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Curbside Classics Archives
CC For Sale Archive
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Craigslist Classic: The High Mileage $5k Cutty Supreme
Posted on June 22, 2015 | 59 CommentsLet us step back for a moment and run the figures: a 24 year old car with 184,000 miles on the clock for $5,000. -
![With the profound success we have realized with the Midwest branch of the CC Sales Lot, we have now opened a second Midwest location. At the rate we are growing, […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/IMG_4760.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CC Sales Lot, The Second Midwest Branch: The Agony of Desire and The Ecstasy of Conquest")
CC Sales Lot, The Second Midwest Branch: The Agony of Desire and The Ecstasy of Conquest
Posted on May 15, 2015 | 42 CommentsWith the profound success we have realized with the Midwest branch of the CC Sales Lot, we have now opened a second Midwest location. At the rate we are growing, […] -
![The Breezeway Mercuries were one of the oddities of the sixties. Why Mercury chose to bring back this design that was used on the unsuccessful 1958-1960 Lincoln Continental is hard […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/CC-243-049-1200.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CC For Sale: 1964 Mercury Montclair – Care For A Breezy Car?")
CC For Sale: 1964 Mercury Montclair – Care For A Breezy Car?
Posted on May 11, 2015 | 55 CommentsThe Breezeway Mercuries were one of the oddities of the sixties. Why Mercury chose to bring back this design that was used on the unsuccessful 1958-1960 Lincoln Continental is hard […] -
![I browse through car listings on eBay regularly, and although I see many cars I’d like to own, after a moment of daydreaming, I’m able to move on. Every once in […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/1995-840i.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "eBay Find (With CC Minature): 1995 BMW 840Ci – Best Of All, It’s Green")
eBay Find (With CC Minature): 1995 BMW 840Ci – Best Of All, It’s Green
Posted on April 27, 2015 | 46 CommentsI browse through car listings on eBay regularly, and although I see many cars I’d like to own, after a moment of daydreaming, I’m able to move on. Every once in […] -
![Somebody (Constant Reader) heard me thinking about this high mileage Fiat, as just the other day I was wondering whether it was still racking up the miles for owner Gil […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/Fiat-1980-Brava.png?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CC For Sale: 1980 Fiat Brava (131) With 559,355 Miles – The Original Engine Is Smoking Though")
CC For Sale: 1980 Fiat Brava (131) With 559,355 Miles – The Original Engine Is Smoking Though
Posted on March 4, 2015 | 55 CommentsSomebody (Constant Reader) heard me thinking about this high mileage Fiat, as just the other day I was wondering whether it was still racking up the miles for owner Gil […] -
![(Jeff Hwang thought this might be of interest to you all. I’ll let the ad copy speak for itself.) This is a 1979 Dodge St. Regis. One of the […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/Dodge-1979-St-Regis-fq.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CL Find: 1979 Dodge St. Regis – $1700, OBO, Or Trade For Another 70s Car")
CL Find: 1979 Dodge St. Regis – $1700, OBO, Or Trade For Another 70s Car
Posted on February 21, 2015 | 78 Comments(Jeff Hwang thought this might be of interest to you all. I’ll let the ad copy speak for itself.) This is a 1979 Dodge St. Regis. One of the […] -
CL Find: 1972 Oldsmobile Vista Cruiser – The California Car
Posted on February 16, 2015 | 44 Comments$12,500 is the asking price. If it’s truly a California car with North Carolina license plates for sale in Virginia, is it worth it? -
![(hat tip to Kevin Li) Depreciation is a bitch; the minute you drive off the lot, your new car is worth a whole lot less. Even more so if you […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/Pontiac-1984-Fiero-fq.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Exceptional CL Find: “Brand New” 1984 Pontiac Fiero – Heavily Discounted From Its Original Price")
Exceptional CL Find: “Brand New” 1984 Pontiac Fiero – Heavily Discounted From Its Original Price
Posted on February 12, 2015 | 46 Comments(hat tip to Kevin Li) Depreciation is a bitch; the minute you drive off the lot, your new car is worth a whole lot less. Even more so if you […] -
![Son Ed was perusing Craigslist when he found this unusual find: a 1953 Packard “hearse”. I assume it’s most likely actually a “service car”, used to transport corpses to the […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/Packard-1953-hearse-side.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CL Find: 1953 Packard Henney “Junior” Professional Car – Two Door Sedan Delivery Version")
CL Find: 1953 Packard Henney “Junior” Professional Car – Two Door Sedan Delivery Version
Posted on February 12, 2015 | 23 CommentsSon Ed was perusing Craigslist when he found this unusual find: a 1953 Packard “hearse”. I assume it’s most likely actually a “service car”, used to transport corpses to the […] -
![CC reader Andrew W. sent me a link to something a bit out of the ordinary for sale: a van for all you Trekkies. Isn’t this just what you’ve been […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/GMC-1978-boogie-van-rq.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CL Find: 1978 GMC Star Trek Theme Boogie Van")
CL Find: 1978 GMC Star Trek Theme Boogie Van
Posted on February 6, 2015 | 46 CommentsCC reader Andrew W. sent me a link to something a bit out of the ordinary for sale: a van for all you Trekkies. Isn’t this just what you’ve been […] -
![The 1986-1991 H-bodies tend to get a lot of hate (although not quite as much as their 1985-1990 C-body cousins). Even as someone with a soft spot for these cars, […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/31.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "eBay Classic: 1990 Oldsmobile Eighty-Eight Royale Coupe – Once In A Blue Moon")
eBay Classic: 1990 Oldsmobile Eighty-Eight Royale Coupe – Once In A Blue Moon
Posted on February 3, 2015 | 81 CommentsThe 1986-1991 H-bodies tend to get a lot of hate (although not quite as much as their 1985-1990 C-body cousins). Even as someone with a soft spot for these cars, […] -
![While scrolling down a car website the other day I came across a link to a car ad on a Dutch online auction and shopping website. The car itself was […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/Mercedes-2.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "eBay (-ish) Find: 2001 Mercedes-Benz C-Class 200 CDI Automatic – With Only 563,000 Kilometers")
eBay (-ish) Find: 2001 Mercedes-Benz C-Class 200 CDI Automatic – With Only 563,000 Kilometers
Posted on January 19, 2015 | 22 CommentsWhile scrolling down a car website the other day I came across a link to a car ad on a Dutch online auction and shopping website. The car itself was […] -
![There was a time where one couldn’t turn around without tripping over a GM A-body, regardless of the location. The Pontiac 6000, alongside it’s badge-engineered corporate cousins in the Chevrolet […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/Pontiac-1991-6000-fq.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Used Car Lot Classic: 1991 Pontiac 6000 LE – A Rare Sight?")
Used Car Lot Classic: 1991 Pontiac 6000 LE – A Rare Sight?
Posted on January 13, 2015 | 86 CommentsThere was a time where one couldn’t turn around without tripping over a GM A-body, regardless of the location. The Pontiac 6000, alongside it’s badge-engineered corporate cousins in the Chevrolet […] -
![CC reader Teddy sent me another CL ad that caught his eye (and mine). The ad text is short and direct: 1964 Chevy Impala 4-door with a 283 motor. Tires […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/CL-64-chevy.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CC For Sale: The Last $1000 ’64 Chevy Impala Hardtop?")
CC For Sale: The Last $1000 ’64 Chevy Impala Hardtop?
Posted on January 3, 2015 | 20 CommentsCC reader Teddy sent me another CL ad that caught his eye (and mine). The ad text is short and direct: 1964 Chevy Impala 4-door with a 283 motor. Tires […] -
![CC reader Teddy sent me the link to this ’88 GV for sale. He said he’d never seen one like this before, nor have I. We’ve seen quite a few […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/12/Dodge-1988-GC-hearse.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Oddball CC For Sale: 1988 Plymouth Ultra Grand Voyager Brougham – Just The Thing For The Final Voyage")
Oddball CC For Sale: 1988 Plymouth Ultra Grand Voyager Brougham – Just The Thing For The Final Voyage
Posted on December 27, 2014 | 40 CommentsCC reader Teddy sent me the link to this ’88 GV for sale. He said he’d never seen one like this before, nor have I. We’ve seen quite a few […]
