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Blog Archive
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Craigslist Outtake: Are You Feeling Crazy?
Posted on July 21, 2014 | 44 CommentsThis 1963 Jaguar Mark II “has no drive train ,interior , grill . rear window. Has 5 wire wheels in good condition.” All that–and a few deceased rodents–could be yours for […] -
CC Outtakes: Where Old Buicks Wait To Die
Posted on July 21, 2014 | 38 CommentsAbout a mile up Route 27 from my street, there’s a cleared area of land that hosts a number of businesses including a gas station, auto body shop, carwash, sand and gravel […] -
Car Cruise Classic: Nine Reasons to Buy a 1966 Plymouth Belvedere
Posted on July 21, 2014 | 78 CommentsI can find a for sale sign on an old car like some kind of bipedal hound dog. When I get on the scent of one, I ignore traffic rules, […] -
Classic Design Snapshot from 1961: Maserati 5000 – The Maserati 3500’s Ugly But Fast Big Sister
Posted on July 20, 2014 | 30 CommentsI’ve had a bookmark in my 1961 Auto-Parade on this page for a while, with the notation “ugly Maserati”. That doesn’t apply to everything from the front wheels back, but […] -
Project XJ6: Junkyard Safari (And A Little Sightseeing)
Posted on July 18, 2014 | 38 CommentsHave we found a little piece of Jaguar heaven, or the storage lot from hell? In our last installment, I was trying – and failing – to find a suitable replacement […] -
CC Capsule: Toyota Chinook Pop-Up Camper – Suddenly It’s 1978
Posted on July 18, 2014 | 21 CommentsAs we were walking back from our evening walk down to the river last night, this little pairing could not be left unshot, even if it was on Stephanie’s phone […] -
CC Outtake: As Different As Black And White
Posted on July 18, 2014 | 21 CommentsThis seductive black ’66 Riviera has lived in front of this house for some years, and it was the subject of my tribute to GM’s second VP of Design, calling […] -
CC Capsule: International Harvester Metro – Ice Cream From A Curbside Classic! Yay!
Posted on July 17, 2014 | 18 CommentsThe International Harvester Metro step van has had its praises sung here already, in an article by Paul hailing it as the first and greatest step van, and another by Jim Grey about an auction […] -
The Great Vega Hunt Is Over: Here’s A Splendid 1974 Vega With Its Original 2300 Engine, And It Could Be Yours!
Posted on July 17, 2014 | 83 CommentsLast September, I announced the Great Vega Hunt: Find and document a running Vega with its original 2300 engine. The hunt turned up nothing except a few links to cars […] -
Rolling Classic: A T-Bird With Some Real élan
Posted on July 16, 2014 | 35 CommentsI seem to be running into more and more CCs on the way to work in the morning. In a way, I’m torn. On one hand, I always get excited […] -
CC Outtake: What’s Scratching and Eating This Seville?
Posted on July 15, 2014 | 63 CommentsSorry; this is not going to by my opus on this generation Seville; that will have to await another day (will it be a Deadly Sin to make it four […] -
Spotted While Driving, or I Just Can’t Find Enough CCs Parked So Far This Year
Posted on July 15, 2014 | 27 CommentsThe CCs have been out in force this spring and summer here in Rustopia, but unfortunately I’m not finding very many of them parked. Fortunately, my iPhone is usually tethered […] -
CC Capsule: Volvo 740 GLE Turbodiesel – A 1980s Diesel So Nice, They Named It Twice
Posted on July 15, 2014 | 60 Comments… or perhaps thrice, since the dark soot over the exhaust is an additional, unmistakable sign that a diesel powers this Volvo 740 sedan. Two full nameplates and engine badges stacked […] -
CC Clue
Posted on July 14, 2014 | 9 CommentsCarmine gets the win for the Buick Regal. He does know his GM door panels well. What about this? -
eBay Find: 1977 Chrysler Newport – Suddenly I’ve Got A Hankering For Pumpkin Bread
Posted on July 14, 2014 | 122 CommentsIn 1977, Chrysler found itself in a rather precarious situation. They were losing money at a rapid rate, their newest model the 1976 Volaré and Aspen, had serious quality issues […]
![Craigslist Outtake: Are You Feeling Crazy? This 1963 Jaguar Mark II “has no drive train ,interior , grill . rear window. Has 5 wire wheels in good condition.” All that–and a few deceased rodents–could be yours for […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/width=600,height=450,fit=crop,quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/00F0F_br3XNweTxpQ_600x450.jpg)
![CC Outtakes: Where Old Buicks Wait To Die About a mile up Route 27 from my street, there’s a cleared area of land that hosts a number of businesses including a gas station, auto body shop, carwash, sand and gravel […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/IMG_4771.jpg)
![Car Cruise Classic: Nine Reasons to Buy a 1966 Plymouth Belvedere I can find a for sale sign on an old car like some kind of bipedal hound dog. When I get on the scent of one, I ignore traffic rules, […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/027a.jpg)
![Classic Design Snapshot from 1961: Maserati 5000 – The Maserati 3500’s Ugly But Fast Big Sister I’ve had a bookmark in my 1961 Auto-Parade on this page for a while, with the notation “ugly Maserati”. That doesn’t apply to everything from the front wheels back, but […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2011/08/Maserati-500-002-800.jpg)
![Project XJ6: Junkyard Safari (And A Little Sightseeing) Have we found a little piece of Jaguar heaven, or the storage lot from hell? In our last installment, I was trying – and failing – to find a suitable replacement […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/2014-07-15_13-20-28_929.jpg)
![CC Capsule: Toyota Chinook Pop-Up Camper – Suddenly It’s 1978 As we were walking back from our evening walk down to the river last night, this little pairing could not be left unshot, even if it was on Stephanie’s phone […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/Chinook-Toyota-1.jpg)
![CC Outtake: As Different As Black And White This seductive black ’66 Riviera has lived in front of this house for some years, and it was the subject of my tribute to GM’s second VP of Design, calling […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/Outtake-Riviera-and-VW-2.jpg)
![CC Capsule: International Harvester Metro – Ice Cream From A Curbside Classic! Yay! The International Harvester Metro step van has had its praises sung here already, in an article by Paul hailing it as the first and greatest step van, and another by Jim Grey about an auction […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/1200-IH-Metro-1.jpg)
![The Great Vega Hunt Is Over: Here’s A Splendid 1974 Vega With Its Original 2300 Engine, And It Could Be Yours! Last September, I announced the Great Vega Hunt: Find and document a running Vega with its original 2300 engine. The hunt turned up nothing except a few links to cars […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/Vega-1-1200.jpg)
![Rolling Classic: A T-Bird With Some Real élan I seem to be running into more and more CCs on the way to work in the morning. In a way, I’m torn. On one hand, I always get excited […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/6-20-2014-001-e1404085264495.jpg)
![CC Outtake: What’s Scratching and Eating This Seville? Sorry; this is not going to by my opus on this generation Seville; that will have to await another day (will it be a Deadly Sin to make it four […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/CC-229-156-1200.jpg)
![Spotted While Driving, or I Just Can’t Find Enough CCs Parked So Far This Year The CCs have been out in force this spring and summer here in Rustopia, but unfortunately I’m not finding very many of them parked. Fortunately, my iPhone is usually tethered […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/6xFordHeavyDuty.jpg)
![CC Capsule: Volvo 740 GLE Turbodiesel – A 1980s Diesel So Nice, They Named It Twice … or perhaps thrice, since the dark soot over the exhaust is an additional, unmistakable sign that a diesel powers this Volvo 740 sedan. Two full nameplates and engine badges stacked […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/Volvo-740-Turbo-Diesel.jpg)
![eBay Find: 1977 Chrysler Newport – Suddenly I’ve Got A Hankering For Pumpkin Bread In 1977, Chrysler found itself in a rather precarious situation. They were losing money at a rapid rate, their newest model the 1976 Volaré and Aspen, had serious quality issues […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/width=800,height=571,fit=crop,quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/77newportcopper27-e1389568598665.jpg)


