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Blog Archive
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![Recently a reader noticed some comments I’d made about GM’s 4L60E transmissions – specifically, how they don’t like to hold together later in life, especially when behind V8s and/or when […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/lead.jpg "CC Mail Bag: GM’s Transverse Automatic Transmissions")
CC Mail Bag: GM’s Transverse Automatic Transmissions
Posted on December 30, 2013 | 74 CommentsRecently a reader noticed some comments I’d made about GM’s 4L60E transmissions – specifically, how they don’t like to hold together later in life, especially when behind V8s and/or when […] -
![Stephanie and I have been mulling over options for replacing the Forester. It’s fourteen years old, has 170k brutal miles (endless trips less than a mile without a full warm-up), […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/CC-156-039-800.jpg "QOTD: What Shall Replace Our Forester? Is It Me Or Is It The New Cars?")
QOTD: What Shall Replace Our Forester? Is It Me Or Is It The New Cars?
Posted on December 30, 2013 | 181 CommentsStephanie and I have been mulling over options for replacing the Forester. It’s fourteen years old, has 170k brutal miles (endless trips less than a mile without a full warm-up), […] -
![Oddly, there are very few Panthers in taxi service here. Or is that not odd? And this MGM is obviously not the typical ex-cop car Panther taxi that are rather […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/CC-188-079-950.jpg "The Taxis Of Eugene: Mercury Grand Marquis")
The Taxis Of Eugene: Mercury Grand Marquis
Posted on December 30, 2013 | 31 CommentsOddly, there are very few Panthers in taxi service here. Or is that not odd? And this MGM is obviously not the typical ex-cop car Panther taxi that are rather […] -
![This is more of a racetrack classic, because I shot it at the Waterford Hills Road Racing course in Michigan. All resplendent in lavender and black, I had only […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/Austin-1.jpg "CC Capsule: Austin Cambridge A55")
CC Capsule: Austin Cambridge A55
Posted on December 30, 2013 | 46 CommentsThis is more of a racetrack classic, because I shot it at the Waterford Hills Road Racing course in Michigan. All resplendent in lavender and black, I had only […] -
![Okay campers, rise and shine, and don’t forget your booties ’cause it’s cooooold out there today! Bonus points for those of you who recognize that quote. But let us think […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/width=800,height=514,fit=crop,quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/6-8-2013-019-e1376245751122.jpg "Straight Sixes, Sedans, And Other Uncommon Car Show Fare")
Straight Sixes, Sedans, And Other Uncommon Car Show Fare
Posted on December 30, 2013 | 53 CommentsOkay campers, rise and shine, and don’t forget your booties ’cause it’s cooooold out there today! Bonus points for those of you who recognize that quote. But let us think […] -
![The new year is almost upon us, but it’s not too late for a Calendar, especially this one. Forget about a profit or making money…if you want one, it’s yours […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/CC-47-032-CAL-Cover1.jpg "Curbside Classic 2014 Calendar Price Slashed By 50%; Now $10.00")
Curbside Classic 2014 Calendar Price Slashed By 50%; Now $10.00
Posted on December 29, 2013 | 10 CommentsThe new year is almost upon us, but it’s not too late for a Calendar, especially this one. Forget about a profit or making money…if you want one, it’s yours […] -
![It’s been a while since the last installment of our Overloaded series. I pulled up behind this sagging S-10 last June at an intersection near my home. I think this […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/overloaded1jg.jpg "Overloaded? Sure, But Not Bad By Curbside Classic Standards")
Overloaded? Sure, But Not Bad By Curbside Classic Standards
Posted on December 29, 2013 | 28 CommentsIt’s been a while since the last installment of our Overloaded series. I pulled up behind this sagging S-10 last June at an intersection near my home. I think this […] -
![Moto Guzzi was founded in 1921, and is the oldest continuously-operating motorcycle manufacturer in Europe. In those 93 years, the company has made only two basic engines, except for a […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/CC-216-024-1200.jpg "Kickstand Classic: 1951 Moto Guzzi 500 Falcone: The Classic Moto Guzzi Single Made For 55 Years")
Kickstand Classic: 1951 Moto Guzzi 500 Falcone: The Classic Moto Guzzi Single Made For 55 Years
Posted on December 29, 2013 | 7 CommentsMoto Guzzi was founded in 1921, and is the oldest continuously-operating motorcycle manufacturer in Europe. In those 93 years, the company has made only two basic engines, except for a […] -
![In Oregon’s gentle healing rains, cars grow moss, mold and lichens, but not rust. I almost did a double take when I saw the nasty cancer on the rear […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/CC-195-105-925.jpg "CC Outtake: Rust On A Volare In Oregon? It Really Must Have Been A Rustbucket")
CC Outtake: Rust On A Volare In Oregon? It Really Must Have Been A Rustbucket
Posted on December 29, 2013 | 57 CommentsIn Oregon’s gentle healing rains, cars grow moss, mold and lichens, but not rust. I almost did a double take when I saw the nasty cancer on the rear […] -
![Car spotting is like bird watching, and as most of you other car spotters, shooters and CC Contributors will undoubtedly attest to, bagging a new addition to the collection is […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/CC-217-099-1200.jpg "My Top 10 CC Finds Of 2013")
My Top 10 CC Finds Of 2013
Posted on December 28, 2013 | 44 CommentsCar spotting is like bird watching, and as most of you other car spotters, shooters and CC Contributors will undoubtedly attest to, bagging a new addition to the collection is […] -
![I’m in Albuquerque this week visiting my sister, and I spotted this 1971 Ford Custom 500 sitting in an apartment complex along Juan Tabo Boulevard. The sun lay low in […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/Front-3-quarter.jpg "CC Outtake: 1971 Ford Custom 500- The Plain Tail Light Ford")
CC Outtake: 1971 Ford Custom 500- The Plain Tail Light Ford
Posted on December 28, 2013 | 75 CommentsI’m in Albuquerque this week visiting my sister, and I spotted this 1971 Ford Custom 500 sitting in an apartment complex along Juan Tabo Boulevard. The sun lay low in […] -
![I have always thought this was the coolest tail light ever. Maybe it’s because two were attached to the 1966 Ford Galaxie 500 my dad owned when I was a […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/66FordCustom6jg.jpg "Auction Classic: 1966 Ford Custom 500 – All Windows Must Be Rolled Up for Speeds in Excess of 120 MPH")
Auction Classic: 1966 Ford Custom 500 – All Windows Must Be Rolled Up for Speeds in Excess of 120 MPH
Posted on December 28, 2013 | 43 CommentsI have always thought this was the coolest tail light ever. Maybe it’s because two were attached to the 1966 Ford Galaxie 500 my dad owned when I was a […] -
![“Neither snow, nor sleet, nor dark of night…” – even with all three sending holiday travelers into the ditches en masse as I write this, the Junkyard Outtake rolls on! […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/2013-11-15_15-16-13_211.jpg "Junkyard Outtake: Stacking The Deck")
Junkyard Outtake: Stacking The Deck
Posted on December 27, 2013 | 18 Comments“Neither snow, nor sleet, nor dark of night…” – even with all three sending holiday travelers into the ditches en masse as I write this, the Junkyard Outtake rolls on! […] -
![Parked just a few spots down from the Jag I spotted during the season’s first snow was this very stealthy-looking Mercedes-Benz 190E. Not really sure what a South Carolina car was […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/IMG_2926.jpg "Snowyside Outtake: Mercedes-Benz 190E – In Ein Winter-Wunderland")
Snowyside Outtake: Mercedes-Benz 190E – In Ein Winter-Wunderland
Posted on December 27, 2013 | 17 CommentsParked just a few spots down from the Jag I spotted during the season’s first snow was this very stealthy-looking Mercedes-Benz 190E. Not really sure what a South Carolina car was […] -
![Almost a year ago, I started shooting the very diverse cars that are used as taxis in Eugene. Like so many projects, I eventually forgot about it, after posting maybe […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/CC-217-104-925.jpg "CC Outtake: The Taxis of Eugene – Nissan Quest")
CC Outtake: The Taxis of Eugene – Nissan Quest
Posted on December 27, 2013 | 13 CommentsAlmost a year ago, I started shooting the very diverse cars that are used as taxis in Eugene. Like so many projects, I eventually forgot about it, after posting maybe […]
