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![(first posted 6/5/2015) This lovely survivor was caught outside a record fair a while back. A lot of my records are like this example; slightly scuffed moments in time bought […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/FE7.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=89&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1956-58 Holden FE Special Sedan – The More Australian Car")
Curbside Classic: 1956-58 Holden FE Special Sedan – The More Australian Car
Posted on June 5, 2021 | 49 Comments(first posted 6/5/2015) This lovely survivor was caught outside a record fair a while back. A lot of my records are like this example; slightly scuffed moments in time bought […] -
![As I pointed out in a post last month, a fair number of comments are tagged as Trash by the anti-spam filter, which we have no control over. We get […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/dumpster-trash.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=89&ssl=1 "Please Don’t Leave Duplicate Comments; Please Don’t Leave Duplicate Comments")
Please Don’t Leave Duplicate Comments; Please Don’t Leave Duplicate Comments
Posted on June 5, 2021 | 19 CommentsAs I pointed out in a post last month, a fair number of comments are tagged as Trash by the anti-spam filter, which we have no control over. We get […] -
![(first posted 6/4/2015) A couple years ago I shared some photos I’d taken of the typography on classic cars. It seems like such a minor detail, but obvious design work […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/1971-Plymouth-GTX.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=89&ssl=1 "Auto Typography 2")
Auto Typography 2
Posted on June 5, 2021 | 72 Comments(first posted 6/4/2015) A couple years ago I shared some photos I’d taken of the typography on classic cars. It seems like such a minor detail, but obvious design work […] -
![Sometimes I am not sure if my stepdad Mike is more mentor or fellow addict who gave me my first taste. Mike has a passion for what a normie might […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/Alfa-164-1.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=89&ssl=1 "Alfa Of A Lifetime: 1991 Alfa Romeo 164S, Part 1 – Where The Rubber Meets The Road On Childhood Dreams")
Alfa Of A Lifetime: 1991 Alfa Romeo 164S, Part 1 – Where The Rubber Meets The Road On Childhood Dreams
Posted on June 5, 2021 | 18 CommentsSometimes I am not sure if my stepdad Mike is more mentor or fellow addict who gave me my first taste. Mike has a passion for what a normie might […] -
![The cars in the front lot at St. Vinnies have a good shot at being adopted; the ones whose future is murkier are relegated to the back lot. But that […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/IMG_6443.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=89&ssl=1 "St.Vinnie’s Car Pound, Part 2: The Back Lot, Where The Really Tired Dogs Await Their Fate")
St.Vinnie’s Car Pound, Part 2: The Back Lot, Where The Really Tired Dogs Await Their Fate
Posted on June 5, 2021 | 23 CommentsThe cars in the front lot at St. Vinnies have a good shot at being adopted; the ones whose future is murkier are relegated to the back lot. But that […] -
![In the summer of 1996 I took a notion to get a Dodge Spirit R/T. I can guess pretty well at the chain of thoughts: I’d become acquainted with the […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/Spirit_Yellowlights.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=89&ssl=1 "COAL: 1991 Dodge Spirit R/T, Part I – The AAA-Body")
COAL: 1991 Dodge Spirit R/T, Part I – The AAA-Body
Posted on June 5, 2021 | 94 CommentsIn the summer of 1996 I took a notion to get a Dodge Spirit R/T. I can guess pretty well at the chain of thoughts: I’d become acquainted with the […] -
![(first posted 6/4/2015) Welcome to Part 3 of the series called “Too Big Even For America”, where we explore cars that went out of their way to demonstrate that bigger […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/Cadillac-1974-Talisman.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=89&ssl=1 "Too Big Even for America (Part 3): 1974 Cadillac Fleetwood Talisman")
Too Big Even for America (Part 3): 1974 Cadillac Fleetwood Talisman
Posted on June 4, 2021 | 120 Comments(first posted 6/4/2015) Welcome to Part 3 of the series called “Too Big Even For America”, where we explore cars that went out of their way to demonstrate that bigger […] -
![(first posted 6/4/2015) It’s getting harder and harder to think that cars like this were once just another hum-drum big coupe, like so many other big cars up and down […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/Chrysler-1973-newport.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=89&ssl=1 "CC Outtake: 1973 Chrysler Newport – The Green Giant")
CC Outtake: 1973 Chrysler Newport – The Green Giant
Posted on June 4, 2021 | 129 Comments(first posted 6/4/2015) It’s getting harder and harder to think that cars like this were once just another hum-drum big coupe, like so many other big cars up and down […] -
![Checking out my friend Paul’s Flickr page, I see there’s quite a few other interesting shots. This ’62 Chrysler caught my attention, as it’s sporting a 300 grille but is […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/51221703413_ee3239013d_k-1.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=89&ssl=1 "Cohort Pic(k) of the Day: 1962 Chrysler 300 “Stripper”")
Cohort Pic(k) of the Day: 1962 Chrysler 300 “Stripper”
Posted on June 4, 2021 | 16 CommentsChecking out my friend Paul’s Flickr page, I see there’s quite a few other interesting shots. This ’62 Chrysler caught my attention, as it’s sporting a 300 grille but is […] -
![The air was shimmering in the midday heat over the deserted metropolis. Far away, on the horizon, a distinctly ‘90s blue two-door appeared suddenly, as if by magic — or […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/IMG_20210524_094010-copy.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=89&ssl=1 "CC Capsule: 1994 Mitsubishi Mirage Asti V Coupé – Get Off My Yawn")
CC Capsule: 1994 Mitsubishi Mirage Asti V Coupé – Get Off My Yawn
Posted on June 4, 2021 | 16 CommentsThe air was shimmering in the midday heat over the deserted metropolis. Far away, on the horizon, a distinctly ‘90s blue two-door appeared suddenly, as if by magic — or […] -
![Earlier this week, I had mentioned how living frugally and our general conservation of funds might have allowed for my family to take an extended road trip. When I was […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/1990-Summer-1974-AMC-Javelin-full-color-rotated-USE.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=89&ssl=1 "Vintage Snapshots: 1973 AMC Javelin AMX, Niagara Falls and Me")
Vintage Snapshots: 1973 AMC Javelin AMX, Niagara Falls and Me
Posted on June 4, 2021 | 38 CommentsEarlier this week, I had mentioned how living frugally and our general conservation of funds might have allowed for my family to take an extended road trip. When I was […] -
![This is where so many of the tired old CC’s end up in Eugene, hoping to find one more owner willing to adopt them, warts, fleas, ticks and all; if […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/IMG_6517.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=89&ssl=1 "CC’s For Sale: St. Vinnie’s Car Pound – Where Abandoned Old Dogs Wait To Be Rescued, Part 1")
CC’s For Sale: St. Vinnie’s Car Pound – Where Abandoned Old Dogs Wait To Be Rescued, Part 1
Posted on June 4, 2021 | 29 CommentsThis is where so many of the tired old CC’s end up in Eugene, hoping to find one more owner willing to adopt them, warts, fleas, ticks and all; if […] -
![(first posted 6/3/2015) Britain has a strong and long maritime heritage – the worldwide recognition of the name Royal Navy, without a country in the title, tells you that. Our […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/3queens.1.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=89&ssl=1 "Dockside Classic: 175 Years of Cunard In Liverpool")
Dockside Classic: 175 Years of Cunard In Liverpool
Posted on June 3, 2021 | 37 Comments(first posted 6/3/2015) Britain has a strong and long maritime heritage – the worldwide recognition of the name Royal Navy, without a country in the title, tells you that. Our […] -
![(first posted 6/3/2015) Regression to the mean. Lowest common denominator. Thinking inside the box. These over-used expressions are all-too often applied to Detroit iron. But which vehicle most fully lives […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/GMC-Handi-Van.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=89&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1965 GMC Handi-Van – Thinking Inside The Box")
Curbside Classic: 1965 GMC Handi-Van – Thinking Inside The Box
Posted on June 3, 2021 | 72 Comments(first posted 6/3/2015) Regression to the mean. Lowest common denominator. Thinking inside the box. These over-used expressions are all-too often applied to Detroit iron. But which vehicle most fully lives […] -
![My take down of Kenneth Whyte’s “The Sack of Detroit – General Motors and the End of American Enterprise” was only based on an interview in Bloomberg. That was more […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/Nader-New-Yorker.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=89&ssl=1 "Another Take-Down Of “The Sack Of Detroit”, This Time Much More Comprehensively – A Primer On Regulation")
Another Take-Down Of “The Sack Of Detroit”, This Time Much More Comprehensively – A Primer On Regulation
Posted on June 3, 2021 | 84 CommentsMy take down of Kenneth Whyte’s “The Sack of Detroit – General Motors and the End of American Enterprise” was only based on an interview in Bloomberg. That was more […]
