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![(first posted 8/5/2013) On a recent trip to the San Francisco bay area, I decided to check out one of the Eichler neighborhoods that dot the area. As mid-century architecture […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/IMG_4886.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Eichlers And Their Cars: A Neighborhood That Time Forgot")
Eichlers And Their Cars: A Neighborhood That Time Forgot
Posted on April 12, 2019 | 68 Comments(first posted 8/5/2013) On a recent trip to the San Francisco bay area, I decided to check out one of the Eichler neighborhoods that dot the area. As mid-century architecture […] -
![(first posted 8/6/2013) I’ve already reported on the Canton, South Dakota Car Show, but I felt the need to place a spotlight on this very original 1974 AMC Javelin. Since […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/Front-three-quarter.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Car Show Classic: 1974 AMC Javelin – Original Six Shooter")
Car Show Classic: 1974 AMC Javelin – Original Six Shooter
Posted on April 12, 2019 | 50 Comments(first posted 8/6/2013) I’ve already reported on the Canton, South Dakota Car Show, but I felt the need to place a spotlight on this very original 1974 AMC Javelin. Since […] -
![Meeting distant family members can be fascinating… or awkward. Sometimes a long-lost relative can seem like your own sibling, while at other times you quickly calculate just how much DNA […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/Toyotas.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CC Capsule: Just How Am I Related To You?")
CC Capsule: Just How Am I Related To You?
Posted on April 12, 2019 | 18 CommentsMeeting distant family members can be fascinating… or awkward. Sometimes a long-lost relative can seem like your own sibling, while at other times you quickly calculate just how much DNA […] -
![I recently went to visit Bordeaux, a place more famous for its wine and its architecture than anything else. When one discovers a city for the first time, it’s always […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/IMG_20190407_121727-copy.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Car Show Classics: A Sunday In Bordeaux (Part 1: Foreign Cars)")
Car Show Classics: A Sunday In Bordeaux (Part 1: Foreign Cars)
Posted on April 12, 2019 | 19 CommentsI recently went to visit Bordeaux, a place more famous for its wine and its architecture than anything else. When one discovers a city for the first time, it’s always […] -
![I apologize for not properly clarifying making the guidelines of yesterday’s QOTD about which car of the 1940s you’d pick. This is a PN MM (Mental Masturbation) exercise of the […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/chevrolet-1955-bel-air-coupe.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "MM-QOTD: We’re Time Traveling Back to the 1950s; Which Big American Car Will Be Your Daily Driver?")
MM-QOTD: We’re Time Traveling Back to the 1950s; Which Big American Car Will Be Your Daily Driver?
Posted on April 12, 2019 | 157 CommentsI apologize for not properly clarifying making the guidelines of yesterday’s QOTD about which car of the 1940s you’d pick. This is a PN MM (Mental Masturbation) exercise of the […] -
![Our man in Russia, Stanislav Alexeyev has posted some shots at the Cohort, including this one of a Ram pickup with a bed style I’ve never seen here in the […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/40611818453_4685218b8f_k.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Cohort Outtake: Ram Pickup With Unusual Bed Spotted In Russia")
Cohort Outtake: Ram Pickup With Unusual Bed Spotted In Russia
Posted on April 11, 2019 | 18 CommentsOur man in Russia, Stanislav Alexeyev has posted some shots at the Cohort, including this one of a Ram pickup with a bed style I’ve never seen here in the […] -
![I recently had to take my 2017 Pacifica in for service and rather than wait all day for them to perform the 8th seat recall and replace the battery (!) […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/Journey-Cargo.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Loaner Review: 2018 Dodge Journey: The A-Body Wagon Goes On Forever")
Loaner Review: 2018 Dodge Journey: The A-Body Wagon Goes On Forever
Posted on April 11, 2019 | 47 CommentsI recently had to take my 2017 Pacifica in for service and rather than wait all day for them to perform the 8th seat recall and replace the battery (!) […] -
![William Oliver just posted these shots at the Cohort that are just terrific. I could gaze at this one for…to long. There’s something so elemental and timeless about this Valaint, […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/47557806261_9e520ef48b_k.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Cohort Outtake: 1975 Plymouth Valiant – Valiant Right To The End")
Cohort Outtake: 1975 Plymouth Valiant – Valiant Right To The End
Posted on April 11, 2019 | 62 CommentsWilliam Oliver just posted these shots at the Cohort that are just terrific. I could gaze at this one for…to long. There’s something so elemental and timeless about this Valaint, […] -
![(submitted by Michael S.C. We’ve seen the Hillman Avenger at CC, but I’ve been hoping for a genuine Plymouth Cricket since day one. It’s finally appeared) I’ve owned this green […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/a-crck-12.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Crickets Of A Lifetime: One of My Plymouth Crickets Has 500,000 Miles On It")
Crickets Of A Lifetime: One of My Plymouth Crickets Has 500,000 Miles On It
Posted on April 11, 2019 | 34 Comments(submitted by Michael S.C. We’ve seen the Hillman Avenger at CC, but I’ve been hoping for a genuine Plymouth Cricket since day one. It’s finally appeared) I’ve owned this green […] -
![I sure don’t want folks to get the idea I’m a big car hater, although I admit I’ve never owned one. But that’s not to say I haven’t lusted after […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/Olds-1949-88-club-coupe-body.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "QOTD: Which Big Car From the 1940s For You?")
QOTD: Which Big Car From the 1940s For You?
Posted on April 10, 2019 | 131 CommentsI sure don’t want folks to get the idea I’m a big car hater, although I admit I’ve never owned one. But that’s not to say I haven’t lusted after […] -
![I stumbled into these by accident, but they do make a nice follow-up to my “Who Killed the Big American Car” article the other day. As I’m sure you all […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/Dodge-1962-880-01.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Brochure Outtake: The 1962 Dodge For The BIG Car Man!")
Brochure Outtake: The 1962 Dodge For The BIG Car Man!
Posted on April 10, 2019 | 50 CommentsI stumbled into these by accident, but they do make a nice follow-up to my “Who Killed the Big American Car” article the other day. As I’m sure you all […] -
CC Wordless Outtake: “Sometimes It’s Hard To Say Goodbye”
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1980 Kawasaki 750 LTD – A Motorcycle I Hate
Posted on April 9, 2019 | 43 CommentsYep, I hate this one. Not because it’s a particularly bad motorcycle (although it isn’t particularly good), it’s because of the association with one motorcycle trip in 1994. -
![As a car lover and seasoned Curbivore, it’s always a treat when I see a “classic” and its modern descendent parked next too each other, making me wonder if it […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/thumb_IMG_1061_1024.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic/CC Comparison: 2016 BMW 228i xDrive and 1988 BMW 325ix – Different But The Same")
Curbside Classic/CC Comparison: 2016 BMW 228i xDrive and 1988 BMW 325ix – Different But The Same
Posted on April 9, 2019 | 22 CommentsAs a car lover and seasoned Curbivore, it’s always a treat when I see a “classic” and its modern descendent parked next too each other, making me wonder if it […] -
![autonews.com is reporting that Toyota will create a new joint platform to underpin the next generation of the Tundra and Tacoma. And it will also be used in the global […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/Toyota-Tundra-and-Tacoma-2019.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Newsstand: Toyota’s Tundra and Tacoma To Share New “Platform” in 2021")
Curbside Newsstand: Toyota’s Tundra and Tacoma To Share New “Platform” in 2021
Posted on April 8, 2019 | 17 Commentsautonews.com is reporting that Toyota will create a new joint platform to underpin the next generation of the Tundra and Tacoma. And it will also be used in the global […]
