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![(First posted in 2011. Eight years later, the CoronoroC is still sitting there in the same lot and is getting a bit desperate for a buyer, so I’m going to […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/03/CC-133-020-800.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=89&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: CoronoroC – Bi-Directional, Dual 440 Powered 1973 Dodge Coronet Police Pursuit")
Curbside Classic: CoronoroC – Bi-Directional, Dual 440 Powered 1973 Dodge Coronet Police Pursuit
Posted on April 1, 2019 | 56 Comments(First posted in 2011. Eight years later, the CoronoroC is still sitting there in the same lot and is getting a bit desperate for a buyer, so I’m going to […] -
![A wet British Sunday (“Again?” I hear you say). Let’s instead remember a wet French Sunday. Going to our favourite Sunday market in south west France, there was clearly an […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/IMG_0162.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=89&ssl=1 "A Gathering of Vintage French Cars: When a Wet Sunday Can Be A Good Thing")
A Gathering of Vintage French Cars: When a Wet Sunday Can Be A Good Thing
Posted on April 1, 2019 | 34 CommentsA wet British Sunday (“Again?” I hear you say). Let’s instead remember a wet French Sunday. Going to our favourite Sunday market in south west France, there was clearly an […] -
![Every car person started somewhere. Some are born into the hobby, imbibing the sweet smell of an over-rich mixture on the way home from the hospital. Some are indoctrinated through […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/DSCF6442.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=89&ssl=1 "Tableside Classics: Catalinas, Mustangs, Caprices, and Barracudas–New Miniatures From The Aaron Collection")
Tableside Classics: Catalinas, Mustangs, Caprices, and Barracudas–New Miniatures From The Aaron Collection
Posted on April 1, 2019 | 32 CommentsEvery car person started somewhere. Some are born into the hobby, imbibing the sweet smell of an over-rich mixture on the way home from the hospital. Some are indoctrinated through […] -
![Many of you familiar with my writing have probably read, on multiple occasions, how I’ve expressed a desire to buy a curbside classic of my own. Sometimes, it has been […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/1974-Ford-Maverick-Grabber-5-CC.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=89&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1974 Ford Maverick Grabber – I Finally Grabbed The Bull By The Horns")
Curbside Classic: 1974 Ford Maverick Grabber – I Finally Grabbed The Bull By The Horns
Posted on April 1, 2019 | 44 CommentsMany of you familiar with my writing have probably read, on multiple occasions, how I’ve expressed a desire to buy a curbside classic of my own. Sometimes, it has been […] -
![This Corolla and VW Beetle make a nice pairing. It was the Corolla that effectively killed the Beetle as America’s favorite cheap import after it arrived here in 1968. This […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/CC-382-010.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=89&ssl=1 "CC Outtake: Cheap White Cars, Then and Now")
CC Outtake: Cheap White Cars, Then and Now
Posted on March 31, 2019 | 19 CommentsThis Corolla and VW Beetle make a nice pairing. It was the Corolla that effectively killed the Beetle as America’s favorite cheap import after it arrived here in 1968. This […] -
![Van Dijk’s van, parked on a dijk (dyke) road; I just had to take a few pictures when I walked by this combination. Owner Van Dijk is a gardener and […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/IMG_7775.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=89&ssl=1 "CC Global: 2008 Mercedes-Benz Sprinter 315 CDI – The Gardener’s Rig")
CC Global: 2008 Mercedes-Benz Sprinter 315 CDI – The Gardener’s Rig
Posted on March 31, 2019 | 18 CommentsVan Dijk’s van, parked on a dijk (dyke) road; I just had to take a few pictures when I walked by this combination. Owner Van Dijk is a gardener and […] -
COAL: 2007 Infiniti G35s – It’s the S
Posted on March 31, 2019 | 16 CommentsAfter getting burned from the previous car I swore off the Nissan family…but she was a girl of a different kind. -
![Something heavy fell across the bed of this T100. I’m wondering if it was a tree during our recent snow storm, which brought down a huge number of trees. But […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/CC-386-037.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=89&ssl=1 "On The Go Outtake: Toyota T100 With Broken Back – It Takes a Lickin’ and It Still Keeps Tickin’")
On The Go Outtake: Toyota T100 With Broken Back – It Takes a Lickin’ and It Still Keeps Tickin’
Posted on March 30, 2019 | 38 CommentsSomething heavy fell across the bed of this T100. I’m wondering if it was a tree during our recent snow storm, which brought down a huge number of trees. But […] -
![(first posted 8/27/2013) She sat staring at the lightly traveled highway, looking rather lonely on a warm, overcast summer day. It was an experience she had not endured previously, although […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/IMG_0653.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=89&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1973 Pontiac Grand Ville Convertible – The Lady in Waiting")
Curbside Classic: 1973 Pontiac Grand Ville Convertible – The Lady in Waiting
Posted on March 30, 2019 | 84 Comments(first posted 8/27/2013) She sat staring at the lightly traveled highway, looking rather lonely on a warm, overcast summer day. It was an experience she had not endured previously, although […] -
![Over the past several years CC has reviewed a number of “kei jidosha” – the small minicar segment here in Japan. For new readers, this class of car sets below […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/n-one-2-1-e1553082930314.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=89&ssl=1 "Curbside Conundrum: The Confusing World of Japan’s Kei Cars")
Curbside Conundrum: The Confusing World of Japan’s Kei Cars
Posted on March 30, 2019 | 28 CommentsOver the past several years CC has reviewed a number of “kei jidosha” – the small minicar segment here in Japan. For new readers, this class of car sets below […] -
![When the snow begins to melt in St. Paul, all manner of discarded and forgotten things emerge from the snow drifts along the curb. Flattened plastic soda bottles, stiff single […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/Downtown-StPaul-Rat-Rod-Willcox-2019.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=89&ssl=1 "CC Outtake: Downtown St. Paul Has a Rat Problem")
CC Outtake: Downtown St. Paul Has a Rat Problem
Posted on March 29, 2019 | 4 CommentsWhen the snow begins to melt in St. Paul, all manner of discarded and forgotten things emerge from the snow drifts along the curb. Flattened plastic soda bottles, stiff single […] -
![Once again, whilst driving on a Saturday with my family to visit my mom, I happen to (literally) catch another, well known classic. This one required a hefty shove of […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/AlfaGT1600.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=89&ssl=1 "Dash-Cam Outtake: Alfa Romeo GT 1600 Junior")
Dash-Cam Outtake: Alfa Romeo GT 1600 Junior
Posted on March 29, 2019 | 5 CommentsOnce again, whilst driving on a Saturday with my family to visit my mom, I happen to (literally) catch another, well known classic. This one required a hefty shove of […] -
![image: subaruhighmileageclub (first posted 7/24/2013) In my web searching, I have been able to find pictures closely approximating every one of my past cars. The 1967 Delta 88. The 1976 […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/Subaru-1979-FE.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=89&ssl=1 "Cars Of A Lifetime: 1979 Subaru FE – Finally, It Can Be Told (and Shown)")
Cars Of A Lifetime: 1979 Subaru FE – Finally, It Can Be Told (and Shown)
Posted on March 28, 2019 | 52 Commentsimage: subaruhighmileageclub (first posted 7/24/2013) In my web searching, I have been able to find pictures closely approximating every one of my past cars. The 1967 Delta 88. The 1976 […] -
![(first posted 8/26/2013) Three cheers for oldcarbrochures! I was looking for a shot of the 1971 Fury III 2-door Formal Sedan to add to a comment I left on today’s […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/Plymouth-1971-Fury-I-2-door-coupe.png?resize=115%2C115&quality=80&ssl=1 "Brochure Classic: 1971 Plymouth Fury I Coupe – The Rarest Of All The Fuselages?")
Brochure Classic: 1971 Plymouth Fury I Coupe – The Rarest Of All The Fuselages?
Posted on March 27, 2019 | 94 Comments(first posted 8/26/2013) Three cheers for oldcarbrochures! I was looking for a shot of the 1971 Fury III 2-door Formal Sedan to add to a comment I left on today’s […] -
![Renault once bailed on Jeep, after having bought a controlling stake in AMC. They ended up selling AMC to Chrysler, but now Renault wants it back. According to this story […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/jeep-cherokee-ad-1984.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=89&ssl=1 "Curbside Newsstand: Renault Wants To Merge With Nissan and FCA; Pickups Booming in China")
Curbside Newsstand: Renault Wants To Merge With Nissan and FCA; Pickups Booming in China
Posted on March 27, 2019 | 30 CommentsRenault once bailed on Jeep, after having bought a controlling stake in AMC. They ended up selling AMC to Chrysler, but now Renault wants it back. According to this story […]
