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![With this week deemed Volvo Week at CC, I thought this would be a fitting time to give an update on my 1991 740 Estate. A while back I wrote a […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/P1030216-1.jpg "My Volvo 740 Update: Even Volvos Need Repairs Eventually")
My Volvo 740 Update: Even Volvos Need Repairs Eventually
Posted on June 1, 2014 | 23 CommentsWith this week deemed Volvo Week at CC, I thought this would be a fitting time to give an update on my 1991 740 Estate. A while back I wrote a […] -
![I never thought of the early Oughts version of the Hyundai Santa Fe as a large vehicle, but was recently floored at how giant it looked next to this 1986 […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/width=800,height=533,fit=crop,quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/5-18-2014-136-e1400451396667.jpg "CC Outtake: I See Only One Lard-Ass Here, And It Ain’t The Lincoln")
CC Outtake: I See Only One Lard-Ass Here, And It Ain’t The Lincoln
Posted on May 31, 2014 | 44 CommentsI never thought of the early Oughts version of the Hyundai Santa Fe as a large vehicle, but was recently floored at how giant it looked next to this 1986 […] -
CC Clue
Posted on May 30, 2014 | 9 CommentsHere in Clueland, it always helps to know your mudflaps. And these are indeed factory! -
![Every time I road trip to Georgia to visit family, I stop at one of my two favorite Atlanta eating spots as I pass through town; the original Dwarf House […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/70impala.jpg "Drive-In Outtake: 1970 Chevrolet Impala Four-Door Sedan")
Drive-In Outtake: 1970 Chevrolet Impala Four-Door Sedan
Posted on May 30, 2014 | 18 CommentsEvery time I road trip to Georgia to visit family, I stop at one of my two favorite Atlanta eating spots as I pass through town; the original Dwarf House […] -
![My favorite thing to do at the Mecum Spring Classic vintage-car auction, which is held for a week each May in Indianapolis, is to move in close to the cars’ […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/1957-Oldsmobile-Ninety-Eight-b.jpg "Auction Capsule: Up Close and Personal with Classic Cars")
Auction Capsule: Up Close and Personal with Classic Cars
Posted on May 30, 2014 | 25 CommentsMy favorite thing to do at the Mecum Spring Classic vintage-car auction, which is held for a week each May in Indianapolis, is to move in close to the cars’ […] -
![As Volvo Week approached, I knew it was time again to dust off some of my many Volvo dealership promotionals. Volvos large and small were a big part of […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/width=800,height=531,fit=crop,quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/5-24-2014-035.jpg "Mini CCs: 1960s-1980s Stahlberg Volvo Dealer Promos – Three Boxes Are Good!")
Mini CCs: 1960s-1980s Stahlberg Volvo Dealer Promos – Three Boxes Are Good!
Posted on May 29, 2014 | 19 CommentsAs Volvo Week approached, I knew it was time again to dust off some of my many Volvo dealership promotionals. Volvos large and small were a big part of […] -
![I’d recognize that car anywhere, even if I identified it incorrectly. Yes, I had my fun with it, in this post a couple of years ago. No, it’s not really […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/Ford-Torino-1972-f.jpg "Cohort Sighting: Ultra-Rare 1973 Australian Ford Fairlane ZXGLQ-FU Turns Up In Washington")
Cohort Sighting: Ultra-Rare 1973 Australian Ford Fairlane ZXGLQ-FU Turns Up In Washington
Posted on May 29, 2014 | 47 CommentsI’d recognize that car anywhere, even if I identified it incorrectly. Yes, I had my fun with it, in this post a couple of years ago. No, it’s not really […] -
![The Volvo TP21 is a rather odd looking vehicle. Known as the Sugga, which means sow in Swedish, likely due to its dowdy and snub nosed appearance, it would seem […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/1956-Red-Bull-Volvo-Sugga.jpg "CC Capsule: 1956 Red Bull Volvo TP21 Sugga – A Sow In Bull’s Clothing")
CC Capsule: 1956 Red Bull Volvo TP21 Sugga – A Sow In Bull’s Clothing
Posted on May 29, 2014 | 12 CommentsThe Volvo TP21 is a rather odd looking vehicle. Known as the Sugga, which means sow in Swedish, likely due to its dowdy and snub nosed appearance, it would seem […] -
![As a show of what their newest turbocharged cars were capable of, Volvo’s American operations raided their parts bin and delivered a factory modified wagon to the mavens at Car And […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/Volvo1.jpg "Vintage Roadtest: Volvo “Moby Dictator” Wagon – Anything But A Whale")
Vintage Roadtest: Volvo “Moby Dictator” Wagon – Anything But A Whale
Posted on May 28, 2014 | 9 CommentsAs a show of what their newest turbocharged cars were capable of, Volvo’s American operations raided their parts bin and delivered a factory modified wagon to the mavens at Car And […] -
![I acme cross this vintage shot of a parking lot in Stockholm, which I’m guessing is from about 1963 or so. There’s quite an assortment of cars there, including two […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/Stockholm-1960s-metro_brommaplan-722720.jpg "Vintage Swedish Parking Lot: How Many Volvo PVs Can You Spot?")
Vintage Swedish Parking Lot: How Many Volvo PVs Can You Spot?
Posted on May 28, 2014 | 57 CommentsI acme cross this vintage shot of a parking lot in Stockholm, which I’m guessing is from about 1963 or so. There’s quite an assortment of cars there, including two […] -
![When Volvo President Assar Gabrielsson saw a Chevrolet Corvette in the US, he wanted one too; meaning one built by Volvo. Glasspar, an established builder of fiberglass boats of Santa […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/volvo-p1900-02.jpg "1956-1957 Volvo P1900 Sport: Volvo Tries To Build A Corvette, And Fails")
1956-1957 Volvo P1900 Sport: Volvo Tries To Build A Corvette, And Fails
Posted on May 28, 2014 | 21 CommentsWhen Volvo President Assar Gabrielsson saw a Chevrolet Corvette in the US, he wanted one too; meaning one built by Volvo. Glasspar, an established builder of fiberglass boats of Santa […] -
CC Clue
Posted on May 27, 2014 | 13 CommentsThis Clue might seem a little skimpy, but I’ve done tougher Clues that you folks correctly guessed! -
CC Wordless Outtake: Ouch!
Posted on May 27, 2014 | 21 Comments -
![After my recent letter to Nissan about their craptastic 2014 Sentra, I received a telephone call from a gentleman named Gunther Luekenhoff. A public relations officer for an undisclosed automobile company, […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/ABBA.jpg "Curbside Loaner Service: 2006 Volvo V50 Wagon – A Really Swede Ride")
Curbside Loaner Service: 2006 Volvo V50 Wagon – A Really Swede Ride
Posted on May 27, 2014 | 44 CommentsAfter my recent letter to Nissan about their craptastic 2014 Sentra, I received a telephone call from a gentleman named Gunther Luekenhoff. A public relations officer for an undisclosed automobile company, […] -
![$7,750 is all this Allante owner is asking for his Pininfarina-bodied Cadillac. It was a little sad to see that price taped to the window of this car, which stickered […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/91CadillacAllante5jg.jpg "CC Capsule: 1990 Cadillac Allante – Oh, How the Mighty Have Depreciated")
CC Capsule: 1990 Cadillac Allante – Oh, How the Mighty Have Depreciated
Posted on May 27, 2014 | 83 Comments$7,750 is all this Allante owner is asking for his Pininfarina-bodied Cadillac. It was a little sad to see that price taped to the window of this car, which stickered […]
