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![A lifelong Michigan resident, I’ve spent many a dark evening contemplating whether I most dislike January, February, or March. All three are months that offer little sun and less hope, […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/001a.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "QOTD and Swap Meet Classics: A Chevelle Toy from Israel and Literature from the Big Two – How Are You Passing The Winter?")
QOTD and Swap Meet Classics: A Chevelle Toy from Israel and Literature from the Big Two – How Are You Passing The Winter?
Posted on February 17, 2020 | 28 CommentsA lifelong Michigan resident, I’ve spent many a dark evening contemplating whether I most dislike January, February, or March. All three are months that offer little sun and less hope, […] -
![(First posted 2/11/2014. I later found this Sonett at the curb, and have updated the article with some of those newer photos) The Saab Sonett’s impact on the automotive world […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/CC-220-052-1200-full.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: Saab Sonett II V4 – A Noisy Little Footnote To Automotive History")
Curbside Classic: Saab Sonett II V4 – A Noisy Little Footnote To Automotive History
Posted on February 16, 2020 | 85 Comments(First posted 2/11/2014. I later found this Sonett at the curb, and have updated the article with some of those newer photos) The Saab Sonett’s impact on the automotive world […] -
![Who didn’t try to see exactly what their car would do when they were a newly minted driver and it was snowy out? Lots of fun, lots of learning, but […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/IMG_9255-2.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Experience: 2020 Colorado Winter Driving Encounter – Like Being Back In High School But Without Anyone Minding")
Curbside Experience: 2020 Colorado Winter Driving Encounter – Like Being Back In High School But Without Anyone Minding
Posted on February 16, 2020 | 11 CommentsWho didn’t try to see exactly what their car would do when they were a newly minted driver and it was snowy out? Lots of fun, lots of learning, but […] -
![The red and yellow big rigs of the nearby VSB Groep always mean business. Without exception, the truck or tractor is a Scania. Another certainty is that there’s a V8 […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/IMG_8664.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CC Global: 2013 Scania R500 6×2 Tractor And 2009 Bulthuis End Dump Semi-Trailer")
CC Global: 2013 Scania R500 6×2 Tractor And 2009 Bulthuis End Dump Semi-Trailer
Posted on February 16, 2020 | 7 CommentsThe red and yellow big rigs of the nearby VSB Groep always mean business. Without exception, the truck or tractor is a Scania. Another certainty is that there’s a V8 […] -
Curtis Perry Outtake: 1955 Pontiac – Color Coordinated
Posted on February 16, 2020 | 30 Commentsshot and posted by Curtis Perry -
![While Japanese cars still commanded a premium in 1989, though not as much as in 1984, there were a few Asian cars that were not really on anyone’s radar. They […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/1989-Dodge-Colt-E-Side-View.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "COAL: 1989 Dodge Colt E – Somewhere Over the Mitsubishi Bridge")
COAL: 1989 Dodge Colt E – Somewhere Over the Mitsubishi Bridge
Posted on February 16, 2020 | 31 CommentsWhile Japanese cars still commanded a premium in 1989, though not as much as in 1984, there were a few Asian cars that were not really on anyone’s radar. They […] -
![(first posted 2/10/2014) There have been several points in my life where I thought I was through driving Escorts, and one of those times was immediately after I sold my […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/Escort-1.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic Lump Of COAL: 1998 Ford Escort ZX2")
Curbside Classic Lump Of COAL: 1998 Ford Escort ZX2
Posted on February 15, 2020 | 67 Comments(first posted 2/10/2014) There have been several points in my life where I thought I was through driving Escorts, and one of those times was immediately after I sold my […] -
![It appears we have never given proper tribute to the Isuzu Pickup )”P’up”) Space Cab. Let’s do so know, even if it’s a brief one. One thing I’ve noticed over […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/CC-404-025.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CC Outtake: Isuzu P’up Space Cab – Still Hauling")
CC Outtake: Isuzu P’up Space Cab – Still Hauling
Posted on February 15, 2020 | 12 CommentsIt appears we have never given proper tribute to the Isuzu Pickup )”P’up”) Space Cab. Let’s do so know, even if it’s a brief one. One thing I’ve noticed over […] -
Curtis Perry Outtake: Winchell’s Drive Through
Posted on February 15, 2020 | 13 CommentsHere’s another fab shot by CP, and a nice follow-up to yesterday’s Tip Top In and Out. And a big Ford wagon again too. -
![Fellow CC’er Daniel Stern sent me this today, saying he was trying to post something to the Cohort for the first time. The only thing that caught his eye was […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/a-bumper-trailer.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Vintage Ad: 1962 El Caminchero Travel Trailer – It Attaches to the Car’s Rear Wheels – Revolutionary!")
Vintage Ad: 1962 El Caminchero Travel Trailer – It Attaches to the Car’s Rear Wheels – Revolutionary!
Posted on February 15, 2020 | 44 CommentsFellow CC’er Daniel Stern sent me this today, saying he was trying to post something to the Cohort for the first time. The only thing that caught his eye was […] -
![FWD A-Bodies, one of the staples of CC. Before them, it was B-Bodies. And what will it be when the A-Bodies are gone? It’s happening in front of our eyes, […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/CC-402-004.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Outtake: Rectangular Headlight Olds Ciera – Unforgettably Forgettable")
Curbside Outtake: Rectangular Headlight Olds Ciera – Unforgettably Forgettable
Posted on February 15, 2020 | 63 CommentsFWD A-Bodies, one of the staples of CC. Before them, it was B-Bodies. And what will it be when the A-Bodies are gone? It’s happening in front of our eyes, […] -
![images courtesy my.net-link.net (first posted 2/5/2014) This is not the typical school parking lot in 1964. Except for that lone Rambler in the front, every vehicle here is a Chevrolet […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/Stageway-Station_Wagons_3b.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Vintage Photos; Stageway 14-Passenger Stretch Wagons – The “Cattle Wagons” of Milton Hershey School")
Vintage Photos; Stageway 14-Passenger Stretch Wagons – The “Cattle Wagons” of Milton Hershey School
Posted on February 15, 2020 | 23 Commentsimages courtesy my.net-link.net (first posted 2/5/2014) This is not the typical school parking lot in 1964. Except for that lone Rambler in the front, every vehicle here is a Chevrolet […] -
![Much has been written about how Japanese cars, especially Hondas and Toyotas, reached the zenith of their quality and refinement during the period from the late 1980s through the […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/DSC06502.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "COAL: 1996 Honda Accord LX- Looking Back through a Heather Mist")
COAL: 1996 Honda Accord LX- Looking Back through a Heather Mist
Posted on February 15, 2020 | 31 CommentsMuch has been written about how Japanese cars, especially Hondas and Toyotas, reached the zenith of their quality and refinement during the period from the late 1980s through the […] -
![1981 R65 image source: utahcaferacer.com (first posted 2/10/2014) For my first motorcycle, I made the wise decision to search for an air-cooled boxer BMW. Having heard from experienced motorcyclists for […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/79-R65-bronze.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Bikes Of A Lifetime: 1983 BMW R65 – Shoulda’ Kept It Forever")
Bikes Of A Lifetime: 1983 BMW R65 – Shoulda’ Kept It Forever
Posted on February 14, 2020 | 47 Comments1981 R65 image source: utahcaferacer.com (first posted 2/10/2014) For my first motorcycle, I made the wise decision to search for an air-cooled boxer BMW. Having heard from experienced motorcyclists for […] -
![How’s this for a CCenterfold? Yes, ladies and gentlemen, today the Curbside ClassiXXX Cabaret and Revue is going to reveal a well-kept saucy secret from the Far East. She just […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/IMG_20200205_162441-copy.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CC Capsule: 2002 Daihatsu Naked – Full Frontal Nullity")
CC Capsule: 2002 Daihatsu Naked – Full Frontal Nullity
Posted on February 14, 2020 | 25 CommentsHow’s this for a CCenterfold? Yes, ladies and gentlemen, today the Curbside ClassiXXX Cabaret and Revue is going to reveal a well-kept saucy secret from the Far East. She just […]
