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![Even for a non-car-loving person, a new car can be a point of pride or pleasure. How many of us have photographs of ourselves with our new cars shortly after […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/50Chevrolet.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Imagining the Stories Behind Old Photographs of Cars That Weren’t That Old Yet")
Imagining the Stories Behind Old Photographs of Cars That Weren’t That Old Yet
Posted on July 9, 2014 | 65 CommentsEven for a non-car-loving person, a new car can be a point of pride or pleasure. How many of us have photographs of ourselves with our new cars shortly after […] -
![At first, I thought it was another mid-70s Olds Ninety Eight. I found one of those in this very parking lot a year before (see it here). Because really, the […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/Firemist.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CC Capsule: 1976 Cadillac Sedan DeVille – A Vision in Amberlite Firemist")
CC Capsule: 1976 Cadillac Sedan DeVille – A Vision in Amberlite Firemist
Posted on July 2, 2014 | 54 CommentsAt first, I thought it was another mid-70s Olds Ninety Eight. I found one of those in this very parking lot a year before (see it here). Because really, the […] -
![I love to find unrestored cars at the Mecum auction in Indianapolis every year. Except for one repaint and possibly a couple performance tweaks to the 289 V8, this ’67 […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/Galaxies.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Auction Capsule: 1967 Ford Galaxie 500 – The Flowingest Full-Sized Ford")
Auction Capsule: 1967 Ford Galaxie 500 – The Flowingest Full-Sized Ford
Posted on June 24, 2014 | 64 CommentsI love to find unrestored cars at the Mecum auction in Indianapolis every year. Except for one repaint and possibly a couple performance tweaks to the 289 V8, this ’67 […] -
![Most of the cars at any classic-car auction are brought on a trailer. But not this Jeep Wagoneer. Its owner drove it to the auction all the way from St. […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/1976-Jeep-Wagoneer-a.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Auction Capsule: 1976 Jeep Wagoneer – Driven to the Auction")
Auction Capsule: 1976 Jeep Wagoneer – Driven to the Auction
Posted on June 17, 2014 | 27 CommentsMost of the cars at any classic-car auction are brought on a trailer. But not this Jeep Wagoneer. Its owner drove it to the auction all the way from St. […] -
![I had mixed feelings when I came upon this 1975 LeMans at the Mecum Spring Classic. I’m always pleased to find any older car in good original condition there – […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/63LeMans.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Auction Classic: 1975 Pontiac LeMans – 40 Years On, A Kinder View")
Auction Classic: 1975 Pontiac LeMans – 40 Years On, A Kinder View
Posted on June 10, 2014 | 72 CommentsI had mixed feelings when I came upon this 1975 LeMans at the Mecum Spring Classic. I’m always pleased to find any older car in good original condition there – […] -
![Living in the United States gives one a mighty myopic view of cars the world’s automakers produce. Such is the case with Honda’s Accord. Other places in the world got […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/96HondaAccordWagon3jg.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1996 Honda Accord Wagon – You Might Think It Was the Last of the Breed")
Curbside Classic: 1996 Honda Accord Wagon – You Might Think It Was the Last of the Breed
Posted on June 4, 2014 | 57 CommentsLiving in the United States gives one a mighty myopic view of cars the world’s automakers produce. Such is the case with Honda’s Accord. Other places in the world got […] -
![My favorite thing to do at the Mecum Spring Classic vintage-car auction, which is held for a week each May in Indianapolis, is to move in close to the cars’ […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/1957-Oldsmobile-Ninety-Eight-b.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Auction Capsule: Up Close and Personal with Classic Cars")
Auction Capsule: Up Close and Personal with Classic Cars
Posted on May 30, 2014 | 25 CommentsMy favorite thing to do at the Mecum Spring Classic vintage-car auction, which is held for a week each May in Indianapolis, is to move in close to the cars’ […] -
![$7,750 is all this Allante owner is asking for his Pininfarina-bodied Cadillac. It was a little sad to see that price taped to the window of this car, which stickered […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/91CadillacAllante5jg.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CC Capsule: 1990 Cadillac Allante – Oh, How the Mighty Have Depreciated")
CC Capsule: 1990 Cadillac Allante – Oh, How the Mighty Have Depreciated
Posted on May 27, 2014 | 83 Comments$7,750 is all this Allante owner is asking for his Pininfarina-bodied Cadillac. It was a little sad to see that price taped to the window of this car, which stickered […] -
![I had business in Indianapolis’s South Broad Ripple neighborhood not long ago, and it was one of the first sunny and sort-of warm days of the spring season. I had […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/DodgeA100.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CC Outtakes: A Springtime Stroll (On Film, In Black and White)")
CC Outtakes: A Springtime Stroll (On Film, In Black and White)
Posted on May 10, 2014 | 21 CommentsI had business in Indianapolis’s South Broad Ripple neighborhood not long ago, and it was one of the first sunny and sort-of warm days of the spring season. I had […] -
CC Capsule: 1989 Nissan Hardbody – Let’s Do the Time Warp
Posted on May 3, 2014 | 46 CommentsThis is a simple case of disbelief. How did this 25-year-old truck survive to the modern day in such amazing condition out here in Rustopia? -
![I’ve had a run of bad luck with my two little cars this year. The Ford Focus has seen my mechanic three times. In February, the power-steering pump failed. In March, […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/FocusMatrix.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "QOTD: When Do You Give Up On Your Car?")
QOTD: When Do You Give Up On Your Car?
Posted on April 26, 2014 | 89 CommentsI’ve had a run of bad luck with my two little cars this year. The Ford Focus has seen my mechanic three times. In February, the power-steering pump failed. In March, […] -
CC Outtake: 1968 Ford Mustang – Already a Curbside Classic in 1982
Posted on April 19, 2014 | 30 CommentsI took this photo in 1982, when I was 15. I’ve always kept an eagle eye out for old cars! -
![Denny Gibson had a dream: to tour the old Lincoln Highway end to end across the United States in 2013, when it turned 100 years old. Denny loves the old […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/63Valiant6jg.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "eBay Find: 1963 Plymouth Valiant Convertible – By Mopar to the Golden Gate")
eBay Find: 1963 Plymouth Valiant Convertible – By Mopar to the Golden Gate
Posted on April 16, 2014 | 18 CommentsDenny Gibson had a dream: to tour the old Lincoln Highway end to end across the United States in 2013, when it turned 100 years old. Denny loves the old […] -
![Have you ever experienced this? You catch the tiniest detail of a vehicle out of the corner of your eye, and instantly you know just what kind of car or […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/77FordBronco4jg.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CC Capsule: 1977 Ford Bronco – End of the Line, But Still Tough as Nails")
CC Capsule: 1977 Ford Bronco – End of the Line, But Still Tough as Nails
Posted on April 12, 2014 | 15 CommentsHave you ever experienced this? You catch the tiniest detail of a vehicle out of the corner of your eye, and instantly you know just what kind of car or […] -
![I love to take long drives on old roads. Whenever I find a section of old road left behind after it was rerouted and improved, I follow it. Where the […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/Imperials-in-Hendrysburg.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CC Outtake: Imperials Moldering")
CC Outtake: Imperials Moldering
Posted on April 5, 2014 | 20 CommentsI love to take long drives on old roads. Whenever I find a section of old road left behind after it was rerouted and improved, I follow it. Where the […]
