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![(first posted 6/27/2015) At the car show outside of the World of Speed Museum last Saturday, I noticed that a modified Corvair was in a prominent parking slot and had […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/cor.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=89&ssl=1 "Car Show Outtake: Gen2 Corvair With Highly Modified Engine – You’re Going To Replace That Engine With What?")
Car Show Outtake: Gen2 Corvair With Highly Modified Engine – You’re Going To Replace That Engine With What?
Posted on June 28, 2021 | 66 Comments(first posted 6/27/2015) At the car show outside of the World of Speed Museum last Saturday, I noticed that a modified Corvair was in a prominent parking slot and had […] -
CC Illustrations: Bear Spotting
Posted on June 28, 2021 | 19 CommentsIn this first of my weekly posts, I present the illustration that started me down -
![With few exceptions, foreign classics found in Japan are usually so clean – either preserved or restored – and near perfection that they might be used as archetypes or museum […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/IMG_20210508_115827-copy.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=89&ssl=1 "CC Capsule: 1976 Chevrolet C10 Cheyenne Pickup – A Rusted Development")
CC Capsule: 1976 Chevrolet C10 Cheyenne Pickup – A Rusted Development
Posted on June 28, 2021 | 17 CommentsWith few exceptions, foreign classics found in Japan are usually so clean – either preserved or restored – and near perfection that they might be used as archetypes or museum […] -
![“Patina” and “provenance” have been flogged so mercilessly by cable TV auction announcers that they might as well be food words, words that leave me feeling a vague dread as […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/111_1158a.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=89&ssl=1 "Parking Lot Classic: 1964 Oldsmobile F-85 Cutlass Holiday – The 20-Footer Club, Part One")
Parking Lot Classic: 1964 Oldsmobile F-85 Cutlass Holiday – The 20-Footer Club, Part One
Posted on June 28, 2021 | 42 Comments“Patina” and “provenance” have been flogged so mercilessly by cable TV auction announcers that they might as well be food words, words that leave me feeling a vague dread as […] -
![Chrysler minivans were very popular in Europe, and GM managed to push a fair number of “Dustbuster” vans, but I don’t think I’ve ever seen a Ford Aerostar across the […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/51264755367_7f828dbcd3_k.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=89&ssl=1 "Cohort Pic(k) Of The Day: Ford Aerostar Found In Budapest")
Cohort Pic(k) Of The Day: Ford Aerostar Found In Budapest
Posted on June 28, 2021 | 5 CommentsChrysler minivans were very popular in Europe, and GM managed to push a fair number of “Dustbuster” vans, but I don’t think I’ve ever seen a Ford Aerostar across the […] -
![As I hit the edge of Lakeview, OR on the way to Tonopah, NV, the start of our overlanding trip, my eyes popped open at this sight: a superbly curated […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/IMG_6633.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=89&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic Heaven: Auto Haven In Lakeview, OR – Which Will You Buy?")
Curbside Classic Heaven: Auto Haven In Lakeview, OR – Which Will You Buy?
Posted on June 28, 2021 | 48 CommentsAs I hit the edge of Lakeview, OR on the way to Tonopah, NV, the start of our overlanding trip, my eyes popped open at this sight: a superbly curated […] -
![(first posted 6/27/2015. Hannah and her bus are still in town, as I see it regularly. It’s her rolling retirement account) Ideally, I’d get to meet every driver of all […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/VW-Bus-1960-Hannah.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=89&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1960 VW Bus – On The Road And On The Bus; Three Years, 40,000 Miles And Three Engines, So Far")
Curbside Classic: 1960 VW Bus – On The Road And On The Bus; Three Years, 40,000 Miles And Three Engines, So Far
Posted on June 27, 2021 | 67 Comments(first posted 6/27/2015. Hannah and her bus are still in town, as I see it regularly. It’s her rolling retirement account) Ideally, I’d get to meet every driver of all […] -
![GET SOME #OverlandxB pic.twitter.com/rwUNihkbDx — E.W. Niedermeyer (@Tweetermeyer) June 26, 2021 Got home last night after leaving the Alvord Desert (above), our last camping spot. A total of 1865 miles, […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/xb.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=89&ssl=1 "The xB and I Are Back Home After 600 Miles Of Off-Pavement Driving – Full Report To Come Soon")
The xB and I Are Back Home After 600 Miles Of Off-Pavement Driving – Full Report To Come Soon
Posted on June 27, 2021 | 7 CommentsGET SOME #OverlandxB pic.twitter.com/rwUNihkbDx — E.W. Niedermeyer (@Tweetermeyer) June 26, 2021 Got home last night after leaving the Alvord Desert (above), our last camping spot. A total of 1865 miles, […] -
![(first posted 5/8/2012) This was the wave of the future in 1949. While US automakers were still selling every facelifted prewar car they could make – and at a […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/04/4-26-2012-022-e1335658784250.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=89&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1950 Nash Statesman Airflyte: Did Somebody Say Bathtub?")
Curbside Classic: 1950 Nash Statesman Airflyte: Did Somebody Say Bathtub?
Posted on June 27, 2021 | 81 Comments(first posted 5/8/2012) This was the wave of the future in 1949. While US automakers were still selling every facelifted prewar car they could make – and at a […] -
![On a recent camping trip we found a great site in the Tahoe National Forest, a short distance from a field research station jointly run by the University of California […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/IMG_3804.jpeg?resize=115%2C115&quality=89&ssl=1 "Trailside Classic: A Non-Hillman Imp")
Trailside Classic: A Non-Hillman Imp
Posted on June 27, 2021 | 9 CommentsOn a recent camping trip we found a great site in the Tahoe National Forest, a short distance from a field research station jointly run by the University of California […] -
COAL: 1989 Toyota Camry Wagon – Family Practice
Posted on June 27, 2021 | 21 CommentsAs I have been working my way through my Cars Of A Lifetime, I’ve been dreading the Camry years. While Camrys have been competent automobiles, they are nothing if not -
![(first posted 10/28/2012) The all-new 1967 Cadillac Eldorado (CC here) was GM’s proud new personal luxury coupe and the most expensive car of its kind. The artist formerly […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/eldo-and-r10.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=89&ssl=1 "1967 Cadillac Eldorado vs. Renault R-10: An Unfair Comparison Thanks To A GM Deadly Sin")
1967 Cadillac Eldorado vs. Renault R-10: An Unfair Comparison Thanks To A GM Deadly Sin
Posted on June 26, 2021 | 226 Comments(first posted 10/28/2012) The all-new 1967 Cadillac Eldorado (CC here) was GM’s proud new personal luxury coupe and the most expensive car of its kind. The artist formerly […] -
![(first posted 6/26/2015) Not too long ago, our J.P. Cavanaugh expressed his dissatisfaction with the first-generation Buick LaCrosse. Many of you agreed the LaCrosse was a somewhat half-baked effort, considering the […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/Lacrosse.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=89&ssl=1 "Future Curbside Classic: 2008-09 Buick LaCrosse Super – Do 300 Horses and 8 Cylinders Change Your Mind?")
Future Curbside Classic: 2008-09 Buick LaCrosse Super – Do 300 Horses and 8 Cylinders Change Your Mind?
Posted on June 26, 2021 | 34 Comments(first posted 6/26/2015) Not too long ago, our J.P. Cavanaugh expressed his dissatisfaction with the first-generation Buick LaCrosse. Many of you agreed the LaCrosse was a somewhat half-baked effort, considering the […] -
![It’s June, the weather seems to have suddenly caught up with the calendar, as our special eight week long March ended. Gardens have begun to bloom, some hope of a […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/20210611_160549-tile.1.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=89&ssl=1 "Curbside Outtake: Is England Getting Back To Normal?")
Curbside Outtake: Is England Getting Back To Normal?
Posted on June 26, 2021 | 7 CommentsIt’s June, the weather seems to have suddenly caught up with the calendar, as our special eight week long March ended. Gardens have begun to bloom, some hope of a […] -
Curbside Classic: 1928(?) Ford Model A Pickup – Reg. U.S. Patina Off.
Posted on June 26, 2021 | 16 CommentsI saw this well-loved Ford truck in traffic in March 2013. It’s been suggested
