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Blog Archive
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Curbside Concepts: The Universal Car
Posted on June 6, 2013 | 12 CommentsJason’s post from earlier today brought back memories of a student project I worked on while studying Industrial Design in the mid-1980s at Georgia Tech. The “Universal Car” was a project for […] -
Cohort Sighting: Mercury Grand Marquis Landaulet
Posted on June 5, 2013 | 16 CommentsMaybe that’s not quite the right name for this breezy conversion. Brat? Marquismino? crbeals shot this and posted it at the Cohort, and it makes a fine addition to the […] -
Hammer Time: Car Buying 101 – The Changing Tides
Posted on June 5, 2013 | 69 CommentsThe most common car I have sold in the last five years is a rental car special: the fourth generation Ford Taurus. That may sound like an aesthetically sad and mechanically […] -
CC Clue: A Head Scratcher
Posted on June 4, 2013 | 9 CommentsThis one is a head scratcher: tomorrow’s CC was the only vehicle sold both as a Chevrolet and a Ford. -
Road Trip Outtake: 1973 Pontiac Firebird Trans Am – Southbound and Down
Posted on June 4, 2013 | 35 CommentsAs I hinted recently, I have quite the road trip story to recount, but alas, I’m not going to do it all in one post! My adventure started at […] -
Cars For the Proletariat: Soviet Car Building In The 1930s
Posted on June 4, 2013 | 11 CommentsThe best thing about the world wide web is the opportunity to share one’s interests with others and to help bring disparate bits of information from one field of interest […] -
Classic Classic Capsule: NOT Getting Passed On The Right, By A White
Posted on June 4, 2013 | 25 CommentsI was on my way home from work late last week, when I came upon a very, VERY uncommon sight: A prewar–extremely prewar–car on John Deere Road. Now, I […] -
CC Follow-Up: 1959 Edsel Eco-Boost Daily Driver Has Racked Up Over 25,000 Reliable And Economical Miles
Posted on June 3, 2013 | 57 CommentsMost of you undoubtedly remember the original post on this rather novel ’59 Edsel. It ran almost exactly two years ago, after I found it on the street. The story […] -
CC Outtake: Baja Bug on a Concrete Beach
Posted on June 3, 2013 | 10 CommentsOK, not the first Baja Bug to grace these pages, but certainly (IMHO) a pretty one. This example, which looks to have been constructed from a late-’60s Beetle, was spotted […] -
Car Show Classics: The 2012 Bi-State VW Club Show – Hope You Like Beetles And Buses…
Posted on June 3, 2013 | 31 CommentsThis is long overdue. When I attended this show last August, I was very happy with my finds and planned on running a post within a week or so. I […] -
What If: 2014 Oldsmobiles – It’s A Good Feeling To Have An Olds
Posted on June 3, 2013 | 88 CommentsWriting about my grandfather’s Oldsmobile made me more than a little nostalgic for the brand. We’ve had several recent Oldsmobile CC’s here as well. It got me thinking about what […] -
CC Outtake: Suddenly, It’s 1950!
Posted on June 2, 2013 | 30 CommentsIf anyone’s noticed my absence over the past couple weeks other than a stray comment here or there, boy, do I have a story to share with you! Until […] -
CC Roadtrip: East St. Louis
Posted on June 2, 2013 | 45 CommentsLast year I was living with my dad in Colorado and we figured a drive back to my hometown of St. Louis was in order. Much of his family […] -
CC Outtake: Shooting The Shooter
Posted on June 2, 2013 | 12 CommentsWell, it does make a colorful backdrop to someone’s portrait. -
Sunday Rambling: CCs For Every Taste
Posted on June 2, 2013 | 50 CommentsSunday is a good day for CC spotting. Not only do many babied oldsters make appearances for pleasure cruises, trips to the grocery store and the like, but all the […]
![Curbside Concepts: The Universal Car Jason’s post from earlier today brought back memories of a student project I worked on while studying Industrial Design in the mid-1980s at Georgia Tech. The “Universal Car” was a project for […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/ucar1.jpg)
![Cohort Sighting: Mercury Grand Marquis Landaulet Maybe that’s not quite the right name for this breezy conversion. Brat? Marquismino? crbeals shot this and posted it at the Cohort, and it makes a fine addition to the […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/Mercury-GM-laundalet-r.png)
![Hammer Time: Car Buying 101 – The Changing Tides The most common car I have sold in the last five years is a rental car special: the fourth generation Ford Taurus. That may sound like an aesthetically sad and mechanically […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/05t2-e1370352211587.jpg)

![Road Trip Outtake: 1973 Pontiac Firebird Trans Am – Southbound and Down As I hinted recently, I have quite the road trip story to recount, but alas, I’m not going to do it all in one post! My adventure started at […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/73hood.jpg)
![Cars For the Proletariat: Soviet Car Building In The 1930s The best thing about the world wide web is the opportunity to share one’s interests with others and to help bring disparate bits of information from one field of interest […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/d181d0bed0b2d0b5d182d181d0bad0b8d0b5-d0bdd0bed0bcd0b5d180d0b0-d181d182d0b0d0bdd0b4d0b0d180d182d0b0-1931-d0b3d0bed0b4d0b0.jpg)
![Classic Classic Capsule: NOT Getting Passed On The Right, By A White I was on my way home from work late last week, when I came upon a very, VERY uncommon sight: A prewar–extremely prewar–car on John Deere Road. Now, I […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/width=1024,height=682,fit=crop,quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/5-15-2013-004-e1368904397647.jpg)
![CC Follow-Up: 1959 Edsel Eco-Boost Daily Driver Has Racked Up Over 25,000 Reliable And Economical Miles Most of you undoubtedly remember the original post on this rather novel ’59 Edsel. It ran almost exactly two years ago, after I found it on the street. The story […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/CC-201-118-900.jpg)
![CC Outtake: Baja Bug on a Concrete Beach OK, not the first Baja Bug to grace these pages, but certainly (IMHO) a pretty one. This example, which looks to have been constructed from a late-’60s Beetle, was spotted […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/Baja-Bug-01.jpg)
![Car Show Classics: The 2012 Bi-State VW Club Show – Hope You Like Beetles And Buses… This is long overdue. When I attended this show last August, I was very happy with my finds and planned on running a post within a week or so. I […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/width=1024,height=768,fit=crop,quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/08-19-2012-023-e1368931252616.jpg)
![What If: 2014 Oldsmobiles – It’s A Good Feeling To Have An Olds Writing about my grandfather’s Oldsmobile made me more than a little nostalgic for the brand. We’ve had several recent Oldsmobile CC’s here as well. It got me thinking about what […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/2014-Oldsmobile-Ninety-Eight-Regency.jpg)
![CC Outtake: Suddenly, It’s 1950! If anyone’s noticed my absence over the past couple weeks other than a stray comment here or there, boy, do I have a story to share with you! Until […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/suddenly1950.jpg)
![CC Roadtrip: East St. Louis Last year I was living with my dad in Colorado and we figured a drive back to my hometown of St. Louis was in order. Much of his family […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/IMG_5428.jpg)

![Sunday Rambling: CCs For Every Taste Sunday is a good day for CC spotting. Not only do many babied oldsters make appearances for pleasure cruises, trips to the grocery store and the like, but all the […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/width=800,height=550,fit=crop,quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/5-5-2013-032-e1369512955208.jpg)


