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Curbside Classics Archives
About Author: Mike Butts
Posts by Mike Butts
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![Walking the dogs the other day, we came upon this provocative pair: a first-gen Ford Bronco, circa 1970, and a third-gen Land Rover Discovery aka LR3, circa 2005. Compare and […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/12/BroncoLandRover1K.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CC Outtake: Ford Bronco and Land Rover Discovery 3 / LR3 – From Start to Finish")
CC Outtake: Ford Bronco and Land Rover Discovery 3 / LR3 – From Start to Finish
Posted on December 30, 2012 | 16 CommentsWalking the dogs the other day, we came upon this provocative pair: a first-gen Ford Bronco, circa 1970, and a third-gen Land Rover Discovery aka LR3, circa 2005. Compare and […] -
![It’s an overcast winter day in Portland, Oregon, the corner of NE Union Ave. and Hancock St., 1959. I’d sure like to meet the proprietor of this humble little lot, […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/12/a2005-001-675-ne-union-ave-and-hancock-southeast-1959_crop2.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CC Outtake: 1959 – Powerful…That’s for Sure!")
CC Outtake: 1959 – Powerful…That’s for Sure!
Posted on December 7, 2012 | 19 CommentsIt’s an overcast winter day in Portland, Oregon, the corner of NE Union Ave. and Hancock St., 1959. I’d sure like to meet the proprietor of this humble little lot, […] -
![On its fiftieth anniversary we may ask, is this the ultimate Ferrari? Many Ferrari faithful think so. The ultimate sports car? What can top it? The ultimate car? It is […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/12/Ferrari-250-GTO_27.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CCOTY 1962 Nomination #5: Ferrari 250 GTO – The Ultimate")
CCOTY 1962 Nomination #5: Ferrari 250 GTO – The Ultimate
Posted on December 4, 2012 | 34 CommentsOn its fiftieth anniversary we may ask, is this the ultimate Ferrari? Many Ferrari faithful think so. The ultimate sports car? What can top it? The ultimate car? It is […] -
![This YouTube video from the Rockaway Memories website showed up on the Hemmings Blog yesterday. Thanks to the low-flow conditions at CC, I’ve succumbed to my urge to post it […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/themes/arras162/images/thumbnail.png "Cyclone Classics: Floods in New York")
Cyclone Classics: Floods in New York
Posted on October 30, 2012 | 21 CommentsThis YouTube video from the Rockaway Memories website showed up on the Hemmings Blog yesterday. Thanks to the low-flow conditions at CC, I’ve succumbed to my urge to post it […] -
![1968 was one hell of a year. Martin and Bobby were shot, riots in Chicago, Paris and many other cities, and Soviet tanks stopping the Prague Spring. Those lucky enough […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/68Mustang280SE6.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CC Capsule Comparo: 1968 Mercedes and Mustang Convertibles")
CC Capsule Comparo: 1968 Mercedes and Mustang Convertibles
Posted on October 21, 2012 | 28 Comments1968 was one hell of a year. Martin and Bobby were shot, riots in Chicago, Paris and many other cities, and Soviet tanks stopping the Prague Spring. Those lucky enough […] -
![When is a spoiler not a spoiler? When it gives away nothing about the story. The corner of our ’82 Mustang GT’s spoiler wasn’t enough to spoil anyone’s surprise this […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/IMG_20120825.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CC Clue")
CC Clue
Posted on October 9, 2012 | 10 CommentsWhen is a spoiler not a spoiler? When it gives away nothing about the story. The corner of our ’82 Mustang GT’s spoiler wasn’t enough to spoil anyone’s surprise this […] -
![Two iconic cars eternally associated with two iconic presidents, JFK’s Lincoln Continental and Charles de Gaulle’s Citroen DS. Together at curbside to remind us of the time fifty years ago […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/62jfk-4.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CC Capsule: Presidential Motor Pool")
CC Capsule: Presidential Motor Pool
Posted on August 26, 2012 | 30 CommentsTwo iconic cars eternally associated with two iconic presidents, JFK’s Lincoln Continental and Charles de Gaulle’s Citroen DS. Together at curbside to remind us of the time fifty years ago […] -
![Here’s what I found at my local coffee joint this morning. We’re so serious about our coffee in Portland, even the firemen have to grab a cup on the way […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/WholesomeBlends_21Aug12_1K.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CC Takeout: Coffee in Portland")
CC Takeout: Coffee in Portland
Posted on August 20, 2012 | 19 CommentsHere’s what I found at my local coffee joint this morning. We’re so serious about our coffee in Portland, even the firemen have to grab a cup on the way […] -
![As a rule we don’t put up other sites’ features here at the Curbside, but this case deserves an exception. When Kathryn DiMaria was 12, she’d saved up enough babysitting […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/07/maker_kathryn-with-wire-wheel.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Kurbside Kathryn: Maker Faire Detroit – The Girl Who Plays with Fieros")
Kurbside Kathryn: Maker Faire Detroit – The Girl Who Plays with Fieros
Posted on July 25, 2012 | 23 CommentsAs a rule we don’t put up other sites’ features here at the Curbside, but this case deserves an exception. When Kathryn DiMaria was 12, she’d saved up enough babysitting […] -
![Remember our 1982 Rolls-Royce Corniche Convertible from January? We saw her just after a light drizzle in the fall, top up, what turned out to be her last appearance for […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/07/TopDown.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CC Follow-Up: The Flying Lady Drops Her Top")
CC Follow-Up: The Flying Lady Drops Her Top
Posted on July 9, 2012 | 13 CommentsRemember our 1982 Rolls-Royce Corniche Convertible from January? We saw her just after a light drizzle in the fall, top up, what turned out to be her last appearance for […] -
![Lily and the dogs and I went to Seaside for her birthday yesterday, in spite of the clouds and rain. (The Pacific Coast is pretty great on a stormy […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/HHRWoody3.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Custom: Not Your Grandfather’s Buick")
Curbside Custom: Not Your Grandfather’s Buick
Posted on June 23, 2012 | 42 CommentsLily and the dogs and I went to Seaside for her birthday yesterday, in spite of the clouds and rain. (The Pacific Coast is pretty great on a stormy […] -
![Ok, we all had our Two Minutes Hate the other day, and I must say I enjoyed it myself. Fascinating to hear the secret repulsions of our normally respectful and […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/schmitt-55-01-00.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Compulsions: The Cars We Hate To Love")
Curbside Compulsions: The Cars We Hate To Love
Posted on May 28, 2012 | 81 CommentsOk, we all had our Two Minutes Hate the other day, and I must say I enjoyed it myself. Fascinating to hear the secret repulsions of our normally respectful and […] -
Curbside Caption: Overreaching
Posted on May 1, 2012 | 25 Comments -
Curbside Caption: The Odd Couple
Posted on April 26, 2012 | 20 Comments -
![Spring has come to Portland, the first really warm, dry weekend we’ve had this year. So along with top-down drivers, cyclists and runners, the gardeners are out in force. Can […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/04/Ranchero3.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CC Outtake: 1964 Ford Falcon Ranchero")
CC Outtake: 1964 Ford Falcon Ranchero
Posted on April 15, 2012 | 12 CommentsSpring has come to Portland, the first really warm, dry weekend we’ve had this year. So along with top-down drivers, cyclists and runners, the gardeners are out in force. Can […]
