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![As a kid I wanted to become a car designer, but teachers told me I couldn’t draw well. In turn, I wanted to become a car salesman and while that […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/IMG_20240316_080140_733-e1738317543761.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CC “Outtakes”: My Quirky Little Design Studio")
CC “Outtakes”: My Quirky Little Design Studio
Posted on February 2, 2025 | 20 CommentsAs a kid I wanted to become a car designer, but teachers told me I couldn’t draw well. In turn, I wanted to become a car salesman and while that […] -
![During my bicycle commute to work, on many a morning I pass a very peculiar Mercedes W124 with a model designation that I had never heard of before: 230E 2.8. […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/20220602_084246.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Conundrum: My Mystery Mercedes 230E 2.8 or: What’s In A Name?")
Curbside Conundrum: My Mystery Mercedes 230E 2.8 or: What’s In A Name?
Posted on June 4, 2022 | 18 CommentsDuring my bicycle commute to work, on many a morning I pass a very peculiar Mercedes W124 with a model designation that I had never heard of before: 230E 2.8. […] -
![Over the course of the coming summer I’m going to Berlin-Dahlem once a month for a job-related training program and that of course means riding my bicycle down those paths […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/05/20220523_093513.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CCs From My Summer Trips To Berlin-Dahlem")
CCs From My Summer Trips To Berlin-Dahlem
Posted on May 26, 2022 | 20 CommentsOver the course of the coming summer I’m going to Berlin-Dahlem once a month for a job-related training program and that of course means riding my bicycle down those paths […] -
![Spring is here, and that means that many gems kept hidden from view and protected from salt (not that it snows much anymore in Berlin…) are back out in the […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/05/ifabnm.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CC Global: Berlin Curbside Classics")
CC Global: Berlin Curbside Classics
Posted on May 20, 2022 | 29 CommentsSpring is here, and that means that many gems kept hidden from view and protected from salt (not that it snows much anymore in Berlin…) are back out in the […] -
![Every once in a while you need some quiet time away from your responsibilities in the world to reflect, recharge, renew. It’s too bad when you live right in […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/05/20220426_171548.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Images From My Dream Garage(s)")
Images From My Dream Garage(s)
Posted on May 18, 2022 | 17 CommentsEvery once in a while you need some quiet time away from your responsibilities in the world to reflect, recharge, renew. It’s too bad when you live right in […] -
![Two years ago I went to a distant hardware store that was supposed to have in stock a particular item I needed for a home improvement project and in the […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/05/20220501_160002.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Rarity: BMW 324d – The Lost E30")
Curbside Rarity: BMW 324d – The Lost E30
Posted on May 7, 2022 | 12 CommentsTwo years ago I went to a distant hardware store that was supposed to have in stock a particular item I needed for a home improvement project and in the […] -
![Spring is out! We all know what that means in colder places like Berlin – people open up their hearts and their garages, putting fresh plates on their beloved CCs. […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/20220317_132000.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "QOTD: Spring CCs from Berlin – Which One Would You Take Out For A Spin To Potsdam?")
QOTD: Spring CCs from Berlin – Which One Would You Take Out For A Spin To Potsdam?
Posted on March 20, 2022 | 23 CommentsSpring is out! We all know what that means in colder places like Berlin – people open up their hearts and their garages, putting fresh plates on their beloved CCs. […] -
![So my friend Aron just moved house. And when I say house I mean apartment, because who can afford a house these days. And when I say moved, I mean […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/pixlr_20220310124852882.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CC Car Shopping International – Which 20+ year old coupe/drop-top would you by for less than $5k – in Stuttgart!")
CC Car Shopping International – Which 20+ year old coupe/drop-top would you by for less than $5k – in Stuttgart!
Posted on March 12, 2022 | 44 CommentsSo my friend Aron just moved house. And when I say house I mean apartment, because who can afford a house these days. And when I say moved, I mean […] -
![click on image for max. size With two small kids and daycare on hold due the pandemic, there just isn’t time to properly write up all the CCs I […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/09/pixlr_20210909215821434.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CC Quiz Berlin: ID Me!")
CC Quiz Berlin: ID Me!
Posted on September 13, 2021 | 24 Commentsclick on image for max. size With two small kids and daycare on hold due the pandemic, there just isn’t time to properly write up all the CCs I […] -
![I was unaware of Kaiser Motors until one summer in 2007 – by some twist of fate I was living in the very wealthy neighborhood of Wilmersdorf at the time […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/20210404_161502-1.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classics from Neukölln and Charlottenburg-Wilmersdorf (Berlin) Part 4: The Americans, The French, VW and some cars from the mystery garage")
Curbside Classics from Neukölln and Charlottenburg-Wilmersdorf (Berlin) Part 4: The Americans, The French, VW and some cars from the mystery garage
Posted on May 16, 2021 | 18 CommentsI was unaware of Kaiser Motors until one summer in 2007 – by some twist of fate I was living in the very wealthy neighborhood of Wilmersdorf at the time […] -
![I gotta admit, it’s been challenging to pick a title photo from my selection of Audis and BMWs for today’s post. Something catchy like a mint condition E36 M3? Or […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/20210406_112140-1.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classics from Neukölln and Charlottenburg-Wilmersdorf (Berlin) Part 3: Audi and BMW")
Curbside Classics from Neukölln and Charlottenburg-Wilmersdorf (Berlin) Part 3: Audi and BMW
Posted on May 15, 2021 | 10 CommentsI gotta admit, it’s been challenging to pick a title photo from my selection of Audis and BMWs for today’s post. Something catchy like a mint condition E36 M3? Or […] -
![Recently this C126 has showed up in my street and it is somewhat special. It is, by any means, a classic poseur. The BBSs are huge and give the […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/20210505_114732.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CC Outtakes Berlin – Curbside Classics from Neukölln and Charlottenburg-Wilmersdorf. Part 2: Mercedes")
CC Outtakes Berlin – Curbside Classics from Neukölln and Charlottenburg-Wilmersdorf. Part 2: Mercedes
Posted on May 9, 2021 | 15 CommentsRecently this C126 has showed up in my street and it is somewhat special. It is, by any means, a classic poseur. The BBSs are huge and give the […] -
![This Auburn Boattail Speedster replica is by no means an Italian. But it is red and outlandish in these surroundings and hopefully it caught your attention. It is also very […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/20210503_152008.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CC Outtakes Berlin – Curbside Classics from Neukölln and Charlottenburg-Wilmersdorf. Part 1: The Italians")
CC Outtakes Berlin – Curbside Classics from Neukölln and Charlottenburg-Wilmersdorf. Part 1: The Italians
Posted on May 8, 2021 | 11 CommentsThis Auburn Boattail Speedster replica is by no means an Italian. But it is red and outlandish in these surroundings and hopefully it caught your attention. It is also very […] -
![Family life, beautiful as it is, takes its toll on my writing time and before my second child arrives I will try to get some of my archive shots from […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/20200319_152217.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CC Outtakes: Berlin 2019 – 2020, part 1")
CC Outtakes: Berlin 2019 – 2020, part 1
Posted on April 13, 2020 | 33 CommentsFamily life, beautiful as it is, takes its toll on my writing time and before my second child arrives I will try to get some of my archive shots from […] -
![In Germany, where Good Friday is called Karfreitag, there is a tradition at the Nürburgring to open the season for Touristenfahrten (the public driving sessions) on the Friday before Easter, […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/20200409_141948.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CC Outtakes: Good Car-Friday")
CC Outtakes: Good Car-Friday
Posted on April 11, 2020 | 15 CommentsIn Germany, where Good Friday is called Karfreitag, there is a tradition at the Nürburgring to open the season for Touristenfahrten (the public driving sessions) on the Friday before Easter, […]
