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Curbside Classics Archives
About Author: Robert Kim
Posts by Robert Kim
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![The first generation Volkswagen Rabbit has become a rare sight in the Washington, DC/Maryland/Virginia area, but in the immediate vicinity of where I live, there are several that continue to roam […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/1-Rabbit-diesel.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CC Outtake: Easter Bunnies")
CC Outtake: Easter Bunnies
Posted on April 20, 2014 | 16 CommentsThe first generation Volkswagen Rabbit has become a rare sight in the Washington, DC/Maryland/Virginia area, but in the immediate vicinity of where I live, there are several that continue to roam […] -
![The Cohort Sighting of a Lancia Aurelia B24 Spyder on Sunday displayed the beauty of this early ’50s Italian classic. Rare and remembered by few today, Aurelias were rare and almost unknown in the […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/04161411.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Vintage Capsule Overview: Lancia Aurelia B20 Coupe")
Vintage Capsule Overview: Lancia Aurelia B20 Coupe
Posted on April 17, 2014 | 23 CommentsThe Cohort Sighting of a Lancia Aurelia B24 Spyder on Sunday displayed the beauty of this early ’50s Italian classic. Rare and remembered by few today, Aurelias were rare and almost unknown in the […] -
![An Outtake by Paul on Tuesday began with a statement about the first day of spring from “One Man’s Meat” by E.B. White. At almost the exact moment when that story […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/1-600.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CC Outtake: The Wienermobile")
CC Outtake: The Wienermobile
Posted on April 10, 2014 | 35 CommentsAn Outtake by Paul on Tuesday began with a statement about the first day of spring from “One Man’s Meat” by E.B. White. At almost the exact moment when that story […] -
![The Plymouth Volare and Dodge Aspen get little or no love here (except here – ED), receiving Chrysler Deadly Sin #1 status from the brain trust and much of the commentariat. Nevertheless, in keeping with the […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/600-1.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CC Capsule: Plymouth Volare – Glamor Shots")
CC Capsule: Plymouth Volare – Glamor Shots
Posted on April 10, 2014 | 25 CommentsThe Plymouth Volare and Dodge Aspen get little or no love here (except here – ED), receiving Chrysler Deadly Sin #1 status from the brain trust and much of the commentariat. Nevertheless, in keeping with the […] -
![Regularly seeing the same car for almost 40 years is uncommon, but it’s an experience I have enjoyed with this 1974-75 Oldsmobile Cutlass Vista Cruiser wagon. The house where I spent most of my […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/Vista-Cruiser-1.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CC Outtake: Farewell to an Old(s) Neighbor")
CC Outtake: Farewell to an Old(s) Neighbor
Posted on April 8, 2014 | 30 CommentsRegularly seeing the same car for almost 40 years is uncommon, but it’s an experience I have enjoyed with this 1974-75 Oldsmobile Cutlass Vista Cruiser wagon. The house where I spent most of my […] -
![With spring finally displacing the East Coast’s long and snowy winter, convertibles are starting to come out again, along with joggers and gym-goers trying to look good as beach season rapidly approaches. What […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/1-64-Cad-main.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CC Outtake: 1963 Cadillac Convertible – How to Turn Heads at Age 50")
CC Outtake: 1963 Cadillac Convertible – How to Turn Heads at Age 50
Posted on April 3, 2014 | 34 CommentsWith spring finally displacing the East Coast’s long and snowy winter, convertibles are starting to come out again, along with joggers and gym-goers trying to look good as beach season rapidly approaches. What […] -
![On this day 72 years ago, a Willys MB Jeep rolled off the Willys-Overland assembly line in Toledo, Ohio. A routine event during a war in which 653,568 jeeps were manufactured from […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/Data-plates-cropped.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Vintage Outtake: Willys MB – Some One Had Blunder’d")
Vintage Outtake: Willys MB – Some One Had Blunder’d
Posted on March 31, 2014 | 22 CommentsOn this day 72 years ago, a Willys MB Jeep rolled off the Willys-Overland assembly line in Toledo, Ohio. A routine event during a war in which 653,568 jeeps were manufactured from […] -
![The debut of the downsized B-Body full size cars in 1977 was a complete success for General Motors, redefining the full size class and introducing a fundamentally sound basic design that would endure […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/600-11.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Vintage Ad: GM Announces Its 1977 Full Size Cars")
Vintage Ad: GM Announces Its 1977 Full Size Cars
Posted on March 19, 2014 | 123 CommentsThe debut of the downsized B-Body full size cars in 1977 was a complete success for General Motors, redefining the full size class and introducing a fundamentally sound basic design that would endure […] -
![Only two blocks from the Washington, DC street parking space once occupied for 15 years by a svelte Citroen SM, this early aerodynamic car from another decade appeared recently. Rare in the area when […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/600-Merkur-2.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CC Outtake: 1988-89 Merkur XR4Ti")
CC Outtake: 1988-89 Merkur XR4Ti
Posted on March 3, 2014 | 43 CommentsOnly two blocks from the Washington, DC street parking space once occupied for 15 years by a svelte Citroen SM, this early aerodynamic car from another decade appeared recently. Rare in the area when […] -
![From the late 1970s to the mid 1990s, this white Citroen SM sat parked on P Street in Georgetown in Washington, DC. It descended to earth with its hydro-pneumatic suspension […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/3citroensm.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside UFO Sighting: A Citroen SM Parked In Washington, DC For 15 Years")
Curbside UFO Sighting: A Citroen SM Parked In Washington, DC For 15 Years
Posted on March 3, 2014 | 30 CommentsFrom the late 1970s to the mid 1990s, this white Citroen SM sat parked on P Street in Georgetown in Washington, DC. It descended to earth with its hydro-pneumatic suspension […] -
![The recent strife in Ukraine, which has seen the flight of President Viktor Yanukovych from the capital Kiev, has included a scene that is obligatory in the fall of corrupt […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/600-800px-Horch_855_Special-Roadster_Bj__1939_2013-09-03.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CC Global: Horch 855 Special Roadster, 1 of 7 Built, Missing in Ukraine")
CC Global: Horch 855 Special Roadster, 1 of 7 Built, Missing in Ukraine
Posted on February 26, 2014 | 35 CommentsThe recent strife in Ukraine, which has seen the flight of President Viktor Yanukovych from the capital Kiev, has included a scene that is obligatory in the fall of corrupt […] -
![The FX television series Archer, which premiered in January 2010, has earned a well-deserved reputation for offbeat humor and clever plays on traditional spy movie themes. Less noticed by most […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/Aston-Martin-V8-Vantage-1978.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CC TV: Cars of Archer")
CC TV: Cars of Archer
Posted on February 24, 2014 | 20 CommentsThe FX television series Archer, which premiered in January 2010, has earned a well-deserved reputation for offbeat humor and clever plays on traditional spy movie themes. Less noticed by most […] -
![February 23, the last day of the 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi, also is a national holiday in Russia and other former Soviet states called Defender of the Fatherland Day, the equivalent […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/1200-ZAZ-965-Manual.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Russian Veterans Day Special: Zaporozhets ZAZ-965/966/968 Models For Wounded Veterans")
Russian Veterans Day Special: Zaporozhets ZAZ-965/966/968 Models For Wounded Veterans
Posted on February 23, 2014 | 28 CommentsFebruary 23, the last day of the 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi, also is a national holiday in Russia and other former Soviet states called Defender of the Fatherland Day, the equivalent […] -
![The series on the history of the Dodge Colt that started with the 1971-73 Colt and the Cohort Sighting of a Toyota Corolla 1600 wagon, and the fond reminisces that […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/1-Colt-and-Corolla-cropped.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Vintage Review: 1972 Dodge Colt and Toyota Corolla 1600 Wagons")
Vintage Review: 1972 Dodge Colt and Toyota Corolla 1600 Wagons
Posted on February 22, 2014 | 27 CommentsThe series on the history of the Dodge Colt that started with the 1971-73 Colt and the Cohort Sighting of a Toyota Corolla 1600 wagon, and the fond reminisces that […] -
![Walking through Saigon outside of Ben Thanh Market, I saw a small, odd looking motorcycle among the masses of Honda Super Cubs, Dreams and Waves normally seen in Vietnam. It was […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/600-Schwinn-1.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Kickstand Faux Classic: Schwinn Motorbike")
Kickstand Faux Classic: Schwinn Motorbike
Posted on February 13, 2014 | 24 CommentsWalking through Saigon outside of Ben Thanh Market, I saw a small, odd looking motorcycle among the masses of Honda Super Cubs, Dreams and Waves normally seen in Vietnam. It was […]
