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CC Video Slideshow: The 2015 Monmouth Car Show
Posted on November 29, 2015 | 17 CommentsBack in July, I attended the 2015 Monmouth Car Show in Monmouth, Illinois. Having taken several hundred pictures, and giving a lot of attention to various automotive details, the article […] -
Houston Hipster Trio: Metropolitan, Ambassador, Hawk
Posted on October 3, 2015 | 55 CommentsIt’s a bit special when one can find three running representatives of long-dead makes in the same place; all the more so if they are contemporaries of each other. It […] -
CC Sales Lot, The Second Midwest Branch: The Agony of Desire and The Ecstasy of Conquest
Posted on May 15, 2015 | 42 CommentsWith the profound success we have realized with the Midwest branch of the CC Sales Lot, we have now opened a second Midwest location. At the rate we are growing, […] -
Automotive History and QOTD: The American Wagons of 1972 – Which Would You Choose?
Posted on April 23, 2015 | 137 CommentsSitting on the lawn mower is always a wonderful time to have some uninterrupted thoughts. Knowing Wagon Week was coming up, I was pondering which wagon from the year of […] -
(The Not Often Seen) Curbside Classics
Posted on February 16, 2015 | 96 CommentsNot every car is destined to be a success. Those that do succeed commercially, however, may not do so across the board. Ford’s first Taurus, for example, was available with […] -
Curbside Classic: 1982 Eagle SX/4 – The Trickster
Posted on February 14, 2015 | 84 Comments(first posted 6/30/2011) No doubt the Eagle SX/4 is a joke; the only question being whether it’s a good one or a bad one, or whether the joke is on […] -
eBay Find: 1990 Jeep Wagoneer – The Last Cheap Wagoneer?
Posted on January 17, 2015 | 61 CommentsBefore the Range Rover, before the Cadillac Escalade, there was the Jeep Wagoneer: the Socially Acceptable Off-Roader, becoming ever more elegant and upmarket ever since its debut in 1963 until […] -
Walk and Talk: Rooting Around in the Photo Archives
Posted on December 17, 2014 | 66 CommentsOne needs to make the best of a crummy situation. About to go crazy from fighting a fever the last few days, I have regenerated enough vitality to take a […] -
Auction Capsule: 1976 Jeep Wagoneer – Driven to the Auction
Posted on June 17, 2014 | 27 CommentsMost of the cars at any classic-car auction are brought on a trailer. But not this Jeep Wagoneer. Its owner drove it to the auction all the way from St. […] -
CC Outtake: Nothing Drives Like A Pacer Because Nothing’s Wide Like A Pacer…Until 2014
Posted on May 5, 2014 | 49 CommentsI was very happy to spot this Pacer “in the wild,” though it was apparent its destination was the same as mine…the first Classy Chassy Car Club cruise night […] -
QOTD: eBay Edition – Malaise Era Coupes
Posted on April 22, 2014 | 74 CommentsI went into this post hoping to do what would be my first eBay find, but the extensive choices I came across made it posed a challenge. Did I want to […] -
QOTD: How Would You Have Saved the Ambassador?
Posted on February 17, 2014 | 60 CommentsAlright everyone, I know AMC week ended a little while back, but I will confess–I just didn’t want it to end. When Tom Klockau brought us an Ambassador, he reminded […] -
Car Show Classic: 1965 Rambler Ambassador 990 Convertible – Green and White Is Good!
Posted on January 27, 2014 | 40 CommentsI have a real love for the 1965 Ambassadors. Part of that may be due to my chance encounter with a lilac 1965 880 sedan back in the late ’90s, […] -
Automotive History: Ramblin’ in the Southern Hemisphere
Posted on January 26, 2014 | 62 Comments“Lord, I was born a ramblin’ man Tryin’ to make a livin’ and doin’ the best I can” So sang the Allman Brothers in 1973, and although the song was […] -
Curbside Capsule: 1974 (?) AMC Hornet- Future Curbside Classic
Posted on January 26, 2014 | 33 CommentsThe Curbside Effect kicked in again, delivering to us this ’74-’77 AMC Hornet. Normally, I’d just throw these pictures in the files for a future Curbside Classic, but I wanted to […]
![Houston Hipster Trio: Metropolitan, Ambassador, Hawk It’s a bit special when one can find three running representatives of long-dead makes in the same place; all the more so if they are contemporaries of each other. It […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/Nashes-cover.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1)
![CC Sales Lot, The Second Midwest Branch: The Agony of Desire and The Ecstasy of Conquest With the profound success we have realized with the Midwest branch of the CC Sales Lot, we have now opened a second Midwest location. At the rate we are growing, […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/IMG_4760.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1)
![Automotive History and QOTD: The American Wagons of 1972 – Which Would You Choose? Sitting on the lawn mower is always a wonderful time to have some uninterrupted thoughts. Knowing Wagon Week was coming up, I was pondering which wagon from the year of […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/1972-AMC-Full-Line-12-13.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1)
![(The Not Often Seen) Curbside Classics Not every car is destined to be a success. Those that do succeed commercially, however, may not do so across the board. Ford’s first Taurus, for example, was available with […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/amc-eagle-kammback.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1)
![Curbside Classic: 1982 Eagle SX/4 – The Trickster (first posted 6/30/2011) No doubt the Eagle SX/4 is a joke; the only question being whether it’s a good one or a bad one, or whether the joke is on […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/06/CC-140-217-800.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1)
![eBay Find: 1990 Jeep Wagoneer – The Last Cheap Wagoneer? Before the Range Rover, before the Cadillac Escalade, there was the Jeep Wagoneer: the Socially Acceptable Off-Roader, becoming ever more elegant and upmarket ever since its debut in 1963 until […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/1.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1)
![Walk and Talk: Rooting Around in the Photo Archives One needs to make the best of a crummy situation. About to go crazy from fighting a fever the last few days, I have regenerated enough vitality to take a […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/12/IMG_0307.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1)
![Auction Capsule: 1976 Jeep Wagoneer – Driven to the Auction Most of the cars at any classic-car auction are brought on a trailer. But not this Jeep Wagoneer. Its owner drove it to the auction all the way from St. […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/1976-Jeep-Wagoneer-a.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1)
![CC Outtake: Nothing Drives Like A Pacer Because Nothing’s Wide Like A Pacer…Until 2014 I was very happy to spot this Pacer “in the wild,” though it was apparent its destination was the same as mine…the first Classy Chassy Car Club cruise night […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/4-26-2014-002-800x533-e1398988895491.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1)
![QOTD: eBay Edition – Malaise Era Coupes I went into this post hoping to do what would be my first eBay find, but the extensive choices I came across made it posed a challenge. Did I want to […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/Screenshot-2014-04-21-19.24.27.png?resize=115%2C115&quality=80&ssl=1)
![QOTD: How Would You Have Saved the Ambassador? Alright everyone, I know AMC week ended a little while back, but I will confess–I just didn’t want it to end. When Tom Klockau brought us an Ambassador, he reminded […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/1974Ambassador10.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1)
![Car Show Classic: 1965 Rambler Ambassador 990 Convertible – Green and White Is Good! I have a real love for the 1965 Ambassadors. Part of that may be due to my chance encounter with a lilac 1965 880 sedan back in the late ’90s, […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/aa-6-28-13-252.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1)
![Automotive History: Ramblin’ in the Southern Hemisphere “Lord, I was born a ramblin’ man Tryin’ to make a livin’ and doin’ the best I can” So sang the Allman Brothers in 1973, and although the song was […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/R.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1)
![Curbside Capsule: 1974 (?) AMC Hornet- Future Curbside Classic The Curbside Effect kicked in again, delivering to us this ’74-’77 AMC Hornet. Normally, I’d just throw these pictures in the files for a future Curbside Classic, but I wanted to […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/AMC-Hornet-Hatchback.2.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1)


