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Curbside Classics Archives
About Author: Robert Kim
Posts by Robert Kim
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![Welcome to the first part of what I expect to be a three or more part series about the second life of the car shown above: a 1986 Oldsmobile Custom Cruiser. This […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/11/1-Front-view1.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "My Global CC: To The Gambia, In Your Grandmother’s Oldsmobile")
My Global CC: To The Gambia, In Your Grandmother’s Oldsmobile
Posted on November 30, 2013 | 68 CommentsWelcome to the first part of what I expect to be a three or more part series about the second life of the car shown above: a 1986 Oldsmobile Custom Cruiser. This […] -
![Cadillac made its “last convertible” in 1976 with its widely hyped final run of Eldorado ragtops, but unknown to most, anyone (with a lot of cash) could order a new de Ville […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/themes/arras162/images/thumbnail.png "Vintage Ad: 1979 Hess & Eisenhardt LeCabriolet")
Vintage Ad: 1979 Hess & Eisenhardt LeCabriolet
Posted on November 28, 2013 | 28 CommentsCadillac made its “last convertible” in 1976 with its widely hyped final run of Eldorado ragtops, but unknown to most, anyone (with a lot of cash) could order a new de Ville […] -
![When the types of cars that are the focus of this website appear on television, the program usually is on a nostalgia cable network and is as old as the […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/11/1-1977-Olds-Delta-88.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CCTV: Cars of The Americans")
CCTV: Cars of The Americans
Posted on November 24, 2013 | 44 CommentsWhen the types of cars that are the focus of this website appear on television, the program usually is on a nostalgia cable network and is as old as the […] -
![Merlettes, actually. The classic Cadillac crest has two groups of three birds that are usually identified as ducks, but are really merlettes – a bird used in French heraldry that […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/11/3-Ducks-in-a-row.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CC Outtake: Ducks in a Row")
CC Outtake: Ducks in a Row
Posted on November 22, 2013 | 23 CommentsMerlettes, actually. The classic Cadillac crest has two groups of three birds that are usually identified as ducks, but are really merlettes – a bird used in French heraldry that […] -
CC Outtakes: A Tale of Two Villes
Posted on November 21, 2013 | 39 CommentsIt was the best of times. -
![Long before any car becomes a classic, it was a new car, and the advertisements dreamed up by the Mad Men usually proclaim every new car to be the latest and greatest. In the case of the 1978 […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/11/300SD-1.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Vintage Left Brain Ad: 1978 Mercedes-Benz 300SD Turbodiesel")
Vintage Left Brain Ad: 1978 Mercedes-Benz 300SD Turbodiesel
Posted on November 16, 2013 | 16 CommentsLong before any car becomes a classic, it was a new car, and the advertisements dreamed up by the Mad Men usually proclaim every new car to be the latest and greatest. In the case of the 1978 […] -
![On Stockholm streets filled with a vast fleet of classic American cars, one particular tall ship – a very tall one indeed – towers over the rest. Here, any American […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/11/1-Front-view.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic Global: Dodge Ram Van Charger 4×4 in Sweden")
Curbside Classic Global: Dodge Ram Van Charger 4×4 in Sweden
Posted on November 13, 2013 | 19 CommentsOn Stockholm streets filled with a vast fleet of classic American cars, one particular tall ship – a very tall one indeed – towers over the rest. Here, any American […] -
![“Grandpa, were you a hero in the war?” “No, but I served in a company of heroes.” Richard Winters spoke these famous words in the interview that concluded the epic […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/11/KW-Parts-for-American-Cars.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CC Global Outtake: Not a Classic Van, But It Serves in a Company of Classics")
CC Global Outtake: Not a Classic Van, But It Serves in a Company of Classics
Posted on November 11, 2013 | 21 Comments“Grandpa, were you a hero in the war?” “No, but I served in a company of heroes.” Richard Winters spoke these famous words in the interview that concluded the epic […] -
![A black hearse that is itself only a few miles from the auto graveyard is most people’s image of an ideal Halloween car. The hearse usually will be a Cadillac, […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/Halloween-Volvo.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CC Outtake: Halloween Hearse, Swedish Style")
CC Outtake: Halloween Hearse, Swedish Style
Posted on October 31, 2013 | 10 CommentsA black hearse that is itself only a few miles from the auto graveyard is most people’s image of an ideal Halloween car. The hearse usually will be a Cadillac, […] -
![Spotted on a street in Stockholm, Sweden, this Ford Taunus from the “Project 5” (P5) generation of 1964-67 immediately created the feeling that I had seen it before somewhere. I […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/1-Taunus.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CC Global: 1964-67 Ford Taunus – Der Deutsche Falcon")
CC Global: 1964-67 Ford Taunus – Der Deutsche Falcon
Posted on October 6, 2013 | 33 CommentsSpotted on a street in Stockholm, Sweden, this Ford Taunus from the “Project 5” (P5) generation of 1964-67 immediately created the feeling that I had seen it before somewhere. I […] -
![Growing up in the United States, almost everyone becomes familiar with the Sesame Street song and regular feature, “One of These Things Is Not Like the Others.” Here is an […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/Transporter.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CC Outtake: One of These Things Is Not Like the Others")
CC Outtake: One of These Things Is Not Like the Others
Posted on October 5, 2013 | 21 CommentsGrowing up in the United States, almost everyone becomes familiar with the Sesame Street song and regular feature, “One of These Things Is Not Like the Others.” Here is an […] -
![(image courtesy weilinet.com) Volkswagen do Brasil has produced a number of models over the years by taking familiar VW designs and conducting radicalsurgery to tweak and twist them in surreal ways. The VW Gol […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/1-Front2.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CC Global: VW Brasilia – Another Alternate Universe Brazilian VW")
CC Global: VW Brasilia – Another Alternate Universe Brazilian VW
Posted on September 27, 2013 | 35 Comments(image courtesy weilinet.com) Volkswagen do Brasil has produced a number of models over the years by taking familiar VW designs and conducting radicalsurgery to tweak and twist them in surreal ways. The VW Gol […] -
![“What is the ultimate Volkswagen van?” is a question that should inspire debate. A flower-power-painted hippy bus would be the answer to some. A Samba tour bus with its many windows and giant sunroof would the […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/1-Van.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CC Outtake: VW Westfalia Inspired by Porsche")
CC Outtake: VW Westfalia Inspired by Porsche
Posted on September 26, 2013 | 4 Comments“What is the ultimate Volkswagen van?” is a question that should inspire debate. A flower-power-painted hippy bus would be the answer to some. A Samba tour bus with its many windows and giant sunroof would the […] -
![After almost a week of covering American classics in Sweden, it’s about time to look at a Swedish classic in its home country. Here, from the (sadly) defunct Saab Automobile […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/1-Front1.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CC Global: 1970 Saab 96 in Stockholm")
CC Global: 1970 Saab 96 in Stockholm
Posted on September 21, 2013 | 22 CommentsAfter almost a week of covering American classics in Sweden, it’s about time to look at a Swedish classic in its home country. Here, from the (sadly) defunct Saab Automobile […] -
![The Jeep Cherokee (XJ) was one of the great successes and milestone cars of the U.S. automobile industry, a pioneer in the sport utility vehicle segment of the market and […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/2-Ad.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CC Global: Jeep Cherokee – The American Global Classic")
CC Global: Jeep Cherokee – The American Global Classic
Posted on September 20, 2013 | 36 CommentsThe Jeep Cherokee (XJ) was one of the great successes and milestone cars of the U.S. automobile industry, a pioneer in the sport utility vehicle segment of the market and […]
