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![The opening ceremonies of the 22nd Winter Olympics took place earlier today, marking the second time the Games are being held on (now capitalist) Russian soil. As this is also […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/14tt2.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=89&ssl=1 "Street Scenes: Olympic Era Sarajevo")
Street Scenes: Olympic Era Sarajevo
Posted on February 7, 2014 | 26 CommentsThe opening ceremonies of the 22nd Winter Olympics took place earlier today, marking the second time the Games are being held on (now capitalist) Russian soil. As this is also […] -
![When posting about the all-Italian junkyard I found in the Cohort last month, there were two different cars I asked the commentariat to help identify. True to form, they quickly […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/Fiat124coupe3.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=89&ssl=1 "Cohort Sighting: Fiat 124 Coupes")
Cohort Sighting: Fiat 124 Coupes
Posted on February 7, 2014 | 36 CommentsWhen posting about the all-Italian junkyard I found in the Cohort last month, there were two different cars I asked the commentariat to help identify. True to form, they quickly […] -
![Which is worse–wrecking a truck, or wrecking a borrowed truck? This is my Uncle Donald Shafer, who originally owned my 1963 Ford Galaxie. Despite it being a warm Sunday morning […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/Donald-Shafer.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=89&ssl=1 "CC Outtake: The End of the Line")
CC Outtake: The End of the Line
Posted on February 5, 2014 | 20 CommentsWhich is worse–wrecking a truck, or wrecking a borrowed truck? This is my Uncle Donald Shafer, who originally owned my 1963 Ford Galaxie. Despite it being a warm Sunday morning […] -
![There are a number of things in life most of us simply don’t think about. Like, say, how the centerline is painted on the highway. This 2004 Sterling is in […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/IMG_0309.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=89&ssl=1 "Heavy Duty Classic: 2004 Sterling Condor – A Truck of a Different Stripe")
Heavy Duty Classic: 2004 Sterling Condor – A Truck of a Different Stripe
Posted on February 5, 2014 | 21 CommentsThere are a number of things in life most of us simply don’t think about. Like, say, how the centerline is painted on the highway. This 2004 Sterling is in […] -
![I had a hard time relating to my elementary school peers, back in the late ’80s. While my female classmates were obsessed with ponies and princesses, my fellow males’ more […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/brady-bunch-house.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=89&ssl=1 "CC Cinema: The Brady Bunch – The AstroTurf Is Always Greener")
CC Cinema: The Brady Bunch – The AstroTurf Is Always Greener
Posted on February 2, 2014 | 101 CommentsI had a hard time relating to my elementary school peers, back in the late ’80s. While my female classmates were obsessed with ponies and princesses, my fellow males’ more […] -
![Mazda’s ads over the past ten years have seemed almost desperate to play up sportiness, reminding me of Pontiac in the ’90s. This rather prominent layout in the January 1979 […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/mazdacenterfold.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=89&ssl=1 "Vintage Ad: Mazda Centerfold")
Vintage Ad: Mazda Centerfold
Posted on January 31, 2014 | 34 CommentsMazda’s ads over the past ten years have seemed almost desperate to play up sportiness, reminding me of Pontiac in the ’90s. This rather prominent layout in the January 1979 […] -
![Maybe that’s a harsh assessment, but bear with me. The mid-to-late sixties was a great time for American car design and it was difficult to find an unattractive model from […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/fairlane500.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=89&ssl=1 "CC Capsule: 1966 Ford Fairlane 500 – Jet Age Generic")
CC Capsule: 1966 Ford Fairlane 500 – Jet Age Generic
Posted on January 30, 2014 | 45 CommentsMaybe that’s a harsh assessment, but bear with me. The mid-to-late sixties was a great time for American car design and it was difficult to find an unattractive model from […] -
![Since the advent of Curbside Classic, Paul and Company have been able to capture and chronicle a vast array of automobiles. We have also been able to document a number […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/IMG_1478.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=89&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1994 Dodge Ram 2500 – Despite His Protests, Ruby Took Her Love To Town Anyway")
Curbside Classic: 1994 Dodge Ram 2500 – Despite His Protests, Ruby Took Her Love To Town Anyway
Posted on January 30, 2014 | 20 CommentsSince the advent of Curbside Classic, Paul and Company have been able to capture and chronicle a vast array of automobiles. We have also been able to document a number […] -
![This Accord’s light bar and security livery identify a business which can’t afford a lawsuit. SoCalMetro uploaded this rather amusing specimen recently; maybe he can tell us where he found […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/Screen-shot-2014-01-28-at-5.07.45-PM.png?resize=115%2C115&quality=80&ssl=1 "Cohort Outtake: Employees Must Provide Own Transportation")
Cohort Outtake: Employees Must Provide Own Transportation
Posted on January 29, 2014 | 21 CommentsThis Accord’s light bar and security livery identify a business which can’t afford a lawsuit. SoCalMetro uploaded this rather amusing specimen recently; maybe he can tell us where he found […] -
![For those of you back East still recovering from a week of bad weather, here’s a shot of sunny Southern California, complete with a local resident. We’re all familiar with the […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/Adventurewagen-logo.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=89&ssl=1 "CC Capsule: VW Adventurewagen – So Cal’s Version Of The Westfalia")
CC Capsule: VW Adventurewagen – So Cal’s Version Of The Westfalia
Posted on January 29, 2014 | 18 CommentsFor those of you back East still recovering from a week of bad weather, here’s a shot of sunny Southern California, complete with a local resident. We’re all familiar with the […] -
![Every once in a while, a blind pig will find an acorn. Such was the case with these pictures. My father, the youngster in the picture above, turned seventy in […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/Dad-Ed-May-30-1948.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=89&ssl=1 "The Cars of the Shafer Dynasty")
The Cars of the Shafer Dynasty
Posted on January 28, 2014 | 27 CommentsEvery once in a while, a blind pig will find an acorn. Such was the case with these pictures. My father, the youngster in the picture above, turned seventy in […] -
![I’m in the middle of doing a big cleanup in my garage and keep tripping over boxes marked “car mags.” I’ve been wasting time researching the magazines and rediscovering some […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/1968-Ford-Terminology.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=89&ssl=1 "CC Outtake: Design Lexicon, Courtesy Of Ford")
CC Outtake: Design Lexicon, Courtesy Of Ford
Posted on January 28, 2014 | 30 CommentsI’m in the middle of doing a big cleanup in my garage and keep tripping over boxes marked “car mags.” I’ve been wasting time researching the magazines and rediscovering some […] -
![While looking through the January ‘68 issue of Hot Rod magazine (20 Year Anniversary Issue), I ran across this ad for Grant Piston Rings. Hayden Proffitt had made a name […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/Rebel-SST.jpeg?resize=115%2C115&quality=89&ssl=1 "Vintage Ad: Chevy Eater")
Vintage Ad: Chevy Eater
Posted on January 26, 2014 | 5 CommentsWhile looking through the January ‘68 issue of Hot Rod magazine (20 Year Anniversary Issue), I ran across this ad for Grant Piston Rings. Hayden Proffitt had made a name […] -
![My mother once told me that less affluent countries often live off the unwanted scraps of more established powers. There’s a lot upon which she could substantiate her claim, but […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/214qb2v.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=89&ssl=1 "CC Capsule: Aria and Shahin – An American Rambler in Tehran")
CC Capsule: Aria and Shahin – An American Rambler in Tehran
Posted on January 26, 2014 | 24 CommentsMy mother once told me that less affluent countries often live off the unwanted scraps of more established powers. There’s a lot upon which she could substantiate her claim, but […] -
![Last March, I spotted this pristine 1970 AMC AMX parked on the street in Staunton, Virginia, on the west side of the Blue Ridge Mountains in the Shenandoah Valley. The […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/IMG_2427.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=89&ssl=1 "Curbside Outtake: 1970 AMX – Wisconsin Muscle")
Curbside Outtake: 1970 AMX – Wisconsin Muscle
Posted on January 26, 2014 | 26 CommentsLast March, I spotted this pristine 1970 AMC AMX parked on the street in Staunton, Virginia, on the west side of the Blue Ridge Mountains in the Shenandoah Valley. The […]
