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CC Outtake: I Love my Wife but… (With an Update From the Wife)
Posted on February 27, 2020 | 50 CommentsThis week I found myself riding shotgun in the wife’s MX-5 RF, and took this photograph. I can’t imagine driving a car with these covers installed. -
![Behold the mighty Power Wagon! Nothing can stop it, although it did stop here on this corner a few blocks from my house recently. Perhaps only CC can stop it? […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/CC-410-027.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1968 Dodge W200 Power Wagon Pickup – Powerful Good Pea Soup")
Curbside Classic: 1968 Dodge W200 Power Wagon Pickup – Powerful Good Pea Soup
Posted on February 27, 2020 | 36 CommentsBehold the mighty Power Wagon! Nothing can stop it, although it did stop here on this corner a few blocks from my house recently. Perhaps only CC can stop it? […] -
![(first posted 2/18/2014) For 1974, the Dodge Colt got a bit of an American-style make-over. Whereas its gen1 predecessor was very clean, reflecting the Italian influence that had been so […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/CC-190-104-950-crop.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CC Colt Chronicles Part 2: 1974-1977 Dodge Colt (Mitsubishi Galant) – The Colt Gets Americanized")
CC Colt Chronicles Part 2: 1974-1977 Dodge Colt (Mitsubishi Galant) – The Colt Gets Americanized
Posted on February 26, 2020 | 65 Comments(first posted 2/18/2014) For 1974, the Dodge Colt got a bit of an American-style make-over. Whereas its gen1 predecessor was very clean, reflecting the Italian influence that had been so […] -
![VW’s attempts at emulating Tesla are the talk of the industry. CEO Herbert Diess’ publicly avowed bromance for Elon Musk and Tesla have been on display over the past few […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/VW-ID.3__Medium_10135.0.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Newsstand: VW ID3 EV Launch Threatened By Massive Software Glitches; 10,000 Software Engineers Desperately Trying To Fix Them")
Curbside Newsstand: VW ID3 EV Launch Threatened By Massive Software Glitches; 10,000 Software Engineers Desperately Trying To Fix Them
Posted on February 26, 2020 | 35 CommentsVW’s attempts at emulating Tesla are the talk of the industry. CEO Herbert Diess’ publicly avowed bromance for Elon Musk and Tesla have been on display over the past few […] -
![The snooty died-in-the-tweed-wool sports car set may have looked down on the standard Powerglide in the ’53 Corvette as utterly unsuitable for the track, but maverick Texan Jim Hall had […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/Chaparal-2c.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "1964 Chaparral 2: When The Powerglide Went Racing")
1964 Chaparral 2: When The Powerglide Went Racing
Posted on February 26, 2020 | 17 CommentsThe snooty died-in-the-tweed-wool sports car set may have looked down on the standard Powerglide in the ’53 Corvette as utterly unsuitable for the track, but maverick Texan Jim Hall had […] -
Curtis Perry Outtake: 1973 Chevrolet Impala Custom Coupe – The Anti-Beetle
Posted on February 26, 2020 | 47 CommentsHow about a bit of an antidote to today’s pristine little Beetle? -
![The Beetle’s decline in the US was fast and brutal. In 1973, 350k Beetles and Super Beetles still found loving homes. In 1977, the last year for the Beetle sedan, […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/CC-390-010.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1977 VW Beetle – The Fuel Injected End Of The Road For The Beetle")
Curbside Classic: 1977 VW Beetle – The Fuel Injected End Of The Road For The Beetle
Posted on February 26, 2020 | 51 CommentsThe Beetle’s decline in the US was fast and brutal. In 1973, 350k Beetles and Super Beetles still found loving homes. In 1977, the last year for the Beetle sedan, […] -
![One of the most memorable experiences on my third day in the US, on August 29, 1960, was a long drive through Manhattan in a relative’s white over yellow ’57 […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/cover-crop.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Vintage R&T Road Test & Tech Report: 1954 Chevrolet Corvette – “Is It Really A Sports Car?”")
Vintage R&T Road Test & Tech Report: 1954 Chevrolet Corvette – “Is It Really A Sports Car?”
Posted on February 25, 2020 | 52 CommentsOne of the most memorable experiences on my third day in the US, on August 29, 1960, was a long drive through Manhattan in a relative’s white over yellow ’57 […] -
![(first posted 2/17/2014) Over the course of this week or so, we’re going to chronicle the rather complex story of the Dodge Colt. The name “Colt” is much more than […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/50425462097_0d89558545_h.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "The CC Dodge Colt Chronicles, Part 1: 1971-1973 Dodge Colt (Mitsubishi Galant) – Chrysler Goes Shopping In Japan")
The CC Dodge Colt Chronicles, Part 1: 1971-1973 Dodge Colt (Mitsubishi Galant) – Chrysler Goes Shopping In Japan
Posted on February 25, 2020 | 97 Comments(first posted 2/17/2014) Over the course of this week or so, we’re going to chronicle the rather complex story of the Dodge Colt. The name “Colt” is much more than […] -
![I have written about my 2017 Ford Fusion Platinum several times before (here and here). Now that it is has accumulated nearly 40,000 miles and is at the end of […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/IMG_0773.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "COAL Long Term Followup: 40,000 Miles with a 2017 Ford Fusion Platinum")
COAL Long Term Followup: 40,000 Miles with a 2017 Ford Fusion Platinum
Posted on February 25, 2020 | 47 CommentsI have written about my 2017 Ford Fusion Platinum several times before (here and here). Now that it is has accumulated nearly 40,000 miles and is at the end of […] -
Curtis Perry Outtakes: At The Time Warp Gas Station
Posted on February 25, 2020 | 18 Comments -
![It has been such a pleasure to both leave for, and arrive home from, work in this month of February bookended by there being light outside. I believe that […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/018-1965-Ford-Econoline-Heavy-Duty-CC.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Capsule: 1965 Ford Econoline Heavy Duty – Longevity")
Curbside Capsule: 1965 Ford Econoline Heavy Duty – Longevity
Posted on February 25, 2020 | 27 CommentsIt has been such a pleasure to both leave for, and arrive home from, work in this month of February bookended by there being light outside. I believe that […] -
![Two years ago, I moved to a small LA suburb called Gardena, California. A town of about 60,000 located south of downtown and well east of the beaches, Gardena is […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/Front-Three-quarter.1.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "The Curbside Classics of Gardena # 1: 1978 Dodge Sportsman Maxiwagon")
The Curbside Classics of Gardena # 1: 1978 Dodge Sportsman Maxiwagon
Posted on February 25, 2020 | 20 CommentsTwo years ago, I moved to a small LA suburb called Gardena, California. A town of about 60,000 located south of downtown and well east of the beaches, Gardena is […] -
![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 […]
