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![It’s a funny thing, that the longer I’ve been a part of Curbside Classic, the fewer cars I actually stop to photograph on a regular basis. As other veteran writers […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/thumb_IMG_1190_1024.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CC Outtake: 1993 Mercedes-Benz 190E – Green With Envy")
CC Outtake: 1993 Mercedes-Benz 190E – Green With Envy
Posted on September 9, 2019 | 25 CommentsIt’s a funny thing, that the longer I’ve been a part of Curbside Classic, the fewer cars I actually stop to photograph on a regular basis. As other veteran writers […] -
![My friends and I are currently on our annual trip to Las Vegas. Our Chicago-based collective lands somewhere between the Rat Pack and the Brat Pack, being at once old-school […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/192-1954-Chevrolet-210-DeLuxe-CC.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1954 Chevrolet 210 DeLuxe – Purple, The Color Of Royalty")
Curbside Classic: 1954 Chevrolet 210 DeLuxe – Purple, The Color Of Royalty
Posted on September 9, 2019 | 22 CommentsMy friends and I are currently on our annual trip to Las Vegas. Our Chicago-based collective lands somewhere between the Rat Pack and the Brat Pack, being at once old-school […] -
![One by one the personal CCs of the editorial team are going away. Jim Klein gave us the news that the Official CC Porsche has moved on, which reminded […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/Miata18July02a.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "My CC Update: So Long, Little Miata")
My CC Update: So Long, Little Miata
Posted on September 8, 2019 | 29 CommentsOne by one the personal CCs of the editorial team are going away. Jim Klein gave us the news that the Official CC Porsche has moved on, which reminded […] -
![Forty years is a long time, but curiously many of us see a forty year old car and for some reason that span of time doesn’t really register. Perhaps in […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/IMG_5044.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Junkyard Classic: 1979 Mercedes 280SE – Across An Ocean, Up A Mile, And Forty Years Of Stories")
Junkyard Classic: 1979 Mercedes 280SE – Across An Ocean, Up A Mile, And Forty Years Of Stories
Posted on September 8, 2019 | 37 CommentsForty years is a long time, but curiously many of us see a forty year old car and for some reason that span of time doesn’t really register. Perhaps in […] -
![I spotted this newcomer to our town the other morning while dropping something off at the USPS’s outpost at my local market and decided to lean in for a little […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/IMG_5268.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CC Capsule: 2010 Saab 9-5 Aero Turbo6 XWD – Well Hello There, You Must Be New In Town!")
CC Capsule: 2010 Saab 9-5 Aero Turbo6 XWD – Well Hello There, You Must Be New In Town!
Posted on September 8, 2019 | 30 CommentsI spotted this newcomer to our town the other morning while dropping something off at the USPS’s outpost at my local market and decided to lean in for a little […] -
![These photos were taken by me in the fall of 2007, and only recently found in some backup on an old removable hard drive. Very low quality, sorry about that, […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/100_0167.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Cold War Classic: Some (Crappy) Photos Of A GAZ-24-34 V8-Powered Volga")
Cold War Classic: Some (Crappy) Photos Of A GAZ-24-34 V8-Powered Volga
Posted on September 8, 2019 | 17 CommentsThese photos were taken by me in the fall of 2007, and only recently found in some backup on an old removable hard drive. Very low quality, sorry about that, […] -
![The Bradley GT, probably the second most well-known VW-based kit car after the Meyers Manx, was made by a company whose success astounds me. Success, you ask? Didn’t they go […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/IMG_5317.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CCKC For Sale: Bradley GT II – May It Rest In Pieces")
CCKC For Sale: Bradley GT II – May It Rest In Pieces
Posted on September 7, 2019 | 19 CommentsThe Bradley GT, probably the second most well-known VW-based kit car after the Meyers Manx, was made by a company whose success astounds me. Success, you ask? Didn’t they go […] -
![I frequently see these two Corvettes parked next to each other on a corner lot in Torrance. While I’m no ‘Vette expert, around 20 or 25 years separate these cars, […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/2-Vettes.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CC Outtake: Two Corvettes in Torrance")
CC Outtake: Two Corvettes in Torrance
Posted on September 7, 2019 | 21 CommentsI frequently see these two Corvettes parked next to each other on a corner lot in Torrance. While I’m no ‘Vette expert, around 20 or 25 years separate these cars, […] -
![(First Posted September 1, 2013) So what would you do if you rolled your 1979 Volkswagen Van? Send it to the scrapyard? Part it out? Find a replacement body shell? […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/Fred-3.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Custom: Meet Fred, The Very Customized Volkswagen Van")
Curbside Custom: Meet Fred, The Very Customized Volkswagen Van
Posted on September 7, 2019 | 22 Comments(First Posted September 1, 2013) So what would you do if you rolled your 1979 Volkswagen Van? Send it to the scrapyard? Part it out? Find a replacement body shell? […] -
QOTW: What’s On Your Toyshelf?
Posted on September 7, 2019 | 65 Commentsmmmm -
![Again with the Gloria?! Yep. Third time in one week. Isn’t CC-spotting a strange thing? Only one post, authored by Paul back in 2011, featured this long-lived nameplate before three […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/IMG_20190825_150535-copy.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1990 Nissan Gloria (Y31) Gran Turismo SV – In Excelsis Deo")
Curbside Classic: 1990 Nissan Gloria (Y31) Gran Turismo SV – In Excelsis Deo
Posted on September 6, 2019 | 32 CommentsAgain with the Gloria?! Yep. Third time in one week. Isn’t CC-spotting a strange thing? Only one post, authored by Paul back in 2011, featured this long-lived nameplate before three […] -
![(Ed. Note: Please welcome David Devereaux to the ranks of our contributors with this first submission) In the summer of 1990, Mr. B walked into Stead Motors, a Mercedes-Benz dealer […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/MB300SE6.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CC Experience: 1990 Mercedes 300SE – The Realities Of Purchasing And Living With A Low Mileage Classic")
CC Experience: 1990 Mercedes 300SE – The Realities Of Purchasing And Living With A Low Mileage Classic
Posted on September 6, 2019 | 41 Comments(Ed. Note: Please welcome David Devereaux to the ranks of our contributors with this first submission) In the summer of 1990, Mr. B walked into Stead Motors, a Mercedes-Benz dealer […] -
![As I mentioned in my initial post last week, I’ve mounted factory Cruise Control Systems on the following Asian models: A 1985 Mazda RX-7, a 1990 Mazda Miata, and a […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/1-Front-3-Quarter.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Tech: Factory Cruise Control Part 2- Early Asian Systems")
Curbside Tech: Factory Cruise Control Part 2- Early Asian Systems
Posted on September 6, 2019 | 8 CommentsAs I mentioned in my initial post last week, I’ve mounted factory Cruise Control Systems on the following Asian models: A 1985 Mazda RX-7, a 1990 Mazda Miata, and a […] -
![Here’s one you don’t see every day, or indeed, except one day last summer, any day. An Innocenti Coupé. My first reaction, and maybe yours as well, was that it […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/DSC08736-2.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Car Show Classic: 1968 Innocenti C – Italy Builds A Better British Sports Car")
Car Show Classic: 1968 Innocenti C – Italy Builds A Better British Sports Car
Posted on September 6, 2019 | 16 CommentsHere’s one you don’t see every day, or indeed, except one day last summer, any day. An Innocenti Coupé. My first reaction, and maybe yours as well, was that it […] -
![I don’t know if it’s the constant exposure over the last almost-decade to CC or the recent binge-watching of Mindhunter but somehow I’ve come 180 degrees on the Fairmont. While […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/IMG_5036.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Junkyard Classic: 1980 Ford Fairmont Wagon – Business Outside, Party Inside")
Junkyard Classic: 1980 Ford Fairmont Wagon – Business Outside, Party Inside
Posted on September 5, 2019 | 77 CommentsI don’t know if it’s the constant exposure over the last almost-decade to CC or the recent binge-watching of Mindhunter but somehow I’ve come 180 degrees on the Fairmont. While […]
