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![The cars just keep on coming from the classic car show at the Historic Winton races, and this mildly hot-rodded 1934 Ford coupe and 1976-78 Chrysler Valiant Regal show the […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/1934-Ford-Coupe-Chrysler-CL-Valiant-Regal.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "2018 Historic Winton Car Park, Part One")
2018 Historic Winton Car Park, Part One
Posted on September 7, 2018 | 31 CommentsThe cars just keep on coming from the classic car show at the Historic Winton races, and this mildly hot-rodded 1934 Ford coupe and 1976-78 Chrysler Valiant Regal show the […] -
Question of the Day: When Did Cars Become Modern?
Posted on September 7, 2018 | 155 CommentsIn my recent COAL, I mentioned that our 1993 Corolla still seems like a contemporary car when I look at its design and specifications from today’s perspecctive. -
![S-Class—this series name has long denoted the flagship models from Mercedes-Benz. Some of the best cars to ever wear the 3-pointed star have been a part of the S-Class line-up, […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/S-Class-main-image.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "QOTD: What Is Your Favorite Generation Mercedes-Benz S-Class?")
QOTD: What Is Your Favorite Generation Mercedes-Benz S-Class?
Posted on September 6, 2018 | 81 CommentsS-Class—this series name has long denoted the flagship models from Mercedes-Benz. Some of the best cars to ever wear the 3-pointed star have been a part of the S-Class line-up, […] -
![When I saw the “Hippie Edition” Prius, which I shot a few weeks ago, on CC this morning I had a stab of cognitive dissonance. That car really did stick […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/6TzQ2nJKQqq8VyWhQ1ccOA_thumb_a730.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CC Outtake: Return to Normalcy")
CC Outtake: Return to Normalcy
Posted on September 5, 2018 | 20 CommentsWhen I saw the “Hippie Edition” Prius, which I shot a few weeks ago, on CC this morning I had a stab of cognitive dissonance. That car really did stick […] -
![Day One (Part 1 and Part 2) saw the Pontiac perform admirably considering it had just been revived for street duty a few days earlier. For the second day we […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/20180904_163308.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "The Great Beater Challenge 2018: Day 2, Part 1")
The Great Beater Challenge 2018: Day 2, Part 1
Posted on September 5, 2018 | 25 CommentsDay One (Part 1 and Part 2) saw the Pontiac perform admirably considering it had just been revived for street duty a few days earlier. For the second day we […] -
![There was a time, before the rise of Jennifer Lopez, Nicki Minaj and Kim Kardashian, where it was considered almost shameful for a woman to have a large posterior. Among […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/renault-megane-1.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CC Outtake: 2002-09 Renault Mégane – I Like Big Butts")
CC Outtake: 2002-09 Renault Mégane – I Like Big Butts
Posted on September 4, 2018 | 37 CommentsThere was a time, before the rise of Jennifer Lopez, Nicki Minaj and Kim Kardashian, where it was considered almost shameful for a woman to have a large posterior. Among […] -
![I spotted this special edition, at a Home Depot parking lot. I guess today’s hippies don’t cut and mill their own trees for construction projects, nor drive old VW buses. […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/clue.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CC Outtake: Yet Another Special Edition")
CC Outtake: Yet Another Special Edition
Posted on September 4, 2018 | 23 CommentsI spotted this special edition, at a Home Depot parking lot. I guess today’s hippies don’t cut and mill their own trees for construction projects, nor drive old VW buses. […] -
![On the first portion of day 1 we drove from Lethbridge through the Crowsnest Pass into British Columbia. On second half we will continue on highway 3 before heading north […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/44436477781_e6048dbdaa_c.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "The Great Beater Challenge 2018: Day 1, Part 2")
The Great Beater Challenge 2018: Day 1, Part 2
Posted on September 3, 2018 | 46 CommentsOn the first portion of day 1 we drove from Lethbridge through the Crowsnest Pass into British Columbia. On second half we will continue on highway 3 before heading north […] -
Ralf K. Outtake: Four Luxury Cars Luxuriating in their Rest In the Forest
Posted on September 3, 2018 | 11 CommentsRalf K. (Don Kincl) found these four former luxury cars enjoying the big sleep. And here’s one more of a different subject: -
![One of the periodic comments that emerge when seeing a vehicle on these pages having corrosion, cracked glass, and so forth is speculation about it passing a safety inspection. In […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/inspections-station-sign.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Is Safety Subjective? A Sampling Of Vehicle Safety Inspection Requirements")
Is Safety Subjective? A Sampling Of Vehicle Safety Inspection Requirements
Posted on September 3, 2018 | 131 CommentsOne of the periodic comments that emerge when seeing a vehicle on these pages having corrosion, cracked glass, and so forth is speculation about it passing a safety inspection. In […] -
![Madison Meadow is a two acre undeveloped open space two blocks down the street from us on West 22nd. Ave. I have some considerable personal history with it, as I […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/CC-368-020.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CC Outtake: 2004 GTO Immobilized on Madison Meadow")
CC Outtake: 2004 GTO Immobilized on Madison Meadow
Posted on September 3, 2018 | 25 CommentsMadison Meadow is a two acre undeveloped open space two blocks down the street from us on West 22nd. Ave. I have some considerable personal history with it, as I […] -
![In the American version of the sport of golf, the term “Double Eagle” refers to a score of three under par, i.e. getting the little ball in the hole in […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/IMG_1382.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CC For Sale: This Double Eagle May In Fact Be An Albatross")
CC For Sale: This Double Eagle May In Fact Be An Albatross
Posted on September 2, 2018 | 37 CommentsIn the American version of the sport of golf, the term “Double Eagle” refers to a score of three under par, i.e. getting the little ball in the hole in […] -
![About a year ago, I first reported about the “Red Door Meet”, a weekly automotive get together held every Sunday night in Portland Oregon. I’ve returned many times since my […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/Red-Door-01-A.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Car Show Classics: A Return to the Red Door Meet")
Car Show Classics: A Return to the Red Door Meet
Posted on September 2, 2018 | 8 CommentsAbout a year ago, I first reported about the “Red Door Meet”, a weekly automotive get together held every Sunday night in Portland Oregon. I’ve returned many times since my […] -
![As my 98 Pontiac Bonneville was getting older, I thought about looking for a newer car. It was 2009 and I knew that the 3800 engine was out of production, […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/DSCN1810.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "COAL: 2007 Buick Lucerne CX – eBay Special")
COAL: 2007 Buick Lucerne CX – eBay Special
Posted on September 2, 2018 | 26 CommentsAs my 98 Pontiac Bonneville was getting older, I thought about looking for a newer car. It was 2009 and I knew that the 3800 engine was out of production, […] -
Cohort Outtake: Vintage Fords Snuggling in Argentina
Posted on September 1, 2018 | 13 CommentsJose Luis Herrera sent me this shot of two old Fords caught together in Argentina. He left a comment with more info on them both:
