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![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 […] -
![Doesn’t look like much, but it worked good. Not being satisfied with the way that the ’87 Chevy truck in many ways – power, comfort, etc – I was on the lookout […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/august-18-186.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "COAL:1998 Dodge Dakota – Plum Crazy")
COAL:1998 Dodge Dakota – Plum Crazy
Posted on October 27, 2018 | 36 CommentsDoesn’t look like much, but it worked good. Not being satisfied with the way that the ’87 Chevy truck in many ways – power, comfort, etc – I was on the lookout […] -
CC Outtake: 1959 Buick – Not a Good Sign
Posted on October 26, 2018 | 27 CommentsI wouldn’t have seen this car if not for the forest fire. -
![I went on a major music-buying spree this past summer. I’m that rare individual who still buys actual, physical compact discs in 2018, and the discovery of various online vendors […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/1977-Pontiac-Phoenix-print-ad-CC.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CC Jukebox: I’ve Got The Style Of A Phoenix!")
CC Jukebox: I’ve Got The Style Of A Phoenix!
Posted on October 26, 2018 | 53 CommentsI went on a major music-buying spree this past summer. I’m that rare individual who still buys actual, physical compact discs in 2018, and the discovery of various online vendors […] -
Wordless Outtake: 1998 Acura Integra GS – When Was The Last Time You Saw A Stock Integra?
Posted on October 26, 2018 | 33 Comments -
![I only just made it down to the Alexandra Gardens where the Tourclassica drive was starting in time before they set off, but the rush was worth it! Seeing the […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/Tourclassica-Superbird.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Car Show Classic: 2018 Tourclassica – Quick Observations")
Car Show Classic: 2018 Tourclassica – Quick Observations
Posted on October 25, 2018 | 31 CommentsI only just made it down to the Alexandra Gardens where the Tourclassica drive was starting in time before they set off, but the rush was worth it! Seeing the […] -
![After a trio of rolling jumbos it’s back to basics with three modern Renault 4×2 straight trucks. Quite possibly, the green truck on the left gives you some kind of […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/IMG_7492.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CC Global: Renault Trucks D – D For Distribution Or Delivery")
CC Global: Renault Trucks D – D For Distribution Or Delivery
Posted on October 25, 2018 | 27 CommentsAfter a trio of rolling jumbos it’s back to basics with three modern Renault 4×2 straight trucks. Quite possibly, the green truck on the left gives you some kind of […] -
![Mid October has been a magical time for us to be on the road. Often a high pressure builds over the whole Western US and extends into the Pacific Northwest, […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/CC-374-106.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Roadtrip: A Seven Day 1700 Mile Loop of the Mountains and Deserts of Eastern Oregon in Our Promaster Van")
Roadtrip: A Seven Day 1700 Mile Loop of the Mountains and Deserts of Eastern Oregon in Our Promaster Van
Posted on October 25, 2018 | 68 CommentsMid October has been a magical time for us to be on the road. Often a high pressure builds over the whole Western US and extends into the Pacific Northwest, […] -
![(Note: the writer obviously transposed “month” to “week” so the weekly mileage, and all the service intervals, undoubtedly should be “per month”, not “per week”. If you make that change […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/Science_Mechanics_7-70_cover.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Vintage Review: 1970 Dodge NYC Taxi (Plus! How They Make Them Last!)")
Vintage Review: 1970 Dodge NYC Taxi (Plus! How They Make Them Last!)
Posted on October 24, 2018 | 38 Comments(Note: the writer obviously transposed “month” to “week” so the weekly mileage, and all the service intervals, undoubtedly should be “per month”, not “per week”. If you make that change […] -
![Forgotten special editions are kind of my bag. I’ve written 21 different articles on various obscure limited-run models that have been lost to time and there are a few more […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/datsun-200b-aspen-gl.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CC Outtake/QOTD: 1998 Ford Windstar Northwoods & 1980 Datsun 200B Aspen GL – Stumble Across A Forgotten Limited Edition Lately?")
CC Outtake/QOTD: 1998 Ford Windstar Northwoods & 1980 Datsun 200B Aspen GL – Stumble Across A Forgotten Limited Edition Lately?
Posted on October 24, 2018 | 28 CommentsForgotten special editions are kind of my bag. I’ve written 21 different articles on various obscure limited-run models that have been lost to time and there are a few more […] -
![A friend of mine is visiting New York City. Although a taxi in New York is hardly an unusual sight, my friend recognized that one like this certainly is. My […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/72FordTaxi.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CC Outtake – Is This Really a New York Taxicab?")
CC Outtake – Is This Really a New York Taxicab?
Posted on October 24, 2018 | 34 CommentsA friend of mine is visiting New York City. Although a taxi in New York is hardly an unusual sight, my friend recognized that one like this certainly is. My […] -
![It’s October, time to see any number of fake spiderwebs and pumpkins on our local store, and prepare to be surrounded bunch of kids in adorable costumes, adults in questionable […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/alfa-romeo-6c-2500ss-coupe-bertone-1942-03-665x435.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "QOTD: What’s the Most Terrifying Car in the World?")
QOTD: What’s the Most Terrifying Car in the World?
Posted on October 23, 2018 | 138 CommentsIt’s October, time to see any number of fake spiderwebs and pumpkins on our local store, and prepare to be surrounded bunch of kids in adorable costumes, adults in questionable […] -
Wordless Cohort Outtake: Seeing Double, or Birds of a Feather Flock Together
Posted on October 23, 2018 | 16 Commentsposted at the Cohort by Matt Z
