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Wordless Outtake: Mercedes-Benz ML400 – The City Edition
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![Here’s my belated report of the May 2018 edition of the Japan Classic Day. The Honda Club brought an impressive collection of early Civics to the event and the number […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/IMG_6359.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Car Show Classics: Japan Classic Day")
Car Show Classics: Japan Classic Day
Posted on March 10, 2019 | 25 CommentsHere’s my belated report of the May 2018 edition of the Japan Classic Day. The Honda Club brought an impressive collection of early Civics to the event and the number […] -
COAL: 1996 Chevy Tahoe – Big Dreams, Sad Reality
Posted on March 10, 2019 | 22 CommentsIt was a start to a new path in my life, but the universe had other plans and made it known in a spectacular finale. -
![(first posted 2/28/2014. Another unusual and fairly rare Dodge truck) Dodge was a pioneer in motorhomes, but they didn’t exactly look like this. These big Dodge LCF (“Lower Cab […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/CC-221-036-1000.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CC Capsule: Dodge LCF Truck Motorhome – A Dodge Lover Lives (in)Here")
CC Capsule: Dodge LCF Truck Motorhome – A Dodge Lover Lives (in)Here
Posted on March 9, 2019 | 38 Comments(first posted 2/28/2014. Another unusual and fairly rare Dodge truck) Dodge was a pioneer in motorhomes, but they didn’t exactly look like this. These big Dodge LCF (“Lower Cab […] -
![I haven’t been back to the US or to Europe in over 12 years, so I’m not sure if it’s the same there, but here on the streets of Tokyo, […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/IMGP2817-1-e1551869635987.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Comparison: First Generation Mini and Mazda AZ Wagon – It’s a Small World After All")
Curbside Comparison: First Generation Mini and Mazda AZ Wagon – It’s a Small World After All
Posted on March 9, 2019 | 17 CommentsI haven’t been back to the US or to Europe in over 12 years, so I’m not sure if it’s the same there, but here on the streets of Tokyo, […] -
![(David Saunders has owned a remarkable series of cars, so we’re going to take a second look at them. This series first ran in early 2014) I was […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/1980-Dodge-Maxivan.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "COAL: An Unexpected First “Car”")
COAL: An Unexpected First “Car”
Posted on March 9, 2019 | 41 Comments(David Saunders has owned a remarkable series of cars, so we’re going to take a second look at them. This series first ran in early 2014) I was […] -
![(first posted 3/15/2014) Triborough has found a truck I’ve been keeping an eye out for way too long: A Dodge L700 tilt cab medium duty with the cab borrowed from […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/Dodge-L600-7000-f.png?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Cohort Outtake: Dodge L700 Tilt Cab – The Big-Boy A100")
Cohort Outtake: Dodge L700 Tilt Cab – The Big-Boy A100
Posted on March 8, 2019 | 57 Comments(first posted 3/15/2014) Triborough has found a truck I’ve been keeping an eye out for way too long: A Dodge L700 tilt cab medium duty with the cab borrowed from […] -
![The blocks around the campus used to be reliably good CC hunting grounds. Not so much anymore; it’s mostly a sea of late model Asian brand sedans and CUVs. But […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/CC-375-046.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CC Outtake: 1989 Geo Spectrum – The Blue Band of the Spectrum")
CC Outtake: 1989 Geo Spectrum – The Blue Band of the Spectrum
Posted on March 8, 2019 | 28 CommentsThe blocks around the campus used to be reliably good CC hunting grounds. Not so much anymore; it’s mostly a sea of late model Asian brand sedans and CUVs. But […] -
![Even before the demise of the Aussie Ford Falcon and Holden Commodore, Brisbane’s taxi companies were heavily embracing Toyota. The streets were dotted with HiAce vans, Camry Hybrids and Priuses. […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/toyota-prius-taxi-berlin-2.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CC Outtake: Today’s Berlin Taxis – Toyota’s Next Step On The Way To Global Domination?")
CC Outtake: Today’s Berlin Taxis – Toyota’s Next Step On The Way To Global Domination?
Posted on March 7, 2019 | 35 CommentsEven before the demise of the Aussie Ford Falcon and Holden Commodore, Brisbane’s taxi companies were heavily embracing Toyota. The streets were dotted with HiAce vans, Camry Hybrids and Priuses. […] -
![Eugene is of course famous for being the home of “Animal House“, that legendary movie of campus debauchery. When I walked by this house the other day, that’s obviously what […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/CC-383-001.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CC Outtake: The Last “Animal House” in Eugene?")
CC Outtake: The Last “Animal House” in Eugene?
Posted on March 7, 2019 | 19 CommentsEugene is of course famous for being the home of “Animal House“, that legendary movie of campus debauchery. When I walked by this house the other day, that’s obviously what […] -
![I feel certain that among the many Curbevore owners of older – and longer owned – daily drivers there are some who “relate” to their vehicles on a level that […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/IMG_20190128_152107-Copy.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "TOAL: 2001 Ford F-250 Super Duty Crew Cab Lariat – Still Crazy (About It) After All These Years")
TOAL: 2001 Ford F-250 Super Duty Crew Cab Lariat – Still Crazy (About It) After All These Years
Posted on March 7, 2019 | 25 CommentsI feel certain that among the many Curbevore owners of older – and longer owned – daily drivers there are some who “relate” to their vehicles on a level that […] -
![If you want to really know why the Big Three’s stock prices are stagnant and GM is shuttering five plants, you need to read this article by Mark Gottfredson, a […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/flying-off-cliff.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Newsstand: “Demographic ‘Time Bomb’ Awaits Automakers” – In Addition To The Other Ones")
Curbside Newsstand: “Demographic ‘Time Bomb’ Awaits Automakers” – In Addition To The Other Ones
Posted on March 6, 2019 | 78 CommentsIf you want to really know why the Big Three’s stock prices are stagnant and GM is shuttering five plants, you need to read this article by Mark Gottfredson, a […] -
![I was on my way to an appointment and about to cross the Arkansas River on the highway 64 bridge between Van Buren and Fort Smith, Arkansas when I spotted […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/20190302_130914.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "In Motion Classic: A Hazy Shade of Winter Citation")
In Motion Classic: A Hazy Shade of Winter Citation
Posted on March 6, 2019 | 35 CommentsI was on my way to an appointment and about to cross the Arkansas River on the highway 64 bridge between Van Buren and Fort Smith, Arkansas when I spotted […] -
![(first posted 3/5/2014) Succeeding Franklin Roosevelt upon his death in 1945, Vice-President Harry S Truman became the 33rd President of the United States. Also a former Senator from Missouri, Truman […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/truman.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Automotive History: The Cars of President Harry S Truman")
Automotive History: The Cars of President Harry S Truman
Posted on March 5, 2019 | 104 Comments(first posted 3/5/2014) Succeeding Franklin Roosevelt upon his death in 1945, Vice-President Harry S Truman became the 33rd President of the United States. Also a former Senator from Missouri, Truman […] -
![The other day I shared with you a Trabant with a tow hitch. Given its 23hp 600cc engine, the trailer had better be small. Today we’ll look at the other […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/47250967121_dd8e1fd2ac_k.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Cohort Outtake: Much More Ready To Tow – And the (Not) Best Steak House")
Cohort Outtake: Much More Ready To Tow – And the (Not) Best Steak House
Posted on March 5, 2019 | 40 CommentsThe other day I shared with you a Trabant with a tow hitch. Given its 23hp 600cc engine, the trailer had better be small. Today we’ll look at the other […]
