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![Pardon the bad pun, but I just couldn’t resist. I’ve seen this grey 190D, with its Hungarian front plate, running around town for over a year and only now got […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/2014-08-04-13.43.17.jpg "CC Capsule: 1985 Mercedes 190D – Hungary For Performance")
CC Capsule: 1985 Mercedes 190D – Hungary For Performance
Posted on September 18, 2014 | 19 CommentsPardon the bad pun, but I just couldn’t resist. I’ve seen this grey 190D, with its Hungarian front plate, running around town for over a year and only now got […] -
![Canadian market oddities are a popular topic here at Curbside Classic, and we cover them every now and again. Just last week, we brought you the Pontiac Laurentian, with Chevy-based, […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/15172435171_b891ff4671_k.jpg "Cohort Capsule: 1965 Mercury Econoline Pickup – Canadian Unicorn")
Cohort Capsule: 1965 Mercury Econoline Pickup – Canadian Unicorn
Posted on September 17, 2014 | 24 CommentsCanadian market oddities are a popular topic here at Curbside Classic, and we cover them every now and again. Just last week, we brought you the Pontiac Laurentian, with Chevy-based, […] -
![In 1990, you still could get a great luxury car if you wanted one, especially in the redesigned ’90 Town Car. Still unapologetically traditional, its elegance remained intact despite the […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/1990-Lincoln-Town-Car-09-e1408910712250.jpg "Brochure Outtake: 1990 Lincoln Town Car – Panthers Join The Go-Go ’90s")
Brochure Outtake: 1990 Lincoln Town Car – Panthers Join The Go-Go ’90s
Posted on September 17, 2014 | 72 CommentsIn 1990, you still could get a great luxury car if you wanted one, especially in the redesigned ’90 Town Car. Still unapologetically traditional, its elegance remained intact despite the […] -
![Brighton Beach is a diverse neighborhood in Brooklyn, home to generations of Russian-speaking immigrants. Situated near Coney Island, it is one of the best places in New York City to […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/photo-2.jpg "Curbside Capsule: Black Russian")
Curbside Capsule: Black Russian
Posted on September 17, 2014 | 44 CommentsBrighton Beach is a diverse neighborhood in Brooklyn, home to generations of Russian-speaking immigrants. Situated near Coney Island, it is one of the best places in New York City to […] -
![These pictures were taken in Amsterdam in June 1975. I had just arrived on an overnight flight from Canada, and I was pretty zonked out. A boat tour of Amsterdam […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/ld-amsterdam1975-3.jpg "Canalside Parking – How Many CCs Can You Identify?")
Canalside Parking – How Many CCs Can You Identify?
Posted on September 16, 2014 | 26 CommentsThese pictures were taken in Amsterdam in June 1975. I had just arrived on an overnight flight from Canada, and I was pretty zonked out. A boat tour of Amsterdam […] -
![I’m not big on following various local estate auctions, but this one has been in the local newspaper for so long I just had to investigate the auctioneer’s website. The […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/62-olds-f85-engine.jpg "Auction Outtakes: Three Ultra-Low Mileage Vehicles Including A 2009 F150 With 389 Miles – Which Will Be Yours?")
Auction Outtakes: Three Ultra-Low Mileage Vehicles Including A 2009 F150 With 389 Miles – Which Will Be Yours?
Posted on September 16, 2014 | 44 CommentsI’m not big on following various local estate auctions, but this one has been in the local newspaper for so long I just had to investigate the auctioneer’s website. The […] -
![I was in Roann, pop. 479, in northern Indiana to visit the town’s covered bridge and operating grist mill. I didn’t know until I arrived that it was the weekend […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/1977-Chevrolet-C10-a.jpg "CC Capsule: 1977 Chevrolet C10 – Roll On, Old Blue, Roll On")
CC Capsule: 1977 Chevrolet C10 – Roll On, Old Blue, Roll On
Posted on September 16, 2014 | 23 CommentsI was in Roann, pop. 479, in northern Indiana to visit the town’s covered bridge and operating grist mill. I didn’t know until I arrived that it was the weekend […] -
![Folks have often expressed surprise about some of the cars I’ve shown here in Eugene that have obviously been parked in the same spot on the street for years, if […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/CC-234-059-1200.jpg "CC Outtake: Someone Is About To Have Their Triumph TR7 Forcibly Removed")
CC Outtake: Someone Is About To Have Their Triumph TR7 Forcibly Removed
Posted on September 16, 2014 | 42 CommentsFolks have often expressed surprise about some of the cars I’ve shown here in Eugene that have obviously been parked in the same spot on the street for years, if […] -
![The Dirty Dart has done strange things to my brain. Sitting next to this ’65 Valiant is one of my favorite cars, the beautiful and glamorous first-generation Riviera. Yet I […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/028.jpg "Car Show Classic: 1965 Plymouth Valiant V-200–When Did I Start Noticing A-Bodies?")
Car Show Classic: 1965 Plymouth Valiant V-200–When Did I Start Noticing A-Bodies?
Posted on September 16, 2014 | 45 CommentsThe Dirty Dart has done strange things to my brain. Sitting next to this ’65 Valiant is one of my favorite cars, the beautiful and glamorous first-generation Riviera. Yet I […] -
![That little blond kid staring up at his dad in admiration should have been me. This is exactly the kind of dad I would have preferred to have, and yes, […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/Chevrolet-1959-ad-sports-car.jpg "Vintage Ad: I ‘Built’ My Chevy To Handle Like A Sports Car…For Five! Another Not-Niedermeyer-Mobile")
Vintage Ad: I ‘Built’ My Chevy To Handle Like A Sports Car…For Five! Another Not-Niedermeyer-Mobile
Posted on September 15, 2014 | 81 CommentsThat little blond kid staring up at his dad in admiration should have been me. This is exactly the kind of dad I would have preferred to have, and yes, […] -
![CC-reader Nagosnell found this gem in Belton S.C. and, judging from the headlights, believes it to have begun life as a 68-74 VW. Some research revealed the “Super Bugger” decal […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/20140911_113143.jpg "CC Capsule: Beetle-Bago!")
CC Capsule: Beetle-Bago!
Posted on September 15, 2014 | 26 CommentsCC-reader Nagosnell found this gem in Belton S.C. and, judging from the headlights, believes it to have begun life as a 68-74 VW. Some research revealed the “Super Bugger” decal […] -
![This ad brings up an interesting question: how do you promote a relatively new engine in a dated, unremarkable car? In Oldsmobile’s case, for this December 1991 ad, you ignore […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/SCAN0185.jpg "Ad Classic: The N-Body Goes Racing")
Ad Classic: The N-Body Goes Racing
Posted on September 15, 2014 | 44 CommentsThis ad brings up an interesting question: how do you promote a relatively new engine in a dated, unremarkable car? In Oldsmobile’s case, for this December 1991 ad, you ignore […] -
![The 1990s were the last stand for the American Personal Luxury Coupe. At the beginning of the decade, there were luxo-coupes aplenty to choose from: Lincoln Mark VII (and the […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/08-17-2014-008-e1408319270466.jpg "Car Lot Classic: 2000 Cadillac Eldorado ESC – Press Escape To Return To Main Menu")
Car Lot Classic: 2000 Cadillac Eldorado ESC – Press Escape To Return To Main Menu
Posted on September 15, 2014 | 54 CommentsThe 1990s were the last stand for the American Personal Luxury Coupe. At the beginning of the decade, there were luxo-coupes aplenty to choose from: Lincoln Mark VII (and the […] -
![My name is Paul. I’m a ’57 Corvette junkie, and although I’ve been clean for some decades, I still quaver a bit when I see one. But seeing two, side-by-side? […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/Corvette-1957-2-sfq.jpg "Cohort Classics: Twin 1957 Corvettes – Seeing Double, Except For One Key Difference")
Cohort Classics: Twin 1957 Corvettes – Seeing Double, Except For One Key Difference
Posted on September 14, 2014 | 32 CommentsMy name is Paul. I’m a ’57 Corvette junkie, and although I’ve been clean for some decades, I still quaver a bit when I see one. But seeing two, side-by-side? […] -
![Having just caught an original oval-window VW on the go recently, here goes another, but not under its own power. The tow rig is a nice vintage GMC too. Now […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/2014-004-1200.jpg "CC Outtake: Another Oval On The Go, But Neither Original Nor Under Its Own Power")
CC Outtake: Another Oval On The Go, But Neither Original Nor Under Its Own Power
Posted on September 14, 2014 | 11 CommentsHaving just caught an original oval-window VW on the go recently, here goes another, but not under its own power. The tow rig is a nice vintage GMC too. Now […]
