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Curbside Classics Archives
CC Outtake Archive
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![There’s a new coffee cart in my neighborhood, right on Willamette Street, and it’s a real gem — a beautifully done 1986 Crown bus. I don’t drink coffee normally, but […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/IMG_2457.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Coffee Bus – The Crown Of Coffee Carts")
Curbside Coffee Bus – The Crown Of Coffee Carts
Posted on March 21, 2024 | 20 CommentsThere’s a new coffee cart in my neighborhood, right on Willamette Street, and it’s a real gem — a beautifully done 1986 Crown bus. I don’t drink coffee normally, but […] -
![We’ve had our puppy over a year now, but the dog walks still make for prime CC spotting. This sighting was worth crossing the street for. A 1964 (if the […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/IMG_9639.jpeg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Outtake: 1964 Datsun 320 – A 1200 cc Pickup")
Curbside Outtake: 1964 Datsun 320 – A 1200 cc Pickup
Posted on March 20, 2024 | 14 CommentsWe’ve had our puppy over a year now, but the dog walks still make for prime CC spotting. This sighting was worth crossing the street for. A 1964 (if the […] -
![(first posted 3/19/2018) Like so many other artifacts of the past, genuine VW hippie buses are becoming harder to come by in Eugene. And this one is a real […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/CC-352-003.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CC Outtake: Double VW Hippie Bus – “Help This Bus Move”")
CC Outtake: Double VW Hippie Bus – “Help This Bus Move”
Posted on March 19, 2024 | 23 Comments(first posted 3/19/2018) Like so many other artifacts of the past, genuine VW hippie buses are becoming harder to come by in Eugene. And this one is a real […] -
![Selling cars in an international environment is a complex thing to achieve successfully. Even ignoring (not that you can) regional and national variations in regulations, the potential issues and pitfalls […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/DSC01901.2.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Car Show Outtake: 2011 and 2012 Chrysler Ypsilon – Or Are They?")
Car Show Outtake: 2011 and 2012 Chrysler Ypsilon – Or Are They?
Posted on March 14, 2024 | 12 CommentsSelling cars in an international environment is a complex thing to achieve successfully. Even ignoring (not that you can) regional and national variations in regulations, the potential issues and pitfalls […] -
![It’s easy to forget that the SUV era we live in goes back a ways. Like 1946, actually, although that was just the beginning. But the seeds planted with that […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/IMG_2340.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Outtake: “Suddenly It’s 1997” – Ford Expedition and Toyota RAV4 – Two Contrasting SUV Pioneers")
Curbside Outtake: “Suddenly It’s 1997” – Ford Expedition and Toyota RAV4 – Two Contrasting SUV Pioneers
Posted on March 5, 2024 | 14 CommentsIt’s easy to forget that the SUV era we live in goes back a ways. Like 1946, actually, although that was just the beginning. But the seeds planted with that […] -
![In what looks like an arty attempt at double exposure, the old Chevy above appears to levitate above its tires. But I’m not that talented. This weird image was taken […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/Chevy-Truck-Ghost-rotated.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CC Outtake & QOTD: Ghost in the Machine or I-Phone Ectoplasm?")
CC Outtake & QOTD: Ghost in the Machine or I-Phone Ectoplasm?
Posted on February 26, 2024 | 11 CommentsIn what looks like an arty attempt at double exposure, the old Chevy above appears to levitate above its tires. But I’m not that talented. This weird image was taken […] -
![Despite the Nevada license plates, this 1970 or ‘71 Mercedes has been parked curbside in my California neighborhood for quite a few years. Recently it moved around the corner to […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/IMG_9459.jpeg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Outtake: Mercedes Benz 280SE 4.5 – Oregon Style Patina in California")
Curbside Outtake: Mercedes Benz 280SE 4.5 – Oregon Style Patina in California
Posted on February 22, 2024 | 16 CommentsDespite the Nevada license plates, this 1970 or ‘71 Mercedes has been parked curbside in my California neighborhood for quite a few years. Recently it moved around the corner to […] -
![I spotted this Dodge A100 van, the first I’ve seen for a LONG time, on yesterday’s dog walk. It was a Sunday, the surf was good and the surf vans […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/IMG_9451.jpeg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Outtake: Dodge A100 Van and White Bear Dodge")
Curbside Outtake: Dodge A100 Van and White Bear Dodge
Posted on February 21, 2024 | 20 CommentsI spotted this Dodge A100 van, the first I’ve seen for a LONG time, on yesterday’s dog walk. It was a Sunday, the surf was good and the surf vans […] -
![My wife constantly accuses me of losing things. I often correct her to say that my things are not lost, just misplaced. Lost implies that they are gone forever, which […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/collage.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Car Show Outtakes: Three Cars That I Forgot Existed – ’76 Buick LeSabre Coupe; ’90 Buick Reatta & Infiniti M30 Convertibles")
Car Show Outtakes: Three Cars That I Forgot Existed – ’76 Buick LeSabre Coupe; ’90 Buick Reatta & Infiniti M30 Convertibles
Posted on February 20, 2024 | 26 CommentsMy wife constantly accuses me of losing things. I often correct her to say that my things are not lost, just misplaced. Lost implies that they are gone forever, which […] -
![Somewhere in Sonoma County on my drive down California’s coastal Hwy 1 the other day, it was time to stop and let the dog and I take a stretch and […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/taxi.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Oceanside Outtake: 1988 Honda CRX Si – Unlikely Taxi In An Unlikely Spot")
Oceanside Outtake: 1988 Honda CRX Si – Unlikely Taxi In An Unlikely Spot
Posted on February 16, 2024 | 11 CommentsSomewhere in Sonoma County on my drive down California’s coastal Hwy 1 the other day, it was time to stop and let the dog and I take a stretch and […] -
![A common fantasy is to be able to live in the world forever, not as an old man but as a young man in the prime of life. Twenty five […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/20240109_121418-1.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CC Outtake: 1964 Buick Wildcat – The Car Of Dorian Gray")
CC Outtake: 1964 Buick Wildcat – The Car Of Dorian Gray
Posted on January 30, 2024 | 23 CommentsA common fantasy is to be able to live in the world forever, not as an old man but as a young man in the prime of life. Twenty five […] -
![I’m beginning to identify more and more with this Buick LeSabre: It’s old: √ It’s still in pretty decent shape for its age: √ Some non-vital body parts are getting […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/IMG_1823.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Outtake: 1983 Buick LeSabre Limited – The Lights Are On But Nobody’s Home")
Curbside Outtake: 1983 Buick LeSabre Limited – The Lights Are On But Nobody’s Home
Posted on January 27, 2024 | 41 CommentsI’m beginning to identify more and more with this Buick LeSabre: It’s old: √ It’s still in pretty decent shape for its age: √ Some non-vital body parts are getting […] -
![(first posted 11/9/2017) I never got to all the cars I shot in Portland a few months back, but this set needs to be released from the digital […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/CC-338-001.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Portlandia Outtake: Mercedes 450SLC and Bonus 1973 Ford F250")
Portlandia Outtake: Mercedes 450SLC and Bonus 1973 Ford F250
Posted on January 22, 2024 | 47 Comments(first posted 11/9/2017) I never got to all the cars I shot in Portland a few months back, but this set needs to be released from the digital […] -
![(first posted 12/11/2017) Again I visited my Mom last Friday, and went out for a run. This time I stumbled upon an American luxury icon. Well, maybe not […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/20171208_162853.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CC Outtake: E-Body Cadillac Eldorado Biarritz – Best Regards From The Eighties")
CC Outtake: E-Body Cadillac Eldorado Biarritz – Best Regards From The Eighties
Posted on January 21, 2024 | 42 Comments(first posted 12/11/2017) Again I visited my Mom last Friday, and went out for a run. This time I stumbled upon an American luxury icon. Well, maybe not […] -
CC Outtake: I Have a Brake Drum…Hold My Beer Edition
Posted on January 19, 2024 | 31 CommentsI have made the case in various Curbside articles for turning entire cars into works of art. But what about car parts repurposed for other uses?
