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![(originally posted 11/24/2012) I had just lost my job at a well-known New York design house and was looking for a way to make some bucks to finance a […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/2.05-Caddy-Pimp.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Autobiography: My Life As A Pimp")
Autobiography: My Life As A Pimp
Posted on November 19, 2020 | 93 Comments(originally posted 11/24/2012) I had just lost my job at a well-known New York design house and was looking for a way to make some bucks to finance a […] -
![This double cab panel van wears reflective safety clothing, no trouble whatsoever finding it back in a big parking lot. It says TDI on the grille and hatch, the blue […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/IMG_9154.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CC Outtake: 2002 Volkswagen Transporter T4 2.5 TDI – Hard To Miss")
CC Outtake: 2002 Volkswagen Transporter T4 2.5 TDI – Hard To Miss
Posted on November 19, 2020 | 6 CommentsThis double cab panel van wears reflective safety clothing, no trouble whatsoever finding it back in a big parking lot. It says TDI on the grille and hatch, the blue […] -
![Over the past several years, I’ve detailed much of the early history of automotive air conditioning in my Cold Comfort series of posts. However, air conditioning did not really become […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/014-1949-chevrolet-pickup-dash-fan.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Cold Comfort: How People Kept Cool in Cars Before Air Conditioning")
Cold Comfort: How People Kept Cool in Cars Before Air Conditioning
Posted on November 19, 2020 | 31 CommentsOver the past several years, I’ve detailed much of the early history of automotive air conditioning in my Cold Comfort series of posts. However, air conditioning did not really become […] -
![No, I’m not short of subjects to write about and no, I didn’t just go somewhere on vacation, I’ve been staying at or around home like everyone else this year. […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/P1000568.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Rental Car Reminiscence: 2014 Citroën Berlingo XTR Multispace – Can’t Stop Thinking About It")
Rental Car Reminiscence: 2014 Citroën Berlingo XTR Multispace – Can’t Stop Thinking About It
Posted on November 19, 2020 | 21 CommentsNo, I’m not short of subjects to write about and no, I didn’t just go somewhere on vacation, I’ve been staying at or around home like everyone else this year. […] -
![(note: I’ve amended the text to reflect that Isuzu also sold a version of this in the US, as the gen2 Impulse) It’s getting harder and harder to find a […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/CC-426-005.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1992 Geo Storm GSi – Storm Trooper")
Curbside Classic: 1992 Geo Storm GSi – Storm Trooper
Posted on November 19, 2020 | 34 Comments(note: I’ve amended the text to reflect that Isuzu also sold a version of this in the US, as the gen2 Impulse) It’s getting harder and harder to find a […] -
![(first posted 11/18/2014) Having profiled a 1959 Imperial sedan from one of the wildest-looking years of Chrysler’s Forward Look era, it will be interesting to contrast it with a car of the same make and model, and […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/a-imp.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CC Capsule: 1964 Imperial – I Don’t Hate You, I Nothing You")
CC Capsule: 1964 Imperial – I Don’t Hate You, I Nothing You
Posted on November 18, 2020 | 85 Comments(first posted 11/18/2014) Having profiled a 1959 Imperial sedan from one of the wildest-looking years of Chrysler’s Forward Look era, it will be interesting to contrast it with a car of the same make and model, and […] -
![(first posted 9/9/2012) My first car was a 1957 Chevy Bel Air two-door post, with the Blue Flame Six and Powerglide. My dad had bought it in 1965, for $300, […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/07/57-Chevy-s.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "COAL: The Brougham Antidote, Part 1 – ’57 Chevy And ’60 Plymouth Fury")
COAL: The Brougham Antidote, Part 1 – ’57 Chevy And ’60 Plymouth Fury
Posted on November 18, 2020 | 65 Comments(first posted 9/9/2012) My first car was a 1957 Chevy Bel Air two-door post, with the Blue Flame Six and Powerglide. My dad had bought it in 1965, for $300, […] -
![John Lloyd posted this picture of his first car, with this comment: 1950 Oldsmobile 88, in 1963. Five litre V-8 (303 cubic inches), four speed Hydramatic transmission, weighed 3500 pounds. […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/2981631653_4c1de26fd3_k.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Cohort Pic(k) of the Day/QOTD: “My Rusty First Car” – Did You Have A Rusty First Car?")
Cohort Pic(k) of the Day/QOTD: “My Rusty First Car” – Did You Have A Rusty First Car?
Posted on November 18, 2020 | 58 CommentsJohn Lloyd posted this picture of his first car, with this comment: 1950 Oldsmobile 88, in 1963. Five litre V-8 (303 cubic inches), four speed Hydramatic transmission, weighed 3500 pounds. […] -
![This is a combination that I’ve never seen before: a vintage Eldorado with custom wheels, paint and exhaust sporting three bikes hanging off the back. It’s just not the kind […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/CC-427-035.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Outtake: 1995 Cadillac Eldorado Hauling Bikes – A Somewhat Unexpected Combination")
Curbside Outtake: 1995 Cadillac Eldorado Hauling Bikes – A Somewhat Unexpected Combination
Posted on November 18, 2020 | 7 CommentsThis is a combination that I’ve never seen before: a vintage Eldorado with custom wheels, paint and exhaust sporting three bikes hanging off the back. It’s just not the kind […] -
![There are strange encounters, serendipitous coincidences and then there’s this. How chalk and cheese can you get? It could have been worse, of course. A Model T paired with an […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/IMG_20201031_115328-copy.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CC Twofer: 1989 Porsche 928 S4 & Morgan 4/4 – The Oddest Couple")
CC Twofer: 1989 Porsche 928 S4 & Morgan 4/4 – The Oddest Couple
Posted on November 18, 2020 | 17 CommentsThere are strange encounters, serendipitous coincidences and then there’s this. How chalk and cheese can you get? It could have been worse, of course. A Model T paired with an […] -
![Stephanie recently found a non-native Racoon in town. Thanks to the 25 year import exemption, all sorts of exotic species from the Far East are finding their way here; but […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/a-van-2.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Outtake: Honda Street Racoon – There’s A New Exotic Animal In Our Town")
Curbside Outtake: Honda Street Racoon – There’s A New Exotic Animal In Our Town
Posted on November 18, 2020 | 17 CommentsStephanie recently found a non-native Racoon in town. Thanks to the 25 year import exemption, all sorts of exotic species from the Far East are finding their way here; but […] -
![Who would have guessed in 1955 that the then-new 265 cubic inch Chevy small block V8 would still be built so many decades later? With only a minimum of changes, […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/CC-426-023.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1994 Chevrolet Caprice – With L99 265 Cubic Inch “Baby LT” V8 – Suddenly It’s 1955")
Curbside Classic: 1994 Chevrolet Caprice – With L99 265 Cubic Inch “Baby LT” V8 – Suddenly It’s 1955
Posted on November 18, 2020 | 33 CommentsWho would have guessed in 1955 that the then-new 265 cubic inch Chevy small block V8 would still be built so many decades later? With only a minimum of changes, […] -
![(first posted 11/19/2014) What constitutes rare? It’s a term that get bandied about in the automobile world with reckless abandon, and oftentimes, is abused. We’ve all seen the Hemmings […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/a-rf.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Automotive History: The Ford RF-500 – Gee Martha, If You Squint, It Really Looks Like An LTD")
Automotive History: The Ford RF-500 – Gee Martha, If You Squint, It Really Looks Like An LTD
Posted on November 17, 2020 | 50 Comments(first posted 11/19/2014) What constitutes rare? It’s a term that get bandied about in the automobile world with reckless abandon, and oftentimes, is abused. We’ve all seen the Hemmings […] -
![(first posted 6/5/13) All of the photos in this posting were taken in 1974-75 during a film/photo shoot in France, Spain and Morocco. The still photos were taken by Wally […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/a-bus.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Westfalia Work Van, Mobile Hotel, 1974")
Westfalia Work Van, Mobile Hotel, 1974
Posted on November 17, 2020 | 30 Comments(first posted 6/5/13) All of the photos in this posting were taken in 1974-75 during a film/photo shoot in France, Spain and Morocco. The still photos were taken by Wally […] -
![What’s there to say about the B12 Sentra that hasn’t already been? It was what all Sentras have been. And the Outback Sport? It never really occurred to me, but […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/CC-428-082.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Outtake: Sentra and Outback Sport – Econobox and the Predecessor to the Subaru Crosstrek")
Curbside Outtake: Sentra and Outback Sport – Econobox and the Predecessor to the Subaru Crosstrek
Posted on November 17, 2020 | 12 CommentsWhat’s there to say about the B12 Sentra that hasn’t already been? It was what all Sentras have been. And the Outback Sport? It never really occurred to me, but […]
