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![People certainly tend to become creatures of habit. Even if you aren’t prone to it, you know those who are. Sometimes you just need to challenge them (or yourself). Realizing […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/think-outside-the-box.jpg "QOTD: When Have You Stepped Out of Your Box?")
QOTD: When Have You Stepped Out of Your Box?
Posted on February 26, 2014 | 155 CommentsPeople certainly tend to become creatures of habit. Even if you aren’t prone to it, you know those who are. Sometimes you just need to challenge them (or yourself). Realizing […] -
![A few days ago, I was on my way up to Grand Rapids, Minnesota to negotiate a potential vehicle purchase. Along the way I caught a glimpse of this Oldsmobile […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/cutlass-lead.jpg "Snowdrift Outtake: 1970 Olds Cutlass Supreme – Just Chillin’")
Snowdrift Outtake: 1970 Olds Cutlass Supreme – Just Chillin’
Posted on February 26, 2014 | 20 CommentsA few days ago, I was on my way up to Grand Rapids, Minnesota to negotiate a potential vehicle purchase. Along the way I caught a glimpse of this Oldsmobile […] -
![What do you do when your 1975 to 1978 Mercury Marquis just isn’t big enough to haul all the kids? You get out the cutting saw and put another row […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/IMG_1624.jpg "Junkyard Outtake: When Your Mercury Marquis Just Isn’t Big Enough")
Junkyard Outtake: When Your Mercury Marquis Just Isn’t Big Enough
Posted on February 26, 2014 | 17 CommentsWhat do you do when your 1975 to 1978 Mercury Marquis just isn’t big enough to haul all the kids? You get out the cutting saw and put another row […] -
![I make the trek up to Mt. Hood (near Portland) once or twice per winter for a day of skiing with son Edward. The season has been a bit iffy […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/CC-221-053-1200.jpg "Mountainside Classics: AMC Eagle And “New Look” GMC Buses Still Working on Mt. Hood")
Mountainside Classics: AMC Eagle And “New Look” GMC Buses Still Working on Mt. Hood
Posted on February 25, 2014 | 54 CommentsI make the trek up to Mt. Hood (near Portland) once or twice per winter for a day of skiing with son Edward. The season has been a bit iffy […] -
![Daddy; make it go faster! Now this is way to get taken to pre-school, on a nice warm morning in San Diego, where Craig Dickson spotted this bright orange family […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/VW-buggy-orange-fq.jpg "Cohort Outtake: VW Buggy, With Kiddie Seats")
Cohort Outtake: VW Buggy, With Kiddie Seats
Posted on February 25, 2014 | 18 CommentsDaddy; make it go faster! Now this is way to get taken to pre-school, on a nice warm morning in San Diego, where Craig Dickson spotted this bright orange family […] -
![I’ve seen plenty of trailers made out of pickup beds, and even van back-ends, but this is the first time I’ve ever noticed an SUV re-purposed like this. My nephew […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/Trooper-trailer-1.jpg "CC Outtake: The Trooper Trailer II")
CC Outtake: The Trooper Trailer II
Posted on February 24, 2014 | 18 CommentsI’ve seen plenty of trailers made out of pickup beds, and even van back-ends, but this is the first time I’ve ever noticed an SUV re-purposed like this. My nephew […] -
![The FX television series Archer, which premiered in January 2010, has earned a well-deserved reputation for offbeat humor and clever plays on traditional spy movie themes. Less noticed by most […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/Aston-Martin-V8-Vantage-1978.jpg "CC TV: Cars of Archer")
CC TV: Cars of Archer
Posted on February 24, 2014 | 20 CommentsThe FX television series Archer, which premiered in January 2010, has earned a well-deserved reputation for offbeat humor and clever plays on traditional spy movie themes. Less noticed by most […] -
![Sorry, no fancy stories to tell; just want to share a photo I had a chance to take. That’s the Polish Nysa 522 van–based on the FSO Warszawa, which in […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/Nysa-e1392499516157.jpg "CC Outtake: Nysa 522 – Still hard at work")
CC Outtake: Nysa 522 – Still hard at work
Posted on February 23, 2014 | 13 CommentsSorry, no fancy stories to tell; just want to share a photo I had a chance to take. That’s the Polish Nysa 522 van–based on the FSO Warszawa, which in […] -
![Jerry Seinfeld loves cars. Jerry Seinfeld loves comedy. Jerry Seinfeld loves coffee. As a lover of all three myself, I love Jerry’s web TV series, “Comedians In Cars Getting Coffee“. […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2013/11/comedians-in-cars-getting-coffee-letterman.jpg "CCC: Comedians in Cars Getting Coffee – Jerry Seinfeld Loves Cars")
CCC: Comedians in Cars Getting Coffee – Jerry Seinfeld Loves Cars
Posted on February 23, 2014 | 28 CommentsJerry Seinfeld loves cars. Jerry Seinfeld loves comedy. Jerry Seinfeld loves coffee. As a lover of all three myself, I love Jerry’s web TV series, “Comedians In Cars Getting Coffee“. […] -
![February 23, the last day of the 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi, also is a national holiday in Russia and other former Soviet states called Defender of the Fatherland Day, the equivalent […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/1200-ZAZ-965-Manual.jpg "Russian Veterans Day Special: Zaporozhets ZAZ-965/966/968 Models For Wounded Veterans")
Russian Veterans Day Special: Zaporozhets ZAZ-965/966/968 Models For Wounded Veterans
Posted on February 23, 2014 | 29 CommentsFebruary 23, the last day of the 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi, also is a national holiday in Russia and other former Soviet states called Defender of the Fatherland Day, the equivalent […] -
CC Outtake: Workplace Classics Part 2
Posted on February 22, 2014 | 18 CommentsAs promised, this is the follow-up to my previous blog about CCs at my job. The mouth-watering selection continues… -
![Is there anything more 1970s than a British Leyland Princess? Known during its development as ADO71, and initially branded as the Austin-Morris 18-22 series, the Princess was a development […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/Leyland-Princess_10.jpg "Ebay find: 1978 British Leyland Princess 2200HL")
Ebay find: 1978 British Leyland Princess 2200HL
Posted on February 22, 2014 | 55 CommentsIs there anything more 1970s than a British Leyland Princess? Known during its development as ADO71, and initially branded as the Austin-Morris 18-22 series, the Princess was a development […] -
![In 1979, FIAT launched the Ritmo in the UK, using the name Strada. Given the investment in its manufacturing and the reputation FIAT had in the UK for quality, the […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/Fiat-Strada-advert-1.jpg "QOTD: Is This The Best Car TV Advertisement Ever?")
QOTD: Is This The Best Car TV Advertisement Ever?
Posted on February 21, 2014 | 27 CommentsIn 1979, FIAT launched the Ritmo in the UK, using the name Strada. Given the investment in its manufacturing and the reputation FIAT had in the UK for quality, the […] -
![Ah, Friday again – and time for another Junkyard Outtake! It’s a great day to be a CC reader, but a bad day to be an inoperable Saab, BMW, Audi, […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/IMG_2202.jpg "Junkyard Outtake: Stranger In A Strange Land")
Junkyard Outtake: Stranger In A Strange Land
Posted on February 21, 2014 | 26 CommentsAh, Friday again – and time for another Junkyard Outtake! It’s a great day to be a CC reader, but a bad day to be an inoperable Saab, BMW, Audi, […] -
![Welcome to another sunny California Saturday morning at the monthly Palos Verdes Peninsula Car Show. Since I’m posting this in mid-February, I know many of you haven’t visited any car […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/51-52-Dodge-Business-Coupe.jpg "Car Show Classic: This Month’s Palos Verdes Collection, Mostly Pre-1975")
Car Show Classic: This Month’s Palos Verdes Collection, Mostly Pre-1975
Posted on February 21, 2014 | 27 CommentsWelcome to another sunny California Saturday morning at the monthly Palos Verdes Peninsula Car Show. Since I’m posting this in mid-February, I know many of you haven’t visited any car […]
