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![‘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&quality=89&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 […] -
![Just what year is this truck, anyway? The angular styling gives away that it’s a 4th-gen Toyota Truck from 1984-1988. But Toyota changed these trucks’ styling so little from year […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/1986-Toyota-truck-c.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=89&ssl=1 "CC Capsule: 1986 Toyota Truck – A Basic Shaggin’ Wagon from Toyota’s Angular Period")
CC Capsule: 1986 Toyota Truck – A Basic Shaggin’ Wagon from Toyota’s Angular Period
Posted on June 30, 2015 | 37 CommentsJust what year is this truck, anyway? The angular styling gives away that it’s a 4th-gen Toyota Truck from 1984-1988. But Toyota changed these trucks’ styling so little from year […] -
![Every May sees the Blue Suede Cruise in beautiful Tupelo, Mississippi. Held concurrently this year with the 2015 Ford Galaxie National Convention, the Blue Suede Cruise attracted over 900 cars […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/IMG_4389.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=89&ssl=1 "The 2015 Blue Suede Cruise")
The 2015 Blue Suede Cruise
Posted on May 29, 2015 | 44 CommentsEvery May sees the Blue Suede Cruise in beautiful Tupelo, Mississippi. Held concurrently this year with the 2015 Ford Galaxie National Convention, the Blue Suede Cruise attracted over 900 cars […] -
![The *other* reason I don’t share many original photos with you, apart from the danger factor, is that I am usually a very poor photographer. This picture gives as much […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/DSC00852.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=89&ssl=1 "Car Show Outtakes: A Small Honduran Auto Show")
Car Show Outtakes: A Small Honduran Auto Show
Posted on April 29, 2015 | 13 CommentsThe *other* reason I don’t share many original photos with you, apart from the danger factor, is that I am usually a very poor photographer. This picture gives as much […] -
![Captured this red Porsche 944 in the parking lot at the university the other day, and an older Toyota Supra wasn’t far apart. And I shot some others this past […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/IMG_6229.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=89&ssl=1 "CC Parking Lot Outtakes: There’s Still Plenty of Hope for Kids Today, At Least Somewhere")
CC Parking Lot Outtakes: There’s Still Plenty of Hope for Kids Today, At Least Somewhere
Posted on April 14, 2015 | 41 CommentsCaptured this red Porsche 944 in the parking lot at the university the other day, and an older Toyota Supra wasn’t far apart. And I shot some others this past […] -
![Ah summer. For us living in the tropics it means we’re about to roast our nuts off under the inclement nuclear reactor in the sky. For people who live further […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/13.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=89&ssl=1 "eBay Find: 1981 Toyota Celica Sunchaser – Spring and Summer.")
eBay Find: 1981 Toyota Celica Sunchaser – Spring and Summer.
Posted on March 26, 2015 | 13 CommentsAh summer. For us living in the tropics it means we’re about to roast our nuts off under the inclement nuclear reactor in the sky. For people who live further […] -
![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&quality=89&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 […] -
![“Mine’s called Fifi” Those were the exact words a former coworker of mine used to describe her car on one of those weird occasions in which coworkers decide to amuse […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/SLF-C3500xi-Turbo.png?resize=115%2C115&quality=80&ssl=1 "QOTD: Does Your Car Have a Name?")
QOTD: Does Your Car Have a Name?
Posted on February 18, 2015 | 125 Comments“Mine’s called Fifi” Those were the exact words a former coworker of mine used to describe her car on one of those weird occasions in which coworkers decide to amuse […] -
![“Look at this, Gerardo”, my father told me this week after going to town. “I found something I lost a long time ago”. He passed me his cell phone and […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/IMG_20150127_125246.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=89&ssl=1 "Auto-Biography: 1971 Ford Mustang – Family History.")
Auto-Biography: 1971 Ford Mustang – Family History.
Posted on January 30, 2015 | 22 Comments“Look at this, Gerardo”, my father told me this week after going to town. “I found something I lost a long time ago”. He passed me his cell phone and […] -
![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&quality=89&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 […] -
![Believe you me, I’d love to place the blame of all that’s wrong with insane prices of old Japanese metal on the Fast and Furious franchise. I really would because […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/initial-d.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=89&ssl=1 "CC TV: Initial D – More Tuner Taxes.")
CC TV: Initial D – More Tuner Taxes.
Posted on January 12, 2015 | 5 CommentsBelieve you me, I’d love to place the blame of all that’s wrong with insane prices of old Japanese metal on the Fast and Furious franchise. I really would because […] -
![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 […] -
![My recent trudge through my picture stash (here) turned up a lot more than what was shown then. Seeing this Lincoln Mark LT in front of the Whole Foods sign […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/12/IMG_1323.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=89&ssl=1 "Parking Lot Concours: The Whole Foods Market in Overland Park, Kansas")
Parking Lot Concours: The Whole Foods Market in Overland Park, Kansas
Posted on December 26, 2014 | 49 CommentsMy recent trudge through my picture stash (here) turned up a lot more than what was shown then. Seeing this Lincoln Mark LT in front of the Whole Foods sign […] -
![Alright, the title may be a bit overdramatic and I perhaps may be giving far too much attention to a movie franchise that’s harmless at best. Still, it certainly has […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/12/Volkswagen-Jetta-The-Fast-The-Furious-1995-06F8F155328667A.jpeg?resize=115%2C115&quality=89&ssl=1 "How “The Fast and the Furious” Ruined My Teens.")
How “The Fast and the Furious” Ruined My Teens.
Posted on December 19, 2014 | 87 CommentsAlright, the title may be a bit overdramatic and I perhaps may be giving far too much attention to a movie franchise that’s harmless at best. Still, it certainly has […] -
![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&quality=89&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 […]
