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Blog Archive
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![Fall can be a fantastic time of year for car spotting. Many folks are giving their summer vehicles a final fling before winter hibernation and the changing leaves add some […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2013/11/International-KB-7.jpg "CC Outtake: Truck Thursday – Fall Edition")
CC Outtake: Truck Thursday – Fall Edition
Posted on November 7, 2013 | 10 CommentsFall can be a fantastic time of year for car spotting. Many folks are giving their summer vehicles a final fling before winter hibernation and the changing leaves add some […] -
CC Outtake/QOTD: Curbside Bike Repair Station – What Tools Would A Curbside Car Repair Station Have In Order To Be Useful?
Posted on November 7, 2013 | 20 CommentsI spotted this recent addition on the University of Oregon campus recently. It’s a bike repair station, with an assortment of tools secured by cables, and an air pump. -
![When I moved to LA, I discovered it has a thriving early Saturday morning car show culture. On any given weekend, multiple parking lots across town fill up with classic and special interest cars […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2013/11/Mack.jpg "Car Show Classic- Palos Verdes Coffee and Cars")
Car Show Classic- Palos Verdes Coffee and Cars
Posted on November 7, 2013 | 41 CommentsWhen I moved to LA, I discovered it has a thriving early Saturday morning car show culture. On any given weekend, multiple parking lots across town fill up with classic and special interest cars […] -
![As promised, last Saturday a few hearty souls gathered for the Palos Verdes car Show at 7:30 in the GD morning (including myself and a fellow CC contributor). The show included Mustangs, […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2013/11/Clue-X-16.jpg "CC Clue: Palos Verdes Car Show Times Sixteen")
CC Clue: Palos Verdes Car Show Times Sixteen
Posted on November 6, 2013 | 19 CommentsAs promised, last Saturday a few hearty souls gathered for the Palos Verdes car Show at 7:30 in the GD morning (including myself and a fellow CC contributor). The show included Mustangs, […] -
![Looking sheepishly small between this Chrysler Town & Country and Toyota Matrix is our next Thrift Store find… It’s a ’75-78 Mercury Bobcat Villager, but I’m not aware of any […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2013/11/2013_77bobcat_front.jpg "CC Outtake: Thrift Store Fords No. 2 – 1975-78 Mercury Bobcat Villager")
CC Outtake: Thrift Store Fords No. 2 – 1975-78 Mercury Bobcat Villager
Posted on November 6, 2013 | 25 CommentsLooking sheepishly small between this Chrysler Town & Country and Toyota Matrix is our next Thrift Store find… It’s a ’75-78 Mercury Bobcat Villager, but I’m not aware of any […] -
![There may not have been a wagon version of the ADO17, but that didn’t stop BMC’s Australian ops from building a ute. Which begs the question: is this the first […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2013/11/Austin-1800-ute-blue.jpg "Austin 1800 Utility: Australians Just Had To Have A Landcrab Ute")
Austin 1800 Utility: Australians Just Had To Have A Landcrab Ute
Posted on November 6, 2013 | 22 CommentsThere may not have been a wagon version of the ADO17, but that didn’t stop BMC’s Australian ops from building a ute. Which begs the question: is this the first […] -
![The CC Effect can really freak me out sometimes. No sooner had I finished the post on the Pine Opalescent Mark VI, and what else do I see on the […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2013/11/KGrHqRHJBFH6f0iPUqBSDodBO0Bg60_57-e1383607515110.jpg "Panther Finale: 1981 Town Coupe In Pine Opalescent – The eBay CC Effect")
Panther Finale: 1981 Town Coupe In Pine Opalescent – The eBay CC Effect
Posted on November 5, 2013 | 60 CommentsThe CC Effect can really freak me out sometimes. No sooner had I finished the post on the Pine Opalescent Mark VI, and what else do I see on the […] -
![Ooh boy, am I going to get into it for this one! The 1980-83 Continental Mark VI is a car I like, but even some true-blue Panther fans do not, […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2013/11/115749_0d0c2e2a61_low_res-e1383518790850.jpg "eBay Find: 1981 Continental Mark VI – Pine Opalescent Panther")
eBay Find: 1981 Continental Mark VI – Pine Opalescent Panther
Posted on November 5, 2013 | 32 CommentsOoh boy, am I going to get into it for this one! The 1980-83 Continental Mark VI is a car I like, but even some true-blue Panther fans do not, […] -
![You know, it’s funny. I’ve done WAY more B-body posts on CC than Panthers, yet I wind up with a Panther. My Jaguar-esque Y2K Cartier is much more modern looking, […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/width=800,height=533,fit=crop,quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/8-04-2013-8-11-2013-169-e1383006045674.jpg "Car Show Capsule: 1988 Lincoln Town Car – Black Cherry Landau Sundae")
Car Show Capsule: 1988 Lincoln Town Car – Black Cherry Landau Sundae
Posted on November 5, 2013 | 18 CommentsYou know, it’s funny. I’ve done WAY more B-body posts on CC than Panthers, yet I wind up with a Panther. My Jaguar-esque Y2K Cartier is much more modern looking, […] -
![My Grandpa was a rather practical man. He believed in function over form. High style and impressing others never appealed to him, but it paid off handsomely in the […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2013/11/Summer-of-Twelve-058.jpg "CC Capsule: 1997 Mercury Grand Marquis LS: For Grandpa’s Retirement, Grandma Gets a Grand Ma")
CC Capsule: 1997 Mercury Grand Marquis LS: For Grandpa’s Retirement, Grandma Gets a Grand Ma
Posted on November 5, 2013 | 30 CommentsMy Grandpa was a rather practical man. He believed in function over form. High style and impressing others never appealed to him, but it paid off handsomely in the […] -
![Confession: I have owned three Panther bodied cars, but this is not one of them. There have been an even dozen in the family between my wife and I, my […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/P5200192.jpg "Even a Dozen Roses Will Have a Thorn (or Two): An Unvarnished Retrospective on a Pride of Panthers")
Even a Dozen Roses Will Have a Thorn (or Two): An Unvarnished Retrospective on a Pride of Panthers
Posted on November 5, 2013 | 46 CommentsConfession: I have owned three Panther bodied cars, but this is not one of them. There have been an even dozen in the family between my wife and I, my […] -
![Panther Day continues with yet more 1998-02 Townie goodness! Remember the Touring Sedan? I won’t blame you if you don’t, for they were not a hot seller. But, with their […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/width=800,height=537,fit=crop,quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/4-22-2012-001-e1382841142269.jpg "CC Capsule: The Elusive Signature Series Touring Sedan")
CC Capsule: The Elusive Signature Series Touring Sedan
Posted on November 5, 2013 | 31 CommentsPanther Day continues with yet more 1998-02 Townie goodness! Remember the Touring Sedan? I won’t blame you if you don’t, for they were not a hot seller. But, with their […] -
![Was amused to find this photo- 1950 or ’51. I was totally queer for cars even then. I remember rolling my car into a sewer pipe and being unable to […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2013/11/Kids-PB.jpg "CC Kids: “Paulie Waulie” With His First Crush ’49 Ford and More Recent Photoshops")
CC Kids: “Paulie Waulie” With His First Crush ’49 Ford and More Recent Photoshops
Posted on November 4, 2013 | 14 CommentsWas amused to find this photo- 1950 or ’51. I was totally queer for cars even then. I remember rolling my car into a sewer pipe and being unable to […] -
CC Outtake: 1984 Rover 2600S – Nearly Missed It!
Posted on November 4, 2013 | 24 CommentsWell, I wasn’t expecting that! An 1984 (or thereabouts) Rover 2600S, in a small French town, clearly a local daily driver, for an elderly lady. And a tow bar! -
![This bronze Firebird sitting in a pile of matching leaves caught my eye. It looks like the vintage louvers are catching the leaves too. From the looks of the markings […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2013/11/CC-212-011-925.jpg "CC Outtake: Autumnal Firebird In Front Of The Former Hudson Dealership")
CC Outtake: Autumnal Firebird In Front Of The Former Hudson Dealership
Posted on November 4, 2013 | 37 CommentsThis bronze Firebird sitting in a pile of matching leaves caught my eye. It looks like the vintage louvers are catching the leaves too. From the looks of the markings […]
