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CC Outtake: 1992 Cadillac Allante – Awarded “Flop Of The Year” For 1987
Posted on February 15, 2012 | 42 CommentsUnbelievable as it may seem, I’ve yet to see an Allante to shoot in these parts. But channaher at the Cohort left this single shot, and I can’t resist having […] -
CC Capsule: 1978 Lincoln Versailles – The Past Is Prologue
Posted on February 15, 2012 | 36 CommentsThere are several reasons I fought the urge to write about this car. -
Curbside Caption: Family Time
Posted on February 14, 2012 | 16 CommentsHow the American suburban family in 1956 bonded. Or maybe you have an alternate explanation? -
CC Clue
Posted on February 14, 2012 | 20 CommentsIt has been awhile since we have given you a clue to torment you. Congratulations to Kitalkki on a sharp eye which identified the Lotus. Maybe even two sharp eyes. […] -
Curbside Classicos Of Cuba, Part II
Posted on February 14, 2012 | 10 Comments(click on all pictures for full size) Turns out that our first visit to Cuba last week was just the teaser. Bowen/Flatblack66 has posted a bunch more, and man, are […] -
CC Outtake: We Don’t Need No AWD
Posted on February 14, 2012 | 19 CommentsI haven’t had time to do even a decent Outtake or Capsule, so here is Claudine across the street from my favorite sandwich shop yesterday. Please don’t judge me for […] -
CC Outtake: None Too Common
Posted on February 14, 2012 | 15 CommentsThe gen 2 RX-7 is another car (like so many) that’s overdue for a CC (anybody out there have personal experience with one?). But I did just stumble across this […] -
How Did Two Hummers End Up In The Drink? The Answer Should Be Obvious
Posted on February 13, 2012 | 17 CommentsSince they’re stealing from me, I’ll steal from them, except that it’s not theirs anyway. These two Hummers ended up in the drink, on a lake in Russia or someplace. […] -
The Russians Are Coming – To Curbside Classic (Or More Like Stealing It)
Posted on February 13, 2012 | 20 CommentsI’ve been noticing a substantial uptick in incoming links from Russian websites, mainly this one: nnm.ru. So I backtracked the source, and found that The CC GraveYard Tour ( Part […] -
CC Outtake: Well Insulated
Posted on February 12, 2012 | 14 CommentsHere’s one way to fix a cold, leaky and drafty old camper: a couple of inches of foam, and some silver paint. The dog is probably enough of a heat […] -
Generations
Posted on February 12, 2012 | 12 CommentsPimped Civic and the TriFive Chevy: I took this picture a few years ago in Reno during Hot August Nights classic car festival while stopping to enjoy an ice cream […] -
CC Capsule: Xb Meets Middle Brother Flex – Two-Thirds Of The Box Family
Posted on February 12, 2012 | 23 CommentsMy poor little Xbox has been dying to meet its next-bigger sibling, having met the oldest one a couple of months ago. Good thing I had to head to Jerry’s, […] -
Curbside Caption Update: Bubbles – AMC Astra-Gnome
Posted on February 11, 2012 | 14 CommentsHere’s a nice cross-section of fifties city people. Look at each one, from the old guy at one end to the kid at the other. (Click to enlarge.) Besides “WTF”, […] -
CC Capsule: 1990 Chrysler LeBaron Landau – Comes With Everything You See Here
Posted on February 11, 2012 | 45 CommentsThe K-car chassis was nothing if not flexible, and to prove it, consider the 1990 Chrysler LeBaron Landau. As you can see, the K-car got squished into the shape of […] -
Curbside Caption: Off To The Races
Posted on February 11, 2012 | 10 CommentsOne just never knows what one is going see on the freeway, and thanks to cell phones, they can be documented (not by me, in this case). And timing is […]
![CC Outtake: 1992 Cadillac Allante – Awarded “Flop Of The Year” For 1987 Unbelievable as it may seem, I’ve yet to see an Allante to shoot in these parts. But channaher at the Cohort left this single shot, and I can’t resist having […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2012/02/Cadillac-Allante.jpg)


![CC Clue It has been awhile since we have given you a clue to torment you. Congratulations to Kitalkki on a sharp eye which identified the Lotus. Maybe even two sharp eyes. […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2012/02/120215Clue.jpg)
![Curbside Classicos Of Cuba, Part II (click on all pictures for full size) Turns out that our first visit to Cuba last week was just the teaser. Bowen/Flatblack66 has posted a bunch more, and man, are […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2012/02/Cuba-Ford-Consul.png)
![CC Outtake: We Don’t Need No AWD I haven’t had time to do even a decent Outtake or Capsule, so here is Claudine across the street from my favorite sandwich shop yesterday. Please don’t judge me for […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2012/02/Claudine.jpg)
![CC Outtake: None Too Common The gen 2 RX-7 is another car (like so many) that’s overdue for a CC (anybody out there have personal experience with one?). But I did just stumble across this […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2012/02/CC-SM74-058-800.jpg)
![How Did Two Hummers End Up In The Drink? The Answer Should Be Obvious Since they’re stealing from me, I’ll steal from them, except that it’s not theirs anyway. These two Hummers ended up in the drink, on a lake in Russia or someplace. […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2012/02/hummers_in_lake_02.jpg)
![The Russians Are Coming – To Curbside Classic (Or More Like Stealing It) I’ve been noticing a substantial uptick in incoming links from Russian websites, mainly this one: nnm.ru. So I backtracked the source, and found that The CC GraveYard Tour ( Part […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2012/02/CC-Graveyard-Rus.png)
![CC Outtake: Well Insulated Here’s one way to fix a cold, leaky and drafty old camper: a couple of inches of foam, and some silver paint. The dog is probably enough of a heat […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2012/02/CC-12-103-800.jpg)
![Generations Pimped Civic and the TriFive Chevy: I took this picture a few years ago in Reno during Hot August Nights classic car festival while stopping to enjoy an ice cream […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2012/02/Small-Classic-Chevy-+-Modified-Civic-Coupe-Mae-Anne-+-W-Mc-Carran-Reno-NV-8_7_09.jpg)
![CC Capsule: Xb Meets Middle Brother Flex – Two-Thirds Of The Box Family My poor little Xbox has been dying to meet its next-bigger sibling, having met the oldest one a couple of months ago. Good thing I had to head to Jerry’s, […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2012/02/CC-160-059-800.jpg)
![Curbside Caption Update: Bubbles – AMC Astra-Gnome Here’s a nice cross-section of fifties city people. Look at each one, from the old guy at one end to the kid at the other. (Click to enlarge.) Besides “WTF”, […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2012/02/ParkingBubbleTop.jpg)
![CC Capsule: 1990 Chrysler LeBaron Landau – Comes With Everything You See Here The K-car chassis was nothing if not flexible, and to prove it, consider the 1990 Chrysler LeBaron Landau. As you can see, the K-car got squished into the shape of […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2012/02/LeBaronLSide.jpg)
![Curbside Caption: Off To The Races One just never knows what one is going see on the freeway, and thanks to cell phones, they can be documented (not by me, in this case). And timing is […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2012/02/Bild-6.jpg)


