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parking lot concours Archive
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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 […] -
CC Parking Lot Outtakes: There’s Still Plenty of Hope for Kids Today, At Least Somewhere
Posted on April 14, 2015 | 41 CommentsCaptured this red Porsche 944 in the parking lot at the university the other day, and an older Toyota Supra wasn’t far apart. And I shot some others this past […] -
Curbside Classics: 1978 Chevrolet Camaro Z28 and 1979 Ford Mustang Cobra–Two Right Answers to the Same Question
Posted on December 29, 2014 | 60 CommentsThe second-generation Camaro and the Fox-body Mustang have one fundamental similarity–their unlikely longevity. Both cars trembled under the long ax of their respective corporations at some point during their tenures, […] -
Parking Lot 1969: Only One Pickup
Posted on December 27, 2014 | 38 CommentsIn the Ranchero CC yesterday, the point that pickups were considered work vehicles and not welcome on suburban driveways was reiterated in the comments. And then I stumbled into this […] -
Wal-Mart Concours d’elegance, 2014 Edition
Posted on September 7, 2014 | 51 CommentsI may not attend a lot of car shows, but who needs them when you live in Curbsidelandia? Every street and parking lot is a car show. I’ve made it […] -
Car Cruise Classic: Nine Reasons to Buy a 1966 Plymouth Belvedere
Posted on July 21, 2014 | 78 CommentsI can find a for sale sign on an old car like some kind of bipedal hound dog. When I get on the scent of one, I ignore traffic rules, […] -
Vintage Swedish Parking Lot: How Many Volvo PVs Can You Spot?
Posted on May 28, 2014 | 57 CommentsI acme cross this vintage shot of a parking lot in Stockholm, which I’m guessing is from about 1963 or so. There’s quite an assortment of cars there, including two […] -
The Wal Mart Concours, Version 2.0
Posted on June 8, 2013 | 29 CommentsAlmost two years ago, I did the first WalMart Concours, an experiment to see how many CCs were parked there on a random day. Frankly, it exceeded my own expectations. […] -
CC Outtake: 1959 – Powerful…That’s for Sure!
Posted on December 7, 2012 | 19 CommentsIt’s an overcast winter day in Portland, Oregon, the corner of NE Union Ave. and Hancock St., 1959. I’d sure like to meet the proprietor of this humble little lot, […] -
Cruise-In Classic: Experience A Midwestern Car Show, Without The Ninety Degree Heat
Posted on July 3, 2012 | 64 CommentsWhile the focus here at Curbside Classic is cars found on the street (hence the name), a recent cruise in put on by the Quad City Cruisers brought a wide […] -
CC Walk ‘N Talk: In The Nick Of (Dad’s Gallbladder This) Time!
Posted on May 2, 2012 | 20 CommentsLast week, after three pieces of Wal-Mart fried chicken and half a bag of Fritos, my dad suffered a long night of stomach pains and cramps. No surprise there. However, […]
![Vintage Photograph: Custom Car Show, Circa 1954 (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&quality=75&ssl=1)
![CC Parking Lot Outtakes: There’s Still Plenty of Hope for Kids Today, At Least Somewhere Captured this red Porsche 944 in the parking lot at the university the other day, and an older Toyota Supra wasn’t far apart. And I shot some others this past […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/IMG_6229.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1)
![Curbside Classics: 1978 Chevrolet Camaro Z28 and 1979 Ford Mustang Cobra–Two Right Answers to the Same Question The second-generation Camaro and the Fox-body Mustang have one fundamental similarity–their unlikely longevity. Both cars trembled under the long ax of their respective corporations at some point during their tenures, […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/12/030.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1)
![Parking Lot 1969: Only One Pickup In the Ranchero CC yesterday, the point that pickups were considered work vehicles and not welcome on suburban driveways was reiterated in the comments. And then I stumbled into this […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/12/ChicagoAutoShow-1969-_AmphitheatreWeb.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1)
![Parking Lot Concours: The Whole Foods Market in Overland Park, Kansas My recent trudge through my picture stash (here) turned up a lot more than what was shown then. Seeing this Lincoln Mark LT in front of the Whole Foods sign […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/12/IMG_1323.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1)
![Wal-Mart Concours d’elegance, 2014 Edition I may not attend a lot of car shows, but who needs them when you live in Curbsidelandia? Every street and parking lot is a car show. I’ve made it […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/CC-233-091-1200.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1)
![Car Cruise Classic: Nine Reasons to Buy a 1966 Plymouth Belvedere I can find a for sale sign on an old car like some kind of bipedal hound dog. When I get on the scent of one, I ignore traffic rules, […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/027a.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1)
![Vintage Swedish Parking Lot: How Many Volvo PVs Can You Spot? I acme cross this vintage shot of a parking lot in Stockholm, which I’m guessing is from about 1963 or so. There’s quite an assortment of cars there, including two […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/Stockholm-1960s-metro_brommaplan-722720.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1)
![The Wal Mart Concours, Version 2.0 Almost two years ago, I did the first WalMart Concours, an experiment to see how many CCs were parked there on a random day. Frankly, it exceeded my own expectations. […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/CC-202-020-800.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1)
![CC Outtake: 1959 – Powerful…That’s for Sure! It’s an overcast winter day in Portland, Oregon, the corner of NE Union Ave. and Hancock St., 1959. I’d sure like to meet the proprietor of this humble little lot, […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/12/a2005-001-675-ne-union-ave-and-hancock-southeast-1959_crop2.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1)
![Cruise-In Classic: Experience A Midwestern Car Show, Without The Ninety Degree Heat While the focus here at Curbside Classic is cars found on the street (hence the name), a recent cruise in put on by the Quad City Cruisers brought a wide […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/6-09-2012-001-e1340658873218.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1)
![CC Walk ‘N Talk: In The Nick Of (Dad’s Gallbladder This) Time! Last week, after three pieces of Wal-Mart fried chicken and half a bag of Fritos, my dad suffered a long night of stomach pains and cramps. No surprise there. However, […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/04/Rusty.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1)


