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![Those of you who frequently read CC may have noticed a lack of articles from me recently. Well, last week I took a few days off to go up to […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2012/07/7-14-2012-002-e1342395557539.jpg "CC Outtakes: Polar Opposites In Polo")
CC Outtakes: Polar Opposites In Polo
Posted on July 16, 2012 | 21 CommentsThose of you who frequently read CC may have noticed a lack of articles from me recently. Well, last week I took a few days off to go up to […] -
![The ’85 Olds 98 went to CJinSD, who even went as far as calling it a Regency. How’d you do that? The marker lights? Let’s see what you […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2012/07/CC-36-112-clue.jpg "CC Clue:")
CC Clue:
Posted on July 14, 2012 | 16 CommentsThe ’85 Olds 98 went to CJinSD, who even went as far as calling it a Regency. How’d you do that? The marker lights? Let’s see what you […] -
![I’ve been looking at this Beetle perched on the cab of this big Kenworth ever since we moved here in 1993; who knows how long it’s been up there. Oldham […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2012/07/CC-167-054-800.jpg "CC Outtake: I Just Happen To Have A Crane Handy")
CC Outtake: I Just Happen To Have A Crane Handy
Posted on July 14, 2012 | 13 CommentsI’ve been looking at this Beetle perched on the cab of this big Kenworth ever since we moved here in 1993; who knows how long it’s been up there. Oldham […] -
![A few weeks ago I found myself in Spokane Wa for a robotics outreach event. Our team’s coach kept saying we’re by the red wagon, which of course made we […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2012/07/2012-07-01_09-07-54_987.jpg "CC Outtake: Little (BIG) Red Wagon")
CC Outtake: Little (BIG) Red Wagon
Posted on July 14, 2012 | 9 CommentsA few weeks ago I found myself in Spokane Wa for a robotics outreach event. Our team’s coach kept saying we’re by the red wagon, which of course made we […] -
![I’ve endlessly ranted about how new first-year designs almost inevitably get mucked up. Sort of understandable: the designers work for a long time nailing down a fresh new car design, […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2012/07/CC-171-144-600.jpg "CC Capsule: 1971 Pontiac Grand Prix – Better Than The Original?")
CC Capsule: 1971 Pontiac Grand Prix – Better Than The Original?
Posted on July 14, 2012 | 38 CommentsI’ve endlessly ranted about how new first-year designs almost inevitably get mucked up. Sort of understandable: the designers work for a long time nailing down a fresh new car design, […] -
![Today’s ’77 New Yorker was tough, but congratulations go out to Dan for being the first to get it. Will Dan be the first to identify this or will somebody […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2012/07/P70400201.jpg "CC Clue")
CC Clue
Posted on July 13, 2012 | 15 CommentsToday’s ’77 New Yorker was tough, but congratulations go out to Dan for being the first to get it. Will Dan be the first to identify this or will somebody […] -
![There’s no doubt that cars have gotten a lot more durable in recent decades. And there’s also no doubt that a good many folks did trade in for a new […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2012/07/Dealership-1960.jpg "Did Car Owners Really Trade-In Every Three Years In The Old Days?")
Did Car Owners Really Trade-In Every Three Years In The Old Days?
Posted on July 13, 2012 | 83 CommentsThere’s no doubt that cars have gotten a lot more durable in recent decades. And there’s also no doubt that a good many folks did trade in for a new […] -
CC Outtake: 1977 Chevrolet El Camino – What Are You Waiting For?
Posted on July 13, 2012 | 12 CommentsFound sitting in front of a rural tire and auto repair facility, is it awaiting work? Or has the owner said “Enough!”? -
![Admittedly, this is a bit of a sketchy picture to work with. But you guys are hitting them. The double Clues for Friday’s cars were both nailed; the tricky shortened […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2012/07/Clue-7-16.png "CC Clue: Not Much To Go On")
CC Clue: Not Much To Go On
Posted on July 12, 2012 | 10 CommentsAdmittedly, this is a bit of a sketchy picture to work with. But you guys are hitting them. The double Clues for Friday’s cars were both nailed; the tricky shortened […] -
![Yes, the seventies were a cruel decade for cars. It was bad enough that engines were strangled by the Rube Goldbergian smog-reduction contraptions, killing ignition advance being one of the […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2012/07/Pictography-2-003-800.jpg "CC Capsule: 1974 Ford Pinto: The Pinto Sprouts A Shelf Butt (And More )")
CC Capsule: 1974 Ford Pinto: The Pinto Sprouts A Shelf Butt (And More )
Posted on July 12, 2012 | 50 CommentsYes, the seventies were a cruel decade for cars. It was bad enough that engines were strangled by the Rube Goldbergian smog-reduction contraptions, killing ignition advance being one of the […] -
CC Capsule: 1946 Studebaker M16 Truck – The Civilian Brother To The Legendary WW2 US6 6×6
Posted on July 12, 2012 | 12 CommentsIn the recent post about my trip to the salvage yard (here), I mentioned another find behind the F-700. I was pretty tickled to find this 1946 Studebaker M16 truck. -
![We had not one, but two clues yesterday. AM on FM made a wild guess that turned out to be not so wild after all. A 1957 Plymouth, for the […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2012/07/Clue120708.jpg "CC Clue: Childs Play")
CC Clue: Childs Play
Posted on July 11, 2012 | 15 CommentsWe had not one, but two clues yesterday. AM on FM made a wild guess that turned out to be not so wild after all. A 1957 Plymouth, for the […] -
![Long, long ago in November 2006, I had just moved across the state and purchased another house (which I’m doing yet again – it’s weird how life goes in cycles […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2012/07/Dodge-Before-After-1.jpg "Curbside Beater: 1987 Dodge Ram 250 – The Best $400 I Ever Spent")
Curbside Beater: 1987 Dodge Ram 250 – The Best $400 I Ever Spent
Posted on July 11, 2012 | 26 CommentsLong, long ago in November 2006, I had just moved across the state and purchased another house (which I’m doing yet again – it’s weird how life goes in cycles […] -
![Back in 2003, I was somewhat involved in the construction of the new home office for the insurance company my dad worked at. As a result, quite a few photos […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2012/07/aqua-acclaim-e1341952322719.jpg "CC Outtake: Spot The K-Car")
CC Outtake: Spot The K-Car
Posted on July 11, 2012 | 16 CommentsBack in 2003, I was somewhat involved in the construction of the new home office for the insurance company my dad worked at. As a result, quite a few photos […] -
![Lunch can wait; but this superbly elegant Peugeot 504 Cabriolet can’t. Shot in Toulouse, France by coopey, he has this to say about it: Quite a surprising spot, which had […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2012/07/Peugeot-504-cabrio-CCC.jpg "Cohort Sighting II: Peugeot 504 Cabriolet – Timeless Elegance Thanks To Pininfarina")
Cohort Sighting II: Peugeot 504 Cabriolet – Timeless Elegance Thanks To Pininfarina
Posted on July 10, 2012 | 16 CommentsLunch can wait; but this superbly elegant Peugeot 504 Cabriolet can’t. Shot in Toulouse, France by coopey, he has this to say about it: Quite a surprising spot, which had […]
