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![A few weeks ago, my mom came to visit me here in Chicago. It was a wonderful time, filled with just enough culture, tourism, neighborhoody things, candid conversation, and […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/1993-06-With-My-Mustang-at-the-Glo-Bell-Motel-CC.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classics: Growing Up Alongside The Fox-Body Mustang")
Curbside Classics: Growing Up Alongside The Fox-Body Mustang
Posted on August 12, 2019 | 36 CommentsA few weeks ago, my mom came to visit me here in Chicago. It was a wonderful time, filled with just enough culture, tourism, neighborhoody things, candid conversation, and […] -
![Can you believe there is a guy in Thailand who went on a massive 500-car shopping spree over a few years and then thought “Well, might as well display these […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/IMG_20190710_105930-copy.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Museum Classics: Jesada Technik Museum – Part 1: The Older Stuff (Pre-1960)")
Museum Classics: Jesada Technik Museum – Part 1: The Older Stuff (Pre-1960)
Posted on August 11, 2019 | 25 CommentsCan you believe there is a guy in Thailand who went on a massive 500-car shopping spree over a few years and then thought “Well, might as well display these […] -
![There are still a remarkable number of Saabs in and around Fort Collins, CO, likely to do with it being a college town, but 99’s are awfully rare these days. […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/IMG_4751-3.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Passed On The Left: 1976 Saab 99GL – Quirky Like A Midsummer Night’s Dream")
Passed On The Left: 1976 Saab 99GL – Quirky Like A Midsummer Night’s Dream
Posted on August 11, 2019 | 25 CommentsThere are still a remarkable number of Saabs in and around Fort Collins, CO, likely to do with it being a college town, but 99’s are awfully rare these days. […] -
![Within a day of receiving this truck, my kids named it Clifford. As you may or may not recall, Clifford is the hero of a series of children’s books in […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/IMG_4557.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CC Review: 2019 RAM 2500 Tradesman Crew Cab 4X4 Power Wagon – Clifford Rides Again")
CC Review: 2019 RAM 2500 Tradesman Crew Cab 4X4 Power Wagon – Clifford Rides Again
Posted on August 11, 2019 | 36 CommentsWithin a day of receiving this truck, my kids named it Clifford. As you may or may not recall, Clifford is the hero of a series of children’s books in […] -
![Tabby, my 2001 Focus was nearing a decade old and while it was still in good shape, it was starting to need many small repairs. I found myself in the […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/IMG_0670.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "COAL: 2012 Ford Focus – World Car IV (Part 1)")
COAL: 2012 Ford Focus – World Car IV (Part 1)
Posted on August 11, 2019 | 24 CommentsTabby, my 2001 Focus was nearing a decade old and while it was still in good shape, it was starting to need many small repairs. I found myself in the […] -
![It’s been a while since we’ve featured anything with a landau top and I’m sure some of you are suffering from serious withdrawal symptoms. Well, suffer no more, as […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/IMG_4383.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Junkyard Classic: 1984 Dodge 600 Coupe – Marooned For Good")
Junkyard Classic: 1984 Dodge 600 Coupe – Marooned For Good
Posted on August 10, 2019 | 49 CommentsIt’s been a while since we’ve featured anything with a landau top and I’m sure some of you are suffering from serious withdrawal symptoms. Well, suffer no more, as […] -
![It had been a few months since I’d been to a Cars and Coffee event, so when I noticed the next week’s theme was going to be Italian Day, I […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/Cars-and-Coffee-001B.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CC Car Show: Italian Day at Portland Cars & Coffee")
CC Car Show: Italian Day at Portland Cars & Coffee
Posted on August 10, 2019 | 17 CommentsIt had been a few months since I’d been to a Cars and Coffee event, so when I noticed the next week’s theme was going to be Italian Day, I […] -
![The Westward Go-4 Interceptor has been produced since the early 1990s. It’s used by municipalities across the United States and Canada, predominantly as a parking patrol or security vehicle. This […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/westward-go-4-4.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CC Capsule: Westward Go-4 – Where Do You Think You’re Going?")
CC Capsule: Westward Go-4 – Where Do You Think You’re Going?
Posted on August 10, 2019 | 22 CommentsThe Westward Go-4 Interceptor has been produced since the early 1990s. It’s used by municipalities across the United States and Canada, predominantly as a parking patrol or security vehicle. This […] -
![Along the route of our Sunday weekly walk here in Tokyo is a small transport company – they have several 29 pax Toyota Coaster mini-buses, a couple of Estima vans, […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/IMG_20190721_152723-1-e1564402583555.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CC Outtake: Nissan Fuga Hearse – A Curve Meets a Square")
CC Outtake: Nissan Fuga Hearse – A Curve Meets a Square
Posted on August 10, 2019 | 14 CommentsAlong the route of our Sunday weekly walk here in Tokyo is a small transport company – they have several 29 pax Toyota Coaster mini-buses, a couple of Estima vans, […] -
Car Show Classics: 2018 Classic Park Faszination Mercedes-Benz – Sedans, Coupes And Roadsters
Posted on August 9, 2019 | 26 CommentsThis Mercedes-Benz show was held in June 2018. Open to all Benzes, regardless age and model. Here’s my belated photoreport, I skipped the new and more recent models. -
![I was cruising along in my Tacoma a few days ago, only half listening to the radio, when I realized there was a car song playing that I hadn’t heard […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/IMG_0796.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CC Jukebox: Two Car Songs About Defunct Brands")
CC Jukebox: Two Car Songs About Defunct Brands
Posted on August 9, 2019 | 41 CommentsI was cruising along in my Tacoma a few days ago, only half listening to the radio, when I realized there was a car song playing that I hadn’t heard […] -
![On Tuesday, I introduced you to the El Kylemino, my ’87 El Camino. Back in 2014, I introduced you to the first Curbside Classic I purchased, the Soul Survivor. The […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/RMMR.resize.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Tech- An Update on the Soul Survivor")
Curbside Tech- An Update on the Soul Survivor
Posted on August 9, 2019 | 21 CommentsOn Tuesday, I introduced you to the El Kylemino, my ’87 El Camino. Back in 2014, I introduced you to the first Curbside Classic I purchased, the Soul Survivor. The […] -
![It would appear that we have stumbled across two 1967 Firebirds in the past. Both convertibles. There was aqua car with a 326 V8/automatic and a blue one that claimed […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/1967-Pontiac-Firebird-02-Small.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1967 Pontiac Firebird – The Sexy Six")
Curbside Classic: 1967 Pontiac Firebird – The Sexy Six
Posted on August 9, 2019 | 47 CommentsIt would appear that we have stumbled across two 1967 Firebirds in the past. Both convertibles. There was aqua car with a 326 V8/automatic and a blue one that claimed […] -
![During the second day of our British Columbia vacation we stopped at the lake side community of Osoyoos which located in the Okanagan Valley only a few kilometers north of […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/Mazda-MPV-1.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: Customized Mazda MPV – Built for Country Music")
Curbside Classic: Customized Mazda MPV – Built for Country Music
Posted on August 8, 2019 | 5 CommentsDuring the second day of our British Columbia vacation we stopped at the lake side community of Osoyoos which located in the Okanagan Valley only a few kilometers north of […] -
![As I’ve mentioned before, recent events have given me cause to dive into the vaults of old family photos. This one was a bit of a surprise for me, perhaps […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/RUTH-FALLS.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Auto-Biography: DougD and the Blue Beetle")
Auto-Biography: DougD and the Blue Beetle
Posted on August 8, 2019 | 29 CommentsAs I’ve mentioned before, recent events have given me cause to dive into the vaults of old family photos. This one was a bit of a surprise for me, perhaps […]
