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Blog Archive
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The Curbside Classics Of Sisters, Oregon
Posted on September 9, 2013 | 28 CommentsSisters, Oregon, named for the nearby Three Sisters Volcanoes, is one of those formerly sleepy historic mountain towns that is 99% of the way to being a classic modern tourist […] -
Reliability Day: Toyota Auris Hybrid First Car To Ace 100,000 Km Reliability Test
Posted on September 9, 2013 | 80 CommentsGermany’s dominant and influential automotive magazine Auto Motor und Sport initiated long term reliability tests way back in 1962, when it subjected a VW to a 15,000 km test. This […] -
CC Outtake: Another Van-up Spotted
Posted on September 9, 2013 | 17 CommentsAcross from my office at the University of Oregon, the Koinonia Center has been demolished! One of the workers emptying out the last items from inside the building was driving […] -
QOTD: What Cars Do You Most Often See Broken Down On The Side Of The road?
Posted on September 8, 2013 | 45 CommentsI was out taking a female friend who can’t drive to the dentist today, I passed a 199? Malibu on the side of the road with blinkers going but no […] -
CC Outtake: Now That’s More Like It!
Posted on September 8, 2013 | 46 CommentsTri-Five Chevys? On CC? Okay, they’re 210s and not the ubiquitous ’57, but this is CC folks! So, to put things back on an even keel, here’s a rare […] -
Car Show Classic: Home Blown Flathead Six in a 1949 Plymouth Special Deluxe
Posted on September 8, 2013 | 18 CommentsA steady and reliable Chrysler flathead inline six engine isn’t where I’d expect to find a home brew turbocharger installed on. But here it is and once the owner explained […] -
CC Clue
Posted on September 7, 2013 | 12 CommentsI’ve no doubt our CC readers will quickly nail the make of this CC, but let’s see if anyone can spec year, and model from this wheel well closeup. -
CC Capsule: 1950 Ford Custom Deluxe Tudor – It’s A Custom Custom
Posted on September 7, 2013 | 50 CommentsIn 1949, Ford introduced its first completely redesigned line of cars since the end of WWII, beating the other major automakers to the punch. The Custom nameplate sat at the […] -
State Fair Classic: 1968 Oliver 1950-T: The Oliver Years
Posted on September 7, 2013 | 34 CommentsThough I’m a city boy through and through, I have a soft spot in my heart for vintage farm equipment, especially vintage Oliver farm equipment. You see, my dad worked […] -
Curbside Maintenance: Trying To Clear A CEL
Posted on September 7, 2013 | 12 CommentsSome of you have noticed our mobile theme coming and going over the past day or two (it’s back for now). That’s because we’re doing some work under the […] -
CC Effect Outtake: Two-Ten Times Two
Posted on September 6, 2013 | 21 CommentsI snapped this 1957 Chevrolet 210 in town this afternoon, and just before turning a mile or two farther, I looked in the rear view mirror and was greeted with […] -
Autobiography/QOTD: What Was Going To Be Your First Car?
Posted on September 6, 2013 | 76 CommentsToday’s Curbside Classic brought back a flood of memories. Now most of those are not so much memories of an actual ’56 Chevy, but my endless machinations (more like imaginations, […] -
Curbside Capsule: 1956 Chevrolet 210 – Black And White, Done Right
Posted on September 6, 2013 | 71 CommentsIt’s getting mighty hard these days to find a “Tri-Five” Chevrolet that hasn’t been rodded or restored to within an inch of its life. That’s why I was delighted to […] -
Wordless Outtake: Volt, Or Revolt?
Posted on September 5, 2013 | 34 CommentsI didn’t even realize the Volt was in the picture until I was uploading it to this post… -
CC Clue
Posted on September 4, 2013 | 7 Comments
![The Curbside Classics Of Sisters, Oregon Sisters, Oregon, named for the nearby Three Sisters Volcanoes, is one of those formerly sleepy historic mountain towns that is 99% of the way to being a classic modern tourist […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/Sisters-Hotel.jpg)
![Reliability Day: Toyota Auris Hybrid First Car To Ace 100,000 Km Reliability Test Germany’s dominant and influential automotive magazine Auto Motor und Sport initiated long term reliability tests way back in 1962, when it subjected a VW to a 15,000 km test. This […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/Toyota-Auris-Hybrid-2013-widescreen-07.jpg)
![CC Outtake: Another Van-up Spotted Across from my office at the University of Oregon, the Koinonia Center has been demolished! One of the workers emptying out the last items from inside the building was driving […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/Van-up-at-Koinoinia.jpg)
![QOTD: What Cars Do You Most Often See Broken Down On The Side Of The road? I was out taking a female friend who can’t drive to the dentist today, I passed a 199? Malibu on the side of the road with blinkers going but no […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/bd1.jpg)
![CC Outtake: Now That’s More Like It! Tri-Five Chevys? On CC? Okay, they’re 210s and not the ubiquitous ’57, but this is CC folks! So, to put things back on an even keel, here’s a rare […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/width=800,height=517,fit=crop,quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/Labor-Day-Weekend-2013-286-e1378522209246.jpg)
![Car Show Classic: Home Blown Flathead Six in a 1949 Plymouth Special Deluxe A steady and reliable Chrysler flathead inline six engine isn’t where I’d expect to find a home brew turbocharger installed on. But here it is and once the owner explained […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/turbo-flat-six.jpg)
![CC Capsule: 1950 Ford Custom Deluxe Tudor – It’s A Custom Custom In 1949, Ford introduced its first completely redesigned line of cars since the end of WWII, beating the other major automakers to the punch. The Custom nameplate sat at the […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/2013_50fordcustom_rfrontcu.jpg)
![State Fair Classic: 1968 Oliver 1950-T: The Oliver Years Though I’m a city boy through and through, I have a soft spot in my heart for vintage farm equipment, especially vintage Oliver farm equipment. You see, my dad worked […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/1968Oliver1950T1jg.jpg)
![Curbside Maintenance: Trying To Clear A CEL Some of you have noticed our mobile theme coming and going over the past day or two (it’s back for now). That’s because we’re doing some work under the […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/checkengine.jpg)
![CC Effect Outtake: Two-Ten Times Two I snapped this 1957 Chevrolet 210 in town this afternoon, and just before turning a mile or two farther, I looked in the rear view mirror and was greeted with […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/2013_cceffect.jpg)
![Autobiography/QOTD: What Was Going To Be Your First Car? Today’s Curbside Classic brought back a flood of memories. Now most of those are not so much memories of an actual ’56 Chevy, but my endless machinations (more like imaginations, […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/CC-140-013-800.jpg)
![Curbside Capsule: 1956 Chevrolet 210 – Black And White, Done Right It’s getting mighty hard these days to find a “Tri-Five” Chevrolet that hasn’t been rodded or restored to within an inch of its life. That’s why I was delighted to […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/2013_56chev210_rrear.jpg)




