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![This is downright refreshing, to see a travel trailer that’s not from one of the all-too common cookie molds. Not surprisingly, this was an expensive and exclusive trailer, selling for […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/Holiday-House-1.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CC For Sale: 1961 Holiday House Geographic Travel Trailer – Just Sold For $250,000")
CC For Sale: 1961 Holiday House Geographic Travel Trailer – Just Sold For $250,000
Posted on April 7, 2021 | 26 CommentsThis is downright refreshing, to see a travel trailer that’s not from one of the all-too common cookie molds. Not surprisingly, this was an expensive and exclusive trailer, selling for […] -
![There’s still one small mound of snow left on the lawn that hasn’t melted away from the big storm a few weeks ago. And a lot of trees in town […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/IMG_0873.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Recycling: 1974 Dodge W200 “SNO-FITER” – Hopefully This Means We Are Done With Snow For This Year")
Curbside Recycling: 1974 Dodge W200 “SNO-FITER” – Hopefully This Means We Are Done With Snow For This Year
Posted on April 7, 2021 | 30 CommentsThere’s still one small mound of snow left on the lawn that hasn’t melted away from the big storm a few weeks ago. And a lot of trees in town […] -
![If you’re in the market for a new family car, there are perhaps 20 or more brands you can choose from, all offering credible, no apology or excuse needed, products. […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/20200307_124456.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1969 Riley 1300 Mk2 – Once, One Car In Seven Was Like This")
Curbside Classic: 1969 Riley 1300 Mk2 – Once, One Car In Seven Was Like This
Posted on April 7, 2021 | 33 CommentsIf you’re in the market for a new family car, there are perhaps 20 or more brands you can choose from, all offering credible, no apology or excuse needed, products. […] -
![(*DISCLAIMER* There is no conspiracy against trucks in this article. I do hereby swear that there are lots of trucks in Canada.) Like I said in my recent article about […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/300ZX.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Neighbourhood Curbside Classics: Vancouver, Fairview Neighborhood")
Neighbourhood Curbside Classics: Vancouver, Fairview Neighborhood
Posted on April 7, 2021 | 13 Comments(*DISCLAIMER* There is no conspiracy against trucks in this article. I do hereby swear that there are lots of trucks in Canada.) Like I said in my recent article about […] -
![I had only owned the 1996 Tacoma maybe four or five months before determining it wasn’t for me. I began to look around for a more suitable truck once I […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/00Q0Q_kHMWsVOeQjW_600x450.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "COAL: 1993 Toyota Pickup – Here For a Limited Time Only")
COAL: 1993 Toyota Pickup – Here For a Limited Time Only
Posted on April 7, 2021 | 12 CommentsI had only owned the 1996 Tacoma maybe four or five months before determining it wasn’t for me. I began to look around for a more suitable truck once I […] -
![(first posted 4/6/2015) Most Corvair owners tend to own multiple Corvairs; in fact, as often as not, said owners are “Corvair exclusive,” meaning that they collect as many different variants […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/Corvair-Rampside-camper.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Car Show Capsule: 1963 Chevrolet Corvair Rampside Camper – A Box Atop a Boxer")
Car Show Capsule: 1963 Chevrolet Corvair Rampside Camper – A Box Atop a Boxer
Posted on April 6, 2021 | 63 Comments(first posted 4/6/2015) Most Corvair owners tend to own multiple Corvairs; in fact, as often as not, said owners are “Corvair exclusive,” meaning that they collect as many different variants […] -
![(first posted 4/6/2015) I know some of you dear readers think I’m overly infatuated with tiny under-powered foreign toy cars. And you’re right! But that’s not why you’re rubbing […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/Citroen-ami-6.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: Citroen Ami 8 Break – Meet My Ugly Little French Friend")
Curbside Classic: Citroen Ami 8 Break – Meet My Ugly Little French Friend
Posted on April 6, 2021 | 72 Comments(first posted 4/6/2015) I know some of you dear readers think I’m overly infatuated with tiny under-powered foreign toy cars. And you’re right! But that’s not why you’re rubbing […] -
![Springtime is great for seeing unexpected CCs! My first thought pulling up to the pump was ‘oh yaay, another molested VW’, but why was the muffler so different? Why the […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/a-snip1.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "On The Go Outtake: The Trikero")
On The Go Outtake: The Trikero
Posted on April 6, 2021 | 14 CommentsSpringtime is great for seeing unexpected CCs! My first thought pulling up to the pump was ‘oh yaay, another molested VW’, but why was the muffler so different? Why the […] -
![Imagine going down your street, on a sunny Sunday morning, and seeing a gorgeous late ‘60s Ferrari stopped at the lights. Well, that was last year. So far, I was […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/IMG_20210314_145036-copy.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "In-Motion Classic: 1953 Fiat 8V – Pinch Me, I’m Dreaming")
In-Motion Classic: 1953 Fiat 8V – Pinch Me, I’m Dreaming
Posted on April 6, 2021 | 31 CommentsImagine going down your street, on a sunny Sunday morning, and seeing a gorgeous late ‘60s Ferrari stopped at the lights. Well, that was last year. So far, I was […] -
![As a superfan of American auto advertising, and as a companion piece to yesterday’s article about 1960 Buicks, I’d like to today explore some of the 1960 BOP advertisements from […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/111_0967.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Advertising Classics: 1960 Buick-Olds-Pontiac Advertisements – Being Our Best Selves")
Advertising Classics: 1960 Buick-Olds-Pontiac Advertisements – Being Our Best Selves
Posted on April 6, 2021 | 33 CommentsAs a superfan of American auto advertising, and as a companion piece to yesterday’s article about 1960 Buicks, I’d like to today explore some of the 1960 BOP advertisements from […] -
![A few weeks after I waved goodbye to my Plymouth Barracuda, its successor was delivered at my front door. Initially, I went to see a 1978 Mercedes-Benz 350 SLC. But […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/IMG_9517.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "COAL Follow-Up: 1984 Toyota Celica Supra 2.8i – Another Import From The US")
COAL Follow-Up: 1984 Toyota Celica Supra 2.8i – Another Import From The US
Posted on April 6, 2021 | 31 CommentsA few weeks after I waved goodbye to my Plymouth Barracuda, its successor was delivered at my front door. Initially, I went to see a 1978 Mercedes-Benz 350 SLC. But […] -
![Establishing your own, separate identity outside of your parents’ household in young adulthood is a necessary stage of personal growth. This can take a lot of different forms, but in […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/IMG_6986-1984-Chevrolet-Monte-Carlo-CC.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1984 Chevrolet Monte Carlo – A Darker Mindset")
Curbside Classic: 1984 Chevrolet Monte Carlo – A Darker Mindset
Posted on April 6, 2021 | 30 CommentsEstablishing your own, separate identity outside of your parents’ household in young adulthood is a necessary stage of personal growth. This can take a lot of different forms, but in […] -
![(first posted 4/5/2015) Meet the EJ Holden Standard, spotted here in the wilds of Richmond, an inner suburb of Melbourne, Australia. Not a rare car, but not too common either, […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/02_ej_holden_frunt.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classics: The EJ (1962-3) and EH (1963-5) Holdens – The Aussie 1950’s Chevrolets")
Curbside Classics: The EJ (1962-3) and EH (1963-5) Holdens – The Aussie 1950’s Chevrolets
Posted on April 5, 2021 | 54 Comments(first posted 4/5/2015) Meet the EJ Holden Standard, spotted here in the wilds of Richmond, an inner suburb of Melbourne, Australia. Not a rare car, but not too common either, […] -
![The story of the curved dash Olds, the first mass-produced automobile ever, is one we’ve never taken on here, as the interest in really early automotive history seems to be […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/47930980357_2db49594d2_k.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Vintage Photos: “Curved Dash” Oldsmobile Fording Stream On The Way To Winning The First Transcontinental Automobile Race In 1905")
Vintage Photos: “Curved Dash” Oldsmobile Fording Stream On The Way To Winning The First Transcontinental Automobile Race In 1905
Posted on April 5, 2021 | 25 CommentsThe story of the curved dash Olds, the first mass-produced automobile ever, is one we’ve never taken on here, as the interest in really early automotive history seems to be […] -
![Thanks to badge engineering, somewhat common Curbside Classics can be found in unique flavors. Such is today’s discovery, a 1977 Chevrolet El Camino in GMC livery (I’m basing the model […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/GMC-Sprint-Side.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Capsule: 1977 GMC Sprint – Badge Engineered El Camino")
Curbside Capsule: 1977 GMC Sprint – Badge Engineered El Camino
Posted on April 5, 2021 | 27 CommentsThanks to badge engineering, somewhat common Curbside Classics can be found in unique flavors. Such is today’s discovery, a 1977 Chevrolet El Camino in GMC livery (I’m basing the model […]
