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CCs In Israel: January 2020 – From Very Common To Ultra Rare
Posted on February 10, 2020 | 11 CommentsYou should never underestimate anything. After the lean captures of 2019’s final quarter, I was skeptical about 2020’s first sightings. Boy, was I wrong. -
![(first posted 2/3/2014) Visiting the CC Cohort is like stepping into a transportation book store: so many enticing titles and covers vying for one’s attention. The problem is which one […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/O-Bus-Chile-US.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Bus Stop Classics: Vintage Electric Trolleybuses of Chile and Innsbruck")
Bus Stop Classics: Vintage Electric Trolleybuses of Chile and Innsbruck
Posted on February 9, 2020 | 56 Comments(first posted 2/3/2014) Visiting the CC Cohort is like stepping into a transportation book store: so many enticing titles and covers vying for one’s attention. The problem is which one […] -
![(first posted 1/31/2014) This car is the perfect counterpoint to my first CC. Both are white domestic full-size sedans from the mid-late 1960s and both are rather basically equipped cars […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/DSCN0594.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1968 Buick Electra 225 – The Great Society")
Curbside Classic: 1968 Buick Electra 225 – The Great Society
Posted on February 9, 2020 | 70 Comments(first posted 1/31/2014) This car is the perfect counterpoint to my first CC. Both are white domestic full-size sedans from the mid-late 1960s and both are rather basically equipped cars […] -
![This driveway in my ‘hood is off an alley, and a bit hidden. It was the Saab 900 Turbo Convertible that attracted me to it. But that long line of […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/CC-401-019.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Neighborhood Driveway Outake: Saab 900 Turbo Convertible and Unibog XS")
Neighborhood Driveway Outake: Saab 900 Turbo Convertible and Unibog XS
Posted on February 9, 2020 | 7 CommentsThis driveway in my ‘hood is off an alley, and a bit hidden. It was the Saab 900 Turbo Convertible that attracted me to it. But that long line of […] -
![College towns are a magnet for strange and wonderful vehicles. I shot this early-’80s Volkswagen LT 31 (full write-up here) near Western Washington University, in Bellingham. Though it shares some […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/VW-LT-31-qtr-rotated.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Outake/QOTD: First-Gen Volkswagen LT 31 – C’mon Baby Light My Feuer – What Would You Import?")
Curbside Outake/QOTD: First-Gen Volkswagen LT 31 – C’mon Baby Light My Feuer – What Would You Import?
Posted on February 9, 2020 | 33 CommentsCollege towns are a magnet for strange and wonderful vehicles. I shot this early-’80s Volkswagen LT 31 (full write-up here) near Western Washington University, in Bellingham. Though it shares some […] -
![Light commercial vehicles with a crew cab, mostly in the form of a panel van, are typically used by building contractors, construction companies and the like. Many self-employed handymen also […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/IMG_8654.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CC Global: 2011 Opel Vivaro 2.0 CDTI And 2015 RAM 1500 5.7 Hemi V8 – Different Kind Of Crew Cabs")
CC Global: 2011 Opel Vivaro 2.0 CDTI And 2015 RAM 1500 5.7 Hemi V8 – Different Kind Of Crew Cabs
Posted on February 9, 2020 | 12 CommentsLight commercial vehicles with a crew cab, mostly in the form of a panel van, are typically used by building contractors, construction companies and the like. Many self-employed handymen also […] -
![Now that my parents had seen the promised land of Japanese quality with our 1983 Nissan Sentra, they were ready to jump in with both feet by ditching their second […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/1984-Nissan-Stanza-GL-Front.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "COAL: 1984 Nissan Stanza GL – Mom & Dad vs. Voluntary Export Restraints")
COAL: 1984 Nissan Stanza GL – Mom & Dad vs. Voluntary Export Restraints
Posted on February 9, 2020 | 38 CommentsNow that my parents had seen the promised land of Japanese quality with our 1983 Nissan Sentra, they were ready to jump in with both feet by ditching their second […] -
![(first posted 2/1/2014) The Ford Cortina Mk3 enjoyed a high profile. It was a commercial success with a strong following across a huge range of buyers. It was the […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/1975-FordCortina-XL_5.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Carshow Classic: 1975 Ford Cortina 1600XL – The Swiss Army Knife Car")
Carshow Classic: 1975 Ford Cortina 1600XL – The Swiss Army Knife Car
Posted on February 8, 2020 | 94 Comments(first posted 2/1/2014) The Ford Cortina Mk3 enjoyed a high profile. It was a commercial success with a strong following across a huge range of buyers. It was the […] -
![Storing a classic car under an evergreen tree is never a good idea. Especially when said tree sheds needles and pitch all year round. I shot this troubling scene in […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/Cover-Down-rotated.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Clueless/QOTD: Don’t Sit Under the Cedar Tree, With Anyone Else But Me – Can You ID It?")
Curbside Clueless/QOTD: Don’t Sit Under the Cedar Tree, With Anyone Else But Me – Can You ID It?
Posted on February 8, 2020 | 52 CommentsStoring a classic car under an evergreen tree is never a good idea. Especially when said tree sheds needles and pitch all year round. I shot this troubling scene in […] -
![If you like to read about cars on the internet, and you probably do if you are reading this, you know a wave of electric cars is coming. Just as […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/Smart-EV-02.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Outtakes: Electric Drive Portland")
Curbside Outtakes: Electric Drive Portland
Posted on February 8, 2020 | 25 CommentsIf you like to read about cars on the internet, and you probably do if you are reading this, you know a wave of electric cars is coming. Just as […] -
![In the gray, cold wet days of winter, my thoughts naturally go back to last summer, which was the best one in many years. Not only was the weather superb, […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/CC-395-031.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Outtake: 1963 Chevrolet Pickup With Home Made Camper – Woodsy")
Curbside Outtake: 1963 Chevrolet Pickup With Home Made Camper – Woodsy
Posted on February 8, 2020 | 15 CommentsIn the gray, cold wet days of winter, my thoughts naturally go back to last summer, which was the best one in many years. Not only was the weather superb, […] -
![Near our home here in suburban Tokyo is a Hino Motors Assembly Plant – I’m sure most CC Readers know Hino is Toyota’s truck and coach subsidiary. In addition to […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/15808180266_c2d4e054af_b-e1580560384624.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CC Outtake: Japan Self Defense Forces BXD10 High Mobility Vehicle (HMV) – HUMVEE Via Toyota")
CC Outtake: Japan Self Defense Forces BXD10 High Mobility Vehicle (HMV) – HUMVEE Via Toyota
Posted on February 8, 2020 | 14 CommentsNear our home here in suburban Tokyo is a Hino Motors Assembly Plant – I’m sure most CC Readers know Hino is Toyota’s truck and coach subsidiary. In addition to […] -
![There were two formative chapters in my life that should have made me think a lot harder about the car purchase that came after the Tercel. First, having lived […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/Teaser-shot.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "COAL: 1994 Saturn SL- Drinking the Kool-Aid")
COAL: 1994 Saturn SL- Drinking the Kool-Aid
Posted on February 8, 2020 | 60 CommentsThere were two formative chapters in my life that should have made me think a lot harder about the car purchase that came after the Tercel. First, having lived […] -
![(first posted 2/1/2014) There it sits, a ’61 Pontiac Bonneville. Although fifth in sales in 1961, this Pontiac encompasses all the critical elements for future success: a Wide Track stance, […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/61-Bonneville-front-3-quarter.1.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1961 Pontiac Bonneville – Fifth Place Today, But Look Out Tomorrow!")
Curbside Classic: 1961 Pontiac Bonneville – Fifth Place Today, But Look Out Tomorrow!
Posted on February 7, 2020 | 57 Comments(first posted 2/1/2014) There it sits, a ’61 Pontiac Bonneville. Although fifth in sales in 1961, this Pontiac encompasses all the critical elements for future success: a Wide Track stance, […] -
![Here’s a few more from Shorpy, a bit more recent. The captions says: Divorcée Kay Biocini of Redwood City, Calif., chauffeuring some of her five children, John, George, Peter, Rodney […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/SHORPY-Bachelor-mother-1967-.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Vintage Photograph: Bachelor Mother, 1967 and Two Foreign Car Buff Dads")
Vintage Photograph: Bachelor Mother, 1967 and Two Foreign Car Buff Dads
Posted on February 7, 2020 | 16 CommentsHere’s a few more from Shorpy, a bit more recent. The captions says: Divorcée Kay Biocini of Redwood City, Calif., chauffeuring some of her five children, John, George, Peter, Rodney […]
