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CC Outtake: Compact SUVs, Then and Now
Posted on October 13, 2018 | 35 CommentsYes, cars do change over the decades, especially so SUVs, as this pairing a half century apart makes rather obvious. The gen1 Bronco was arguably the progenitor of this CRV. -
![Having had my winter beater ’92 Shadow develop a case of headgasket-itis, I figured it was time to get a good vehicle. I had a few things in mind – the only […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/DCP03128.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "COAL:2001 Honda CR-V – Perfectly Average")
COAL:2001 Honda CR-V – Perfectly Average
Posted on October 13, 2018 | 14 CommentsHaving had my winter beater ’92 Shadow develop a case of headgasket-itis, I figured it was time to get a good vehicle. I had a few things in mind – the only […] -
![It seems that every time gas prices go on the rise here in the United States, sooner or later sightings of Geo Metros increase along with those owners that can’t […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/IMG_1597-1.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CC Outtake: 1996 Geo Metro Streamliner – Here We Go Again")
CC Outtake: 1996 Geo Metro Streamliner – Here We Go Again
Posted on October 12, 2018 | 64 CommentsIt seems that every time gas prices go on the rise here in the United States, sooner or later sightings of Geo Metros increase along with those owners that can’t […] -
![A few years back CC published a story and pictures of some of the international students’ cars at the University of Oregon in Eugene. At the time, I had heard […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/miura.jpeg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Vintage Outtake: Lamborghini Miura at UC Berkeley, 1972")
Vintage Outtake: Lamborghini Miura at UC Berkeley, 1972
Posted on October 12, 2018 | 31 CommentsA few years back CC published a story and pictures of some of the international students’ cars at the University of Oregon in Eugene. At the time, I had heard […] -
COAL: 2000 Honda Accord- Shades of Grey
Posted on October 12, 2018 | 63 CommentsThe car that made me hate the color gray. -
![photo found at Dave Gelina’s Flickr page When we moved to Baltimore in 1965, the local airport was a lot busier than the one in Iowa had been. But that’s […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/DG-planes-1960-BWI.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Vintage Snapshot: What I Used To See from the Observation Deck at Friendship Airport (Now BWI)")
Vintage Snapshot: What I Used To See from the Observation Deck at Friendship Airport (Now BWI)
Posted on October 11, 2018 | 58 Commentsphoto found at Dave Gelina’s Flickr page When we moved to Baltimore in 1965, the local airport was a lot busier than the one in Iowa had been. But that’s […] -
![DriveNow is BMW’s car-sharing service in the vein of Car2Go and ZipCar. While those services are often popular with inner-city residents who don’t own a car but may occasionally need […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/drivenow-app.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Travelogue: Exploring Berlin With BMW’s DriveNow Service")
Travelogue: Exploring Berlin With BMW’s DriveNow Service
Posted on October 11, 2018 | 29 CommentsDriveNow is BMW’s car-sharing service in the vein of Car2Go and ZipCar. While those services are often popular with inner-city residents who don’t own a car but may occasionally need […] -
![This poor little MG Midget looks a a bit lost and overwhelmed by its neighbors in the parking lot, although it certainly has no problems fitting into the spot with […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/CC-365-004.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CC Outtake: The Non-MGA MG")
CC Outtake: The Non-MGA MG
Posted on October 11, 2018 | 17 CommentsThis poor little MG Midget looks a a bit lost and overwhelmed by its neighbors in the parking lot, although it certainly has no problems fitting into the spot with […] -
![My mother grew up in the European part of Shanghai, China, in the 1930’s until her family emigrated to the US before World War II. I have a copy of […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/ford-1.jpeg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Yearbook Outtake: Ads of Few Words, Shanghai 1937")
Yearbook Outtake: Ads of Few Words, Shanghai 1937
Posted on October 10, 2018 | 23 CommentsMy mother grew up in the European part of Shanghai, China, in the 1930’s until her family emigrated to the US before World War II. I have a copy of […] -
![vintage snapshot from Dave Gelinas’ collection I was fifteen in the fall of 1968 and heard that the older brother of my friend was quitting his Saturday job at the […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/DG-gas-1.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Auto-Biography/QOTD: I Worked at a Gas Station Like This Solo at Age 15 – What Was Your First Job?")
Auto-Biography/QOTD: I Worked at a Gas Station Like This Solo at Age 15 – What Was Your First Job?
Posted on October 10, 2018 | 85 Commentsvintage snapshot from Dave Gelinas’ collection I was fifteen in the fall of 1968 and heard that the older brother of my friend was quitting his Saturday job at the […] -
![My most recent return to the US had a cinematic twinge to it. For example, I got to have a huge fanboy moment by visiting the Paramount Ranch in Malibu […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/greenwich-village-film-shoot-2.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "On Location Classics: Vintage Cars On Camera In Greenwich Village")
On Location Classics: Vintage Cars On Camera In Greenwich Village
Posted on October 10, 2018 | 33 CommentsMy most recent return to the US had a cinematic twinge to it. For example, I got to have a huge fanboy moment by visiting the Paramount Ranch in Malibu […] -
Wordless Outtake: Used And Abused
Posted on October 10, 2018 | 34 Comments(Photo by Fred Oliver – CC Cohort) -
![I ran across this shot at Dave Gelina’s Flickr page. It’s from about 1963, at the Benton Harbor, MI weekly farmer’s market. And it shows how pickups were more typically […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/DG-pickups-2.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Vintage Snapshots: How Pickups Used To Be Used")
Vintage Snapshots: How Pickups Used To Be Used
Posted on October 9, 2018 | 28 CommentsI ran across this shot at Dave Gelina’s Flickr page. It’s from about 1963, at the Benton Harbor, MI weekly farmer’s market. And it shows how pickups were more typically […] -
![Eventually, this will be my first contribution to the COAL series, which will follow a non-linear narrative. 2015, I was twenty-five old and two years out of the US Navy, […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/gmc-motorhome.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Motorhome Of A Lifetime: 1977 GMC Motorhome – Rides Great, But Will It Stop?")
Motorhome Of A Lifetime: 1977 GMC Motorhome – Rides Great, But Will It Stop?
Posted on October 8, 2018 | 50 CommentsEventually, this will be my first contribution to the COAL series, which will follow a non-linear narrative. 2015, I was twenty-five old and two years out of the US Navy, […] -
![Ran across this photo in my files of the parking lot below Mission San Diego de Alcala taken in May 1972. For any San Diegan there are a few other […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/Mission_020.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Vintage Snapshot: Mission San Diego de Alcala 1972")
Vintage Snapshot: Mission San Diego de Alcala 1972
Posted on October 8, 2018 | 8 CommentsRan across this photo in my files of the parking lot below Mission San Diego de Alcala taken in May 1972. For any San Diegan there are a few other […]
