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Blog Archive
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The Slantback Rear Window Goes Global – Did I Forget Someone? (Updated: Yes I Did)
Posted on July 26, 2011 | 25 CommentsThe Mercury Breezeway’s Breezeway slantback rear window may have been just a short breath of recycled (from the Lincoln) air in the US styling continuum, but it made a bigger […] -
Want DOHC Heads On your VW? Build Them Yourself
Posted on July 23, 2011 | 5 CommentsWhen I first encountered the rare 1946 VW at a gas station, its owner was in too much of a hurry to stop for pictures, but invited me out to […] -
CC Outtake: Instant Karma’s Gonna Get Ya’
Posted on July 21, 2011 | 14 CommentsSince we’re dabbling in Eastern philosophy today, how about that other great automotive equalizer, karma? I shot this Valiant parked in the handicapped zone, but waited until its very functional-seeming […] -
CC Outtake: The Really Big Maserati
Posted on July 20, 2011 | 28 CommentsAll this talk about the Biturbo and and its frailties suddenly reminded me of these shots. So would you rather take this Quatroporte limo as a project? Let’s take a […] -
Clueless And The Quest For Mt. Tabor
Posted on July 20, 2011 | 22 CommentsMount Tabor is the name of a volcanic cinder cone (dark one in center), the city park on the volcano, and the neighborhood of Southeast Portland that surrounds it, all […] -
Curbside Classic: Defining And Polishing The Brands
Posted on July 18, 2011 | 19 CommentsOK; the CC corporate biannual retreat and strategic planning session in Jackson Hole is over, and we’ve returned in the Gulfstream. Your input to my previous post and private e-mails […] -
Snapshot From 1960: Berkeley Sport – Would The Gentleman Care to Drag?
Posted on July 16, 2011 | 16 CommentsFrom time to time, I will randomly flip open the Auto-Parade 1960 that a generous reader sent me, just to see where it lands. Today it takes us to Biggleswade, […] -
CC Outtake: All In The Family
Posted on July 14, 2011 | 7 CommentsNow if the red Porsche was depicted to be a 1976 912E, they literally would be sharing the same engine. -
CC At Six Months: My Cup Runneth Over, A Few Burning Questions, And The Top 10 So Far
Posted on July 13, 2011 | 14 CommentsLike this precocious six month-old, CC is up and walking quicker than average. Thanks to you, we’re growing steadily, with over a half-million views so far, and over 55k Unique […] -
101 Year-Old Woman Still Changes Oil Herself On 1930 Packard – Do You?
Posted on July 12, 2011 | 20 CommentsFeeling old? Someone isn’t, apparently. Margaret Dunning bought this superb 1930 Packard 740 in 1949, and not only does she still drive it a few times a year, including to […] -
CC Clue: Grating
Posted on July 11, 2011 | 7 CommentsDon’t beat yourself up if you don’t get this one … -
CC Clue
Posted on July 10, 2011 | 2 CommentsAlthough the one-of-a-kind 3 door body style made for kind of a trick question, Zykotec was there with the first 58 Chevy ID. Now, let’s see what the CC Cohort […] -
CC Clue #2: Hmmmm (Update: And You’ll Have To Wait A Bit Longer For It)
Posted on July 7, 2011 | 12 CommentsUpdate: Once again, I over-committed myself, and this CC will be a day or two late. Sorry; and sorry for all the head scratching too. -
CC Clue #1: Microscopic Edition
Posted on July 7, 2011 | 3 CommentsWe’re going to have two cars tomorrow, so let’s two Clues. Yes, it’s small, but that’s all we have to go with. No one got the Valiant. I take credit/apologize […] -
CC Clue: Curveball (Updated)
Posted on July 5, 2011 | 6 CommentsAfter the Brougham 4th of July Weekend, I thought I’d throw a curve ball at Curbside Classic readers.
![The Slantback Rear Window Goes Global – Did I Forget Someone? (Updated: Yes I Did) The Mercury Breezeway’s Breezeway slantback rear window may have been just a short breath of recycled (from the Lincoln) air in the US styling continuum, but it made a bigger […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2011/07/Ford-Anglia.png)
![Want DOHC Heads On your VW? Build Them Yourself When I first encountered the rare 1946 VW at a gas station, its owner was in too much of a hurry to stop for pictures, but invited me out to […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2011/07/CC-109-004-800.jpg)
![CC Outtake: Instant Karma’s Gonna Get Ya’ Since we’re dabbling in Eastern philosophy today, how about that other great automotive equalizer, karma? I shot this Valiant parked in the handicapped zone, but waited until its very functional-seeming […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2011/07/CC-114-055-800.jpg)
![CC Outtake: The Really Big Maserati All this talk about the Biturbo and and its frailties suddenly reminded me of these shots. So would you rather take this Quatroporte limo as a project? Let’s take a […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2011/07/CC-48-019-800.jpg)
![Clueless And The Quest For Mt. Tabor Mount Tabor is the name of a volcanic cinder cone (dark one in center), the city park on the volcano, and the neighborhood of Southeast Portland that surrounds it, all […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2011/07/Tabor1.jpg)
![Curbside Classic: Defining And Polishing The Brands OK; the CC corporate biannual retreat and strategic planning session in Jackson Hole is over, and we’ve returned in the Gulfstream. Your input to my previous post and private e-mails […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2011/07/gm-cars-1950.jpg)
![Snapshot From 1960: Berkeley Sport – Would The Gentleman Care to Drag? From time to time, I will randomly flip open the Auto-Parade 1960 that a generous reader sent me, just to see where it lands. Today it takes us to Biggleswade, […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2011/07/Berkeley-Sports-001-800.jpg)

![CC At Six Months: My Cup Runneth Over, A Few Burning Questions, And The Top 10 So Far Like this precocious six month-old, CC is up and walking quicker than average. Thanks to you, we’re growing steadily, with over a half-million views so far, and over 55k Unique […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2011/07/Six-Month-old-walking.jpg)
![101 Year-Old Woman Still Changes Oil Herself On 1930 Packard – Do You? Feeling old? Someone isn’t, apparently. Margaret Dunning bought this superb 1930 Packard 740 in 1949, and not only does she still drive it a few times a year, including to […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2011/07/Packard-1930.jpg)

![CC Clue Although the one-of-a-kind 3 door body style made for kind of a trick question, Zykotec was there with the first 58 Chevy ID. Now, let’s see what the CC Cohort […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2011/07/IMG-20110605-00001-crop.jpg)




