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![The only word lacking in its long and florid name is “Brougham”. But in the Cadillac family, that was reserved for the top-dog Fleetwood Brougham d’Elegance. So if you wanted […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/CC-428-063.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1977 Cadillac Coupe DeVille Cabriolet d’Elegance – There Aren’t Enough Words In The Dictionary To Properly Describe It")
Curbside Classic: 1977 Cadillac Coupe DeVille Cabriolet d’Elegance – There Aren’t Enough Words In The Dictionary To Properly Describe It
Posted on October 30, 2020 | 32 CommentsThe only word lacking in its long and florid name is “Brougham”. But in the Cadillac family, that was reserved for the top-dog Fleetwood Brougham d’Elegance. So if you wanted […] -
![I was just uploading my latest batch of pictures when I realized there was a nice QOTD/Clue opportunity in this shot. If your car spotting muscles are needing a bit […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/CC-428-133.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Clue: What’s That Car On The Other Side Of The Street?")
Curbside Clue: What’s That Car On The Other Side Of The Street?
Posted on October 29, 2020 | 36 CommentsI was just uploading my latest batch of pictures when I realized there was a nice QOTD/Clue opportunity in this shot. If your car spotting muscles are needing a bit […] -
![(first posted 10/29/2014) 1981 was a tough year in Britain. There were riots in many cities that summer, against government policies, or more accurately the perceived lack of effect—or even […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/1981-Trimph-Acclaim-CD-4.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Carshow Classic: 1981 Triumph Acclaim CD – A Triumph, To Any Acclaim?")
Carshow Classic: 1981 Triumph Acclaim CD – A Triumph, To Any Acclaim?
Posted on October 29, 2020 | 66 Comments(first posted 10/29/2014) 1981 was a tough year in Britain. There were riots in many cities that summer, against government policies, or more accurately the perceived lack of effect—or even […] -
![As I had hinted before in previous installments, the auction did not exactly go as I had planned. Bidding was online only, so I was able to bid from the […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/questionmark.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CC Goes to the Auction: Part Four – The Purchase")
CC Goes to the Auction: Part Four – The Purchase
Posted on October 29, 2020 | 38 CommentsAs I had hinted before in previous installments, the auction did not exactly go as I had planned. Bidding was online only, so I was able to bid from the […] -
![I love anything Fageol, that highly creative West Coast outfit. This is one of their later trucks, after the time the Fageol brothers had moved on with their Twin Coaches […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/26854478945_44428a0f4b_o.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Vintage Truck of the Day: Tired Old Fageol Getting A Tow? Oregon California Not-So-Fast Freight")
Vintage Truck of the Day: Tired Old Fageol Getting A Tow? Oregon California Not-So-Fast Freight
Posted on October 29, 2020 | 12 CommentsI love anything Fageol, that highly creative West Coast outfit. This is one of their later trucks, after the time the Fageol brothers had moved on with their Twin Coaches […] -
![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-Volkswagen-EuroVan-MV.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Classic CARmentary: 1999 Volkswagen EuroVan MV")
Classic CARmentary: 1999 Volkswagen EuroVan MV
Posted on October 29, 2020 | 11 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 […] -
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 […]
