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![Here’s the two actual winners of COTY 1967 (the Cougar pictured is actually a ’68). The Cougar is a bit of a questionable choice, despite its appeal. And I know […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/12/CCOTY-1967.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=89&ssl=1 "CCOTY 1967: Nominations Please")
CCOTY 1967: Nominations Please
Posted on December 21, 2012 | 47 CommentsHere’s the two actual winners of COTY 1967 (the Cougar pictured is actually a ’68). The Cougar is a bit of a questionable choice, despite its appeal. And I know […] -
![The Professor and Texn nailed it but Dr Lemming and NZ Skyliner get points for accuracy while under the effect of psychotropic drugs. Monday, December 17 It’s 1:30 am. I […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/12/Wyoming.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=89&ssl=1 "2012 Victory Tour")
2012 Victory Tour
Posted on December 21, 2012 | 17 CommentsThe Professor and Texn nailed it but Dr Lemming and NZ Skyliner get points for accuracy while under the effect of psychotropic drugs. Monday, December 17 It’s 1:30 am. I […] -
![What’s a Curbsider to do when the days rapidly become shorter and workdays extend far beyond sunset? If you’re like me, you don’t let a lack of daylight stand in […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/12/IMAG1864.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=89&ssl=1 "CC Outtake: The Long, Long Night")
CC Outtake: The Long, Long Night
Posted on December 18, 2012 | 26 CommentsWhat’s a Curbsider to do when the days rapidly become shorter and workdays extend far beyond sunset? If you’re like me, you don’t let a lack of daylight stand in […] -
![My uncle by marriage, Eldon Leroy “Bud” Lingafelter, owned and operated Lingafelter’s Tire Shop in Aledo, Illinois, a small burg (pop. 3700) in western Illinois, about 15 miles east of […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/12/1921-Tire-Shop.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=89&ssl=1 "Small Town History, My Uncle’s Tire Shop")
Small Town History, My Uncle’s Tire Shop
Posted on December 15, 2012 | 22 CommentsMy uncle by marriage, Eldon Leroy “Bud” Lingafelter, owned and operated Lingafelter’s Tire Shop in Aledo, Illinois, a small burg (pop. 3700) in western Illinois, about 15 miles east of […] -
![Ever wonder what Richard Petty’s NASCAR ride would have looked like had he driven for Citroen rather than Plymouth? Didn’t think so. But being an aficionado of things Citroen, especially […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/43-2CV.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=89&ssl=1 "Fantasy is Better Than Reality")
Fantasy is Better Than Reality
Posted on December 11, 2012 | 11 CommentsEver wonder what Richard Petty’s NASCAR ride would have looked like had he driven for Citroen rather than Plymouth? Didn’t think so. But being an aficionado of things Citroen, especially […] -
![We had few guesses and no winners for the clue of the 1957 Packard. Of course, it is hardly a common car. So, let’s try another today. The only hint […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/12/121209Clue-crop.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=89&ssl=1 "CC Clue")
CC Clue
Posted on December 9, 2012 | 11 CommentsWe had few guesses and no winners for the clue of the 1957 Packard. Of course, it is hardly a common car. So, let’s try another today. The only hint […] -
![Hard to believe, but with the running of Speed Week next August (2013), it will have been ten years since I shot this wonder at Bonneville. The guy sitting behind […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/01-Mabee-Spl.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=89&ssl=1 "Bonneville Classics: 1953 Mabee Special")
Bonneville Classics: 1953 Mabee Special
Posted on November 29, 2012 | 17 CommentsHard to believe, but with the running of Speed Week next August (2013), it will have been ten years since I shot this wonder at Bonneville. The guy sitting behind […] -
![On the advice of more than a few people, I didn’t expect to see many Curbside Classics around Baltimore. In fact, one Wednesday afternoon when Bryan and I were sitting on […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/IMAG1633.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=89&ssl=1 "CC Outtakes: Good Morning Baltimore–Classics of Charm City")
CC Outtakes: Good Morning Baltimore–Classics of Charm City
Posted on November 21, 2012 | 23 CommentsOn the advice of more than a few people, I didn’t expect to see many Curbside Classics around Baltimore. In fact, one Wednesday afternoon when Bryan and I were sitting on […] -
CC Clue
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![I’m not a big fan of Los Angeles. The last time I was there, I managed to make it through all of two-and-a-half days before I fled back to the […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/IMG_20121103_175352.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=89&ssl=1 "CC Outtake: It Seems You’re At The Wrong Beach….")
CC Outtake: It Seems You’re At The Wrong Beach….
Posted on November 6, 2012 | 65 CommentsI’m not a big fan of Los Angeles. The last time I was there, I managed to make it through all of two-and-a-half days before I fled back to the […] -
CC Clue
Posted on November 5, 2012 | 9 CommentsThere were several very warm guesses for Dr. Niedermeyer’s Starliner, but none close enough to call a win. So maybe we’ll make this one a bit easier. -
![This YouTube video from the Rockaway Memories website showed up on the Hemmings Blog yesterday. Thanks to the low-flow conditions at CC, I’ve succumbed to my urge to post it […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/themes/arras162/images/thumbnail.png "Cyclone Classics: Floods in New York")
Cyclone Classics: Floods in New York
Posted on October 30, 2012 | 21 CommentsThis YouTube video from the Rockaway Memories website showed up on the Hemmings Blog yesterday. Thanks to the low-flow conditions at CC, I’ve succumbed to my urge to post it […] -
![During my recent adventures-in-dog-sitting weekend, I stumbled across one of the most interesting graveyards I’ve ever seen: A repair shop dedicated to Studebakers–an array of disheveled, decaying birds from Indiana, […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/IMAG0777.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=89&ssl=1 "Car Shop Classics: So Far Away From South Bend – Save A Studebaker!")
Car Shop Classics: So Far Away From South Bend – Save A Studebaker!
Posted on October 26, 2012 | 15 CommentsDuring my recent adventures-in-dog-sitting weekend, I stumbled across one of the most interesting graveyards I’ve ever seen: A repair shop dedicated to Studebakers–an array of disheveled, decaying birds from Indiana, […] -
![We all know how the third gen Taurus/Sable fared in the mid-size marketplace after its introduction. But what happens when the both the auto industry and the entire world collapse? […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/walkingdead1.png?resize=115%2C115&quality=80&ssl=1 "CC Goes To The Silver Screen: How Does A 1997 Mercury Sable Fare In The Zombie Apocalypse?")
CC Goes To The Silver Screen: How Does A 1997 Mercury Sable Fare In The Zombie Apocalypse?
Posted on October 25, 2012 | 35 CommentsWe all know how the third gen Taurus/Sable fared in the mid-size marketplace after its introduction. But what happens when the both the auto industry and the entire world collapse? […] -
![Here’s a design proposal I hadn’t seen before stumbling onto it at glen.h’s excellent collection of such. Why not just replace McNamara’s Falcon with a line of Mustangs across the board? […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/Ford-Mustang-4-door-glenh.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=89&ssl=1 "What If? 1965 Ford Mustang Four Door")
What If? 1965 Ford Mustang Four Door
Posted on October 20, 2012 | 39 CommentsHere’s a design proposal I hadn’t seen before stumbling onto it at glen.h’s excellent collection of such. Why not just replace McNamara’s Falcon with a line of Mustangs across the board? […]
