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			CC Road Trip Diary: A Middle Aged Man & His Elderly Van; Or, Sharing A Slice Of Rural AmericaPosted on August 4, 2023 | 47 CommentsA reluctant admission: This is my third article in a row to document various travels. Such wasn’t the intent. Where the prior two articles outlined adventures in new places, this […]
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			Curbsidelandia Classics: Weird Mutant Car Creations in CubaPosted on March 13, 2023 | 16 CommentsIt is said that necessity is the mother of invention but in shortages might be mother of these hodge podge automotive creations. Cuban craftsman are able to sew together disparate […]
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			Curbside Classic: Cuban Camouflage – Simca P60 Aronde Océane ConvertiblePosted on February 28, 2023 | 6 CommentsSeeing a Simca on the streets of Havana is probably not as a rare sight as one might expect. There are a few sedans around of various types. In fact […]
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			CC Taxi Ride: 1956 Chevrolets and Fords in Varadero, CubaPosted on February 20, 2023 | 15 CommentsIf in Cuba one has to take a ride in some American cars. We managed to take ride in a pair of 1956 Chevrolets and for a comparison a 1956 […]
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			CC Taxi Ride: The Modern Chinese Taxi – Emgrand EC8Posted on February 15, 2023 | 27 CommentsCuba is not all classic American cars with some Russian ones sprinkled in. There is more variety than likely most any other place I can think of. Heck, we saw […]
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			CC Taxi Ride: The Other Russian – Moskvitch 2140 in Havana CubaPosted on February 9, 2023 | 21 CommentsFor the next vehicle in our Cuba taxi series I thought we would do something Russian. I really hoped to find a GAZ or ZIL but the stars did not […]
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			CC Taxi Ride: Re-powered Citroen Traction Avant in Havana, CubaPosted on February 6, 2023 | 10 CommentsMy middle son and I took a trip to Cuba in November and for us part of the adventure was taking a few taxi rides. While the stereotypical choice would […]
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			CC Global: The Immortal (And Frankensteinian) Curbside Classics of CubaPosted on June 13, 2022 | 57 Comments(first posted 6/13/2016) As US-Cuba relations keep normalizing, many of us have got to wonder, what might happen to all those iconic classic cars so characteristic to the island? I […]
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			CC Travel: Cuba – The OthersPosted on December 5, 2019 | 36 CommentsWhile Cuba is best known for the classic American cars that still roam its tourist areas, not all the classics are American. There are British, French, German and other countries […]
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			CC Travel: Cuba – The Russian VehiclesPosted on December 4, 2019 | 11 CommentsLast time we saw a selection of classic American cars, but this time around we will move to next era and see a selection of Russian vehicles that are still […]
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			CC Travel: Cuba – The American ClassicsPosted on December 3, 2019 | 32 CommentsBack in 2017 I was lucky enough to visit Cuba. I have hundreds of photos, so we will split this into three parts to share some of the best of […]
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			The Ultimate Curbside Classic: 1956 Ford F-350 Still Hard At Work Six Days A WeekPosted on September 22, 2019 | 35 Comments(First Posted September 2, 2013) Back in the eighties, living in tony Los Gatos, I used to gaze longingly at photos of old American cars and trucks still hard at […]
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			Cohort Sighting: The Dark Side Of Cuban ClassicsPosted on April 16, 2014 | 31 CommentsThe elderly American cars prowling the Cuba’s streets are a justifiably famous showcase of ingenuity and living history. Even when saddled with Benz diesels, Lada transmissions, or other retrofitted componentry, […]
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			Would You Buy Your Brake Seals From Him?Posted on February 23, 2011 | 3 CommentsLooking for hard-to find brake cylinder seals for your ’58 Studebaker? This Cuban entrepreneur is making them out of that old solid tire in the foreground. All that old Detroit […]
 
				![CC Road Trip Diary:  A Middle Aged Man & His Elderly Van; Or, Sharing A Slice Of Rural America A reluctant admission:  This is my third article in a row to document various travels.  Such wasn’t the intent.  Where the prior two articles outlined adventures in new places, this […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/IMG_1069.jpeg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1)
![Curbsidelandia Classics: Weird Mutant Car Creations in Cuba It is said that necessity is the mother of invention but in shortages might be mother of these hodge podge automotive creations. Cuban craftsman are able to sew together disparate […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/52730327129_c7b33d7b62_c.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1)
![Curbside Classic: Cuban Camouflage – Simca P60 Aronde Océane Convertible Seeing a Simca on the streets of Havana is probably not as a rare sight as one might expect. There are a few sedans around of various types. In fact […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/52516337392_1a4e2b0fae_c.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1)
![CC Taxi Ride: 1956 Chevrolets and Fords in Varadero, Cuba If in Cuba one has to take a ride in some American cars. We managed to take ride in a pair of 1956 Chevrolets and for a comparison a 1956 […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/ChevroletvsFord.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1)
![CC Taxi Ride: The Modern Chinese Taxi – Emgrand EC8 Cuba is not all classic American cars with some Russian ones sprinkled in. There is more variety than likely most any other place I can think of. Heck, we saw […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/Emgrand-EC7-a.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1)
![CC Taxi Ride: The Other Russian – Moskvitch 2140 in Havana Cuba For the next vehicle in our Cuba taxi series I thought we would do something Russian. I really hoped to find a GAZ or ZIL but the stars did not […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/Moskvitch-2140.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1)
![CC Taxi Ride: Re-powered Citroen Traction Avant in Havana, Cuba My middle son and I took a trip to Cuba in November and for us part of the adventure was taking a few taxi rides. While the stereotypical choice would […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/52623377155_a126c88858_c.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1)
![CC Global: The Immortal (And Frankensteinian) Curbside Classics of Cuba (first posted 6/13/2016)    As US-Cuba relations keep normalizing, many of us have got to wonder, what might happen to all those iconic classic cars so characteristic to the island? I […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/ssdcg.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1)
![CC Travel: Cuba – The Others While Cuba is best known for the classic American cars that still roam its tourist areas, not all the classics are American. There are British, French, German and other countries […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/35147841312_d4493c14ce_c.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1)
![CC Travel: Cuba – The Russian Vehicles Last time we saw a selection of classic American cars, but this time around we will move to next era and see a selection of Russian vehicles that are still […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/Lada.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1)
![CC Travel: Cuba – The American Classics Back in 2017 I was lucky enough to visit Cuba. I have hundreds of photos, so we will split this into three parts to share some of the best of […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/35448223955_beb6dc332d_c.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1)
![The Ultimate Curbside Classic: 1956 Ford F-350 Still Hard At Work Six Days A Week (First Posted September 2, 2013)  Back in the eighties, living in tony Los Gatos, I used to gaze longingly at photos of old American cars and trucks still hard at […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/CC-103-135-800.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1)
![Cohort Sighting: The Dark Side Of Cuban Classics The elderly American cars prowling the Cuba’s streets are a justifiably famous showcase of ingenuity and living history. Even when saddled with Benz diesels, Lada transmissions, or other retrofitted componentry, […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/CubaFuselage.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1)
![Would You Buy Your Brake Seals From Him? Looking for hard-to find brake cylinder seals for your ’58 Studebaker? This Cuban entrepreneur is making them out of that old solid tire in the foreground. All that old Detroit […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/02/CUBA-popup.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1)


