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![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 […] -
![I know… another eighth generation Eldorado. It’s a car that’s been written about so many times over the years here at CC, from varying points of view and perspectives, that […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/thumb_IMG_5128_1024.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CC Outtake: 1985 Cadillac Eldorado – Stately AF")
CC Outtake: 1985 Cadillac Eldorado – Stately AF
Posted on October 8, 2018 | 80 CommentsI know… another eighth generation Eldorado. It’s a car that’s been written about so many times over the years here at CC, from varying points of view and perspectives, that […] -
![Beetle owners have chopped, sliced and diced their vehicles in many different ways but I’d never seen one modified like this. Suffice it to say, K.T. Keller wouldn’t be a fan […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/chopped-vw-beetle-1.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CC Outtake: Squashed Bug")
CC Outtake: Squashed Bug
Posted on October 7, 2018 | 16 CommentsBeetle owners have chopped, sliced and diced their vehicles in many different ways but I’d never seen one modified like this. Suffice it to say, K.T. Keller wouldn’t be a fan […] -
![The really huge tech hurdle for us this year was moving to our new server, thanks to David Saunders, who managed to squeeze it in between his epic bike trip, […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/quick-fix.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Trouble Getting an Initial Log-In After Registering at CC? Here’s the Baling Wire Fix Until We Fix It Properly")
Trouble Getting an Initial Log-In After Registering at CC? Here’s the Baling Wire Fix Until We Fix It Properly
Posted on October 6, 2018 | 17 CommentsThe really huge tech hurdle for us this year was moving to our new server, thanks to David Saunders, who managed to squeeze it in between his epic bike trip, […] -
![A while back Johannes Dutch posted a video of a guy in Holland who managed to park his 155cm wide Fiat Panda in a 161cm (61 inches) wide garage. Well, […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/CC-368-087.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CC Outtake: The Very Narrow Garage")
CC Outtake: The Very Narrow Garage
Posted on October 6, 2018 | 26 CommentsA while back Johannes Dutch posted a video of a guy in Holland who managed to park his 155cm wide Fiat Panda in a 161cm (61 inches) wide garage. Well, […] -
CC Driveway Outtake: Multi Grade Fluid Change
Posted on October 6, 2018 | 22 CommentsHere’s a shot I took during my spring maintenance. Both the VW and I got a multi grade fluid. -
![The best picture of the car I could find. After moving in together with my then-girlfriend, I felt I no longer had any need for a “good” car, so I […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/November-23-022.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "COAL:1992 Dodge Shadow – One Last K")
COAL:1992 Dodge Shadow – One Last K
Posted on October 6, 2018 | 21 CommentsThe best picture of the car I could find. After moving in together with my then-girlfriend, I felt I no longer had any need for a “good” car, so I […] -
![It’s crept up on us this year. October 12-14. We’re meeting up Friday morning then having lunch in Lygon Street. This year they’re featuring The Last Days of the American […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/superbird.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CC Reminder: Melbourne MotorClassica Meetup")
CC Reminder: Melbourne MotorClassica Meetup
Posted on October 5, 2018 | 13 CommentsIt’s crept up on us this year. October 12-14. We’re meeting up Friday morning then having lunch in Lygon Street. This year they’re featuring The Last Days of the American […] -
![Los Angeles is a car enthusiast’s paradise. Oh sure, sure, the traffic can be diabolical. But look what it’s got going for it: Amazing and iconic driving roads nearby, like […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/porsche-914-2.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Outtakes: 1980-82 Toyota Tercel & 1970-76 Porsche 914 – Baby, I Love LA")
Curbside Outtakes: 1980-82 Toyota Tercel & 1970-76 Porsche 914 – Baby, I Love LA
Posted on October 5, 2018 | 29 CommentsLos Angeles is a car enthusiast’s paradise. Oh sure, sure, the traffic can be diabolical. But look what it’s got going for it: Amazing and iconic driving roads nearby, like […]
