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Blog Archive
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![In my original posting on The Rockford Files I mentioned that in later episodes, the editors would craftily sneak in shots of Rockford’s ’74 Firebird even while he drove a […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/Erly-Rear-II.jpg "Curbside Cinema: Rockford Revisited–The Case Of The Two Rear Firebird Windows")
Curbside Cinema: Rockford Revisited–The Case Of The Two Rear Firebird Windows
Posted on January 27, 2013 | 52 CommentsIn my original posting on The Rockford Files I mentioned that in later episodes, the editors would craftily sneak in shots of Rockford’s ’74 Firebird even while he drove a […] -
![I am here to decry the formalization of American automobile styling that began sometime in the 1970s and had pervaded the lines of all US manufacturers by the early 1980s. […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/81LeSabre5jg.jpg "CC Capsule: 1981 Buick LeSabre Coupe–Overdressed for the Occasion")
CC Capsule: 1981 Buick LeSabre Coupe–Overdressed for the Occasion
Posted on January 27, 2013 | 59 CommentsI am here to decry the formalization of American automobile styling that began sometime in the 1970s and had pervaded the lines of all US manufacturers by the early 1980s. […] -
![And after what seems like forever, we reach my current car. There’s a saying about things in life coming full circle. After owning 12 cars in between, I find myself […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/Infiniti-G20-rq-coaL.jpg "COAL Capsule #14: 1996 Infiniti G20 5-Speed–The Circle Is Completed")
COAL Capsule #14: 1996 Infiniti G20 5-Speed–The Circle Is Completed
Posted on January 27, 2013 | 4 CommentsAnd after what seems like forever, we reach my current car. There’s a saying about things in life coming full circle. After owning 12 cars in between, I find myself […] -
![For some reason, despite being smack-dab in the Midwest the Quad Cities are rife with Curbside Classics. I see stuff all the time, and now that I am a camera-carrying driver, […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/12-29-2012-002-e1359158904915.jpg "Moving Target: A ’65 Ford? In This Weather?")
Moving Target: A ’65 Ford? In This Weather?
Posted on January 26, 2013 | 32 CommentsFor some reason, despite being smack-dab in the Midwest the Quad Cities are rife with Curbside Classics. I see stuff all the time, and now that I am a camera-carrying driver, […] -
![If it weren’t for that demure little Prius peeking out behind this big, flashy Impala coupe, one might well think this to be a genuine vintage shot. Well, the “Capitol […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/Chevrolet-1958-impala-and-Prius-1.jpg "Cohort Sighting: 1958 Chevrolet Impala – Is It Really That Much Longer Than A Prius?")
Cohort Sighting: 1958 Chevrolet Impala – Is It Really That Much Longer Than A Prius?
Posted on January 26, 2013 | 28 CommentsIf it weren’t for that demure little Prius peeking out behind this big, flashy Impala coupe, one might well think this to be a genuine vintage shot. Well, the “Capitol […] -
![The less said about this car, the better. I absolutely hated this car, and bought it only because the price was right. I love Mitsubishi vehicles as a whole, but […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/Mitsubishi-Diamante-coal.jpg "COAL Capsule #13: 1997 Mitsubishi Diamante LS–Rough, But No Diamond")
COAL Capsule #13: 1997 Mitsubishi Diamante LS–Rough, But No Diamond
Posted on January 26, 2013 | 19 CommentsThe less said about this car, the better. I absolutely hated this car, and bought it only because the price was right. I love Mitsubishi vehicles as a whole, but […] -
![I’m not a fan of stereotypes, but there is a reason the word was invented. And I’ve gotten fairly good at anticipating what stereotype the driver of a given car […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/CC-144-303-950.jpg "Through The Window Outtake: K Car With Stereotypical Driver")
Through The Window Outtake: K Car With Stereotypical Driver
Posted on January 25, 2013 | 20 CommentsI’m not a fan of stereotypes, but there is a reason the word was invented. And I’ve gotten fairly good at anticipating what stereotype the driver of a given car […] -
![John875 posted this at the Cohort, and according to him, it’s a Datsun 2800 Super Six. I’d like to take his word on that, but all the info out there […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/Dastun-2800-six.jpg "Cohort Sighting: Datsun 2400 Super Six – A Glorious Nissan Cedric By Any Other Name")
Cohort Sighting: Datsun 2400 Super Six – A Glorious Nissan Cedric By Any Other Name
Posted on January 25, 2013 | 21 CommentsJohn875 posted this at the Cohort, and according to him, it’s a Datsun 2800 Super Six. I’d like to take his word on that, but all the info out there […] -
![Let’s call it the CC Cohort Effect, or maybe even divine intervention: I was feeling a bit woozy and in need for an antidote to today’s two-ton double BigMacBroughams with […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/Citroen-SM-fq.png "CCOTY 1972 Nomination: Citroen SM – The Ultimate Brougham Antidote – And It Even Won Motor Trend’s COTY 1972")
CCOTY 1972 Nomination: Citroen SM – The Ultimate Brougham Antidote – And It Even Won Motor Trend’s COTY 1972
Posted on January 25, 2013 | 61 CommentsLet’s call it the CC Cohort Effect, or maybe even divine intervention: I was feeling a bit woozy and in need for an antidote to today’s two-ton double BigMacBroughams with […] -
![My most recent (but most likely far from my last) 626: Two-hundred eighty-seven thousand miles. That’s all that you should need to know about Mazda durability. It made horrible belt […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/Mazda-626-coal3.jpg "COAL Capsule #12: 1996 Mazda 626 FS/MTX–Unkillable")
COAL Capsule #12: 1996 Mazda 626 FS/MTX–Unkillable
Posted on January 25, 2013 | 9 CommentsMy most recent (but most likely far from my last) 626: Two-hundred eighty-seven thousand miles. That’s all that you should need to know about Mazda durability. It made horrible belt […] -
![One of the many themes seen in the comments for the CCOTY nominees is whether or not the platform of the car led to other developments. For instance, one concern […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2012/12/PA160073.jpg "CCOTY Nomination: 1972 Ford Torino, The Fertile Breeder")
CCOTY Nomination: 1972 Ford Torino, The Fertile Breeder
Posted on January 25, 2013 | 72 CommentsOne of the many themes seen in the comments for the CCOTY nominees is whether or not the platform of the car led to other developments. For instance, one concern […] -
![It’s hard to imagine a more unlikely pair of cars to see side-by-side in traffic, even if this is in Australia (I assume). johnh875 grabbed the shot of a fifties […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/Cohort-DS-and-uholden-ute.jpg "CC Cohort Sighting: The Odd Couple")
CC Cohort Sighting: The Odd Couple
Posted on January 24, 2013 | 12 CommentsIt’s hard to imagine a more unlikely pair of cars to see side-by-side in traffic, even if this is in Australia (I assume). johnh875 grabbed the shot of a fifties […] -
![Congratulations to Rob Finrock, who immediately guessed the Horizon TC3 clue. Technically, he guessed it as the twin Dodge Omni 024 (or the later Plymouth Turismo), but as the cars […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/130119Clue.jpg "CC Clue")
CC Clue
Posted on January 24, 2013 | 8 CommentsCongratulations to Rob Finrock, who immediately guessed the Horizon TC3 clue. Technically, he guessed it as the twin Dodge Omni 024 (or the later Plymouth Turismo), but as the cars […] -
![The Urban Lumber Company is one of those undertakings that makes you think: “why didn’t someone think of this before?” Well, maybe they have, but not so successfully, at least […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/CC-142-144-950.jpg "CC Outtake: Chevrolet “Advance Design” Urban Lumber Truck – Got Wood?")
CC Outtake: Chevrolet “Advance Design” Urban Lumber Truck – Got Wood?
Posted on January 24, 2013 | 8 CommentsThe Urban Lumber Company is one of those undertakings that makes you think: “why didn’t someone think of this before?” Well, maybe they have, but not so successfully, at least […] -
![I blew it when I said the Cherokee was no longer in production in China. That was based on old information, inasmuch as the original Beijing-Jeep joint-venture (later Beijing-Chrysler, and […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/width=458,height=416,fit=crop,quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/cherokee-china-bj-11.jpg "Jeep XJ Day Postscript: You Can Still Buy A New Cherokee In China For $12,000")
Jeep XJ Day Postscript: You Can Still Buy A New Cherokee In China For $12,000
Posted on January 24, 2013 | 19 CommentsI blew it when I said the Cherokee was no longer in production in China. That was based on old information, inasmuch as the original Beijing-Jeep joint-venture (later Beijing-Chrysler, and […]
