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![Last August my company sent me to Aalborg, Denmark. We had just acquired a small company there, and its team of software engineers were to report to me. I was […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/1971-74-Jaguar-E-Type.jpeg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classics in Aalborg, Denmark: Old Cars Encountered While Walking and Riding")
Curbside Classics in Aalborg, Denmark: Old Cars Encountered While Walking and Riding
Posted on January 3, 2023 | 20 CommentsLast August my company sent me to Aalborg, Denmark. We had just acquired a small company there, and its team of software engineers were to report to me. I was […] -
![A sweet tooth runs in my family. Before this past Thanksgiving, I had gone to the candy shop on the lower level of Macy’s On State (formerly Marshall Field’s) to […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/003-1995-Geo-Prism-for-CC.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1995 Geo Prizm – NUMMI Bear")
Curbside Classic: 1995 Geo Prizm – NUMMI Bear
Posted on January 3, 2023 | 58 CommentsA sweet tooth runs in my family. Before this past Thanksgiving, I had gone to the candy shop on the lower level of Macy’s On State (formerly Marshall Field’s) to […] -
![The clock stands still: 1920 Overland 4 in front of the old bank in Harris, Iowa. (first posted 2/2/2017) Bill knocked at the shop’s entrance and his brother opened the […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/12/1920-Overland-4-30pct-24.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic Drive Report: 1920 Willys Overland 4")
Curbside Classic Drive Report: 1920 Willys Overland 4
Posted on January 2, 2023 | 39 CommentsThe clock stands still: 1920 Overland 4 in front of the old bank in Harris, Iowa. (first posted 2/2/2017) Bill knocked at the shop’s entrance and his brother opened the […] -
![(first posted 2/2/2017) The church where I serve is in a tough neighborhood. It was solidly middle class when it was built a hundred years ago, but today it knows […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/12/76MarkVIAd.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1975 Lincoln Continental Mark IV – Former Cover Girl Now Living on the Wrong Side of the Tracks")
Curbside Classic: 1975 Lincoln Continental Mark IV – Former Cover Girl Now Living on the Wrong Side of the Tracks
Posted on January 2, 2023 | 92 Comments(first posted 2/2/2017) The church where I serve is in a tough neighborhood. It was solidly middle class when it was built a hundred years ago, but today it knows […] -
![Sourced from the UK: the Motor Panels tilt cab and Kirkstall axles (all five). From the US: the frame rails, Detroit Diesel 6V-71N two-stroke engine and Fuller RTO 9513 transmission. […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/ftf-1.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "(Not So) Vintage Truck: 1978 FTF F-8.8.30 DS Dump Truck – Going Off The Beaten Track")
(Not So) Vintage Truck: 1978 FTF F-8.8.30 DS Dump Truck – Going Off The Beaten Track
Posted on January 2, 2023 | 10 CommentsSourced from the UK: the Motor Panels tilt cab and Kirkstall axles (all five). From the US: the frame rails, Detroit Diesel 6V-71N two-stroke engine and Fuller RTO 9513 transmission. […] -
![‘Tis the season to check on random cars in Tokyo, as per our usual bi-monthly arrangement. Lots to get through in this edition, but given the time of year and […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/IMG_20221225_125409-copy.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CC Outtakes: T87’s Singles Collection (November-December 2022) – Part 1: Japanese Cars")
CC Outtakes: T87’s Singles Collection (November-December 2022) – Part 1: Japanese Cars
Posted on January 2, 2023 | 17 Comments‘Tis the season to check on random cars in Tokyo, as per our usual bi-monthly arrangement. Lots to get through in this edition, but given the time of year and […] -
Curbside Outtake: 2012 Chrysler Ypsilon
Posted on January 2, 2023 | 11 CommentsTake a very frosty morning, some voluptuous curves and combine them with a seasonal red and you have the perfect automotive bauble to hang from the tree. -
![1951 Kenworth powered by Hall-Scott 600 hp OHC hemi V-12 – The Ferrari of Trucks Once upon a time there was a builder of large spark-ignition engines that stood (hemi)head […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/H-S-Kenworth-V12-close.webp?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Automotive History: Hall-Scott – Legendary Builder Of High-Power Gas Engines For Trucks, Buses, Cars, Boats, Airplanes And More")
Automotive History: Hall-Scott – Legendary Builder Of High-Power Gas Engines For Trucks, Buses, Cars, Boats, Airplanes And More
Posted on January 2, 2023 | 29 Comments1951 Kenworth powered by Hall-Scott 600 hp OHC hemi V-12 – The Ferrari of Trucks Once upon a time there was a builder of large spark-ignition engines that stood (hemi)head […] -
![I know it doesn’t feel like (I’ve only just got used to writing “2022”) but next year is now this year, so to speak. So, welcome to 2023, just 50 […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/CaptureUK.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Video Outtake: 1973 Was 50 Years Ago; Here’s What You Could Have Chosen")
Video Outtake: 1973 Was 50 Years Ago; Here’s What You Could Have Chosen
Posted on January 1, 2023 | 37 CommentsI know it doesn’t feel like (I’ve only just got used to writing “2022”) but next year is now this year, so to speak. So, welcome to 2023, just 50 […] -
![Last week’s tale began with two drivers in our household and ended sixteen years later with two drivers. Between that time there was a lot of activity around here, which […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/1996-Odyssey-2.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "COAL: 1996 Honda Odyssey – Chapter 25, What Is Not A Miata Or A Town Car for $500, Alex")
COAL: 1996 Honda Odyssey – Chapter 25, What Is Not A Miata Or A Town Car for $500, Alex
Posted on January 1, 2023 | 44 CommentsLast week’s tale began with two drivers in our household and ended sixteen years later with two drivers. Between that time there was a lot of activity around here, which […] -
![As life moves forward, we sometimes have to make hard decisions. Decisions from the outside do not make sense to others, but to us, are the right decision. This […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/IMG_3605.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "COAL: 2016 Mazda6 6MT – “The One That Got Away”")
COAL: 2016 Mazda6 6MT – “The One That Got Away”
Posted on December 31, 2022 | 21 CommentsAs life moves forward, we sometimes have to make hard decisions. Decisions from the outside do not make sense to others, but to us, are the right decision. This […] -
![It was December 24th and I was full. Far too full, having stuffed myself with the fruits of the labors performed by my mother-in-law on Christmas Eve. The first step […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/IMG_8864.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Walk’N’Talk: The CCs Of The OC Neighborhood Of The In-Laws")
Curbside Walk’N’Talk: The CCs Of The OC Neighborhood Of The In-Laws
Posted on December 29, 2022 | 24 CommentsIt was December 24th and I was full. Far too full, having stuffed myself with the fruits of the labors performed by my mother-in-law on Christmas Eve. The first step […] -
COAL Update: 2018 BMW 740e
Posted on December 28, 2022 | 29 CommentsIt’s been a year since we checked in on my current COAL, so let’s see what has gone wrong since the warranty ended. -
![[Originally posted 25 December 2017 @ 14:00] Or actually this might be more of a Chrysmas card. Either way,](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/Chrysler_Christmas.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CC Christmas Card: Do You See What I See?")
CC Christmas Card: Do You See What I See?
Posted on December 25, 2022 | 91 Comments[Originally posted 25 December 2017 @ 14:00] Or actually this might be more of a Chrysmas card. Either way, -
![It was the summer of 2006 and we had a car-problem. We had two aging Fords with V8 engines and gasoline had cracked $4 a gallon. Several months earlier we […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/2007HondaFit02-crop.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "COAL: 2007 Honda Fit Sport – Chapter 24, And Now For Something Completely Different")
COAL: 2007 Honda Fit Sport – Chapter 24, And Now For Something Completely Different
Posted on December 25, 2022 | 66 CommentsIt was the summer of 2006 and we had a car-problem. We had two aging Fords with V8 engines and gasoline had cracked $4 a gallon. Several months earlier we […]
