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![Since its inception in 1983, the Great Race has visited forty-six of the forty-eight continental states in the United States plus locations in Canada and Mexico. For 2021 (a reschedule […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/IMG_0063-1.jpeg?resize=115%2C115&quality=89&ssl=1 "CC Motorsports: The 2021 Hemmings Motor News Great Race Lunch Stop In Rolla, Missouri")
CC Motorsports: The 2021 Hemmings Motor News Great Race Lunch Stop In Rolla, Missouri
Posted on June 30, 2021 | 16 CommentsSince its inception in 1983, the Great Race has visited forty-six of the forty-eight continental states in the United States plus locations in Canada and Mexico. For 2021 (a reschedule […] -
![The first-generation MR2 is not a common sight anymore, even in its native land. Yet, why do I feel numb and hesitant when contemplating it? Probably because I have zero […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/IMG_20210504_130014-copy.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=89&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1989 Toyota MR2 (AW11) Twin Cam 16 G-Limited – Stepping Back From The Wedge")
Curbside Classic: 1989 Toyota MR2 (AW11) Twin Cam 16 G-Limited – Stepping Back From The Wedge
Posted on June 30, 2021 | 16 CommentsThe first-generation MR2 is not a common sight anymore, even in its native land. Yet, why do I feel numb and hesitant when contemplating it? Probably because I have zero […] -
![This chapter in my COAL takes a bit of a break from focusing on a specific car and instead revisits something that I wrote about in the introductory chapter – […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/allaboard.jpeg?resize=115%2C115&quality=89&ssl=1 "COAL: Planes, Trains and Automobiles – And Ships Too")
COAL: Planes, Trains and Automobiles – And Ships Too
Posted on June 30, 2021 | 11 CommentsThis chapter in my COAL takes a bit of a break from focusing on a specific car and instead revisits something that I wrote about in the introductory chapter – […] -
![(first posted 6/29/2015) When I was very young, I would sit and listen to my father expound with authority on the various subjects that constitute life. Of course, any conversation […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/Linc-MkVg.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=89&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1977-79 Lincoln Continental Mark V – A Formative Influence.")
Curbside Classic: 1977-79 Lincoln Continental Mark V – A Formative Influence.
Posted on June 29, 2021 | 93 Comments(first posted 6/29/2015) When I was very young, I would sit and listen to my father expound with authority on the various subjects that constitute life. Of course, any conversation […] -
![(first posted 6/29/2015) Leave it to me. At a car show surrounded by seductive chariots spanning from 1933 to 1977, I manage to fall in love with an AMC Hornet. […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/AMC-Hornet.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=89&ssl=1 "Car Show Classic: 1974 AMC Hornet Sportabout – A Dorky Cupid Moment")
Car Show Classic: 1974 AMC Hornet Sportabout – A Dorky Cupid Moment
Posted on June 29, 2021 | 104 Comments(first posted 6/29/2015) Leave it to me. At a car show surrounded by seductive chariots spanning from 1933 to 1977, I manage to fall in love with an AMC Hornet. […] -
CC Outtake: 1961 Ford F-100 – Welcome Back, Paul!
Posted on June 29, 2021 | 13 CommentsFrom a bit of distance, this looks like pretty much the opposite of Paul’s truck: no -
![Cars like this are pure CC gold: a very original 1960 Bel Air Six Sports Coupe still rocking its original 135 hp Hi-Thrift six. Tim Finn posted this at the […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/51256979492_83dffd61fe_k.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=89&ssl=1 "Cohort Pic(k) of the Day: 1960 Chevrolet Bel Air Sports Coupe – Still Sporting Its Original Six")
Cohort Pic(k) of the Day: 1960 Chevrolet Bel Air Sports Coupe – Still Sporting Its Original Six
Posted on June 29, 2021 | 40 CommentsCars like this are pure CC gold: a very original 1960 Bel Air Six Sports Coupe still rocking its original 135 hp Hi-Thrift six. Tim Finn posted this at the […] -
CC Outtake: An Anglo-American Land Rover Defender
Posted on June 29, 2021 | 7 CommentsRecently I posted about a curbside spotting of a Spanish Land Rover Santana, in -
![A couple of years ago, I had written about a pair of Lincolns parked curbside near one of my favorite, then-newly discovered destinations, Rogers Beach, in the Chicago neighborhood […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/020-1991-Oldsmobile-Toronado-CC.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=89&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1991 Oldsmobile Toronado – Lost In A Changing Landscape")
Curbside Classic: 1991 Oldsmobile Toronado – Lost In A Changing Landscape
Posted on June 29, 2021 | 36 CommentsA couple of years ago, I had written about a pair of Lincolns parked curbside near one of my favorite, then-newly discovered destinations, Rogers Beach, in the Chicago neighborhood […] -
![(first posted 6/28/2015. I drove by here on the way to Nevada two weeks ago, and saw the damage a forest fire had made to the park, but fortunately the […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/collier.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=89&ssl=1 "Live Steamers and More: Living History Days at Collier State Park Logging Museum (With Video)")
Live Steamers and More: Living History Days at Collier State Park Logging Museum (With Video)
Posted on June 28, 2021 | 16 Comments(first posted 6/28/2015. I drove by here on the way to Nevada two weeks ago, and saw the damage a forest fire had made to the park, but fortunately the […] -
![(first posted 6/28/2015) I’m on a two-door sedan jag, so let’s see how long we can keep the party going. This isn’t the first ’65 Custom two door I’ve found; […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/Ford-1965-2-door.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=89&ssl=1 "CC Outtake: 1965 Ford Custom Two Door – Let’s Keep The Two Door Sedan Love Coming")
CC Outtake: 1965 Ford Custom Two Door – Let’s Keep The Two Door Sedan Love Coming
Posted on June 28, 2021 | 48 Comments(first posted 6/28/2015) I’m on a two-door sedan jag, so let’s see how long we can keep the party going. This isn’t the first ’65 Custom two door I’ve found; […] -
![(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 […]
