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![On Thanksgiving, my Town Car, winding down its last week or two before being cocooned in the garage, found itself parked next to my brother’s car, a 2011 Volvo C30 […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/12-01-2013-026-800x556-e1387752275592.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Family CCs: Those Klockau Boys, They Don’t Go For Silver Camrys…")
Family CCs: Those Klockau Boys, They Don’t Go For Silver Camrys…
Posted on December 31, 2013 | 31 CommentsOn Thanksgiving, my Town Car, winding down its last week or two before being cocooned in the garage, found itself parked next to my brother’s car, a 2011 Volvo C30 […] -
![Paul’s recent CC Re-Run on the original Barracuda reminded me of this ’66 example I saw during the flood season here in the QC back in April. I saw it […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/4-26-2013-021-800x566-e1386531132824.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CC Outtake: Poor Fella")
CC Outtake: Poor Fella
Posted on December 19, 2013 | 13 CommentsPaul’s recent CC Re-Run on the original Barracuda reminded me of this ’66 example I saw during the flood season here in the QC back in April. I saw it […] -
![During Mopar Week, Tony LaHood was good enough to send me this most excellent link to a vintage 1955 Chrysler Corporation promotional video on Youtube, “Wishes on Wheels.” It is […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/11/1956-Imperial-03-800x320-e1385668448338.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CC TV/QOTD: Wishes On Wheels – How Would You Order Your 1955 Mopar?")
CC TV/QOTD: Wishes On Wheels – How Would You Order Your 1955 Mopar?
Posted on December 10, 2013 | 21 CommentsDuring Mopar Week, Tony LaHood was good enough to send me this most excellent link to a vintage 1955 Chrysler Corporation promotional video on Youtube, “Wishes on Wheels.” It is […] -
![http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O5O-ZNMxBB8 If you haven’t seen the 1967 film The Flim-Flam Man with George C. Scott, you are missing out. I first saw it over twenty years ago, and it is […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/1966-Plymouth-Valiant-04-05-800x402-e1376867325259.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CC Cinema: The Flim-Flam Man – Madcap Mopar Goodness")
CC Cinema: The Flim-Flam Man – Madcap Mopar Goodness
Posted on August 18, 2013 | 17 Commentshttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O5O-ZNMxBB8 If you haven’t seen the 1967 film The Flim-Flam Man with George C. Scott, you are missing out. I first saw it over twenty years ago, and it is […] -
![I don’t know about you, but I’ve been enjoying Mopar week, not least Virgil Exner’s wilder excursions into stylistic la-la land. But there was another era, devoid of Exner’s […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/1979-Dodge-Omni-edit.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CC Road Trip: In Search of the Humblest Mopars")
CC Road Trip: In Search of the Humblest Mopars
Posted on August 3, 2013 | 38 CommentsI don’t know about you, but I’ve been enjoying Mopar week, not least Virgil Exner’s wilder excursions into stylistic la-la land. But there was another era, devoid of Exner’s […] -
![This is my friend Jim’s 1972 Plymouth Barracuda. He’s owned it since 1978. It’s painted Hemi Orange, and he added the 1970-style “hockey stick” stripes with 340 callouts himself because […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/DSCN2412.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CC Capsule: 1972 Barracuda Back In Action")
CC Capsule: 1972 Barracuda Back In Action
Posted on August 3, 2013 | 18 CommentsThis is my friend Jim’s 1972 Plymouth Barracuda. He’s owned it since 1978. It’s painted Hemi Orange, and he added the 1970-style “hockey stick” stripes with 340 callouts himself because […] -
![Sometime back around 2007 or 2008, the show Car Crazy featured a man who had amassed a voluminous collection of automobiles, all of them 1957 models. If memory serves, he’d […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/P3170261_01.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Blast From the Past: The ’57 Heaven Museum")
Blast From the Past: The ’57 Heaven Museum
Posted on August 3, 2013 | 17 CommentsSometime back around 2007 or 2008, the show Car Crazy featured a man who had amassed a voluminous collection of automobiles, all of them 1957 models. If memory serves, he’d […] -
![When Tom emailed recently proposing Mopar week, I thought it was a terrific idea. But then worry struck as I thought I may not have much to contribute. I tend […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/IMG_0329.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CC Road Trip: A Mopar Drenched Day at the Office")
CC Road Trip: A Mopar Drenched Day at the Office
Posted on July 31, 2013 | 21 CommentsWhen Tom emailed recently proposing Mopar week, I thought it was a terrific idea. But then worry struck as I thought I may not have much to contribute. I tend […] -
![Poor Plymouth. Despite several unique models and astounding successes, most Plymouths were little more than lesser trimmed and slightly restyled Chryslers and Dodges. Especially during its later years, Plymouth had […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/1p729CC.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Plymouth: In Memoriam")
Plymouth: In Memoriam
Posted on July 30, 2013 | 75 CommentsPoor Plymouth. Despite several unique models and astounding successes, most Plymouths were little more than lesser trimmed and slightly restyled Chryslers and Dodges. Especially during its later years, Plymouth had […] -
![It’s been a while since I’ve done a true “walk and talk” car show post, save the VW one a month or so ago. So, time for a post where […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/04/08-25-2012-001-800x584-e1365035423886.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Car Show Classics – In The Shadow Of The Silvis Train Yard")
Car Show Classics – In The Shadow Of The Silvis Train Yard
Posted on July 9, 2013 | 37 CommentsIt’s been a while since I’ve done a true “walk and talk” car show post, save the VW one a month or so ago. So, time for a post where […] -
![(Author’s Note: This is the very first submission I sent to Paul sometime around February 2012; the resolution of the pictures is the Achilles Heel. With the article the other […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/Worth-County.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "The Highly Forlorn Collector Car Auction")
The Highly Forlorn Collector Car Auction
Posted on July 3, 2013 | 26 Comments(Author’s Note: This is the very first submission I sent to Paul sometime around February 2012; the resolution of the pictures is the Achilles Heel. With the article the other […] -
![I know that cars like these are a dime a dozen in Eugene, but here in the heartland, only a few stragglers survive, like this circa-1988 Reliant coupe. My only […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/2-7-and-2-8-2013-007-800x553-e1372286926493.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CC Outtake: If I Had A Million Dollars…")
CC Outtake: If I Had A Million Dollars…
Posted on June 29, 2013 | 23 CommentsI know that cars like these are a dime a dozen in Eugene, but here in the heartland, only a few stragglers survive, like this circa-1988 Reliant coupe. My only […] -
Curbside Announcement: Dear John, Happy Trails To You
Posted on April 1, 2013 | 11 CommentsPaul has been kind enough to allow me to make this extended announcement. -
![The redesigned 1970 Plymouth Barracuda and Dodge Challenger were supposed to take Mopar’s pony cars to a whole new level. Unfortunately, cheap interiors (rattly one-piece door panels, anyone?), added weight, […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/2-12-2013-016.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Miniature Curbside Classic: 1970 Plymouth ‘cuda By Highway 61")
Miniature Curbside Classic: 1970 Plymouth ‘cuda By Highway 61
Posted on March 14, 2013 | 27 CommentsThe redesigned 1970 Plymouth Barracuda and Dodge Challenger were supposed to take Mopar’s pony cars to a whole new level. Unfortunately, cheap interiors (rattly one-piece door panels, anyone?), added weight, […] -
![My parents bought their home in 1976, when I was nine. One set of next-door neighbors were salt-of-the-earth types. The mother went to Mass every single morning; they’d give you […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/72PlymouthSatellite1jg.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Question: When Does a Curbside Classic Become Just an Old Junker?")
Curbside Question: When Does a Curbside Classic Become Just an Old Junker?
Posted on March 9, 2013 | 66 CommentsMy parents bought their home in 1976, when I was nine. One set of next-door neighbors were salt-of-the-earth types. The mother went to Mass every single morning; they’d give you […]
