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![Here are more selections from my vault of single-pic CCs. This sweet early model Mazda RX7 (1978-80, as far as I can tell) was captured on the same spot as […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/IMG_20200208_153901-copy.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CC Outtakes: T87’s Singles Collection – Part 2")
CC Outtakes: T87’s Singles Collection – Part 2
Posted on February 13, 2020 | 31 CommentsHere are more selections from my vault of single-pic CCs. This sweet early model Mazda RX7 (1978-80, as far as I can tell) was captured on the same spot as […] -
![As life goes on, you become able to make some choices, and I had one such decision to make the other weekend, around a new Mercedes-Maybach S650. Go in the […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/20190922_190816.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Future Curbside Outtake: 2018 Mercedes-Maybach S650 – This Is Not Just A Mercedes-Benz, This Is A Mercedes-Maybach")
Future Curbside Outtake: 2018 Mercedes-Maybach S650 – This Is Not Just A Mercedes-Benz, This Is A Mercedes-Maybach
Posted on February 13, 2020 | 23 CommentsAs life goes on, you become able to make some choices, and I had one such decision to make the other weekend, around a new Mercedes-Maybach S650. Go in the […] -
![North American Curbivores will be familiar with this feeling. You go to a classic car show and every Chevelle is an SS and every Mustang a V8. You know there […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/1982-pontiac-firebird-v6-1.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CC For Sale: 1982 Pontiac Firebird V6 – A Big Brown Bird, But Is It A Turkey?")
CC For Sale: 1982 Pontiac Firebird V6 – A Big Brown Bird, But Is It A Turkey?
Posted on February 13, 2020 | 42 CommentsNorth American Curbivores will be familiar with this feeling. You go to a classic car show and every Chevelle is an SS and every Mustang a V8. You know there […] -
![From an Audi e-tron that was just about to hit 10,000 miles. No wonder Volkswagen is desperately hiring as many software engineers as possible. Or are they trying to protect […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/a-audi-etron-ip.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "What’s Wrong With This Picture?")
What’s Wrong With This Picture?
Posted on February 12, 2020 | 21 CommentsFrom an Audi e-tron that was just about to hit 10,000 miles. No wonder Volkswagen is desperately hiring as many software engineers as possible. Or are they trying to protect […] -
![Big Mack Attack (first posted 2/5 2014) In the summer of 1968 I was driving past McCormick Place on the Outer Drive in Chicago and noticed that the parking lot […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/01-Greco-68-Truck-Show.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "My Vintage Photographs: Heavy Metal in the Late ’60s")
My Vintage Photographs: Heavy Metal in the Late ’60s
Posted on February 12, 2020 | 34 CommentsBig Mack Attack (first posted 2/5 2014) In the summer of 1968 I was driving past McCormick Place on the Outer Drive in Chicago and noticed that the parking lot […] -
![There are a lot of CCs that I have missed over the years. They pass by too fast, or the lighting’s terrible, or they’re in the wrong place, or I’m […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/IMG_20200117_134056-copy.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CC Outtakes: T87’s Singles Collection – Part 1")
CC Outtakes: T87’s Singles Collection – Part 1
Posted on February 12, 2020 | 25 CommentsThere are a lot of CCs that I have missed over the years. They pass by too fast, or the lighting’s terrible, or they’re in the wrong place, or I’m […] -
![It has happened to most of us. A car catches our eye and we are reminded that we forgot that it had ever existed. Here is the one that most […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/SedonaShortie04Small.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CC Capsule: 2007-10 Kia Sedona Shortie – A Mini Minivan")
CC Capsule: 2007-10 Kia Sedona Shortie – A Mini Minivan
Posted on February 12, 2020 | 40 CommentsIt has happened to most of us. A car catches our eye and we are reminded that we forgot that it had ever existed. Here is the one that most […] -
![Introduced as a 1995 model, the Avalon was Toyota’s first true full-size family sedan sold in North America. Although externally smaller than most front-wheel drive, full-size rivals including Chrysler’s LH […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/uofqwPQQdy8U9xN3TgL4w_thumb_a427.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CC Outtake: 2003 Toyota Avalon XLS – Bench Seats Are For Buicks")
CC Outtake: 2003 Toyota Avalon XLS – Bench Seats Are For Buicks
Posted on February 12, 2020 | 26 CommentsIntroduced as a 1995 model, the Avalon was Toyota’s first true full-size family sedan sold in North America. Although externally smaller than most front-wheel drive, full-size rivals including Chrysler’s LH […] -
![(I read all the comments; the good, the bad and the ugly (some of mine have fallen in that category recently). And every so often a comment and its attached […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/a-hp-a-bus-940060.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Comment Outtake: Dallas Hop-A-Bus – Bunny-Eared GM New Look Bus")
Comment Outtake: Dallas Hop-A-Bus – Bunny-Eared GM New Look Bus
Posted on February 12, 2020 | 14 Comments(I read all the comments; the good, the bad and the ugly (some of mine have fallen in that category recently). And every so often a comment and its attached […] -
![When the Taurus development team started to solidify plans for the car that was supposed to save Ford, it was smaller than the production model that would arrive at dealerships […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/Screenshot_2020-02-07-ford-vulcan-3-liter-v6-history-Google-Search-1.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Automotive History: The Ford 3.0 Liter “Vulcan” V6")
Automotive History: The Ford 3.0 Liter “Vulcan” V6
Posted on February 12, 2020 | 74 CommentsWhen the Taurus development team started to solidify plans for the car that was supposed to save Ford, it was smaller than the production model that would arrive at dealerships […] -
![(first posted 2/6/2014) Since it is big truck week here at Curbside Classic, I thought I’d bring out the biggest classic of them all: a 1973 Terex Titan 33-19 dump […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/1973-Terex-Titan-33-19.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Highway Side Classic: 1973 Terex Titan 33-19 – The World’s Biggest Truck In Its Day")
Highway Side Classic: 1973 Terex Titan 33-19 – The World’s Biggest Truck In Its Day
Posted on February 11, 2020 | 48 Comments(first posted 2/6/2014) Since it is big truck week here at Curbside Classic, I thought I’d bring out the biggest classic of them all: a 1973 Terex Titan 33-19 dump […] -
![If the $83,655 sticker price of yesterday’s reviewed 2020 Mercedes-AMG GLC 63 shocks you, it comes across like an absolute bargain compared to what my 1986 W124 300E cost: $87,045, […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/Niedermeyer-cars-001-8-crop-2-500-horz.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Classic Sticker Shock: My 1986 Mercedes 300E Cost $87,045 in 2019 Dollars!")
Classic Sticker Shock: My 1986 Mercedes 300E Cost $87,045 in 2019 Dollars!
Posted on February 11, 2020 | 53 CommentsIf the $83,655 sticker price of yesterday’s reviewed 2020 Mercedes-AMG GLC 63 shocks you, it comes across like an absolute bargain compared to what my 1986 W124 300E cost: $87,045, […] -
Cohort Pic(k) of the Day: They Don’t Crush Corvettes, Do They?
Posted on February 11, 2020 | 20 Commentsposted at the Cohort by Dean Edwards -
![The official paint color of this 1977 Cadillac Coupe DeVille was “Seamist Green”. This shade reminds me of a candy my grandparents used to keep around their house in one […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/2011-04-28-1977-Cadillac-Coupe-DeVille-2-CC.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "In-Motion Outtakes: 1977 Cadillac Coupe DeVille – Like A Butter Mint In The Rain")
In-Motion Outtakes: 1977 Cadillac Coupe DeVille – Like A Butter Mint In The Rain
Posted on February 11, 2020 | 39 CommentsThe official paint color of this 1977 Cadillac Coupe DeVille was “Seamist Green”. This shade reminds me of a candy my grandparents used to keep around their house in one […] -
![I just had a brilliant idea. We have an Airbnb studio over the garage, which is highly rated, very popular, and a good little earner. I’ve noticed that Airbnb has […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/CC-408-001.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "The Airbnb (Virtual) Experience: Explore the Curbsides of Eugene – Friendly Street Area, Part 1")
The Airbnb (Virtual) Experience: Explore the Curbsides of Eugene – Friendly Street Area, Part 1
Posted on February 11, 2020 | 20 CommentsI just had a brilliant idea. We have an Airbnb studio over the garage, which is highly rated, very popular, and a good little earner. I’ve noticed that Airbnb has […]
