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Curbside Classics Archives
CC Outtake Archive
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![(first posted 7/4/2017) Back in March this year, fellow Curbivore Tatra87 gave us an excellent summary history of the Gordon Keeble Company and the GK1 Coupe. And yesterday, […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/WP_20170625_009.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Outtake: 1965 Gordon Keeble GK1 – The CC Effect At Work")
Curbside Outtake: 1965 Gordon Keeble GK1 – The CC Effect At Work
Posted on July 6, 2023 | 42 Comments(first posted 7/4/2017) Back in March this year, fellow Curbivore Tatra87 gave us an excellent summary history of the Gordon Keeble Company and the GK1 Coupe. And yesterday, […] -
![Since there have been a few wagon posts here recently, I’m adding a recent Outtake by itself rather than saving it for a longer post. I’m pretty sure this is […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/IMG_7622.jpeg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Outtake: 1969 Chrysler Town & Country")
Curbside Outtake: 1969 Chrysler Town & Country
Posted on July 6, 2023 | 34 CommentsSince there have been a few wagon posts here recently, I’m adding a recent Outtake by itself rather than saving it for a longer post. I’m pretty sure this is […] -
![A loaded combination, regardless its size, that’s my favorite kind of still life. WYSIWYG-style, more specifically. Just like this wheeled display unit, with both side-dropsides dropped. The position of the […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/IMG_1239.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CC Outtake: 2001 Nissan Patrol (Y61) And 2007 Humbaur – Garage Sale On Tour")
CC Outtake: 2001 Nissan Patrol (Y61) And 2007 Humbaur – Garage Sale On Tour
Posted on July 3, 2023 | 8 CommentsA loaded combination, regardless its size, that’s my favorite kind of still life. WYSIWYG-style, more specifically. Just like this wheeled display unit, with both side-dropsides dropped. The position of the […] -
![I was out test-driving the Jeep after last week’s repair when I caught this out of the corner of my eye parked in a side street, thankfully far enough away […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/IMG_8087.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Creation: When You Really Need A Flatbed Trailer And Only Have Mad Sawzall Skillz And A Spare RV")
Curbside Creation: When You Really Need A Flatbed Trailer And Only Have Mad Sawzall Skillz And A Spare RV
Posted on July 2, 2023 | 25 CommentsI was out test-driving the Jeep after last week’s repair when I caught this out of the corner of my eye parked in a side street, thankfully far enough away […] -
![Our son’s 2007 Toyota Ractis is coming up for it’s biennial Japan Compulsory Insurance (JCI or “Shakken”) inspection in August. It still runs well but will need quite a few […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/Lgazo1-e1688021147433.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Outtake: New Car Shopping in Japan – Things Are a Little Different")
Curbside Outtake: New Car Shopping in Japan – Things Are a Little Different
Posted on July 1, 2023 | 34 CommentsOur son’s 2007 Toyota Ractis is coming up for it’s biennial Japan Compulsory Insurance (JCI or “Shakken”) inspection in August. It still runs well but will need quite a few […] -
Curbside Outtake: TVR Tasmin
Posted on June 26, 2023 | 19 CommentsMy neighbourhood never ceases to amaze me. I remember reading about the TVR Tasmin in the buff books, but I never thought I would see one in my area. -
![Well, the pleasure was in seeing this rig and it was all mine. I was in line at the junkyard with a few baubles to pay for and the owner […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/IMG_7846.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Parking Lot Pleasure: 1972 Ford F-250 Explorer Camper Special With Mitchell Camper – In For A Camper-Ectomy")
Parking Lot Pleasure: 1972 Ford F-250 Explorer Camper Special With Mitchell Camper – In For A Camper-Ectomy
Posted on June 26, 2023 | 29 CommentsWell, the pleasure was in seeing this rig and it was all mine. I was in line at the junkyard with a few baubles to pay for and the owner […] -
![(first posted 6/24/2017) When we settled down in our suburban Tokyo neighborhood a good ten years ago, one of the things I was most looking forward to was […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/IMGP2501-1.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Outtake: 1970 Dodge Charger – Not the Car I’d Take to the Annual Police Ball…")
Curbside Outtake: 1970 Dodge Charger – Not the Car I’d Take to the Annual Police Ball…
Posted on June 24, 2023 | 33 Comments(first posted 6/24/2017) When we settled down in our suburban Tokyo neighborhood a good ten years ago, one of the things I was most looking forward to was […] -
![EVs have come a very long way in just 15 years. In case you need reminding, in 2008, the Zap Xebra was just about the only EV a regular person […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/IMG_0743-1.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Outtake: Long-Dead Zap Xebras – EVs Have Come A Long Way In 15 Years")
Curbside Outtake: Long-Dead Zap Xebras – EVs Have Come A Long Way In 15 Years
Posted on June 13, 2023 | 21 CommentsEVs have come a very long way in just 15 years. In case you need reminding, in 2008, the Zap Xebra was just about the only EV a regular person […] -
![(first posted 6/10/2017) Pride in one’s car finds many ways to be expressed. For many, a cap or t-shirt is enough; some may go as far as to […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/1200-Plaque.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CC Global Outtake: To Eternity, With a 1958 Edsel")
CC Global Outtake: To Eternity, With a 1958 Edsel
Posted on June 10, 2023 | 22 Comments(first posted 6/10/2017) Pride in one’s car finds many ways to be expressed. For many, a cap or t-shirt is enough; some may go as far as to […] -
![(first posted 6/7/2017) One of Old GM’s worst habits was to drag out model cycles. This afflicted most severely their subcompact and compact offerings—witness the 13-year run of […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/chevrolet-cavaliers.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CC Outtake: 1995 & 2003 Chevrolet Cavaliers – Is This 8 Years Of Progress?")
CC Outtake: 1995 & 2003 Chevrolet Cavaliers – Is This 8 Years Of Progress?
Posted on June 7, 2023 | 81 Comments(first posted 6/7/2017) One of Old GM’s worst habits was to drag out model cycles. This afflicted most severely their subcompact and compact offerings—witness the 13-year run of […] -
![(first posted 6/6/2017) The IKA/Renault Torino, produced first by Industrias Kaiser Argentina and then by Renault from 1966 to 1982, has become a minor legend in the North […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/1200-Front-corner.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CC Global Outtake: IKA Torino in Buenos Aires")
CC Global Outtake: IKA Torino in Buenos Aires
Posted on June 6, 2023 | 29 Comments(first posted 6/6/2017) The IKA/Renault Torino, produced first by Industrias Kaiser Argentina and then by Renault from 1966 to 1982, has become a minor legend in the North […] -
![Well, Daimler Truck AG and Cummins Inc., actually. Initially, it’s about medium-duty truck (and bus) diesels, to be introduced in the foreseeable future. Those are the engines that are typically […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/IMG_1095.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CC Outtake: Mercedes-Benz And Cummins Have Joined Forces")
CC Outtake: Mercedes-Benz And Cummins Have Joined Forces
Posted on May 20, 2023 | 19 CommentsWell, Daimler Truck AG and Cummins Inc., actually. Initially, it’s about medium-duty truck (and bus) diesels, to be introduced in the foreseeable future. Those are the engines that are typically […] -
![(first posted 5/19/2017) CC reader Tim Finn in Portland sent me these pictures of this Deathmobile hearse, wondering what its true maker really was. It’s a perfect encapsulation of […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/Deathmobile-01.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Outtake: 1961 Deathmobile Hearse")
Curbside Outtake: 1961 Deathmobile Hearse
Posted on May 19, 2023 | 54 Comments(first posted 5/19/2017) CC reader Tim Finn in Portland sent me these pictures of this Deathmobile hearse, wondering what its true maker really was. It’s a perfect encapsulation of […] -
Curbside Outtake: Old Corolla With Bio-Art
Posted on May 19, 2023 | 9 CommentsOld Corollas are evergreens, but what about “green” Corollas, with what appear to be living or at least formerly-living elements on its exterior?
