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Curbside Classics Archives
Curbside Classics Archive
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![When you love cars being inquisitive about all things related comes easily, so, as Thomas from Autogefuhl (on Youtube) says “Lets go!” I was strolling through Cape Town city centre […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/IMG_20181209_181534_730.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CC Global: Tracking TV Ads Shot in Cape Town")
CC Global: Tracking TV Ads Shot in Cape Town
Posted on June 26, 2019 | 12 CommentsWhen you love cars being inquisitive about all things related comes easily, so, as Thomas from Autogefuhl (on Youtube) says “Lets go!” I was strolling through Cape Town city centre […] -
![(first posted 4/25/2013) This is why I live in Eugene: So that I can run into an ancient VW Transporter with a heavy load of wood at the lumberyard, just […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/04/CC-199-249-900.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1961 VW Transporter – Living-History Mobile")
Curbside Classic: 1961 VW Transporter – Living-History Mobile
Posted on June 22, 2019 | 31 Comments(first posted 4/25/2013) This is why I live in Eugene: So that I can run into an ancient VW Transporter with a heavy load of wood at the lumberyard, just […] -
![I love Lincolns. I hate Lincolns. Which Lincolns fall into which category is the stuff for which a website like CC was made. In which of those two barrels may […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/1987LincolnTCSailAmerica11Small.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1987 Lincoln Town Car Sail America Edition")
Curbside Classic: 1987 Lincoln Town Car Sail America Edition
Posted on June 20, 2019 | 54 CommentsI love Lincolns. I hate Lincolns. Which Lincolns fall into which category is the stuff for which a website like CC was made. In which of those two barrels may […] -
![(first posted in 2010 at the other site; in 2011 here at CC. A 25,000 mile update is here) There’s a big difference between creating and re-creating. The proto-hot rodders […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/06/CC-138-075-800.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1959 Edsel “Eco-Boost” – Reversing Old Habits")
Curbside Classic: 1959 Edsel “Eco-Boost” – Reversing Old Habits
Posted on June 14, 2019 | 71 Comments(first posted in 2010 at the other site; in 2011 here at CC. A 25,000 mile update is here) There’s a big difference between creating and re-creating. The proto-hot rodders […] -
![It was an Edsel-type day. Much like the story of Edsel, this particular day had held so much promise, was something that had been eagerly awaited, yet it turned out […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/edsel-1.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1959 Edsel Ranger – Unexpected Good Outcomes")
Curbside Classic: 1959 Edsel Ranger – Unexpected Good Outcomes
Posted on June 14, 2019 | 37 CommentsIt was an Edsel-type day. Much like the story of Edsel, this particular day had held so much promise, was something that had been eagerly awaited, yet it turned out […] -
![(first posted 6/7/2013) It’s morning on a bright summer day in Iowa City in 1962. I may have fallen asleep with a Corvette brochure, but now they’re lost somewhere in […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/CC-47-082-800.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1961 Rambler Classic Cross Country – Summer Daze")
Curbside Classic: 1961 Rambler Classic Cross Country – Summer Daze
Posted on June 11, 2019 | 42 Comments(first posted 6/7/2013) It’s morning on a bright summer day in Iowa City in 1962. I may have fallen asleep with a Corvette brochure, but now they’re lost somewhere in […] -
COAL: 1965 Oldsmobile 88 – Regrets, I’ve Had a Few
Posted on June 9, 2019 | 36 CommentsWhen Frank Sinatra sung I did it my way, he expressed that his regrets were few to mention. -
![(first posted 6/12/2013) Today’s Curbside Classic is a cautionary tale; a lesson in how difficult it is to predict the future, and how humbling it can be to bet on […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/CC-25-030-900.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1974 Toyota Celica Coupe – Betting on The Wrong Pony")
Curbside Classic: 1974 Toyota Celica Coupe – Betting on The Wrong Pony
Posted on June 5, 2019 | 82 Comments(first posted 6/12/2013) Today’s Curbside Classic is a cautionary tale; a lesson in how difficult it is to predict the future, and how humbling it can be to bet on […] -
![(first posted 6/14/2013) There were three key ingredients that that made the Datsun 510 fly: the BMW 1600, “Mr. K”, and a certain sharp rise taken flat-out on Bunker Hill […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/CC-104-022-900.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: Datsun 510 (Bluebird/1600) – How To Fly")
Curbside Classic: Datsun 510 (Bluebird/1600) – How To Fly
Posted on June 3, 2019 | 58 Comments(first posted 6/14/2013) There were three key ingredients that that made the Datsun 510 fly: the BMW 1600, “Mr. K”, and a certain sharp rise taken flat-out on Bunker Hill […] -
![(first posted 6/22/2013) From the introduction of the 1969 Continental Mark III through the last 1979 Mark V, Lincoln absolutely owned the personal luxury market. Then came the 1980 Continental […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/1983LincContMarkVI02.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1983 Lincoln Continental Mark VI – Missing the Mark")
Curbside Classic: 1983 Lincoln Continental Mark VI – Missing the Mark
Posted on May 30, 2019 | 129 Comments(first posted 6/22/2013) From the introduction of the 1969 Continental Mark III through the last 1979 Mark V, Lincoln absolutely owned the personal luxury market. Then came the 1980 Continental […] -
![Subsequent to the acquisition of land from France known as the Louisiana Purchase, President Thomas Jefferson commissioned an exploration of this new territory. The group, known as the Corps of […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/05/DSC_0200.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "In Motion Classic: 1960 Chrysler New Yorker – Saluting Sergeant Floyd")
In Motion Classic: 1960 Chrysler New Yorker – Saluting Sergeant Floyd
Posted on May 29, 2019 | 40 CommentsSubsequent to the acquisition of land from France known as the Louisiana Purchase, President Thomas Jefferson commissioned an exploration of this new territory. The group, known as the Corps of […] -
![(first posted 6/20/2013) 1968 has gone down in history as a revolutionary year; change was in the air. Lee Iaccoca must have been breathing it in deeply, because his decision […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/CC-136-117-800.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1968-1971 Lincoln Continental Mark III – Right On!.. The Mark")
Curbside Classic: 1968-1971 Lincoln Continental Mark III – Right On!.. The Mark
Posted on May 26, 2019 | 108 Comments(first posted 6/20/2013) 1968 has gone down in history as a revolutionary year; change was in the air. Lee Iaccoca must have been breathing it in deeply, because his decision […] -
![[If we needed more proof of the CC Effect it was in full force this week when, with zero coordination between two editors on two continents, we see two complementary […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/05/195whatStudebakerCoupe02Small.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1953456789601234 Studebaker ChampmanderStarhawk – The Ultimate Kit Car")
Curbside Classic: 1953456789601234 Studebaker ChampmanderStarhawk – The Ultimate Kit Car
Posted on May 24, 2019 | 54 Comments[If we needed more proof of the CC Effect it was in full force this week when, with zero coordination between two editors on two continents, we see two complementary […] -
![(first posted 6/25/2013) “There are eight million stories in the naked city,” the narrator solemnly intoned at the end of the famous 1948 film noir and the 1958-63 television series. […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/Cad-55-807-900.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Car Show Classic: 1955 Cadillac Eldorado – Oh, The Stories I Could Tell")
Car Show Classic: 1955 Cadillac Eldorado – Oh, The Stories I Could Tell
Posted on May 21, 2019 | 51 Comments(first posted 6/25/2013) “There are eight million stories in the naked city,” the narrator solemnly intoned at the end of the famous 1948 film noir and the 1958-63 television series. […] -
CC Global: Chevrolet Nomad – Out of Africa Edition
Posted on May 21, 2019 | 23 Comments
