Curbside Classic Archives
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Tractors, Lawn Mowers, Off-Road Equipment 
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Blog Archive
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Double Cohort Sightings: VW Puma – The CC Effect Is At Work
Posted on June 9, 2014 | 16 CommentsTwo red Pumas, both posted at the Cohort at almost the same time: the CC Effect is alive and well. The one on the left was posted by S. Forrest, […] -
eBay Find: 1973 Capri by Lincoln-Mercury…Brougham?!
Posted on June 9, 2014 | 35 CommentsThe Capri has been a CC favorite, judging from no less than two writeups (one by yours truly) on the little sporty Euro Ford on these digital pages. So why […] -
Heritage Center Classic: 1969 Corvair Monza Convertible
Posted on June 9, 2014 | 69 CommentsThis polarizing conveyance is one of the last of its kind: the rarely seen and seldom heralded 1969 Corvair. Chevrolet’s full-line advertisements made little mention of the Corvair by 1969, […] -
CC Time Warp Theatre: Jaguar Factory Tour – 1961
Posted on June 8, 2014 | 15 CommentsHere’s a great way to spend thirty minutes touring Jaguar’s factory in 1961. Lots of detailed film showing how the legendary XK engine was built, the cars assembled, and the […] -
Cohort Sighting: Reliant Rialto In Scenic Setting
Posted on June 7, 2014 | 25 CommentsSwiss Tea posted this at the Cohort, and being the lover of mountains, waterways, ships and three-wheeled vehicles, I couldn’t resist sharing it. The Rialto replaced the original Reliant Robin […] -
CC Capsule: 1983 Datsun 280ZX – Mission Creep Comes To The Z Car
Posted on June 7, 2014 | 17 CommentsOne of the few things that I remember from high school was taking a business writing class, where I had to compose a letter about a defective car. Of course, […] -
CC Outtake: Stickers Make It Faster
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CC Outtake: Four-Cel? TerRunner?
Posted on June 6, 2014 | 18 CommentsThe roommate and I pulled up to our mechanic’s shop a month ago and I couldn’t quite believe what was in the driveway. My Toyota knowledge and enthusiasm is well […] -
CC Outtake: Jacked-Up Mark VII LSC – A Real Hot Rod Lincoln
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Cohort Outtake: Mercedes-Benz 450SL – The Ultimate Beater?
Posted on June 5, 2014 | 24 CommentsIt’s frequently discussed that some of our favorite cars of the ’60s, ’70s and ’80s would make impractical daily drivers, with some combination of a quivery structure, a lack of […] -
CC Clue
Posted on June 4, 2014 | 21 CommentsAll I can tell you is this is the factory-correct wheel cover for this make and model of CC. -
CC Capsule: 1998 Dodge B-Series – A Final Throwback From The Minivan Masters
Posted on June 4, 2014 | 54 CommentsLike others at CC, I’m fascinated by platform longevity. Not so only in terms of mechanical genealogy as demonstrated by, say, the ’90s Caprice sharing bits with the ’70s A-body […] -
Road Trip Outtake: Mini with Minilites – Brilliant!
Posted on June 3, 2014 | 24 CommentsNow here’s a sight one doesn’t often see on the highways of the Middle West; a RHD Mini wearing native UK plates. I caught this nice example motoring up I-55 near […] -
Car Show Outtake: 1976 Oldsmobile Cutlass S 442
Posted on June 2, 2014 | 35 CommentsRight around the peak of Cutlass-mania in the 1970s, this is what an Oldsmobile 442 looked like. Based on the Cutlass S, it was only a shadow of its former […] -
Curbside Outtake: 1967 Volvo 122 – A Finnish-ed Amazon
Posted on June 1, 2014 | 5 CommentsI was walking to the movies one rainy day, and came across this solid but well used Volvo 122S, known as the Amazon outside America. It proudly carries the Finnish flag colors, […]
![eBay Find: 1973 Capri by Lincoln-Mercury…Brougham?! The Capri has been a CC favorite, judging from no less than two writeups (one by yours truly) on the little sporty Euro Ford on these digital pages. So why […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/width=800,height=523,fit=crop,quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/37-e1398299575308.jpg)
![Heritage Center Classic: 1969 Corvair Monza Convertible This polarizing conveyance is one of the last of its kind: the rarely seen and seldom heralded 1969 Corvair. Chevrolet’s full-line advertisements made little mention of the Corvair by 1969, […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/GM-Heritage-Center-2011-011.jpg)
![Cohort Sighting: Reliant Rialto In Scenic Setting Swiss Tea posted this at the Cohort, and being the lover of mountains, waterways, ships and three-wheeled vehicles, I couldn’t resist sharing it. The Rialto replaced the original Reliant Robin […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/Reliant-Rialto.png)
![CC Capsule: 1983 Datsun 280ZX – Mission Creep Comes To The Z Car One of the few things that I remember from high school was taking a business writing class, where I had to compose a letter about a defective car. Of course, […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/100_3469.jpg)

![CC Outtake: Four-Cel? TerRunner? The roommate and I pulled up to our mechanic’s shop a month ago and I couldn’t quite believe what was in the driveway. My Toyota knowledge and enthusiasm is well […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/IMG_6550.jpg)

![Cohort Outtake: Mercedes-Benz 450SL – The Ultimate Beater? It’s frequently discussed that some of our favorite cars of the ’60s, ’70s and ’80s would make impractical daily drivers, with some combination of a quivery structure, a lack of […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/14319308916_1ba4c1d09c_b.jpg)

![CC Capsule: 1998 Dodge B-Series – A Final Throwback From The Minivan Masters Like others at CC, I’m fascinated by platform longevity. Not so only in terms of mechanical genealogy as demonstrated by, say, the ’90s Caprice sharing bits with the ’70s A-body […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/BSERIES1a.jpg)
![Road Trip Outtake: Mini with Minilites – Brilliant! Now here’s a sight one doesn’t often see on the highways of the Middle West; a RHD Mini wearing native UK plates. I caught this nice example motoring up I-55 near […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/mini2.jpg)
![Car Show Outtake: 1976 Oldsmobile Cutlass S 442 Right around the peak of Cutlass-mania in the 1970s, this is what an Oldsmobile 442 looked like. Based on the Cutlass S, it was only a shadow of its former […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/016.jpg)
![Curbside Outtake: 1967 Volvo 122 – A Finnish-ed Amazon I was walking to the movies one rainy day, and came across this solid but well used Volvo 122S, known as the Amazon outside America. It proudly carries the Finnish flag colors, […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/P1020008.jpg)


