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![They say if you strap a piece of toast, butterside-up, to the back of a cat and drop the assembly, it’ll hover a few feet above the floor, doing lazy […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/89Caprice_Rear.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CC For Sale: 1989 Chevrolet Caprice Classic—Almost the Last Box")
CC For Sale: 1989 Chevrolet Caprice Classic—Almost the Last Box
Posted on November 2, 2018 | 79 CommentsThey say if you strap a piece of toast, butterside-up, to the back of a cat and drop the assembly, it’ll hover a few feet above the floor, doing lazy […] -
COAL: Bertha Rides Off Into the Sunset
Posted on November 2, 2018 | 43 CommentsI wrote about Bertha, our 2007 S550, in a prior installment. After four years and almost 60,000 miles (206,000 on the odometer total), we reluctantly went our separate ways. -
![The automotive kingdom has, in theory at least, a wide variety of unicorns. With deer season looming for those of us in certain locales, let’s extend this hunting season to […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/unicorn.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "QOTD: It’s Not Only Deer Season, But Unicorn Season; What Unicorn Are You Wanting To Find?")
QOTD: It’s Not Only Deer Season, But Unicorn Season; What Unicorn Are You Wanting To Find?
Posted on November 1, 2018 | 139 CommentsThe automotive kingdom has, in theory at least, a wide variety of unicorns. With deer season looming for those of us in certain locales, let’s extend this hunting season to […] -
![One of the special classes at Motorclassica this year was a celebration of Cadillac, and as such there were a range of the cars named after the founder of Detroit […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/Cadillac-1908-S.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Car Show Classics: Motorclassica’s Cadillac Collection")
Car Show Classics: Motorclassica’s Cadillac Collection
Posted on November 1, 2018 | 17 CommentsOne of the special classes at Motorclassica this year was a celebration of Cadillac, and as such there were a range of the cars named after the founder of Detroit […] -
![There was a time once when a gas-guzzling, full-size, American luxury SUV would have looked out of place on a European street. Today, a Cadillac Escalade no longer looks so […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/cadillac-escalade-potsdam.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CC Outtake: Cadillac Escalade – An American Elephant In Europe")
CC Outtake: Cadillac Escalade – An American Elephant In Europe
Posted on November 1, 2018 | 45 CommentsThere was a time once when a gas-guzzling, full-size, American luxury SUV would have looked out of place on a European street. Today, a Cadillac Escalade no longer looks so […] -
Vintage Ad: 1993 Chrysler Concorde – Using Rodents To Advertise Cars?
Posted on October 31, 2018 | 28 Comments -
![Have you heard of AutoTempest? This nifty search aggregator combs through every regional craigslist and a couple of other websites to find whatever car you’re looking for. It’s an excellent […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/Screenshot_2018-10-29-1988-Ford-Taurus-LX-eBay21.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "eBay Find – 1988 Ford Taurus LX – The Last Of Its Kind, Or Close To It")
eBay Find – 1988 Ford Taurus LX – The Last Of Its Kind, Or Close To It
Posted on October 31, 2018 | 60 CommentsHave you heard of AutoTempest? This nifty search aggregator combs through every regional craigslist and a couple of other websites to find whatever car you’re looking for. It’s an excellent […] -
![I’ve seen this green gen1 Accord sedan in the driveway of this house for quite a few years, and I’ve posted it before. I figured it was someone’s long-term love. […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/CC-369-109.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CC For Sale: Gen1 Honda Accord Sedan – An Un-Motivated Seller?")
CC For Sale: Gen1 Honda Accord Sedan – An Un-Motivated Seller?
Posted on October 30, 2018 | 41 CommentsI’ve seen this green gen1 Accord sedan in the driveway of this house for quite a few years, and I’ve posted it before. I figured it was someone’s long-term love. […] -
![Lincoln, Mercury and Edsel had a decent turn out at the Carlisle Ford Nationals. Both Lincoln and Mercury had representation from the 1950s to the 1980s and beyond. There were a good […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/Ford-Carlisle-2018117.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Car Show Classics: 2018 Carlisle Ford Nationals – Part Two – Lincoln, Mercury and Edsel")
Car Show Classics: 2018 Carlisle Ford Nationals – Part Two – Lincoln, Mercury and Edsel
Posted on October 30, 2018 | 34 CommentsLincoln, Mercury and Edsel had a decent turn out at the Carlisle Ford Nationals. Both Lincoln and Mercury had representation from the 1950s to the 1980s and beyond. There were a good […] -
![I got some interesting advice from CC readers regarding the choice to sell my 1987 Plymouth Gran Fury. Most people seemed to be of the mind that I should […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/Jet-Black-Mica-Mazda3_o.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "COAL: 2017 Mazda 3 Sport- Zoom Zoom")
COAL: 2017 Mazda 3 Sport- Zoom Zoom
Posted on October 29, 2018 | 50 CommentsI got some interesting advice from CC readers regarding the choice to sell my 1987 Plymouth Gran Fury. Most people seemed to be of the mind that I should […] -
Wordless Outtake: Accelerated Launch
Posted on October 29, 2018 | 16 Comments -
Cohort Outtake: A Couple of Coupes at the Safeway
Posted on October 29, 2018 | 21 Commentsposted at the Cohort by canadiancatgreen Here’s a closer look at the Dodge: -
![This shopping center at 29th and Willamette started out in the 40s as a drive-in movie. In the 60s, a giant Thrifty, the Walmart of its time, took over, along […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/CC-370-001.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CC Outtake: Chevy 3+3 Pickup With Woodsy Homebuilt Camper at Woodfield Station")
CC Outtake: Chevy 3+3 Pickup With Woodsy Homebuilt Camper at Woodfield Station
Posted on October 28, 2018 | 16 CommentsThis shopping center at 29th and Willamette started out in the 40s as a drive-in movie. In the 60s, a giant Thrifty, the Walmart of its time, took over, along […] -
![Finding a Mercedes-Benz G-Class that doesn’t look and/or sound as if it were the Pale Rider’s favorite set of wheels, now that’s quite a surprise these days! An all original […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/IMG_7619.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Truck Show Outtake: Mercedes-Benz G-Class 300 GD – Steyr-Daimler-Puch Mobile Workstation")
Truck Show Outtake: Mercedes-Benz G-Class 300 GD – Steyr-Daimler-Puch Mobile Workstation
Posted on October 28, 2018 | 10 CommentsFinding a Mercedes-Benz G-Class that doesn’t look and/or sound as if it were the Pale Rider’s favorite set of wheels, now that’s quite a surprise these days! An all original […] -
![With the Cutlass gone, it was time to turn my attention to a new car search. I had no wheels and had my first real job that I had get […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/006.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "COAL: 1989 Pontiac Sunbird SE – Welcome to Payments!")
COAL: 1989 Pontiac Sunbird SE – Welcome to Payments!
Posted on October 28, 2018 | 44 CommentsWith the Cutlass gone, it was time to turn my attention to a new car search. I had no wheels and had my first real job that I had get […]
