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![Tom Klockau’s CC this morning about the 1967 Plymouth VIP reminded me of my first-ever VIP sighting. I was passing through Peru, Indiana, one Saturday six years ago to find the […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2013/02/66VIP3jg.jpg "Car Show Classic: 1966 Plymouth VIP – Playing Hard to Get (The Parts, Anyway)")
Car Show Classic: 1966 Plymouth VIP – Playing Hard to Get (The Parts, Anyway)
Posted on February 11, 2013 | 13 CommentsTom Klockau’s CC this morning about the 1967 Plymouth VIP reminded me of my first-ever VIP sighting. I was passing through Peru, Indiana, one Saturday six years ago to find the […] -
![I’m sure most you have seen this one before, but the “Beast of Turin” never fails to impress me. Built in 1911 to take the world’s fastest car title from […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2013/02/Fiat-S76.jpg "Superlatives Sunday Finale: The 1911 Fiat S76 – 28 Liters From Four Cylinders")
Superlatives Sunday Finale: The 1911 Fiat S76 – 28 Liters From Four Cylinders
Posted on February 10, 2013 | 15 CommentsI’m sure most you have seen this one before, but the “Beast of Turin” never fails to impress me. Built in 1911 to take the world’s fastest car title from […] -
![It’s been a while since I’ve seen a bubble back Capri; that probably explains why they stopped making them after 1986 due to mediocre sales. It was a questionable strategy […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2013/02/Mercury-Capri-RS-r.jpg "Cohort Classic: 1984-1986 Mercury Capri RS 5.0 “Bubble Back”")
Cohort Classic: 1984-1986 Mercury Capri RS 5.0 “Bubble Back”
Posted on February 9, 2013 | 68 CommentsIt’s been a while since I’ve seen a bubble back Capri; that probably explains why they stopped making them after 1986 due to mediocre sales. It was a questionable strategy […] -
![Broad Ripple is one of Indianapolis’s few hip, happening neighborhoods, which makes it a happy old-car hunting ground. I suspect that the street-parked survivors are owned by locals, while the […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/62KarmannGhia1jg.jpg "CC Capsule: 1967 Volkswagen Karmann-Ghia – The Perfect Curbside Classic for the Crunchy Granola Set?")
CC Capsule: 1967 Volkswagen Karmann-Ghia – The Perfect Curbside Classic for the Crunchy Granola Set?
Posted on February 9, 2013 | 61 CommentsBroad Ripple is one of Indianapolis’s few hip, happening neighborhoods, which makes it a happy old-car hunting ground. I suspect that the street-parked survivors are owned by locals, while the […] -
![Wheee, dogies! Props to TimB who nailed the Olds 442 clue about 9 seconds after it hit cyberspace. So Tim, whatcha got for us today? I doubt that this one […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2013/02/130212Clue.jpg "CC Clue")
CC Clue
Posted on February 8, 2013 | 15 CommentsWheee, dogies! Props to TimB who nailed the Olds 442 clue about 9 seconds after it hit cyberspace. So Tim, whatcha got for us today? I doubt that this one […] -
![Here at CC, we do like to go against the grain a bit. And when I saw this green X1/9 posted by Foden Alpha at the Cohort, it reminded me that the […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2013/02/Fiat-X-1-9.png "CCOTY 1974 Nomination: Fiat X1/9")
CCOTY 1974 Nomination: Fiat X1/9
Posted on February 8, 2013 | 33 CommentsHere at CC, we do like to go against the grain a bit. And when I saw this green X1/9 posted by Foden Alpha at the Cohort, it reminded me that the […] -
![It seems that the MT Car of the Year and European Car of the Year could not have been more different; to wit, the Mustang II and W116 Merc S-Class: […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2013/02/02-03-2013-001-e1359955248280.jpg "CCOTY Nomination: 1974 Toyota Corona – Japan Inc. Finally Plays In Peoria")
CCOTY Nomination: 1974 Toyota Corona – Japan Inc. Finally Plays In Peoria
Posted on February 8, 2013 | 49 CommentsIt seems that the MT Car of the Year and European Car of the Year could not have been more different; to wit, the Mustang II and W116 Merc S-Class: […] -
![I’ve always rather liked these truck-chassis based Class C rigs, as compared to the van-based ones (like my Chinook). Why? Precisely for the reason the owner of this one is […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2013/02/CC-190-134-950.jpg "CC Outtake: Breakdown")
CC Outtake: Breakdown
Posted on February 8, 2013 | 14 CommentsI’ve always rather liked these truck-chassis based Class C rigs, as compared to the van-based ones (like my Chinook). Why? Precisely for the reason the owner of this one is […] -
![There was a lot of spirited guessing on Ed Stembridge’s CC earlier today. Steve65 was the first to say a Hornet, but the win goes to Mopar Dave for […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2013/02/P1290002-Version-2.jpg "CC Clue")
CC Clue
Posted on February 7, 2013 | 10 CommentsThere was a lot of spirited guessing on Ed Stembridge’s CC earlier today. Steve65 was the first to say a Hornet, but the win goes to Mopar Dave for […] -
![It never fails to amaze me just how many old VW Beetles there still on the road here, in the town that time forgot. One day, as I was running […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2013/02/CC-164-147-950.jpg "CC Outtake: I’ll Have Two Beetles To Go; One Vanilla And One Orange")
CC Outtake: I’ll Have Two Beetles To Go; One Vanilla And One Orange
Posted on February 7, 2013 | 21 CommentsIt never fails to amaze me just how many old VW Beetles there still on the road here, in the town that time forgot. One day, as I was running […] -
![How about a Lincoln from the Great Classic Era, to complement today’s Brougham Era CC? 1932 was a milestone year for so many cars, as almost all of them showed […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2013/02/Lincoln-1932-fq.jpg "Cohort Sighting: 1932 Lincoln KB V12 – The Swansong Of The Classic Era")
Cohort Sighting: 1932 Lincoln KB V12 – The Swansong Of The Classic Era
Posted on February 7, 2013 | 30 CommentsHow about a Lincoln from the Great Classic Era, to complement today’s Brougham Era CC? 1932 was a milestone year for so many cars, as almost all of them showed […] -
![In college, I had a structural analysis class. The professor was young, and appeared to think of himself as being pretty impressive. When I dropped the class I told him […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2013/02/PC180289.jpg "CC Capsule: Chrysler TC by Maserati – Did That Brutally Honest Conversation Ever Happen?")
CC Capsule: Chrysler TC by Maserati – Did That Brutally Honest Conversation Ever Happen?
Posted on February 7, 2013 | 47 CommentsIn college, I had a structural analysis class. The professor was young, and appeared to think of himself as being pretty impressive. When I dropped the class I told him […] -
CC Clue: One Of These Things Is Not Like The Other
Posted on February 6, 2013 | 18 CommentsOkay, two of the vehicles in the shot should be easy to identify…but they are not the subject of tomorrow’s post. And yet, perhaps they are related after all… -
Cohort Sighting: There Were Hybrid Taxis In 1958?
Posted on February 6, 2013 | 41 Commentswpete just posted this at the Cohort. But I’ll let you tell me what’s been hybridized. Here’s the rear view: -
![I shot this Dasher (Passat) wagon over four years ago. It’s a classic Eugene pose: in the Whiteaker neighborhood, old VW being used to carry out one’s trade (tree pruner, […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2013/02/CC-6-036-800.jpg "CC Outtake: What’s The Criteria For Replacing An Ancient VW Wagon? Make Sure It Has All The Same Stickers")
CC Outtake: What’s The Criteria For Replacing An Ancient VW Wagon? Make Sure It Has All The Same Stickers
Posted on February 6, 2013 | 13 CommentsI shot this Dasher (Passat) wagon over four years ago. It’s a classic Eugene pose: in the Whiteaker neighborhood, old VW being used to carry out one’s trade (tree pruner, […]
