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mercedes Archive
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Walk and Talk: A Stroll Around Downtown St. Louis
Posted on August 4, 2014 | 61 CommentsT.S. Eliot once stated the Mississippi River had made a greater impression upon him than any other part of the world. As one who has lived within a mile of […] -
Car Show Photo Album: Cars From Two Continents, Three States, Four Towns, and Seven Decades – More Mopars, Some Independents, and A Few Surprises
Posted on May 9, 2014 | 50 CommentsWe’ve finally made it out of winter and it’s time for some spring cleaning. These pictures are all at least a year old and I simply haven’t tapped into them. […] -
Auto-Biography: Where Did He Go? To Stuttgart For The Fourth Time
Posted on March 13, 2014 | 40 CommentsI got a bit of feedback that I dropped off the radar. Life happens. You move, work responsibilities take over. You might even fall in love. Old iron starts […] -
Junkyard Tour: A Little Bit of Everything
Posted on March 12, 2014 | 25 CommentsThe scrapyards here in Western Canada are currently under a blanket of snow (or have turned into mud pits, if unseasonably warm) but I thought I would share a tour […] -
CC Global: Vans In Iceland
Posted on November 14, 2013 | 10 CommentsAs some retirees are prone to do, my parents have been trying to see how quickly they can fill the pages of their passports. This is terrific, as I am […] -
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 […] -
Curbside Classic: 1973 Mercedes 450 SE – Hello Darlin’; It’s Nice To See You
Posted on August 16, 2013 | 66 CommentsFor some unfathomable reason, this Mercedes is taunting me. Taunting me in the same fashion the ever-so unvirginal high-school girl would taunt the school’s biggest male geek in all those […] -
Auto-xing a Big Blue Benz–and a Diesel to Boot!
Posted on July 24, 2013 | 36 CommentsConventional wisdom would suggest that a big, old, heavy and diesel-powered car is not the ideal auto-x weapon. Conventional wisdom in this case was not wrong, but I nonetheless brought […] -
Cruising: Curbside Classic Style
Posted on July 21, 2013 | 21 CommentsI haven’t yet done a full CC on my classic Mercedes-Benz 220D yet but I plan to use it to where and whenever possible. Every year in Lethbridge the big […] -
Curbside Derelicts: Conroe, TX 2003
Posted on June 26, 2013 | 21 CommentsHere are a few happy snappies of some (relative) exotica spotted during a Sunday drive that passed through little Conroe, in East Texas, in 2003. The brain-fryingly colorful sight of this VW […] -
CC Outtake: This One’s For You, Laurence
Posted on May 24, 2012 | 19 CommentsMy uncle brings home the CC bacon once again! Being a university town, there are a number of interesting vehicles cruising about. He found this 300TD parked in downtown Iowa […] -
CC Outtake: How The Mighty Have Fallen
Posted on May 22, 2011 | 6 CommentsThe other day the publisher of this blog and this olelongrooffan were exchanging a series of emails about scheduling, formatting and many other things that I am sure are boring […]
![Walk and Talk: A Stroll Around Downtown St. Louis T.S. Eliot once stated the Mississippi River had made a greater impression upon him than any other part of the world. As one who has lived within a mile of […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/IMG_2619.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1)
![Car Show Photo Album: Cars From Two Continents, Three States, Four Towns, and Seven Decades – More Mopars, Some Independents, and A Few Surprises We’ve finally made it out of winter and it’s time for some spring cleaning. These pictures are all at least a year old and I simply haven’t tapped into them. […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/IMG_0191.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1)
![Auto-Biography: Where Did He Go? To Stuttgart For The Fourth Time I got a bit of feedback that I dropped off the radar. Life happens. You move, work responsibilities take over. You might even fall in love. Old iron starts […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/IMG_03371.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1)
![Junkyard Tour: A Little Bit of Everything The scrapyards here in Western Canada are currently under a blanket of snow (or have turned into mud pits, if unseasonably warm) but I thought I would share a tour […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/junkyard.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1)
![CC Global: Vans In Iceland As some retirees are prone to do, my parents have been trying to see how quickly they can fill the pages of their passports. This is terrific, as I am […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/11/DSCN0541.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1)
![The Tupelo Automobile Museum 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&quality=75&ssl=1)
![CC Sales Lot, Midwest Branch: Something For Everyone Never let it be said good ideas shouldn’t be shamelessly plagiarized expanded to enrich the lives of others. With the continued success of the CC Sales Lot, we wanted […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/IMG_0747.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1)
![Curbside Classic: 1973 Mercedes 450 SE – Hello Darlin’; It’s Nice To See You For some unfathomable reason, this Mercedes is taunting me. Taunting me in the same fashion the ever-so unvirginal high-school girl would taunt the school’s biggest male geek in all those […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/IMG_0514.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1)
![Auto-xing a Big Blue Benz–and a Diesel to Boot! Conventional wisdom would suggest that a big, old, heavy and diesel-powered car is not the ideal auto-x weapon. Conventional wisdom in this case was not wrong, but I nonetheless brought […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/1.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1)
![Cruising: Curbside Classic Style I haven’t yet done a full CC on my classic Mercedes-Benz 220D yet but I plan to use it to where and whenever possible. Every year in Lethbridge the big […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/cruise-1.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1)
![Curbside Derelicts: Conroe, TX 2003 Here are a few happy snappies of some (relative) exotica spotted during a Sunday drive that passed through little Conroe, in East Texas, in 2003. The brain-fryingly colorful sight of this VW […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/Import-Auto-Parts-sign.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1)
![CC Outtake: This One’s For You, Laurence My uncle brings home the CC bacon once again! Being a university town, there are a number of interesting vehicles cruising about. He found this 300TD parked in downtown Iowa […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/W123-front-quarter.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1)


