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CC Outtake: CC House, Mercedes-Benz Division
Posted on January 9, 2016 | 21 CommentsSpoiled for choice: a well-used W123 and two W114/115s. Maybe the red one belongs to the exhausted Santa in the background. Spotted in Landisville, PA on 29 December, 2015. -
![‘Tagging’, that controversial combination of vandalism and urban self-expression, made its way from the US to Europe in the late 1970s and has taken deep root there ever since. In […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/IMG_7942.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CC Streetscape: This Ain’t American Graffiti")
CC Streetscape: This Ain’t American Graffiti
Posted on October 14, 2015 | 21 Comments‘Tagging’, that controversial combination of vandalism and urban self-expression, made its way from the US to Europe in the late 1970s and has taken deep root there ever since. In […] -
![I spotted this W112 Mercedes just by the Brooklyn Bridge. How sad that the first W112 I ever saw would be in such an unfortunate condition, although it doesn’t look too far gone and […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/mercedes-rusty-2.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CC Outtake: Two Rusty White Benzes")
CC Outtake: Two Rusty White Benzes
Posted on August 20, 2015 | 36 CommentsI spotted this W112 Mercedes just by the Brooklyn Bridge. How sad that the first W112 I ever saw would be in such an unfortunate condition, although it doesn’t look too far gone and […] -
![I’ll be totally honest. I was fully expecting to hate everything about this car. For better or worse, the CLA has generated more controversy and opinions than any other Mercedes-Benz in […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/IMG_9730.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Future CC/Driving Impressions: 2014 Mercedes-Benz CLA250 4MATIC – Is This A Real Mercedes-Benz?")
Future CC/Driving Impressions: 2014 Mercedes-Benz CLA250 4MATIC – Is This A Real Mercedes-Benz?
Posted on July 9, 2015 | 127 CommentsI’ll be totally honest. I was fully expecting to hate everything about this car. For better or worse, the CLA has generated more controversy and opinions than any other Mercedes-Benz in […] -
![As some of you know, I have a serious love for the W126 Mercedes S-Class. Can you blame me? It’s just the best in engineering and nigh-on invulnerability that a […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/35cfe2dd212688d67e8787b4ef4de29b.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Automotive History: The Curious Case of the W126 Wagon")
Automotive History: The Curious Case of the W126 Wagon
Posted on April 24, 2015 | 27 CommentsAs some of you know, I have a serious love for the W126 Mercedes S-Class. Can you blame me? It’s just the best in engineering and nigh-on invulnerability that a […] -
![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 […] -
![It has taken 32 years, five cars, and a lot of Google Translate, but I at last own a Mercedes-Benz. Last year I said yes to a beautiful sage-green 380 SLC. Or 380 […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/10174952_10152290908975861_4368235942333330886_n.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "My Curbside Classic: 1981 Mercedes-Benz 380SLC – In A Class Of Its Own")
My Curbside Classic: 1981 Mercedes-Benz 380SLC – In A Class Of Its Own
Posted on February 14, 2015 | 45 CommentsIt has taken 32 years, five cars, and a lot of Google Translate, but I at last own a Mercedes-Benz. Last year I said yes to a beautiful sage-green 380 SLC. Or 380 […] -
![Merry Christmas or whatever it is that you’re celebrating right now. If you’re reading this around the time it will be posted, it’s 26°C (77°F) and there is not a […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/12/20141110030225.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CC For Sale: 1967 Mercedes-Benz 230S – I’m Dreaming of a White Christmas")
CC For Sale: 1967 Mercedes-Benz 230S – I’m Dreaming of a White Christmas
Posted on December 24, 2014 | 21 CommentsMerry Christmas or whatever it is that you’re celebrating right now. If you’re reading this around the time it will be posted, it’s 26°C (77°F) and there is not a […] -
![As anyone with more than a passing interest in cars, I often find myself looking at strange and interesting things that lurk within auction sites. I look at them and […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/12/picture-of-2006-chevrolet-malibu-maxx-lt-4dr-hatchback_d725c.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "The Reverse Mercedes Law")
The Reverse Mercedes Law
Posted on December 12, 2014 | 54 CommentsAs anyone with more than a passing interest in cars, I often find myself looking at strange and interesting things that lurk within auction sites. I look at them and […] -
![In my last article I noted that a Challenger V6 would be quite the attention grabber in around 50 years’ time. But if the car show was nothing but challenger […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/12/2015-mercedes-benz-s-class_100453090_l.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "QOTD: What Would You Like to See in a Car Show in 50 years?")
QOTD: What Would You Like to See in a Car Show in 50 years?
Posted on December 9, 2014 | 56 CommentsIn my last article I noted that a Challenger V6 would be quite the attention grabber in around 50 years’ time. But if the car show was nothing but challenger […] -
![I’ll just start by stating the obvious, the E31 BMW 8-series is one of the best designs ever to come out of Bavaria. Indeed, in your author’s opinion it’s one […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/15385424112_7edac3ac32_z.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Car Show Capsule: BMW 840i – Let’s Take A Grand Tour.")
Car Show Capsule: BMW 840i – Let’s Take A Grand Tour.
Posted on November 23, 2014 | 22 CommentsI’ll just start by stating the obvious, the E31 BMW 8-series is one of the best designs ever to come out of Bavaria. Indeed, in your author’s opinion it’s one […] -
![When the Nissan Patrol 4W60 was released in Japan in 1951 with its 75 HP bus engine, four wheel drive and folding windshield, it was unapologetically practical. The larger 4W70 […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/57de326e4a469f9db156b2285ce54686x.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Nissan Patrol Pickup – History In The Dealership")
Nissan Patrol Pickup – History In The Dealership
Posted on November 18, 2014 | 40 CommentsWhen the Nissan Patrol 4W60 was released in Japan in 1951 with its 75 HP bus engine, four wheel drive and folding windshield, it was unapologetically practical. The larger 4W70 […] -
![Late. I hate being late. My brother waited for me upstairs in the bar. I’m most comfortable in cozy, local places, especially those with far smaller prices than this chain […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/1973-80-MB-450-SL-f.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CC Capsule: Mercedes-Benz 450 SL – Classic Is Always Trendy")
CC Capsule: Mercedes-Benz 450 SL – Classic Is Always Trendy
Posted on November 11, 2014 | 72 CommentsLate. I hate being late. My brother waited for me upstairs in the bar. I’m most comfortable in cozy, local places, especially those with far smaller prices than this chain […] -
![My Lincoln Town Car has been doing very well in the near-year I’ve had it, but shortly after purchase, I noticed one of the trim pieces covering the seat frame […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/08-24-2014-023-1024x644-e1410740749291.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Junkyard Classics: Panther Scavenger Hunt!")
Junkyard Classics: Panther Scavenger Hunt!
Posted on September 24, 2014 | 54 CommentsMy Lincoln Town Car has been doing very well in the near-year I’ve had it, but shortly after purchase, I noticed one of the trim pieces covering the seat frame […] -
CC Wordless Outtake: See, You Don’t Need A 7,000 Pound Pickup To Pull A Trailer!
Posted on August 14, 2014 | 71 CommentsRelated reading: The Great American Anti-Towing Conspiracy
