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![Carmax gave me a plaque this morning for ‘outstanding service’ as a long time dealer. I returned the favor by finishing second nine times at their auction. They made about […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/limited.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=89&ssl=1 "Auction Day: Thank You Mr. Dealer! Now Bid On Our Damn Cars!")
Auction Day: Thank You Mr. Dealer! Now Bid On Our Damn Cars!
Posted on July 2, 2013 | 31 CommentsCarmax gave me a plaque this morning for ‘outstanding service’ as a long time dealer. I returned the favor by finishing second nine times at their auction. They made about […] -
![Remember the Future CC post on the Saab 9-4X last month? Amongst the comments, our own JPCavanaugh lamented that he did not get photos of an Isuzu Ascender he had […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/6-2013-150-800x533-e1371943490436.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=89&ssl=1 "CC Outtake: The Isuzublazer")
CC Outtake: The Isuzublazer
Posted on June 25, 2013 | 53 CommentsRemember the Future CC post on the Saab 9-4X last month? Amongst the comments, our own JPCavanaugh lamented that he did not get photos of an Isuzu Ascender he had […] -
![I’ve passed this ’80-83 Mark VI a zillion times walking the dog. It does move from time to time and it’s kept clean, so it’s a genuine CC. Not my […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/LincolnGrenade_1K.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=89&ssl=1 "Lincoln Week Outtake: Mark VI Grenade?")
Lincoln Week Outtake: Mark VI Grenade?
Posted on June 19, 2013 | 14 CommentsI’ve passed this ’80-83 Mark VI a zillion times walking the dog. It does move from time to time and it’s kept clean, so it’s a genuine CC. Not my […] -
![We had two clues yesterday. On Clue No. 1 we had a grand total of two guesses, one of them correct. Congrats to FM who correctly identified the ’82 […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/130619Clue.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=89&ssl=1 "CC Clue")
CC Clue
Posted on June 18, 2013 | 7 CommentsWe had two clues yesterday. On Clue No. 1 we had a grand total of two guesses, one of them correct. Congrats to FM who correctly identified the ’82 […] -
Father’s Day Parademobile
Posted on June 16, 2013 | 7 CommentsI too have been inspired by JPC’s father’s day tribute, and then seeing that PN had posted his father-in-law’s cars, I decided to add to the festivities. -
CC Question: How Long Is Your List?
Posted on June 13, 2013 | 53 CommentsThis list was created one afternoon in April 1993. Being bored, when I should have been studying for a college exam, I sat down and created “My List”. -
![The automotive world used to be a simple place. Luxury cars either had two things. An American name. Or a European alphanumeric designation. Continental, Deville, Brougham, Park Avenue, Imperial. These […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/ls4001-e1371127385130.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=89&ssl=1 "Industry Squawk: Let’s Play The Name Game")
Industry Squawk: Let’s Play The Name Game
Posted on June 13, 2013 | 115 CommentsThe automotive world used to be a simple place. Luxury cars either had two things. An American name. Or a European alphanumeric designation. Continental, Deville, Brougham, Park Avenue, Imperial. These […] -
![I bought a 1994 Lexus LS400 at an inop sale recently for all of $900 (plus $120 auction fee). A new serpentine belt was put on and, miracle of […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/ls400-e1371075500383.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=89&ssl=1 "Question Of The Day: What Car Kicked Your Ass?")
Question Of The Day: What Car Kicked Your Ass?
Posted on June 12, 2013 | 70 CommentsI bought a 1994 Lexus LS400 at an inop sale recently for all of $900 (plus $120 auction fee). A new serpentine belt was put on and, miracle of […] -
![Imagine if 6500 trade-ins came to your workplace every single week. You would be a rich man, right? Not quite. At the moment. you are a poorly paid security guard […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/cinesate.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=89&ssl=1 "WWBJD?")
WWBJD?
Posted on June 12, 2013 | 12 CommentsImagine if 6500 trade-ins came to your workplace every single week. You would be a rich man, right? Not quite. At the moment. you are a poorly paid security guard […] -
![Tom & Ray Magliozzi of Cartalk fame have devoted extensive space on their web site towards the dangers of driving and using a cell phone. Now the AAA Foundation is […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/cartalk.gif?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Industry Squawk: Yet Another Study That Concludes, “Put That Cell Phone Away You Knucklehead!”")
Industry Squawk: Yet Another Study That Concludes, “Put That Cell Phone Away You Knucklehead!”
Posted on June 10, 2013 | 15 CommentsTom & Ray Magliozzi of Cartalk fame have devoted extensive space on their web site towards the dangers of driving and using a cell phone. Now the AAA Foundation is […] -
![So, when’s the last time you saw one of these? I had actually forgotten about these trucks until I saw this one a week or two ago. The Mistubishi Mighty […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/5-24-2013-061-800x533-e1370116502529.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=89&ssl=1 "CC Capsule: 1992 Mitsubishi Mighty Max – Would You Believe This Is A Real Model Name?")
CC Capsule: 1992 Mitsubishi Mighty Max – Would You Believe This Is A Real Model Name?
Posted on June 6, 2013 | 26 CommentsSo, when’s the last time you saw one of these? I had actually forgotten about these trucks until I saw this one a week or two ago. The Mistubishi Mighty […] -
![The best thing about the world wide web is the opportunity to share one’s interests with others and to help bring disparate bits of information from one field of interest […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/d181d0bed0b2d0b5d182d181d0bad0b8d0b5-d0bdd0bed0bcd0b5d180d0b0-d181d182d0b0d0bdd0b4d0b0d180d182d0b0-1931-d0b3d0bed0b4d0b0.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=89&ssl=1 "Cars For the Proletariat: Soviet Car Building In The 1930s")
Cars For the Proletariat: Soviet Car Building In The 1930s
Posted on June 4, 2013 | 11 CommentsThe best thing about the world wide web is the opportunity to share one’s interests with others and to help bring disparate bits of information from one field of interest […] -
![Do you consider the Cordoba too frou-frou? Need a little more presence in your B-body? Then check out this ’78 Magnum I spotted at the Geneseo show last year! It […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/09-08-2012-077-800x482-e1370119994523.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=89&ssl=1 "Car Show Outtake: 1978 Dodge Magnum – Butch Cordoba")
Car Show Outtake: 1978 Dodge Magnum – Butch Cordoba
Posted on June 1, 2013 | 65 CommentsDo you consider the Cordoba too frou-frou? Need a little more presence in your B-body? Then check out this ’78 Magnum I spotted at the Geneseo show last year! It […] -
![One of the benefits of having a father that worked for Mobil was that regardless of what part of the world he was posted to, in this case, Mexico City. […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/01-62-Front-Row.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=89&ssl=1 "1962 Indianapolis")
1962 Indianapolis
Posted on May 26, 2013 | 8 CommentsOne of the benefits of having a father that worked for Mobil was that regardless of what part of the world he was posted to, in this case, Mexico City. […] -
![Although I was not around during the ’70s, from watching The Rockford Files and other TV shows of the era, it seemed like there were two basic colors on automobiles […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/P1020121-1024x756-e1367881107815.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=89&ssl=1 "Car Show Outtake: Remember ’70s Green?")
Car Show Outtake: Remember ’70s Green?
Posted on May 16, 2013 | 54 CommentsAlthough I was not around during the ’70s, from watching The Rockford Files and other TV shows of the era, it seemed like there were two basic colors on automobiles […]
