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![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 […] -
![I have never bought a car at auction up to this point, which strikes me as an oversight on any car enthusiast’s bucket list that should checked off sooner or […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/20200926_150439a.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CC Goes to the Auction: Part One – Daily Drive Fodder")
CC Goes to the Auction: Part One – Daily Drive Fodder
Posted on October 26, 2020 | 26 CommentsI have never bought a car at auction up to this point, which strikes me as an oversight on any car enthusiast’s bucket list that should checked off sooner or […] -
![During the summer of 1992, I was 15 years old. One would think that my fondest memories would involve first or second loves and long days hanging out with my […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/Smith-System-1.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CC Driver’s Ed Video: Harold Smith And The Smith System Of No-Accident Driving – Saving Us From Ourselves")
CC Driver’s Ed Video: Harold Smith And The Smith System Of No-Accident Driving – Saving Us From Ourselves
Posted on October 26, 2020 | 35 CommentsDuring the summer of 1992, I was 15 years old. One would think that my fondest memories would involve first or second loves and long days hanging out with my […] -
![I bumped into this faded glory recently and thought I might share. This is the second Buick Regal I’ve caught in this city, but this one is the genuine article, […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/IMG_20201019_100127-copy.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CC Capsule: 1985 Buick Regal T-Type – Quite The DusT-Type")
CC Capsule: 1985 Buick Regal T-Type – Quite The DusT-Type
Posted on October 26, 2020 | 20 CommentsI bumped into this faded glory recently and thought I might share. This is the second Buick Regal I’ve caught in this city, but this one is the genuine article, […] -
![What is it about landlords and their beat up old trucks? You all know the story of mine well. But I have something of a doppelganger in the neighborhood. He […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/CC-420-019.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic Follow-Up: 1970 Chevrolet Suburban – The Other Neighborhood Landlord’s Old Truck")
Curbside Classic Follow-Up: 1970 Chevrolet Suburban – The Other Neighborhood Landlord’s Old Truck
Posted on October 26, 2020 | 16 CommentsWhat is it about landlords and their beat up old trucks? You all know the story of mine well. But I have something of a doppelganger in the neighborhood. He […] -
![Toyota’s Sequoia is a bit of an odd vehicle, not in terms of what it does but more in terms of how it manages to hang on in the marketplace. […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/IMG_6298.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Review: 2020 Toyota Sequoia TRD Pro – As Big As Its Namesake; And Almost As Old")
Curbside Review: 2020 Toyota Sequoia TRD Pro – As Big As Its Namesake; And Almost As Old
Posted on October 26, 2020 | 22 CommentsToyota’s Sequoia is a bit of an odd vehicle, not in terms of what it does but more in terms of how it manages to hang on in the marketplace. […] -
![(first posted 10/03/2012) Once, while working on my ’63 Galaxie, I used a cheater bar to remove a bolt. It slipped, causing me to hit my forearm on the bumper […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/1980-Ford-Thunderbird-06-07.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1980 Ford Thunderbird – The Fabulous FUBAR Edition")
Curbside Classic: 1980 Ford Thunderbird – The Fabulous FUBAR Edition
Posted on October 25, 2020 | 199 Comments(first posted 10/03/2012) Once, while working on my ’63 Galaxie, I used a cheater bar to remove a bolt. It slipped, causing me to hit my forearm on the bumper […] -
![This duo of compact Family Trucksters has a neat private parking space in the outer corner of the family’s premises, directly adjacent to the street. On the right, a 2003 […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/IMG_9020.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CC Driveway Outtake: Ford Focus Wagon Lovers Live Here")
CC Driveway Outtake: Ford Focus Wagon Lovers Live Here
Posted on October 25, 2020 | 16 CommentsThis duo of compact Family Trucksters has a neat private parking space in the outer corner of the family’s premises, directly adjacent to the street. On the right, a 2003 […] -
Drive-by Outtake: And One For The Home Team…
Posted on October 25, 2020 | 10 CommentsThe import lovers got theirs yesterday…Equal time! -
![petting the new baby (l. to r.) Hans Nibel, Ferdinand Porsche, Paul Jaray, Hans Ledwinka, Edmund Rumpler, Adolf Hitler, Josef Ganz Success has many fathers. No wonder so many […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/Hitler-and-porsche-gray-dark-comp-3.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Automotive History & Mystery: Who’s The Real Father Of The Volkswagen? Hunting For Its DNA Back To 1903")
Automotive History & Mystery: Who’s The Real Father Of The Volkswagen? Hunting For Its DNA Back To 1903
Posted on October 25, 2020 | 69 Commentspetting the new baby (l. to r.) Hans Nibel, Ferdinand Porsche, Paul Jaray, Hans Ledwinka, Edmund Rumpler, Adolf Hitler, Josef Ganz Success has many fathers. No wonder so many […] -
![(first posted 10/24/2014) During the life of the Ford Thunderbird, it dived in many varied directions and often with staggeringly different results. Through it all, it did manage to present […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/a-mn.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1990 Ford Thunderbird Super Coupe and The MN-12 Platform – More Than You Might Think")
Curbside Classic: 1990 Ford Thunderbird Super Coupe and The MN-12 Platform – More Than You Might Think
Posted on October 24, 2020 | 98 Comments(first posted 10/24/2014) During the life of the Ford Thunderbird, it dived in many varied directions and often with staggeringly different results. Through it all, it did manage to present […] -
![The CC Effect™ is at work, at the Cohort. We were discussing the ’64 4-4-2 in the ’65 Malibu SS sedan post yesterday, and this pops up, posted by John […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/5531349176_2fb58b3694_h.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Cohort Pic(k) of the Day: Is This 1964 Oldsmobile F-85 One Of The Ten 4-4-2 Four Door Sedans Built?")
Cohort Pic(k) of the Day: Is This 1964 Oldsmobile F-85 One Of The Ten 4-4-2 Four Door Sedans Built?
Posted on October 24, 2020 | 28 CommentsThe CC Effect™ is at work, at the Cohort. We were discussing the ’64 4-4-2 in the ’65 Malibu SS sedan post yesterday, and this pops up, posted by John […]
