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![I started looking on Craigslist for a Schwinn Super Sport as I was working on the other two bikes. Located one 60 miles north but was unable to get there […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/a-bl.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "BOAL: 1973 Schwinn Sports Tourer")
BOAL: 1973 Schwinn Sports Tourer
Posted on March 19, 2021 | 34 CommentsI started looking on Craigslist for a Schwinn Super Sport as I was working on the other two bikes. Located one 60 miles north but was unable to get there […] -
![Seems as if someone likes his ‘90s Toyota coupés to be on the scarlet side of the spectrum. The thing is, they’re both built by the same carmaker, both in […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/IMG_20210304_093258-copy.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CC Twofer: 1992 Toyota MR2 (W20) G-Limited & 1996 Toyota Corolla Levin (AE110) BZ-G – Well-Red Or Just Overripe?")
CC Twofer: 1992 Toyota MR2 (W20) G-Limited & 1996 Toyota Corolla Levin (AE110) BZ-G – Well-Red Or Just Overripe?
Posted on March 19, 2021 | 9 CommentsSeems as if someone likes his ‘90s Toyota coupés to be on the scarlet side of the spectrum. The thing is, they’re both built by the same carmaker, both in […] -
![Here’s a genuine Curbside Classic for you. This car has probably not moved from its place since the early 1980s, maybe earlier. Think of that–every day for 40 years, the […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/00J0J_6xXFIWqjCkFz_0lM0t2_1200x9001.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CC For Sale: 1946 Chevrolet Fleetmaster Coupe – Sitting Since ?????")
CC For Sale: 1946 Chevrolet Fleetmaster Coupe – Sitting Since ?????
Posted on March 19, 2021 | 21 CommentsHere’s a genuine Curbside Classic for you. This car has probably not moved from its place since the early 1980s, maybe earlier. Think of that–every day for 40 years, the […] -
![Those big finned Buick drum brakes with little airscoops on the backing plates on the ’32 Coupe here yesterday are a testament that Buick was noted for its cultivation of […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/50421341771_04cd8d94c4_k-1.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Vintage PR Photo: 1954 Buick Wildcat – With Stationary Front Wheel Air Intake Scoops For The Brakes")
Vintage PR Photo: 1954 Buick Wildcat – With Stationary Front Wheel Air Intake Scoops For The Brakes
Posted on March 19, 2021 | 31 CommentsThose big finned Buick drum brakes with little airscoops on the backing plates on the ’32 Coupe here yesterday are a testament that Buick was noted for its cultivation of […] -
![I’d gotten wind that goddesses had arrived in Eugene. There was a comment left here, and then Stephanie caught a glimpse of them. I assumed maybe two at most; I […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/IMG_5666.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classics: Citroën DS’s and ID Breaks – Four Goddesses Descend On Eugene")
Curbside Classics: Citroën DS’s and ID Breaks – Four Goddesses Descend On Eugene
Posted on March 19, 2021 | 51 CommentsI’d gotten wind that goddesses had arrived in Eugene. There was a comment left here, and then Stephanie caught a glimpse of them. I assumed maybe two at most; I […] -
![This caught my attention on the local news yesterday: a pickup towing a trailer wiped out or crashed on I-84 right over the Malad Gorge in Western Idaho. That left […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/Bridge-2.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Newsstand: Trailer Safety Chains Keep Truck From Plunging Off Bridge Into Deep Gorge")
Curbside Newsstand: Trailer Safety Chains Keep Truck From Plunging Off Bridge Into Deep Gorge
Posted on March 18, 2021 | 56 CommentsThis caught my attention on the local news yesterday: a pickup towing a trailer wiped out or crashed on I-84 right over the Malad Gorge in Western Idaho. That left […] -
![(first posted 3/18/2015) The Trooper II has earned some serious respect and admiration, the hard way. It was among the very first, perhaps the very first of the “compact” SUVs […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/a-troop.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1986 Isuzu Trooper II – An Unfulfilled Desire")
Curbside Classic: 1986 Isuzu Trooper II – An Unfulfilled Desire
Posted on March 18, 2021 | 91 Comments(first posted 3/18/2015) The Trooper II has earned some serious respect and admiration, the hard way. It was among the very first, perhaps the very first of the “compact” SUVs […] -
![I pass this lot on my way into town, and noticed with interest as it began filling up with derelict cars last summer. Then it dawned on me that many […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/IMG_E1643.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Outtake: Suddenly It’s Not the 1990s")
Curbside Outtake: Suddenly It’s Not the 1990s
Posted on March 18, 2021 | 39 CommentsI pass this lot on my way into town, and noticed with interest as it began filling up with derelict cars last summer. Then it dawned on me that many […] -
Vintage Truck of the Day: GMC With High-Traction Tires
Posted on March 18, 2021 | 13 Comments -
![I know; it’s been done before. But it’s been a few years, and when I stumbled on this, I was once again flabbergasted by what AMC and Dick Teague did […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/50707727641_a498a4aa26_k.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Vintage Ad: 1975 AMC Matador – Ugliest Car Of Its Time?")
Vintage Ad: 1975 AMC Matador – Ugliest Car Of Its Time?
Posted on March 18, 2021 | 94 CommentsI know; it’s been done before. But it’s been a few years, and when I stumbled on this, I was once again flabbergasted by what AMC and Dick Teague did […] -
![This is not a car I would normally stop for, although it is some twenty years old now. But since I saw a For Sale sign in the window, I […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/IMG_5492.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CC For Sale: 2002 Toyota Avalon – 172k Miles; $3,000 – Comfy and Likely Reliable")
CC For Sale: 2002 Toyota Avalon – 172k Miles; $3,000 – Comfy and Likely Reliable
Posted on March 18, 2021 | 52 CommentsThis is not a car I would normally stop for, although it is some twenty years old now. But since I saw a For Sale sign in the window, I […] -
![I have a feeling that the phrase “Well, this is the last thing I figured I’d see in Tokyo” is wearing thin by now, but I really can’t think of […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/IMG_20210131_121859-copy.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1932 Ford V8 “Deuce Coupe” – American As Apple Pie (À La Mod)")
Curbside Classic: 1932 Ford V8 “Deuce Coupe” – American As Apple Pie (À La Mod)
Posted on March 18, 2021 | 29 CommentsI have a feeling that the phrase “Well, this is the last thing I figured I’d see in Tokyo” is wearing thin by now, but I really can’t think of […] -
![(first posted 3/17/2015) The other day I happened upon an HB Holden Torana parked in the street, the first I had seen in many years. I was admiring this attractive […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/03_lj_torana1.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Automotive History: The 1970s Aussie Six Cylinder Small Cars – When Long Noses Were Fashionable")
Automotive History: The 1970s Aussie Six Cylinder Small Cars – When Long Noses Were Fashionable
Posted on March 17, 2021 | 88 Comments(first posted 3/17/2015) The other day I happened upon an HB Holden Torana parked in the street, the first I had seen in many years. I was admiring this attractive […] -
![(first posted 3/17/2015) We don’t really do bicycles here on CC, at least on a regular basis. But after recently concluding forty years of ownership, please indulge me the privilege […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/a-col.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "My (Former) Curbside Classic : 1972 Schwinn Collegiate Sport – Moving On")
My (Former) Curbside Classic : 1972 Schwinn Collegiate Sport – Moving On
Posted on March 17, 2021 | 110 Comments(first posted 3/17/2015) We don’t really do bicycles here on CC, at least on a regular basis. But after recently concluding forty years of ownership, please indulge me the privilege […] -
![That absolute block of a Dodge semi truck in yesterday’s video reminded me how much aerodynamics had once been important in the trucking industry—beyond just the styling—and then was totally […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/38255742412_346aab7345_h.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Vintage Truck of the Day: 1935 Studebaker – Before Truck Aerodynamics Were Abandoned And Then Re-Embraced")
Vintage Truck of the Day: 1935 Studebaker – Before Truck Aerodynamics Were Abandoned And Then Re-Embraced
Posted on March 17, 2021 | 14 CommentsThat absolute block of a Dodge semi truck in yesterday’s video reminded me how much aerodynamics had once been important in the trucking industry—beyond just the styling—and then was totally […]
