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![(Here’s wishing you all a Happy Thanksgiving. And here’s a story for you when things get a little slow. ) I need to be more careful of what I wish […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/CC-376-069.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Auto-Biography: Derrick Cave – Probing the Promaster’s Off-Road Capabilities (and Thankful To Have Made It Back)")
Auto-Biography: Derrick Cave – Probing the Promaster’s Off-Road Capabilities (and Thankful To Have Made It Back)
Posted on November 22, 2018 | 39 Comments(Here’s wishing you all a Happy Thanksgiving. And here’s a story for you when things get a little slow. ) I need to be more careful of what I wish […] -
![My wife is currently on a retreat in Bali that she goes to almost every year. While it includes a lot of meditation, yoga, long walks through rice paddies, and […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/IMG_5584.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CC Global Outtakes: Dispatches From Bali, Indonesia")
CC Global Outtakes: Dispatches From Bali, Indonesia
Posted on November 21, 2018 | 20 CommentsMy wife is currently on a retreat in Bali that she goes to almost every year. While it includes a lot of meditation, yoga, long walks through rice paddies, and […] -
![I follow industry news religiously at AutomotiveNews.I used to gobble it up when I’s go to the library, and have been a subscriber since the TTAC days. It’s by far […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/Alan-Mulally-2018.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Gaffe Classic: Alan Mulally on EVs – The Curious Case of the $70,000 Battery")
Gaffe Classic: Alan Mulally on EVs – The Curious Case of the $70,000 Battery
Posted on November 21, 2018 | 69 CommentsI follow industry news religiously at AutomotiveNews.I used to gobble it up when I’s go to the library, and have been a subscriber since the TTAC days. It’s by far […] -
![Besides cars, automaker Renault also masters the development and manufacturing process of a full range of light commercial vehicles. There’s the compact Kangoo, the mid-size Trafic and the full-size Master. […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/IMG_7382.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CC Global: The Renault Master – More Than 350 Factory Configuration Options (Not Showing All Of Them)")
CC Global: The Renault Master – More Than 350 Factory Configuration Options (Not Showing All Of Them)
Posted on November 21, 2018 | 17 CommentsBesides cars, automaker Renault also masters the development and manufacturing process of a full range of light commercial vehicles. There’s the compact Kangoo, the mid-size Trafic and the full-size Master. […] -
CC For Sale: 1955 Packard Patrician – Endurance
Posted on November 20, 2018 | 41 CommentsLooking at this Packard in the snow the word Endurance comes to mind, for a couple of reasons. -
![Portland is weird place just like the bumper stickers say. I stopped by the bank the other day to use the ATM to get some cash, because you can’t use […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/Custom-Firebird-01-A.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CC Outtake: Please Take a Number")
CC Outtake: Please Take a Number
Posted on November 20, 2018 | 19 CommentsPortland is weird place just like the bumper stickers say. I stopped by the bank the other day to use the ATM to get some cash, because you can’t use […] -
![I’m not going to lie. I like the nightlife. I like to boogie. (And so on.) I always thought that naming this youth-oriented car the “Neon” was a stroke of […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/1998-Plymouth-Neon-coupe-CC.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CC Outtake: 1998 Plymouth Neon Coupe – Neon Lights")
CC Outtake: 1998 Plymouth Neon Coupe – Neon Lights
Posted on November 19, 2018 | 31 CommentsI’m not going to lie. I like the nightlife. I like to boogie. (And so on.) I always thought that naming this youth-oriented car the “Neon” was a stroke of […] -
Vintage Snapshot: Off To The Races #2 – Jag Towmobile
Posted on November 19, 2018 | 19 Comments -
![Acura fans, long have they mourned. The Legend, the Integra, the RSX and perhaps even the then-unloved five cylinder Vigor haunt their memories as they scan the fleet of anodyne […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/2006_acura_tsx_sedan_base_fqn_evox_1_815.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Used Car Test Drive: 2006 Acura TSX – I Found a Poor Example of an Excellent Car")
Used Car Test Drive: 2006 Acura TSX – I Found a Poor Example of an Excellent Car
Posted on November 19, 2018 | 49 CommentsAcura fans, long have they mourned. The Legend, the Integra, the RSX and perhaps even the then-unloved five cylinder Vigor haunt their memories as they scan the fleet of anodyne […] -
![Leaving Lowes yesterday, I came across this 1965 Lincoln Continental. While admiring it, I couldn’t help but think of the hit song “Hot Rod Lincoln” which was written in 1955 […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/a-hr-L-1.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CC Outtake: Hot Rod Lincoln")
CC Outtake: Hot Rod Lincoln
Posted on November 18, 2018 | 31 CommentsLeaving Lowes yesterday, I came across this 1965 Lincoln Continental. While admiring it, I couldn’t help but think of the hit song “Hot Rod Lincoln” which was written in 1955 […] -
![I shot it, so now I need to say something about it. Well, I don’t know what year it is, as Carfax draws a blank based on its license plate, […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/CC-369-080.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CC Outtake: Mercury Colony Park Wagon – Got Gingerbread?")
CC Outtake: Mercury Colony Park Wagon – Got Gingerbread?
Posted on November 18, 2018 | 48 CommentsI shot it, so now I need to say something about it. Well, I don’t know what year it is, as Carfax draws a blank based on its license plate, […] -
Vintage Snapshot: Off To The Races
Posted on November 18, 2018 | 10 CommentsShot on a Sunday morning on the highway that goes to Riverside International Speedway. -
![NOTE: Not my Grand Prix, but very close. In the early spring on 1996, with the Escort on its last legs and my (not) cost saving ownership about at an […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/94granprix.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "1994 Pontiac Grand Prix – The Creampuff?")
1994 Pontiac Grand Prix – The Creampuff?
Posted on November 18, 2018 | 17 CommentsNOTE: Not my Grand Prix, but very close. In the early spring on 1996, with the Escort on its last legs and my (not) cost saving ownership about at an […] -
![When visiting car shows, I always try to spot the commercial vehicles at the event. Often these can be found on the periphery of the main party, a typical example […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/IMG_5854.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CC Global: Car Carriers – The Show’s Supporting Characters In 2018")
CC Global: Car Carriers – The Show’s Supporting Characters In 2018
Posted on November 17, 2018 | 11 CommentsWhen visiting car shows, I always try to spot the commercial vehicles at the event. Often these can be found on the periphery of the main party, a typical example […] -
![Following up my SAAB 900/Jeep Wagoneer COAL capsule, I seek your advice. I live in Michigan’s Keweenaw, a peninsula which juts into Lake Superior. We get over 200 inches of snow […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/12496463_10207370157785015_4747086767439540553_o.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "QOTD: Salty or Sweet?")
QOTD: Salty or Sweet?
Posted on November 17, 2018 | 51 CommentsFollowing up my SAAB 900/Jeep Wagoneer COAL capsule, I seek your advice. I live in Michigan’s Keweenaw, a peninsula which juts into Lake Superior. We get over 200 inches of snow […]
