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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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Curbside Classics Archives
About Author: Gerardo Solis
Posts by Gerardo Solis
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![It takes a special kind of person to own a pre-1945 car. The sort of man who isn’t afraid to get its hands dirty because no mechanic will even try […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/gaisberg_rally_04.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "QOTD: Which Pre-War Vehicle Would You Most Like To Have?")
QOTD: Which Pre-War Vehicle Would You Most Like To Have?
Posted on March 31, 2015 | 119 CommentsIt takes a special kind of person to own a pre-1945 car. The sort of man who isn’t afraid to get its hands dirty because no mechanic will even try […] -
![Bryce Chessum posted these pictures of what looks to be an incredibly well-kept Morris 1000 that’s on sale. One of those pictures was titled “Manual, as if you had a […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/cp4688632153979867086.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Cohort Classic: 1956-1969 Morris Minor 1000 – Has There Ever Been an Automatic?")
Cohort Classic: 1956-1969 Morris Minor 1000 – Has There Ever Been an Automatic?
Posted on March 30, 2015 | 26 CommentsBryce Chessum posted these pictures of what looks to be an incredibly well-kept Morris 1000 that’s on sale. One of those pictures was titled “Manual, as if you had a […] -
![Do you like camping? Do you like saving money? Do you dislike people that say they’re camping but what they’re doing is simply driving a completely furnished house between […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/57.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "eBay Find: 1971 Volkswagen Camper (T2)– For the Full Experience.")
eBay Find: 1971 Volkswagen Camper (T2)– For the Full Experience.
Posted on March 28, 2015 | 31 CommentsDo you like camping? Do you like saving money? Do you dislike people that say they’re camping but what they’re doing is simply driving a completely furnished house between […] -
![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&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 […] -
![Despite being about 40 years too young to be a target demographic, I enjoyed reading Reader’s Digest a lot as a young boy. My mother had every copy from around […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/rsz_1.png?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Cohort Classic: 1961 Ford Falcon – Adventures in Advertising")
Cohort Classic: 1961 Ford Falcon – Adventures in Advertising
Posted on March 21, 2015 | 45 CommentsDespite being about 40 years too young to be a target demographic, I enjoyed reading Reader’s Digest a lot as a young boy. My mother had every copy from around […] -
![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 […] -
![Sixteen Candles, starring Molly Ringwald and Michael Schoeffling, was released in 1984. It has a 7.2 rating on IMDB, which means it’s liked but not well-liked, especially when you take into […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/16083682164_3798fdce93_z.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Junkyard Outtake: Porsche 944 – Jake Ryan Has Moved On")
Junkyard Outtake: Porsche 944 – Jake Ryan Has Moved On
Posted on March 13, 2015 | 40 CommentsSixteen Candles, starring Molly Ringwald and Michael Schoeffling, was released in 1984. It has a 7.2 rating on IMDB, which means it’s liked but not well-liked, especially when you take into […] -
![This is not the absolute worst Cadillac ever to grace the planet earth. No; the earlier 1.8-liter Cimarron is still at large and evading (photographic) capture. However, for the moment […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/11.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "eBay Find: 1986 Cadillac Cimarron – D’ Oh No.")
eBay Find: 1986 Cadillac Cimarron – D’ Oh No.
Posted on March 11, 2015 | 189 CommentsThis is not the absolute worst Cadillac ever to grace the planet earth. No; the earlier 1.8-liter Cimarron is still at large and evading (photographic) capture. However, for the moment […] -
![Ah, the Malaise era. That bit of time when there was very few, if any, good vehicles from American manufacturers. OPEC oil embargos and stringent fuel economy and emissions regulations […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/79MKV-02.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "QOTD: Would You Own a Malaise Era Car?")
QOTD: Would You Own a Malaise Era Car?
Posted on March 6, 2015 | 296 CommentsAh, the Malaise era. That bit of time when there was very few, if any, good vehicles from American manufacturers. OPEC oil embargos and stringent fuel economy and emissions regulations […] -
![I’ve always preferred eBay to Craigslist. Call me paranoid, but there’s something about the unpolished, plain-site look of Craigslist that just make me look at absolutely anything within it with […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/1.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "eBay Find: 1991 Alfa Romeo 164 – Craigslist? On my eBay?")
eBay Find: 1991 Alfa Romeo 164 – Craigslist? On my eBay?
Posted on March 5, 2015 | 26 CommentsI’ve always preferred eBay to Craigslist. Call me paranoid, but there’s something about the unpolished, plain-site look of Craigslist that just make me look at absolutely anything within it with […] -
![Does Curbside Classic have the most comprehensive history of Crosley on the Internet? If not, we’re surely pretty high up on the list. Jeff Nelson’s excellent article on the history […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/11.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "eBay Find: 1950 Crosley Super Convertible – Condition 1 Crosley")
eBay Find: 1950 Crosley Super Convertible – Condition 1 Crosley
Posted on February 27, 2015 | 16 CommentsDoes Curbside Classic have the most comprehensive history of Crosley on the Internet? If not, we’re surely pretty high up on the list. Jeff Nelson’s excellent article on the history […] -
![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&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 […] -
![Until it was replaced by the one-size-fits-all Series I XJ, the Jaguar Mark X was the biggest and most luxurious Jaguar that money could buy. Bought by the man who […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/kf2aba4z33evab56g.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "eBay Find: 1966 Jaguar Mark X")
eBay Find: 1966 Jaguar Mark X
Posted on February 20, 2015 | 51 CommentsUntil it was replaced by the one-size-fits-all Series I XJ, the Jaguar Mark X was the biggest and most luxurious Jaguar that money could buy. Bought by the man who […] -
![Even though I am not affected by it, I can’t pass up another chance to mock the ridiculous 25-year old importation restriction that vexes every gearhead in America. It was born […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/PQ_800.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "eBay Find: 1990 Land Rover Defender: Are You A Gambling Man?")
eBay Find: 1990 Land Rover Defender: Are You A Gambling Man?
Posted on February 19, 2015 | 10 CommentsEven though I am not affected by it, I can’t pass up another chance to mock the ridiculous 25-year old importation restriction that vexes every gearhead in America. It was born […] -
![“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&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 […]
