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Blog Archive
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One More ’53 Studie Post: Tom McCahill Tests The 125 MPH Studillac
Posted on January 5, 2012 | 12 CommentsCan’t not mention the Studillac when honoring the ’53 Starliner. Bill Frick, who had already built up a bit of a business stuffing Caddy V8s into Ford sedans (“Fordillacs”), instantly […] -
The Goddess Appears On Two Continents At Almost The Same Time
Posted on January 5, 2012 | 34 CommentsOne cannot summon the goddess. She just appears from time to time, when the stars line up fortuitously. Or is it when the lines start lining up fortuitously? As is […] -
Throw Out The Anchor! Moving Day, 1956
Posted on January 5, 2012 | 16 CommentsWe can assume that this 1950 Plymouth and trailer didn’t crash into the ’55 Olds at the bottom of this icy hill. Stopping this rig is one thing, making it […] -
Cohort Classic: 1989 Mercury Tracer – The Almost Forgotten One
Posted on January 4, 2012 | 44 CommentsThe first generation Tracer is easy to forget, given that it was only sold here for a couple of years (1987 – 1989). But Andrew Turnbull has been on a […] -
Cohort Classic: 1975 Chevrolet Monte Carlo – The Preview To The Prequel
Posted on January 4, 2012 | 70 CommentsDo you like previews when you go to the movies? Here’s why I ask: an in-depth Monte Carlo CC write-up is inevitable, including for all the generations. But it’s still […] -
Curbside Caption: Built Like A Tank
Posted on January 4, 2012 | 29 CommentsWell, that’s the most obvious one. But I know you can do better than that. -
CC Clue: Back Again – Now Updated With Bigger Picture
Posted on January 3, 2012 | 4 Comments(Update: I’m still trying to find time to get this one put together, so keep on guessing.) The Clue went off to a New Year’s party, and didn’t find its […] -
CC Presents: Cohort Classics
Posted on January 3, 2012 | 11 CommentsThe CC Cohort has put up some 1500 Curbside Classics in the past year, and I have failed to give them proper recognition and consistent exposure. My bad. But that’s […] -
More From The CC Cohort: BMW 3.0CSi Coupe – The Neue Klasse’s Valedictorian
Posted on January 3, 2012 | 30 CommentsGood timing on this submission from the CC Cohort. This superb 3.0CSi (E9) coupe (Update: shot by bobloblaw2010) is the ultimate evolution of the Neue Klasse sedans as profiled in […] -
Corvette And Thunderbird Face-Off: And The Winner Is?
Posted on January 3, 2012 | 37 CommentsI just had to stop for these two red classics facing off at a car broker’s lot. Not a full CC today, although we are a bit overdue on the […] -
Got Milk? Milk Tanker And Semi-Truck Concepts From 1947
Posted on January 3, 2012 | 30 CommentsIn the immediate post-war years, the Bohn Aluminum and Brass Company commissioned renderings of a number of futuristic transportation concepts that were likely to use more of the materials they […] -
From The CC Cohort: Bricklin SV1
Posted on January 3, 2012 | 25 CommentsOur first CCC Bricklin sighting in the wild! Congratulations to TheProfessor47 who shot this in what might well by Wyoming, given the tags. I need to run just right now, […] -
Curbside Caption: “I’m Sure We Parked Over Here Next To That White Falcon” Or?
Posted on January 2, 2012 | 34 CommentsI don’t want to overdo the Curbside Caption thing too much, but the last two have been so entertaining. Click on the image for its full sized glory. -
The Range Rover’s Timeless Design Was A (Fortunate) Accident – It Was Just An Engineering Mule
Posted on January 2, 2012 | 8 CommentsThe Range Rover was a landmark design on many levels. Technically, it was a breakthrough in bringing a level ride comfort to fully off-road capable vehicle that had not been […] -
Miniature Rampside Classic – Chasing a Cub
Posted on January 2, 2012 | No CommentsBack in the late ’90s and early ‘oughts, I worked with Jerry, a fellow car nut. We got along pretty well, since we both loved Studebakers and vintage VWs. He […]
![One More ’53 Studie Post: Tom McCahill Tests The 125 MPH Studillac Can’t not mention the Studillac when honoring the ’53 Starliner. Bill Frick, who had already built up a bit of a business stuffing Caddy V8s into Ford sedans (“Fordillacs”), instantly […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2012/01/Studillac.png)
![The Goddess Appears On Two Continents At Almost The Same Time One cannot summon the goddess. She just appears from time to time, when the stars line up fortuitously. Or is it when the lines start lining up fortuitously? As is […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2012/01/CC-146-014-801-crop-vert.jpg)
![Throw Out The Anchor! Moving Day, 1956 We can assume that this 1950 Plymouth and trailer didn’t crash into the ’55 Olds at the bottom of this icy hill. Stopping this rig is one thing, making it […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2012/01/BW-Moving-day-1956.jpg)
![Cohort Classic: 1989 Mercury Tracer – The Almost Forgotten One The first generation Tracer is easy to forget, given that it was only sold here for a couple of years (1987 – 1989). But Andrew Turnbull has been on a […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2012/01/Mercury-Tracer-1989-night.jpg)
![Cohort Classic: 1975 Chevrolet Monte Carlo – The Preview To The Prequel Do you like previews when you go to the movies? Here’s why I ask: an in-depth Monte Carlo CC write-up is inevitable, including for all the generations. But it’s still […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2012/01/Monte-Carlo-75-by-bobloblaw2010.jpg)

![CC Clue: Back Again – Now Updated With Bigger Picture (Update: I’m still trying to find time to get this one put together, so keep on guessing.) The Clue went off to a New Year’s party, and didn’t find its […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2012/01/CC-146-017-clue.jpg)
![CC Presents: Cohort Classics The CC Cohort has put up some 1500 Curbside Classics in the past year, and I have failed to give them proper recognition and consistent exposure. My bad. But that’s […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2012/01/Cohort.png)
![More From The CC Cohort: BMW 3.0CSi Coupe – The Neue Klasse’s Valedictorian Good timing on this submission from the CC Cohort. This superb 3.0CSi (E9) coupe (Update: shot by bobloblaw2010) is the ultimate evolution of the Neue Klasse sedans as profiled in […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2012/01/BMW-3.0CSi-fq-CCC-by-Bobloblaw2010.png)
![Corvette And Thunderbird Face-Off: And The Winner Is? I just had to stop for these two red classics facing off at a car broker’s lot. Not a full CC today, although we are a bit overdue on the […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2012/01/CC-158-042-800.jpg)
![Got Milk? Milk Tanker And Semi-Truck Concepts From 1947 In the immediate post-war years, the Bohn Aluminum and Brass Company commissioned renderings of a number of futuristic transportation concepts that were likely to use more of the materials they […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2012/01/bohn-47-truck.jpg)
![From The CC Cohort: Bricklin SV1 Our first CCC Bricklin sighting in the wild! Congratulations to TheProfessor47 who shot this in what might well by Wyoming, given the tags. I need to run just right now, […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2012/01/Bricklin-CCC-by-theProfessor47.png)

![The Range Rover’s Timeless Design Was A (Fortunate) Accident – It Was Just An Engineering Mule The Range Rover was a landmark design on many levels. Technically, it was a breakthrough in bringing a level ride comfort to fully off-road capable vehicle that had not been […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2012/01/Range-Rover-mule-.jpg-courtesy-aronline.jpg)
![Miniature Rampside Classic – Chasing a Cub Back in the late ’90s and early ‘oughts, I worked with Jerry, a fellow car nut. We got along pretty well, since we both loved Studebakers and vintage VWs. He […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/PiperJ-3Cub02-e1343854551506.jpg)


