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CC Clue: Outside Looking In
Posted on July 24, 2013 | 6 CommentsWell no one got the nutty ’75 LeMans wagon, though impalafleeta got the right street, but wrong address, with his guess of an ’82 Bonneville Model G. Here’s something a […] -
Auto-xing a Big Blue Benz–and a Diesel to Boot!
Posted on July 24, 2013 | 36 CommentsConventional wisdom would suggest that a big, old, heavy and diesel-powered car is not the ideal auto-x weapon. Conventional wisdom in this case was not wrong, but I nonetheless brought […] -
CC Follow-Up: The Elusive Corsica Hatchback
Posted on July 24, 2013 | 40 CommentsThe CC effect strikes again! A Curbside Classic article Brendan Saur posted last week showed a brochure photo of the five-door Corsica hatchback that was offered from 1989-1991. Sure enough, the […] -
Cohort Sighting: 1976 Buick Skyhawk – Wouldn’t You Really Rather Have A Chevy Monza-Clone Baby Buick?
Posted on July 24, 2013 | 82 CommentsI’m not sure this is actually a ’76; I’m afraid my Skyhawk identification skills aren’t quite what they once were, due to lack of usage. When was the last time […] -
Chasing Pancho: US Army Trucks Roll Into Action For The First Time
Posted on July 23, 2013 | 31 CommentsOn March 9, 1916, a group of around 1500 Mexican rebels angered by the changing winds of American support for the various factions in their country’s civil war crossed the […] -
CC Outake- Really Old Alfa
Posted on July 23, 2013 | 8 CommentsI spotted this in traffic today, and got this shot from the driver’s seat. However, I have horrible luck taking pictures from a moving car, so I handed the camera to my […] -
Junkyard: Stolen Tail Light Leads to Junkyard Classics Tour
Posted on July 23, 2013 | 64 CommentsAlmost as soon we had decided to sell my wife’s Dodge Caravan someone very odd low life decided to steal the rear tail light lens off the van. I know […] -
CC Clue
Posted on July 22, 2013 | 3 CommentsYes, Cashews! And what’s that behind it? Pink popcorn? And what car are they in? Despite the great challenges involved, someone actually did guess the ’75 T-Bird with Z-28 hood […] -
Auction Classic Capsule: 1969 Kaiser Jeepster Commando – It’s Screaming Yellow, But It’s No Zonker
Posted on July 22, 2013 | 19 CommentsKaiser in its various corporate guises produced vehicles for 22 years – cars just the first seven of them. Thanks to their purchase of Willys-Overland in 1953, however, they made […] -
Car Show Outtake: 1949 Kaiser Virginian – The Non-Hardtop Hardtop
Posted on July 22, 2013 | 22 CommentsKaiser Day sent me into my car show photo files, looking for more K-Fs to share. This lovely Wedgwood blue over white Virginian was shot nearly a year ago at […] -
CC Clue
Posted on July 21, 2013 | 12 CommentsWith thirty-five minutes before the gates closed, Richarbl was the closest by naming a first generation Corvair; at the 11th Hour, Jim swooped in and stated a ’65 Corvair for the win. […] -
CC Twofer: What Are The Odds Of This?
Posted on July 21, 2013 | 18 CommentsI noticed the purple-ish Metro Convertible (CC here) across the street, waiting for the left turn signal. I grabbed my camera, and just as it awoke, the Metro was already […] -
Cruising: Curbside Classic Style
Posted on July 21, 2013 | 21 CommentsI haven’t yet done a full CC on my classic Mercedes-Benz 220D yet but I plan to use it to where and whenever possible. Every year in Lethbridge the big […] -
CC Capsule: Towing With A Panther
Posted on July 20, 2013 | 50 CommentsThe CC Effect is gaining momentum. After the lively discussion stemming from Brendan Saur’s post about a Grand Marquis (here), what photo opportunity should present itself? None other than a […] -
Car Show Classics: 2006 New England International Auto Show – Case Of The Cursed Camera
Posted on July 20, 2013 | 78 CommentsI recently came across an old digital camera, and among the pictures on it were those I took at the 2006 New England International Auto Show, when I was 13 […]
![CC Clue: Outside Looking In Well no one got the nutty ’75 LeMans wagon, though impalafleeta got the right street, but wrong address, with his guess of an ’82 Bonneville Model G. Here’s something a […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/CC-Clue1.jpg)
![Auto-xing a Big Blue Benz–and a Diesel to Boot! Conventional wisdom would suggest that a big, old, heavy and diesel-powered car is not the ideal auto-x weapon. Conventional wisdom in this case was not wrong, but I nonetheless brought […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/1.jpg)
![CC Follow-Up: The Elusive Corsica Hatchback The CC effect strikes again! A Curbside Classic article Brendan Saur posted last week showed a brochure photo of the five-door Corsica hatchback that was offered from 1989-1991. Sure enough, the […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/Close-up-1.jpg)
![Cohort Sighting: 1976 Buick Skyhawk – Wouldn’t You Really Rather Have A Chevy Monza-Clone Baby Buick? I’m not sure this is actually a ’76; I’m afraid my Skyhawk identification skills aren’t quite what they once were, due to lack of usage. When was the last time […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/Buick-Skyhawk-fq.jpg)
![Chasing Pancho: US Army Trucks Roll Into Action For The First Time On March 9, 1916, a group of around 1500 Mexican rebels angered by the changing winds of American support for the various factions in their country’s civil war crossed the […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/columbus-NM.jpg)
![CC Outake- Really Old Alfa I spotted this in traffic today, and got this shot from the driver’s seat. However, I have horrible luck taking pictures from a moving car, so I handed the camera to my […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/Back-shot.jpg)
![Junkyard: Stolen Tail Light Leads to Junkyard Classics Tour Almost as soon we had decided to sell my wife’s Dodge Caravan someone very odd low life decided to steal the rear tail light lens off the van. I know […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/scrapyard.jpg)
![CC Clue Yes, Cashews! And what’s that behind it? Pink popcorn? And what car are they in? Despite the great challenges involved, someone actually did guess the ’75 T-Bird with Z-28 hood […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/CC-204-034-clue.jpg)
![Auction Classic Capsule: 1969 Kaiser Jeepster Commando – It’s Screaming Yellow, But It’s No Zonker Kaiser in its various corporate guises produced vehicles for 22 years – cars just the first seven of them. Thanks to their purchase of Willys-Overland in 1953, however, they made […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/69KaiserJeepsterCommando3jg.jpg)
![Car Show Outtake: 1949 Kaiser Virginian – The Non-Hardtop Hardtop Kaiser Day sent me into my car show photo files, looking for more K-Fs to share. This lovely Wedgwood blue over white Virginian was shot nearly a year ago at […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/08-03-2012-081.jpg)
![CC Clue With thirty-five minutes before the gates closed, Richarbl was the closest by naming a first generation Corvair; at the 11th Hour, Jim swooped in and stated a ’65 Corvair for the win. […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/IMG_0238-Version-2.jpg)
![CC Twofer: What Are The Odds Of This? I noticed the purple-ish Metro Convertible (CC here) across the street, waiting for the left turn signal. I grabbed my camera, and just as it awoke, the Metro was already […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/CC-205-064-800.jpg)
![Cruising: Curbside Classic Style I haven’t yet done a full CC on my classic Mercedes-Benz 220D yet but I plan to use it to where and whenever possible. Every year in Lethbridge the big […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/cruise-1.jpg)
![CC Capsule: Towing With A Panther The CC Effect is gaining momentum. After the lively discussion stemming from Brendan Saur’s post about a Grand Marquis (here), what photo opportunity should present itself? None other than a […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/IMG_0345.jpg)
![Car Show Classics: 2006 New England International Auto Show – Case Of The Cursed Camera I recently came across an old digital camera, and among the pictures on it were those I took at the 2006 New England International Auto Show, when I was 13 […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/DSC00412.jpg)


