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Blog Archive
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CC Wordless Outtake: Reinforcing Stereotypes
Posted on November 19, 2012 | 28 Comments -
A Curbside Story…
Posted on November 19, 2012 | 15 Comments“Hey, Mac… pull up a chair for a moment and I’ll tell you my story.” -
Toyside Classic: I Was Dreaming Of The Past, And My Heart Was Beating Fast…
Posted on November 19, 2012 | 22 CommentsAs it turns out, my recent foray into the Snitkoff garage yielded far more than space for a second car. Among the items: All the beloved toys I thought had […] -
CC Wishes 68% Of You A Happy Thanksgiving
Posted on November 19, 2012 | 18 CommentsI’m not being rude (for a change), just perfectly frank (as Stephanie calls it), since only 67.98% of our visitors are from the US. So the rest of you get […] -
CC Clue
Posted on November 18, 2012 | 14 CommentsA couple of readers celebrated Thanksgiving in a proper fashion by guessed the Ford Zephyr quite quickly. Andre Roy was first, though his answer contained just a hint of a […] -
Sunday Salon: When Was The Last Time You Rode In The Front Middle Seat Of A Sedan?
Posted on November 18, 2012 | 55 CommentsIt wasn’t in a Dodge Aries, I hope. Maybe the question should have been: Has anyone ever ridden in the front middle seat of a K-Kar? If you have, I […] -
1983 Fortune: Will Success Spoil General Motors?
Posted on November 17, 2012 | 42 CommentsNo. -
CC Outtake: Mercedes G280 – Pre-Bling Era
Posted on November 16, 2012 | 29 CommentsLife really is stranger than fiction. If you had told me in 1979–when the quasi-military G-Wagen was introduced in Europe–that someday it would be an American bling-mobile, I would have […] -
CCOTY Nomination For 1958: Ford Thunderbird – Heralding The Era Of “Individual Cars”
Posted on November 16, 2012 | 43 CommentsThere’s not much more that I can add here that wasn’t in today’s CC for the 1958 Thunderbird. Admittedly, it wasn’t really the first of the genre; the Studebaker Hawk–or […] -
CC Clue: Reflexión
Posted on November 15, 2012 | 4 CommentsIt’s only appropriate that nobody guessed Tom Klockau’s mother’s Viper. Who would have thunk? So tomorrow, on Día de la Revolución de Mexico, we have our first CC Submission from […] -
Cohort Sighting: What Are They?
Posted on November 15, 2012 | 26 CommentsMu old friend paulvaranasi has just posted some new shots at the Cohort, including two of these unidentified mystery vehicles. I’m quite sure the one in front is a late-’50s […] -
Cohort Classic: Early Jeep Gladiator With Well-Wrapped Large Load
Posted on November 14, 2012 | 17 CommentsWe’re way overdue on a proper Jeep Gladiator CC, but in the meantime let’s take in this rather compelling find from Davo at the Cohort. Its somewhat mysterious load certainly […] -
CC Clue
Posted on November 14, 2012 | 6 CommentsSeveral guesses on the Squarebird came close–’56 Fairlane, ’58 Edsel, etc.–but no one got it. Time for another round! Here’s one you won’t see every day. Can you identify it? -
Cohort Classic: Nissan Skyline/Datsun 240K – “Like A Love; Like A Wind” – The Car That The “Ken & Mary” TV Ads Made Famous (With Video)
Posted on November 13, 2012 | 22 Comments(Update: turns out this car was misidentified; it’s actually a C210 Skyline, the model that succeeded the “Kenmari” C110 Skyline) Japanese cars from the 1970s have a huge cult following, […] -
CC Miniatures: When Is A Hudson Not A Hudson?
Posted on November 13, 2012 | 20 CommentsIn the early 1950s, my spinster aunt bought some toys to keep me amused during family get-togethers at her home. Among the toys in the toy box were a […]


![Toyside Classic: I Was Dreaming Of The Past, And My Heart Was Beating Fast… As it turns out, my recent foray into the Snitkoff garage yielded far more than space for a second car. Among the items: All the beloved toys I thought had […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/1020121916a.jpg)
![CC Wishes 68% Of You A Happy Thanksgiving I’m not being rude (for a change), just perfectly frank (as Stephanie calls it), since only 67.98% of our visitors are from the US. So the rest of you get […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/Turkey-car.jpg)
![CC Clue A couple of readers celebrated Thanksgiving in a proper fashion by guessed the Ford Zephyr quite quickly. Andre Roy was first, though his answer contained just a hint of a […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/Clue121120.jpg)

![CC Outtake: Mercedes G280 – Pre-Bling Era Life really is stranger than fiction. If you had told me in 1979–when the quasi-military G-Wagen was introduced in Europe–that someday it would be an American bling-mobile, I would have […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/CC-181-106-1200.jpg)
![CCOTY Nomination For 1958: Ford Thunderbird – Heralding The Era Of “Individual Cars” There’s not much more that I can add here that wasn’t in today’s CC for the 1958 Thunderbird. Admittedly, it wasn’t really the first of the genre; the Studebaker Hawk–or […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/Thunderbird-1958-ad1.jpg)
![CC Clue: Reflexión It’s only appropriate that nobody guessed Tom Klockau’s mother’s Viper. Who would have thunk? So tomorrow, on Día de la Revolución de Mexico, we have our first CC Submission from […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/Clue-11-20-12.png)
![Cohort Sighting: What Are They? Mu old friend paulvaranasi has just posted some new shots at the Cohort, including two of these unidentified mystery vehicles. I’m quite sure the one in front is a late-’50s […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/Pauls-cars1-.jpg)
![Cohort Classic: Early Jeep Gladiator With Well-Wrapped Large Load We’re way overdue on a proper Jeep Gladiator CC, but in the meantime let’s take in this rather compelling find from Davo at the Cohort. Its somewhat mysterious load certainly […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/Jeep-Gladiator-fq.jpg)

![Cohort Classic: Nissan Skyline/Datsun 240K – “Like A Love; Like A Wind” – The Car That The “Ken & Mary” TV Ads Made Famous (With Video) (Update: turns out this car was misidentified; it’s actually a C210 Skyline, the model that succeeded the “Kenmari” C110 Skyline) Japanese cars from the 1970s have a huge cult following, […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/Nissan-Skyline-240K-side.png)
![CC Miniatures: When Is A Hudson Not A Hudson? In the early 1950s, my spinster aunt bought some toys to keep me amused during family get-togethers at her home. Among the toys in the toy box were a […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/Hudson-Blue-Sedan-1.jpg)


