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![Frequent Cohort contributor whitewall buick recently posted his ’58 namesake online. While I love this car–and especially the color combination–it drives home a little-known fact to our younger readers: just […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/02/8496306324_3f03bca727_b-e1361649398715.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=89&ssl=1 "CC Outtake: SUVs Are For Wimps!")
CC Outtake: SUVs Are For Wimps!
Posted on February 26, 2013 | 74 CommentsFrequent Cohort contributor whitewall buick recently posted his ’58 namesake online. While I love this car–and especially the color combination–it drives home a little-known fact to our younger readers: just […] -
![As your resident CC Volvo guy, I have to chime in every now and then on these Swedish boxes. We have already done the early and mid-cycle 240s on CC […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/02/02-02-2013-007-1280x802-e1361056346181.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=89&ssl=1 "CC Capsule: 1986 Volvo 240DL – Smurf Blue Sighting")
CC Capsule: 1986 Volvo 240DL – Smurf Blue Sighting
Posted on February 22, 2013 | 28 CommentsAs your resident CC Volvo guy, I have to chime in every now and then on these Swedish boxes. We have already done the early and mid-cycle 240s on CC […] -
![Winter weather is returning to the Western and Midwestern United States today. So in the spirit of this hopefully being Mother Nature’s last hurrah for 2013, let’s take a gander […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/themes/arras162/images/thumbnail.png "Snow Removal Classic: The Tow Plow")
Snow Removal Classic: The Tow Plow
Posted on February 20, 2013 | 17 CommentsWinter weather is returning to the Western and Midwestern United States today. So in the spirit of this hopefully being Mother Nature’s last hurrah for 2013, let’s take a gander […] -
CC Clue
Posted on February 11, 2013 | 19 Comments -
Paint By Numbers
Posted on February 10, 2013 | 6 CommentsOne of the best field trips our design class took in 1969 was to the Foster & Kleiser Outdoor Advertising production facility on the south side of Chicago. There we […] -
![Top Quality Indeed I took this photo in 1972. It’s probably a Chrysler-Plymouth dealer in Norwalk, CT or environs. I don’t know if I took the photo because I […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/Used-Car-Lot-Sm.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=89&ssl=1 "Irony Illustrated")
Irony Illustrated
Posted on January 30, 2013 | 59 CommentsTop Quality Indeed I took this photo in 1972. It’s probably a Chrysler-Plymouth dealer in Norwalk, CT or environs. I don’t know if I took the photo because I […] -
CC Clue
Posted on January 25, 2013 | 13 CommentsAgain the clue was guessed on the first go. This time FromaBuick6 identified the Chevelle Laguna S3. Shall we try an interior shot again in an attempt to at least […] -
![Congratulations to Rob Finrock, who immediately guessed the Horizon TC3 clue. Technically, he guessed it as the twin Dodge Omni 024 (or the later Plymouth Turismo), but as the cars […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/130119Clue.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=89&ssl=1 "CC Clue")
CC Clue
Posted on January 24, 2013 | 8 CommentsCongratulations to Rob Finrock, who immediately guessed the Horizon TC3 clue. Technically, he guessed it as the twin Dodge Omni 024 (or the later Plymouth Turismo), but as the cars […] -
![When I ran across Hot Cars on Netflix I fully expected to see a bunch of ’32 Ford roadsters being driven by greasers with duck tails accompanied by gum-snapping […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/01-Used-Cars1.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=89&ssl=1 "Curbside Cinema: Hot Cars, 1956")
Curbside Cinema: Hot Cars, 1956
Posted on January 15, 2013 | 24 CommentsWhen I ran across Hot Cars on Netflix I fully expected to see a bunch of ’32 Ford roadsters being driven by greasers with duck tails accompanied by gum-snapping […] -
Vintage Ad: Lincoln Versailles, the Ugly American
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![In my earlier posting on the cars of my girlfriends I omitted the car my first girlfriend drove, a new 1965 Chevy Impala convertible. Actually it was her mother’s car, […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/12/01-Exterior-2.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=89&ssl=1 "COMG: Cars of My Girlfriends-1965 Chevy Impala Convertible")
COMG: Cars of My Girlfriends-1965 Chevy Impala Convertible
Posted on January 11, 2013 | 27 CommentsIn my earlier posting on the cars of my girlfriends I omitted the car my first girlfriend drove, a new 1965 Chevy Impala convertible. Actually it was her mother’s car, […] -
![I should have seen it coming. After Icon started made a (successful) business case for selling $150K Jeeps, FJs and Broncos, the Dodge Power Wagon was looking a bit…overlooked. No […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/power-wagon-extended-cab_7.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=89&ssl=1 "Rich Kid’s Toys: Legacy Power Wagon – Starting At $120K")
Rich Kid’s Toys: Legacy Power Wagon – Starting At $120K
Posted on January 9, 2013 | 18 CommentsI should have seen it coming. After Icon started made a (successful) business case for selling $150K Jeeps, FJs and Broncos, the Dodge Power Wagon was looking a bit…overlooked. No […] -
![In 2003 Bob Sirna brought a stunning 300 SL to Bonneville to challenge the F/GT record. That would require a run of 170 mph (273 kph) or better. All […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/12/01-300-SL.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=89&ssl=1 "Bonneville Classics: 1955 Mercedes-Benz 300 SL")
Bonneville Classics: 1955 Mercedes-Benz 300 SL
Posted on January 3, 2013 | 17 CommentsIn 2003 Bob Sirna brought a stunning 300 SL to Bonneville to challenge the F/GT record. That would require a run of 170 mph (273 kph) or better. All […] -
![Could two vehicles be anymore different than these two? A classic multipurpose four-wheel drive and a modern sports car. The Unimog looks to be a long wheelbase 406 model from […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/12/strange-pair.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=89&ssl=1 "CC Outtake: The Odd Couple")
CC Outtake: The Odd Couple
Posted on December 30, 2012 | 17 CommentsCould two vehicles be anymore different than these two? A classic multipurpose four-wheel drive and a modern sports car. The Unimog looks to be a long wheelbase 406 model from […] -
![Just thought that I would share with our fellow CC’ers south of the Equator what it looks like north of the Mason Dixon, and why it is that we buy […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/12/01-Backyard.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=89&ssl=1 "Why God Created Subarus")
Why God Created Subarus
Posted on December 24, 2012 | 24 CommentsJust thought that I would share with our fellow CC’ers south of the Equator what it looks like north of the Mason Dixon, and why it is that we buy […]
