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![I’ve been a bit intrigued about this picture posted on the Bishop, CA DHP’s Facebook page, titled “American Muscle vs. CHP”. It just struck me as a bit too […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/chp-bishop-1.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Follow-up on “American Muscle vs. CHP”: What Really Happened – A Mixture of Show and Reality")
Follow-up on “American Muscle vs. CHP”: What Really Happened – A Mixture of Show and Reality
Posted on September 10, 2018 | 14 CommentsI’ve been a bit intrigued about this picture posted on the Bishop, CA DHP’s Facebook page, titled “American Muscle vs. CHP”. It just struck me as a bit too […] -
![When I saw the “Hippie Edition” Prius, which I shot a few weeks ago, on CC this morning I had a stab of cognitive dissonance. That car really did stick […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/6TzQ2nJKQqq8VyWhQ1ccOA_thumb_a730.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CC Outtake: Return to Normalcy")
CC Outtake: Return to Normalcy
Posted on September 5, 2018 | 20 CommentsWhen I saw the “Hippie Edition” Prius, which I shot a few weeks ago, on CC this morning I had a stab of cognitive dissonance. That car really did stick […] -
![I spotted this special edition, at a Home Depot parking lot. I guess today’s hippies don’t cut and mill their own trees for construction projects, nor drive old VW buses. […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/clue.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CC Outtake: Yet Another Special Edition")
CC Outtake: Yet Another Special Edition
Posted on September 4, 2018 | 23 CommentsI spotted this special edition, at a Home Depot parking lot. I guess today’s hippies don’t cut and mill their own trees for construction projects, nor drive old VW buses. […] -
Cohort Outtake: Vintage Fords Snuggling in Argentina
Posted on September 1, 2018 | 13 CommentsJose Luis Herrera sent me this shot of two old Fords caught together in Argentina. He left a comment with more info on them both: -
COAL: 2015 Dodge Grand Caravan: A Vast Improvement
Posted on August 31, 2018 | 70 CommentsSo here’s the new D family hauler. We’ve had a few weeks to compare it back to back with our old van and here’s what we found: -
![Wakefield Kirkgate What happens when you take an underachieving bus and try to turn it into a cheap train for an underfunded rail system? You get the horror that is […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/02-shefield.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Trackside Horror: 1985 British Rail Class 142 – The Truly Awful Pacer")
Trackside Horror: 1985 British Rail Class 142 – The Truly Awful Pacer
Posted on August 27, 2018 | 36 CommentsWakefield Kirkgate What happens when you take an underachieving bus and try to turn it into a cheap train for an underfunded rail system? You get the horror that is […] -
![67Conti posted the link to this hair-raising compilation of folks flipping their cars on open days at the Nurburgring. Seat belts? Nein, mostly. Helmets? Nein. But drivers entering this tricky […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/themes/arras162/images/thumbnail.png "CC Vintage Video: Flipping Out on the Nurburgring Nordschleife, 1970 – An Expensive Sunday Outing")
CC Vintage Video: Flipping Out on the Nurburgring Nordschleife, 1970 – An Expensive Sunday Outing
Posted on August 25, 2018 | 39 Comments67Conti posted the link to this hair-raising compilation of folks flipping their cars on open days at the Nurburgring. Seat belts? Nein, mostly. Helmets? Nein. But drivers entering this tricky […] -
BOAL: 1986 Honda VF500 Interceptor – Baby-ceptor
Posted on August 25, 2018 | 13 Comments“I’m pregnant, and I need a sport bike. We’d better hurry up before my tummy gets in the way of the gas tank.” -
CC Cinema: Mid 50s BMC Cars Exceed Expectations By Surviving 25,000 Miles at 60+MPH on the Autobahn
Posted on August 24, 2018 | 67 CommentsIf you ever wondered why British cars were the best selling imports in the US in the early 50s and then quickly fell from grace, this film will explain it. […] -
![I like me some honest patina, but this one that Tim Finn found in Portlandia is just a wee bit more than I prefer. I’m also not a fan of […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/44005119762_abe2afe4b6_k.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Cohort Outtake: 1965 VW Beetle – Got Patina?")
Cohort Outtake: 1965 VW Beetle – Got Patina?
Posted on August 19, 2018 | 35 CommentsI like me some honest patina, but this one that Tim Finn found in Portlandia is just a wee bit more than I prefer. I’m also not a fan of […] -
![In a world where manuals are a dying breed, so called “semi-automatic” transmissions have long become most automakers’ popular alternatives or even replacements for manuals. Often better known by various […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/thumb_IMG_3978_1024.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "QOTD: To Paddle, Or Not To Paddle – Do You Ever Use Paddle Shifters?")
QOTD: To Paddle, Or Not To Paddle – Do You Ever Use Paddle Shifters?
Posted on August 17, 2018 | 96 CommentsIn a world where manuals are a dying breed, so called “semi-automatic” transmissions have long become most automakers’ popular alternatives or even replacements for manuals. Often better known by various […] -
![As I mentioned in my first post from this race meeting, the cars on display were fantastic, with some real rarities on show including some that I only noticed when […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/Land-Rover-Series-1-swb.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Car Show Classics: The Oval At 2018 Historic Winton, Part One")
Car Show Classics: The Oval At 2018 Historic Winton, Part One
Posted on August 17, 2018 | 44 CommentsAs I mentioned in my first post from this race meeting, the cars on display were fantastic, with some real rarities on show including some that I only noticed when […] -
![Some recent emails among us contributors generated conversation about a Midwest gathering for 2018. Thus we would like to invite you to a fun-filled gathering in the St. Louis area […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/stauntonfire.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "2018 CC Midwest Gathering: Let’s Meet In St. Louis")
2018 CC Midwest Gathering: Let’s Meet In St. Louis
Posted on August 15, 2018 | 22 CommentsSome recent emails among us contributors generated conversation about a Midwest gathering for 2018. Thus we would like to invite you to a fun-filled gathering in the St. Louis area […] -
![With the recent passing of FCA boss Sergio Marchionne, it is likely many of us have been giving some thought to his contributions to Chrysler (FCA). Some professional automotive journalists […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/1.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CC Rental Review: 2018 Jeep Compass Trail Hawk – Did Sergio “Save” Chrysler?")
CC Rental Review: 2018 Jeep Compass Trail Hawk – Did Sergio “Save” Chrysler?
Posted on August 13, 2018 | 73 CommentsWith the recent passing of FCA boss Sergio Marchionne, it is likely many of us have been giving some thought to his contributions to Chrysler (FCA). Some professional automotive journalists […] -
![Tomorrow will feature my last (for now) Cars Of A Lifetime post, as I am once again up to date. Thank you for bearing with me for the last almost […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/IMG_0507.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "COAL Clue: Are You Better At This Than Jason Shafer?")
COAL Clue: Are You Better At This Than Jason Shafer?
Posted on August 11, 2018 | 37 CommentsTomorrow will feature my last (for now) Cars Of A Lifetime post, as I am once again up to date. Thank you for bearing with me for the last almost […]
