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![I’ve been away from CC for a while. One of the things occupying my time has been a piece on the American two-door wagon. In an extract from that piece, […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/mero3.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "The American Two-Door Wagon 1928-1981: Ponies")
The American Two-Door Wagon 1928-1981: Ponies
Posted on April 9, 2024 | 52 CommentsI’ve been away from CC for a while. One of the things occupying my time has been a piece on the American two-door wagon. In an extract from that piece, […] -
![(first posted 3/7/2018) Welcome to another semi-regular series from me. I have – at last count – captured six different GM colonnades around town. That’s quite extraordinary given […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/buick4.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CC Capsule: The Colonnades of Melbourne Part 1 – 1973 Buick Century Luxus 2-Door Coupe")
CC Capsule: The Colonnades of Melbourne Part 1 – 1973 Buick Century Luxus 2-Door Coupe
Posted on March 28, 2024 | 58 Comments(first posted 3/7/2018) Welcome to another semi-regular series from me. I have – at last count – captured six different GM colonnades around town. That’s quite extraordinary given […] -
![(first posted 1/17/2018) I love this ute. Let’s start with those headlights. It’s such a pleasure to see yellow lenses over here. They’re not so common in Australia, seen more […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/dattoute3.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1972-79 Datsun 620 Long Bed – The Long, The Short And The Ugly")
Curbside Classic: 1972-79 Datsun 620 Long Bed – The Long, The Short And The Ugly
Posted on January 17, 2024 | 53 Comments(first posted 1/17/2018) I love this ute. Let’s start with those headlights. It’s such a pleasure to see yellow lenses over here. They’re not so common in Australia, seen more […] -
![(first posted 12/2/2017) Italy, Summer 1981. My father is hustling his brother’s black Mercedes-Benz 220 S heckflosse along the autostrada at speed. Inside the car it’s three children […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/orangecrash.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Automotive & Design History: Mercedes-Benz W110/111/112 Fintails – Béla Barényi And The Elusive Pluckenheckflosse")
Automotive & Design History: Mercedes-Benz W110/111/112 Fintails – Béla Barényi And The Elusive Pluckenheckflosse
Posted on December 2, 2023 | 102 Comments(first posted 12/2/2017) Italy, Summer 1981. My father is hustling his brother’s black Mercedes-Benz 220 S heckflosse along the autostrada at speed. Inside the car it’s three children […] -
![(first posted 10/25/2017) Last year I missed Melbourne MotorClassica due to a family emergency, so this year was more of an ad-hoc arrangement. I joined Jim and […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/monte4.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Carshow Classics: Highlights From MotorClassica 2017")
Carshow Classics: Highlights From MotorClassica 2017
Posted on October 26, 2023 | 52 Comments(first posted 10/25/2017) Last year I missed Melbourne MotorClassica due to a family emergency, so this year was more of an ad-hoc arrangement. I joined Jim and […] -
![(first posted 10/4/2017) The Fiat 130 Coupe is one of the most attractive cars ever built. It took an emerging aesthetic and set a benchmark never to be […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/130redangle.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1972-77 Fiat 130 Coupe – Bill Mitchell’s Regards")
Curbside Classic: 1972-77 Fiat 130 Coupe – Bill Mitchell’s Regards
Posted on October 4, 2023 | 118 Comments(first posted 10/4/2017) The Fiat 130 Coupe is one of the most attractive cars ever built. It took an emerging aesthetic and set a benchmark never to be […] -
![(first posted 7/15/2017) It may be a Corvair summer over there in CC’s home states, but here in Melbourne it is freezing right now. However climate alone is not […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/corvair5.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Capsule: 1963 Chevrolet Corvair 900 Monza Convertible – Winter Beater")
Curbside Capsule: 1963 Chevrolet Corvair 900 Monza Convertible – Winter Beater
Posted on July 15, 2023 | 66 Comments(first posted 7/15/2017) It may be a Corvair summer over there in CC’s home states, but here in Melbourne it is freezing right now. However climate alone is not […] -
![(first posted 2/20/2017) Last week’s Citroen C6 article by William Stopford reminded me of how much I loved that model’s rear lights. My very positive response was not unanimously shared, which has led to today’s QOTD: […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/02/t-bird-rear.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "QOTD: Best Taillights Ever?")
QOTD: Best Taillights Ever?
Posted on February 20, 2023 | 401 Comments(first posted 2/20/2017) Last week’s Citroen C6 article by William Stopford reminded me of how much I loved that model’s rear lights. My very positive response was not unanimously shared, which has led to today’s QOTD: […] -
![(first posted 1/6/2017) I’ve been seeing a few 928s lately. Here in Melbourne, they appear to have found a band of (mostly well-heeled) loyalists who enjoy using them as daily […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/12/968cover.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1992-1995 Porsche 968. Phoning It In.")
Curbside Classic: 1992-1995 Porsche 968. Phoning It In.
Posted on January 6, 2023 | 29 Comments(first posted 1/6/2017) I’ve been seeing a few 928s lately. Here in Melbourne, they appear to have found a band of (mostly well-heeled) loyalists who enjoy using them as daily […] -
![(first posted 9/13/2016) The deliberately anonymous car – a tool for the non-aligned industrial supplier to circumvent an implied preference (or as we will see in a few weeks, liability) […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/09/carbidecar.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CC Outtake: The Deliberately Anonymous Car Part 1")
CC Outtake: The Deliberately Anonymous Car Part 1
Posted on September 13, 2022 | 60 Comments(first posted 9/13/2016) The deliberately anonymous car – a tool for the non-aligned industrial supplier to circumvent an implied preference (or as we will see in a few weeks, liability) […] -
![(first posted 9/4/2016) Since 1950, 754 drivers have started in a Formula One Championship Grand Prix. Of those, there have been 106 different race winners. Of those, 32 have won […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/09/66zand.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Automotive History: Jack Brabham – You Make Your Own Luck")
Automotive History: Jack Brabham – You Make Your Own Luck
Posted on September 4, 2022 | 53 Comments(first posted 9/4/2016) Since 1950, 754 drivers have started in a Formula One Championship Grand Prix. Of those, there have been 106 different race winners. Of those, 32 have won […] -
![(first posted 7/26/2016) Wikipedia lists over 170 different cognitive biases. For some inexplicable reason the CC effect is not mentioned among them, and yet I just can’t seem to escape […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/460badge.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Capsule: 1965 Ford Galaxie 500 Custom Sedan")
Curbside Capsule: 1965 Ford Galaxie 500 Custom Sedan
Posted on July 26, 2022 | 42 Comments(first posted 7/26/2016) Wikipedia lists over 170 different cognitive biases. For some inexplicable reason the CC effect is not mentioned among them, and yet I just can’t seem to escape […] -
![(first posted 7/1/2016) The CC Effect can strike most obliquely. Just as I was putting the finishing touches to my Alpine A310 piece, I came across my first ever Sunbeam […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/sunbeam2-1.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1953-1955 Sunbeam Alpine – First Dibs")
Curbside Classic: 1953-1955 Sunbeam Alpine – First Dibs
Posted on July 1, 2022 | 26 Comments(first posted 7/1/2016) The CC Effect can strike most obliquely. Just as I was putting the finishing touches to my Alpine A310 piece, I came across my first ever Sunbeam […] -
![(first posted 6/25/2016) For some the Alpine A310 is an acquired taste, for others it is ‘jolie laide’ and for others again it’s just plain ugly. But when I first […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/Alp310f.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1971-76 Alpine A310 – Bittersweet Edge")
Curbside Classic: 1971-76 Alpine A310 – Bittersweet Edge
Posted on June 25, 2022 | 71 Comments(first posted 6/25/2016) For some the Alpine A310 is an acquired taste, for others it is ‘jolie laide’ and for others again it’s just plain ugly. But when I first […] -
![(2/24/2016) The conundrum of Grandpa’s Axe, sometimes known as Lincoln’s Axe, is a simple one. The handle gets worn or broken and replaced. Then the head for whatever reason needs […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/pictures_holden_one_tonner_1971_1.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1977-80 HZ Holden One Tonner – A Genuine Grandpa’s Axe")
Curbside Classic: 1977-80 HZ Holden One Tonner – A Genuine Grandpa’s Axe
Posted on February 24, 2022 | 68 Comments(2/24/2016) The conundrum of Grandpa’s Axe, sometimes known as Lincoln’s Axe, is a simple one. The handle gets worn or broken and replaced. Then the head for whatever reason needs […]
