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Curbside Classics Archives
About Author: Scott McPherson (NZ)
Posts by Scott McPherson (NZ)
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![VE Holden Commodores celebrate the Commodore’s 1978-2008 anniversary. (first posted 4/25/2014) Greetings Curbside Classicists, today, April 25th, is Anzac Day downunder, the official Australian and New Zealand day of remembrance […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/holden-commodore-30th-anniversary1.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Automotive History: Australian Auto Family Trees – The Holden Commodore From <strike>A-Z</strike> VB-VF.")
Automotive History: Australian Auto Family Trees – The Holden Commodore From
A-ZVB-VF.Posted on March 30, 2020 | 145 CommentsVE Holden Commodores celebrate the Commodore’s 1978-2008 anniversary. (first posted 4/25/2014) Greetings Curbside Classicists, today, April 25th, is Anzac Day downunder, the official Australian and New Zealand day of remembrance […] -
![Bonjour mesdames et messieurs, I hope Curbside Classic’s convertible celebration is suitably salubrious for you! Celebrations such as this generally call for fine French champagne, but this is Curbside Classic, […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/1989-Peugeot-205-CL-convertible-white-bl.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Capsule: 1989 Peugeot 205 Convertible – Fun in the Sun or Snooze in the Shade?")
Curbside Capsule: 1989 Peugeot 205 Convertible – Fun in the Sun or Snooze in the Shade?
Posted on June 10, 2015 | 17 CommentsBonjour mesdames et messieurs, I hope Curbside Classic’s convertible celebration is suitably salubrious for you! Celebrations such as this generally call for fine French champagne, but this is Curbside Classic, […] -
![When Paul mooted the idea of a Station Wagon week, I knew immediately what I wanted to write about: my partner’s 2007 Peugeot 307 SW – forbidden fruit to many […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/Emblem.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CC Capsule: Peugeot 307 SW: Modern-day French Vista Cruiser")
CC Capsule: Peugeot 307 SW: Modern-day French Vista Cruiser
Posted on April 24, 2015 | 20 CommentsWhen Paul mooted the idea of a Station Wagon week, I knew immediately what I wanted to write about: my partner’s 2007 Peugeot 307 SW – forbidden fruit to many […] -
![So it was a month ago today that I introduced My Unintentional COAL, a 1989 Ford Sierra 2.9i 4×4 Ghia, to y’all in CClandia. I regaled all and sundry with […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/IMG_5088.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CC Follow-Up: Project Elderly Ford Sierra – The Saga Continues")
CC Follow-Up: Project Elderly Ford Sierra – The Saga Continues
Posted on January 19, 2015 | 51 CommentsSo it was a month ago today that I introduced My Unintentional COAL, a 1989 Ford Sierra 2.9i 4×4 Ghia, to y’all in CClandia. I regaled all and sundry with […] -
![Jeerision. Don’t you love that word? I just made it up – it’s a mash-up of ‘jeers’ and ‘derision’. Cool, huh? Curbside Classic’s regular listeners will know I often […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/1980-MORRIS-Marina-can-orange-bl.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic??: 1980 Morris Marina Van – Almost Big Enough To Carry A Piano")
Curbside Classic??: 1980 Morris Marina Van – Almost Big Enough To Carry A Piano
Posted on January 16, 2015 | 63 CommentsJeerision. Don’t you love that word? I just made it up – it’s a mash-up of ‘jeers’ and ‘derision’. Cool, huh? Curbside Classic’s regular listeners will know I often […] -
![Ah oui, le French and big saloons or hatchbacks: a fantastique genre that’s never quite managed to make it to the big boy’s table, but not through lack of […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/Wheel-e1420014201874.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Future Classic: 2007 Citroen C6 – Une Limousine Française Excentrique")
Future Classic: 2007 Citroen C6 – Une Limousine Française Excentrique
Posted on January 9, 2015 | 86 CommentsAh oui, le French and big saloons or hatchbacks: a fantastique genre that’s never quite managed to make it to the big boy’s table, but not through lack of […] -
![Allo, allo, allo, what ‘ave we ‘ere then? Gor blimey, it’s a right ‘un me ol’ cobbers! EDIT: Due to minor incompetency on my part this accidentally appeared yesterday, a […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/themes/arras162/images/thumbnail.png "CC Clue")
CC Clue
Posted on January 7, 2015 | 10 CommentsAllo, allo, allo, what ‘ave we ‘ere then? Gor blimey, it’s a right ‘un me ol’ cobbers! EDIT: Due to minor incompetency on my part this accidentally appeared yesterday, a […] -
CC Clue
Posted on January 2, 2015 | 35 CommentsHey wow, this was at my local supermarket on Christmas Eve. It’s awesomely uncommon and awesomely awesome – oh, and really rare in right-hand-drive too. So whaddya reckon? -
![Quick! Who remembers what they were doing back in 1997? If you’re like me, you’ll remember turning 24 at most… But happily, many of us car guys & gals remember […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/12/IMG_4090.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "My Unintentional COAL: 1989 Ford Sierra 2.9i Ghia 4×4 – Tales Of Sierras Past And How A 17-Year Dream Came True!")
My Unintentional COAL: 1989 Ford Sierra 2.9i Ghia 4×4 – Tales Of Sierras Past And How A 17-Year Dream Came True!
Posted on December 19, 2014 | 56 CommentsQuick! Who remembers what they were doing back in 1997? If you’re like me, you’ll remember turning 24 at most… But happily, many of us car guys & gals remember […] -
![So we’ve all done it. Bought something because it was there rather than because we needed it. Sometimes the purchase is flung into a drawer or cupboard, never to be […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/12/IMG_2377-2.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "My Unintentional COAL I: 1993 Honda Ascot FBX – How I Fell In Like With A Magnificent Honda")
My Unintentional COAL I: 1993 Honda Ascot FBX – How I Fell In Like With A Magnificent Honda
Posted on December 12, 2014 | 78 CommentsSo we’ve all done it. Bought something because it was there rather than because we needed it. Sometimes the purchase is flung into a drawer or cupboard, never to be […] -
![Hmmm, what can this be? It’s high-resolution, to give you more to think about! No, not the mudflap, what’s it attached to? There are only 63 of this year, spec […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/12/Clue.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CC Clue – updated with additional photo!")
CC Clue – updated with additional photo!
Posted on December 10, 2014 | 12 CommentsHmmm, what can this be? It’s high-resolution, to give you more to think about! No, not the mudflap, what’s it attached to? There are only 63 of this year, spec […] -
![Well no-one found Tom’s 1976 Cadillac Coupe de Ville at the bottom of a Cracker Jack box yesterday. What about today’s CC Clue? It’s not a Cadillac – or […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/12/Clue3.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CC Clue")
CC Clue
Posted on December 5, 2014 | 24 CommentsWell no-one found Tom’s 1976 Cadillac Coupe de Ville at the bottom of a Cracker Jack box yesterday. What about today’s CC Clue? It’s not a Cadillac – or […] -
![(click images for full size view) Earlier this year, we here at the Royal Curbside Classic Towers celebrated Thunderbird Week by watching every episode. Oh, hang on, wrong Thunderbirds, rather […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/Contents2.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Magazine Classic: 1986 Holden Commodore vs Europe – Challenging Teenage Perceptions II")
Magazine Classic: 1986 Holden Commodore vs Europe – Challenging Teenage Perceptions II
Posted on November 28, 2014 | 36 Comments(click images for full size view) Earlier this year, we here at the Royal Curbside Classic Towers celebrated Thunderbird Week by watching every episode. Oh, hang on, wrong Thunderbirds, rather […] -
![We’ve all experienced it: There’s a nice classic car in town, but you only ever see it when your phone/camera is in your other trousers. In my case, this 1977 Porsche […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/1977-Porsche-911S-white-b.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Capsule: 1977 Porsche 911S – 18 Years Chasing The One That Finally Didn’t Get Away!")
Curbside Capsule: 1977 Porsche 911S – 18 Years Chasing The One That Finally Didn’t Get Away!
Posted on October 29, 2014 | 16 CommentsWe’ve all experienced it: There’s a nice classic car in town, but you only ever see it when your phone/camera is in your other trousers. In my case, this 1977 Porsche […] -
![1987: the stock market crashed, the world’s population reached five billion, Maggie Thatcher scored term #3 in the UK, Michael Jackson released Bad, and worse, New Zealand’s relationship with […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/Audi-200T.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Magazine Classic: 1987 Ford Thunderbird Turbo – Challenging Teenage Perceptions")
Magazine Classic: 1987 Ford Thunderbird Turbo – Challenging Teenage Perceptions
Posted on October 23, 2014 | 88 Comments1987: the stock market crashed, the world’s population reached five billion, Maggie Thatcher scored term #3 in the UK, Michael Jackson released Bad, and worse, New Zealand’s relationship with […]
