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![Maybe drag racing isn’t your thing. But this professionally made movie from 1959 that chronicles one team’s efforts to build the winning dragster, and haul it from California to Detroit […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/themes/arras-3.0.3/images/thumbnail.png "CC Time Warp Theater: “Ingenuity In Action” – The Road to the 1959 NHRA Internationals")
CC Time Warp Theater: “Ingenuity In Action” – The Road to the 1959 NHRA Internationals
Posted on June 15, 2014 | 5 CommentsMaybe drag racing isn’t your thing. But this professionally made movie from 1959 that chronicles one team’s efforts to build the winning dragster, and haul it from California to Detroit […] -
![…well, in the context of 21st century Seattle, that is. Everyone knows the famous VW Type 1, and some car nerds know the Renault 4CV, but this gorgeous seafoam specimen […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/4CV1.jpg "Cohort Sighting: Renault 4CV – How To Outdo Today’s Beetle Owner")
Cohort Sighting: Renault 4CV – How To Outdo Today’s Beetle Owner
Posted on June 14, 2014 | 26 Comments…well, in the context of 21st century Seattle, that is. Everyone knows the famous VW Type 1, and some car nerds know the Renault 4CV, but this gorgeous seafoam specimen […] -
![This past Saturday, my father brought home a new toy, a 1959 Chris-Craft 17′ Sportsman. As we have had no Dockside Classics for a while, I thought this would be […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/6-8-2014-006.jpg "Dockside Outtake: The Mama And The Baby!")
Dockside Outtake: The Mama And The Baby!
Posted on June 14, 2014 | 11 CommentsThis past Saturday, my father brought home a new toy, a 1959 Chris-Craft 17′ Sportsman. As we have had no Dockside Classics for a while, I thought this would be […] -
![CC has recently featured the Rootes Group Arrow range in its better known variations – the Hillman Minx (1500 cc engine) and Hunter (1725cc engine), and the Sunbeam Rapier, known […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/Humber-Sceptre-estate_1.jpg "Carshow Classic: 1975 Humber Sceptre Estate – The Ulitmate Arrow Is The Forgotten One")
Carshow Classic: 1975 Humber Sceptre Estate – The Ulitmate Arrow Is The Forgotten One
Posted on June 14, 2014 | 33 CommentsCC has recently featured the Rootes Group Arrow range in its better known variations – the Hillman Minx (1500 cc engine) and Hunter (1725cc engine), and the Sunbeam Rapier, known […] -
![After a brief hiatus, the Junkyard Outtake is back once again. Make the jump for your weekly dose of rusty gems – all coming to you this week from somewhere […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/IMG_2419.jpg "Junkyard Outtake: Patience Pays Off (or Brainerd, Part 2)")
Junkyard Outtake: Patience Pays Off (or Brainerd, Part 2)
Posted on June 13, 2014 | 53 CommentsAfter a brief hiatus, the Junkyard Outtake is back once again. Make the jump for your weekly dose of rusty gems – all coming to you this week from somewhere […] -
![It’s a little hard to realize that this is nearly a fifteen year old design now, as it presaged a number of trends (jeweled taillights, the quarter window in front […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/100_3431.jpg "Curbside Capsule: Lexus RX 300 – Toyota Crosses Over To The Future")
Curbside Capsule: Lexus RX 300 – Toyota Crosses Over To The Future
Posted on June 13, 2014 | 39 CommentsIt’s a little hard to realize that this is nearly a fifteen year old design now, as it presaged a number of trends (jeweled taillights, the quarter window in front […] -
![Once I got past the hyperbolic title (at the very least, it should be: “The Man Who Saved The Ford V8”; better yet would be “The Man Who Saved The […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/The-Man-Who-Saved-The-V8-001-600.jpg "Book Review: “The Man Who Saved The V8”")
Book Review: “The Man Who Saved The V8”
Posted on June 13, 2014 | 46 CommentsOnce I got past the hyperbolic title (at the very least, it should be: “The Man Who Saved The Ford V8”; better yet would be “The Man Who Saved The […] -
![You just knew this car was going to get written up if you know of my fondness for cars painted aqua. Is this shot too vague? Maybe the color will […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/5-24-2014-027.jpg "CC Clue")
CC Clue
Posted on June 12, 2014 | 16 CommentsYou just knew this car was going to get written up if you know of my fondness for cars painted aqua. Is this shot too vague? Maybe the color will […] -
![Perhaps it’s by accident, but today seems to be shaping up into a “VW Oddities” day. I speculated in a comment on the Shortie Bus post that the VW Type […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/vwtrike.jpg "QOTD: VW Types I & II – Most Modded Vehicle Platforms Ever?")
QOTD: VW Types I & II – Most Modded Vehicle Platforms Ever?
Posted on June 12, 2014 | 11 CommentsPerhaps it’s by accident, but today seems to be shaping up into a “VW Oddities” day. I speculated in a comment on the Shortie Bus post that the VW Type […] -
![Today’s Pontiac GP post got a discussion going about clutches and parking brakes, for starting off in a stick shift car. Let’s open the discussion a bit more. How did […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/clutch-1.png "QOTD: How Did You Learn, Or How Do You Teach Someone To Use A Clutch and Stickshift?")
QOTD: How Did You Learn, Or How Do You Teach Someone To Use A Clutch and Stickshift?
Posted on June 11, 2014 | 111 CommentsToday’s Pontiac GP post got a discussion going about clutches and parking brakes, for starting off in a stick shift car. Let’s open the discussion a bit more. How did […] -
![Well, that’s hardly the first time four CCs have made it into one shot of mine. And three of these cars have been featured here before. Can you guess which […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/CC-227-044-1200.jpg "CC Outtake: A Four-Fer; Only One Of Them Is A New CC Find")
CC Outtake: A Four-Fer; Only One Of Them Is A New CC Find
Posted on June 11, 2014 | 18 CommentsWell, that’s hardly the first time four CCs have made it into one shot of mine. And three of these cars have been featured here before. Can you guess which […] -
![A few days ago Tom Klockau coldly and cruelly stole my thunder by posting a most excellent capsule on the 1965 Chrysler 300 hardtop land-yacht. How did Tom steal my thunder, […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/300L-badge.jpg "CC Follow-up: 1965 Chrysler 300 – Even More Perfect With An ‘L’")
CC Follow-up: 1965 Chrysler 300 – Even More Perfect With An ‘L’
Posted on June 10, 2014 | 56 CommentsA few days ago Tom Klockau coldly and cruelly stole my thunder by posting a most excellent capsule on the 1965 Chrysler 300 hardtop land-yacht. How did Tom steal my thunder, […] -
![We don’t get a a lot of curbside shots from Russia, so let’s give this tired old GAZ-24 Volga a little CC love. LDeren posted it, noting that it was […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/GAZ-Volga-gray.jpg "Cohort Sighting: GAZ-24 Volga – Pushing The Limits of Immortality")
Cohort Sighting: GAZ-24 Volga – Pushing The Limits of Immortality
Posted on June 10, 2014 | 29 CommentsWe don’t get a a lot of curbside shots from Russia, so let’s give this tired old GAZ-24 Volga a little CC love. LDeren posted it, noting that it was […] -
![I had mixed feelings when I came upon this 1975 LeMans at the Mecum Spring Classic. I’m always pleased to find any older car in good original condition there – […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/63LeMans.jpg "Auction Classic: 1975 Pontiac LeMans – 40 Years On, A Kinder View")
Auction Classic: 1975 Pontiac LeMans – 40 Years On, A Kinder View
Posted on June 10, 2014 | 72 CommentsI had mixed feelings when I came upon this 1975 LeMans at the Mecum Spring Classic. I’m always pleased to find any older car in good original condition there – […] -
![Last Friday morning I was turning from my condominium’s drive onto the street when a caramel-colored 1976-77 Volaré sedan went by. I had not yet gotten any coffee into my […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/5-09-2014-002.jpg "Rolling Classic: Great Scott, A Volaré!")
Rolling Classic: Great Scott, A Volaré!
Posted on June 10, 2014 | 43 CommentsLast Friday morning I was turning from my condominium’s drive onto the street when a caramel-colored 1976-77 Volaré sedan went by. I had not yet gotten any coffee into my […]
