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Post Toyota Week Outtake #2: ’69 Chevy Wagon Also In White Over Flat Black
Posted on August 26, 2013 | 21 CommentsI shot this just a few blocks from the white over flat black MGM. So is the color combo of 2013? -
![Now that we’ve all survived Toyota Week, it’s time to unleash all that big American iron shot in the past week or two. Yes, flat black is way too common. […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/CC-206-110-925.jpg "Post Toyota Week Outtake: MGM In Flat Black")
Post Toyota Week Outtake: MGM In Flat Black
Posted on August 26, 2013 | 23 CommentsNow that we’ve all survived Toyota Week, it’s time to unleash all that big American iron shot in the past week or two. Yes, flat black is way too common. […] -
![Some unexpected showers today gave me the excuse I was looking for to play hooky, and throw myself into a CC I’ve been wanting to do for a long time. […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/Clue-8-30-13a.png "CC Clue")
CC Clue
Posted on August 25, 2013 | 5 CommentsSome unexpected showers today gave me the excuse I was looking for to play hooky, and throw myself into a CC I’ve been wanting to do for a long time. […] -
![You may have noticed I haven’t exactly been writing up a storm for Toyota Week. It’s not that I don’t like Toyotas, it’s just that my favorite ones from the […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/width=800,height=533,fit=crop,quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/8-18-2013-008-e1377454776222.jpg "Mini CC: 1971 Toyota Crown By Tomica – Far East Fuselage Style!")
Mini CC: 1971 Toyota Crown By Tomica – Far East Fuselage Style!
Posted on August 25, 2013 | 15 CommentsYou may have noticed I haven’t exactly been writing up a storm for Toyota Week. It’s not that I don’t like Toyotas, it’s just that my favorite ones from the […] -
![I quite like this new QOTD (or whenever) feature here at CC, and thought I’d toss my own up. A few weeks ago I had the first repairs done to […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/IMG_3076_zpsab6c2c73.jpg "QOTD: What’s The Most Negligent You’ve Ever Been With A Car?")
QOTD: What’s The Most Negligent You’ve Ever Been With A Car?
Posted on August 25, 2013 | 76 CommentsI quite like this new QOTD (or whenever) feature here at CC, and thought I’d toss my own up. A few weeks ago I had the first repairs done to […] -
CC Outtake: Not All Camrys Are Beige Or Silver
Posted on August 25, 2013 | 15 CommentsLet’s just say I’ve been saving this one for Toyota Week…. -
![Reading Edward Snitkoff’s Scion Discussion yesterday, it occurred to me how much compact cars have changed in the past 10 years. It used to be that they were marketed solely as […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/Sundance-America.jpg "QOTD: Which 1992 Compact Coupe Would You Choose?")
QOTD: Which 1992 Compact Coupe Would You Choose?
Posted on August 24, 2013 | 70 CommentsReading Edward Snitkoff’s Scion Discussion yesterday, it occurred to me how much compact cars have changed in the past 10 years. It used to be that they were marketed solely as […] -
![Back in the 80s, I used to go to this cool little record store (remember records?) where the sign over the door read, “Since 1969.” The store actually opened in […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/69VWWestie1jg.jpg "CC Capsule: 1969 Volkswagen Westfalia Camper – Perfect for that Workday Afternoon Siesta")
CC Capsule: 1969 Volkswagen Westfalia Camper – Perfect for that Workday Afternoon Siesta
Posted on August 24, 2013 | 26 CommentsBack in the 80s, I used to go to this cool little record store (remember records?) where the sign over the door read, “Since 1969.” The store actually opened in […] -
![Given a list of all the potential low-riders I’d imagine a 1990s Toyota 4Runner would be near the bottom. And yet someone has gone out and done it. Interestingly the […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/Toyota-4Runner.jpg "CC Outtake: Unlikely low-rider – Toyota 4Runner")
CC Outtake: Unlikely low-rider – Toyota 4Runner
Posted on August 24, 2013 | 18 CommentsGiven a list of all the potential low-riders I’d imagine a 1990s Toyota 4Runner would be near the bottom. And yet someone has gone out and done it. Interestingly the […] -
![Creating an entirely new automotive brand must be like scaling Mt. Everest; extremely difficult and fraught with danger. Both endeavors also feature one distinct trend: extremely high mortality rates. The […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/themes/arras-3.0.3/images/thumbnail.png "CC Discussion: The Scion Brand At Ten Years – Where Does This Road Lead?")
CC Discussion: The Scion Brand At Ten Years – Where Does This Road Lead?
Posted on August 23, 2013 | 63 CommentsCreating an entirely new automotive brand must be like scaling Mt. Everest; extremely difficult and fraught with danger. Both endeavors also feature one distinct trend: extremely high mortality rates. The […] -
![You have had a busy day walking around the city, going to the zoo, and hunting for CC’s. With all the excitement, it doesn’t take long for your fuel tank […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/IMG_0356.jpg "A Refueling Station So Good, It’s a CCC")
A Refueling Station So Good, It’s a CCC
Posted on August 23, 2013 | 11 CommentsYou have had a busy day walking around the city, going to the zoo, and hunting for CC’s. With all the excitement, it doesn’t take long for your fuel tank […] -
![The Toyota Chinook pop-up camper had a huge if brief surge of popularity in the mid-late seventies. It was compact, affordable, and readily usable as both a daily driver as […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/CC-88-WM-004-800.jpg "CC Outtake: The Well-Insulated Toyota Chinook Camper")
CC Outtake: The Well-Insulated Toyota Chinook Camper
Posted on August 23, 2013 | 15 CommentsThe Toyota Chinook pop-up camper had a huge if brief surge of popularity in the mid-late seventies. It was compact, affordable, and readily usable as both a daily driver as […] -
![Well, yes, but this is a new addition to my miniature fleet, and I just had to share it. I already have a Seneca Blue one (as most of you […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/width=800,height=533,fit=crop,quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/011-e1377043531352.jpg "Mini CC Outtake: Wait, Didn’t We Already Do Lincoln Week?")
Mini CC Outtake: Wait, Didn’t We Already Do Lincoln Week?
Posted on August 23, 2013 | 25 CommentsWell, yes, but this is a new addition to my miniature fleet, and I just had to share it. I already have a Seneca Blue one (as most of you […] -
![Back in the dark ages, when most pickups only came in regular cabs, a substantial little industry developed around extending them with “sleeper cabs”, so called because they resembled the […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/CC-178-126-925.jpg "CC Outtake: 1979 Toyota Mega-Cab Pickup")
CC Outtake: 1979 Toyota Mega-Cab Pickup
Posted on August 23, 2013 | 9 CommentsBack in the dark ages, when most pickups only came in regular cabs, a substantial little industry developed around extending them with “sleeper cabs”, so called because they resembled the […] -
![It is sometimes amazing how the CC Effect works. The day Steve Lang proposed a Toyota Week, I replied that I had a couple of newer Toys I could write […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/width=800,height=533,fit=crop,quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/291-e1376854657432.jpg "CC Capsule: 1980 Toyota Celica GT – Dusty, But Not Rusty")
CC Capsule: 1980 Toyota Celica GT – Dusty, But Not Rusty
Posted on August 22, 2013 | 28 CommentsIt is sometimes amazing how the CC Effect works. The day Steve Lang proposed a Toyota Week, I replied that I had a couple of newer Toys I could write […]
