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Curtis Perry Outtake: Tip Top In & Out
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COAL: Cars Of My Father, Part 3 – The Mopar Era
Posted on February 14, 2020 | 17 CommentsPicking up from where I left off last time, my dad was moving on from the conversion Chevy Van that had outlived its usefulness. -
![(first posted 2/5/2014) The Fiat 500 Abarth and the MINI Cooper S have brought some welcome relief for those long pining for a little pocket rocket. It had been a […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/CC-117-059-1200.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1987 Chevrolet Turbo Sprint (Suzuki Cultus) – The Fiat 500 Abarth Of Its Time")
Curbside Classic: 1987 Chevrolet Turbo Sprint (Suzuki Cultus) – The Fiat 500 Abarth Of Its Time
Posted on February 13, 2020 | 75 Comments(first posted 2/5/2014) The Fiat 500 Abarth and the MINI Cooper S have brought some welcome relief for those long pining for a little pocket rocket. It had been a […] -
CC Outtake: 1963 Impala With Jet Smooth Ride and a few Other Vintage Ads
Posted on February 13, 2020 | 21 CommentsThe moment I saw this Impala coupe up in the air, a certain ad from my childhood popped into my head: -
![Here are more selections from my vault of single-pic CCs. This sweet early model Mazda RX7 (1978-80, as far as I can tell) was captured on the same spot as […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/IMG_20200208_153901-copy.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CC Outtakes: T87’s Singles Collection – Part 2")
CC Outtakes: T87’s Singles Collection – Part 2
Posted on February 13, 2020 | 31 CommentsHere are more selections from my vault of single-pic CCs. This sweet early model Mazda RX7 (1978-80, as far as I can tell) was captured on the same spot as […] -
![As life goes on, you become able to make some choices, and I had one such decision to make the other weekend, around a new Mercedes-Maybach S650. Go in the […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/20190922_190816.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Future Curbside Outtake: 2018 Mercedes-Maybach S650 – This Is Not Just A Mercedes-Benz, This Is A Mercedes-Maybach")
Future Curbside Outtake: 2018 Mercedes-Maybach S650 – This Is Not Just A Mercedes-Benz, This Is A Mercedes-Maybach
Posted on February 13, 2020 | 23 CommentsAs life goes on, you become able to make some choices, and I had one such decision to make the other weekend, around a new Mercedes-Maybach S650. Go in the […] -
![North American Curbivores will be familiar with this feeling. You go to a classic car show and every Chevelle is an SS and every Mustang a V8. You know there […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/1982-pontiac-firebird-v6-1.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CC For Sale: 1982 Pontiac Firebird V6 – A Big Brown Bird, But Is It A Turkey?")
CC For Sale: 1982 Pontiac Firebird V6 – A Big Brown Bird, But Is It A Turkey?
Posted on February 13, 2020 | 42 CommentsNorth American Curbivores will be familiar with this feeling. You go to a classic car show and every Chevelle is an SS and every Mustang a V8. You know there […] -
![From an Audi e-tron that was just about to hit 10,000 miles. No wonder Volkswagen is desperately hiring as many software engineers as possible. Or are they trying to protect […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/a-audi-etron-ip.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "What’s Wrong With This Picture?")
What’s Wrong With This Picture?
Posted on February 12, 2020 | 21 CommentsFrom an Audi e-tron that was just about to hit 10,000 miles. No wonder Volkswagen is desperately hiring as many software engineers as possible. Or are they trying to protect […] -
![Big Mack Attack (first posted 2/5 2014) In the summer of 1968 I was driving past McCormick Place on the Outer Drive in Chicago and noticed that the parking lot […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/01-Greco-68-Truck-Show.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "My Vintage Photographs: Heavy Metal in the Late ’60s")
My Vintage Photographs: Heavy Metal in the Late ’60s
Posted on February 12, 2020 | 34 CommentsBig Mack Attack (first posted 2/5 2014) In the summer of 1968 I was driving past McCormick Place on the Outer Drive in Chicago and noticed that the parking lot […] -
![There are a lot of CCs that I have missed over the years. They pass by too fast, or the lighting’s terrible, or they’re in the wrong place, or I’m […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/IMG_20200117_134056-copy.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CC Outtakes: T87’s Singles Collection – Part 1")
CC Outtakes: T87’s Singles Collection – Part 1
Posted on February 12, 2020 | 25 CommentsThere are a lot of CCs that I have missed over the years. They pass by too fast, or the lighting’s terrible, or they’re in the wrong place, or I’m […] -
![It has happened to most of us. A car catches our eye and we are reminded that we forgot that it had ever existed. Here is the one that most […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/SedonaShortie04Small.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CC Capsule: 2007-10 Kia Sedona Shortie – A Mini Minivan")
CC Capsule: 2007-10 Kia Sedona Shortie – A Mini Minivan
Posted on February 12, 2020 | 40 CommentsIt has happened to most of us. A car catches our eye and we are reminded that we forgot that it had ever existed. Here is the one that most […] -
![Introduced as a 1995 model, the Avalon was Toyota’s first true full-size family sedan sold in North America. Although externally smaller than most front-wheel drive, full-size rivals including Chrysler’s LH […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/uofqwPQQdy8U9xN3TgL4w_thumb_a427.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CC Outtake: 2003 Toyota Avalon XLS – Bench Seats Are For Buicks")
CC Outtake: 2003 Toyota Avalon XLS – Bench Seats Are For Buicks
Posted on February 12, 2020 | 26 CommentsIntroduced as a 1995 model, the Avalon was Toyota’s first true full-size family sedan sold in North America. Although externally smaller than most front-wheel drive, full-size rivals including Chrysler’s LH […] -
![(I read all the comments; the good, the bad and the ugly (some of mine have fallen in that category recently). And every so often a comment and its attached […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/a-hp-a-bus-940060.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Comment Outtake: Dallas Hop-A-Bus – Bunny-Eared GM New Look Bus")
Comment Outtake: Dallas Hop-A-Bus – Bunny-Eared GM New Look Bus
Posted on February 12, 2020 | 14 Comments(I read all the comments; the good, the bad and the ugly (some of mine have fallen in that category recently). And every so often a comment and its attached […] -
![When the Taurus development team started to solidify plans for the car that was supposed to save Ford, it was smaller than the production model that would arrive at dealerships […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/Screenshot_2020-02-07-ford-vulcan-3-liter-v6-history-Google-Search-1.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Automotive History: The Ford 3.0 Liter “Vulcan” V6")
Automotive History: The Ford 3.0 Liter “Vulcan” V6
Posted on February 12, 2020 | 74 CommentsWhen the Taurus development team started to solidify plans for the car that was supposed to save Ford, it was smaller than the production model that would arrive at dealerships […] -
![(first posted 2/6/2014) Since it is big truck week here at Curbside Classic, I thought I’d bring out the biggest classic of them all: a 1973 Terex Titan 33-19 dump […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/1973-Terex-Titan-33-19.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Highway Side Classic: 1973 Terex Titan 33-19 – The World’s Biggest Truck In Its Day")
Highway Side Classic: 1973 Terex Titan 33-19 – The World’s Biggest Truck In Its Day
Posted on February 11, 2020 | 48 Comments(first posted 2/6/2014) Since it is big truck week here at Curbside Classic, I thought I’d bring out the biggest classic of them all: a 1973 Terex Titan 33-19 dump […]
