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CC Speechless Outtake: A Trunk Addition or Rear Impact Crash Barrier?
Posted on June 28, 2018 | 30 CommentsSent to me by CC reader ds23pallas. Shot in downtown Calgary. -
![About eight years ago Hyundai and Kia blossomed into two truly competitive automotive brands. By the mid 2010’s, it seemed their upward mobility had waned, and an adherence to the […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/20180402_111735.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=89&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic Visits The 2018 New York International Auto Show, Part 5: Hyundai And Kia")
Curbside Classic Visits The 2018 New York International Auto Show, Part 5: Hyundai And Kia
Posted on June 28, 2018 | 30 CommentsAbout eight years ago Hyundai and Kia blossomed into two truly competitive automotive brands. By the mid 2010’s, it seemed their upward mobility had waned, and an adherence to the […] -
![I try to take in a couple car shows each year. Naturally, I enjoy walking among the cars. I also I love to load film into one of my old […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/ae1p.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=89&ssl=1 "Car Show Classics: Confronting My Biases at Indy Cars and Coffee")
Car Show Classics: Confronting My Biases at Indy Cars and Coffee
Posted on June 27, 2018 | 21 CommentsI try to take in a couple car shows each year. Naturally, I enjoy walking among the cars. I also I love to load film into one of my old […] -
![The other weekend I was fortunate enough to be able to attend the wedding of a friend and coworker of mine. For context, my friend, the bride, is a supremely […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/citroen-traction-avant-3.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=89&ssl=1 "CC Outtake: A Beautiful Wedding Car For An Even More Beautiful Bride")
CC Outtake: A Beautiful Wedding Car For An Even More Beautiful Bride
Posted on June 27, 2018 | 17 CommentsThe other weekend I was fortunate enough to be able to attend the wedding of a friend and coworker of mine. For context, my friend, the bride, is a supremely […] -
![The Saab 9000 is another car that’s quickly becoming rare on the streets. Well, here’s two of them, but then lovers of old cars often double up, or more. Safety […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/CC-351-028.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=89&ssl=1 "CC Outtake: A Serious Saab 9000 Lover Lives Here")
CC Outtake: A Serious Saab 9000 Lover Lives Here
Posted on June 27, 2018 | 11 CommentsThe Saab 9000 is another car that’s quickly becoming rare on the streets. Well, here’s two of them, but then lovers of old cars often double up, or more. Safety […] -
Ad Watch Classic: Damsel in Distress, Or?
Posted on June 26, 2018 | 49 CommentsStephen Pellegrino posted this ’59 Chevy ad at the Cohort along with some commentary: -
![This used to be an active repair shop specializing in Hondas, but sometime in the past, things just kind of ground to a halt. But there’s still plenty of vintage […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/CC-350-090.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=89&ssl=1 "CC Outtake: A Honda Lover Used to Operate a Garage Here")
CC Outtake: A Honda Lover Used to Operate a Garage Here
Posted on June 26, 2018 | 23 CommentsThis used to be an active repair shop specializing in Hondas, but sometime in the past, things just kind of ground to a halt. But there’s still plenty of vintage […] -
![Road and Track tended to be a bit dry and serious, but their writer Henry N. Manney III compensated for that with his antics and humor. Here he takes on […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/Scans0008.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=89&ssl=1 "Vintage 1976 R&T Review: Lincoln Continental Limo – By Henry N. Manney III")
Vintage 1976 R&T Review: Lincoln Continental Limo – By Henry N. Manney III
Posted on June 26, 2018 | 26 CommentsRoad and Track tended to be a bit dry and serious, but their writer Henry N. Manney III compensated for that with his antics and humor. Here he takes on […] -
![I shoot vintage vans, especially old camper vans, for obvious reasons. This extended length Maxivan with a high roof is as close as it gets to my ProMaster in configuration. […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/CC-339-029.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=89&ssl=1 "CC Outtake: 1977 (or so) Dodge Maxivan Camper Van – The DodgeMaster High Roof")
CC Outtake: 1977 (or so) Dodge Maxivan Camper Van – The DodgeMaster High Roof
Posted on June 25, 2018 | 25 CommentsI shoot vintage vans, especially old camper vans, for obvious reasons. This extended length Maxivan with a high roof is as close as it gets to my ProMaster in configuration. […] -
![In today’s ’63 Nova SS CC, I waxed eloquently over its console and floor shifter for the automatic Powerglide. There’s something very un-gimmicky about it, with that rubber boot, straight stick, […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/Buick-Riviera-1964-int.-console.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=89&ssl=1 "QOTD: What’s Your Favorite Console With Automatic Transmission Floor Shifter?")
QOTD: What’s Your Favorite Console With Automatic Transmission Floor Shifter?
Posted on June 24, 2018 | 80 CommentsIn today’s ’63 Nova SS CC, I waxed eloquently over its console and floor shifter for the automatic Powerglide. There’s something very un-gimmicky about it, with that rubber boot, straight stick, […] -
![(First Posted 1/26/2014, now includes updates at the end) In the summer of 2012, my wife and I sold all of our cars except for our Honda Odyssey, while my […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/P1000385-001.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=89&ssl=1 "COAL: 2012 Volkswagen Touareg TDI Lux – So Far, So Good! (Now With Updates!)")
COAL: 2012 Volkswagen Touareg TDI Lux – So Far, So Good! (Now With Updates!)
Posted on June 24, 2018 | 59 Comments(First Posted 1/26/2014, now includes updates at the end) In the summer of 2012, my wife and I sold all of our cars except for our Honda Odyssey, while my […] -
![That headline is not meant to be taken as if I’m saying it with glee, despite the fact that I’m not exactly a big fan of these. It’s always a […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/CC-359-005.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=89&ssl=1 "CC Outtake: Lincoln Town Car Succumbs to Terminal Renaultitis")
CC Outtake: Lincoln Town Car Succumbs to Terminal Renaultitis
Posted on June 24, 2018 | 20 CommentsThat headline is not meant to be taken as if I’m saying it with glee, despite the fact that I’m not exactly a big fan of these. It’s always a […] -
![Note: Not the actual car, but the same colors with pizza wheels Although I had owned several K-cars in my car flipping activities, in 1989, I acquired my first official […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/84-dodge-daytona.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=89&ssl=1 "COAL: 1984 Dodge Daytona – It’s Got a TURBO!")
COAL: 1984 Dodge Daytona – It’s Got a TURBO!
Posted on June 24, 2018 | 31 CommentsNote: Not the actual car, but the same colors with pizza wheels Although I had owned several K-cars in my car flipping activities, in 1989, I acquired my first official […] -
![The Rover 3500 (SD1) has long been a favourite, since I crept out of school to buy Autocar and Motor’s special editions in July 1976, but seeing one on the […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/40951713670_86499fa80a_o.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=89&ssl=1 "Cohort Outtake: 1980-82 Rover 3500 (SD1) – It Still Moves Me")
Cohort Outtake: 1980-82 Rover 3500 (SD1) – It Still Moves Me
Posted on June 23, 2018 | 28 CommentsThe Rover 3500 (SD1) has long been a favourite, since I crept out of school to buy Autocar and Motor’s special editions in July 1976, but seeing one on the […] -
![On our urban hike to the river and Skinner Butte the other day, I noticed this older Dodge pickup in the parking lot, with a gentleman sitting in the […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/CC-363-050.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=89&ssl=1 "CC Outtake: 1974 (or so) Dodge D100 Step Side Pickup – How’d You Get Those 16″ Factory Wheels?")
CC Outtake: 1974 (or so) Dodge D100 Step Side Pickup – How’d You Get Those 16″ Factory Wheels?
Posted on June 23, 2018 | 17 CommentsOn our urban hike to the river and Skinner Butte the other day, I noticed this older Dodge pickup in the parking lot, with a gentleman sitting in the […]
