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Paul’s Update From the Hinterlands
Posted on June 22, 2021 | 18 CommentsPaul and the brigade are making a grand time of it on their –road– trip. We were briefly in contact this morning when they -
![(Great?) grandpa and grandma stopped driving oh, gosh, who knows how long ago! These cars look to have not moved in quite awhile; that’s substantially more than just moss growing […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/Imperial-Edsel_7735.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CC Outtake: 1968 Imperial & 1958 Edsel – Anyone home?")
CC Outtake: 1968 Imperial & 1958 Edsel – Anyone home?
Posted on June 22, 2021 | 32 Comments(Great?) grandpa and grandma stopped driving oh, gosh, who knows how long ago! These cars look to have not moved in quite awhile; that’s substantially more than just moss growing […] -
![The shape is distinctive, at least here in the US, but it was probably the color that caught my eye as I was walking down the main street in our […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/IMG_3781.jpeg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CC Outtake: A Bright Yellow British Roadster")
CC Outtake: A Bright Yellow British Roadster
Posted on June 21, 2021 | 11 CommentsThe shape is distinctive, at least here in the US, but it was probably the color that caught my eye as I was walking down the main street in our […] -
![(first posted 6/20/2015) Doesn’t time quickly slip by? Having had the realization I can remember my father as being significantly younger than I am now, it seemed wise to […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/Jasons-dad.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Father’s Day Weekend Special – The Cars of My Father, Part 1")
Father’s Day Weekend Special – The Cars of My Father, Part 1
Posted on June 19, 2021 | 35 Comments(first posted 6/20/2015) Doesn’t time quickly slip by? Having had the realization I can remember my father as being significantly younger than I am now, it seemed wise to […] -
![I spotted this duo—a latter-day Ocho and a ’57 Chev—at a transmission shop walk distance from my office. Assuming they’re both in for rather more than a fluid change, it’s […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/IMG_2780.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CC Outtake: One Fine Day at a Transmission Shop")
CC Outtake: One Fine Day at a Transmission Shop
Posted on June 19, 2021 | 23 CommentsI spotted this duo—a latter-day Ocho and a ’57 Chev—at a transmission shop walk distance from my office. Assuming they’re both in for rather more than a fluid change, it’s […] -
![(first posted 6/18/2015) Welcome to Part 4 of the series called “Too Big Even For America”, where we explore cars that went out of their way to demonstrate that bigger […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/Hummer-H2.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Too Big Even For America Finale: 2004 Hummer H2")
Too Big Even For America Finale: 2004 Hummer H2
Posted on June 18, 2021 | 103 Comments(first posted 6/18/2015) Welcome to Part 4 of the series called “Too Big Even For America”, where we explore cars that went out of their way to demonstrate that bigger […] -
![GM has struggled mightily over the last 30 years (longer really, but who’s counting?). However, they have done at least two things very well and continue to today: designing light […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/20201227_174718edit.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Capsule: 2000 GMC Yukon Denali – Denali All Things, GTWTW pt.5")
Curbside Capsule: 2000 GMC Yukon Denali – Denali All Things, GTWTW pt.5
Posted on June 16, 2021 | 9 CommentsGM has struggled mightily over the last 30 years (longer really, but who’s counting?). However, they have done at least two things very well and continue to today: designing light […] -
![(first posted 6/11/2015) What is the purpose of a convertible? Most would probably say that a convertible’s purpose is for the enjoyment of the beauty of outdoors – at […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/Lincoln-1940-Conti.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1940 Lincoln Continental Cabriolet – Beauty for Beauty’s Sake")
Curbside Classic: 1940 Lincoln Continental Cabriolet – Beauty for Beauty’s Sake
Posted on June 11, 2021 | 60 Comments(first posted 6/11/2015) What is the purpose of a convertible? Most would probably say that a convertible’s purpose is for the enjoyment of the beauty of outdoors – at […] -
![Toyota’s first exports to the US were with this Crown sedan in 1958, and it flopped. Too expensive, too heavy, too slow; it wasn’t what the US market was looking […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/51121005000_4ef035c863_k.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Vintage Ads: 1960 Toyopet Crown Custom – Toyota’s False Start")
Vintage Ads: 1960 Toyopet Crown Custom – Toyota’s False Start
Posted on June 11, 2021 | 22 CommentsToyota’s first exports to the US were with this Crown sedan in 1958, and it flopped. Too expensive, too heavy, too slow; it wasn’t what the US market was looking […] -
![I’m writing this on the morning my family will celebrate my youngest son’s graduation from college. He enters the real world with a degree in computer science, and is eager […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/IMG_1719.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CC Capsule: 1980 Pontiac Firebird — Someone Decided This One Would Make It")
CC Capsule: 1980 Pontiac Firebird — Someone Decided This One Would Make It
Posted on June 8, 2021 | 38 CommentsI’m writing this on the morning my family will celebrate my youngest son’s graduation from college. He enters the real world with a degree in computer science, and is eager […] -
![You may have seen the CC and appreciation of the Alfa Romeo 75 (or Milano) and preceding Alfetta Tipo 116 series of cars that came before and donated so much […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/1.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Classic Review – Bringing the Alfa Romeo 75 to London")
Classic Review – Bringing the Alfa Romeo 75 to London
Posted on May 31, 2021 | 12 CommentsYou may have seen the CC and appreciation of the Alfa Romeo 75 (or Milano) and preceding Alfetta Tipo 116 series of cars that came before and donated so much […] -
![In the Give Them What They Want series, we’ve been looking at flagship SUVs from early in the era of SUV dominance. When talking big SUVs, the elephant […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/20210407_164730_LI.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 2000 Ford Excursion – Big America, This SUV Was Made For You And Me; GTWTW part 4")
Curbside Classic: 2000 Ford Excursion – Big America, This SUV Was Made For You And Me; GTWTW part 4
Posted on May 18, 2021 | 33 CommentsIn the Give Them What They Want series, we’ve been looking at flagship SUVs from early in the era of SUV dominance. When talking big SUVs, the elephant […] -
![I gotta admit, it’s been challenging to pick a title photo from my selection of Audis and BMWs for today’s post. Something catchy like a mint condition E36 M3? Or […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/20210406_112140-1.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classics from Neukölln and Charlottenburg-Wilmersdorf (Berlin) Part 3: Audi and BMW")
Curbside Classics from Neukölln and Charlottenburg-Wilmersdorf (Berlin) Part 3: Audi and BMW
Posted on May 15, 2021 | 10 CommentsI gotta admit, it’s been challenging to pick a title photo from my selection of Audis and BMWs for today’s post. Something catchy like a mint condition E36 M3? Or […] -
![William Oliver has scored. Finding an ultra-rare Toyota Crown (S60) hardtop coupe is by far the find of 2021 so far, maybe even the decade. The S60 Crown was a […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/51162726824_f449d8cb6f_h.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Cohort Pic(k) of the Day/Update/Sob Story of the Decade: The Abandoned Toyota Crown (S60) Coupe")
Cohort Pic(k) of the Day/Update/Sob Story of the Decade: The Abandoned Toyota Crown (S60) Coupe
Posted on May 14, 2021 | 25 CommentsWilliam Oliver has scored. Finding an ultra-rare Toyota Crown (S60) hardtop coupe is by far the find of 2021 so far, maybe even the decade. The S60 Crown was a […] -
![Two of the biggest new motorcycle releases of the past twelve months have been BMW’s new cruiser, the R18, and Harley’s new adventure bike, the Pan America. Although I know […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/77HGJDJEZVF35LW2M5NC33WUOQ.jpeg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CC’s Best of 2021: BMW goes after Harley; Harley goes after BMW")
CC’s Best of 2021: BMW goes after Harley; Harley goes after BMW
Posted on May 8, 2021 | 42 CommentsTwo of the biggest new motorcycle releases of the past twelve months have been BMW’s new cruiser, the R18, and Harley’s new adventure bike, the Pan America. Although I know […]
