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Blog Archive
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Beachcombing Find: The Rustiest Ford Flathead V8 Ever – And A Little Tribute To Little Man
Posted on May 18, 2025 | 44 CommentsWe’re in Port Orford for a few days, where we come to our little cabin every couple of weeks when we’re not traveling elsewhere. This afternoon we walked down to […] -
CC Global: 2024 DAF XF 530 FAN Hooklift Truck – Bare Metal
Posted on May 17, 2025 | 12 CommentsApart from the lighting on the roof top, I don’t see any aftermarket bits and pieces on this fairly new DAF. A straight(forward) truck in the pure and simple, yet […] -
1961 Ford Galaxie 6 Cylinder With Manual Transmission: El Cheapo Luxury
Posted on May 17, 2025 | 28 CommentsHere’s another classic example of a car that once was seen everywhere, but is now virtually extinct. Oh, you might find a convertible or high-performance version of a ’61 […] -
Junkyard Classic: 1962 Lincoln Continental – Ashes To Ashes, Dust To Dust
Posted on May 16, 2025 | 93 Comments(first posted 5/16/2019) Lincoln is many things to many people, but mention the name to me, this is what always comes to mind first. Well, perhaps not […] -
Curbside Classics: Mitsubishi Delica & Pajero – Awesome Cherry Blossoms
Posted on May 15, 2025 | 10 Comments(first posted 5/15/2019) Here in Northern Virginia, our favorite Japanese import is typically considered the cherry blossom. Nearby Washington, DC is famous for its Japanese cherry trees […] -
1963.5 Falcon Futura Sports Coupe – The Un-Sprint
Posted on May 15, 2025 | 36 Comments(first posted 7/9/2013) So this is what I stopped to shoot the other day, before I got distracted by the ’65 Ranger F-250. When I first spotted it, I thought […] -
Curbside Capsule: 1985-87 Holden Gemini SL/E – Missing The I-Mark
Posted on May 15, 2025 | 15 Comments(first posted 5/15/2019) It’s almost Gemini Season. I’m no astrologer but this is apparently a period of tremendous energy, motion and change, sometimes unpredictable. That likely doesn’t […] -
1983 Volkswagen Golf GTI Oettinger – GTIs Are Just Too Common
Posted on May 15, 2025 | 11 CommentsThe hot hatch par excellence, the one that is always claimed to have invented the concept, was the Golf GTI, launched in 1976. The competition, as is its wont, did […] -
Curbside Find: 1976 Toyota Celica – Still Attracting Young Women First Time Owners
Posted on May 15, 2025 | 19 CommentsI try to avoid stereotypes as they inevitably don’t hold up, but early Celicas did rather seem to appeal to young women. And they obviously still do, even 50 years […] -
Electronic Ignition History – Losing the Points, Part 1
Posted on May 14, 2025 | 67 Comments(first posted 5/7/2019) Earlier this year Daniel Stern wrote an article that looked at General Motor’s HEI ignition system. The GM HEI ignition is well known among car […] -
2007 Mercury Grand Marquis vs 1991 Cadillac Sedan DeVille
Posted on May 13, 2025 | 28 Comments(first posted 5/11/2019) This competition could be called the “Old Off” given the cars at hand – it’s been 7 or so months since I purchased the 91 […] -
Curbside Classic: 1972 Plymouth Duster In “Plum Crazy”- Sweetened Deal
Posted on May 13, 2025 | 22 CommentsPhotos from the CC Cohort by Hyperpack. When I think of the 1970s, one of the main things that comes to my mind are the earthy tones that dominated […] -
2024 Micro Microlino – This Electric Bubble Car May Be All You Need If You Don’t Need To Exceed 56 MPH
Posted on May 13, 2025 | 16 Comments(note: the Microlino is not available in the US) Do you miss the Isetta and Messerschmidt bubble cars? Do you think one could be an answer to today’s traffic, width […] -
1957 Mercury Turnpike Cruiser–Wowing Prospects on the Showroom Floor!
Posted on May 13, 2025 | 30 CommentsThe Magic Year of 1957 must have been a wonderful time to shop for a car! Chrysler had its dynamic Forward Look; Ford was all-new and graceful; Chevy had a […]
![Beachcombing Find: The Rustiest Ford Flathead V8 Ever – And A Little Tribute To Little Man We’re in Port Orford for a few days, where we come to our little cabin every couple of weeks when we’re not traveling elsewhere. This afternoon we walked down to […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/IMG_3086.jpeg)
![Mom’s Driveway Shots: Just Using Up the End of the Roll Last month I lost my beloved mom, LaVerne, who died peacefully at age 90. After her long, slow decline, our whole extended family is feeling relieved, grateful, and blessed. In […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/FastFoto_0248_a.jpg)
![CC Global: 2024 DAF XF 530 FAN Hooklift Truck – Bare Metal Apart from the lighting on the roof top, I don’t see any aftermarket bits and pieces on this fairly new DAF. A straight(forward) truck in the pure and simple, yet […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/IMG_3996.jpg)
![Junkyard Classic: 1962 Lincoln Continental – Ashes To Ashes, Dust To Dust (first posted 5/16/2019) Lincoln is many things to many people, but mention the name to me, this is what always comes to mind first. Well, perhaps not […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2019/05/IMG_2869.jpg)
![Curbside Classics: Mitsubishi Delica & Pajero – Awesome Cherry Blossoms (first posted 5/15/2019) Here in Northern Virginia, our favorite Japanese import is typically considered the cherry blossom. Nearby Washington, DC is famous for its Japanese cherry trees […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2019/05/D-LF-1.jpg)
![1963.5 Falcon Futura Sports Coupe – The Un-Sprint (first posted 7/9/2013) So this is what I stopped to shoot the other day, before I got distracted by the ’65 Ranger F-250. When I first spotted it, I thought […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/CC-203-094-900.jpg)
![Curbside Capsule: 1985-87 Holden Gemini SL/E – Missing The I-Mark (first posted 5/15/2019) It’s almost Gemini Season. I’m no astrologer but this is apparently a period of tremendous energy, motion and change, sometimes unpredictable. That likely doesn’t […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2019/05/holden-rb-gemini-sle-2.jpg)
![1983 Volkswagen Golf GTI Oettinger – GTIs Are Just Too Common The hot hatch par excellence, the one that is always claimed to have invented the concept, was the Golf GTI, launched in 1976. The competition, as is its wont, did […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/DSC_1139_edited.jpg)
![Curbside Find: 1976 Toyota Celica – Still Attracting Young Women First Time Owners I try to avoid stereotypes as they inevitably don’t hold up, but early Celicas did rather seem to appeal to young women. And they obviously still do, even 50 years […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/IMG_3031-1.jpeg)
![Electronic Ignition History – Losing the Points, Part 1 (first posted 5/7/2019) Earlier this year Daniel Stern wrote an article that looked at General Motor’s HEI ignition system. The GM HEI ignition is well known among car […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2019/05/Ford-Transistor-Ignition-Decal-2.jpg)
![2007 Mercury Grand Marquis vs 1991 Cadillac Sedan DeVille (first posted 5/11/2019) This competition could be called the “Old Off” given the cars at hand – it’s been 7 or so months since I purchased the 91 […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2019/05/IMG_6960.jpg)
![Curbside Classic: 1972 Plymouth Duster In “Plum Crazy”- Sweetened Deal Photos from the CC Cohort by Hyperpack. When I think of the 1970s, one of the main things that comes to my mind are the earthy tones that dominated […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/54418372594_f509f91648_k.jpg)
![2024 Micro Microlino – This Electric Bubble Car May Be All You Need If You Don’t Need To Exceed 56 MPH (note: the Microlino is not available in the US) Do you miss the Isetta and Messerschmidt bubble cars? Do you think one could be an answer to today’s traffic, width […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2025/04/20250115_110417.jpg)
![1957 Mercury Turnpike Cruiser–Wowing Prospects on the Showroom Floor! The Magic Year of 1957 must have been a wonderful time to shop for a car! Chrysler had its dynamic Forward Look; Ford was all-new and graceful; Chevy had a […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/571-17.jpg)


