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Vintage Snapshot: Happy Independence Day!
Posted on July 4, 2019 | 20 Comments -
Vintage Snapshot: Lawn Mowing Service in a Different Time
Posted on July 3, 2019 | 13 Comments -
![I have less than twenty minutes before I have to run to the airport to pick up Stephanie and her mom. So what can I say very quickly about one […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/Iaccoca-mustang.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Lee Iacocca RIP – I’m Not Going To Get Invited To His Funeral")
Lee Iacocca RIP – I’m Not Going To Get Invited To His Funeral
Posted on July 3, 2019 | 63 CommentsI have less than twenty minutes before I have to run to the airport to pick up Stephanie and her mom. So what can I say very quickly about one […] -
![Back in 2017, I posted a piece on CC covering the unusual cars I saw on a holiday in New Zealand and the variations that were different to those familiar […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/05/DSC00035.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CC Global – Our Kiwi Scrapbook: My Highlights Of The Holden Commodore")
CC Global – Our Kiwi Scrapbook: My Highlights Of The Holden Commodore
Posted on June 27, 2019 | 24 CommentsBack in 2017, I posted a piece on CC covering the unusual cars I saw on a holiday in New Zealand and the variations that were different to those familiar […] -
![Having done nothing to my VW last year other than change the oil, I decided that this year I would try to catch up to the maintenance curve a bit. […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/20190608_152625.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CC Repairs: Fixing a Pair of Blue Cars")
CC Repairs: Fixing a Pair of Blue Cars
Posted on June 15, 2019 | 28 CommentsHaving done nothing to my VW last year other than change the oil, I decided that this year I would try to catch up to the maintenance curve a bit. […] -
![I keep hearing about readers having issues with comments. It seems to be one of two main issues: 1.) they get a notice that says “You’re commenting too quickly” (or […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/a-register.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Housekeeping: Want To Avoid Commenting Problems? Register and Be Logged In")
Housekeeping: Want To Avoid Commenting Problems? Register and Be Logged In
Posted on June 1, 2019 | 60 CommentsI keep hearing about readers having issues with comments. It seems to be one of two main issues: 1.) they get a notice that says “You’re commenting too quickly” (or […] -
![One of the unintended benefits of recent family events is that I’ve been spending more time with my father. Every couple of weeks I’ve been going over for dinner and […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/05/MOPAR-1.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Cinema: October Sky and the Grandpa Film Festival")
Curbside Cinema: October Sky and the Grandpa Film Festival
Posted on May 25, 2019 | 12 CommentsOne of the unintended benefits of recent family events is that I’ve been spending more time with my father. Every couple of weeks I’ve been going over for dinner and […] -
![When I mentioned here a couple of weeks ago that I was seriously looking to sell my car after close to seven years, contributor and friend Geelongvic quickly wrote me […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/05/IMG_3126.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CC Impromptu Mini-Meet-Up, Fort Collins Edition: Head To Head With Our 2002s")
CC Impromptu Mini-Meet-Up, Fort Collins Edition: Head To Head With Our 2002s
Posted on May 23, 2019 | 17 CommentsWhen I mentioned here a couple of weeks ago that I was seriously looking to sell my car after close to seven years, contributor and friend Geelongvic quickly wrote me […] -
![(COAL series continues, in reverse chronological order) It was finally time for my first new car. A fan of Volkswagens, alas, nothing at the VW dealer stirred emotion. While away on […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/Passat-97-CC-Lead.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "COAL: 1997 VW Passat Wagon – The Black Turtleneck")
COAL: 1997 VW Passat Wagon – The Black Turtleneck
Posted on May 12, 2019 | 8 Comments(COAL series continues, in reverse chronological order) It was finally time for my first new car. A fan of Volkswagens, alas, nothing at the VW dealer stirred emotion. While away on […] -
Wordless Outtake: Do not go gentle into that good night
Posted on May 10, 2019 | 25 Comments -
Curbside Classic: 1967 Dodge Polara 500 – Green Acress
Posted on May 9, 2019 | 48 Comments(first posted 5/9/2019) Isn’t it odd how some old cars disappear, then pop up elsewhere later? -
CC Outtake: War Honda
Posted on May 5, 2019 | 9 CommentsSomehow one doesn’t exactly think of a Honda Civic being militarized. But here’s a recruit that was ready, willing and able. And hopefully served with distinction. -
![I’ve seen this bus around our neighborhood for years, and probably showed it to you before. But one fine sunny fall day while I was working on my van, it […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/05/CC-375-040.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CC Outtake: Charles Comes to Visit")
CC Outtake: Charles Comes to Visit
Posted on May 3, 2019 | 19 CommentsI’ve seen this bus around our neighborhood for years, and probably showed it to you before. But one fine sunny fall day while I was working on my van, it […] -
![The CC Cohort continues to attract and collect a huge range of vehicles, from the ultra-desirable, intriguing, ordinary but lasting and just plain, well, odd. Like this – a 1989 […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/47674739861_1d3cc0e555_k.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Cohort Outtake: 1989 Reliant Rialto For Sale in Paris – Good Luck With That")
Cohort Outtake: 1989 Reliant Rialto For Sale in Paris – Good Luck With That
Posted on May 3, 2019 | 22 CommentsThe CC Cohort continues to attract and collect a huge range of vehicles, from the ultra-desirable, intriguing, ordinary but lasting and just plain, well, odd. Like this – a 1989 […] -
![I always knew that the original Morris Minor MM, which went into production in 1948, had low mounted headlights. And that the Series II, which came out in 1952, had […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/05/Morris-Minor-MM-vert.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Automotive History Tidbit: The Morris Minor Got New Fenders and High Headlights Because of the US")
Automotive History Tidbit: The Morris Minor Got New Fenders and High Headlights Because of the US
Posted on May 3, 2019 | 28 CommentsI always knew that the original Morris Minor MM, which went into production in 1948, had low mounted headlights. And that the Series II, which came out in 1952, had […]
