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Curbside Classics Archives
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![(first posted 8/31/2015) Last week my family and I decided to go on an impromptu roadtrip to Nashville, Tennessee. While there, I somehow carved out time to visit the Lane […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/LARC.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Museum Outtake: 1959 LARC LX – Our Largest Curbside Classic (So Far)")
Museum Outtake: 1959 LARC LX – Our Largest Curbside Classic (So Far)
Posted on August 31, 2021 | 41 Comments(first posted 8/31/2015) Last week my family and I decided to go on an impromptu roadtrip to Nashville, Tennessee. While there, I somehow carved out time to visit the Lane […] -
![Red. Even the word says something. Short. Clear. It says something important quickly, somehow. It seems to link with the translations – rot, rouge, rosso, rojo, rood, rød. Red the […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/20210707_140814-1.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Museum Photo Report: Seeing Red At The Haynes Museum")
Museum Photo Report: Seeing Red At The Haynes Museum
Posted on August 9, 2021 | 11 CommentsRed. Even the word says something. Short. Clear. It says something important quickly, somehow. It seems to link with the translations – rot, rouge, rosso, rojo, rood, rød. Red the […] -
![The name Haynes, of John Haynes CBE, Haynes manuals and Haynes publishing probably needs little introduction to a CC audience. The manuals have sold over 200 million copies; the publicly […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/20210707_151132.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Museum Photo Report: The Haynes International Motor Museum, Sparkford, Somerset")
Museum Photo Report: The Haynes International Motor Museum, Sparkford, Somerset
Posted on August 7, 2021 | 14 CommentsThe name Haynes, of John Haynes CBE, Haynes manuals and Haynes publishing probably needs little introduction to a CC audience. The manuals have sold over 200 million copies; the publicly […] -
![(first posted 3/23/2015) In contrast to Gerardo’s entry last week on the Cimarron, which was perhaps the nadir of the Cadillac brand, I’d like to present an example of “Peak […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/a-cad.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Museum Classic: 1965 Cadillac Sedan DeVille – Nothing Missing but the Garage Space")
Museum Classic: 1965 Cadillac Sedan DeVille – Nothing Missing but the Garage Space
Posted on March 23, 2021 | 83 Comments(first posted 3/23/2015) In contrast to Gerardo’s entry last week on the Cimarron, which was perhaps the nadir of the Cadillac brand, I’d like to present an example of “Peak […] -
![Many bad things may happen to us as individuals over the course of our lives, but most of them would pale in comparison to losing hope. In my forty-plus years, […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/IMG_4134-Still-Life-with-Spirit-and-Xitle-Jimmie-Durham-CC.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Museum Classic: 1992 Chrysler Spirit – Do Not Let Your Spirit Be Crushed")
Museum Classic: 1992 Chrysler Spirit – Do Not Let Your Spirit Be Crushed
Posted on February 23, 2021 | 67 CommentsMany bad things may happen to us as individuals over the course of our lives, but most of them would pale in comparison to losing hope. In my forty-plus years, […] -
![If daydreaming were currency, I’d be rich. In my vernacular, it’s “spacing out,” and my lovely bride is forced almost daily to reel me in with a quick utterance: “Snap […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/12/111_0830a.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Museum Classic(s) – 1966 International Travelall: Someday, My Dear, We Camp Without A Tent!")
Museum Classic(s) – 1966 International Travelall: Someday, My Dear, We Camp Without A Tent!
Posted on January 25, 2021 | 27 CommentsIf daydreaming were currency, I’d be rich. In my vernacular, it’s “spacing out,” and my lovely bride is forced almost daily to reel me in with a quick utterance: “Snap […] -
![This handsome rig resides at the R.E. Olds Museum in Lansing, Michigan, which is a wonderful small museum to visit if you’re interested in Oldsmobile or REO history. In 1967, […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/12/109_0289.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Museum Outtake: 1974 Diamond REO Raider – Diamonds Aren’t Forever")
Museum Outtake: 1974 Diamond REO Raider – Diamonds Aren’t Forever
Posted on December 21, 2020 | 43 CommentsThis handsome rig resides at the R.E. Olds Museum in Lansing, Michigan, which is a wonderful small museum to visit if you’re interested in Oldsmobile or REO history. In 1967, […] -
![(first posted 12/17/2014) I am a big Mopar fan. While I am primarily a Ford Guy, that doesn’t mean I engage in silly Ford vs. Chevy vs. Dodge stuff. Simply […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/12/aa-10-26-2014-001.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Museum Classic: 1970 Dodge Challenger R/T SE – It’s Pink!")
Museum Classic: 1970 Dodge Challenger R/T SE – It’s Pink!
Posted on December 17, 2020 | 96 Comments(first posted 12/17/2014) I am a big Mopar fan. While I am primarily a Ford Guy, that doesn’t mean I engage in silly Ford vs. Chevy vs. Dodge stuff. Simply […] -
![This is our last return trip to the Toyota Megaweb History Garage (for 2020, anyway), but it’s a crucial one. Just next to the recently-covered Alfa Spider, and looking even […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/IMG_20200801_165300-copy.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Museum Classic: 1954 Porsche 356 1500 Super – Honoris Tatra")
Museum Classic: 1954 Porsche 356 1500 Super – Honoris Tatra
Posted on August 31, 2020 | 6 CommentsThis is our last return trip to the Toyota Megaweb History Garage (for 2020, anyway), but it’s a crucial one. Just next to the recently-covered Alfa Spider, and looking even […] -
![I’ll admit to being a bit apprehensive. This is my first post about the fantastic ’59s. One should tread carefully on this pinnacle of American automotive excess that were the […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/IMG_20200801_172029-copy.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Museum Classic: 1959 Chevrolet Impala Sport Coupe – The Chevy Horror Picture Show")
Museum Classic: 1959 Chevrolet Impala Sport Coupe – The Chevy Horror Picture Show
Posted on August 19, 2020 | 71 CommentsI’ll admit to being a bit apprehensive. This is my first post about the fantastic ’59s. One should tread carefully on this pinnacle of American automotive excess that were the […] -
![There are only so many ways to skin a cat, they say. Well, having zero experience or opinion on the flaying of felines, I really couldn’t comment. But what if […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/IMG_20200801_171204-copy.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Museum Classic: 1971 Isuzu 117 Coupé – Hang In There")
Museum Classic: 1971 Isuzu 117 Coupé – Hang In There
Posted on August 17, 2020 | 31 CommentsThere are only so many ways to skin a cat, they say. Well, having zero experience or opinion on the flaying of felines, I really couldn’t comment. But what if […] -
![I recently went back to the Toyota Megaweb History Garage, which Jim Klein and I visited last year, and saw a number of cars that were not there last time […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/IMG_20200801_164727-copy.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Museum Classics: 1966 Alfa Romeo Spider 1600 Duetto – Music By Simon & Garfunkuttlefish")
Museum Classics: 1966 Alfa Romeo Spider 1600 Duetto – Music By Simon & Garfunkuttlefish
Posted on August 14, 2020 | 19 CommentsI recently went back to the Toyota Megaweb History Garage, which Jim Klein and I visited last year, and saw a number of cars that were not there last time […] -
![Human nature longs to classify and quantify. It longs to make lists, to make sense of concepts that are hard to understand or can never be understood. Carl Linnaeus is […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/109_0180a.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Museum Classic: 1955 Cadillac Coupe DeVille – Playing Favorites")
Museum Classic: 1955 Cadillac Coupe DeVille – Playing Favorites
Posted on August 5, 2020 | 35 CommentsHuman nature longs to classify and quantify. It longs to make lists, to make sense of concepts that are hard to understand or can never be understood. Carl Linnaeus is […] -
![Following on from my previous post of Bratislava, (see here), a 4-hour train ride deposited us in lovely Prague. After a few days sightseeing and getting to know the place […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/DSCF4480.jpeg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CC Global: Prague Transport Museum")
CC Global: Prague Transport Museum
Posted on July 5, 2020 | 15 CommentsFollowing on from my previous post of Bratislava, (see here), a 4-hour train ride deposited us in lovely Prague. After a few days sightseeing and getting to know the place […] -
![Last April the wife and I did our regular Euro trip from Oz. And as is our wont, we don’t actually plan or have an itinerary; we just wing it, […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/DSCF4074.jpeg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Museum Classics: Museum Dopravy, Bratislava, Slovakia")
Museum Classics: Museum Dopravy, Bratislava, Slovakia
Posted on June 12, 2020 | 17 CommentsLast April the wife and I did our regular Euro trip from Oz. And as is our wont, we don’t actually plan or have an itinerary; we just wing it, […]
