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The Ultimate Daily Driver Curbside Classic #2: 1965 Plymouth Valiant With Well Over 400k (500k?) Miles
Posted on August 8, 2022 | 81 Comments(first posted at the other site in 2010, and here in 2012 and most recently on 8 August 2016. In many ways, this is the pretty much the Ultimate CC, […] -
Curbside Classic: 1994 Buick Century Wagon – Fighting A Losing Battle
Posted on January 10, 2022 | 76 Comments(first posted 4/4/2013) As you might recall, my part of the country is chock full of A-bodies, particularly the Cutlass Ciera and Century variants. We Midwesterners stuck with GM far […] -
CC For Sale: 1973 Chevrolet Monte Carlo – A Curbside Classic for Christmas
Posted on December 24, 2020 | 52 CommentsFor most of us, 2020 has been an unprecedented year. The pandemic has caused dramatic changes to many people’s lives. It may also be a quieter Christmas for those of […] -
Car Lot Classic: 1988 Chevrolet Celebrity CL – Nicest Remaining Celebrity In Captivity?
Posted on September 8, 2020 | 122 Comments(first posted 9/8/2014) If you grew up in the ’80s, you will most definitely remember the Chevrolet Celebrity. The General’s most affordable A-body, they were seemingly everywhere, in every flavor: […] -
Curbside Classic: 1972 Oldsmobile Cutlass Supreme Convertible – Carefree Conclusions
Posted on August 13, 2020 | 48 Comments(first posted 8/13/2014) This particular zone of the Broadway Auto Row in Oakland has long been a lucky spot for me to spot cars on gloomy days. This is the […] -
CC Outtake: A Scene From Car-rier & Ives
Posted on December 13, 2018 | 35 CommentsHave you ever looked at something and had it remind you of something else? Of course you have. Howabout this snow-capped Buick? It made me think of Currier & Ives. -
Cohort Sighting: Menacing Cutlass
Posted on May 13, 2014 | 25 CommentsAs much as I adore A bodies in pillared sedan form, it would seem I’m in the minority. So perhaps it’s perfectly fitting that this family sedan from the height […] -
Cohort Sighting: Plymouth Gold Duster – Power Pop
Posted on April 27, 2014 | 68 CommentsThis Duster, captured by Triborough, is a charming reminder of the best Detroit had to offer during the ’70s and that’s no backhanded compliment. Faced with the widening appeal of […] -
CC Outtake: Now That’s More Like It!
Posted on September 8, 2013 | 46 CommentsTri-Five Chevys? On CC? Okay, they’re 210s and not the ubiquitous ’57, but this is CC folks! So, to put things back on an even keel, here’s a rare […] -
CC Capsule: The Cockroach of Utsunomiya
Posted on June 17, 2013 | 25 CommentsThis week, business has carried me half way across the globe, to the rural depths of Japan. Utsunomiya is a town 100 kilometers north of Tokyo, and about 30 […] -
Sunday Rambling: CCs For Every Taste
Posted on June 2, 2013 | 50 CommentsSunday is a good day for CC spotting. Not only do many babied oldsters make appearances for pleasure cruises, trips to the grocery store and the like, but all the […] -
Car Show Outtake: Notice A Common Theme?
Posted on March 24, 2013 | 24 CommentsIt goes without saying that you can go to just about any car show in the country and see lots of Chevy Super Sports, Mustangs and Corvettes. But I found […] -
Curbside Classic: 1974 Plymouth Duster: Another Unexpected Find
Posted on June 18, 2011 | 22 CommentsIf my fellow Curb Dwellers read the post I did last evening about that Isuzu Diesel Longbed, you may remember I am spending some time being “a wife” down in […]