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![click image for full-sized splendor (first posted 2/17/2014. It makes a nice follow-up to the previous post) I was perusing the Cohort which is brimming with amazing new finds, but […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/Ford-LTD-1976-conti-kit.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Cohort Outtake: It’s Even Better Than I Could Have Hoped For")
Cohort Outtake: It’s Even Better Than I Could Have Hoped For
Posted on February 24, 2020 | 86 Commentsclick image for full-sized splendor (first posted 2/17/2014. It makes a nice follow-up to the previous post) I was perusing the Cohort which is brimming with amazing new finds, but […] -
![(first posted 2/20/2014) Good morning, Curbsiders. Today, our subject is Bloat. Please turn your attention to the photograph above. We are going to examine this poor, unfortunate swollen subject in […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/1973FordLTD08.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1973 Ford LTD – Bring On the Bloat!")
Curbside Classic: 1973 Ford LTD – Bring On the Bloat!
Posted on February 24, 2020 | 151 Comments(first posted 2/20/2014) Good morning, Curbsiders. Today, our subject is Bloat. Please turn your attention to the photograph above. We are going to examine this poor, unfortunate swollen subject in […] -
![Peugeot have been making cars since 1891. When looking into this automaker’s rich history, several eras could be seen as more or less outstanding. The streamlined -02s of the ‘30s […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/IMG_20170825_180035-copy.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CC Capsule: 1970 Peugeot 204 – The Fabulous 04s")
CC Capsule: 1970 Peugeot 204 – The Fabulous 04s
Posted on February 24, 2020 | 14 CommentsPeugeot have been making cars since 1891. When looking into this automaker’s rich history, several eras could be seen as more or less outstanding. The streamlined -02s of the ‘30s […] -
![When Elvis Costello asks, “What’s So Funny ‘Bout Peace, Love & Understanding?” I say it’s the vehicles. I mean, who wouldn’t smile at the sight of a converted school bus […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/ram-van-frt-qtr.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Outtakes: Deadheads, Artists, and Schoolies")
Curbside Outtakes: Deadheads, Artists, and Schoolies
Posted on February 24, 2020 | 14 CommentsWhen Elvis Costello asks, “What’s So Funny ‘Bout Peace, Love & Understanding?” I say it’s the vehicles. I mean, who wouldn’t smile at the sight of a converted school bus […] -
![I’ve shown you lots of driveways down in near my neighborhood, but this one is up in the hills, where we often walk. And it’s decidedly different, given the two […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/CC-394-094.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Driveway Outtake: A Chevy SS Lover Lives Here")
Driveway Outtake: A Chevy SS Lover Lives Here
Posted on February 24, 2020 | 38 CommentsI’ve shown you lots of driveways down in near my neighborhood, but this one is up in the hills, where we often walk. And it’s decidedly different, given the two […] -
![Blink and you’ll miss that there’s an automobile this picture. It may well be the simplest shape to emanate from Volkswagen, that paragon of simple automotive shapes. What you’re looking […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/buggyprofile.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: VW Country Buggy – Stark Bliss")
Curbside Classic: VW Country Buggy – Stark Bliss
Posted on February 24, 2020 | 19 CommentsBlink and you’ll miss that there’s an automobile this picture. It may well be the simplest shape to emanate from Volkswagen, that paragon of simple automotive shapes. What you’re looking […] -
![“The Incredible Shrinking Woman” is a Lily Tomlin movie released most of forty years ago in February 1981. Having learnt of its existence, I had to see for myself whether […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/Boogelow-Wagon-34-Large.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "QOTD: Why Would They Do That? Weird Movie-Car Mods")
QOTD: Why Would They Do That? Weird Movie-Car Mods
Posted on February 23, 2020 | 79 Comments“The Incredible Shrinking Woman” is a Lily Tomlin movie released most of forty years ago in February 1981. Having learnt of its existence, I had to see for myself whether […] -
![(first posted 2/16/2014) As much as the 70s was the era of malaise when it came to cars, it was a much better period for American trucks. The big pickups, […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/06/cc78Bronco3.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1978 Ford Bronco – Free Wheelin’!")
Curbside Classic: 1978 Ford Bronco – Free Wheelin’!
Posted on February 23, 2020 | 52 Comments(first posted 2/16/2014) As much as the 70s was the era of malaise when it came to cars, it was a much better period for American trucks. The big pickups, […] -
![We’ve relished beating up on the poor Champ a couple of times here before, But every time I see one, especially from certain angles, I just have to stop and […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/1573540313_6f82acba64_k-1.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curtis Perry Capsule: Studebaker Champ – “Chump” Might Be More Appropriate")
Curtis Perry Capsule: Studebaker Champ – “Chump” Might Be More Appropriate
Posted on February 23, 2020 | 22 CommentsWe’ve relished beating up on the poor Champ a couple of times here before, But every time I see one, especially from certain angles, I just have to stop and […] -
![The nearby Kuypers painting contractor has a whole fleet of compact, mid-size and full-size panel vans. The company has been around, as it was founded in 1914. They paint houses […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/IMG_8667.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CC Global: PSA Van Trio (And Their Latest Models) – For a Fresh Lick of Paint")
CC Global: PSA Van Trio (And Their Latest Models) – For a Fresh Lick of Paint
Posted on February 23, 2020 | 15 CommentsThe nearby Kuypers painting contractor has a whole fleet of compact, mid-size and full-size panel vans. The company has been around, as it was founded in 1914. They paint houses […] -
![If you’ve ever sold a car on Craigslist, there’s probably an image of it somewhere in your computer. Finding them is like a weird trip down Memory Lane. I poked […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/Volvo87-Qtr-Frt.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Former CC’s For Sale: A Rogues Gallery of Cars I’ve Sold on Craigslist")
Former CC’s For Sale: A Rogues Gallery of Cars I’ve Sold on Craigslist
Posted on February 23, 2020 | 28 CommentsIf you’ve ever sold a car on Craigslist, there’s probably an image of it somewhere in your computer. Finding them is like a weird trip down Memory Lane. I poked […] -
![I was fueling my van when this K-car pulled up facing me. It’s actually been a while since I’ve seen one on the streets, so I decided to get out […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/CC-409-001.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Pumpside Outtake: Plymouth Reliant is Thirsty")
Pumpside Outtake: Plymouth Reliant is Thirsty
Posted on February 23, 2020 | 18 CommentsI was fueling my van when this K-car pulled up facing me. It’s actually been a while since I’ve seen one on the streets, so I decided to get out […] -
![Around the same time that my mother informed me that I was now required to pay rent, I took a trip up to Washington D.C. to visit a close friend […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/Washington-DC-Metro.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "COAL: Automotive Interregnum")
COAL: Automotive Interregnum
Posted on February 23, 2020 | 12 CommentsAround the same time that my mother informed me that I was now required to pay rent, I took a trip up to Washington D.C. to visit a close friend […] -
Curbside Outtake: VW Pickup and 4Runner – The Highs and Lows of the ’80s
Posted on February 22, 2020 | 6 Comments -
![Photos by ReturnoftheYeti at the Cohort (first posted 2/15/2014) I was tempted to do this with a humorous theme (“Hi, I’m Pauline the Packard. I was living at the Parkview retirement […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/Packard_Hawk.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CC Capsule: 1958 Packard Hawk – Last Flight of a Once-Proud Bird")
CC Capsule: 1958 Packard Hawk – Last Flight of a Once-Proud Bird
Posted on February 22, 2020 | 73 CommentsPhotos by ReturnoftheYeti at the Cohort (first posted 2/15/2014) I was tempted to do this with a humorous theme (“Hi, I’m Pauline the Packard. I was living at the Parkview retirement […]
