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![When I started at CC I would not have argued that this car was a Chrysler Deadly Sin. But I have gotten to the place where I believe (much as […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/1971-Chrysler-Newport-Royal-07-Small.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1971 Chrysler Newport Royal – Chrysler’s Deadly Sin #6, The Fuselage Years")
Curbside Classic: 1971 Chrysler Newport Royal – Chrysler’s Deadly Sin #6, The Fuselage Years
Posted on January 22, 2020 | 101 CommentsWhen I started at CC I would not have argued that this car was a Chrysler Deadly Sin. But I have gotten to the place where I believe (much as […] -
![(first posted 11/21/2013) The Triumph Herald was arguably the first car to embody the spirit of the 1960s to come from Britain’s established manufacturers, and also one that led to […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/11/herald-1.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1966 Triumph Herald – The First Aspirational Compact")
Curbside Classic: 1966 Triumph Herald – The First Aspirational Compact
Posted on January 21, 2020 | 42 Comments(first posted 11/21/2013) The Triumph Herald was arguably the first car to embody the spirit of the 1960s to come from Britain’s established manufacturers, and also one that led to […] -
![This is a very welcome recent addition to my neighborhood: a bright red classic Gillig bus. And of course like so many other Oregonians, it hails from California. Most recently, […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/CC-400-079.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic Capsule: 1973 Gillig 40′ Bus – Big Red")
Curbside Classic Capsule: 1973 Gillig 40′ Bus – Big Red
Posted on January 21, 2020 | 12 CommentsThis is a very welcome recent addition to my neighborhood: a bright red classic Gillig bus. And of course like so many other Oregonians, it hails from California. Most recently, […] -
![Last week my friend Scott called and asked if I wanted to come up to Georgetown Lake on Friday as he had a booking granting him the rights to use […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/IMG_8586.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Lakeside Education: Georgetown Lake 2020 – Ice Capades")
Lakeside Education: Georgetown Lake 2020 – Ice Capades
Posted on January 21, 2020 | 26 CommentsLast week my friend Scott called and asked if I wanted to come up to Georgetown Lake on Friday as he had a booking granting him the rights to use […] -
![In the run up to a potentially devastating ruling, Mahindra has introduced a refreshed Roxor for the 2020 model year. The new front grille drops what was perhaps the most […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/Screenshot_2020-01-20-Specs.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Newsstand: Mahindra Dumps Controversial, Jeep-like Slats for 2020 Roxor")
Curbside Newsstand: Mahindra Dumps Controversial, Jeep-like Slats for 2020 Roxor
Posted on January 21, 2020 | 20 CommentsIn the run up to a potentially devastating ruling, Mahindra has introduced a refreshed Roxor for the 2020 model year. The new front grille drops what was perhaps the most […] -
![The Buick brand is one that I hold close to my heart, as I grew up in the city in which this make had once called its world headquarters home […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/011-1981-Buick-Regal-Pace-Car-CC.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Airport Classic: 1981 Buick Regal Indy 500 Pace Car – The Real McCoy")
Airport Classic: 1981 Buick Regal Indy 500 Pace Car – The Real McCoy
Posted on January 21, 2020 | 21 CommentsThe Buick brand is one that I hold close to my heart, as I grew up in the city in which this make had once called its world headquarters home […] -
![The media is bursting with stories about how rapidly car prices are exploding. Up 29% since 2009! Meanwhile median household income has only increased by 6% in the same time […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/a-price-1.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Everybody Is Bitching About the Rapidly Increasing Price of Cars But They All Have It Wrong – Here’s a List of New Car Prices Going Back to 1967 and 2020 Is the Cheapest")
Everybody Is Bitching About the Rapidly Increasing Price of Cars But They All Have It Wrong – Here’s a List of New Car Prices Going Back to 1967 and 2020 Is the Cheapest
Posted on January 20, 2020 | 101 CommentsThe media is bursting with stories about how rapidly car prices are exploding. Up 29% since 2009! Meanwhile median household income has only increased by 6% in the same time […] -
![(first posted 12/16/2013) Ever since childhood, owning a red Bimmer has been a dream of mine. Even today, as I’m in my 20s, this dream is still very much alive. […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/IMG_2816.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1992 BMW 525i (E34) – The Red Bimmer Of My Childhood Dreams")
Curbside Classic: 1992 BMW 525i (E34) – The Red Bimmer Of My Childhood Dreams
Posted on January 20, 2020 | 44 Comments(first posted 12/16/2013) Ever since childhood, owning a red Bimmer has been a dream of mine. Even today, as I’m in my 20s, this dream is still very much alive. […] -
![Let’s be honest: kids suck. Especially teenagers and young adults under 25. They’re extraordinary self-absorbed, have no respect for their elders, and are constantly staring at glowing rectangles that play […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/01010_gofhRpwJ0AR_1200x900.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CC For Sale: 2000 Honda Accord V6 – Want To Teach Kids How To Drive? This 180k Mile Accord With A Second Brake Pedal Will Do The Trick")
CC For Sale: 2000 Honda Accord V6 – Want To Teach Kids How To Drive? This 180k Mile Accord With A Second Brake Pedal Will Do The Trick
Posted on January 20, 2020 | 15 CommentsLet’s be honest: kids suck. Especially teenagers and young adults under 25. They’re extraordinary self-absorbed, have no respect for their elders, and are constantly staring at glowing rectangles that play […] -
![For a period of more than 25 years, starting in the mid-sixties, the Opel Kadett was the best selling car in the Netherlands. Affordable, uncomplicated (in every aspect) and solid. […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/IMG_8434.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Car Show Classics: Opel Kadett A to E – A Pictorial Overview Of All Generations")
Car Show Classics: Opel Kadett A to E – A Pictorial Overview Of All Generations
Posted on January 20, 2020 | 39 CommentsFor a period of more than 25 years, starting in the mid-sixties, the Opel Kadett was the best selling car in the Netherlands. Affordable, uncomplicated (in every aspect) and solid. […] -
![Someone joked recently that the administrators of Curbside Classic were doing such a good job that they would receive as part of their generous compensation package a company car, which […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/20180911_124328.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Capsule: 1988 Cadillac Cimarron – Flagship Of Mediocrity")
Curbside Capsule: 1988 Cadillac Cimarron – Flagship Of Mediocrity
Posted on January 20, 2020 | 72 CommentsSomeone joked recently that the administrators of Curbside Classic were doing such a good job that they would receive as part of their generous compensation package a company car, which […] -
![Last year, I opined that 2019 would be the year of the “brand.” That predication partially came true. Brands increasingly relied on their heritage to sell cars, and automakers continued […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/20180402_161103.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Newsstand: Denali and AT4 ‘Subbrands’ Ensure GMC Will Live Long and Prosper")
Curbside Newsstand: Denali and AT4 ‘Subbrands’ Ensure GMC Will Live Long and Prosper
Posted on January 20, 2020 | 18 CommentsLast year, I opined that 2019 would be the year of the “brand.” That predication partially came true. Brands increasingly relied on their heritage to sell cars, and automakers continued […] -
![By the time I got around to taking pictures of this magnificent one-ton mid-’60s Chevy flatbed last May, it had already been sitting in the parking lot of a local […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/DSCF8014.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1966 Chevrolet C30 Flatbed – Waiting On A Friend")
Curbside Classic: 1966 Chevrolet C30 Flatbed – Waiting On A Friend
Posted on January 20, 2020 | 27 CommentsBy the time I got around to taking pictures of this magnificent one-ton mid-’60s Chevy flatbed last May, it had already been sitting in the parking lot of a local […] -
CC Clue
Posted on January 19, 2020 | 13 CommentsSouped-up like there’s no tomorrow (but you will get the answer then). -
![(first posted 12/21/2013) Even though Dave Skinner was in my town last week, he apparently did not take note of one of the more interesting vehicles I’ve seen recently. This […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/P1030792.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CC Outtake – Homemade Camper For The Apocalypse That Never Happened (Yet)?")
CC Outtake – Homemade Camper For The Apocalypse That Never Happened (Yet)?
Posted on January 19, 2020 | 45 Comments(first posted 12/21/2013) Even though Dave Skinner was in my town last week, he apparently did not take note of one of the more interesting vehicles I’ve seen recently. This […]
