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![Ford tried to position its Lincoln Mark VII LSC to compete against the hottest German coupes, BMW’s 6-series and M-B’s 500-series. It had to be a clever ruse, as the […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/1988-Lincoln-Mark-VII-LSC-a.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CC Capsule: 1988 Lincoln Mark VII LSC – A 5.0 Mustang for Well-Heeled Grownups")
CC Capsule: 1988 Lincoln Mark VII LSC – A 5.0 Mustang for Well-Heeled Grownups
Posted on October 29, 2014 | 83 CommentsFord tried to position its Lincoln Mark VII LSC to compete against the hottest German coupes, BMW’s 6-series and M-B’s 500-series. It had to be a clever ruse, as the […] -
![If you attended the CC Meetup in Auburn, Indiana early this month, you may have seen me squatting, sitting on the ground, or down on one knee, bringing my camera […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/23-Duesy.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CC Gallery: Up Close And Personal With The Cars From The 2014 CC Meetup")
CC Gallery: Up Close And Personal With The Cars From The 2014 CC Meetup
Posted on October 16, 2014 | 35 CommentsIf you attended the CC Meetup in Auburn, Indiana early this month, you may have seen me squatting, sitting on the ground, or down on one knee, bringing my camera […] -
![My girlfriend and I had the day to ourselves after the Curbside Classic meetup in Auburn, Indiana, earlier this month, and we decided to take the scenic route home. I’d […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/LH.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "After the CC Metup: A Random Car Show")
After the CC Metup: A Random Car Show
Posted on October 14, 2014 | 32 CommentsMy girlfriend and I had the day to ourselves after the Curbside Classic meetup in Auburn, Indiana, earlier this month, and we decided to take the scenic route home. I’d […] -
![There was a time when I didn’t care much about prewar cars. That time was most of my life. I’m not sure why the past few years have brought an […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/1941-Buick-Super-b.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1940 Buick Special – An Early B Body, With Thanks to Harlow Curtice")
Curbside Classic: 1940 Buick Special – An Early B Body, With Thanks to Harlow Curtice
Posted on October 7, 2014 | 55 CommentsThere was a time when I didn’t care much about prewar cars. That time was most of my life. I’m not sure why the past few years have brought an […] -
![Recently a young woman who works for me bought her first brand new car, this Honda Civic in this wonderful electric blue, which Honda calls Dyno Blue Pearl. I was […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/IMG_3216.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Modern Cars, In Living Color")
Modern Cars, In Living Color
Posted on September 30, 2014 | 103 CommentsRecently a young woman who works for me bought her first brand new car, this Honda Civic in this wonderful electric blue, which Honda calls Dyno Blue Pearl. I was […] -
![I believe this is the first Aspire featured at CC. Not that I think I deserve a medal for it – this is a car we’ve ragged on many, many times […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/1996-Ford-Aspire.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CC Outtake: 1996 Ford Aspire – OMG, I Actually Found One")
CC Outtake: 1996 Ford Aspire – OMG, I Actually Found One
Posted on September 23, 2014 | 80 CommentsI believe this is the first Aspire featured at CC. Not that I think I deserve a medal for it – this is a car we’ve ragged on many, many times […] -
![I was in Roann, pop. 479, in northern Indiana to visit the town’s covered bridge and operating grist mill. I didn’t know until I arrived that it was the weekend […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/1977-Chevrolet-C10-a.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CC Capsule: 1977 Chevrolet C10 – Roll On, Old Blue, Roll On")
CC Capsule: 1977 Chevrolet C10 – Roll On, Old Blue, Roll On
Posted on September 16, 2014 | 23 CommentsI was in Roann, pop. 479, in northern Indiana to visit the town’s covered bridge and operating grist mill. I didn’t know until I arrived that it was the weekend […] -
![As long as there have been Cadillacs, there have been custom and coach-built bodies for them. We are most familiar with hearses and other funeral cars today, but all manner […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/55-cadillac_Custom_Viewmstr-DV-07-CC_01-conceptcarz-dot-com.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CC Capsule: 1976 Cadillac Fleetwood Castilian Estate – Custom Wagons Ho!")
CC Capsule: 1976 Cadillac Fleetwood Castilian Estate – Custom Wagons Ho!
Posted on September 2, 2014 | 37 CommentsAs long as there have been Cadillacs, there have been custom and coach-built bodies for them. We are most familiar with hearses and other funeral cars today, but all manner […] -
![I stopped to photograph this Jeep Cherokee because the two-doors are far less plentiful than the four-doors, which themselves are starting to thin out here in Rustopia. I guess most […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/1995-Jeep-Cherokee-d.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CC Capsule: 1996 Jeep Cherokee – Never a Family Hauler")
CC Capsule: 1996 Jeep Cherokee – Never a Family Hauler
Posted on August 26, 2014 | 48 CommentsI stopped to photograph this Jeep Cherokee because the two-doors are far less plentiful than the four-doors, which themselves are starting to thin out here in Rustopia. I guess most […] -
![One legacy of The Andy Griffith Show has got to be all of the early-60s Ford sedans that have survived as replicas of the police cars Andy and Barney drove. […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/1963-tags-imcdb.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CC Capsule: 1963 Ford Galaxie – A Little Rural North Carolina in Central Indiana")
CC Capsule: 1963 Ford Galaxie – A Little Rural North Carolina in Central Indiana
Posted on August 19, 2014 | 40 CommentsOne legacy of The Andy Griffith Show has got to be all of the early-60s Ford sedans that have survived as replicas of the police cars Andy and Barney drove. […] -
![I surely enjoy finding unrestored originals at the Mecum auction. It seems like more of them appear there every year, reflecting a growing sentiment that “it’s only original once.” This […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/1957-Oldsmobile-Ninety-Eight-a.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Auction Capsule: 1957 Oldsmobile Ninety-Eight Convertible – For 57 Years, A Fair-Weather Ride")
Auction Capsule: 1957 Oldsmobile Ninety-Eight Convertible – For 57 Years, A Fair-Weather Ride
Posted on August 12, 2014 | 40 CommentsI surely enjoy finding unrestored originals at the Mecum auction. It seems like more of them appear there every year, reflecting a growing sentiment that “it’s only original once.” This […] -
![Was there ever a sadder Buick than the one that rode on the flaccid GM10 platform? Everything GM offered on that platform oozed low expectations. The problem wasn’t that GM downsized and […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/1991-Buick-Regal-Custom-Edition-a.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CC Outtake: 1991 Buick Regal Classic Edition by BG – Why It’s Good That Buicks Are Just Rebaged Opels Now")
CC Outtake: 1991 Buick Regal Classic Edition by BG – Why It’s Good That Buicks Are Just Rebaged Opels Now
Posted on August 5, 2014 | 129 CommentsWas there ever a sadder Buick than the one that rode on the flaccid GM10 platform? Everything GM offered on that platform oozed low expectations. The problem wasn’t that GM downsized and […] -
![A 1989 Corolla sedan would have normally been a pretty good choice for a first car in 2002, when my stepson bought one. But this one looked like it had […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/1991-Toyota-Corolla-a.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "COAL Capsule: 1991 Toyota Corolla – My Stepson’s First-Car Folly")
COAL Capsule: 1991 Toyota Corolla – My Stepson’s First-Car Folly
Posted on July 29, 2014 | 30 CommentsA 1989 Corolla sedan would have normally been a pretty good choice for a first car in 2002, when my stepson bought one. But this one looked like it had […] -
![You didn’t mess with my grandma. She was barely 5 feet tall, but she swore like a sailor and drank like a fish. And she always drove 4-wheel-drive trucks. One […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/1972-Chevrolet-Blazer-f.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Auction Capsule: 1972 Chevrolet K/5 Blazer CST – Don’t Mess With Grandma")
Auction Capsule: 1972 Chevrolet K/5 Blazer CST – Don’t Mess With Grandma
Posted on July 22, 2014 | 32 CommentsYou didn’t mess with my grandma. She was barely 5 feet tall, but she swore like a sailor and drank like a fish. And she always drove 4-wheel-drive trucks. One […] -
![The CCs have been out in force this spring and summer here in Rustopia, but unfortunately I’m not finding very many of them parked. Fortunately, my iPhone is usually tethered […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/6xFordHeavyDuty.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Spotted While Driving, or I Just Can’t Find Enough CCs Parked So Far This Year")
Spotted While Driving, or I Just Can’t Find Enough CCs Parked So Far This Year
Posted on July 15, 2014 | 27 CommentsThe CCs have been out in force this spring and summer here in Rustopia, but unfortunately I’m not finding very many of them parked. Fortunately, my iPhone is usually tethered […]
