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![The Mercedes 190SL is the unfortunate victim of my stupidity. No, actually it’s the other way around; given that I passed on the opportunity to buy one for relative peanuts […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/Mercedes-190SL-M2.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Vintage SCI Review: 1957 Mercedes 190SL – “A Sense of Security and Perfection”")
Vintage SCI Review: 1957 Mercedes 190SL – “A Sense of Security and Perfection”
Posted on June 25, 2020 | 44 CommentsThe Mercedes 190SL is the unfortunate victim of my stupidity. No, actually it’s the other way around; given that I passed on the opportunity to buy one for relative peanuts […] -
![(first posted 5/21/2014) It’s no secret that the 1977 GM B-body is a CC favorite, and that we’ve had a lot of fun trashing most results of the second round […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/2014-05-14-16.01.19.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1986 Buick LeSabre Custom – Heavenly Hash")
Curbside Classic: 1986 Buick LeSabre Custom – Heavenly Hash
Posted on June 24, 2020 | 108 Comments(first posted 5/21/2014) It’s no secret that the 1977 GM B-body is a CC favorite, and that we’ve had a lot of fun trashing most results of the second round […] -
Vintage Car Carrier of the Day Caption Contest
Posted on June 24, 2020 | 51 CommentsHere’s the keys to all these cars and trucks. The last convoy driver lost his box. Don’t let me and Studebaker down, my son. Your turn: -
![Here’s a factoid for your enjoyment…the State of Missouri has 114 counties plus the City of St. Louis. Having been lucky enough to have been to all but one of […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/IMG_1070.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Small Town Discovery: Dodging Small Towns")
Small Town Discovery: Dodging Small Towns
Posted on June 24, 2020 | 28 CommentsHere’s a factoid for your enjoyment…the State of Missouri has 114 counties plus the City of St. Louis. Having been lucky enough to have been to all but one of […] -
![I likes me a good old Toyota Crown Comfort as much as (if not more than) the next guy, but this is a bit much even for me! This is […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/IMG_20200617_103342-copy.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CC Outtake: Shelf-Driven Taxis")
CC Outtake: Shelf-Driven Taxis
Posted on June 24, 2020 | 13 CommentsI likes me a good old Toyota Crown Comfort as much as (if not more than) the next guy, but this is a bit much even for me! This is […] -
Cohort Pic(k) of the Day: The Truly Loaded ’56 Bel Air – “Factory Air, Orig. 265 Eng. With 3 Speed AND Auto”
Posted on June 24, 2020 | 27 Commentspbbell56000 found this fine old ’56 Bel Air sedan for sale somewhere in Texas, and it is really loaded. Take a look: -
![It was 1982; disco was dead and I was getting the itch for another automotive project. My 1973 Chevrolet Vega GT Estate Wagon Beater (GM’s secret internal production code) was […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/Roadster-14.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "COAL #6: 1969 and 1970 Datsun 2000 Roadsters – Pint Sized Pocket Rockets")
COAL #6: 1969 and 1970 Datsun 2000 Roadsters – Pint Sized Pocket Rockets
Posted on June 24, 2020 | 14 CommentsIt was 1982; disco was dead and I was getting the itch for another automotive project. My 1973 Chevrolet Vega GT Estate Wagon Beater (GM’s secret internal production code) was […] -
Car Show Classic: 1974 Chrysler Newport – Sorry, Please Play Again
Posted on June 23, 2020 | 84 Comments(first posted 6/26/2014) Poor Chrysler. Poor, stupid, unlucky Chrysler. Was there another brand of what we used to call the “Big Three” that was so consistently star-crossed? -
![[W 8TH Street Heading West] from Anthology Film Archives on Vimeo. Having spent six weeks walking the sidewalks of NYC in 1973, this little film resonated with me; a walk […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/themes/arras162/images/thumbnail.png "Curbside Cinema: A Three Minute Walk Down NYC’s W 8th Street (1971) – Car Spotting and People Watching")
Curbside Cinema: A Three Minute Walk Down NYC’s W 8th Street (1971) – Car Spotting and People Watching
Posted on June 23, 2020 | 41 Comments[W 8TH Street Heading West] from Anthology Film Archives on Vimeo. Having spent six weeks walking the sidewalks of NYC in 1973, this little film resonated with me; a walk […] -
![“I captured a Panda in the wild!” is not a sentence I thought I would ever truthfully write, but here we are. CC hunting is full of (small) surprises. This […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/IMG_20200617_105516-copy.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CC Capsule: 1988 Fiat Panda – Bare Necessities")
CC Capsule: 1988 Fiat Panda – Bare Necessities
Posted on June 23, 2020 | 12 Comments“I captured a Panda in the wild!” is not a sentence I thought I would ever truthfully write, but here we are. CC hunting is full of (small) surprises. This […] -
![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 the […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/1998-Audi-A4-Avant.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Classic CARmentary: 1998 Audi A4 Avant")
Classic CARmentary: 1998 Audi A4 Avant
Posted on June 23, 2020 | 8 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 the […] -
![posted at the Cohort by pbell56000 The difference between a base Mustang and a high-trim fastback was pretty minimal in its original incarnation (’65-’66). But that gap widened with new […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/50006511858_f0afbf4859_k.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Cohort Pic(k) of the Day: We Buy Ugly Mustangs; and Falcons Too")
Cohort Pic(k) of the Day: We Buy Ugly Mustangs; and Falcons Too
Posted on June 23, 2020 | 59 Commentsposted at the Cohort by pbell56000 The difference between a base Mustang and a high-trim fastback was pretty minimal in its original incarnation (’65-’66). But that gap widened with new […] -
![I have always been intrigued by spiders. I like the way they look, the mysterious way they move, the stealth swiftness with which they capture their prey / food, their […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/2012-05-29-Tuesday-1987-Alfa-Romeo-Spider-1-CC.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1987 & 1988 Alfa Romeo Spiders – A Cluster Of Spiders")
Curbside Classic: 1987 & 1988 Alfa Romeo Spiders – A Cluster Of Spiders
Posted on June 23, 2020 | 45 CommentsI have always been intrigued by spiders. I like the way they look, the mysterious way they move, the stealth swiftness with which they capture their prey / food, their […] -
![(first posted 5/20/2014) Hopefully, my love of automobiles is evident in my writing. As Bill Mitchell might have said, I was born with gasoline in my veins, and there’s no […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/Spitfire-1.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: Triumph Spitfire Mk1 – One Of The Cars I’ll Probably Never Own")
Curbside Classic: Triumph Spitfire Mk1 – One Of The Cars I’ll Probably Never Own
Posted on June 22, 2020 | 36 Comments(first posted 5/20/2014) Hopefully, my love of automobiles is evident in my writing. As Bill Mitchell might have said, I was born with gasoline in my veins, and there’s no […] -
![Last week as I was driving the 2020 Mazda CX-5 Signature, the review of which is posted just above this, I came across not one but two incidents of note […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/IMG_2265.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Outtakes – Driven To The Edge. And Beyond.")
Curbside Outtakes – Driven To The Edge. And Beyond.
Posted on June 22, 2020 | 39 CommentsLast week as I was driving the 2020 Mazda CX-5 Signature, the review of which is posted just above this, I came across not one but two incidents of note […]
