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CC Nostalgia: We’re Dealin’ — A Texas Mopar Reverie
Posted on October 20, 2015 | 39 Comments“Welcome to Yoakum Motors, home of the square deal. What can I do you for today?” -
![“Well, you are in it now, Kevin” he said to himself as slid into the seat of the old Chrysler. “Tim, you idiot, Tim!” he said as soon as the last thought […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/1967ChryslerNewport08.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Fiction – Your New Life Awaits")
Curbside Fiction – Your New Life Awaits
Posted on October 13, 2015 | 24 Comments“Well, you are in it now, Kevin” he said to himself as slid into the seat of the old Chrysler. “Tim, you idiot, Tim!” he said as soon as the last thought […] -
![Moparfest, held in New Hamburg, Ontario, is the largest all-Mopar car show in Canada. Well over 1000 cars participate in the show. It is always held on the third weekend […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/IMG_6009.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Car Show Classics: Oddities of Moparfest")
Car Show Classics: Oddities of Moparfest
Posted on August 28, 2015 | 34 CommentsMoparfest, held in New Hamburg, Ontario, is the largest all-Mopar car show in Canada. Well over 1000 cars participate in the show. It is always held on the third weekend […] -
![I am fighting a rust monster. I haven’t seen it, but the signs of its voracious appetite are everywhere. The monster’s corrosive, salty venom has taken its toll on my […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/collage1.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "My 1966 Chrysler Windsor, Part 2: Fighting A Rust Monster")
My 1966 Chrysler Windsor, Part 2: Fighting A Rust Monster
Posted on August 27, 2015 | 37 CommentsI am fighting a rust monster. I haven’t seen it, but the signs of its voracious appetite are everywhere. The monster’s corrosive, salty venom has taken its toll on my […] -
![Photoshops courtesy of Brendan Saur Would anyone have purchased a Dodge Wrangler? How about an Eagle Grand Caravan or, horror of horrors, a Jeep Grand Caravan? When Chrysler purchased American […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/jeep-commando-photoshop.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Automotive History: The Rebadging That Never Happened")
Automotive History: The Rebadging That Never Happened
Posted on August 20, 2015 | 34 CommentsPhotoshops courtesy of Brendan Saur Would anyone have purchased a Dodge Wrangler? How about an Eagle Grand Caravan or, horror of horrors, a Jeep Grand Caravan? When Chrysler purchased American […] -
![Confession: I really had the hots for these LeBaron’s when they were introduced during my sophomore year of high school. They looked great in most every color and it was […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/cheech-and-chong.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CC Driving Impressions: 1992 Chrysler LeBaron Convertible – Turning Dreams Into Reality")
CC Driving Impressions: 1992 Chrysler LeBaron Convertible – Turning Dreams Into Reality
Posted on June 9, 2015 | 61 CommentsConfession: I really had the hots for these LeBaron’s when they were introduced during my sophomore year of high school. They looked great in most every color and it was […] -
Curbside Classic: 1994 Chrysler LHS – The (Belated) Graduation Gift, For Me As Well As K-Car Weary America
Posted on May 30, 2015 | 87 Comments(first posted 8/2/2011) Beggars can’t (technically) be choosers. This is where I tell the story of my, as well as Chrysler’s, first modern big car. -
![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&ssl=1 "CC Sales Lot, The Second Midwest Branch: The Agony of Desire and The Ecstasy of Conquest")
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, […] -
![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&ssl=1 "Automotive History and QOTD: The American Wagons of 1972 – Which Would You Choose?")
Automotive History and QOTD: The American Wagons of 1972 – Which Would You Choose?
Posted on April 23, 2015 | 135 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 […] -
![Captured this red Porsche 944 in the parking lot at the university the other day, and an older Toyota Supra wasn’t far apart. And I shot some others this past […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/IMG_6229.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CC Parking Lot Outtakes: There’s Still Plenty of Hope for Kids Today, At Least Somewhere")
CC Parking Lot Outtakes: There’s Still Plenty of Hope for Kids Today, At Least Somewhere
Posted on April 14, 2015 | 41 CommentsCaptured this red Porsche 944 in the parking lot at the university the other day, and an older Toyota Supra wasn’t far apart. And I shot some others this past […] -
![It takes a special kind of person to own a pre-1945 car. The sort of man who isn’t afraid to get its hands dirty because no mechanic will even try […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/gaisberg_rally_04.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "QOTD: Which Pre-War Vehicle Would You Most Like To Have?")
QOTD: Which Pre-War Vehicle Would You Most Like To Have?
Posted on March 31, 2015 | 119 CommentsIt takes a special kind of person to own a pre-1945 car. The sort of man who isn’t afraid to get its hands dirty because no mechanic will even try […] -
![If the used car market has taught us anything is that cheap-to-buy doesn’t mean that it’ll be cheap to run. Or to put it in lore “There’s nothing more expensive […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/IMG_2958.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "QOTD: What’s the Most Expensive Car You’ve Owned?")
QOTD: What’s the Most Expensive Car You’ve Owned?
Posted on March 18, 2015 | 97 CommentsIf the used car market has taught us anything is that cheap-to-buy doesn’t mean that it’ll be cheap to run. Or to put it in lore “There’s nothing more expensive […] -
![This is not the absolute worst Cadillac ever to grace the planet earth. No; the earlier 1.8-liter Cimarron is still at large and evading (photographic) capture. However, for the moment […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/11.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "eBay Find: 1986 Cadillac Cimarron – D’ Oh No.")
eBay Find: 1986 Cadillac Cimarron – D’ Oh No.
Posted on March 11, 2015 | 189 CommentsThis is not the absolute worst Cadillac ever to grace the planet earth. No; the earlier 1.8-liter Cimarron is still at large and evading (photographic) capture. However, for the moment […] -
![In a past article, I noted that it was amazing to me that Chrysler was using great names from the past to market their products. The 8-speed automatic gearbox that […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/upload1-626x382.png?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "QOTD: What Name Do You Want Back?")
QOTD: What Name Do You Want Back?
Posted on February 14, 2015 | 167 CommentsIn a past article, I noted that it was amazing to me that Chrysler was using great names from the past to market their products. The 8-speed automatic gearbox that […] -
![Exiting the local Target store early one morning about a week ago, I was struck by an unusual car/license plate combination. The vehicle was a Chrysler Pacifica, which is becoming a […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/pacificrap-license.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CC Outtake: The GR8 Pacifica Mystery")
CC Outtake: The GR8 Pacifica Mystery
Posted on February 12, 2015 | 73 CommentsExiting the local Target store early one morning about a week ago, I was struck by an unusual car/license plate combination. The vehicle was a Chrysler Pacifica, which is becoming a […]
