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![In this installment we have more mountains, another ferry but the highlight might just be the visit to the world’s largest collection of Brill trolley buses. If that is not […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/28877723777_de674b1a1d_c.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Road Trip: Part 11 – World’s Largest Collection of Brill Trolley Buses – 4,500km Road Trip on a 250cc Motorbike")
Road Trip: Part 11 – World’s Largest Collection of Brill Trolley Buses – 4,500km Road Trip on a 250cc Motorbike
Posted on September 30, 2018 | 25 CommentsIn this installment we have more mountains, another ferry but the highlight might just be the visit to the world’s largest collection of Brill trolley buses. If that is not […] -
![I stumbled upon this “educational” (for lack of a better word) film while surfing YouTube. Apparently, California State Police produced this internal training film, I guess for would-be chauffeurs who […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/film.1jpg.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CC Cinema: Mid 1970s “Vehicle Ambush Counter-Attacks” – Ramming Cars is So Much Fun!")
CC Cinema: Mid 1970s “Vehicle Ambush Counter-Attacks” – Ramming Cars is So Much Fun!
Posted on September 30, 2018 | 20 CommentsI stumbled upon this “educational” (for lack of a better word) film while surfing YouTube. Apparently, California State Police produced this internal training film, I guess for would-be chauffeurs who […] -
![We moved to our current town about seven years ago, shortly before I discovered Curbside Classic. Our previous 20+ years in Silicon Valley suburbia had been good for spotting the […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/apickup.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CC Outtakes: My Neighborhood, Part 1")
CC Outtakes: My Neighborhood, Part 1
Posted on September 30, 2018 | 22 CommentsWe moved to our current town about seven years ago, shortly before I discovered Curbside Classic. Our previous 20+ years in Silicon Valley suburbia had been good for spotting the […] -
![When a row of shops came down in busy Chapel Street, the housing commission buildings sitting behind came into view. I stumbled across this one winter evening, when the apricot […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/housos2.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CC Outtakes: Winter Sun")
CC Outtakes: Winter Sun
Posted on September 29, 2018 | 19 CommentsWhen a row of shops came down in busy Chapel Street, the housing commission buildings sitting behind came into view. I stumbled across this one winter evening, when the apricot […] -
![This is not exactly the typical roadside automotive kill in 2018. Ralf K. (Don Kincl) found this ’62 Buick Special convertible abandoned by the side of the road in […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/44838168582_0eb6b56137_k.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Ralf K. Outtake: 1962 Buick Special Convertible Abandoned by the Side of the Road")
Ralf K. Outtake: 1962 Buick Special Convertible Abandoned by the Side of the Road
Posted on September 29, 2018 | 33 CommentsThis is not exactly the typical roadside automotive kill in 2018. Ralf K. (Don Kincl) found this ’62 Buick Special convertible abandoned by the side of the road in […] -
![This is the premier orphan car show in the nation, according to the organizers. That means you won’t see rows of ’55-’57 Chevrolets. What you WILL see are vehicles that […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/IMG_7798.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Car Show Classics: 22nd Annual Orphan Car Show")
Car Show Classics: 22nd Annual Orphan Car Show
Posted on September 29, 2018 | 44 CommentsThis is the premier orphan car show in the nation, according to the organizers. That means you won’t see rows of ’55-’57 Chevrolets. What you WILL see are vehicles that […] -
![After moving in together with my then-girlfriend, we decided that we didn’t need two car payments, and that I’d get rid of my 2005 Civic. Despite it being a dead-reliable and […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/IMG_0853.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "COAL:1986 Ford Ranger – Compact Truck, Full-Size Thirst")
COAL:1986 Ford Ranger – Compact Truck, Full-Size Thirst
Posted on September 29, 2018 | 14 CommentsAfter moving in together with my then-girlfriend, we decided that we didn’t need two car payments, and that I’d get rid of my 2005 Civic. Despite it being a dead-reliable and […] -
![It is one of those good problems to have – too many cars to fit into a post. I was working through last week’s and got to the point where […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/AH-6000-rear.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Car Show Classics Historic Winton Main Display Area Part Two")
Car Show Classics Historic Winton Main Display Area Part Two
Posted on September 28, 2018 | 18 CommentsIt is one of those good problems to have – too many cars to fit into a post. I was working through last week’s and got to the point where […] -
Road Trip: Part 10 – Riding Nirvana – 4,500km Road Trip on a 250cc Motorbike
Posted on September 28, 2018 | 10 CommentsThe ninth day had the most amazing mountains roads of the trip. As a rather nice bonus we came across a small cache of interesting classic vehicles. -
![Produced for a lengthy nine model years (1987-1995), the final generation of Chrysler LeBaron coupe and convertible is a car that holds many distinctions. Riding on the officially designated “J-platform”, […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/977950518.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CC For Sale: 1992 Chrysler LeBaron GTC Performance Convertible – This One Was Clearly Not A Florida Rental")
CC For Sale: 1992 Chrysler LeBaron GTC Performance Convertible – This One Was Clearly Not A Florida Rental
Posted on September 28, 2018 | 21 CommentsProduced for a lengthy nine model years (1987-1995), the final generation of Chrysler LeBaron coupe and convertible is a car that holds many distinctions. Riding on the officially designated “J-platform”, […] -
CC Outtake: The Deliberately Anonymous Car Part 5
Posted on September 27, 2018 | 23 CommentsGot this postcard from T87 enroute through Charles de Gaulle Airport. Another one of them pesky anonymous cars. -
![The 2018 CC Midwest Gathering is now in the history books. Well, almost. As I began writing this, one of the contributors who attended was still en route back home […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/IMG_7722.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "The 2018 CC Midwest Gathering Recap: LTDs and Goooles")
The 2018 CC Midwest Gathering Recap: LTDs and Goooles
Posted on September 27, 2018 | 57 CommentsThe 2018 CC Midwest Gathering is now in the history books. Well, almost. As I began writing this, one of the contributors who attended was still en route back home […] -
![Yesterday it was four elderly pickups in a row; today it’s four aging Panthers in a row. Someone obviously is a Panther magnet. I’m more like a Panther repellent, so […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/CC-351-039.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CC Outtake: Four Aging Panthers In A Row")
CC Outtake: Four Aging Panthers In A Row
Posted on September 26, 2018 | 47 CommentsYesterday it was four elderly pickups in a row; today it’s four aging Panthers in a row. Someone obviously is a Panther magnet. I’m more like a Panther repellent, so […] -
Road Trip: Part 9 – Back to the Mainland and Two Becomes Three – 4,500km Road Trip on a 250cc Motorbike
Posted on September 26, 2018 | 15 CommentsIn this segment we attempt to escape the rainy island for the main land and our duo becomes a trio. -
![I walked by a pristine Olds Ciera in a parking lot tonight, and thought to myself it’s been a while since we’ve had an A Body at CC. But then […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/CC-23-019-tile.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "QOTD: What’s Your GM FWD A-Body Story – Doesn’t Everyone Have One?")
QOTD: What’s Your GM FWD A-Body Story – Doesn’t Everyone Have One?
Posted on September 25, 2018 | 105 CommentsI walked by a pristine Olds Ciera in a parking lot tonight, and thought to myself it’s been a while since we’ve had an A Body at CC. But then […]
