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Trailside Outtake: Rust in Peace
Posted on January 19, 2019 | 20 Comments -
![On a gray morning earlier this week I had an in-town errand. As I pulled into the still mostly empty lot, I spotted a nice little pickup which I chose […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/acty1.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CC Outtake: Honda 4WD Acty pickup")
CC Outtake: Honda 4WD Acty pickup
Posted on January 18, 2019 | 25 CommentsOn a gray morning earlier this week I had an in-town errand. As I pulled into the still mostly empty lot, I spotted a nice little pickup which I chose […] -
![A few months ago I posted a picture of a heavily-patina’ed downsized Chevrolet B Body I saw in my town. Here’s another Chevy B Body which I found curbside on […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/12/D2AA7BD4-F184-40D0-ACFB-9DE597F44DDE.jpeg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CC Outtake: DIY Landau Top")
CC Outtake: DIY Landau Top
Posted on December 27, 2018 | 9 CommentsA few months ago I posted a picture of a heavily-patina’ed downsized Chevrolet B Body I saw in my town. Here’s another Chevy B Body which I found curbside on […] -
![Our local Valero station recently rebranded to a Unocal 76 station. Some new paint, new logos, but same old pumps, however with new images on the (scratched) screens. The image […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/12/camaro.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Pumpside Classic: What’s Wrong With This Picture?")
Pumpside Classic: What’s Wrong With This Picture?
Posted on December 13, 2018 | 63 CommentsOur local Valero station recently rebranded to a Unocal 76 station. Some new paint, new logos, but same old pumps, however with new images on the (scratched) screens. The image […] -
![Last month, Kawasaki announced that their KLR650, shown above in a picture from kawasaki.com, would not be offered for the 2019 model year. The KLR650 was introduced for the 1987 […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/12/klr1.jpeg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Motorcycle with a Long Lifetime: Kawasaki KLR650")
Motorcycle with a Long Lifetime: Kawasaki KLR650
Posted on December 8, 2018 | 11 CommentsLast month, Kawasaki announced that their KLR650, shown above in a picture from kawasaki.com, would not be offered for the 2019 model year. The KLR650 was introduced for the 1987 […] -
Wordless Outtake: Curbside Diversity
Posted on December 6, 2018 | 22 Comments -
![Earlier this month, Poindexter posted his reminiscences of riding around his hometown on a bike, taking pictures of old cars. I had done a bit of that, and his post […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/2-1.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Outtake: Mystery Car Identified")
Curbside Outtake: Mystery Car Identified
Posted on November 29, 2018 | 25 CommentsEarlier this month, Poindexter posted his reminiscences of riding around his hometown on a bike, taking pictures of old cars. I had done a bit of that, and his post […] -
![In a post a few months back, I asked when cars became “modern“. Two milestone cars I mentioned were the Citroen DS (in a comment) and the Nissan Leaf (in […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/ds_leaf1.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CC Outtake: Two Modern Cars")
CC Outtake: Two Modern Cars
Posted on November 23, 2018 | 33 CommentsIn a post a few months back, I asked when cars became “modern“. Two milestone cars I mentioned were the Citroen DS (in a comment) and the Nissan Leaf (in […] -
Wordless Outtake: Accelerated Launch
Posted on October 29, 2018 | 16 Comments -
![There’s been a lot of discussion lately about the demise of the sedan. Here’s a sedan that faded away decades ago in the US, though not because of it’s shape. […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/505.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Windshield Outtake: Peugeot 505 Diesel")
Windshield Outtake: Peugeot 505 Diesel
Posted on October 21, 2018 | 43 CommentsThere’s been a lot of discussion lately about the demise of the sedan. Here’s a sedan that faded away decades ago in the US, though not because of it’s shape. […] -
![A few years ago during AMC Week, Paul posted a photo from the Cohort of a faux Pacer racer. Well, this one is the real thing. It’s an International Motor […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/pacer.jpeg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Trackside Classic: Pacer Racer – The Real Thing")
Trackside Classic: Pacer Racer – The Real Thing
Posted on October 19, 2018 | 11 CommentsA few years ago during AMC Week, Paul posted a photo from the Cohort of a faux Pacer racer. Well, this one is the real thing. It’s an International Motor […] -
![A few years back CC published a story and pictures of some of the international students’ cars at the University of Oregon in Eugene. At the time, I had heard […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/miura.jpeg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Vintage Outtake: Lamborghini Miura at UC Berkeley, 1972")
Vintage Outtake: Lamborghini Miura at UC Berkeley, 1972
Posted on October 12, 2018 | 31 CommentsA few years back CC published a story and pictures of some of the international students’ cars at the University of Oregon in Eugene. At the time, I had heard […] -
![My mother grew up in the European part of Shanghai, China, in the 1930’s until her family emigrated to the US before World War II. I have a copy of […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/ford-1.jpeg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Yearbook Outtake: Ads of Few Words, Shanghai 1937")
Yearbook Outtake: Ads of Few Words, Shanghai 1937
Posted on October 10, 2018 | 23 CommentsMy mother grew up in the European part of Shanghai, China, in the 1930’s until her family emigrated to the US before World War II. I have a copy of […] -
![There have been a few Kia Sedona posts and discussions here lately, though it’s not a vehicle which is much on my radar. But going through some old pictures, […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/day-9-082.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CC Outtake: Sedona Sedona")
CC Outtake: Sedona Sedona
Posted on October 5, 2018 | 34 CommentsThere have been a few Kia Sedona posts and discussions here lately, though it’s not a vehicle which is much on my radar. But going through some old pictures, […] -
![Don Andreina’s recent photo of a 2 door RAV4 bracketed by more modern cars, with beautiful lighting and a Soviet-looking apartment block in the (Melbourne) background, really caught my eye. […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/ravherald.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CC Outtake: A Heraldic Contrast")
CC Outtake: A Heraldic Contrast
Posted on October 3, 2018 | 22 CommentsDon Andreina’s recent photo of a 2 door RAV4 bracketed by more modern cars, with beautiful lighting and a Soviet-looking apartment block in the (Melbourne) background, really caught my eye. […]
