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![CC has covered the Talbot Tagora previously, when I last saw one, also at a car show. In that case, it was in France and the car was the top […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/1981-Talbot-Tagora-GL-3.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=89&ssl=1 "Car Show Capsule: 1981 Talbot Tagora 2.2 GL – Luxury And Performance Redefined?")
Car Show Capsule: 1981 Talbot Tagora 2.2 GL – Luxury And Performance Redefined?
Posted on August 16, 2014 | 36 CommentsCC has covered the Talbot Tagora previously, when I last saw one, also at a car show. In that case, it was in France and the car was the top […] -
![This is proving to be one of the more difficult pieces I have written during my time at CC. The difficulty has not been describing the car itself but rather, […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/IMG_2985.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=89&ssl=1 "Curbside Rental Service: 2014 Chevrolet Cruze LTZ – This Isn’t Quite So Easy")
Curbside Rental Service: 2014 Chevrolet Cruze LTZ – This Isn’t Quite So Easy
Posted on August 14, 2014 | 191 CommentsThis is proving to be one of the more difficult pieces I have written during my time at CC. The difficulty has not been describing the car itself but rather, […] -
![Americans love their pickup trucks and Indiana is full of them. So it’s little surprise that the day before I saw a Cummins Diesel Ram hauling Monday’s crushed demo derby […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/2014-08-03-18.08.31.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=89&ssl=1 "CC Outtake: Summer’s A Drag")
CC Outtake: Summer’s A Drag
Posted on August 7, 2014 | 12 CommentsAmericans love their pickup trucks and Indiana is full of them. So it’s little surprise that the day before I saw a Cummins Diesel Ram hauling Monday’s crushed demo derby […] -
![A single marque car show may not be as interesting as a multiple marque show–the reduction in variety means there is a reduced opportunity to compare and contrast. How does […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/Matra-djet.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=89&ssl=1 "Car Show Photo Report – The International Simca-Matra-Talbot Rally, Beaulieu, England – From Sportscars To SUV and MPV, Matra Had It Covered")
Car Show Photo Report – The International Simca-Matra-Talbot Rally, Beaulieu, England – From Sportscars To SUV and MPV, Matra Had It Covered
Posted on August 5, 2014 | 15 CommentsA single marque car show may not be as interesting as a multiple marque show–the reduction in variety means there is a reduced opportunity to compare and contrast. How does […] -
![We already had a QOTD for today, but the sight of this demo derby car got us thinking about what our preferred contender might be. Perhaps a Big Bird (72-76 […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/2014-08-04-13.38.27.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=89&ssl=1 "CC Outtake: Painkiller")
CC Outtake: Painkiller
Posted on August 4, 2014 | 41 CommentsWe already had a QOTD for today, but the sight of this demo derby car got us thinking about what our preferred contender might be. Perhaps a Big Bird (72-76 […] -
![“A Frenchman, an Englishman and a Czech are working together in a field,” sounds like the opening line for a rambling and ultimately disappointing joke, but in this case, it […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/Aronde_team.1.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=89&ssl=1 "QOTD – Is This The Best Thing You’ve Ever Seen At A Car Show?")
QOTD – Is This The Best Thing You’ve Ever Seen At A Car Show?
Posted on August 4, 2014 | 27 Comments“A Frenchman, an Englishman and a Czech are working together in a field,” sounds like the opening line for a rambling and ultimately disappointing joke, but in this case, it […] -
CC Clue
Posted on August 3, 2014 | 6 CommentsPatrick Bell stuck his neck out for the AMC Javelin; impressive or worrying, depending on how you feel. But this one, seen in the UK? -
Wordless Outtake: Off By An N
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![These two has-been rivals were spotted out on the Great Plains by jmg3rd during a rare moment of harmony. Like spotting Larry Bird and Magic Johnson out on the town together, […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/Screenshot-2014-07-30-14.53.14.png?resize=115%2C115&quality=80&ssl=1 "Cohort Sighting: Ranchero And El Camino – Mutual Respect")
Cohort Sighting: Ranchero And El Camino – Mutual Respect
Posted on July 31, 2014 | 77 CommentsThese two has-been rivals were spotted out on the Great Plains by jmg3rd during a rare moment of harmony. Like spotting Larry Bird and Magic Johnson out on the town together, […] -
![Okay now, pipe down AMC fans, I’m not suggesting equivalence but rather, a similar role within AvtoVAZ’s corporate history. Developing new cars costs a lot of money, and a lot […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/Lada112a.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=89&ssl=1 "Cohort Sighting: Lada 112 – The Russian AMC Hornet?")
Cohort Sighting: Lada 112 – The Russian AMC Hornet?
Posted on July 26, 2014 | 31 CommentsOkay now, pipe down AMC fans, I’m not suggesting equivalence but rather, a similar role within AvtoVAZ’s corporate history. Developing new cars costs a lot of money, and a lot […] -
![Another day, another CC clue. What you guess is up to you. If you miss it, don’t be blue. You’ll find out when tomorrow is new. Unless you live in […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/Clue140801-crop-crop.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=89&ssl=1 "CC Clue")
CC Clue
Posted on July 25, 2014 | 14 CommentsAnother day, another CC clue. What you guess is up to you. If you miss it, don’t be blue. You’ll find out when tomorrow is new. Unless you live in […] -
![Well, sorta. Paul posted a few years back about wanting to find an end-of-the-line 1957 Nash Ambassador; is this 1956 close enough? If so, let’s give EricClem a big cyber […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/14543919960_9a98239d60_z.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=89&ssl=1 "Cohort Capsule: 1956 Nash Ambassador Eight Custom – Christmas In July")
Cohort Capsule: 1956 Nash Ambassador Eight Custom – Christmas In July
Posted on July 25, 2014 | 66 CommentsWell, sorta. Paul posted a few years back about wanting to find an end-of-the-line 1957 Nash Ambassador; is this 1956 close enough? If so, let’s give EricClem a big cyber […] -
![…though that would depend on one’s definition of art. Do playful decals count as art? Does Ghostbusters? Well, WilliamRubano might argue that they do, and I wouldn’t disagree. And where better […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/14719732334_56a988de97_b.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=89&ssl=1 "Cohort Outtake: Nissan Ghostfinder – Art Imitating Art")
Cohort Outtake: Nissan Ghostfinder – Art Imitating Art
Posted on July 24, 2014 | 35 Comments…though that would depend on one’s definition of art. Do playful decals count as art? Does Ghostbusters? Well, WilliamRubano might argue that they do, and I wouldn’t disagree. And where better […] -
![I saved pictures of this eBay find sometime ago, and never got around to posting it. But long story short, bidding for the item, listed at $11,000, ended; I assume […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/579.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=89&ssl=1 "eBay Find/QOTD: 1986 Honda Civic Si – How Do You Determine Value?")
eBay Find/QOTD: 1986 Honda Civic Si – How Do You Determine Value?
Posted on July 23, 2014 | 100 CommentsI saved pictures of this eBay find sometime ago, and never got around to posting it. But long story short, bidding for the item, listed at $11,000, ended; I assume […] -
![I happen to be in France this week and a few days ago was walking down the Boulevard Saint-Michel in Paris when out of the corner of my eye I […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/P1000523.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=89&ssl=1 "Classique de Trafic Parisienne – Citroen Traction Avant")
Classique de Trafic Parisienne – Citroen Traction Avant
Posted on July 22, 2014 | 41 CommentsI happen to be in France this week and a few days ago was walking down the Boulevard Saint-Michel in Paris when out of the corner of my eye I […]
