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Blog Archive
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![Either you’ve experienced it, or not (kind of like sex): the car’s engine blows up while on the road. It’s probably an experience (blown engine) that today’s younger generation isn’t […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/width=600,height=600,fit=crop,quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2011/10/car_stranded-jpg.jpg "Blown Engines On The Road: How Did You Lose Your Virginity?")
Blown Engines On The Road: How Did You Lose Your Virginity?
Posted on October 11, 2011 | 70 CommentsEither you’ve experienced it, or not (kind of like sex): the car’s engine blows up while on the road. It’s probably an experience (blown engine) that today’s younger generation isn’t […] -
![As one endlessly obsessed with campers and RVs, I forgot to include this shot with the Audi 5000/100 CC the other day. I have no idea where it came from, […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2011/10/Bild-Audi-100-camper.jpg "Now That’s What I Need – Not")
Now That’s What I Need – Not
Posted on October 10, 2011 | 13 CommentsAs one endlessly obsessed with campers and RVs, I forgot to include this shot with the Audi 5000/100 CC the other day. I have no idea where it came from, […] -
CC Clue
Posted on October 10, 2011 | 3 CommentsNobody got the 7 Series BMW. I guess BMW targeted Mercedes’ headrest when they designed it. Movin’ on. -
![The Eagle Vision went quickly: Philip Lane nailed it on the first guess. It’s challenging to know when a Clue is too easy or too hard. I’m guessing this one’s […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2011/10/CC-148-030-clue.jpg "CC Clue: Foreground, Not Background")
CC Clue: Foreground, Not Background
Posted on October 9, 2011 | 4 CommentsThe Eagle Vision went quickly: Philip Lane nailed it on the first guess. It’s challenging to know when a Clue is too easy or too hard. I’m guessing this one’s […] -
![The miracle of America Museum in Polson, Montana has quite the hodgepodge collection inside, but the first thing one sees upon approaching it is this cast of characters. Of course […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2011/10/CC-Glacier-020-800.jpg "CC Outtake: Oddballs")
CC Outtake: Oddballs
Posted on October 9, 2011 | 13 CommentsThe miracle of America Museum in Polson, Montana has quite the hodgepodge collection inside, but the first thing one sees upon approaching it is this cast of characters. Of course […] -
![Since I can’t readily find a single-cylinder car, we’ll have to spend some time with its two-wheeled brethren, and quite happily at that. I’m not going to pretend to be […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2011/10/CC-Glacier-069-800.jpg "America’s Miracle Museum: Vintage Bikes – Everything From Zero To Four Cylinders")
America’s Miracle Museum: Vintage Bikes – Everything From Zero To Four Cylinders
Posted on October 7, 2011 | 13 CommentsSince I can’t readily find a single-cylinder car, we’ll have to spend some time with its two-wheeled brethren, and quite happily at that. I’m not going to pretend to be […] -
![The devilish clue from the window of the Audi 5000 received no correct guesses. So for today, we present a much broader view. Let’s just all take a close look […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2011/10/111005Clue.jpg "CC Clue")
CC Clue
Posted on October 5, 2011 | 4 CommentsThe devilish clue from the window of the Audi 5000 received no correct guesses. So for today, we present a much broader view. Let’s just all take a close look […] -
![It’s Wednesday, and I hope by now the theme of the week is obvious. We’ve had three pots, five pots, and talked about two-pots. Needless to say, finding two-cylinder cars […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2011/10/CC-140-178-800.jpg "CC Outtake: Unusual Cylinder Number Week")
CC Outtake: Unusual Cylinder Number Week
Posted on October 5, 2011 | 30 CommentsIt’s Wednesday, and I hope by now the theme of the week is obvious. We’ve had three pots, five pots, and talked about two-pots. Needless to say, finding two-cylinder cars […] -
![Monday October 3, 2011 I finally got my answer about my bid – I was OUTBID, but there is still a glimmer of hope auction fans, let me first though […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2011/10/EDan-5.png "Educator Dan’s Auction Roulette Update: Outbid – For Now")
Educator Dan’s Auction Roulette Update: Outbid – For Now
Posted on October 4, 2011 | 16 CommentsMonday October 3, 2011 I finally got my answer about my bid – I was OUTBID, but there is still a glimmer of hope auction fans, let me first though […] -
![I spent a happy hour or so rebuilding the wiper linkage to the Dodge Chinook this afternoon with all new plastic bushings; it wasn’t as bad as some folks made […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2011/10/CC-116-062-800.jpg "CC Clue: Wipers First")
CC Clue: Wipers First
Posted on October 3, 2011 | 2 CommentsI spent a happy hour or so rebuilding the wiper linkage to the Dodge Chinook this afternoon with all new plastic bushings; it wasn’t as bad as some folks made […] -
![No, new cars are not our typical thing, but then the Fiat 500 twinair is not exactly the typical car. The not-available-here 875 cc turbocharged twin puts out a healthy […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2011/10/fiat-twin-air-500-630.jpg "Three Cylinders? Bring On The Two-Cylinder Fiat 500 TwinAir")
Three Cylinders? Bring On The Two-Cylinder Fiat 500 TwinAir
Posted on October 3, 2011 | 19 CommentsNo, new cars are not our typical thing, but then the Fiat 500 twinair is not exactly the typical car. The not-available-here 875 cc turbocharged twin puts out a healthy […] -
![When the owner of the 1953 Ford with the Mopar slant six under the hood showed me around his back yard collection of vehicles, it was not surprising that on […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2011/10/CC-124-320-800.jpg "CC Outake: A Somewhat More Modest Homebuilt RV")
CC Outake: A Somewhat More Modest Homebuilt RV
Posted on October 2, 2011 | 7 CommentsWhen the owner of the 1953 Ford with the Mopar slant six under the hood showed me around his back yard collection of vehicles, it was not surprising that on […] -
CC Clue: Good Luck With This One
Posted on October 1, 2011 | 11 CommentsAll right, this isn’t so much a Clue as a Preview, since it would be nigh near impossible to do so unless you’ve encountered this vehicle. And here’s another shot: -
![When I first spotted this XJ-S at some distance, I thought maybe it was a low-rider kind of thing. I’ve seen some incredibly splayed wheels, but more typically at the […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2011/09/CC-142-034-800.jpg "CC Outtake: Highly Negative-Cambered Cat Paw")
CC Outtake: Highly Negative-Cambered Cat Paw
Posted on September 29, 2011 | 10 CommentsWhen I first spotted this XJ-S at some distance, I thought maybe it was a low-rider kind of thing. I’ve seen some incredibly splayed wheels, but more typically at the […] -
![It’s going to be a late Clue, followed by a later CC. It’s been an (intense) outdoors working day, but at least I’ve picked what I’m going to share. Now […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2011/09/CC-33-114clue.jpg "CC Clue – Running Late, Again")
CC Clue – Running Late, Again
Posted on September 29, 2011 | 8 CommentsIt’s going to be a late Clue, followed by a later CC. It’s been an (intense) outdoors working day, but at least I’ve picked what I’m going to share. Now […]
