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Cohort Pic(k) Of The Day: Back To The 1990s
Posted on November 22, 2019 | 25 CommentsThank you to Nathan Williams -
![Here are a couple of BMWs you are unlikely to meet curbside, classic though they may be. We’re at the same Tokyo showroom where Jim Klein and I saw a […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/IMG_20191026_124852-copy.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CC Outtake: 1973 BMW 3.0 CSL & 1981 BMW M1 – Legends In Aspic")
CC Outtake: 1973 BMW 3.0 CSL & 1981 BMW M1 – Legends In Aspic
Posted on November 22, 2019 | 7 CommentsHere are a couple of BMWs you are unlikely to meet curbside, classic though they may be. We’re at the same Tokyo showroom where Jim Klein and I saw a […] -
![Here is another one that I have been sitting on for awhile. Since August of 2011, in fact. Why did I take pictures of this car? I don’t really like […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/1973-Olds-Ninety-Eight-Regency-08-Small.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1973 Oldsmobile Ninety-Eight Regency – Nice Car, Fabulous Seats")
Curbside Classic: 1973 Oldsmobile Ninety-Eight Regency – Nice Car, Fabulous Seats
Posted on November 22, 2019 | 51 CommentsHere is another one that I have been sitting on for awhile. Since August of 2011, in fact. Why did I take pictures of this car? I don’t really like […] -
![in the Canadian Rockies I suppose it was predictable. But it’s been an eminently satisfying and rejuvenating sabbatical. I wasn’t really planning to be back, but Jim is more than […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/CR-2.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CC Housekeeping: He’s Back! – When “Retirement” Turns Into a Well-Needed Sabbatical")
CC Housekeeping: He’s Back! – When “Retirement” Turns Into a Well-Needed Sabbatical
Posted on November 21, 2019 | 47 Commentsin the Canadian Rockies I suppose it was predictable. But it’s been an eminently satisfying and rejuvenating sabbatical. I wasn’t really planning to be back, but Jim is more than […] -
![Imagine, if you will, it’s September 1966. You’ve accomplished what no one in your family had done before. Just a few short months ago, you earned your Ph.D., and with […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/Nova-1.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CC Capsule: 1967 Chevrolet Chevy II Nova – The Junior Faculty Special")
CC Capsule: 1967 Chevrolet Chevy II Nova – The Junior Faculty Special
Posted on November 21, 2019 | 50 CommentsImagine, if you will, it’s September 1966. You’ve accomplished what no one in your family had done before. Just a few short months ago, you earned your Ph.D., and with […] -
Cohort Pic(k) Of The Day: 1988 Toyota MR2 Supercharged
Posted on November 21, 2019 | 13 CommentsThank you to Yohai Rodin -
![I’ll never forget the feeling of sitting in that cabin when Lily died. Smoke began to pour from her vents and well up under the hood. Flames licked the passenger […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/IMG_0189.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "COAL Update: A Song Of Rust And Fire")
COAL Update: A Song Of Rust And Fire
Posted on November 21, 2019 | 20 CommentsI’ll never forget the feeling of sitting in that cabin when Lily died. Smoke began to pour from her vents and well up under the hood. Flames licked the passenger […] -
![Ah, Lexus. Although it needs no formal introduction, it’s difficult even mentioning the brand without highlighting its significance as one of the greatest automotive success stories in history. Prominently debuting […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/wJOzQ0hR8e4HinULeTWqA_thumb_123.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic – 1992 Lexus LS 400 – The Industry’s Greatest Hit Of The Last 50 Years?")
Curbside Classic – 1992 Lexus LS 400 – The Industry’s Greatest Hit Of The Last 50 Years?
Posted on November 21, 2019 | 96 CommentsAh, Lexus. Although it needs no formal introduction, it’s difficult even mentioning the brand without highlighting its significance as one of the greatest automotive success stories in history. Prominently debuting […] -
![Can you believe we haven’t had a single BMW 2002 on CC all year? Unmöglich! Quick, here’s 1990cc’s worth of pure Bavarian sweetness, by way of one of Tokyo’s biggest […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/IMG_20191026_124737-copy.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CC Capsule: 1972 BMW 2002 Tii – Simplii Extraordinarii")
CC Capsule: 1972 BMW 2002 Tii – Simplii Extraordinarii
Posted on November 20, 2019 | 32 CommentsCan you believe we haven’t had a single BMW 2002 on CC all year? Unmöglich! Quick, here’s 1990cc’s worth of pure Bavarian sweetness, by way of one of Tokyo’s biggest […] -
Cohort Pic(k) Of The Day – 1966 Pontiac Bonneville Convertible
Posted on November 20, 2019 | 37 CommentsThank you to Tim Finn -
![Welcome to Curbside Cafe; may I take your order? Yes, I’d like an obscure 1950s pickup and one of those futile Cadillac two-seaters from ten years ago. You mean an […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/International-Cadillac-a.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CC Outtake: International S-120 and Cadillac XLR — Do Those Go Well Together?")
CC Outtake: International S-120 and Cadillac XLR — Do Those Go Well Together?
Posted on November 20, 2019 | 23 CommentsWelcome to Curbside Cafe; may I take your order? Yes, I’d like an obscure 1950s pickup and one of those futile Cadillac two-seaters from ten years ago. You mean an […] -
![For the passing observer, old cars just seem to blend into each other or fall into cliché. Take this Jaguar MkVIIM for example; ostensibly a luxury cruiser to be sedately […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/MK7d.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "In Motion Classic: 1954-56 Jaguar MkVIIM – Prima Ballerina")
In Motion Classic: 1954-56 Jaguar MkVIIM – Prima Ballerina
Posted on November 20, 2019 | 24 CommentsFor the passing observer, old cars just seem to blend into each other or fall into cliché. Take this Jaguar MkVIIM for example; ostensibly a luxury cruiser to be sedately […] -
![Movies by definition are a form of escape, and require a form of social contract called “Suspension of Disbelief.” Basically it means that I am willing to overlook the fact […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/g.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "QOTD: What Is Your Biggest Automotive Movie Pet Peeve?")
QOTD: What Is Your Biggest Automotive Movie Pet Peeve?
Posted on November 19, 2019 | 206 CommentsMovies by definition are a form of escape, and require a form of social contract called “Suspension of Disbelief.” Basically it means that I am willing to overlook the fact […] -
Cohort Pic(k) Of The Day – Datsun 710 Wagon
Posted on November 19, 2019 | 21 CommentsThank you to Davo_ -
![(First Posted October 23, 2013) I’ve owned a lot of cars. The total is up to a slightly embarrassing forty two (edit – its more than now). Most of them […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/1978-Ford-Pinto-1.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1978 Ford Pinto V6 – The Car I Didn’t Buy")
Curbside Classic: 1978 Ford Pinto V6 – The Car I Didn’t Buy
Posted on November 19, 2019 | 40 Comments(First Posted October 23, 2013) I’ve owned a lot of cars. The total is up to a slightly embarrassing forty two (edit – its more than now). Most of them […]
