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Blog Archive
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Reader Sighting: 1940-1947 Dodge “Suburban” – Anyone Know Who Built The Body?
Posted on March 4, 2013 | 10 CommentsCC reader Dean Bergman found this Dodge “Suburban” sitting in a driveway in one of the beach towns north of San Diego. He wondered if I knew what year it […] -
CC Outtake: Chevrolet 3500 3+3 (+3?)
Posted on March 4, 2013 | 10 CommentsAnd when you notice the little mini-topper behind the cab…it may have been a 3+3+3+3. You just know it hauled that trailer, too. Those rear springs must be really stiff. -
What If? Opel LeSabre Station Wagon – EuroSport
Posted on March 4, 2013 | 20 CommentsLooking for a more recent Buick wagon? An anonymous reader sent in this intriguing photoshop of an Opel-badged wagon based on a Buick LeSabre. Just needs some EuroSport badges and […] -
CC Clue: In the Bleak Midwinter
Posted on March 3, 2013 | 30 CommentsWell it didn’t take Dean Edwards long to nail the Vauxhall Victor – good work! My guess is that for folks “of a certain age,” this next one should be […] -
Future CC: 2012-13 Impala LTZ – The Sun Sets On The W-Body
Posted on March 3, 2013 | 75 CommentsJust a few months from now, the last of the W-Body Impalas will be rolling off the line. By the late Oughts it had been largely reduced to fleet status, […] -
CC Clue
Posted on March 2, 2013 | 15 CommentsNo one managed to get the 1970.5 Ford Falcon but Nuts in Aloha came extremely close with 1971 Ford Torino. How about this one? -
Curbside Roadtrip: Half Moon Bay To Eugene, The Long Way – Everything From An Old Corolla, A Lambo, And Yaks
Posted on March 2, 2013 | 35 CommentsAfter a restful week of being sequestered (house-sitting) on a hilltop overlooking the Pacific in Half Moon Bay (30 miles south of SF) without an internet connection, it was time to […] -
Curbside Special Edition: Volkswagen Formula Vee Beetle
Posted on March 2, 2013 | 27 CommentsAutomakers have created Special Editions of their car offerings for almost as long as there have been cars, but perhaps Volkswagen holds the record for the most Special Editions based […] -
CC Clue
Posted on March 1, 2013 | 19 CommentsIt took a little while, but Lummox correctly guessed the Mercury. Nice job! A little red, a little black, and a pinstripe. What is it? -
B-Body Convertible Week Finale: Finally, A Silver Car I Like!
Posted on March 1, 2013 | 76 CommentsThere has been a lot of B-body GM convertible love here on CC this week (when Paul is away, the Broughams will play), but this week, like all others, must […] -
Curbside Question: Automotive Recycling?
Posted on March 1, 2013 | 24 CommentsAfter reading Jim Grey’s Curbside Classic on the 1968 Plymouth Valiant over the weekend, I continued thinking about the frontal styling on the car. I never liked this style of […] -
CC Outtake: A Rare Survivor
Posted on March 1, 2013 | 48 CommentsWhile there are still tons of Cavaliers on the road here in the Midwest, some of the earliest versions are virtually extinct. Such as this 1984-87 Cavalier two-door notchback. Not […] -
CC Clue
Posted on March 1, 2013 | 13 CommentsToday’s Buick Century wagon does look a great deal like its stablemates from the rear. Philip Lane was the first to a guess an A-body; Nuts in Aloha was the […] -
CC Outtake: An Identity Crisis?
Posted on February 28, 2013 | 23 CommentsLaborious research has shown that Ford did indeed offer a Lincoln Mark VII appearance group for the ’85 Thunderbird. It was, like the diesel option in the Mark VII, cancelled […]
![Reader Sighting: 1940-1947 Dodge “Suburban” – Anyone Know Who Built The Body? CC reader Dean Bergman found this Dodge “Suburban” sitting in a driveway in one of the beach towns north of San Diego. He wondered if I knew what year it […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/Dodge-1946-Suburban.jpg)

![Beige Buick Day Continues: A 1995 Century With A Surprise! We’ve already looked at one beige A-body today, but I felt the need to share this Century sedan I saw at a garage back in October. Yes, it has the […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/width=1280,height=852,fit=crop,quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2013/02/10-11-2012-042-e1361049359568.jpg)
![CC Clue: In the Bleak Midwinter Well it didn’t take Dean Edwards long to nail the Vauxhall Victor – good work! My guess is that for folks “of a certain age,” this next one should be […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/2013_louverclue.jpg)
![Future CC: 2012-13 Impala LTZ – The Sun Sets On The W-Body Just a few months from now, the last of the W-Body Impalas will be rolling off the line. By the late Oughts it had been largely reduced to fleet status, […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/width=1280,height=852,fit=crop,quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2013/02/199-e1361832417176.jpg)

![Curbside Roadtrip: Half Moon Bay To Eugene, The Long Way – Everything From An Old Corolla, A Lambo, And Yaks After a restful week of being sequestered (house-sitting) on a hilltop overlooking the Pacific in Half Moon Bay (30 miles south of SF) without an internet connection, it was time to […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/CC-193-104-800.jpg)
![Curbside Special Edition: Volkswagen Formula Vee Beetle Automakers have created Special Editions of their car offerings for almost as long as there have been cars, but perhaps Volkswagen holds the record for the most Special Editions based […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/2013_72vw_formulavee_02.jpg)

![B-Body Convertible Week Finale: Finally, A Silver Car I Like! There has been a lot of B-body GM convertible love here on CC this week (when Paul is away, the Broughams will play), but this week, like all others, must […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2013/02/1-27558-e1362092601184.jpg)
![Curbside Question: Automotive Recycling? After reading Jim Grey’s Curbside Classic on the 1968 Plymouth Valiant over the weekend, I continued thinking about the frontal styling on the car. I never liked this style of […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2013/02/66Plymouth68Valiant.jpg)
![CC Outtake: A Rare Survivor While there are still tons of Cavaliers on the road here in the Midwest, some of the earliest versions are virtually extinct. Such as this 1984-87 Cavalier two-door notchback. Not […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2013/02/2-12-2013-030-e1362004978530.jpg)
![CC Clue Today’s Buick Century wagon does look a great deal like its stablemates from the rear. Philip Lane was the first to a guess an A-body; Nuts in Aloha was the […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2013/02/PC010226.jpg)
![CC Outtake: An Identity Crisis? Laborious research has shown that Ford did indeed offer a Lincoln Mark VII appearance group for the ’85 Thunderbird. It was, like the diesel option in the Mark VII, cancelled […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2013/02/IMG-20121116-00490.jpg)


