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![Have you ever felt, when re-experiencing something you thought you knew, that it was somehow nowhere near as good as you remembered it? Could be anything – a work of […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/IMG_20200318_103609-copy.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1969 Mercedes-Benz 280 SL (W113) – A Fish In The Percolator")
Curbside Classic: 1969 Mercedes-Benz 280 SL (W113) – A Fish In The Percolator
Posted on April 24, 2020 | 31 CommentsHave you ever felt, when re-experiencing something you thought you knew, that it was somehow nowhere near as good as you remembered it? Could be anything – a work of […] -
![(first posted 5/16/2014) In my piece on the W201 190-series, I attempted to give an honest account of that car’s shortcomings to balance the praise I heaped upon it. In […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/2014-05-05-12.19.20.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: Mercedes W202 C-Class – What Are You Good For?")
Curbside Classic: Mercedes W202 C-Class – What Are You Good For?
Posted on April 23, 2020 | 63 Comments(first posted 5/16/2014) In my piece on the W201 190-series, I attempted to give an honest account of that car’s shortcomings to balance the praise I heaped upon it. In […] -
![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/2020/04/1998-Ford-Escort-SE.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Classic CARmentary: 1998 Ford Escort SE Sedan")
Classic CARmentary: 1998 Ford Escort SE Sedan
Posted on April 23, 2020 | 30 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 […] -
![You may not be nearly as interested in this unusual find as I was, and that’s understandable. But it answered a long-simmering question as to how these extended ’70s Dodge […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/CC-413-050.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Rolling Wreck: Dodge Extended Wheelbase Motorhome Chassis – So That’s How They Did It")
Curbside Rolling Wreck: Dodge Extended Wheelbase Motorhome Chassis – So That’s How They Did It
Posted on April 23, 2020 | 44 CommentsYou may not be nearly as interested in this unusual find as I was, and that’s understandable. But it answered a long-simmering question as to how these extended ’70s Dodge […] -
![I came across this Alfa in the parking lot of the local hardware store. Given the current Covid-19 crisis, probably stocking up on supplies for the Apocalypse. Given the looks […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/20200415_170252.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Apocalyptical Alfa: 1972 Alfa Romeo 2000 Berlina Saloon")
Apocalyptical Alfa: 1972 Alfa Romeo 2000 Berlina Saloon
Posted on April 23, 2020 | 43 CommentsI came across this Alfa in the parking lot of the local hardware store. Given the current Covid-19 crisis, probably stocking up on supplies for the Apocalypse. Given the looks […] -
![I say that not as a guess in response to this rope and pulley mailbox, but because I know it for a fact. He built this house (on the right) […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/CC-414-051.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Outtake: An Engineer Lives Here")
Curbside Outtake: An Engineer Lives Here
Posted on April 23, 2020 | 23 CommentsI say that not as a guess in response to this rope and pulley mailbox, but because I know it for a fact. He built this house (on the right) […] -
![In the midst of perhaps the strangest spring in our collective generations, I have been struggling to overpower my natural cynicism by focusing on things I love: spending more time […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/006.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Advertising Classics: April 1963 Car Ads – “April Come She Will”")
Advertising Classics: April 1963 Car Ads – “April Come She Will”
Posted on April 23, 2020 | 31 CommentsIn the midst of perhaps the strangest spring in our collective generations, I have been struggling to overpower my natural cynicism by focusing on things I love: spending more time […] -
Driveway Outtakes: Apartment Living
Posted on April 22, 2020 | 40 CommentsMelbourne-style. -
![For whatever reason, I keep finding myself writing various automotive recollections in lieu of delving into any technical details of my subject cars. Such is life. Maybe these recollections are […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/69-98-7.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Cohort Classic: 1969 Oldsmobile 98 – Strong, Silent, And In The Classic Tradition")
Cohort Classic: 1969 Oldsmobile 98 – Strong, Silent, And In The Classic Tradition
Posted on April 22, 2020 | 64 CommentsFor whatever reason, I keep finding myself writing various automotive recollections in lieu of delving into any technical details of my subject cars. Such is life. Maybe these recollections are […] -
Curtis Perry Outtake: Ford Maverick – Feeling Blue
Posted on April 22, 2020 | 34 Comments -
![A damp and moonless night in downtown Tokyo. I must have taken a wrong turn. I’m trying to reach the metro station on the other side of this block, but […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/IMG_20191025_214955-copy.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CC Capsule: 1997 Mitsuoka Galue – Real Horrorshow")
CC Capsule: 1997 Mitsuoka Galue – Real Horrorshow
Posted on April 22, 2020 | 34 CommentsA damp and moonless night in downtown Tokyo. I must have taken a wrong turn. I’m trying to reach the metro station on the other side of this block, but […] -
![I never saw a Hudson police car, but then these were a bit before my time in the US. But I can see the appeal; with the Twin H-Power (dual […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/5400366326_2531592f99_o.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Vintage Ads: Hudson Wasp Police and Jet Police – With Road-hugging Safety!")
Vintage Ads: Hudson Wasp Police and Jet Police – With Road-hugging Safety!
Posted on April 22, 2020 | 52 CommentsI never saw a Hudson police car, but then these were a bit before my time in the US. But I can see the appeal; with the Twin H-Power (dual […] -
![(updated 12/31/2020) Independent front suspension, air-suspension all-round, an ultra-light forward-set alloy cab only 48″ long, power steering, a complex fabricated frame that was 50% lighter, and the lightest diesel engine: […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/GMC-1959-tiltcab-1.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Truckstop Classic: 1959-1961 GMC DLR/DFR 8000 “Cracker Box” – GM’s Deadly Sin #32 – Turns Out the Most Advanced Semi Truck In the World Wasn’t What Truckers Really Wanted")
Truckstop Classic: 1959-1961 GMC DLR/DFR 8000 “Cracker Box” – GM’s Deadly Sin #32 – Turns Out the Most Advanced Semi Truck In the World Wasn’t What Truckers Really Wanted
Posted on April 22, 2020 | 77 Comments(updated 12/31/2020) Independent front suspension, air-suspension all-round, an ultra-light forward-set alloy cab only 48″ long, power steering, a complex fabricated frame that was 50% lighter, and the lightest diesel engine: […] -
![(first posted 5/22/2014) For those of you who associate the traditional American car of the 1970s with tinsel and filigree, I present this Chevrolet Bel Air wagon. It is both […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/BelAir9.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Ebay Find: 1975 Chevrolet Bel Air Wagon – Economy-Sized Economy")
Ebay Find: 1975 Chevrolet Bel Air Wagon – Economy-Sized Economy
Posted on April 21, 2020 | 140 Comments(first posted 5/22/2014) For those of you who associate the traditional American car of the 1970s with tinsel and filigree, I present this Chevrolet Bel Air wagon. It is both […] -
![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/2020/04/1998-Nissan-Altima-SE-1.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Classic CARmentary: 1998 Nissan Altima SE")
Classic CARmentary: 1998 Nissan Altima SE
Posted on April 21, 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 […]
