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![Yesterday in part 1 of this article, I related how in many ways I neglected to grow up. I certainly never outgrew my occasional childhood hobby of photographing old […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/Scans1_0009-3.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Vintage Photos: Carspotting In Florida 1985-2003, pt. 2")
Vintage Photos: Carspotting In Florida 1985-2003, pt. 2
Posted on October 6, 2021 | 15 CommentsYesterday in part 1 of this article, I related how in many ways I neglected to grow up. I certainly never outgrew my occasional childhood hobby of photographing old […] -
![Summer has long since been my favorite season of the year. I love the warm weather and the summer activities that go along with it. Spending the day on the […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/09/Opel-Impala-Torino.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Outtake: Big Box Parking Lot Encounters – Summer Classics")
Curbside Outtake: Big Box Parking Lot Encounters – Summer Classics
Posted on September 27, 2021 | 21 CommentsSummer has long since been my favorite season of the year. I love the warm weather and the summer activities that go along with it. Spending the day on the […] -
Classics On Parade: Watching The Classics At Monterey Roll By – Part 3
Posted on September 25, 2021 | 8 Comments1957 Ferrari 250 GT LWB Scaglietti Berlinetta (all photos by JC) -
![The ad is current, but the car is a legitimate CC in an unusual setting, so I thought I’d share this here. Apologies for the “noise” in the photo; it’s […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/09/A656D75C-A5EA-47BB-9876-482FEFFF5C11.jpeg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Advertising Classic: What’s the Story Here?")
Advertising Classic: What’s the Story Here?
Posted on September 23, 2021 | 54 CommentsThe ad is current, but the car is a legitimate CC in an unusual setting, so I thought I’d share this here. Apologies for the “noise” in the photo; it’s […] -
![(first posted 9/20/21) The beach is a great destination for contemplating life. Many a pensive mind has gotten clear there and resolved to make a life change. The 1956 Pontiac, […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/09/20201006_190434.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1956 Pontiac Star Chief – A Place To Make A Change")
Curbside Classic: 1956 Pontiac Star Chief – A Place To Make A Change
Posted on September 20, 2021 | 48 Comments(first posted 9/20/21) The beach is a great destination for contemplating life. Many a pensive mind has gotten clear there and resolved to make a life change. The 1956 Pontiac, […] -
![I don’t like belaboring a point, but a week or so back, I did a Cohort post on a Series 1 Range Rover and expressed my opinion that its wheelbase […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/Range-Rover-series-1-orig-crop-vert.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "From The CC Design Studio: We Build A Better Range Rover Series 1 – A Few Extra Inches Of Wheelbase Goes A Long Way")
From The CC Design Studio: We Build A Better Range Rover Series 1 – A Few Extra Inches Of Wheelbase Goes A Long Way
Posted on September 1, 2021 | 19 CommentsI don’t like belaboring a point, but a week or so back, I did a Cohort post on a Series 1 Range Rover and expressed my opinion that its wheelbase […] -
![(first posted 8/31/2015) Last week my family and I decided to go on an impromptu roadtrip to Nashville, Tennessee. While there, I somehow carved out time to visit the Lane […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/LARC.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Museum Outtake: 1959 LARC LX – Our Largest Curbside Classic (So Far)")
Museum Outtake: 1959 LARC LX – Our Largest Curbside Classic (So Far)
Posted on August 31, 2021 | 41 Comments(first posted 8/31/2015) Last week my family and I decided to go on an impromptu roadtrip to Nashville, Tennessee. While there, I somehow carved out time to visit the Lane […] -
![In my recent article on the Buick Enclave, I highlighted the fact that crossover SUV models have completely taken over Buick’s North American model lineup. 2020 was the last model […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/20210419_121329-2.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Future Classic: 2019 Buick LaCrosse – Buick’s Last Sedan, But Should It Make The Ten-Best List?")
Future Classic: 2019 Buick LaCrosse – Buick’s Last Sedan, But Should It Make The Ten-Best List?
Posted on August 25, 2021 | 79 CommentsIn my recent article on the Buick Enclave, I highlighted the fact that crossover SUV models have completely taken over Buick’s North American model lineup. 2020 was the last model […] -
![Four years ago this week (as I write this in the middle of August) it came to be that our standard fleet of two cars became three. Fortunately, the third […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/IMG_3757.jpeg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "1976 Volvo 245 DL — Bringing Hans Home, An August Road Trip")
1976 Volvo 245 DL — Bringing Hans Home, An August Road Trip
Posted on August 22, 2021 | 30 CommentsFour years ago this week (as I write this in the middle of August) it came to be that our standard fleet of two cars became three. Fortunately, the third […] -
CC Roadside Refreshments: The Food Shark of Marfa
Posted on August 17, 2021 | 28 CommentsThe 2010 US census recorded all of 1,981 people living in Marfa, Texas, so you’re probably not one of them. I’m not, either. But if I were, I’d -
![Dreamy renderings were the hot thing for several decades, and peaked with the Art Fitzpatrick and Van Kaufman era of Pontiacs. So in comparison, these 1959 Imperial renderings are a […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/14650396469_4301178672_k.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Vintage Renderings: 1959 Imperial – Not Quite To Art Fitzpatrick and Van Kaufman Standards")
Vintage Renderings: 1959 Imperial – Not Quite To Art Fitzpatrick and Van Kaufman Standards
Posted on August 12, 2021 | 39 CommentsDreamy renderings were the hot thing for several decades, and peaked with the Art Fitzpatrick and Van Kaufman era of Pontiacs. So in comparison, these 1959 Imperial renderings are a […] -
![(first posted 8/10/2015) Every so often, a manufacturer gets it into their head that what the market really wants, nay, needs is a convertible pickup truck. And every so often […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/Chevrolet-truck-SSR.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Future Curbside Classic: Chevrolet SSR – Dodge Did It, We Can Do It Better")
Future Curbside Classic: Chevrolet SSR – Dodge Did It, We Can Do It Better
Posted on August 10, 2021 | 76 Comments(first posted 8/10/2015) Every so often, a manufacturer gets it into their head that what the market really wants, nay, needs is a convertible pickup truck. And every so often […] -
![Red. Even the word says something. Short. Clear. It says something important quickly, somehow. It seems to link with the translations – rot, rouge, rosso, rojo, rood, rød. Red the […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/20210707_140814-1.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Museum Photo Report: Seeing Red At The Haynes Museum")
Museum Photo Report: Seeing Red At The Haynes Museum
Posted on August 9, 2021 | 11 CommentsRed. Even the word says something. Short. Clear. It says something important quickly, somehow. It seems to link with the translations – rot, rouge, rosso, rojo, rood, rød. Red the […] -
![(first posted 8/8/2015) That, way back there in the distance, is the Mackinac Bridge. First, let’s get the measurements out of the way before we get a little closer to […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/Mackinac-bridge.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "The Mackinac Bridge – A Bridge To Somewhere")
The Mackinac Bridge – A Bridge To Somewhere
Posted on August 8, 2021 | 106 Comments(first posted 8/8/2015) That, way back there in the distance, is the Mackinac Bridge. First, let’s get the measurements out of the way before we get a little closer to […] -
![The name Haynes, of John Haynes CBE, Haynes manuals and Haynes publishing probably needs little introduction to a CC audience. The manuals have sold over 200 million copies; the publicly […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/20210707_151132.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Museum Photo Report: The Haynes International Motor Museum, Sparkford, Somerset")
Museum Photo Report: The Haynes International Motor Museum, Sparkford, Somerset
Posted on August 7, 2021 | 14 CommentsThe name Haynes, of John Haynes CBE, Haynes manuals and Haynes publishing probably needs little introduction to a CC audience. The manuals have sold over 200 million copies; the publicly […]
