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![Corona be damned, I did something slightly risky and flew to the old country and see my folks for Christmas. It was that or losing the plane tickets, which were […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/12/IMG_20201224_110030-copy.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=89&ssl=1 "CC Outtakes: T87’s Singles Collection (December 2020) – Part 3: A Week In Provence")
CC Outtakes: T87’s Singles Collection (December 2020) – Part 3: A Week In Provence
Posted on January 3, 2021 | 20 CommentsCorona be damned, I did something slightly risky and flew to the old country and see my folks for Christmas. It was that or losing the plane tickets, which were […] -
![Welcome to part two – there will also be a part three this time, because I’ve been busy over Christmas. I’ve posted one of these weird Town Car stiff-wagons before […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/12/IMG_20201211_163432-copy.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=89&ssl=1 "CC Outtakes: T87’s Singles Collection (December 2020) – Part 2: Foreign Cars")
CC Outtakes: T87’s Singles Collection (December 2020) – Part 2: Foreign Cars
Posted on January 2, 2021 | 33 CommentsWelcome to part two – there will also be a part three this time, because I’ve been busy over Christmas. I’ve posted one of these weird Town Car stiff-wagons before […] -
![Some of the cars that I have owned have not been long enough, or honestly memorable enough to write a complete article about them. So I will mention them here […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/IMG_7704.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=89&ssl=1 "COAL: Honorable Mentions")
COAL: Honorable Mentions
Posted on January 2, 2021 | 7 CommentsSome of the cars that I have owned have not been long enough, or honestly memorable enough to write a complete article about them. So I will mention them here […] -
![It may be a new year and all, but we still have to sift through the finds of 2020 – which were pretty plentiful, as far as I’m concerned. Let’s […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/12/IMG_20201208_151806-copy.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=89&ssl=1 "CC Outtakes: T87’s Singles Collection (December 2020) – Part 1: Japanese Cars")
CC Outtakes: T87’s Singles Collection (December 2020) – Part 1: Japanese Cars
Posted on January 1, 2021 | 31 CommentsIt may be a new year and all, but we still have to sift through the finds of 2020 – which were pretty plentiful, as far as I’m concerned. Let’s […] -
Vintage Photo: 1956 Dodge Police Pursuit – When CHP Black and Whites Had Whitewalls
Posted on January 1, 2021 | 20 CommentsThis brings new meaning to the expression “black and white”. -
![Twenty twenty, even without hindsight, will be remembered as the Year of the Pandemic. That was pretty evident since the spring, let alone now, as the first vaccines are being […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/12/IMG_20201215_160509-copy.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=89&ssl=1 "CC Capsule: 1973 Toyopet Corona (RT80) Deluxe – Year Of The ‘Rona")
CC Capsule: 1973 Toyopet Corona (RT80) Deluxe – Year Of The ‘Rona
Posted on December 31, 2020 | 17 CommentsTwenty twenty, even without hindsight, will be remembered as the Year of the Pandemic. That was pretty evident since the spring, let alone now, as the first vaccines are being […] -
![From all of us at the Curbside, I’d like to wish you a very happy and healthy new year. 2021 can only be better than 2020, so there’s a lot […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/12/a-top.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=89&ssl=1 "Happy New Year! Thanks For Your Support in 2020, And A Note About Our Top Menu Bars")
Happy New Year! Thanks For Your Support in 2020, And A Note About Our Top Menu Bars
Posted on December 31, 2020 | 12 CommentsFrom all of us at the Curbside, I’d like to wish you a very happy and healthy new year. 2021 can only be better than 2020, so there’s a lot […] -
![(first posted 7/16/2020) Presence. Some cars just have it. It’s hard to define, but as Supreme Court Justice Potter Stewart famously said (about something else entirely), “I know it when […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/20200606_131540.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=89&ssl=1 "Curbside Outtake: 1970 Cadillac Sedan DeVille – Welcome Presence")
Curbside Outtake: 1970 Cadillac Sedan DeVille – Welcome Presence
Posted on December 31, 2020 | 63 Comments(first posted 7/16/2020) Presence. Some cars just have it. It’s hard to define, but as Supreme Court Justice Potter Stewart famously said (about something else entirely), “I know it when […] -
![I’m going to continue to open Corey Behrens’ Christmas packages at the Cohort, one day at a time, this being the third. It’s another American, but unlike the Pacer, this […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/12/50740317777_7418c20634_k.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=89&ssl=1 "Cohort Pic(k) of the Day: 1989 Mercury Colony Park Woody Wagon – This Barge Is Too Long For Amsterdam’s Parking Spaces")
Cohort Pic(k) of the Day: 1989 Mercury Colony Park Woody Wagon – This Barge Is Too Long For Amsterdam’s Parking Spaces
Posted on December 30, 2020 | 38 CommentsI’m going to continue to open Corey Behrens’ Christmas packages at the Cohort, one day at a time, this being the third. It’s another American, but unlike the Pacer, this […] -
![I found this picture online about a year ago, thinking I might share it here, but Jim Brophy’s recent post of vintage bus photos inspired me to finally write up […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/8F142087-4DC4-4981-A8B6-93FFC5058829.jpeg?resize=115%2C115&quality=89&ssl=1 "New Look Bus Parade in Berkeley, 1960")
New Look Bus Parade in Berkeley, 1960
Posted on December 30, 2020 | 33 CommentsI found this picture online about a year ago, thinking I might share it here, but Jim Brophy’s recent post of vintage bus photos inspired me to finally write up […] -
![(first posted 1/21/2020) If yesterday’s Curbside Capsule of a 1988 Cadillac Cimarron whet your appetite for Cadillac’s 1980’s flagship of mediocrity, this should be just the main course to satisfy […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/Scan-2.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=89&ssl=1 "Vintage Reviews: Cadillac Cimarron 1982-1985 – Clippings From The Mediocrity Files")
Vintage Reviews: Cadillac Cimarron 1982-1985 – Clippings From The Mediocrity Files
Posted on December 30, 2020 | 96 Comments(first posted 1/21/2020) If yesterday’s Curbside Capsule of a 1988 Cadillac Cimarron whet your appetite for Cadillac’s 1980’s flagship of mediocrity, this should be just the main course to satisfy […] -
![Corey Behrens found this Pacer parked in front of a VW Golf in Amsterdam. Given that the Pacer is only three inches longer than a current Golf, it rather fits […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/12/50739494183_0450a074bf_k.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=89&ssl=1 "Cohort Pic(k) of the Day: AMC Pacer Found in Amsterdam – The Chubby American Golf")
Cohort Pic(k) of the Day: AMC Pacer Found in Amsterdam – The Chubby American Golf
Posted on December 29, 2020 | 51 CommentsCorey Behrens found this Pacer parked in front of a VW Golf in Amsterdam. Given that the Pacer is only three inches longer than a current Golf, it rather fits […] -
![A little while ago, Jason Shafer asked for our car of choice for a road trip across and around the United States, in 1976. In my response, I cheated a […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/12/1.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=89&ssl=1 "Classic Travelogue: Road America and the Silver Trashcan")
Classic Travelogue: Road America and the Silver Trashcan
Posted on December 27, 2020 | 20 CommentsA little while ago, Jason Shafer asked for our car of choice for a road trip across and around the United States, in 1976. In my response, I cheated a […] -
![(Originally posted on 10/30/20, updated Dec. 2020) Right, and now for something completely different. A tour along a whole other type of curbside classics: old real estate, all situated near […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/IMG_9034.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=89&ssl=1 "CC Global: Classic Real Estate, T-Model Farms Included (Updated – With Finished Thatched Roofs)")
CC Global: Classic Real Estate, T-Model Farms Included (Updated – With Finished Thatched Roofs)
Posted on December 26, 2020 | 40 Comments(Originally posted on 10/30/20, updated Dec. 2020) Right, and now for something completely different. A tour along a whole other type of curbside classics: old real estate, all situated near […] -
![Yep, that’s right another one. This time, this one has a story, so of course I had to share it with you! Right after I sold my 2008 V70, I […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/a-v70.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=89&ssl=1 "COAL #47 2009 Volvo V70 – Fine as Red Wine")
COAL #47 2009 Volvo V70 – Fine as Red Wine
Posted on December 26, 2020 | 4 CommentsYep, that’s right another one. This time, this one has a story, so of course I had to share it with you! Right after I sold my 2008 V70, I […]
