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CC Clue
Posted on October 20, 2012 | 14 CommentsAndre Roy was there right out of the gate with an excruciatingly close guess of a 1959 Buick. A year early, but we are a friendly group here, so congratulations […] -
CC Auto 2030: Time For Your Prediction For The Car Of The Future
Posted on October 20, 2012 | 51 CommentsWe’ve seen Mercedes’ attempt to predict the car of the future, so how about we take a shot at it? Our time frame is a we bit shorter: 2030, as […] -
Mercedes Auto 2000: Trying To Predict The Future In 1981
Posted on October 20, 2012 | 46 CommentsTrying to predict the future is a tough business, but over the decades many a car maker has taken the bait. In 1981, Mercedes presented its Auto 2000 both as […] -
CC Clue: Time is Ticking
Posted on October 19, 2012 | 7 CommentsAs the days grow shorter and the weather grows colder, a certain type of Automotive Season is drawing to a close. If you think along the lines of Nuts In […] -
Cohort Sighting: The Ben Hur Edition Buick – Available Only In The Land Of The Free
Posted on October 19, 2012 | 32 CommentsAnd I thought I’d seen it all, especially when it comes to wheels. ggh06 has just posted a series of shots, titled “My Wheels Are Bigger Than Yours”, at the Cohort. […] -
Stereotype-Defying Neon With A Half-Million Miles
Posted on October 19, 2012 | 12 CommentsI’m also of the opinion that Chrysler got overly ambitious with its heady expansion in the 1990s, and that quality suffered because of that. When the Neon came out, Toyota and […] -
What If: 1977 Ford Thunderbird Country Squire
Posted on October 19, 2012 | 48 Commentsimage: stationwagonforums.com While researching my ’66 Thunderbird piece, I ran across this interesting “Thunderbird Squire” on stationwagonforums.com. This is not a Photoshop, by the way, but a real car. Considering […] -
CC Clue: Not Your Average CC
Posted on October 18, 2012 | 8 CommentsThe interior photo of the W111 Mercedes convertible was a bit obscure, but Nuts in Aloha took a stab in the dark and correctly guessed it. Well done. Tomorrow’s CC […] -
CC Time Warp: Dahl Ford, Fall 1965 Edition
Posted on October 18, 2012 | 20 CommentsAbout two weeks ago I somehow was transported back in time, to a Ford dealership circa 1966. Fortunately, I had my camera with me. Tired of lozenge-shaped modern cars? Well, […] -
Cohort Sighting: Jeep Cherokee Homemade Pickup – Lada-Like
Posted on October 17, 2012 | 16 CommentsThe picture is pretty blurry, but this homemade Jeep Cherokee pickup posted to the Cohort by Big OldChryslers caught my eye because the result is so similar to the Lada […] -
Another Car I Forgot Existed: 1977 Ford Custom 500 2-Door Pillared Hardtop – The Custom’s Swan Song (Updated: Turns Out This Is A Canada-Only Model)
Posted on October 17, 2012 | 47 CommentsUpdate: My apologies; turns out this was a Ford Canada brochure. Oldcarbrochures.com has a separate section for Canadian brochures, so this must have slipped in under the radar. No wonder […] -
CC Wordless Outtake: Just Looking At That Mini Is Giving Me The Shakes
Posted on October 17, 2012 | 23 Comments -
CC Clue: Interiors
Posted on October 15, 2012 | 6 CommentsOne of our master sleuths, sean, called out the NYG Neon. Since it’s raining outside, lets move the party inside. -
CC Clue: Seeing Green
Posted on October 15, 2012 | 14 CommentsJust about everybody thought the 405 was an Altima but no one realized it was a French Mercedes. Don’t feel bad though, as 405s are about as rare as Duesenbergs […] -
Curbside Classics Or Eyesores? Ask The Neighbors.
Posted on October 15, 2012 | 67 CommentsThere but for the grace of restraint go I…CC Cohort charkle the 2nd posted some shots of someone afflicted with a bad case of Curbsideitis. Looks like he caught a […]
![CC Clue Andre Roy was there right out of the gate with an excruciatingly close guess of a 1959 Buick. A year early, but we are a friendly group here, so congratulations […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/Clue121021.jpg)
![CC Auto 2030: Time For Your Prediction For The Car Of The Future We’ve seen Mercedes’ attempt to predict the car of the future, so how about we take a shot at it? Our time frame is a we bit shorter: 2030, as […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/Toyota-Camry-gen-7.jpg)
![CC Clue: Time is Ticking As the days grow shorter and the weather grows colder, a certain type of Automotive Season is drawing to a close. If you think along the lines of Nuts In […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/IMAG13791.jpg)
![Cohort Sighting: The Ben Hur Edition Buick – Available Only In The Land Of The Free And I thought I’d seen it all, especially when it comes to wheels. ggh06 has just posted a series of shots, titled “My Wheels Are Bigger Than Yours”, at the Cohort. […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/Big-wheels-buick.jpg)
![Stereotype-Defying Neon With A Half-Million Miles I’m also of the opinion that Chrysler got overly ambitious with its heady expansion in the 1990s, and that quality suffered because of that. When the Neon came out, Toyota and […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/neon1.jpg)
![What If: 1977 Ford Thunderbird Country Squire image: stationwagonforums.com While researching my ’66 Thunderbird piece, I ran across this interesting “Thunderbird Squire” on stationwagonforums.com. This is not a Photoshop, by the way, but a real car. Considering […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/t-birdwoody2.jpg)
![CC Clue: Not Your Average CC The interior photo of the W111 Mercedes convertible was a bit obscure, but Nuts in Aloha took a stab in the dark and correctly guessed it. Well done. Tomorrow’s CC […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/CC-Clue4.jpg)
![CC Time Warp: Dahl Ford, Fall 1965 Edition About two weeks ago I somehow was transported back in time, to a Ford dealership circa 1966. Fortunately, I had my camera with me. Tired of lozenge-shaped modern cars? Well, […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/09-30-2012-213-e1349643505136.jpg)
![Cohort Sighting: Jeep Cherokee Homemade Pickup – Lada-Like The picture is pretty blurry, but this homemade Jeep Cherokee pickup posted to the Cohort by Big OldChryslers caught my eye because the result is so similar to the Lada […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/Jeep-XJ-pickup.jpg)


![CC Clue: Seeing Green Just about everybody thought the 405 was an Altima but no one realized it was a French Mercedes. Don’t feel bad though, as 405s are about as rare as Duesenbergs […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/CC-Clue6.jpg)
![Curbside Classics Or Eyesores? Ask The Neighbors. There but for the grace of restraint go I…CC Cohort charkle the 2nd posted some shots of someone afflicted with a bad case of Curbsideitis. Looks like he caught a […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/Collection-3.jpg)


