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![When I saw this faded red coupé sitting forlorn on a parking lot the other day, I figured I had finally found a genuine banger. The sort of thing one […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/IMG_20190828_164933-copy.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CC Capsule: 1984 Toyota Corolla Levin (AE85) – You’re Tired, You’re Poor, You’re A Huddled Mess")
CC Capsule: 1984 Toyota Corolla Levin (AE85) – You’re Tired, You’re Poor, You’re A Huddled Mess
Posted on October 4, 2019 | 22 CommentsWhen I saw this faded red coupé sitting forlorn on a parking lot the other day, I figured I had finally found a genuine banger. The sort of thing one […] -
![This true story is about these three sisters. At the time this picture was taken in Spring 1967, Ruth was 42, Thelma was 44, and Mary was 46. From what […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/ruth-thelma-mary.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CC’s Best Of 2017: The Automotive Journeys Of Three Sisters")
CC’s Best Of 2017: The Automotive Journeys Of Three Sisters
Posted on December 26, 2017 | 57 CommentsThis true story is about these three sisters. At the time this picture was taken in Spring 1967, Ruth was 42, Thelma was 44, and Mary was 46. From what […] -
![I know what you’re thinking. Of all the cars out there, the Corolla is decidedly toward the boring end of the scale. My current car, a 11th-generation, 2014 Corolla […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/2014-Toyota-Corolla.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "COAL: 2014 Toyota Corolla S – Ready For The Long Haul")
COAL: 2014 Toyota Corolla S – Ready For The Long Haul
Posted on June 18, 2016 | 45 CommentsI know what you’re thinking. Of all the cars out there, the Corolla is decidedly toward the boring end of the scale. My current car, a 11th-generation, 2014 Corolla […] -
![(an oldie, re-posted for Toyota Week) For me, driving bliss is all about the setting. Give me an empty road, spectacular scenery, good company and the freedom to explore without […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/05/death-valley.png?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Autobiography: Driving Nirvana — In A 1975 Corolla")
Autobiography: Driving Nirvana — In A 1975 Corolla
Posted on January 16, 2016 | 39 Comments(an oldie, re-posted for Toyota Week) For me, driving bliss is all about the setting. Give me an empty road, spectacular scenery, good company and the freedom to explore without […] -
![I heard it many times in reference to icons like the E-Type and the Miura on the British car shows I watched as a child: just imagine how it would’ve […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/2006_honda_civic_si_sedan_concept_100010220_l.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Future Classic: 2006-2011 Honda Civic – The Final Progressive Civic?")
Future Classic: 2006-2011 Honda Civic – The Final Progressive Civic?
Posted on February 26, 2015 | 71 CommentsI heard it many times in reference to icons like the E-Type and the Miura on the British car shows I watched as a child: just imagine how it would’ve […] -
![I should be completely honest with you: There are a couple of reasons why you don’t see much from me in the way of images. For one, I live in a […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/IMG_20130629_1454571.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CC Outtake: Reverse Bloat")
CC Outtake: Reverse Bloat
Posted on January 23, 2015 | 43 CommentsI should be completely honest with you: There are a couple of reasons why you don’t see much from me in the way of images. For one, I live in a […] -
![In my Pulsar article earlier today, I mentioned how I pored over a brochure for the Nissan Pulsar range as a five-year-old. That should give you some idea of how […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/themes/arras162/images/thumbnail.png "CC TV: Favorite Car Commercials of My Childhood")
CC TV: Favorite Car Commercials of My Childhood
Posted on January 2, 2015 | 104 CommentsIn my Pulsar article earlier today, I mentioned how I pored over a brochure for the Nissan Pulsar range as a five-year-old. That should give you some idea of how […] -
![Here at CC we’re no strangers to the world of taxi drivers. Both Kevin Martin and Paul had their share of driving large yellow cars, ferrying people every which way. […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/e.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CC Global: The Terrifying Tegucigalpa Taxis")
CC Global: The Terrifying Tegucigalpa Taxis
Posted on November 29, 2014 | 25 CommentsHere at CC we’re no strangers to the world of taxi drivers. Both Kevin Martin and Paul had their share of driving large yellow cars, ferrying people every which way. […] -
![I am not a car snob–I’m really not. I am not sure someone could be a car snob with a Chrysler K-car, Ford Tempo and a few Lada Nivas in […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/1987-Toyota-Corolla.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "COAL: 1987 Toyota Corolla – I’d Rather Walk")
COAL: 1987 Toyota Corolla – I’d Rather Walk
Posted on August 3, 2014 | 69 CommentsI am not a car snob–I’m really not. I am not sure someone could be a car snob with a Chrysler K-car, Ford Tempo and a few Lada Nivas in […] -
![A 1989 Corolla sedan would have normally been a pretty good choice for a first car in 2002, when my stepson bought one. But this one looked like it had […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/1991-Toyota-Corolla-a.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "COAL Capsule: 1991 Toyota Corolla – My Stepson’s First-Car Folly")
COAL Capsule: 1991 Toyota Corolla – My Stepson’s First-Car Folly
Posted on July 29, 2014 | 30 CommentsA 1989 Corolla sedan would have normally been a pretty good choice for a first car in 2002, when my stepson bought one. But this one looked like it had […] -
![Sometimes you need to upset your applecart. Change can be good as well as highly enlightening. This article started out in the vein similar to my highly sarcastic piece on […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/lovers-leap-car42a1.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Rental Service: 2013 Toyota Corolla LE – You Asked For It, You Got It")
Curbside Rental Service: 2013 Toyota Corolla LE – You Asked For It, You Got It
Posted on April 30, 2014 | 83 CommentsSometimes you need to upset your applecart. Change can be good as well as highly enlightening. This article started out in the vein similar to my highly sarcastic piece on […] -
![Over the past month, I’ve traveled far and wide in search of Curbside Classics. In December, I spent a long weekend in Colorado, and found this ’76 to ’79 Corolla SR-5 Liftback. […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/1-front-3-quarter-1.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1976-79 Toyota Corolla Liftback- A Time Machine for Dave")
Curbside Classic: 1976-79 Toyota Corolla Liftback- A Time Machine for Dave
Posted on January 15, 2014 | 40 CommentsOver the past month, I’ve traveled far and wide in search of Curbside Classics. In December, I spent a long weekend in Colorado, and found this ’76 to ’79 Corolla SR-5 Liftback. […] -
![Tupelo, Mississippi, is known for more than being the birthplace of Elvis Presley; bisected by the Natchez Trace Parkway, the city that was once the site of a Civil War battle is […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/IMG_0888.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "The Tupelo Automobile Museum")
The Tupelo Automobile Museum
Posted on October 23, 2013 | 37 CommentsTupelo, Mississippi, is known for more than being the birthplace of Elvis Presley; bisected by the Natchez Trace Parkway, the city that was once the site of a Civil War battle is […] -
![Saturday morning, I had to run down to the junkyad to pick up a couple of trim pieces to help out a neighbor (the trip is about ten miles each […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/16-Miata.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CC Road Trip: A Saturday Morning California Junkyard Drive")
CC Road Trip: A Saturday Morning California Junkyard Drive
Posted on July 19, 2013 | 38 CommentsSaturday morning, I had to run down to the junkyad to pick up a couple of trim pieces to help out a neighbor (the trip is about ten miles each […] -
![“The red was so bright and shiny,” she said, “it was hard to look at.” But when I met her, four years post-purchase, the red finish on her 1989 Corolla […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/Corolla4jg.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "COAL: 1989 Toyota Corolla SR5–Flying By You")
COAL: 1989 Toyota Corolla SR5–Flying By You
Posted on January 5, 2013 | 22 Comments“The red was so bright and shiny,” she said, “it was hard to look at.” But when I met her, four years post-purchase, the red finish on her 1989 Corolla […]
