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![These shots of a 190SL caught my eye, for obvious reasons. It’s a fetching car, of course, but these photos of it really bring its fine lines to life. Some […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/2476217720_0e756b80bb_k.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curtis Perry Outtake: Mercedes 190SL – Pretty in San Francisco")
Curtis Perry Outtake: Mercedes 190SL – Pretty in San Francisco
Posted on March 12, 2020 | 9 CommentsThese shots of a 190SL caught my eye, for obvious reasons. It’s a fetching car, of course, but these photos of it really bring its fine lines to life. Some […] -
![The Dodge B series van has received a lot of love here at CC. Much of it in just the last few weeks. So let’s keep this party going. Think […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/1994-Dodge-Ram-Van02Small.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "1994 Dodge Ram Van 150 – Ram With A View")
1994 Dodge Ram Van 150 – Ram With A View
Posted on March 12, 2020 | 21 CommentsThe Dodge B series van has received a lot of love here at CC. Much of it in just the last few weeks. So let’s keep this party going. Think […] -
![(first posted 3/15/2014) I wanted to put Classic in quotes in the title, because really, it’s just a dustbuster minivan. But it’s a clean example in that classic late-80s/early-90s Chevrolet […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/91ChevyLuminaAPV1jg.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1991 Chevrolet Lumina APV – Go Home GM, You’re Drunk")
Curbside Classic: 1991 Chevrolet Lumina APV – Go Home GM, You’re Drunk
Posted on March 11, 2020 | 79 Comments(first posted 3/15/2014) I wanted to put Classic in quotes in the title, because really, it’s just a dustbuster minivan. But it’s a clean example in that classic late-80s/early-90s Chevrolet […] -
![I know hot rodding is not exactly a core interest here, undoubtedly because of what it came to largely be in more recent decades (repetitive and predictable). But I have […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/themes/arras162/images/thumbnail.png "CC Cinema: Prewar Dry Lakes Hot Rod Racing Home Movies – Even a Bugatti Joins In")
CC Cinema: Prewar Dry Lakes Hot Rod Racing Home Movies – Even a Bugatti Joins In
Posted on March 11, 2020 | 11 CommentsI know hot rodding is not exactly a core interest here, undoubtedly because of what it came to largely be in more recent decades (repetitive and predictable). But I have […] -
![One of the days I’m going to make some compilations of the vast number of vintage signs Curtis Perry has shot in his many travels throughout small towns in the […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/2479323579_e117df3f7c_k.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curtis Perry Outtake: The El Kapp Motel")
Curtis Perry Outtake: The El Kapp Motel
Posted on March 11, 2020 | 13 CommentsOne of the days I’m going to make some compilations of the vast number of vintage signs Curtis Perry has shot in his many travels throughout small towns in the […] -
![Recently Paul posted a vintage Road and Track article on the early Corvettes which asked if the Corvette was really a sports car. Much discussion ensued in the commentary about […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/1957-Corvette-interior.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Automotive History: From Powerglide to 4-speed – The History of Transmissions on Early Corvettes")
Automotive History: From Powerglide to 4-speed – The History of Transmissions on Early Corvettes
Posted on March 11, 2020 | 30 CommentsRecently Paul posted a vintage Road and Track article on the early Corvettes which asked if the Corvette was really a sports car. Much discussion ensued in the commentary about […] -
![Six years ago I found this same splendid green Nova coupe in the parking lot of a mall, and its posting here generated a lot of positive response. I’m happy […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/CC-407-015.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Outtake: The Great Green Nova Coupe Is Still Around")
Curbside Outtake: The Great Green Nova Coupe Is Still Around
Posted on March 11, 2020 | 23 CommentsSix years ago I found this same splendid green Nova coupe in the parking lot of a mall, and its posting here generated a lot of positive response. I’m happy […] -
![Ah, the good old Stroke-8. What a legend. Designed by Bracq and Sacco, built like a tank, pioneer of Benz’s post-swing axle era. Between 1968 and 1976, Mercedes made close […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/IMG_20200303_094532-copy.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1975 Mercedes-Benz 280 (W114) – Lucky Stroke")
Curbside Classic: 1975 Mercedes-Benz 280 (W114) – Lucky Stroke
Posted on March 11, 2020 | 22 CommentsAh, the good old Stroke-8. What a legend. Designed by Bracq and Sacco, built like a tank, pioneer of Benz’s post-swing axle era. Between 1968 and 1976, Mercedes made close […] -
![(first posted 2/24/2014) A few weeks ago, I discussed my love affair with a full-size Pontiac that eluded me years ago, and how it haunts my consciousness. On a related […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/New-Yorker-2.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Car Show Classics: 1965 Chrysler New Yorker")
Car Show Classics: 1965 Chrysler New Yorker
Posted on March 10, 2020 | 76 Comments(first posted 2/24/2014) A few weeks ago, I discussed my love affair with a full-size Pontiac that eluded me years ago, and how it haunts my consciousness. On a related […] -
![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 in insert in […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/1998-Mercedes-Benz-C280.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Classic CARmentary: 1998 Mercedes-Benz C280")
Classic CARmentary: 1998 Mercedes-Benz C280
Posted on March 10, 2020 | 25 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 in insert in […] -
![What to do when you have a phone full of random car shots? You stretch the bounds of relevance and find their common thread. In this post I will […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/Datsun-frt-qtr.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Outtaks: The Random Faces of Rear Wheel Drive")
Curbside Outtaks: The Random Faces of Rear Wheel Drive
Posted on March 10, 2020 | 15 CommentsWhat to do when you have a phone full of random car shots? You stretch the bounds of relevance and find their common thread. In this post I will […] -
![We’ve written up a many ’71-’76 Chevies here at Curbside Classic. In fact, I’ve found two of them myself, a ‘73 Caprice Custom Coupe and a ’74 Impala Custom Coupe. […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/74-Impala-Front-3-quarter.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Gardena Curbside Capsule – 1974 Chevrolet Impala Sport Coupe")
Gardena Curbside Capsule – 1974 Chevrolet Impala Sport Coupe
Posted on March 10, 2020 | 48 CommentsWe’ve written up a many ’71-’76 Chevies here at Curbside Classic. In fact, I’ve found two of them myself, a ‘73 Caprice Custom Coupe and a ’74 Impala Custom Coupe. […] -
![The title of Joseph Dennis’ CC this morning obviously inspired this one. Cars are intrinsically a reflection of their time, but the various brands and models reflect the many facets […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/33242293608_8b8710a2df_k.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curtis Perry Outtake: Honda Civic Wagon – One Had To Be There, Take 2")
Curtis Perry Outtake: Honda Civic Wagon – One Had To Be There, Take 2
Posted on March 10, 2020 | 25 CommentsThe title of Joseph Dennis’ CC this morning obviously inspired this one. Cars are intrinsically a reflection of their time, but the various brands and models reflect the many facets […] -
![I was riding a southbound bus from my neighborhood when this first- (or second-) year Chrysler LeBaron convertible caught my eye out of the eastern windows of the bus. I […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/2013-09-28-Saturday-1982-Chrysler-LeBaron-3-CC.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1982 Chrysler LeBaron Convertible – One Had To Be There")
Curbside Classic: 1982 Chrysler LeBaron Convertible – One Had To Be There
Posted on March 10, 2020 | 42 CommentsI was riding a southbound bus from my neighborhood when this first- (or second-) year Chrysler LeBaron convertible caught my eye out of the eastern windows of the bus. I […] -
![(first posted 2/26/2014) In a parallel universe, where GM made only rational decisions, this car would have a bowtie on the front grille instead of the Opel Blitz. Rather than […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/12/CC-156-124-800.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1975 Opel 1900 (Ascona) – What The Vega Could Have Been")
Curbside Classic: 1975 Opel 1900 (Ascona) – What The Vega Could Have Been
Posted on March 9, 2020 | 119 Comments(first posted 2/26/2014) In a parallel universe, where GM made only rational decisions, this car would have a bowtie on the front grille instead of the Opel Blitz. Rather than […]
