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![I have no idea how in the world this MG A came to a corner of my street in Bangkok. It looked like it materialized there from another dimension. Or […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/IMG_20181212_124234-copy.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1959 MGA 1500 Le Mans Replica – The OMG Factor")
Curbside Classic: 1959 MGA 1500 Le Mans Replica – The OMG Factor
Posted on February 16, 2019 | 8 CommentsI have no idea how in the world this MG A came to a corner of my street in Bangkok. It looked like it materialized there from another dimension. Or […] -
![How’s that for a chalk-and-cheese duo? A truly historic American truck and (in my view) the only good-looking American Ford of the ‘70s, side by side in Chtuchak, in the […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/IMG_20181002_101156-copy.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CC Twofer: 1942 Dodge WC Power Wagon & 1972 Ford Maverick – Unlikely Pairing, Bizarre Similarities")
CC Twofer: 1942 Dodge WC Power Wagon & 1972 Ford Maverick – Unlikely Pairing, Bizarre Similarities
Posted on February 13, 2019 | 39 CommentsHow’s that for a chalk-and-cheese duo? A truly historic American truck and (in my view) the only good-looking American Ford of the ‘70s, side by side in Chtuchak, in the […] -
![It’s been a loooong while since I’ve participated in CC. One might also term it “a stretch”. So it’s only fitting that I would return with a short piece about […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/IMG_20181206_152004-copy.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "In-Motion Classic: 2001 BMW 750iXL L7 (E38) – Why Can’t We All Just Get A Long [BMW]?")
In-Motion Classic: 2001 BMW 750iXL L7 (E38) – Why Can’t We All Just Get A Long [BMW]?
Posted on February 10, 2019 | 23 CommentsIt’s been a loooong while since I’ve participated in CC. One might also term it “a stretch”. So it’s only fitting that I would return with a short piece about […] -
![Chinese cars are still relatively uncommon in my part of the world, but things are a bit different when one looks at trucks and buses. FAW, Dong Feng, Yutong and […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/IMG_20180711_153933.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Bus Stop Outtake: Golden Dragon XML6126 – The Art Of Cutting And Pasting")
Bus Stop Outtake: Golden Dragon XML6126 – The Art Of Cutting And Pasting
Posted on October 20, 2018 | 21 CommentsChinese cars are still relatively uncommon in my part of the world, but things are a bit different when one looks at trucks and buses. FAW, Dong Feng, Yutong and […] -
![Copies of this 25-minute film, imaginatively entitled Love Thy Customer, were presumably sent to Ford dealerships across America around the summer of 1966. It worth watching, if only is a ’60s […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/The_Doors_1966.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CC Video: 1966 Ford Sales Training Film — With Interesting Music")
CC Video: 1966 Ford Sales Training Film — With Interesting Music
Posted on August 15, 2018 | 30 CommentsCopies of this 25-minute film, imaginatively entitled Love Thy Customer, were presumably sent to Ford dealerships across America around the summer of 1966. It worth watching, if only is a ’60s […] -
![If a tree falls in the forest and nobody’s there, does it make a sound? If a small car is made in Malaysia and nobody buys it, will they carry […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/IMG_20180610_104419.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CC Global: 2005-2011 Proton Savvy – No Wonder")
CC Global: 2005-2011 Proton Savvy – No Wonder
Posted on July 27, 2018 | 20 CommentsIf a tree falls in the forest and nobody’s there, does it make a sound? If a small car is made in Malaysia and nobody buys it, will they carry […] -
![Aside from the usual “production” FWD Citroëns, there were a number of rare cars at this 15th International Citroën Car Club Rally (ICCCR). There usually are a few RWD cars […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/ICCCR_2012_two_-1.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Car Show Classics: ICCCR 2012 (Part 2) – The Rest (Pre-War, Coachbuilt, Prototypes, Other Marques)")
Car Show Classics: ICCCR 2012 (Part 2) – The Rest (Pre-War, Coachbuilt, Prototypes, Other Marques)
Posted on June 6, 2018 | 19 CommentsAside from the usual “production” FWD Citroëns, there were a number of rare cars at this 15th International Citroën Car Club Rally (ICCCR). There usually are a few RWD cars […] -
![O, to be in sunny England, on a bright and breezy summer’s day… with the clattering cacophony of flat-twins whirring up hills and sleek aerodynamic shapes resting on the grass? […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/ICCCR_2012_one_-7-1.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Car Show Classics: ICCCR 2012 (Part 1) – Post-War Series-Produced Citroëns")
Car Show Classics: ICCCR 2012 (Part 1) – Post-War Series-Produced Citroëns
Posted on June 5, 2018 | 30 CommentsO, to be in sunny England, on a bright and breezy summer’s day… with the clattering cacophony of flat-twins whirring up hills and sleek aerodynamic shapes resting on the grass? […] -
![I’ve been trying to put some order into my digital photo files lately, which led me to recover this gem, which a friend and I happened upon while walking in […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/chev1-1.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CC Capsule: 1961 Chevrolet Bel Air – Hint Of A Treasure Trove")
CC Capsule: 1961 Chevrolet Bel Air – Hint Of A Treasure Trove
Posted on May 9, 2018 | 35 CommentsI’ve been trying to put some order into my digital photo files lately, which led me to recover this gem, which a friend and I happened upon while walking in […] -
![It took me a few moments to realize, as I was on a large square in the Georgian capital, Tbilisi, that I had no idea what this car was. Like […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/IMG_20170916_175401-Copy.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CC Capsule: 2007 Iran Khodro Samand – Persian Rugged")
CC Capsule: 2007 Iran Khodro Samand – Persian Rugged
Posted on October 14, 2017 | 27 CommentsIt took me a few moments to realize, as I was on a large square in the Georgian capital, Tbilisi, that I had no idea what this car was. Like […] -
![This should be easy – what’s more identifiable than a car’s grille? I didn’t photoshop the badge away, I swear – that’s how it was on the car that was […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/IMG_20170916_175401.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CC Clue: How Good Are You At Grilles?")
CC Clue: How Good Are You At Grilles?
Posted on October 13, 2017 | 22 CommentsThis should be easy – what’s more identifiable than a car’s grille? I didn’t photoshop the badge away, I swear – that’s how it was on the car that was […] -
![I’m back from my rather busy holidays, re-settling into my temporary digs in Japan after two months in Europe. Pickings were quite rich in terms of Curbside Classics, so I […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/IMG_20170814_183224.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CC Capsule: 1932 Peugeot 201 T Commerciale – Ultimate Re-boot")
CC Capsule: 1932 Peugeot 201 T Commerciale – Ultimate Re-boot
Posted on September 24, 2017 | 15 CommentsI’m back from my rather busy holidays, re-settling into my temporary digs in Japan after two months in Europe. Pickings were quite rich in terms of Curbside Classics, so I […] -
![A recent re-run of Paul’s article on the 1946 Willys Jeep Station Wagon prompted this question in me, which I thought I should share with the wider CCommunity. The very […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/402commerciale.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CControversial Question: Who Made The First All-Steel Station Wagon?")
CControversial Question: Who Made The First All-Steel Station Wagon?
Posted on June 26, 2017 | 38 CommentsA recent re-run of Paul’s article on the 1946 Willys Jeep Station Wagon prompted this question in me, which I thought I should share with the wider CCommunity. The very […] -
![Chances are you’ve never seen one of these Mazda Jeeps: these were only built in Burma and never exported, as far as I know. There are still a few one […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/IMG_20170408_133444.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CC Global: 198x Mazda XV-1 (MJ-1) Pathfinder – Burma’s Only Claim To Automotive Fame")
CC Global: 198x Mazda XV-1 (MJ-1) Pathfinder – Burma’s Only Claim To Automotive Fame
Posted on June 15, 2017 | 28 CommentsChances are you’ve never seen one of these Mazda Jeeps: these were only built in Burma and never exported, as far as I know. There are still a few one […] -
![The good ol’ Crown. Toyota made generation after generation of these cars, yet they stayed pretty much the same. Well, it was the tried and tested American model: keep the […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/Crown_S130-8.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CC Capsule: 1989 Toyota Crown (S 130) Super Deluxe – Conservatism On Four Wheels")
CC Capsule: 1989 Toyota Crown (S 130) Super Deluxe – Conservatism On Four Wheels
Posted on June 13, 2017 | 24 CommentsThe good ol’ Crown. Toyota made generation after generation of these cars, yet they stayed pretty much the same. Well, it was the tried and tested American model: keep the […]
