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![If you’ve been following this road trip series, you probably know that we’re now in Idaho, on our return leg, after having “rounded the horn” at Seattle with a […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/2012_0910_clipperfrontgrill.jpg "Road Trip Classic: 1955 Packard Clipper Custom – Prairie Schooner On The Oregon Trail")
Road Trip Classic: 1955 Packard Clipper Custom – Prairie Schooner On The Oregon Trail
Posted on September 12, 2012 | 23 CommentsIf you’ve been following this road trip series, you probably know that we’re now in Idaho, on our return leg, after having “rounded the horn” at Seattle with a […] -
![Knowing this Countryman from so many encounters with Marvin over the years, I’d rather forgotten that it’s a bit unusual for our own country. As you can see, Marvin is […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/081812125425.jpg "CC Outtake: Marvin’s Mini Countryman")
CC Outtake: Marvin’s Mini Countryman
Posted on September 12, 2012 | 9 CommentsKnowing this Countryman from so many encounters with Marvin over the years, I’d rather forgotten that it’s a bit unusual for our own country. As you can see, Marvin is […] -
![So here’s another shot of the eclectic mix in our electric utility’s parking lot the other night. This time, a fourth member joins the grouping (a 1936 Chevrolet; more on […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/CC-175-189-1200.jpg "CC Outtake: The Circular Evolution Of Rear Ends")
CC Outtake: The Circular Evolution Of Rear Ends
Posted on September 12, 2012 | 9 CommentsSo here’s another shot of the eclectic mix in our electric utility’s parking lot the other night. This time, a fourth member joins the grouping (a 1936 Chevrolet; more on […] -
![Crikey! Almost four years of Curbside Classics, and I’ve never done a proper write-up of the Taurus. Well, it’s not going to be tonight, since it’s already ten o’clock. For […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/CC-175-154-1200.jpg "CC Outtake: 1987 Ford Taurus – Smile, It Could Be Worse")
CC Outtake: 1987 Ford Taurus – Smile, It Could Be Worse
Posted on September 12, 2012 | 69 CommentsCrikey! Almost four years of Curbside Classics, and I’ve never done a proper write-up of the Taurus. Well, it’s not going to be tonight, since it’s already ten o’clock. For […] -
Road Trip Outtakes: 1967 Buick Skylark – Canada Dry
Posted on September 11, 2012 | 21 CommentsWe were headed back toward the U.S. border after visiting friends in Merritt, Canada B.C., when I noticed an angular grille growing larger in my rear-view mirror… -
![I ran across this very solid 1966 Barracuda last May, at the Iowa City cruise-in–and there was something amiss about it. Okay, yes, those are 1962 Impala wheel covers, but that’s […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/Sycamore-show-5-25-2012-014-e1347064311888.jpg "Cruise-In Outtake: 1966 Barracuda")
Cruise-In Outtake: 1966 Barracuda
Posted on September 11, 2012 | 21 CommentsI ran across this very solid 1966 Barracuda last May, at the Iowa City cruise-in–and there was something amiss about it. Okay, yes, those are 1962 Impala wheel covers, but that’s […] -
![The car show season is starting to run down. As fall approaches, all those shined up pride-and-joys will be driven less and less, until finally being parked in a garage […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/East-Moline-Car-Show-8-11-2012-064-e1344976750912.jpg "Car Show Classics: Downtown East Moline Car Show – An Eclectic Mix")
Car Show Classics: Downtown East Moline Car Show – An Eclectic Mix
Posted on September 11, 2012 | 24 CommentsThe car show season is starting to run down. As fall approaches, all those shined up pride-and-joys will be driven less and less, until finally being parked in a garage […] -
![Just can’t get enough of those Aussie utes…here’s a 1957 Mainline Utility that was shot by Hugo90 in 1974 on the streets of Melbourne. I’ve never even seen a picture […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/Ford-AUS-ute-57.jpg "Cohort Vintage Outtake: 1957 Australian Ford Mainline Utility")
Cohort Vintage Outtake: 1957 Australian Ford Mainline Utility
Posted on September 11, 2012 | 9 CommentsJust can’t get enough of those Aussie utes…here’s a 1957 Mainline Utility that was shot by Hugo90 in 1974 on the streets of Melbourne. I’ve never even seen a picture […] -
![The last clue proved to be a little too challenging as no one got close to Ford Model A. The guesses were all over the place. It will should be […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/guess.jpg "CC Clue")
CC Clue
Posted on September 10, 2012 | 10 CommentsThe last clue proved to be a little too challenging as no one got close to Ford Model A. The guesses were all over the place. It will should be […] -
![On our way out of Seattle and headed toward Canada, we decided to stop in Lynden, WA as it had been recommended by my wife’s Aunt as a neat town […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/IMG_3054.jpg "Road Trip Outtakes: 1997 GM EV1 – Who Put the Electric Car in the Basement?")
Road Trip Outtakes: 1997 GM EV1 – Who Put the Electric Car in the Basement?
Posted on September 10, 2012 | 105 CommentsOn our way out of Seattle and headed toward Canada, we decided to stop in Lynden, WA as it had been recommended by my wife’s Aunt as a neat town […] -
![I ran across this unusual Jeep at the Hooters car show in Davenport yesterday. At first, I thought it was a CJ with an enclosed cab, but it is much […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/09-09-2012-029-e1347226305451.jpg "Car Show Outtakes: Mostly A Jeep")
Car Show Outtakes: Mostly A Jeep
Posted on September 10, 2012 | 16 CommentsI ran across this unusual Jeep at the Hooters car show in Davenport yesterday. At first, I thought it was a CJ with an enclosed cab, but it is much […] -
![OK; I know cars (like people) have been trending bigger over the decades. And I know the MINI is a perfect example of that, but it’s still just about the […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/CC-175-159-1200.jpg "CC Outtake: 15/16th Scale ’57 Chevy?")
CC Outtake: 15/16th Scale ’57 Chevy?
Posted on September 10, 2012 | 34 CommentsOK; I know cars (like people) have been trending bigger over the decades. And I know the MINI is a perfect example of that, but it’s still just about the […] -
![Yesterday’s clue was correctly guessed by CJinSD in about eleven minutes. But then the clue photo was very generous. Today we will go in for a tighter close-up. We have […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/Clue120909-crop.jpg "CC Clue: Everybody Get Vertical")
CC Clue: Everybody Get Vertical
Posted on September 9, 2012 | 9 CommentsYesterday’s clue was correctly guessed by CJinSD in about eleven minutes. But then the clue photo was very generous. Today we will go in for a tighter close-up. We have […] -
Road Trip Outtakes: Teardrops For A 1966 Plymouth Sport Fury
Posted on September 9, 2012 | 23 CommentsAs we were headed Northeast out of Seattle toward Canada yesterday, I spotted something “of interest” up ahead and pulled in for a closer look… -
![Stuck in a construction zone, nothing to do but look at the car in front of me. Suddenly I whip out my camera and take a picture of its rear […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/CC-175-119-crop.jpg "As Seen Through The Windshield: What’s Wrong With This Picture?")
As Seen Through The Windshield: What’s Wrong With This Picture?
Posted on September 9, 2012 | 44 CommentsStuck in a construction zone, nothing to do but look at the car in front of me. Suddenly I whip out my camera and take a picture of its rear […]
