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![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 […] -
![Christopher Busta-Peck is a true renaissance man. Librarian. Artist. Historian. Published author. He’s even restoring a historic home that he lives in with his family. And he drives this impossible-to-ignore […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/92ChryslerLeBaron1jg.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Project Car: 1992 Chrysler LeBaron Convertible – A Seductive Canvas")
Project Car: 1992 Chrysler LeBaron Convertible – A Seductive Canvas
Posted on March 23, 2014 | 23 CommentsChristopher Busta-Peck is a true renaissance man. Librarian. Artist. Historian. Published author. He’s even restoring a historic home that he lives in with his family. And he drives this impossible-to-ignore […] -
![The Dodge Shadow and Plymouth Sundance were low-buck transportation. When new, they sold for well under $10,000, at a time when the average new car’s sticker had just gone north […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/DodgeShadowInterior.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CC Capsule: 1991 Dodge Shadow ES – White on White")
CC Capsule: 1991 Dodge Shadow ES – White on White
Posted on March 8, 2014 | 42 CommentsThe Dodge Shadow and Plymouth Sundance were low-buck transportation. When new, they sold for well under $10,000, at a time when the average new car’s sticker had just gone north […]
