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![Fellow contributor and good friend Johannes Dutch had an interesting recommendation on a previous post where I asked for suggestions on my next car – he recommended a new Volvo […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/1953-volvo-b-727-1-e1585914307670.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Bus Stop Classics: 1950’s Volvo Buses – Some Mild, Some Wild…")
Bus Stop Classics: 1950’s Volvo Buses – Some Mild, Some Wild…
Posted on April 11, 2020 | 22 CommentsFellow contributor and good friend Johannes Dutch had an interesting recommendation on a previous post where I asked for suggestions on my next car – he recommended a new Volvo […] -
![In 2015 one of our Volvo club members had reached out to me asking if I might be interested in one of his cars that his grandfather had left him. […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/IMG_8102.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "COAL: #8 1974 Volvo 145 – The Yellow Peril")
COAL: #8 1974 Volvo 145 – The Yellow Peril
Posted on April 11, 2020 | 24 CommentsIn 2015 one of our Volvo club members had reached out to me asking if I might be interested in one of his cars that his grandfather had left him. […] -
Curtis Perry Outtake: Back To The Farm
Posted on April 10, 2020 | 25 Comments -
![Regular Curbivores will remember that in February 2018 I bought an Alfa Romeo Giulietta, a car that was probably the closest I’ll ever get to a brand new car. I’ve […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/20200330_151106.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "My Curbside Classic: 2017 Alfa Romeo Giulietta JTDm 2-120 – The 41890 Mile Test – Still A Nice Alfa!")
My Curbside Classic: 2017 Alfa Romeo Giulietta JTDm 2-120 – The 41890 Mile Test – Still A Nice Alfa!
Posted on April 10, 2020 | 27 CommentsRegular Curbivores will remember that in February 2018 I bought an Alfa Romeo Giulietta, a car that was probably the closest I’ll ever get to a brand new car. I’ve […] -
![VW has paved a difficult road for itself in North America. While huge globally, they’ve never pegged this market and have bumbled around with the wrong product mix for years. […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/DSCN0917-CC.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "COAL: 2010 Volkswagen Jetta Sportwagen – Peak VW")
COAL: 2010 Volkswagen Jetta Sportwagen – Peak VW
Posted on April 10, 2020 | 42 CommentsVW has paved a difficult road for itself in North America. While huge globally, they’ve never pegged this market and have bumbled around with the wrong product mix for years. […] -
![Yes, perhaps this will be viewed as heresy, declaring a large pickup as a PLC. Well, it is and it has what’s necessary to qualify. Large engine? 6.2L V8 so […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/IMG_0334.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Review: 2020 Chevrolet Silverado RST Double Cab 4WD – The Personal Luxury Coupe Never Went Away, It Just Morphed")
Curbside Review: 2020 Chevrolet Silverado RST Double Cab 4WD – The Personal Luxury Coupe Never Went Away, It Just Morphed
Posted on April 10, 2020 | 78 CommentsYes, perhaps this will be viewed as heresy, declaring a large pickup as a PLC. Well, it is and it has what’s necessary to qualify. Large engine? 6.2L V8 so […] -
![If we are not permitted outside until August of 2023 it will be OK – I surely have enough shots of cars caught at the Curbside in my nearly endless […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/1963-Pontiac-Catalina-Safari-01-Small.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1963 Pontiac Catalina Safari – How To Experience The Wild Life")
Curbside Classic: 1963 Pontiac Catalina Safari – How To Experience The Wild Life
Posted on April 10, 2020 | 69 CommentsIf we are not permitted outside until August of 2023 it will be OK – I surely have enough shots of cars caught at the Curbside in my nearly endless […] -
![(first posted 5/10/2014) The car show I attended a week ago had only two cars from the ’70s on display and I already showed you one of them, so here’s […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/2014-05-03-11.48.33.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Car Show Classic: 1975 Plymouth Road Runner – Big Bird")
Car Show Classic: 1975 Plymouth Road Runner – Big Bird
Posted on April 9, 2020 | 70 Comments(first posted 5/10/2014) The car show I attended a week ago had only two cars from the ’70s on display and I already showed you one of them, so here’s […] -
![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/2020/04/1999-Mazda-Miata.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Classic CARmentary: 1999 Mazda MX-5 Miata")
Classic CARmentary: 1999 Mazda MX-5 Miata
Posted on April 9, 2020 | 11 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 […] -
![There I am, “operating” grandpa’s tractor in 1960. A few years later I would be doing actual work. The setting is an apple and pear orchard on US 50 about […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/IMG_20200403_0002.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CC Kids: Down On The Farm")
CC Kids: Down On The Farm
Posted on April 9, 2020 | 10 CommentsThere I am, “operating” grandpa’s tractor in 1960. A few years later I would be doing actual work. The setting is an apple and pear orchard on US 50 about […] -
![I found these two Rambler Americans only a few blocks apart from each other in Berkeley. They share a name, a hometown, a general color scheme, and both of them […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/20191102_104314.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classics: 1960 and 1964 Rambler Americans – Peak Rambler x 2")
Curbside Classics: 1960 and 1964 Rambler Americans – Peak Rambler x 2
Posted on April 9, 2020 | 56 CommentsI found these two Rambler Americans only a few blocks apart from each other in Berkeley. They share a name, a hometown, a general color scheme, and both of them […] -
![I’m on record as stating that I’m not too fond of the VW-Porsche 914. It’s hard to follow an act like the Porsche 912, especially when you’re a rather muddled […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/IMG_20200401_141602-copy.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1970 VW-Porsche 914/6 – Piëch de Résistance")
Curbside Classic: 1970 VW-Porsche 914/6 – Piëch de Résistance
Posted on April 9, 2020 | 40 CommentsI’m on record as stating that I’m not too fond of the VW-Porsche 914. It’s hard to follow an act like the Porsche 912, especially when you’re a rather muddled […] -
![(first posted 2/21/2014) The 1980s were not kind to Cadillac. While in the 1960s they could do no wrong, in the 1980s it seemed they couldn’t do anything right. The […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/03/88cadillac5-e1331400345679.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1988 Cadillac Coupe de Ville – How Not To Downsize A Luxury Car")
Curbside Classic: 1988 Cadillac Coupe de Ville – How Not To Downsize A Luxury Car
Posted on April 8, 2020 | 159 Comments(first posted 2/21/2014) The 1980s were not kind to Cadillac. While in the 1960s they could do no wrong, in the 1980s it seemed they couldn’t do anything right. The […] -
![Good morning, everybody. I’m nurse T87. We have a new patient with us in group today. I’ll do the introductions, if you wish. This is Subaru Pleo Nesta, who will […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/IMG_20191212_115431-copy.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CC Capsule: 2002 Subaru Pleo Nesta – One Flew Over The Cuckoo’s Nesta")
CC Capsule: 2002 Subaru Pleo Nesta – One Flew Over The Cuckoo’s Nesta
Posted on April 8, 2020 | 19 CommentsGood morning, everybody. I’m nurse T87. We have a new patient with us in group today. I’ll do the introductions, if you wish. This is Subaru Pleo Nesta, who will […] -
![With everyone staying home these days, it seems only right to keep the road trip destinations coming – so long as I can keep finding my pictures. Road trips are […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/IMG_1168.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Road Trip Destination: Karlock’s Cars In Hannibal, Missouri – Big Things In a Small Package")
Road Trip Destination: Karlock’s Cars In Hannibal, Missouri – Big Things In a Small Package
Posted on April 8, 2020 | 27 CommentsWith everyone staying home these days, it seems only right to keep the road trip destinations coming – so long as I can keep finding my pictures. Road trips are […]
