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![If the heavens have roads and cars to drive on them, then this was the closest taste of such a heaven I’ve experienced. For getting to drive supercar is one thing, […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/12/thumb_IMG_6075_1024.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CC Road Trip/Driving Impressions (Part 3): 2018 Mercedes-AMG GT – Climb Every Mountain")
CC Road Trip/Driving Impressions (Part 3): 2018 Mercedes-AMG GT – Climb Every Mountain
Posted on December 19, 2018 | 19 CommentsIf the heavens have roads and cars to drive on them, then this was the closest taste of such a heaven I’ve experienced. For getting to drive supercar is one thing, […] -
![These were very common when I was a kid, used just like this, as a vacation baggage hauler. They attached to the rear bumper at two places, and the single […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/12/vintage-fifth-wheel-trailer.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Vintage Snapshot of the Day: What Ever Happened To The Single Wheel Trailer?")
Vintage Snapshot of the Day: What Ever Happened To The Single Wheel Trailer?
Posted on December 18, 2018 | 43 CommentsThese were very common when I was a kid, used just like this, as a vacation baggage hauler. They attached to the rear bumper at two places, and the single […] -
![This is me and my 1968 Cougar circa winter 1974 at the top of Mt. Soledad in San Diego. You can tell it is winter as I am wearing a […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/12/Cougar_1274.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Cougar Of A Lifetime: 1968 Mercury Cougar – A Half Century-Long Love Affair")
Cougar Of A Lifetime: 1968 Mercury Cougar – A Half Century-Long Love Affair
Posted on December 18, 2018 | 54 CommentsThis is me and my 1968 Cougar circa winter 1974 at the top of Mt. Soledad in San Diego. You can tell it is winter as I am wearing a […] -
CC Outtake: What’s Wrong With This Picture
Posted on December 18, 2018 | 20 Commentsshot at the corner of Willamette and 29th Ave. Eugene 11/14/18 -
![As reflected in my multi-part series, the Carlisle Ford Nationals has pretty wide and extensive coverage of Ford vehicles. I have covered most of the North American made Ford cars, but […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/12/Ford-Carlisle-2018266.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Car Show Classics: 2018 Carlisle Ford Nationals – Part Five – European Fords, Ford Trucks and Other Fords")
Car Show Classics: 2018 Carlisle Ford Nationals – Part Five – European Fords, Ford Trucks and Other Fords
Posted on December 18, 2018 | 26 CommentsAs reflected in my multi-part series, the Carlisle Ford Nationals has pretty wide and extensive coverage of Ford vehicles. I have covered most of the North American made Ford cars, but […] -
![Lincoln’s Continental $47k sedan has seen its sales drop over 30% this year so far. The solution? Starting this coming summer, for an extra $53k you can get suicide rear […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/12/lincoln-2020-conti-_2.jpeg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Act of Desperation of the Day: Continental Sales Are Plummeting. Solution: Offer Suicide Rear Doors For an Extra $53k")
Act of Desperation of the Day: Continental Sales Are Plummeting. Solution: Offer Suicide Rear Doors For an Extra $53k
Posted on December 17, 2018 | 90 CommentsLincoln’s Continental $47k sedan has seen its sales drop over 30% this year so far. The solution? Starting this coming summer, for an extra $53k you can get suicide rear […] -
![It rose from the waters. It heard your murmurings. Your audible complaints that once-revolutionary Acura had been slipping into bland anonymity combined violently with declining sales and market share to […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/12/IS-TL.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Used Car Test Drive: 2012 Acura TL – Beakzilla vs. King Maw, Part 1")
Used Car Test Drive: 2012 Acura TL – Beakzilla vs. King Maw, Part 1
Posted on December 17, 2018 | 35 CommentsIt rose from the waters. It heard your murmurings. Your audible complaints that once-revolutionary Acura had been slipping into bland anonymity combined violently with declining sales and market share to […] -
![This shot that was posted by Ralf K (Don Kincl) at the Cohort grabbed me, for more reasons than one. Let’s start with the truck. Don rightly notes that it’s […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/12/45578624684_fef2573777_k.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Cohort Outtake: Unconventional Car Carrier with Unconventional Cargo")
Cohort Outtake: Unconventional Car Carrier with Unconventional Cargo
Posted on December 17, 2018 | 13 CommentsThis shot that was posted by Ralf K (Don Kincl) at the Cohort grabbed me, for more reasons than one. Let’s start with the truck. Don rightly notes that it’s […] -
![So yes, I wanted a hippie bus in 1971, like the ’46 Chevy in the previous post. But as I noted in that post, it wouldn’t have really been the […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/12/46252121291_7e9ca32862_k.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Cohort Outtake: 1971 Ford Econoline 200 Camper Van – This Is What I Really Wanted In 1971")
Cohort Outtake: 1971 Ford Econoline 200 Camper Van – This Is What I Really Wanted In 1971
Posted on December 16, 2018 | 19 CommentsSo yes, I wanted a hippie bus in 1971, like the ’46 Chevy in the previous post. But as I noted in that post, it wouldn’t have really been the […] -
![Craigslist Sale Pictures from April 2011. It sold within 24 hours of posting. I’m skipping two vehicles in my COAL series due to recent coverage by other writers. I migrated […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/12/9-2z.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "COAL- 1999 Chevrolet Prizm- The Right Car at the Right Time")
COAL- 1999 Chevrolet Prizm- The Right Car at the Right Time
Posted on December 16, 2018 | 50 CommentsCraigslist Sale Pictures from April 2011. It sold within 24 hours of posting. I’m skipping two vehicles in my COAL series due to recent coverage by other writers. I migrated […] -
CC Video: In-Car Navigation System, Circa 1971 – “Tomorrow’s World”
Posted on December 15, 2018 | 27 Comments -
![Simon White shot and posted a van at the Cohort that I was not familiar with, a Toyota Deliboy. These are a bit obscure, and there’s no English Wikipedia page […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/12/Toyota-deliboy-fq.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Cohort Outtake: Toyota Deliboy Van – Deliciously Rare")
Cohort Outtake: Toyota Deliboy Van – Deliciously Rare
Posted on December 15, 2018 | 10 CommentsSimon White shot and posted a van at the Cohort that I was not familiar with, a Toyota Deliboy. These are a bit obscure, and there’s no English Wikipedia page […] -
![80’s and 90’s retro is definitely the “in-thing” right now. Just look at some of the popular shows on TV right now. From new creations like “Stranger Things” and “GLOW”, […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/12/RadwoodLA2018-0133-XL.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Car Show Classics : RADwood LA 2018")
Car Show Classics : RADwood LA 2018
Posted on December 15, 2018 | 38 Comments80’s and 90’s retro is definitely the “in-thing” right now. Just look at some of the popular shows on TV right now. From new creations like “Stranger Things” and “GLOW”, […] -
![Here it is. Yay. After selling the beater Beetle, I spotted this thing for sale cheaply. It was really cheap, and it looked OK aside from the rocker panels…an opportunity to […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/12/IMG_1043-1.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "COAL:2001 Honda Civic – Short-Term Flipper")
COAL:2001 Honda Civic – Short-Term Flipper
Posted on December 15, 2018 | 16 CommentsHere it is. Yay. After selling the beater Beetle, I spotted this thing for sale cheaply. It was really cheap, and it looked OK aside from the rocker panels…an opportunity to […] -
Vintage Snapshot: How Folks Went Camping in 1967 – Wildcatting
Posted on December 13, 2018 | 34 Comments
