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Curbside Classics Archives
CC Outtake Archive
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![It’s always a treat to find a special edition version of one of my favorite cars. The Alero La Femme was one of Olds’ last ditch efforts to carve out […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/CC-364-001.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CC Outtake: 2003 Olds Alero La Femme Edition – Pretty In Pink")
CC Outtake: 2003 Olds Alero La Femme Edition – Pretty In Pink
Posted on July 9, 2024 | 23 CommentsIt’s always a treat to find a special edition version of one of my favorite cars. The Alero La Femme was one of Olds’ last ditch efforts to carve out […] -
![Old Beetles aren’t that common anymore around the streets of San Salvador, but they aren’t all that rare either. However, there’s no way to deny that they’re dwindling in numbers, […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/IMG_20240616_153028898_HDR.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Find: 1963 VW Beetle – Curbside Brake Job")
Curbside Find: 1963 VW Beetle – Curbside Brake Job
Posted on July 3, 2024 | 12 CommentsOld Beetles aren’t that common anymore around the streets of San Salvador, but they aren’t all that rare either. However, there’s no way to deny that they’re dwindling in numbers, […] -
![(first posted 6/30/2018) Several weeks ago we were treated to a great post by Brendan on the Gen 1 Toyota Previa (JDM Estima) Van – today we’ll take […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/0.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Outtake: 2000 – 2005 2nd Generation Toyota Estima (Previa) Van: The One North America Didn’t Get")
Curbside Outtake: 2000 – 2005 2nd Generation Toyota Estima (Previa) Van: The One North America Didn’t Get
Posted on June 29, 2024 | 19 Comments(first posted 6/30/2018) Several weeks ago we were treated to a great post by Brendan on the Gen 1 Toyota Previa (JDM Estima) Van – today we’ll take […] -
![Beatty, Nevada is only a bit more than a hundred miles from Las Vegas, but it might as well be in a different universe. Of course that applies to much […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/IMG_2082.jpeg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Find: 1986 (or so) Lincoln Town Car Short Stretch Limo – Retired In Beatty, NV. From Las Vegas")
Curbside Find: 1986 (or so) Lincoln Town Car Short Stretch Limo – Retired In Beatty, NV. From Las Vegas
Posted on June 29, 2024 | 10 CommentsBeatty, Nevada is only a bit more than a hundred miles from Las Vegas, but it might as well be in a different universe. Of course that applies to much […] -
![It’s almost as if the VW Transporter/Bus was conceived as a camper van from the very beginning. It just lent itself to the task better than anything before, and it […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/IMG_2310.jpeg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Find: 1961 VW Transporter – Van Life Survivor With No Cosmetic Surgery")
Curbside Find: 1961 VW Transporter – Van Life Survivor With No Cosmetic Surgery
Posted on June 28, 2024 | 19 CommentsIt’s almost as if the VW Transporter/Bus was conceived as a camper van from the very beginning. It just lent itself to the task better than anything before, and it […] -
![(first posted 6/25/2018) The ratio of old Ford to Chevy pickups from the mid-70s through the 80s here is clearly a bit lopsided. And obviously it’s not rust that’s a […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/CC-351-033.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Find: 1977 (or so) Chevy C10 Pickup – It’s Not Only Old Ford Pickups That Are Still At Work")
Curbside Find: 1977 (or so) Chevy C10 Pickup – It’s Not Only Old Ford Pickups That Are Still At Work
Posted on June 27, 2024 | 53 Comments(first posted 6/25/2018) The ratio of old Ford to Chevy pickups from the mid-70s through the 80s here is clearly a bit lopsided. And obviously it’s not rust that’s a […] -
![It’s a fair question as to whether these Mazda-built Couriers were as tough as the Toyota pickup back in the day, but this one seems up to the task of […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/IMG_0754.jpeg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Find: 1976 Ford Courier – As Tough As A Toyota?")
Curbside Find: 1976 Ford Courier – As Tough As A Toyota?
Posted on June 18, 2024 | 22 CommentsIt’s a fair question as to whether these Mazda-built Couriers were as tough as the Toyota pickup back in the day, but this one seems up to the task of […] -
![(Update: After posting, I was informed that surviving 4-door Willys Wagons are very rare. Only 13 are counted so far, and this one would add one more to the record. […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/IMG_20240503_151939134.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CC Outtakes: Jeep Willys Wagon — Rare 4-Door Willys Wagon and Other Finds In Derelict Row")
CC Outtakes: Jeep Willys Wagon — Rare 4-Door Willys Wagon and Other Finds In Derelict Row
Posted on June 16, 2024 | 10 Comments(Update: After posting, I was informed that surviving 4-door Willys Wagons are very rare. Only 13 are counted so far, and this one would add one more to the record. […] -
![In Saul Bellow’s Henderson the Rain King, Eugene Henderson said that “in an age of madness, to expect to be untouched by madness is a form of madness. But the pursuit […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/PXL_20240601_125059596a.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CC Swap Meet: Random Buys And Finds At The Local Antique Festival – An Age Of Madness (And Boxes Of Transmission Parts)")
CC Swap Meet: Random Buys And Finds At The Local Antique Festival – An Age Of Madness (And Boxes Of Transmission Parts)
Posted on June 10, 2024 | 17 CommentsIn Saul Bellow’s Henderson the Rain King, Eugene Henderson said that “in an age of madness, to expect to be untouched by madness is a form of madness. But the pursuit […] -
![This is incredible! Found this on the Forward Look Forum of forcbodiesonly.com. Thought I’d share it with the CC audience just in case the photos should suddenly disappear from the […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/Screenshot-2024-06-05-at-23-23-53-47324165-1245-482F-AEF4-8FE37445B24C.jpeg-JPEG-Image-1024-%C3%97-768-pixels-%E2%80%94-Scaled-97.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1958 Plymouth Fury–Parked in 1961; Only 15,000 Miles!")
Curbside Classic: 1958 Plymouth Fury–Parked in 1961; Only 15,000 Miles!
Posted on June 9, 2024 | 27 CommentsThis is incredible! Found this on the Forward Look Forum of forcbodiesonly.com. Thought I’d share it with the CC audience just in case the photos should suddenly disappear from the […] -
![Most people would walk right past this Dodge Ram Van without a second thought. Not me, but of course I have a problem. And even though I want to […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/IMG_0737.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CC Outtakes: RAM Van (And More) – Random Access Musings")
CC Outtakes: RAM Van (And More) – Random Access Musings
Posted on June 7, 2024 | 9 CommentsMost people would walk right past this Dodge Ram Van without a second thought. Not me, but of course I have a problem. And even though I want to […] -
![These folks just can’t bear to go on vacation and leave anything at home. There’s the skis on the roof, the motorcycle out back, the cargo trailer full of…and the […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/IMG_0653.jpeg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Outtake: Ready For Anything")
Curbside Outtake: Ready For Anything
Posted on June 1, 2024 | 10 CommentsThese folks just can’t bear to go on vacation and leave anything at home. There’s the skis on the roof, the motorcycle out back, the cargo trailer full of…and the […] -
![(first posted 5/27/2018) Here’s a nifty ’60 VW single-cab pickup parked last week in front of a pop-up junque shop in the high street of Nelson, BC. The […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/VW_60_Truck_Interior_0129.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CC Vee-Dubble Feature: VW ’60 Metal Single Cab & ’58 Paper Microbus (Vintage Review)")
CC Vee-Dubble Feature: VW ’60 Metal Single Cab & ’58 Paper Microbus (Vintage Review)
Posted on May 26, 2024 | 29 Comments(first posted 5/27/2018) Here’s a nifty ’60 VW single-cab pickup parked last week in front of a pop-up junque shop in the high street of Nelson, BC. The […] -
![(first posted 5/22/2018) I finally found a genuine CC Mark III, at the Bi-Mart parking lot, no less. The last one I found, which led to a […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/CC-360-001.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CC Outtake: 1970 Lincoln Mark III – Hauling the Saturday Shopping")
CC Outtake: 1970 Lincoln Mark III – Hauling the Saturday Shopping
Posted on May 22, 2024 | 52 Comments(first posted 5/22/2018) I finally found a genuine CC Mark III, at the Bi-Mart parking lot, no less. The last one I found, which led to a […] -
![(first posted 5/1/2018) Even the hardiest of cars and trucks have to expire eventually and it’s pretty hard to think of something hardier than a simple, old, Japanese pickup. […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/mitsubishi-l200.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CC Outtake: 1979-86 Mitsubishi L200/D-50 – The Pickup Of Many Names")
CC Outtake: 1979-86 Mitsubishi L200/D-50 – The Pickup Of Many Names
Posted on May 13, 2024 | 32 Comments(first posted 5/1/2018) Even the hardiest of cars and trucks have to expire eventually and it’s pretty hard to think of something hardier than a simple, old, Japanese pickup. […]
