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Wordless Outtake: These Neighbors Probably Get Along Well
Posted on October 29, 2020 | 18 Comments -
![This is a variation of the CC Effect™: It’s six o’clock Wednesday, we’re heading home from our afternoon hike, I’m hungry, and there’s no kick-off CC scheduled for the morning. […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/50539182247_5dd537930a_h.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Cohort Classic: 1978 Chrysler New Yorker Brougham – The Last Big Chrysler, the Last Brougham, the Last 4-Door Hardtop, and the Last Big Block V8")
Cohort Classic: 1978 Chrysler New Yorker Brougham – The Last Big Chrysler, the Last Brougham, the Last 4-Door Hardtop, and the Last Big Block V8
Posted on October 29, 2020 | 31 CommentsThis is a variation of the CC Effect™: It’s six o’clock Wednesday, we’re heading home from our afternoon hike, I’m hungry, and there’s no kick-off CC scheduled for the morning. […] -
![(first posted 10/28/2014) If the ’80s was the decade of the minivan, and the ’00s the decade of the crossover, then the ’90s was certainly the decade of the SUV. […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/12/IMG_3510.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1997 Mercury Mountaineer – Exploring Higher Elevations")
Curbside Classic: 1997 Mercury Mountaineer – Exploring Higher Elevations
Posted on October 28, 2020 | 81 Comments(first posted 10/28/2014) If the ’80s was the decade of the minivan, and the ’00s the decade of the crossover, then the ’90s was certainly the decade of the SUV. […] -
![In the last two installments I detailed out what cars I was initially interested in from the two auction sites. This time around, we will explore a selection of others […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/1985-Chevrolet-Camaro.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CC Goes to the Auction: Part Three – The Others")
CC Goes to the Auction: Part Three – The Others
Posted on October 28, 2020 | 25 CommentsIn the last two installments I detailed out what cars I was initially interested in from the two auction sites. This time around, we will explore a selection of others […] -
![Looking at this Lazy Daze Class C RV posted by So Cal Metro, it suddenly occurred to me: why didn’t all the full size vans have full tilt front ends, […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/Lazy-daze-C30-HD.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Cohort Pic(k) of the Day: Lazy Daze Class C RV On Chevy G30 HD Chassis – Why Didn’t All Big Vans Have Tilt Hoods?")
Cohort Pic(k) of the Day: Lazy Daze Class C RV On Chevy G30 HD Chassis – Why Didn’t All Big Vans Have Tilt Hoods?
Posted on October 28, 2020 | 31 CommentsLooking at this Lazy Daze Class C RV posted by So Cal Metro, it suddenly occurred to me: why didn’t all the full size vans have full tilt front ends, […] -
![Ah, the old Land Cruiser. Talk about a legend. Of all the first-generation 4x4s, this is one of the most iconic (alongside the Jeep and the Land Rover, obviously). But […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/IMG_20200911_083209-copy.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CC Capsule: 1979 Toyota Land Cruiser FJ40 – All Kittied Up With Nowhere To Go")
CC Capsule: 1979 Toyota Land Cruiser FJ40 – All Kittied Up With Nowhere To Go
Posted on October 28, 2020 | 13 CommentsAh, the old Land Cruiser. Talk about a legend. Of all the first-generation 4x4s, this is one of the most iconic (alongside the Jeep and the Land Rover, obviously). But […] -
![This is a bit of a headscratcher: Rootes Co. cars (Hillmans and Sunbeams) being loaded or unloaded (the latter, I assume) from a Seaboard & Western Lockheed Constellation in California. […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/50299820396_b04dc140d1_o.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Vintage Car Carrier of the Day: Reo Hauling Air Shipped 1955 Hillmans and Sunbeams – Why?")
Vintage Car Carrier of the Day: Reo Hauling Air Shipped 1955 Hillmans and Sunbeams – Why?
Posted on October 28, 2020 | 31 CommentsThis is a bit of a headscratcher: Rootes Co. cars (Hillmans and Sunbeams) being loaded or unloaded (the latter, I assume) from a Seaboard & Western Lockheed Constellation in California. […] -
![My first two COAL posts focused on recent “collector” cars and, as I thought about my next post, I started to review old digital pictures from cars past. It was […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/133-3397_IMG.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "COAL: 1997 Chevrolet Malibu – Generic with a Capital G")
COAL: 1997 Chevrolet Malibu – Generic with a Capital G
Posted on October 28, 2020 | 50 CommentsMy first two COAL posts focused on recent “collector” cars and, as I thought about my next post, I started to review old digital pictures from cars past. It was […] -
![(first posted 10/23/2014) “I like a car I can leave out in the street all night and which will start at once in the morning and still go a hundred […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/ian-fleming-in-car.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CC Biography: Ian Fleming – The Man Who Loved Thunderbirds")
CC Biography: Ian Fleming – The Man Who Loved Thunderbirds
Posted on October 27, 2020 | 58 Comments(first posted 10/23/2014) “I like a car I can leave out in the street all night and which will start at once in the morning and still go a hundred […] -
![In the previous installment we looked at some of the candidates to be my next daily driver, but this time around we move onto the project cars which are more […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/50441002888_85de867439_c.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CC Goes to the Auction: Part Two – Potential Projects")
CC Goes to the Auction: Part Two – Potential Projects
Posted on October 27, 2020 | 38 CommentsIn the previous installment we looked at some of the candidates to be my next daily driver, but this time around we move onto the project cars which are more […] -
![If you’re like me, “Grand Prix” and “convertible” are things you usually don’t think of at the same time. When I spotted this one earlier this month, I had no […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/045-1967-Pontiac-Grand-Prix-convertible-CC.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "In-Motion Outtake: 1967 Pontiac Grand Prix Convertible – A Rare Bird In Flight")
In-Motion Outtake: 1967 Pontiac Grand Prix Convertible – A Rare Bird In Flight
Posted on October 27, 2020 | 26 CommentsIf you’re like me, “Grand Prix” and “convertible” are things you usually don’t think of at the same time. When I spotted this one earlier this month, I had no […] -
![Another in a series of my reviews that appeared in the online version of African Americans On Wheels, a now defunct automotive magazine that was included as an insert in […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/1999-BMW-328i.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Classic CARmentary: 1999 BMW 328i Sedan")
Classic CARmentary: 1999 BMW 328i Sedan
Posted on October 27, 2020 | 12 CommentsAnother in a series of my reviews that appeared in the online version of African Americans On Wheels, a now defunct automotive magazine that was included as an insert in […] -
![So with the 2007 Diesel Focus totaled and a new job much closer to home, it was time to change cars again. In Denmark diesel cars are taxed harder than […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/IMG_20200714_171951.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "COAL: 2009 Ford Mondeo 2.0 Titanium Wagon")
COAL: 2009 Ford Mondeo 2.0 Titanium Wagon
Posted on October 27, 2020 | 18 CommentsSo with the 2007 Diesel Focus totaled and a new job much closer to home, it was time to change cars again. In Denmark diesel cars are taxed harder than […] -
![Poking around the little back streets and alleys of Springfield, Eugene’s sister city, I stumbled into a rather surprising find, which you see here as I first saw it: a […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/CC-126-151-c.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1958 Cadillac Fleetwood 75 Limousine – Who Would Have Bought a Green Over Green Limo?")
Curbside Classic: 1958 Cadillac Fleetwood 75 Limousine – Who Would Have Bought a Green Over Green Limo?
Posted on October 27, 2020 | 48 CommentsPoking around the little back streets and alleys of Springfield, Eugene’s sister city, I stumbled into a rather surprising find, which you see here as I first saw it: a […] -
![(first posted 10/25/2014) In 1997, Ford decided that its time and resources would be much better spent designing and developing a gigantic SUV that you could buy with a […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/2003_Ford_Thunderbird_Supercharged_concept3.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 2003 Ford Thunderbird – Going Overtime")
Curbside Classic: 2003 Ford Thunderbird – Going Overtime
Posted on October 26, 2020 | 102 Comments(first posted 10/25/2014) In 1997, Ford decided that its time and resources would be much better spent designing and developing a gigantic SUV that you could buy with a […]
