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![Were those black beauties expecting me? I had already seen them separately – I even featured the Beetle in one of my Singles posts and was about to do the […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/12/IMG_20201118_090420-copy.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=89&ssl=1 "CC Twofer: 1967 Volkswagen 1500 & 1969 Mercedes-Benz 280 S (W108) – Matching Numbers")
CC Twofer: 1967 Volkswagen 1500 & 1969 Mercedes-Benz 280 S (W108) – Matching Numbers
Posted on December 7, 2020 | 12 CommentsWere those black beauties expecting me? I had already seen them separately – I even featured the Beetle in one of my Singles posts and was about to do the […] -
![Over the last few months my opportunities to see interesting cars have been limited to what I find on my weekend cycle rides around my neighborhood. Covid restrictions have damped […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/12/20201115_112015.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=89&ssl=1 "CC Global: Down At The Beach")
CC Global: Down At The Beach
Posted on December 7, 2020 | 17 CommentsOver the last few months my opportunities to see interesting cars have been limited to what I find on my weekend cycle rides around my neighborhood. Covid restrictions have damped […] -
![The Honda CR-V, now well into its fifth generation, is one of those vehicles that if you don’t own one yourself, you almost assuredly know someone else that currently does. […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/12/IMG_7471-3.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=89&ssl=1 "Curbside Review: 2020 Honda CR-V Touring AWD – Everybody Has A CR-V")
Curbside Review: 2020 Honda CR-V Touring AWD – Everybody Has A CR-V
Posted on December 7, 2020 | 50 CommentsThe Honda CR-V, now well into its fifth generation, is one of those vehicles that if you don’t own one yourself, you almost assuredly know someone else that currently does. […] -
![Not surprisingly, today’s Studeamino brought up some semi-dormant thought about a new front clip on my xB. I love my toaster, but the front end is my least favorite part. […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/12/a-clip2-vert.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=89&ssl=1 "QOTD: What New Front Clip Would You Like To See On Your Car?")
QOTD: What New Front Clip Would You Like To See On Your Car?
Posted on December 6, 2020 | 42 CommentsNot surprisingly, today’s Studeamino brought up some semi-dormant thought about a new front clip on my xB. I love my toaster, but the front end is my least favorite part. […] -
Cohort Pic(k) of the Day: Studeamino
Posted on December 6, 2020 | 14 Commentsposted by John Lloyd -
![(first posted 12/29/2011) I really wanted to like the Escort when it arrived in 1981. Just like I really wanted to like Ford then. Ford was just coming out of […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/12/CC-9-027-800.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=89&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1981 Ford Escort – You Never Get A Second Chance To Make A Good First Impression")
Curbside Classic: 1981 Ford Escort – You Never Get A Second Chance To Make A Good First Impression
Posted on December 6, 2020 | 178 Comments(first posted 12/29/2011) I really wanted to like the Escort when it arrived in 1981. Just like I really wanted to like Ford then. Ford was just coming out of […] -
Vintage Photo: Peterbilt Milk Tanker Creams Hall-Scott Powered Van Pelt-IHC Fire Truck – Call The Fire Department! Um, Never Mind
Posted on December 6, 2020 | 8 CommentsAnother vintage Peterbilt photo sent in by Dman. It presumably happened in Petaluma, CA. Good thing it wasn’t a gasoline tanker. -
![I stumbled upon this garage full of stiffmobiles recently and though I’d share. A great smorgasbord of transportation options are offered for even the most discriminating of cadavers in this […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/12/IMG_20201120_091411-copy.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=89&ssl=1 "CC Outtake: Japanese Hearses – Putting The Fun Back Into Funeral Coaches")
CC Outtake: Japanese Hearses – Putting The Fun Back Into Funeral Coaches
Posted on December 6, 2020 | 14 CommentsI stumbled upon this garage full of stiffmobiles recently and though I’d share. A great smorgasbord of transportation options are offered for even the most discriminating of cadavers in this […] -
![A trio of MAN 4×2 box trucks with a crew cab, all powered by a 6.9 liter turbodiesel and used for the same job, pavement marking. MAN is an old […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/IMG_9253.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=89&ssl=1 "CC Global: Three MAN Crew Cab Trucks – Here’s Where The Men Draw The Line")
CC Global: Three MAN Crew Cab Trucks – Here’s Where The Men Draw The Line
Posted on December 6, 2020 | 7 CommentsA trio of MAN 4×2 box trucks with a crew cab, all powered by a 6.9 liter turbodiesel and used for the same job, pavement marking. MAN is an old […] -
![I totaled my 1997 Chrysler Cirrus in early 2000 and needed to find a new car before the insurance rental coverage ran out. The Cirrus was paid off so I […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/Concorde1.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=89&ssl=1 "COAL: 2000 Chrysler Concorde LXi – The Catfish")
COAL: 2000 Chrysler Concorde LXi – The Catfish
Posted on December 6, 2020 | 19 CommentsI totaled my 1997 Chrysler Cirrus in early 2000 and needed to find a new car before the insurance rental coverage ran out. The Cirrus was paid off so I […] -
![(first posted 12/5/2014) CC has already heard the story of Mallard, the world’s fastest steam locomotive and pride of the London and North Eastern Railway. But by 1960, Mallard and […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/very-smokey-deltic.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=89&ssl=1 "Trackside Classic: 1961 British Rail Class 55 ‘Deltic’ Diesel Locomotive – A Distinctive Roar of Confidence on Britain’s Rails")
Trackside Classic: 1961 British Rail Class 55 ‘Deltic’ Diesel Locomotive – A Distinctive Roar of Confidence on Britain’s Rails
Posted on December 5, 2020 | 58 Comments(first posted 12/5/2014) CC has already heard the story of Mallard, the world’s fastest steam locomotive and pride of the London and North Eastern Railway. But by 1960, Mallard and […] -
![(first posted 12/5/2014) Anybody who is only slightly interested in big diesel trucks will know the heavy-duty Mercedes-Benz L-series. The L-series was built for a very long time. However, its pure […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/12/a-mag.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=89&ssl=1 "CC Global: The Magirus-Deutz Eckhauber – The Air Cooled Mercedes L-Series Competitor")
CC Global: The Magirus-Deutz Eckhauber – The Air Cooled Mercedes L-Series Competitor
Posted on December 5, 2020 | 72 Comments(first posted 12/5/2014) Anybody who is only slightly interested in big diesel trucks will know the heavy-duty Mercedes-Benz L-series. The L-series was built for a very long time. However, its pure […] -
Cohort Pic(k) of the Day: “7 Passenger VW Rabbit, 1980”
Posted on December 5, 2020 | 26 Commentsby Don Kincl -
![Along with everything else, COVID-19 has done damage to my CC capturing ability. As most of the world ground to a halt, so did classic traffic, as I usually call […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/12/a-quad.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=89&ssl=1 "CCs In Israel: September-October-November – Mercs and More")
CCs In Israel: September-October-November – Mercs and More
Posted on December 5, 2020 | 5 CommentsAlong with everything else, COVID-19 has done damage to my CC capturing ability. As most of the world ground to a halt, so did classic traffic, as I usually call […] -
![color photos by PN Having finished reading the Lamborghini Espada review in the July 1969 Road & Track, I flipped back to the other review, of a 1969 Pontiac […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/12/CC-67-019-vert.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=89&ssl=1 "Vintage R&T Review: 1969 Pontiac Grand Prix – The American Espada")
Vintage R&T Review: 1969 Pontiac Grand Prix – The American Espada
Posted on December 5, 2020 | 49 Commentscolor photos by PN Having finished reading the Lamborghini Espada review in the July 1969 Road & Track, I flipped back to the other review, of a 1969 Pontiac […]
