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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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![In a past article, I noted that it was amazing to me that Chrysler was using great names from the past to market their products. The 8-speed automatic gearbox that […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/upload1-626x382.png?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "QOTD: What Name Do You Want Back?")
QOTD: What Name Do You Want Back?
Posted on February 14, 2015 | 167 CommentsIn a past article, I noted that it was amazing to me that Chrysler was using great names from the past to market their products. The 8-speed automatic gearbox that […] -
![Prices of classic cars are going completely insane. Just last week a man spent 14.20 million Euros (16.05 million USD) buying an extremely deteriorated Ferrari 250GT California. Fortunately for the […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/1.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "eBay Find: 1950 DeSoto Custom – The 65-Year-Old Daily Driver")
eBay Find: 1950 DeSoto Custom – The 65-Year-Old Daily Driver
Posted on February 11, 2015 | 26 CommentsPrices of classic cars are going completely insane. Just last week a man spent 14.20 million Euros (16.05 million USD) buying an extremely deteriorated Ferrari 250GT California. Fortunately for the […] -
eBay Find: 1974 Mazda Rotary Pickup – For Charity
Posted on February 5, 2015 | 61 CommentsSome people will give the weirdest things to charity. -
![I was watching the auto news and found one story I’m not the least bit surprised to hear. Another enthusiast got his car to a dealership so they could fix […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/Auto-Mechanics045.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "QOTD: Do You Work on Your Own Car?")
QOTD: Do You Work on Your Own Car?
Posted on February 4, 2015 | 102 CommentsI was watching the auto news and found one story I’m not the least bit surprised to hear. Another enthusiast got his car to a dealership so they could fix […] -
![“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&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 […] -
![Even though I am not particularly fond of motorcycles, I’ve been toying with the idea of owning one for a number of years. In their favor: thanks to the wonders […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/00001-Wrecked-Car-Top.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "QOTD: Would You Drive a Totaled Car?")
QOTD: Would You Drive a Totaled Car?
Posted on January 29, 2015 | 73 CommentsEven though I am not particularly fond of motorcycles, I’ve been toying with the idea of owning one for a number of years. In their favor: thanks to the wonders […] -
![Take a Renault 25, Americanize it, add some of that Italdesign magic and you get…a resounding sales failure. It’s a shame, really, because the Eagle Premier was one of the […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/13.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "eBay Find: 1991 Eagle Premier – Give Betsy a Home.")
eBay Find: 1991 Eagle Premier – Give Betsy a Home.
Posted on January 28, 2015 | 70 CommentsTake a Renault 25, Americanize it, add some of that Italdesign magic and you get…a resounding sales failure. It’s a shame, really, because the Eagle Premier was one of the […] -
![The DMV. Forever in the list of places you only want to go if there’s a zombie apocalypse going on and the only other option is to run towards them […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/Elige1.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CC Global: A Trip to The Honduran DMV")
CC Global: A Trip to The Honduran DMV
Posted on January 24, 2015 | 17 CommentsThe DMV. Forever in the list of places you only want to go if there’s a zombie apocalypse going on and the only other option is to run towards them […] -
![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&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 […] -
![Before the Range Rover, before the Cadillac Escalade, there was the Jeep Wagoneer: the Socially Acceptable Off-Roader, becoming ever more elegant and upmarket ever since its debut in 1963 until […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/1.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "eBay Find: 1990 Jeep Wagoneer – The Last Cheap Wagoneer?")
eBay Find: 1990 Jeep Wagoneer – The Last Cheap Wagoneer?
Posted on January 17, 2015 | 61 CommentsBefore the Range Rover, before the Cadillac Escalade, there was the Jeep Wagoneer: the Socially Acceptable Off-Roader, becoming ever more elegant and upmarket ever since its debut in 1963 until […] -
![There are very few things that really annoy me in life. Politicians kissing old ladies, people with a no-fault attitude, and the existence of the Hyundai EON are a constant […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/Demolition-Derby-16.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "QOTD: Demolition Derbies?")
QOTD: Demolition Derbies?
Posted on January 15, 2015 | 109 CommentsThere are very few things that really annoy me in life. Politicians kissing old ladies, people with a no-fault attitude, and the existence of the Hyundai EON are a constant […] -
![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&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 […] -
![Arab oil shieks. I’m willing to bet that those words have just conjured an image of a lot of people in keffiyehs stepping aboard their gold-plated private jets. Yeah, perhaps taste […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/78833763_78833620.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CC Global: The Million Dollar Volkswagen")
CC Global: The Million Dollar Volkswagen
Posted on January 9, 2015 | 29 CommentsArab oil shieks. I’m willing to bet that those words have just conjured an image of a lot of people in keffiyehs stepping aboard their gold-plated private jets. Yeah, perhaps taste […] -
![A couple of weeks ago I explained the silly import laws in my country, using a beautiful 1976 Olds Ninety-Eight as an example. I was surprised to find out that brougham […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/Cadillac_Fleetwood_-_10-30-2009.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "QOTD: Care For Some Brougham?")
QOTD: Care For Some Brougham?
Posted on January 8, 2015 | 101 CommentsA couple of weeks ago I explained the silly import laws in my country, using a beautiful 1976 Olds Ninety-Eight as an example. I was surprised to find out that brougham […] -
![Oh baby that’s what I like, a little minter of a W126 Mercedes. Of course I’d prefer a 560 SEL/SEC for the pure Mercedes “Learjet on the road” experience. However […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/IMG_9714.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "eBay Find: 1983 Mercedes 300SD – Is it Worth it?")
eBay Find: 1983 Mercedes 300SD – Is it Worth it?
Posted on January 7, 2015 | 64 CommentsOh baby that’s what I like, a little minter of a W126 Mercedes. Of course I’d prefer a 560 SEL/SEC for the pure Mercedes “Learjet on the road” experience. However […]
