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![(submitted by Michael S.C. We’ve seen the Hillman Avenger at CC, but I’ve been hoping for a genuine Plymouth Cricket since day one. It’s finally appeared) I’ve owned this green […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/a-crck-12.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Crickets Of A Lifetime: One of My Plymouth Crickets Has 500,000 Miles On It")
Crickets Of A Lifetime: One of My Plymouth Crickets Has 500,000 Miles On It
Posted on April 11, 2019 | 34 Comments(submitted by Michael S.C. We’ve seen the Hillman Avenger at CC, but I’ve been hoping for a genuine Plymouth Cricket since day one. It’s finally appeared) I’ve owned this green […] -
![(Ben from Modern Time Machines submitted this) My band Modern Time Machines just completed a music video “Malaise For Days” which I directed. The song/video is an homage to Malaise-era […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/a-MalaiseDaze18-7131-XL.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CC Video: “Malaise For Days”")
CC Video: “Malaise For Days”
Posted on March 23, 2019 | 16 Comments(Ben from Modern Time Machines submitted this) My band Modern Time Machines just completed a music video “Malaise For Days” which I directed. The song/video is an homage to Malaise-era […] -
![(Every so often a comment gets turned into a post. This one was left by andrew911 at the 1976 LeSabre V6 article) I am familiar with the 1976 V6 LeSabre…because […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/Buick-1976-leSabre-V6.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Comment Classic: I Grew Up With Two 1976 LeSabre V6s and Survived Their Slowness")
Comment Classic: I Grew Up With Two 1976 LeSabre V6s and Survived Their Slowness
Posted on April 3, 2018 | 32 Comments(Every so often a comment gets turned into a post. This one was left by andrew911 at the 1976 LeSabre V6 article) I am familiar with the 1976 V6 LeSabre…because […] -
![In my younger days I indulged my weakness for speed by driving muscle cars, but by 2010 I had become disillusioned with Detroit and wanted something Asian-engineered. I thought […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/Ralliart-showroom.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Incognito")
Incognito
Posted on January 4, 2018 | 20 CommentsIn my younger days I indulged my weakness for speed by driving muscle cars, but by 2010 I had become disillusioned with Detroit and wanted something Asian-engineered. I thought […] -
![(submitted by Kyle Murphy) On June 2nd, 2016, I drove by the Lou Glutz used car lot on Highway 99 around 4:30pm, as I had done every week day for […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/Lou-Glutz-motors.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "I Bought A 1971 Buick Riviera From Lou Glutz Motors and Barely Lived To Tell This Cautionary Tale")
I Bought A 1971 Buick Riviera From Lou Glutz Motors and Barely Lived To Tell This Cautionary Tale
Posted on December 16, 2017 | 59 Comments(submitted by Kyle Murphy) On June 2nd, 2016, I drove by the Lou Glutz used car lot on Highway 99 around 4:30pm, as I had done every week day for […] -
![(submitted by jim) One winter about 17 years ago we drove from Melbourne to Adelaide via the coast. Some of the side trips were over unsealed roads and the second […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/LC1.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "COAL Outtake: The Ribs On Those Mercedes Tail Lights Are There For a Reason")
COAL Outtake: The Ribs On Those Mercedes Tail Lights Are There For a Reason
Posted on September 2, 2017 | 49 Comments(submitted by jim) One winter about 17 years ago we drove from Melbourne to Adelaide via the coast. Some of the side trips were over unsealed roads and the second […] -
![(a comment left by 67 Conti turned into a post) Irrational VW love is indeed a wacky illness. I have a similar story, but mine involved a ’73 Sport Bug. […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/VW-Sport-Bug-1973-ad-3.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "COAL: 1973 VW Sport Bug – I Got The Bug. Or Buggered")
COAL: 1973 VW Sport Bug – I Got The Bug. Or Buggered
Posted on August 30, 2017 | 67 Comments(a comment left by 67 Conti turned into a post) Irrational VW love is indeed a wacky illness. I have a similar story, but mine involved a ’73 Sport Bug. […] -
![the options are not limited to these four examples (Submitted by Gonzo) I will be living in Germany for the next six months. I’ve just decided that buying a cheap […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/aba1-tile.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "QOTD: Which Beater Would You Buy For Six Months in Germany?")
QOTD: Which Beater Would You Buy For Six Months in Germany?
Posted on July 21, 2017 | 98 Commentsthe options are not limited to these four examples (Submitted by Gonzo) I will be living in Germany for the next six months. I’ve just decided that buying a cheap […] -
![by Bill Shields There once was a man named Paul, who worked in TV and could have made quite the haul He decided on a whim this was not the […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/CC-232-048-1200.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Poetry: The Ode to CC")
Curbside Poetry: The Ode to CC
Posted on May 15, 2017 | 22 Commentsby Bill Shields There once was a man named Paul, who worked in TV and could have made quite the haul He decided on a whim this was not the […] -
![(by Dan Minick) I shot these this past week, and thought I’d share. To you Aussies, this might seem like a nice find, but… it wasn’t shot in Melbourne, […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/IMG_0356.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CC Reader Sighting: A Holden in Manhattan – Or Is It A Chevy In Kansas?")
CC Reader Sighting: A Holden in Manhattan – Or Is It A Chevy In Kansas?
Posted on April 30, 2017 | 46 Comments(by Dan Minick) I shot these this past week, and thought I’d share. To you Aussies, this might seem like a nice find, but… it wasn’t shot in Melbourne, […] -
![(not the actual car) (sent in by Matthew P) I am thinking about buying a 1987 Mustang LX convertible with the 2.3 L four as a project car. I guess […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/02/Mustang-1987-LX-conv.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Reader’s QOTD: How Can I Give A Four Cylinder ’87 Mustang Some Balls?")
Reader’s QOTD: How Can I Give A Four Cylinder ’87 Mustang Some Balls?
Posted on March 1, 2017 | 59 Comments(not the actual car) (sent in by Matthew P) I am thinking about buying a 1987 Mustang LX convertible with the 2.3 L four as a project car. I guess […] -
![(by CC reader Steve Sicklick) The owner of this automobile (who does not use the internet) has asked me to place this ad and handle inquiries for him. I have […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/02/56512909-770-0%402X.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CC For Sale: Original 1937 Chrysler Royal With 10,700 Miles – A Living Time Capsule")
CC For Sale: Original 1937 Chrysler Royal With 10,700 Miles – A Living Time Capsule
Posted on February 27, 2017 | 59 Comments(by CC reader Steve Sicklick) The owner of this automobile (who does not use the internet) has asked me to place this ad and handle inquiries for him. I have […] -
![(Every so often, a comment left at CC gets turned into a post. Here’s one by nrd515 describing how he got a 403 Olds-powered ’79 TA to run 13.35/105 in […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/09/Pontiac-Trans-Am-1979-red.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Comment Classic: How To Make A ’79 Olds 403-Powered Trans Am Fly")
Comment Classic: How To Make A ’79 Olds 403-Powered Trans Am Fly
Posted on September 8, 2016 | 50 Comments(Every so often, a comment left at CC gets turned into a post. Here’s one by nrd515 describing how he got a 403 Olds-powered ’79 TA to run 13.35/105 in […] -
![(Submitted by Laurie Boussom; first posted 8/2/2014) At age 18, against my dad’s wise advice, I purchased my first car, a beat-to-shit, sun faded red Camaro. Truth be told, I […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/1970-Peugeot-504-a.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "COAL Capsule: Peugeot 504 – My Most Beautiful Failure")
COAL Capsule: Peugeot 504 – My Most Beautiful Failure
Posted on July 25, 2016 | 65 Comments(Submitted by Laurie Boussom; first posted 8/2/2014) At age 18, against my dad’s wise advice, I purchased my first car, a beat-to-shit, sun faded red Camaro. Truth be told, I […] -
![(by savageatl) Atlanta does not boast the variety of aged cars that Eugene does; blame it on emissions or profligacy. People say in Savannah, people ask you what […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/Chevrolet-1985-Sprint-triple.png?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CC Capsule: 1985 Chevrolet Sprint – The Brave Little Toaster")
CC Capsule: 1985 Chevrolet Sprint – The Brave Little Toaster
Posted on March 12, 2016 | 31 Comments(by savageatl) Atlanta does not boast the variety of aged cars that Eugene does; blame it on emissions or profligacy. People say in Savannah, people ask you what […]
