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- Lover of strange and interesting cars. The fact that most of them happen to be terrible is entirely coincidental. Follow me on twitter @gaasc123.
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About Author: Gerardo Solis
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![Dear readers, I’m forced to report to you that I bring you this car for completely selfish reasons. I have absolutely no idea why I like this pathetic attempt at […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/NYer1.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "eBay Find: 1987 Chrysler New Yorker – Get Your Crystal Key")
eBay Find: 1987 Chrysler New Yorker – Get Your Crystal Key
Posted on June 26, 2015 | 82 CommentsDear readers, I’m forced to report to you that I bring you this car for completely selfish reasons. I have absolutely no idea why I like this pathetic attempt at […] -
![Can I really call the Last-generation Miata pudgy? No, no I can’t, nobody can when cars that are around the same weight include the Mini and the Honda Fit. However, […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/mazda-mx5-nd-officiel.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Future Classic: 2016 Mazda MX-5 Miata – The Gift That Keeps on Giving")
Future Classic: 2016 Mazda MX-5 Miata – The Gift That Keeps on Giving
Posted on June 10, 2015 | 32 CommentsCan I really call the Last-generation Miata pudgy? No, no I can’t, nobody can when cars that are around the same weight include the Mini and the Honda Fit. However, […] -
![Let’s not even try to argue it: the Mazda MX-5 Miata is the very heart of the cheap sports car market and it single-handedly resurrected the roadster from near-irrelevance. Its place in […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/1990MazdaMiata_01_700.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Automotive History: 1989 Mazda MX-5 Miata – Simple Pleasures")
Automotive History: 1989 Mazda MX-5 Miata – Simple Pleasures
Posted on June 9, 2015 | 45 CommentsLet’s not even try to argue it: the Mazda MX-5 Miata is the very heart of the cheap sports car market and it single-handedly resurrected the roadster from near-irrelevance. Its place in […] -
![Welcome to Part 2 of the series called “Too Big Even For America”, where we explore cars that went out of their way to demonstrate that bigger is not always better. I’ve […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/international-7300-02.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Too Big Even for America (Part 2): 2004 International CXT")
Too Big Even for America (Part 2): 2004 International CXT
Posted on May 27, 2015 | 63 CommentsWelcome to Part 2 of the series called “Too Big Even For America”, where we explore cars that went out of their way to demonstrate that bigger is not always better. I’ve […] -
![Hello and welcome to a series called “Too Big Even For America”, where we explore cars that went out of their way to demonstrate that bigger is not always better and is […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/13.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Too Big Even For America (Part 1): 2000 Ford Excursion")
Too Big Even For America (Part 1): 2000 Ford Excursion
Posted on May 20, 2015 | 141 CommentsHello and welcome to a series called “Too Big Even For America”, where we explore cars that went out of their way to demonstrate that bigger is not always better and is […] -
![Reading the comments of the last eBay find I shared with you I noticed reader MT noted that, while finding an original mustang was rather impressive, it would’ve been a […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/12.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "eBay Find: 1967 Chevrolet Camaro Six – Ask, And You Shall Receive (And With A Four Speed, No Less)")
eBay Find: 1967 Chevrolet Camaro Six – Ask, And You Shall Receive (And With A Four Speed, No Less)
Posted on May 19, 2015 | 70 CommentsReading the comments of the last eBay find I shared with you I noticed reader MT noted that, while finding an original mustang was rather impressive, it would’ve been a […] -
![From the moment I saw this barn-find Mustang, I knew I had a duty to share it with you. It’s well known that the Mustang had so many configurations to […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/11.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "eBay Find: 1965 Ford Mustang – Curbside Classic Spec")
eBay Find: 1965 Ford Mustang – Curbside Classic Spec
Posted on May 15, 2015 | 52 CommentsFrom the moment I saw this barn-find Mustang, I knew I had a duty to share it with you. It’s well known that the Mustang had so many configurations to […] -
![Quick! How do you know if a Shelby Cobra on the street is real? Trick question. It isn’t. As we all know Carroll Shelby’s Magnum Opus has long since become […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/1.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "eBay Find: 1963 AC Shelby Cobra 260 – Yes. Yes it is.")
eBay Find: 1963 AC Shelby Cobra 260 – Yes. Yes it is.
Posted on May 5, 2015 | 30 CommentsQuick! How do you know if a Shelby Cobra on the street is real? Trick question. It isn’t. As we all know Carroll Shelby’s Magnum Opus has long since become […] -
![What you’re looking at right now has got to be General Motors’ single biggest hit in the last 15 years. Literally. Smack-dab in the middle of the SUV-craze, they pulled […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/1706175.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "GM’s Greatest Hit #14 : 2000 Chevrolet Suburban – The First Hit of the New Millennium.")
GM’s Greatest Hit #14 : 2000 Chevrolet Suburban – The First Hit of the New Millennium.
Posted on April 30, 2015 | 78 CommentsWhat you’re looking at right now has got to be General Motors’ single biggest hit in the last 15 years. Literally. Smack-dab in the middle of the SUV-craze, they pulled […] -
![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&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 […] -
![Times are changing, as they are well known to do. The generation that shunned wagons because of horrible memories of being strapped into the back of one and driven halfway […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/ford-fairlane-concept-11.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Future Classic: Ford Flex – Wood Paneling Costs Extra")
Future Classic: Ford Flex – Wood Paneling Costs Extra
Posted on April 25, 2015 | 52 CommentsTimes are changing, as they are well known to do. The generation that shunned wagons because of horrible memories of being strapped into the back of one and driven halfway […] -
![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 there’s something that my years of reading Curbside Classic have taught me is that Oregon is a veritable hub for all kinds of strange and interesting metal. Today’s featured […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/31.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "eBay Find: 1958 Edsel Bermuda – Only in Portland")
eBay Find: 1958 Edsel Bermuda – Only in Portland
Posted on April 21, 2015 | 34 CommentsIf there’s something that my years of reading Curbside Classic have taught me is that Oregon is a veritable hub for all kinds of strange and interesting metal. Today’s featured […] -
![Mr. Gump’s mother is credited with the assertion that life is like a box of chocolates; you never know what you’re going to get. With no disrespect to Mama Gump, […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/26022011288.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1988 Ford Tempo – Holiday Remembrances")
Curbside Classic: 1988 Ford Tempo – Holiday Remembrances
Posted on April 12, 2015 | 32 CommentsMr. Gump’s mother is credited with the assertion that life is like a box of chocolates; you never know what you’re going to get. With no disrespect to Mama Gump, […] -
![My story with a Fiat 124 is extensively well-documented here. Funnily enough, my mother–who adored that car and cherished it with her life–absolutely loathed the Lada. I’m guessing that the Russification […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/1.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "eBay Find: 1988 Lada Signet: I Want a Fiat 124, Only Worse.")
eBay Find: 1988 Lada Signet: I Want a Fiat 124, Only Worse.
Posted on April 11, 2015 | 33 CommentsMy story with a Fiat 124 is extensively well-documented here. Funnily enough, my mother–who adored that car and cherished it with her life–absolutely loathed the Lada. I’m guessing that the Russification […]
