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Dealer of the Day: Ray Fladeboe
Posted on August 3, 2020 | 20 CommentsLocated in Irvine, CA. -
![At first glance I thought: oh, a nice load of mixed cars from the post AMC merger with Chrysler. But no, there weren’t any Alliances sold by then. And the […]](https://i2.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/4466919036_4f3e52e4b9_k.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Car Carrier of the Day: AMCs and Chryslers Merged Into One Load Before the Companies Merged")
Car Carrier of the Day: AMCs and Chryslers Merged Into One Load Before the Companies Merged
Posted on August 3, 2020 | 23 CommentsAt first glance I thought: oh, a nice load of mixed cars from the post AMC merger with Chrysler. But no, there weren’t any Alliances sold by then. And the […] -
![Like a fair number of you, I came of driving age in the mid-80’s when BMW had a total of four car lines – the 3-series, the 5, the 7, […]](https://i1.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/IMG_3683-e1596246521151.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Review: 2020 BMW 228i xDrive Gran Coupe – Heresy Meets Religion")
Curbside Review: 2020 BMW 228i xDrive Gran Coupe – Heresy Meets Religion
Posted on August 3, 2020 | 49 CommentsLike a fair number of you, I came of driving age in the mid-80’s when BMW had a total of four car lines – the 3-series, the 5, the 7, […] -
![What is the deal with Japanese motorists and idling? It’s like a national pastime here. I’ve seen it time and again. Sometimes, folks even recline their seat and take a […]](https://i2.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/IMG_20200715_172014-copy.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1984 Isuzu Piazza – An Unmoving Encounter")
Curbside Classic: 1984 Isuzu Piazza – An Unmoving Encounter
Posted on August 3, 2020 | 31 CommentsWhat is the deal with Japanese motorists and idling? It’s like a national pastime here. I’ve seen it time and again. Sometimes, folks even recline their seat and take a […] -
Caption Contest
Posted on August 2, 2020 | 50 Commentsby Don Kincl -
![I spotted this at Don Kincl’s Photostream, and became even more intrigued when I read the caption, which said “Paddleboat – Austria, 1959”, a slide he bought at a garage […]](https://i2.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/6808335229_76973744cf_k.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Cohort Pic(k) of the Day: “Paddleboat – Austria 1959”")
Cohort Pic(k) of the Day: “Paddleboat – Austria 1959”
Posted on August 2, 2020 | 7 CommentsI spotted this at Don Kincl’s Photostream, and became even more intrigued when I read the caption, which said “Paddleboat – Austria, 1959”, a slide he bought at a garage […] -
![It’s time to finish our perusal of the SCI 1958 Directory of Sports Cars. The original was sent to me by CC reader Zipster, and I want to thank him […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/guide-scans0001.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Vintage Sports Cars Illustrated: All the Sports Cars Available in the US in 1957-1958")
Vintage Sports Cars Illustrated: All the Sports Cars Available in the US in 1957-1958
Posted on August 2, 2020 | 22 CommentsIt’s time to finish our perusal of the SCI 1958 Directory of Sports Cars. The original was sent to me by CC reader Zipster, and I want to thank him […] -
![It was July 2018. Sitting in my parents’ house, my mother handed me a stack of papers and asked what my guess was about the appraisal. I was within $5000. […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/DSCN7914a.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "House Of A Lifetime: An Incomparable 1910-era Midwestern Stick Built House – In The Family For 57 Years")
House Of A Lifetime: An Incomparable 1910-era Midwestern Stick Built House – In The Family For 57 Years
Posted on August 2, 2020 | 98 CommentsIt was July 2018. Sitting in my parents’ house, my mother handed me a stack of papers and asked what my guess was about the appraisal. I was within $5000. […] -
![Now this is something that has a certain decided appeal to me, as something of a cross between my xB and F100. There’s times I need one or the other […]](https://i1.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/CC-422-036.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Outtake: Scion xB Pickup – Long Bed Version")
Curbside Outtake: Scion xB Pickup – Long Bed Version
Posted on August 2, 2020 | 20 CommentsNow this is something that has a certain decided appeal to me, as something of a cross between my xB and F100. There’s times I need one or the other […] -
![Or as I liked to joke, “the highest concentration of 1986 Subaru XT Turbos east of the Mississippi River.” Why do we like some of the cars we do? It’s […]](https://i1.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/JJL_2988.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "COAL: Not One, But Two 1986 Subaru XT Turbos")
COAL: Not One, But Two 1986 Subaru XT Turbos
Posted on August 2, 2020 | 13 CommentsOr as I liked to joke, “the highest concentration of 1986 Subaru XT Turbos east of the Mississippi River.” Why do we like some of the cars we do? It’s […] -
![(first posted 6/28/2011) If you’re going to do something wrong, do it big (Jayne Mansfield) When Bigger Cars Are Built, Buick Will Build Them If you’ve got it, flaunt it: […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/06/CC-53-061-800.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Classic Curbside Classic: 1967 Buick Electra 225 Convertible – The Jayne Mansfield Of Cars")
Classic Curbside Classic: 1967 Buick Electra 225 Convertible – The Jayne Mansfield Of Cars
Posted on August 1, 2020 | 56 Comments(first posted 6/28/2011) If you’re going to do something wrong, do it big (Jayne Mansfield) When Bigger Cars Are Built, Buick Will Build Them If you’ve got it, flaunt it: […] -
![Mike Hayes has found a car I’ve long wanted to find as it’s never really gotten a proper write-up here at CC. I’m afraid I’m a bit too busy to […]](https://i2.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/50152334208_cddf2e9d08_k.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Cohort Pic(k) of the Day: 1960 Valiant – Better Than the Competition Except In Build Quality and Styling Coherence")
Cohort Pic(k) of the Day: 1960 Valiant – Better Than the Competition Except In Build Quality and Styling Coherence
Posted on August 1, 2020 | 66 CommentsMike Hayes has found a car I’ve long wanted to find as it’s never really gotten a proper write-up here at CC. I’m afraid I’m a bit too busy to […] -
![(submitted by long time CC reader/commenter 86er, Ryan Paradis) Roy and I entered our partnership on October 19, 2015. It was inauspiciously the same day as Canada’s federal election. […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/RIMG5117.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "COAL: 1992 Buick Roadmaster – Roy and Me: One Man’s Love for the American Automobile")
COAL: 1992 Buick Roadmaster – Roy and Me: One Man’s Love for the American Automobile
Posted on August 1, 2020 | 26 Comments(submitted by long time CC reader/commenter 86er, Ryan Paradis) Roy and I entered our partnership on October 19, 2015. It was inauspiciously the same day as Canada’s federal election. […] -
Cohort Pic(k) of the Day: Subaru Powered Porsche 914
Posted on August 1, 2020 | 11 Commentsby Don Kincl -
![Two weeks ago, I put up a post about saving a vintage Clark Cortez motorhome. No one from CC bought it, but the owner also started an ebay auction, which […]](https://i1.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/Purchased1.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "The Clark Cortez Got Saved, But Went Up In Flames Within An Hour On The Drive Home")
The Clark Cortez Got Saved, But Went Up In Flames Within An Hour On The Drive Home
Posted on August 1, 2020 | 36 CommentsTwo weeks ago, I put up a post about saving a vintage Clark Cortez motorhome. No one from CC bought it, but the owner also started an ebay auction, which […]
