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CC Wordless Outtake: All-Time Maximum Nissan Confusion
Posted on May 16, 2014 | 25 Comments -
Vintage Ad: 1977 Chevy Nova Concours
Posted on May 15, 2014 | 50 CommentsIn keeping with Tom’s Nova Custom capsule, I’m posting this ad for the 1977 Nova Concours it replaced. It’s always fun to see an ad show off a specific […] -
COAL Capsule: Dirty Dart Update Volume Two
Posted on May 15, 2014 | 44 CommentsWell, I’m pretty much all-in on the Dirty Dart now, because it’s officially a submarine. Oh yeah, I’m underwater. Like Arthur Crudup and Elvis said, however, “That’s All Right, Mama,” […] -
eBay Find: 2001 Mercury Sable – The Stuff Of Nightmares
Posted on May 14, 2014 | 56 CommentsHave you ever lost sleep from something not explicitly designed to frighten you? When I was ten, the aliens from Mars Attacks, and their human melting death rays, kept me up […] -
CC To Be: Building A Beck 550 – Part I
Posted on May 14, 2014 | 25 Comments550 Spyder. Just say it to anyone with an old-car pulse, and it will trigger an unforgettable race car from Germany. The Porsche 550 Spyder was an amazing car, and […] -
Classic CC Capsule: 1979 Chevrolet Nova Custom Coupe – Last Call
Posted on May 13, 2014 | 72 CommentsYes, I know we’ve had a full CC on this vintage of Nova recently, but I had to share this one, as it is a very rare ’79 model, the […] -
Miniature CC: ’78 Dodge Monaco and ’67 Plymouth Fury II Highway Patrol Cars – Keeping The Memory Alive
Posted on May 13, 2014 | 26 CommentsIt’s only been over the past few years that Dodge Chargers have truly come into their own as police cruiser of choice. Until the last Crown Vic was produced, its […] -
Car Show Classic: Custom Truck Overloaded with Character
Posted on May 13, 2014 | 19 CommentsA vehicle that oozes character usually has an owner who does also. Double that sentiment for any built-from-scratch vehicle, with the character rating going off the chart when the vehicle […] -
Cohort Sighting: Menacing Cutlass
Posted on May 13, 2014 | 25 CommentsAs much as I adore A bodies in pillared sedan form, it would seem I’m in the minority. So perhaps it’s perfectly fitting that this family sedan from the height […] -
Cohort Capsule: Ford Pinto Cruising Wagon – Trial Size Debauchery
Posted on May 13, 2014 | 49 CommentsHow fashionable were custom vans during the late 70s? Enough for Ford to turn their smallest wagon into a shrunken clone of one. -
CA Vacation Walk and Talk: Nephew Aidan Shows Me The CCs On His Walk Home From School
Posted on May 12, 2014 | 41 CommentsOne of the benefits of our current vacation spot is the proximity to Stephanie’s sister’s house in San Mateo, barely twenty minutes away on the other side of the mountains. […] -
CC Outtakes: A Springtime Stroll (On Film, In Black and White)
Posted on May 10, 2014 | 21 CommentsI had business in Indianapolis’s South Broad Ripple neighborhood not long ago, and it was one of the first sunny and sort-of warm days of the spring season. I had […] -
CC Roadtrip: CA Hwy 1 Revisited; Part 1 – Cambria To Half Moon Bay Via Big Sur
Posted on May 10, 2014 | 46 CommentsCalifornia’s legendary Hwy 1 has played a defining role in my relationship to the Golden State. In the spring of 1972, I left chilly Iowa and hitchhiked out to to […] -
Wordless Outake – The Sign Says It All
Posted on May 9, 2014 | 24 CommentsFrom AGuyinVancouver, posted to the Cohort. -
Junkyard Outtake: The Biggest One Yet – Part 2
Posted on May 9, 2014 | 41 CommentsWell folks, here we go again! It’s Friday, it’s the Junkyard Outtake, and we’ve got a fresh batch of cars from the Biggest Junkyard Yet. On our last trip to […]

![Vintage Ad: 1977 Chevy Nova Concours In keeping with Tom’s Nova Custom capsule, I’m posting this ad for the 1977 Nova Concours it replaced. It’s always fun to see an ad show off a specific […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/NovaAd.jpg)
![COAL Capsule: Dirty Dart Update Volume Two Well, I’m pretty much all-in on the Dirty Dart now, because it’s officially a submarine. Oh yeah, I’m underwater. Like Arthur Crudup and Elvis said, however, “That’s All Right, Mama,” […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/005.jpg)
![eBay Find: 2001 Mercury Sable – The Stuff Of Nightmares Have you ever lost sleep from something not explicitly designed to frighten you? When I was ten, the aliens from Mars Attacks, and their human melting death rays, kept me up […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/sableclowncar1.jpg)
![CC To Be: Building A Beck 550 – Part I 550 Spyder. Just say it to anyone with an old-car pulse, and it will trigger an unforgettable race car from Germany. The Porsche 550 Spyder was an amazing car, and […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/IMG_0806-e1399504116618.jpg)
![Classic CC Capsule: 1979 Chevrolet Nova Custom Coupe – Last Call Yes, I know we’ve had a full CC on this vintage of Nova recently, but I had to share this one, as it is a very rare ’79 model, the […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2012/04/4-15-2012-013-e1334693162989.jpg)
![Miniature CC: ’78 Dodge Monaco and ’67 Plymouth Fury II Highway Patrol Cars – Keeping The Memory Alive It’s only been over the past few years that Dodge Chargers have truly come into their own as police cruiser of choice. Until the last Crown Vic was produced, its […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/photo-1-2.jpg)
![Car Show Classic: Custom Truck Overloaded with Character A vehicle that oozes character usually has an owner who does also. Double that sentiment for any built-from-scratch vehicle, with the character rating going off the chart when the vehicle […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/2008-Homebuilt.jpg)
![Cohort Sighting: Menacing Cutlass As much as I adore A bodies in pillared sedan form, it would seem I’m in the minority. So perhaps it’s perfectly fitting that this family sedan from the height […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/Cutlass2.png)

![CA Vacation Walk and Talk: Nephew Aidan Shows Me The CCs On His Walk Home From School One of the benefits of our current vacation spot is the proximity to Stephanie’s sister’s house in San Mateo, barely twenty minutes away on the other side of the mountains. […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/May-2014-HMB-052-1200.jpg)
![CC Outtakes: A Springtime Stroll (On Film, In Black and White) I had business in Indianapolis’s South Broad Ripple neighborhood not long ago, and it was one of the first sunny and sort-of warm days of the spring season. I had […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/DodgeA100.jpg)
![CC Roadtrip: CA Hwy 1 Revisited; Part 1 – Cambria To Half Moon Bay Via Big Sur California’s legendary Hwy 1 has played a defining role in my relationship to the Golden State. In the spring of 1972, I left chilly Iowa and hitchhiked out to to […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/May-2104-HMB-097-1200.jpg)

![Junkyard Outtake: The Biggest One Yet – Part 2 Well folks, here we go again! It’s Friday, it’s the Junkyard Outtake, and we’ve got a fresh batch of cars from the Biggest Junkyard Yet. On our last trip to […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/2014-04-12_16-54-59_100.jpg)


