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![(originally posted 7/25/2012) I know some of you are getting a bit tired of hearing about Eugene’s eccentricities. But where else can you order up a genuine Curbside Classic […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/Ford-1971-Galaxie-500.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1971 Ford Galaxie 500 – Domino’s Delivers Even If Ford Doesn’t")
Curbside Classic: 1971 Ford Galaxie 500 – Domino’s Delivers Even If Ford Doesn’t
Posted on March 29, 2021 | 125 Comments(originally posted 7/25/2012) I know some of you are getting a bit tired of hearing about Eugene’s eccentricities. But where else can you order up a genuine Curbside Classic […] -
Wordless Outake: Truth in Advertising Edition
Posted on March 29, 2021 | 8 Comments -
![They just eased Covid restrictions here in the Evergreen State, so Ms. D and I decided to do something last night we hadn’t done in ages: head over to our […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/Corolla-comparo.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Comparison: 2013 vs. 2020 Corolla – Put on an Angry Face")
Curbside Comparison: 2013 vs. 2020 Corolla – Put on an Angry Face
Posted on March 29, 2021 | 69 CommentsThey just eased Covid restrictions here in the Evergreen State, so Ms. D and I decided to do something last night we hadn’t done in ages: head over to our […] -
![I caught this nice, original Camaro outside my doctor’s office a couple of months ago. The parking job limited my camera angles, but this shot captures the essence of the […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/76-Camaro-Beauty.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Capsule: 1976 Chevy Camaro – Narrowing Down Your Choices")
Curbside Capsule: 1976 Chevy Camaro – Narrowing Down Your Choices
Posted on March 29, 2021 | 53 CommentsI caught this nice, original Camaro outside my doctor’s office a couple of months ago. The parking job limited my camera angles, but this shot captures the essence of the […] -
![Although we’ve never done a full CC on the International C Series (1961-1968), they’ve made numerous appearances on our pages. I don’t have time to do a detailed write-up today, […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/IMG_5614.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Capsule: International 1200C Pickup – The Lowest HD Pickup Ever")
Curbside Capsule: International 1200C Pickup – The Lowest HD Pickup Ever
Posted on March 29, 2021 | 34 CommentsAlthough we’ve never done a full CC on the International C Series (1961-1968), they’ve made numerous appearances on our pages. I don’t have time to do a detailed write-up today, […] -
![The premium small car genre (and especially the small premium CUV genre) is more popular now than ever but back in the 1970s small cars in North America were generally […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/IMG_0492.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Recycling: 1976 Mercury Bobcat Villager – The Premium Compact Wagon Way Ahead Of Its Time")
Curbside Recycling: 1976 Mercury Bobcat Villager – The Premium Compact Wagon Way Ahead Of Its Time
Posted on March 29, 2021 | 59 CommentsThe premium small car genre (and especially the small premium CUV genre) is more popular now than ever but back in the 1970s small cars in North America were generally […] -
![(first posted 3/28/2015) The title of this post is a bit misleading, in the interest of alliteration. I’m examining that period of automotive styling that transitioned us from […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/1973-Charger.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Automotive History: Muscle Cars To Malaise Era – The Transition Years, 1969-1974")
Automotive History: Muscle Cars To Malaise Era – The Transition Years, 1969-1974
Posted on March 28, 2021 | 128 Comments(first posted 3/28/2015) The title of this post is a bit misleading, in the interest of alliteration. I’m examining that period of automotive styling that transitioned us from […] -
![(first posted 3/30/2011) I’m obviously on a jag here with all these Italian-rebodied Americanos. But I never get tired of digging them out and dusting them off; the memory banks […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/a-rondine.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Another Italoamericano: Pininfarina’s 1963 Corvette Rondine")
Another Italoamericano: Pininfarina’s 1963 Corvette Rondine
Posted on March 28, 2021 | 54 Comments(first posted 3/30/2011) I’m obviously on a jag here with all these Italian-rebodied Americanos. But I never get tired of digging them out and dusting them off; the memory banks […] -
![The old wagon was sagged comically in the back, where it was loaded down with all of the possessions of a young man getting ready to close one chapter of […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/DSCN0405-1.jpeg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "COAL: 1995 Subaru Legacy Wagon – “Sunshine”")
COAL: 1995 Subaru Legacy Wagon – “Sunshine”
Posted on March 28, 2021 | 16 CommentsThe old wagon was sagged comically in the back, where it was loaded down with all of the possessions of a young man getting ready to close one chapter of […] -
![Walking though a not-quite-as-local-as-my-favorite junkyard on Friday I came across this pickup that looked instantly familiar. I wouldn’t normally stop for a Dodge pickup of this generation as they really […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/IMG_0629.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Recycling Outtake: 1999 Dodge Ram 1500 – Fish(ed) Out Of Water")
Curbside Recycling Outtake: 1999 Dodge Ram 1500 – Fish(ed) Out Of Water
Posted on March 28, 2021 | 22 CommentsWalking though a not-quite-as-local-as-my-favorite junkyard on Friday I came across this pickup that looked instantly familiar. I wouldn’t normally stop for a Dodge pickup of this generation as they really […] -
![I began my 28 year career in military law enforcement (USAF) in 1978. It may not have had the excitement or splendor of flying an F-15, but it was enjoyable. […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/images.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Police COAL: 1978-2006; Ford, Chevy, Chrysler, AMC, Subaru, and Toyota – The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly…")
Police COAL: 1978-2006; Ford, Chevy, Chrysler, AMC, Subaru, and Toyota – The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly…
Posted on March 28, 2021 | 74 CommentsI began my 28 year career in military law enforcement (USAF) in 1978. It may not have had the excitement or splendor of flying an F-15, but it was enjoyable. […] -
![The last thing I needed in the fall of 1997 was the loss of reliable transportation, but sometimes life is like that, delivering exactly what you don’t need when it’s […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/3c07cf372a87fd67c09cf1e95de61840.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "COAL: 1996 Dodge Neon Sport – A Pretty Good Car At a Pretty Bad Time")
COAL: 1996 Dodge Neon Sport – A Pretty Good Car At a Pretty Bad Time
Posted on March 28, 2021 | 35 CommentsThe last thing I needed in the fall of 1997 was the loss of reliable transportation, but sometimes life is like that, delivering exactly what you don’t need when it’s […] -
![Special thanks to James Cavanaugh for the photos of this 1997 J30. (first posted 3/27/2015) As Destiny’s Child so eloquently put it, “I don’t think you’re ready for this jelly”. […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/IMG-20120216-00946.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1997 Infiniti J30 – Jellybean Jealousy")
Curbside Classic: 1997 Infiniti J30 – Jellybean Jealousy
Posted on March 27, 2021 | 100 CommentsSpecial thanks to James Cavanaugh for the photos of this 1997 J30. (first posted 3/27/2015) As Destiny’s Child so eloquently put it, “I don’t think you’re ready for this jelly”. […] -
![Turning an old T-farm into a mansion type of house, that’s quite an impressive home improvement job. The stables and sheds behind the former farmhouse have been demolished, what was […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/IMG_9406.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CC Outtake: Chevrolet Behind The Former Barn Find")
CC Outtake: Chevrolet Behind The Former Barn Find
Posted on March 27, 2021 | 22 CommentsTurning an old T-farm into a mansion type of house, that’s quite an impressive home improvement job. The stables and sheds behind the former farmhouse have been demolished, what was […] -
![I took this picture of my future replacement “practicing” on the Farmall H; the Ford 8N is in the distance, and the soon to be doomed Studebaker pickup as well […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/Tractor-2.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Auto-Biography: Tractor Driving Maniac")
Auto-Biography: Tractor Driving Maniac
Posted on March 27, 2021 | 77 CommentsI took this picture of my future replacement “practicing” on the Farmall H; the Ford 8N is in the distance, and the soon to be doomed Studebaker pickup as well […]
