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Blog Archive
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Cohort Outtake: Mercury Colony Parks – Seeing Triple?
Posted on December 22, 2013 | 19 Commentsphotos: William Rubano When was the last time (if even ever) you saw three white Mercury Colony Parks lined up in a row? This is obviously the business of a […] -
RIP Stuart Hilborn, the Father of Mechanical Fuel Injection
Posted on December 22, 2013 | 4 CommentsStuart Hilborn was born in 1917 in Calgary, Alberta, Canada. He was the son of a migrant worker who moved to southern California when Stuart was young. He died […] -
Cuban Cars For Sale: The Ultimate CC Classifieds
Posted on December 21, 2013 | 22 CommentsCC reader Maarten sent me this link to cubisima.com, Cuba’s on-line marketplace for cars, among other things. Now that the rules on buying and selling cars are being relaxed, there’s […] -
Spotted While Driving, or Curbside Classics I Just Haven’t Found Parked Yet
Posted on December 21, 2013 | 22 CommentsWhile I drive, my iPhone is usually tethered via USB to my car stereo so it can provide the soundtrack. That makes my iPhone a handy camera when a curbside […] -
CC Outtake: Two Horsepower Rolls Royce
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CC Clue
Posted on December 20, 2013 | 28 CommentsJoin us tomorrow for the ultimate in twofers; its a combination CC and Automotive History. While many would think this is an otherwise forgettable car, it truly isn’t; the story […] -
CC Follow-Up/What If?: Dustbuster Brougham – If Iacocca Had His Way
Posted on December 20, 2013 | 42 CommentsEd Stembridge’s Lumina APV sighting got me wondering, “What If a broughamier Dustbuster Silhouette minivan was made in order to more directly compete with Town & Country?” If Lee Iacocca was […] -
Curbside Outtake: 1993 Chevrolet Lumina APV – The Shape of Things to Clean
Posted on December 20, 2013 | 31 CommentsNow here’s a sight I haven’t seen in years – a Chevrolet Lumina APV. While widely panned as looking like a popular hand vacuum cleaner on wheels, a bit of […] -
Cohort Sighting: Recent Cadillac Old-School-Style Limo
Posted on December 20, 2013 | 34 CommentsSo Cal Metro caught this recent-vintage Cadillac limo ferrying patients to the exclusive Jerusalem Hospital in Tijuana from the San Diego Airport. It caught my eye, because this three-seat, six […] -
Junkyard Outtake: Jeep J10 “Golden Eagle” – It Flew The Coop
Posted on December 20, 2013 | 16 CommentsTo do this week’s COAL (a green malaise Monaco, in case you missed it) I had to go back through the photo archives, to a point about five years ago. At […] -
CGI: Not What You Think It Is
Posted on December 20, 2013 | 36 CommentsWhen NASCAR allowed Toyota to design and fabricate a two-valve pushrod V8 specifically for Sprint Cup competition, it marked the first time that it had allowed a purpose-built racing […] -
CC Outtake: Fiat 500 K Giardiniera – Where’s The Giardiniera Version of the Current 500?
Posted on December 19, 2013 | 20 CommentsCC’er AmazonRay was in Italy a while back, and sent me pictures of this Fiat 500 Giardiniera, the station wagon version of that little dwarf. When I say “sent me […] -
CC Outtake: 2011 Saab 9-4X – Unofficial Limited Edition
Posted on December 19, 2013 | 27 CommentsI was pushing my cart full of groceries to my car when I came across the Holy Grail of post-Millennial Saabs – this ever most obscure 9-4X. You may recall […] -
Curbside (or Fieldside?) Outtake: 1950 Ford 8N – Above-ground Plowing
Posted on December 18, 2013 | 21 CommentsFolks, I have been busier than a set of jumper cables at an Arkansas wedding reception lately, and with the rebuild of my storm-damaged machine shed finally underway, things probably […]
![Cohort Outtake: Mercury Colony Parks – Seeing Triple? photos: William Rubano When was the last time (if even ever) you saw three white Mercury Colony Parks lined up in a row? This is obviously the business of a […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/ColonyParks11.jpg)
![RIP Stuart Hilborn, the Father of Mechanical Fuel Injection Stuart Hilborn was born in 1917 in Calgary, Alberta, Canada. He was the son of a migrant worker who moved to southern California when Stuart was young. He died […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/01-Stu-Hilborn.jpg)
![Cuban Cars For Sale: The Ultimate CC Classifieds CC reader Maarten sent me this link to cubisima.com, Cuba’s on-line marketplace for cars, among other things. Now that the rules on buying and selling cars are being relaxed, there’s […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/Cubisima-chevy-.jpg)
![Spotted While Driving, or Curbside Classics I Just Haven’t Found Parked Yet While I drive, my iPhone is usually tethered via USB to my car stereo so it can provide the soundtrack. That makes my iPhone a handy camera when a curbside […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/TriumphTR61jg.jpg)

![CC Clue Join us tomorrow for the ultimate in twofers; its a combination CC and Automotive History. While many would think this is an otherwise forgettable car, it truly isn’t; the story […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/clue1.jpg)
![Curbside Outtake: 1993 Chevrolet Lumina APV – The Shape of Things to Clean Now here’s a sight I haven’t seen in years – a Chevrolet Lumina APV. While widely panned as looking like a popular hand vacuum cleaner on wheels, a bit of […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/2013_93dustbuster2.jpg)
![Cohort Sighting: Recent Cadillac Old-School-Style Limo So Cal Metro caught this recent-vintage Cadillac limo ferrying patients to the exclusive Jerusalem Hospital in Tijuana from the San Diego Airport. It caught my eye, because this three-seat, six […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/Cadillac-DTS-limo.png)
![Junkyard Outtake: Jeep J10 “Golden Eagle” – It Flew The Coop To do this week’s COAL (a green malaise Monaco, in case you missed it) I had to go back through the photo archives, to a point about five years ago. At […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/Photo_102010_001.jpg)
![CGI: Not What You Think It Is When NASCAR allowed Toyota to design and fabricate a two-valve pushrod V8 specifically for Sprint Cup competition, it marked the first time that it had allowed a purpose-built racing […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/01-R07-Engine.jpg)
![CC Outtake: Fiat 500 K Giardiniera – Where’s The Giardiniera Version of the Current 500? CC’er AmazonRay was in Italy a while back, and sent me pictures of this Fiat 500 Giardiniera, the station wagon version of that little dwarf. When I say “sent me […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/Fiat-500-G-1-001.jpg)
![CC Outtake: 2011 Saab 9-4X – Unofficial Limited Edition I was pushing my cart full of groceries to my car when I came across the Holy Grail of post-Millennial Saabs – this ever most obscure 9-4X. You may recall […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/IMG_2894.jpg)
![CC Outtake: Poor Fella Paul’s recent CC Re-Run on the original Barracuda reminded me of this ’66 example I saw during the flood season here in the QC back in April. I saw it […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/width=800,height=566,fit=crop,quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/4-26-2013-021-e1386531132824.jpg)
![Curbside (or Fieldside?) Outtake: 1950 Ford 8N – Above-ground Plowing Folks, I have been busier than a set of jumper cables at an Arkansas wedding reception lately, and with the rebuild of my storm-damaged machine shed finally underway, things probably […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/2013_8nsnow.jpg)


