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![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. […] -
![I showed some cars found mostly on neighborhood walks, with a few shot while driving, here. I selected the cars for Part 1 at random … for Part 2, I’ll […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/544.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CC Outtakes: My Neighborhood, Part 2")
CC Outtakes: My Neighborhood, Part 2
Posted on October 2, 2018 | 32 CommentsI showed some cars found mostly on neighborhood walks, with a few shot while driving, here. I selected the cars for Part 1 at random … for Part 2, I’ll […] -
![We moved to our current town about seven years ago, shortly before I discovered Curbside Classic. Our previous 20+ years in Silicon Valley suburbia had been good for spotting the […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/apickup.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CC Outtakes: My Neighborhood, Part 1")
CC Outtakes: My Neighborhood, Part 1
Posted on September 30, 2018 | 22 CommentsWe moved to our current town about seven years ago, shortly before I discovered Curbside Classic. Our previous 20+ years in Silicon Valley suburbia had been good for spotting the […] -
![I photographed this lineup yesterday morning, not 20 years ago. Individually or in small clusters, these rigs aren’t unusual in our town. But to find five in a row, uninterrupted […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/5rigs.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CC Outtake: 1998 – or 2018?")
CC Outtake: 1998 – or 2018?
Posted on September 20, 2018 | 6 CommentsI photographed this lineup yesterday morning, not 20 years ago. Individually or in small clusters, these rigs aren’t unusual in our town. But to find five in a row, uninterrupted […] -
![I spotted this mid-70’s B Body in traffic in my town last week, and was able to squeeze off a few shots through my windshield. What do do you think? A […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/8C48D97B-DCD3-43B6-A6B4-C4A5A65F6DA5-e1537145324447.jpeg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CC On the Go Outtake: Patina, or Just a Neglected Beater?")
CC On the Go Outtake: Patina, or Just a Neglected Beater?
Posted on September 19, 2018 | 55 CommentsI spotted this mid-70’s B Body in traffic in my town last week, and was able to squeeze off a few shots through my windshield. What do do you think? A […] -
![Last month I tried to cram all the cars I’ve owned into a single COAL; today I’ll document my motorcycle ownership in a single MOAL. I know there are a […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/350.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Motorcycles of a Lifetime: Two Wheels are More Fun")
Motorcycles of a Lifetime: Two Wheels are More Fun
Posted on September 16, 2018 | 17 CommentsLast month I tried to cram all the cars I’ve owned into a single COAL; today I’ll document my motorcycle ownership in a single MOAL. I know there are a […] -
QOTD: 1968 Camaro vs CHP – Real or Staged? (Updated)
Posted on September 9, 2018 | 27 CommentsScreenshot from the official Facebook page of the California Highway Patrol office in Bishop, California. Real or faked? You decide. Update: We now know what really happened. -
Question of the Day: When Did Cars Become Modern?
Posted on September 7, 2018 | 155 CommentsIn my recent COAL, I mentioned that our 1993 Corolla still seems like a contemporary car when I look at its design and specifications from today’s perspecctive. -
![When I saw the “Hippie Edition” Prius, which I shot a few weeks ago, on CC this morning I had a stab of cognitive dissonance. That car really did stick […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/6TzQ2nJKQqq8VyWhQ1ccOA_thumb_a730.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CC Outtake: Return to Normalcy")
CC Outtake: Return to Normalcy
Posted on September 5, 2018 | 20 CommentsWhen I saw the “Hippie Edition” Prius, which I shot a few weeks ago, on CC this morning I had a stab of cognitive dissonance. That car really did stick […] -
![I spotted this special edition, at a Home Depot parking lot. I guess today’s hippies don’t cut and mill their own trees for construction projects, nor drive old VW buses. […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/clue.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CC Outtake: Yet Another Special Edition")
CC Outtake: Yet Another Special Edition
Posted on September 4, 2018 | 23 CommentsI spotted this special edition, at a Home Depot parking lot. I guess today’s hippies don’t cut and mill their own trees for construction projects, nor drive old VW buses. […] -
![The Renault R12 has been covered here a few times, both in its original French version as well as Dacia and Latin American variants. But did you know that at […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/r12-copy.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Trackside Classic: Run What You Brung")
Trackside Classic: Run What You Brung
Posted on August 18, 2018 | 23 CommentsThe Renault R12 has been covered here a few times, both in its original French version as well as Dacia and Latin American variants. But did you know that at […] -
![After reading many CC contributors’ extensive COALs, I decided to chronicle my own car ownership. I think I can condense it down to one post. I won’t include any […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/544.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "My Cars of a Lifetime: 43 Years of Mostly Mundane Motoring")
My Cars of a Lifetime: 43 Years of Mostly Mundane Motoring
Posted on August 13, 2018 | 35 CommentsAfter reading many CC contributors’ extensive COALs, I decided to chronicle my own car ownership. I think I can condense it down to one post. I won’t include any […] -
![On a recent trip to Oregon, I encountered two vehicles with familiar names … but quite unlike their namesakes. A few Internet searches revealed that both were in fact […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/2011oregonrr2_5_orig.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CC Outtakes: Oregon-Grown Versions of Detroit Classics")
CC Outtakes: Oregon-Grown Versions of Detroit Classics
Posted on July 27, 2018 | 9 CommentsOn a recent trip to Oregon, I encountered two vehicles with familiar names … but quite unlike their namesakes. A few Internet searches revealed that both were in fact […]
