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![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 […] -
![You didn’t think our neighborhood walk the other day was finished, did you? Not by a long shot! As Jim Klein and Will and any other CC’ers who’ve come to […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/CC-408-023.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Neighborhood Walk: Friendly St. Area, Part 2")
Neighborhood Walk: Friendly St. Area, Part 2
Posted on February 14, 2020 | 12 CommentsYou didn’t think our neighborhood walk the other day was finished, did you? Not by a long shot! As Jim Klein and Will and any other CC’ers who’ve come to […] -
![This ’53 Plymouth is a bit of an enigma, but I think I’ve unraveled its mysteries. Let’s just say ’53 Plymouths are not what one typically imagines in terms of […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/CC-402-060.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic Capsule: 1953 Plymouth Cambridge Club Sedan – Flaming Flathead Six")
Curbside Classic Capsule: 1953 Plymouth Cambridge Club Sedan – Flaming Flathead Six
Posted on February 14, 2020 | 38 CommentsThis ’53 Plymouth is a bit of an enigma, but I think I’ve unraveled its mysteries. Let’s just say ’53 Plymouths are not what one typically imagines in terms of […] -
Curtis Perry Outtake: Tip Top In & Out
Posted on February 14, 2020 | 20 Comments -
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 […]
