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![The final Sunday Run for 2023 took place on the last day of the year, which was happily a gorgeous sunny one after a few weeks of heavy rains. Since […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/20231231_091618.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CC Drive and Show: Colombo Sunday Run December 2023")
CC Drive and Show: Colombo Sunday Run December 2023
Posted on January 28, 2024 | 19 CommentsThe final Sunday Run for 2023 took place on the last day of the year, which was happily a gorgeous sunny one after a few weeks of heavy rains. Since […] -
![My local corner shopping center has a mixture of shops; anchored by a semi-bougie grocery store there’s a distillery, a few eateries, an actual butcher, a baker, a pharmacy, a […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/IMG_4346.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Parking Lot Classics: 1985 Pontiac Fiero GT And Friends – There’s Always A Memory Or Two In My Local Shopping Center’s Parking Lot")
Parking Lot Classics: 1985 Pontiac Fiero GT And Friends – There’s Always A Memory Or Two In My Local Shopping Center’s Parking Lot
Posted on October 12, 2023 | 25 CommentsMy local corner shopping center has a mixture of shops; anchored by a semi-bougie grocery store there’s a distillery, a few eateries, an actual butcher, a baker, a pharmacy, a […] -
![I serendipitously stumbled upon this eight-car cache hidden away behind a commercial building after making a wrong turn, which ended up being oh-so-right. Whoever owns this collection clearly has very […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/IMG_4088.jpeg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Find: A Collection of 1950s Mopars and 1990s Mercedes SL500s. Wait, What?")
Curbside Find: A Collection of 1950s Mopars and 1990s Mercedes SL500s. Wait, What?
Posted on June 14, 2023 | 21 CommentsI serendipitously stumbled upon this eight-car cache hidden away behind a commercial building after making a wrong turn, which ended up being oh-so-right. Whoever owns this collection clearly has very […] -
![It’s become something of a tradition to walk down to the Lane County Events Center (and fairgrounds) to shoot the cars in the parking lot for Eugene’s Holiday Mart, which […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/IMG_0111.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Parking Lot Concours: A Fourth Visit To Eugene’s Holiday Mart")
Parking Lot Concours: A Fourth Visit To Eugene’s Holiday Mart
Posted on December 22, 2022 | 12 CommentsIt’s become something of a tradition to walk down to the Lane County Events Center (and fairgrounds) to shoot the cars in the parking lot for Eugene’s Holiday Mart, which […] -
![(first posted 10/13/2011) I hate shopping. One of the few consolations is to check out the cars in the parking lot, and WallyWorld is pretty much tops in that category. […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/10/CC-149-020-800.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "The WalMart Concours: The Best Goods Are In The Parking Lot – (2022 Update: And Most Of Them Are Gone Now)")
The WalMart Concours: The Best Goods Are In The Parking Lot – (2022 Update: And Most Of Them Are Gone Now)
Posted on July 30, 2022 | 63 Comments(first posted 10/13/2011) I hate shopping. One of the few consolations is to check out the cars in the parking lot, and WallyWorld is pretty much tops in that category. […] -
![(first posted 8/24/2015) A few weeks ago I took my first train ride from San Diego to Irvine. I was dropping off a car there and needed a ride back […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/IMG_0648.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Parking Garage Concours: A Mysterious Stash of 30 Curbside Classics at the Irvine Transit Center")
Parking Garage Concours: A Mysterious Stash of 30 Curbside Classics at the Irvine Transit Center
Posted on August 24, 2021 | 124 Comments(first posted 8/24/2015) A few weeks ago I took my first train ride from San Diego to Irvine. I was dropping off a car there and needed a ride back […] -
![“Patina” and “provenance” have been flogged so mercilessly by cable TV auction announcers that they might as well be food words, words that leave me feeling a vague dread as […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/111_1158a.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Parking Lot Classic: 1964 Oldsmobile F-85 Cutlass Holiday – The 20-Footer Club, Part One")
Parking Lot Classic: 1964 Oldsmobile F-85 Cutlass Holiday – The 20-Footer Club, Part One
Posted on June 28, 2021 | 42 Comments“Patina” and “provenance” have been flogged so mercilessly by cable TV auction announcers that they might as well be food words, words that leave me feeling a vague dread as […] -
![(first posted 10/13/2011) Vintage parking lots are always a worthwhile place to hang out, so I spent breakfast looking for some vintage shots to share with you. This one is […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/a-park.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Vintage Photos: A Concours Of Vintage Parking Lots")
Vintage Photos: A Concours Of Vintage Parking Lots
Posted on March 19, 2021 | 127 Comments(first posted 10/13/2011) Vintage parking lots are always a worthwhile place to hang out, so I spent breakfast looking for some vintage shots to share with you. This one is […] -
![I will admit to watching some television, but I generally detest “reality shows” that involve competition and avoid them at all costs. The granddaddy of the genre is Survivor, a […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/CCSurvivor01Small.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Reality CC: Survivor, Curbside Classic Edition")
Reality CC: Survivor, Curbside Classic Edition
Posted on November 29, 2019 | 22 CommentsI will admit to watching some television, but I generally detest “reality shows” that involve competition and avoid them at all costs. The granddaddy of the genre is Survivor, a […] -
![The Holiday Mart, where everything has to be hand made, happens at the fairgounds which are just a few blocks from our house. So we walk by there a lot […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/CC-376-059.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Parking Lot Concours: A Third Visit to the Eugene Holiday Mart")
Parking Lot Concours: A Third Visit to the Eugene Holiday Mart
Posted on February 23, 2019 | 19 CommentsThe Holiday Mart, where everything has to be hand made, happens at the fairgounds which are just a few blocks from our house. So we walk by there a lot […] -
![(first posted 2/12/2013) To continue on the trajectory of early -’60s Oldsmobiles that continues to haunt me, I present this Dynamic 88, which I first met under the cover of […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/8299012768_d2ee3d5880_c.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Parking Lot Classic: 1962 Oldsmobile Dynamic 88 Holiday Hardtop – Happy Haunting")
Parking Lot Classic: 1962 Oldsmobile Dynamic 88 Holiday Hardtop – Happy Haunting
Posted on November 20, 2018 | 54 Comments(first posted 2/12/2013) To continue on the trajectory of early -’60s Oldsmobiles that continues to haunt me, I present this Dynamic 88, which I first met under the cover of […] -
![Once billed as GM’s “We Build Excitement” division, to many who grew up during the brand’s wonder years, Pontiac will forever rank high in their memories as a builder of muscle […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/thumb_IMG_4026_1024.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classics: 2001 Pontiac Grand Am Coupe & Sedan – How I Remember Pontiac")
Curbside Classics: 2001 Pontiac Grand Am Coupe & Sedan – How I Remember Pontiac
Posted on September 10, 2018 | 84 CommentsOnce billed as GM’s “We Build Excitement” division, to many who grew up during the brand’s wonder years, Pontiac will forever rank high in their memories as a builder of muscle […] -
![This fall I had occasion to make numerous trips to Lane Community College (“LCC”), due to my son breaking his foot. Paul’s taxi service; and the xB does make a […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/01/CC-309-018.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "The Parking Lot Classics of Lane Community College")
The Parking Lot Classics of Lane Community College
Posted on January 21, 2017 | 28 CommentsThis fall I had occasion to make numerous trips to Lane Community College (“LCC”), due to my son breaking his foot. Paul’s taxi service; and the xB does make a […] -
![Back in December of 2009, I walked around the parking lot of the Eugene Holiday Mart, to see what a random moment in time at this even would yield. The […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/12/CC-311-007.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Parking Lot Concours: A Re-Visit To The Eugene Holiday Market – How Many CCs Do You Count?")
Parking Lot Concours: A Re-Visit To The Eugene Holiday Market – How Many CCs Do You Count?
Posted on December 16, 2016 | 53 CommentsBack in December of 2009, I walked around the parking lot of the Eugene Holiday Mart, to see what a random moment in time at this even would yield. The […] -
![(click on image for full size) I stumbled unto this, at customcarchronicle.com, and just had to share it. It’s a colorized photo of a custom car show organized by the […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/Custom-car-show.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Vintage Photograph: Custom Car Show, Circa 1954")
Vintage Photograph: Custom Car Show, Circa 1954
Posted on November 3, 2016 | 22 Comments(click on image for full size) I stumbled unto this, at customcarchronicle.com, and just had to share it. It’s a colorized photo of a custom car show organized by the […]
