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![A long, long time ago I used to read an automotive site that was abbreviated TTAC. Long before there was such a thing as CC (and long before I ever […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/2007-Nissan-Quest.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CC Classic Rental Review: 2009 Nissan Quest 3.5S – Let’s Go With Interesting")
CC Classic Rental Review: 2009 Nissan Quest 3.5S – Let’s Go With Interesting
Posted on November 14, 2018 | 38 CommentsA long, long time ago I used to read an automotive site that was abbreviated TTAC. Long before there was such a thing as CC (and long before I ever […] -
![As a post script on my Scottsdale auction series, the Barrett-Jackson auction in Scottsdale had a small Bullitt theme running through it. Fans of the Highland Green Mustangs […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/bb75e4fc-9026-4d64-99de-5fc673de778f.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Auction Classic: The Bullitt Mustangs")
Auction Classic: The Bullitt Mustangs
Posted on November 14, 2018 | 41 CommentsAs a post script on my Scottsdale auction series, the Barrett-Jackson auction in Scottsdale had a small Bullitt theme running through it. Fans of the Highland Green Mustangs […] -
![My Pap always used to tell me that money had a way of burning a hole in my pocket, especially whenever he would slip me my allowance. Shortly thereafter I […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/IMG_4531.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "COAL: 1991 Cadillac Sedan de Ville – I Can’t Help Myself")
COAL: 1991 Cadillac Sedan de Ville – I Can’t Help Myself
Posted on November 14, 2018 | 54 CommentsMy Pap always used to tell me that money had a way of burning a hole in my pocket, especially whenever he would slip me my allowance. Shortly thereafter I […] -
![Minivans. Washington Heights, a predominantly Puerto Rican and Dominican neighborhood in uptown Manhattan, is full of them. I’ve featured the disproportionately large number of Nissan Quests and Mercury Villagers in […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/ford-windstar-mazda-mpv.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CC Outtake: Ford Windstar & Mazda MPV – Welcome To Minivan Land")
CC Outtake: Ford Windstar & Mazda MPV – Welcome To Minivan Land
Posted on November 13, 2018 | 14 CommentsMinivans. Washington Heights, a predominantly Puerto Rican and Dominican neighborhood in uptown Manhattan, is full of them. I’ve featured the disproportionately large number of Nissan Quests and Mercury Villagers in […] -
Vintage Wordless Snapshot: How Pickups Were Used In The Old Days
Posted on November 12, 2018 | 36 Comments -
![Yeah, I know: if you were young when these cars were new or newish, you’ll have no problem. Or of course if you’re an ace car spotter. But when folks […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/Vintage-all-the-same-2.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Vintage Parking Lots: Back When Cars All Looked So Different and Were Easy To Tell Apart")
Vintage Parking Lots: Back When Cars All Looked So Different and Were Easy To Tell Apart
Posted on November 12, 2018 | 78 CommentsYeah, I know: if you were young when these cars were new or newish, you’ll have no problem. Or of course if you’re an ace car spotter. But when folks […] -
![The Niedermeyers’ move from Iowa City to Towson, MD. in the summer of 1965 was not a happy one for me. Compared to that little cosmopolitan and progressive university town, […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/31722538478_be4d3bbeaa_k.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curtis Perry Outtake/Auto-Biography: 1966 Ford Custom 500 – Nunmobile")
Curtis Perry Outtake/Auto-Biography: 1966 Ford Custom 500 – Nunmobile
Posted on November 12, 2018 | 47 CommentsThe Niedermeyers’ move from Iowa City to Towson, MD. in the summer of 1965 was not a happy one for me. Compared to that little cosmopolitan and progressive university town, […] -
![Harkening back to the last COAL with the Blazer, it was the fall of 1995 and I was 29. After some personal reflection, I felt I had to get […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/escortad.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "COAL: 1985 Ford Escort – The Short Timer")
COAL: 1985 Ford Escort – The Short Timer
Posted on November 11, 2018 | 34 CommentsHarkening back to the last COAL with the Blazer, it was the fall of 1995 and I was 29. After some personal reflection, I felt I had to get […] -
![Jim Brophy is taking a well-deserved break from his seemingly endless Bus Stop Classics series, which is one of the best things to happen at CC. We know have what […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/CC-369-006.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Bus Stop Outtake: Crown Bus – The Well-Schooled Bus")
Bus Stop Outtake: Crown Bus – The Well-Schooled Bus
Posted on November 10, 2018 | 19 CommentsJim Brophy is taking a well-deserved break from his seemingly endless Bus Stop Classics series, which is one of the best things to happen at CC. We know have what […] -
Dash-Cam Outtake: BMW E32 735i
Posted on November 10, 2018 | 15 CommentsLast week whilst driving to visit my extended family, I happen to come across a rare 1980s luxury, blasting down the motorway. -
![All pictures are of the actual truck. Having a camper was (and is) a lot of fun. We were hauling our new Coleman popup with our 1998 Dakota, but when my […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/DSC00941.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "COAL: 1998 GMC Yukon – Toy Hauler")
COAL: 1998 GMC Yukon – Toy Hauler
Posted on November 10, 2018 | 30 CommentsAll pictures are of the actual truck. Having a camper was (and is) a lot of fun. We were hauling our new Coleman popup with our 1998 Dakota, but when my […] -
![Seeing this shot that John Lloyd posted at the Cohort of himself and his siblings in front of the family 1955 Pontiac station wagon inspires me to ask if you […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/5355762416_e7260b8b6c_b.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "QOTD: Got Any Childhood Car Photos You’d Like To Share?")
QOTD: Got Any Childhood Car Photos You’d Like To Share?
Posted on November 9, 2018 | 108 CommentsSeeing this shot that John Lloyd posted at the Cohort of himself and his siblings in front of the family 1955 Pontiac station wagon inspires me to ask if you […] -
![I grew up in the salty north where rusty cars were a fact of life. In my youth anything I could afford would undoubtedly come with some rust. And having […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/FitRust31-crop-crop.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CC DIY: 2007 Honda Fit – A Rattlecan Rust Repair")
CC DIY: 2007 Honda Fit – A Rattlecan Rust Repair
Posted on November 9, 2018 | 51 CommentsI grew up in the salty north where rusty cars were a fact of life. In my youth anything I could afford would undoubtedly come with some rust. And having […] -
![It was a random day in Crown Point, a town of about 27,000 in Indiana’s northwest-most county. We were there visiting one of my wife’s sisters and her husband for […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/vwbus3.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CC Road Trip: Classics on the Square in Crown Point")
CC Road Trip: Classics on the Square in Crown Point
Posted on November 8, 2018 | 25 CommentsIt was a random day in Crown Point, a town of about 27,000 in Indiana’s northwest-most county. We were there visiting one of my wife’s sisters and her husband for […] -
![Seeing as it is the first part of the show you see when entering, why not start with the outdoor Club Sandwich display for our tour of the Motorclassica show? […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/MC04-LC.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Car Show Classics: Motorclassica Outdoor Display")
Car Show Classics: Motorclassica Outdoor Display
Posted on November 8, 2018 | 20 CommentsSeeing as it is the first part of the show you see when entering, why not start with the outdoor Club Sandwich display for our tour of the Motorclassica show? […]
