a few months – it had been my brother’s DD until it blew a (3.8l) head gasket and he replaced […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/1985_cougar.jpeg "COAL Outtake: 1985 Mercury Cougar – A Brief Fling With Personal Luxury and a Blown Head Gasket")
COAL Outtake: 1985 Mercury Cougar – A Brief Fling With Personal Luxury and a Blown Head Gasket
Posted on November 5, 2014 | 12 CommentsI was only in possession of our subject Cougar LS for a few months – it had been my brother’s DD until it blew a (3.8l) head gasket and he replaced […] -
CC Outtake: 1980 Mercury Cougar – When You Cross a Cat With a Fox
Posted on November 5, 2014 | 22 CommentsOn my way to Auburn, and what do I see? -
CC Capsule: 1972 Mercury Cougar XR-7 Convertible – Pony Up From That Mustang
Posted on November 5, 2014 | 32 CommentsCougar Day would be incomplete without a convertible. Did you remember the third generation, like this one, also had a convertible? -
![Thunderbird Week generated some residual Cougar posts, as a number of the generations were of course related. So we’ve saved them and added to them to give you…Cougar Day. There […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/CC-123-041-1200.jpg "Cougar Day Kickoff: 1968 Cougar – Corvair Monza, Take Two")
Cougar Day Kickoff: 1968 Cougar – Corvair Monza, Take Two
Posted on November 5, 2014 | 33 CommentsThunderbird Week generated some residual Cougar posts, as a number of the generations were of course related. So we’ve saved them and added to them to give you…Cougar Day. There […] -
![Much has changed since 1977, when the first episode of “Car Talk” aired on Boston’s WBUR, but the automobile’s central role in American life is not one of them. For […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/Click-and-clack.jpg "How ‘Car Talk’ Brought Us Closer To Our Cars")
How ‘Car Talk’ Brought Us Closer To Our Cars
Posted on November 4, 2014 | 39 CommentsMuch has changed since 1977, when the first episode of “Car Talk” aired on Boston’s WBUR, but the automobile’s central role in American life is not one of them. For […]
