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![A Ford Ranchero in the UK? A 1970 model, with an 4.9 litre 302cu in V8 engine? I think I can safely there are not many of these here. And […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/20191225_152739.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "QOTD/Curbside Outtake: 1971 Ford Ranchero 500 – Every Ranchero Has A Story; What’s This One’s?")
QOTD/Curbside Outtake: 1971 Ford Ranchero 500 – Every Ranchero Has A Story; What’s This One’s?
Posted on April 4, 2020 | 19 CommentsA Ford Ranchero in the UK? A 1970 model, with an 4.9 litre 302cu in V8 engine? I think I can safely there are not many of these here. And […] -
Vintage Photos and Postcards: Car Dealerships, Volume 1
Posted on April 4, 2020 | 84 Comments -
![In 2013 I had graduated high school, and decided I was going to attend the University of Arkansas in Fayetteville, about 45 minutes from home. I had been up on […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/Volvo-xc90-feature.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "COAL: #7 2007 Volvo XC90 V8 Sport – I Think I Found My Swede Spot")
COAL: #7 2007 Volvo XC90 V8 Sport – I Think I Found My Swede Spot
Posted on April 4, 2020 | 23 CommentsIn 2013 I had graduated high school, and decided I was going to attend the University of Arkansas in Fayetteville, about 45 minutes from home. I had been up on […] -
![In the first days of the world shutting down for Covid-19, I went to pick up a take-out order from a local restaurant (trying to keep them in business, while […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/20200322_173036.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Outtake: A Brazilian VW Treat in Berkeley")
Curbside Outtake: A Brazilian VW Treat in Berkeley
Posted on April 3, 2020 | 16 CommentsIn the first days of the world shutting down for Covid-19, I went to pick up a take-out order from a local restaurant (trying to keep them in business, while […] -
![I used to love working in the Sears Willis Tower, and one of my favorite things about arriving there in the morning and leaving in the afternoon was that various […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/2015-07-16-Thursday-1978-Pontiac-Grand-Prix-license-plate-CC.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Outtake: 1978 Pontiac Grand Prix – Lemon-Blueberry Freeze")
Curbside Outtake: 1978 Pontiac Grand Prix – Lemon-Blueberry Freeze
Posted on April 3, 2020 | 43 CommentsI used to love working in the Sears Willis Tower, and one of my favorite things about arriving there in the morning and leaving in the afternoon was that various […] -
![It’s been nearly two decades since I took ownership of my Torino from my Dad and for the last decade I have been slowly refurbishing the car. The act of […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/Torino-Project013.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Restoration: My Engine, Transmission and Engine Compartment Project")
Curbside Restoration: My Engine, Transmission and Engine Compartment Project
Posted on April 3, 2020 | 45 CommentsIt’s been nearly two decades since I took ownership of my Torino from my Dad and for the last decade I have been slowly refurbishing the car. The act of […] -
Vintage Ad: S&S FWD Cadillac DeVille Professional Limousine – Ready For the Flood
Posted on April 3, 2020 | 45 Comments -
![When I was 20 or so years old, my best friend’s dad was playing Robert Johnson on the CD player at his house, and I immediately bought myself a copy […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/9-22-13-010a.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Online Car Show: The 2013 Ypsilanti Orphan Car Show – “Terraplane Blues” And Hits From Studebaker, Nash, AMC, and Chrysler Corporation")
Online Car Show: The 2013 Ypsilanti Orphan Car Show – “Terraplane Blues” And Hits From Studebaker, Nash, AMC, and Chrysler Corporation
Posted on April 3, 2020 | 46 CommentsWhen I was 20 or so years old, my best friend’s dad was playing Robert Johnson on the CD player at his house, and I immediately bought myself a copy […] -
![Sorry for the poor cropping, but it required some contortion and folding my mirror to get even this much of this Vanagon into the frame at a stoplight this afternoon. […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/A9DDCE56-662E-4A26-9032-A53D9BDD9FE4.jpeg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Stoplight Outtake: The Monterey Bay Tidepool Edition Vanagon")
Stoplight Outtake: The Monterey Bay Tidepool Edition Vanagon
Posted on April 2, 2020 | 5 CommentsSorry for the poor cropping, but it required some contortion and folding my mirror to get even this much of this Vanagon into the frame at a stoplight this afternoon. […] -
![A small motor museum tucked away from the motor industry areas in a tourist area renowned for its outstanding natural beauty? A really wet day, with the sun setting at […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/20191230_150317.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Museum Photo Report – The Lakeland Motor Museum, Backbarrow, Cumbria")
Museum Photo Report – The Lakeland Motor Museum, Backbarrow, Cumbria
Posted on April 2, 2020 | 22 CommentsA small motor museum tucked away from the motor industry areas in a tourist area renowned for its outstanding natural beauty? A really wet day, with the sun setting at […] -
![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/2020/03/1998-Volvo-V70-R.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Classic CARmentary: 1998 Volvo V70 AWD R")
Classic CARmentary: 1998 Volvo V70 AWD R
Posted on April 2, 2020 | 20 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 […] -
![I still remember when the first Altima was released for the 1993 model year, those first models still sported a little “Stanza” tag next to the “Altima” one during that […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/IMG_0106.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Review: 2020 Nissan Altima SV AWD – Securely Serene, Serenely Secure")
Curbside Review: 2020 Nissan Altima SV AWD – Securely Serene, Serenely Secure
Posted on April 2, 2020 | 29 CommentsI still remember when the first Altima was released for the 1993 model year, those first models still sported a little “Stanza” tag next to the “Altima” one during that […] -
![The performance market wasn’t the only one Studebaker was pursuing in 1963, as evidenced by this RHD “Rural Route” Lark. No R2 badge on its grille. More likely the 112 […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/11006455043_d5f4c644d4_k.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Vintage Ad: 1963 Rural Route Lark – “The Only Car In The World Purpose-Built For Your Work”")
Vintage Ad: 1963 Rural Route Lark – “The Only Car In The World Purpose-Built For Your Work”
Posted on April 2, 2020 | 50 CommentsThe performance market wasn’t the only one Studebaker was pursuing in 1963, as evidenced by this RHD “Rural Route” Lark. No R2 badge on its grille. More likely the 112 […] -
![Here’s a little sampler of the array of funny furrin jobs I’ve seen in Tokyo over the last 30 days or so. Let’s kick it off with the Mini of […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/IMG_20200311_090857-copy.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CC Outtakes: T87’s Singles Collection (March 2020) – Part 2: Foreign Cars")
CC Outtakes: T87’s Singles Collection (March 2020) – Part 2: Foreign Cars
Posted on April 2, 2020 | 30 CommentsHere’s a little sampler of the array of funny furrin jobs I’ve seen in Tokyo over the last 30 days or so. Let’s kick it off with the Mini of […] -
![(first posted 4/1/2014) Every so often a corporate project gets started with great hopes, and a promising car is the result. Unfortunately, sometimes the unexpected can happen which pulls the […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/89MGMConvert.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1989 Mercury Grand Marquis Convertible Sedan – The Only One In Existence")
Curbside Classic: 1989 Mercury Grand Marquis Convertible Sedan – The Only One In Existence
Posted on April 1, 2020 | 63 Comments(first posted 4/1/2014) Every so often a corporate project gets started with great hopes, and a promising car is the result. Unfortunately, sometimes the unexpected can happen which pulls the […]
