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CC Clue
Posted on December 5, 2012 | 13 CommentsSaab900lover got the ’63 Rambler right off the bat, though he thought it was an Ambassador. Since the grilles were identical between the Classic and Ambassador, at least in the […] -
Vintage Outtake #2: Changing Fashions In Cars And Clothes
Posted on December 5, 2012 | 16 CommentsI’m not going to comment on that boy’s hat except to say that I’m glad I wasn’t growing up in Japan back then. But let’s move past the clothes and […] -
Vintage Outtake: Pit Stop – The Mini Advantage
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CCOTY 1962 Nomination #5: Ferrari 250 GTO – The Ultimate
Posted on December 4, 2012 | 34 CommentsOn its fiftieth anniversary we may ask, is this the ultimate Ferrari? Many Ferrari faithful think so. The ultimate sports car? What can top it? The ultimate car? It is […] -
CCOTY 1962 Nomination #4: BMW Neue Klasse – Fifty Years Later, Cadillac Finally Builds One Too
Posted on December 4, 2012 | 18 CommentsNo CCOTY for 1962 can leave the BMW Neue Klasse out of consideration. I can’t do a lengthy speech for it right now, but does any of you need to […] -
Your Alternate CCOTY 1962 Nominations Please
Posted on December 4, 2012 | 31 CommentsWe’re doing it a bit different today: three CCOTY Nominations on top of each other, and now your opportunity to chime in with others. Hopefully, that’ll keep us going all […] -
CCOTY 1962 Nomination # 3: Studebaker Avanti – The Parting Gift
Posted on December 4, 2012 | 37 CommentsStudebaker wasn’t going to go out with a whimper–at least not if its youthful and energetic President, Sherwood Egbert, had anything to say about it. He wanted a sports car, […] -
CCOTY 1962 Nomination #2: Austin 1100 Family (BMC ADO16) – The Template For The Modern Small Car
Posted on December 4, 2012 | 18 CommentsThe 1959 BMC Mini deserves the accolades that are showered on it, for its remarkable space efficiency and transverse FWD. But although it was a pioneer, the Mini was never […] -
CCOTY 1962 Nomination #1: 1962 Buick Special Fireball V6
Posted on December 4, 2012 | 35 Comments[Submitted by Adam LaFave] Those that notice my comments here on CC probably know that I have a strong infatuation with the Buick V6 engine. Love it or hate it, […] -
Late Night What If: Matador Cassini Sedan and Barcelona Brougham Mark II
Posted on December 3, 2012 | 28 CommentsSo, are you sick of the AMC Matador coupe? Too bad, because I had to share this would-be Matador sedan, posted to Jim Grey’s Matador COAL writeup, in the comments. […] -
CC Clue
Posted on December 3, 2012 | 7 CommentsKelley gets the win for the Silhouette. Next! -
CC Wordless Outtake: Cat Carrier
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Canadian Curbside Capsule: 1956 Meteor Niagara–Alternate-Universe Fairlane
Posted on December 3, 2012 | 71 CommentsToday, thanks to the Cohort, we’re going to take a brief look at some north-of-the-border Curbside Classics. I think it’s safe to say that many of us here at CC […] -
CC For Sale: 1980 VW Dasher (Passat) Diesel – A Historical Milestone Car, So What Are You Waiting For?
Posted on December 3, 2012 | 32 CommentsIn the market for a CC, but looking something a bit different than that low-mileage 1990 Mark VII LSC we featured the other day? How about the polar opposite? This […] -
CC Clue
Posted on December 2, 2012 | 9 CommentsJason Shafer certainly provided a puzzler of a clue for the 1950 Pontiac. With twenty guesses, the closest anyone came was Bill Chrest who got as close as early 1950s […]
![CC Clue Saab900lover got the ’63 Rambler right off the bat, though he thought it was an Ambassador. Since the grilles were identical between the Classic and Ambassador, at least in the […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/CC-Clue4-e1354158044136.jpg)
![Vintage Outtake #2: Changing Fashions In Cars And Clothes I’m not going to comment on that boy’s hat except to say that I’m glad I wasn’t growing up in Japan back then. But let’s move past the clothes and […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2012/12/BL-big-boy-hat.jpg)

![CCOTY 1962 Nomination #5: Ferrari 250 GTO – The Ultimate On its fiftieth anniversary we may ask, is this the ultimate Ferrari? Many Ferrari faithful think so. The ultimate sports car? What can top it? The ultimate car? It is […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2012/12/Ferrari-250-GTO_27.jpg)
![CCOTY 1962 Nomination #4: BMW Neue Klasse – Fifty Years Later, Cadillac Finally Builds One Too No CCOTY for 1962 can leave the BMW Neue Klasse out of consideration. I can’t do a lengthy speech for it right now, but does any of you need to […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2012/12/BMW-1500-1964.png)
![Your Alternate CCOTY 1962 Nominations Please We’re doing it a bit different today: three CCOTY Nominations on top of each other, and now your opportunity to chime in with others. Hopefully, that’ll keep us going all […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2012/12/CC-24-002-800.jpg)
![CCOTY 1962 Nomination # 3: Studebaker Avanti – The Parting Gift Studebaker wasn’t going to go out with a whimper–at least not if its youthful and energetic President, Sherwood Egbert, had anything to say about it. He wanted a sports car, […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2012/12/Avanti-63-3.png)
![CCOTY 1962 Nomination #2: Austin 1100 Family (BMC ADO16) – The Template For The Modern Small Car The 1959 BMC Mini deserves the accolades that are showered on it, for its remarkable space efficiency and transverse FWD. But although it was a pioneer, the Mini was never […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2012/12/austin_1100-_ado_16.jpg)
![CCOTY 1962 Nomination #1: 1962 Buick Special Fireball V6 [Submitted by Adam LaFave] Those that notice my comments here on CC probably know that I have a strong infatuation with the Buick V6 engine. Love it or hate it, […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2012/12/Buick-Fireball-V6.jpg)
![Late Night What If: Matador Cassini Sedan and Barcelona Brougham Mark II So, are you sick of the AMC Matador coupe? Too bad, because I had to share this would-be Matador sedan, posted to Jim Grey’s Matador COAL writeup, in the comments. […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2012/12/75-Barcelona-sedan-e1354580649498.jpg)


![Canadian Curbside Capsule: 1956 Meteor Niagara–Alternate-Universe Fairlane Today, thanks to the Cohort, we’re going to take a brief look at some north-of-the-border Curbside Classics. I think it’s safe to say that many of us here at CC […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2012/12/8236147383_d368bd4761_b-e1354467099642.jpg)
![CC For Sale: 1980 VW Dasher (Passat) Diesel – A Historical Milestone Car, So What Are You Waiting For? In the market for a CC, but looking something a bit different than that low-mileage 1990 Mark VII LSC we featured the other day? How about the polar opposite? This […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2012/12/CC-182-034-1200.jpg)
![CC Clue Jason Shafer certainly provided a puzzler of a clue for the 1950 Pontiac. With twenty guesses, the closest anyone came was Bill Chrest who got as close as early 1950s […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2012/12/121205Clue.jpg)


