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![Sorry for the poor cropping, but it required some contortion and folding my mirror to get even this much of this Vanagon into the frame at a stoplight this afternoon. […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/A9DDCE56-662E-4A26-9032-A53D9BDD9FE4.jpeg?resize=115%2C115&quality=89&ssl=1 "Stoplight Outtake: The Monterey Bay Tidepool Edition Vanagon")
Stoplight Outtake: The Monterey Bay Tidepool Edition Vanagon
Posted on April 2, 2020 | 5 CommentsSorry for the poor cropping, but it required some contortion and folding my mirror to get even this much of this Vanagon into the frame at a stoplight this afternoon. […] -
![A small motor museum tucked away from the motor industry areas in a tourist area renowned for its outstanding natural beauty? A really wet day, with the sun setting at […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/20191230_150317.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=89&ssl=1 "Museum Photo Report – The Lakeland Motor Museum, Backbarrow, Cumbria")
Museum Photo Report – The Lakeland Motor Museum, Backbarrow, Cumbria
Posted on April 2, 2020 | 22 CommentsA small motor museum tucked away from the motor industry areas in a tourist area renowned for its outstanding natural beauty? A really wet day, with the sun setting at […] -
![As gearheads and curbside carnivores, most readers here have probably heard of the tragedy that the National Corvette Museum suffered in 2014. In the overnight hours of February 12, a […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/DSCF1585.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=89&ssl=1 "Museum Classic: National Corvette Museum And The Great Corvette Cave In")
Museum Classic: National Corvette Museum And The Great Corvette Cave In
Posted on April 1, 2020 | 25 CommentsAs gearheads and curbside carnivores, most readers here have probably heard of the tragedy that the National Corvette Museum suffered in 2014. In the overnight hours of February 12, a […] -
![If there’s a more forgettable Big Three car from the 1980s, I can’t remember what it could be. Just thinking of Plymouth’s Caravelle can create mental gymnastics: For example, When […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/LF-1987-Plymouth-Caravelle.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=89&ssl=1 "Cohort Classic: 1987 Plymouth Caravelle SE – Remember Me?")
Cohort Classic: 1987 Plymouth Caravelle SE – Remember Me?
Posted on March 25, 2020 | 52 CommentsIf there’s a more forgettable Big Three car from the 1980s, I can’t remember what it could be. Just thinking of Plymouth’s Caravelle can create mental gymnastics: For example, When […] -
![After negotiating a deal with our niece to trade the Sentra for a summer of help with our son, we were now in the market for a vehicle more appropriate […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/2007-Dodge-Grand-Caravan-SXT-Front.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=89&ssl=1 "COAL: 2007 Dodge Grand Caravan SXT – Seating for Seven; Family of Three")
COAL: 2007 Dodge Grand Caravan SXT – Seating for Seven; Family of Three
Posted on March 22, 2020 | 61 CommentsAfter negotiating a deal with our niece to trade the Sentra for a summer of help with our son, we were now in the market for a vehicle more appropriate […] -
![In the summer of 2013 I had just sold my 1987 Volvo 740 GLE to buy this car. I was looking for a project that I could do, and drive […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/thumbnail-8.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=89&ssl=1 "COAL: #5 1974 Volvo 164E – The Cheech and Chong of Volvos")
COAL: #5 1974 Volvo 164E – The Cheech and Chong of Volvos
Posted on March 21, 2020 | 24 CommentsIn the summer of 2013 I had just sold my 1987 Volvo 740 GLE to buy this car. I was looking for a project that I could do, and drive […] -
![(first posted 3/20/2014) It’s been a few months since DonAndreina posted pics of this gorgeous Rolls Royce coupe to the Cohort, but there’s never a bad time to admire […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/Camarge3.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=89&ssl=1 "Cohort Capsule: Rolls Royce Camargue – A Gorgeous Flop")
Cohort Capsule: Rolls Royce Camargue – A Gorgeous Flop
Posted on March 16, 2020 | 135 Comments(first posted 3/20/2014) It’s been a few months since DonAndreina posted pics of this gorgeous Rolls Royce coupe to the Cohort, but there’s never a bad time to admire […] -
![I ran into this just this afternoon, and it makes a serendipitous follow-up to the earlier T-Bird with its continental spare tire. This is a bit more practical and a […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/CC-412-048.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=89&ssl=1 "CC Outtake: BMW 530i With Continental Spare Tire(s) – But Are They Continentals?")
CC Outtake: BMW 530i With Continental Spare Tire(s) – But Are They Continentals?
Posted on March 6, 2020 | 19 CommentsI ran into this just this afternoon, and it makes a serendipitous follow-up to the earlier T-Bird with its continental spare tire. This is a bit more practical and a […] -
![Last summer, we visited my wife’s uncle’s farm and I wrote here about his 60-70 year old tractors and other fun things he had there, including the Zipline, Super Swing […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/20200209_083454.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=89&ssl=1 "Fieldside Classic: Classic Tractors And Other Farm Toys – Winter Edition")
Fieldside Classic: Classic Tractors And Other Farm Toys – Winter Edition
Posted on February 28, 2020 | 13 CommentsLast summer, we visited my wife’s uncle’s farm and I wrote here about his 60-70 year old tractors and other fun things he had there, including the Zipline, Super Swing […] -
CC Outtake: I Love my Wife but… (With an Update From the Wife)
Posted on February 27, 2020 | 50 CommentsThis week I found myself riding shotgun in the wife’s MX-5 RF, and took this photograph. I can’t imagine driving a car with these covers installed. -
![Many car shows are great because of the cars. Some are great because of the cars and the setting (Pebble Beach, anyone?). A few are great solely for the setting, […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/20191006_101402.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=89&ssl=1 "Car Show Classic: Lexington – Coolest Show Venue Ever?")
Car Show Classic: Lexington – Coolest Show Venue Ever?
Posted on February 21, 2020 | 20 CommentsMany car shows are great because of the cars. Some are great because of the cars and the setting (Pebble Beach, anyone?). A few are great solely for the setting, […] -
![A quick question. What is wrong with this badge? It’s on a 2015 Land Rover 110 Station Wagon, one of the last series of the traditional Land Rover before production […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/20200214_175156-2.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=89&ssl=1 "Curbside Outtake – 2015 Land Rover 110 Heritage Station Wagon: When Badging Goes Wrong")
Curbside Outtake – 2015 Land Rover 110 Heritage Station Wagon: When Badging Goes Wrong
Posted on February 18, 2020 | 6 CommentsA quick question. What is wrong with this badge? It’s on a 2015 Land Rover 110 Station Wagon, one of the last series of the traditional Land Rover before production […] -
![(first posted 2/12/2014) Until a few weeks ago, when temperatures were in the negative single digits, it had been well over a year since I’d encountered a second-generation Honda Prelude. […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/lute-e1391980843730.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=89&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1983-1987 Honda Prelude – New Priorities")
Curbside Classic: 1983-1987 Honda Prelude – New Priorities
Posted on February 17, 2020 | 66 Comments(first posted 2/12/2014) Until a few weeks ago, when temperatures were in the negative single digits, it had been well over a year since I’d encountered a second-generation Honda Prelude. […] -
![The Peugeot 205 has been covered here at CC a few times, perhaps most recently here. And for some of you, it’s a pretty mundane sight. But when I pulled […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/gti3.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=89&ssl=1 "CC Outtake: The Other GTI")
CC Outtake: The Other GTI
Posted on February 6, 2020 | 29 CommentsThe Peugeot 205 has been covered here at CC a few times, perhaps most recently here. And for some of you, it’s a pretty mundane sight. But when I pulled […] -
![(first posted 1/30/2014) Long known as one of the world’s most cosmopolitan cities, Beirut’s streets show a car culture reflective of the diversity and flair of its citizenry. Old is, […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/Lebanon33.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=89&ssl=1 "Street Scenes: Old Beirut")
Street Scenes: Old Beirut
Posted on February 5, 2020 | 47 Comments(first posted 1/30/2014) Long known as one of the world’s most cosmopolitan cities, Beirut’s streets show a car culture reflective of the diversity and flair of its citizenry. Old is, […]
