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![This rather random shot I took a while back asks a number of questions I can’t answer. Like why is he painting the van with a brush in a downtown […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/07/CC-83-001-800.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CC Question: Did You Ever Try Painting Your Car?")
CC Question: Did You Ever Try Painting Your Car?
Posted on July 24, 2012 | 28 CommentsThis rather random shot I took a while back asks a number of questions I can’t answer. Like why is he painting the van with a brush in a downtown […] -
![I just got an e-mail from the owner: the Peugeot 404 I found and wrote up is for sale. And the asking price ($3500) seems reasonable enough (half of what […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/07/CC-129-119-800.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "The Holy Grail Peugeot 404 Is For Sale: Do I Or Don’t I? (Updated)")
The Holy Grail Peugeot 404 Is For Sale: Do I Or Don’t I? (Updated)
Posted on July 19, 2012 | 40 CommentsI just got an e-mail from the owner: the Peugeot 404 I found and wrote up is for sale. And the asking price ($3500) seems reasonable enough (half of what […] -
![Two weeks ago, I showed you what I saw on the 110 mile trip up I5 to the Portland Airport. On Friday evening, I had to make the trip again […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/07/Freeway-breakdown.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Freeway Breakdowns: Here’s What I Saw. So When Was Your Last One?")
Freeway Breakdowns: Here’s What I Saw. So When Was Your Last One?
Posted on July 16, 2012 | 44 CommentsTwo weeks ago, I showed you what I saw on the 110 mile trip up I5 to the Portland Airport. On Friday evening, I had to make the trip again […] -
![There’s no doubt that cars have gotten a lot more durable in recent decades. And there’s also no doubt that a good many folks did trade in for a new […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/07/Dealership-1960.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Did Car Owners Really Trade-In Every Three Years In The Old Days?")
Did Car Owners Really Trade-In Every Three Years In The Old Days?
Posted on July 13, 2012 | 83 CommentsThere’s no doubt that cars have gotten a lot more durable in recent decades. And there’s also no doubt that a good many folks did trade in for a new […] -
![Len Peters COAL piece yesterday has me in a beater frame of mind. We all know what a beater is – a car for the sole purpose of getting (usually) […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/07/beater2.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Question: What is the Best Beater Now?")
Curbside Question: What is the Best Beater Now?
Posted on July 9, 2012 | 81 CommentsLen Peters COAL piece yesterday has me in a beater frame of mind. We all know what a beater is – a car for the sole purpose of getting (usually) […] -
![I hear it’s been a bit, umm, cozy in some parts of the country. We finally had our first 80 degree day on Friday. And the nights are in the […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/07/Cadillac-1961-Fleetwood-sixty-special.png?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "What Was The First Air-Conditioned Car You Ever Rode In?")
What Was The First Air-Conditioned Car You Ever Rode In?
Posted on July 8, 2012 | 94 CommentsI hear it’s been a bit, umm, cozy in some parts of the country. We finally had our first 80 degree day on Friday. And the nights are in the […] -
![While it hasn’t exactly been Ugly Car Week here at CC, there has been some lively discussion about odd, ugly or just plain crazy designs, thanks to jpcavanaugh’s ’78 Matador […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/00-05-Cadillac-Deville.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Question: What Was The Most Dubious, Weirdest, Or Just Plain Worst Redesign Ever?")
Curbside Question: What Was The Most Dubious, Weirdest, Or Just Plain Worst Redesign Ever?
Posted on June 29, 2012 | 156 CommentsWhile it hasn’t exactly been Ugly Car Week here at CC, there has been some lively discussion about odd, ugly or just plain crazy designs, thanks to jpcavanaugh’s ’78 Matador […] -
![Today’s Matador CC just begs the question: which was AMC’s Deadliest Sin, that most led to its demise as an independent automaker? Note: I didn’t say “Most Fascinating Sin” (I’m […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/AMC-DEadly-Sins-800.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "AMC’s Seven Deadly Sins: Which Was The Deadliest? Or Was There An Eighth?")
AMC’s Seven Deadly Sins: Which Was The Deadliest? Or Was There An Eighth?
Posted on June 27, 2012 | 88 CommentsToday’s Matador CC just begs the question: which was AMC’s Deadliest Sin, that most led to its demise as an independent automaker? Note: I didn’t say “Most Fascinating Sin” (I’m […] -
![Has it really been twenty years? I’ve been messing with a 1992 automobile the last few days (details to come), and it made me think how different my choices would […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/1992-dream_team.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Your Dream Team: What Cars Would You Have Bought In 1992 and Still Be Driving Today?")
Your Dream Team: What Cars Would You Have Bought In 1992 and Still Be Driving Today?
Posted on June 16, 2012 | 90 CommentsHas it really been twenty years? I’ve been messing with a 1992 automobile the last few days (details to come), and it made me think how different my choices would […] -
![The 1970s were a glorious time for kit car manufacturers. Back then, and in fact going back to the ’50s, magazines like Mechanix Illustrated published many articles on how to […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/6-07-2012-001-e1339272930344.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CC Outtake: UKC – Unidentified Kit Car")
CC Outtake: UKC – Unidentified Kit Car
Posted on June 9, 2012 | 20 CommentsThe 1970s were a glorious time for kit car manufacturers. Back then, and in fact going back to the ’50s, magazines like Mechanix Illustrated published many articles on how to […] -
![They all seemed to serve different purposes upon introduction, but after some vague point, each of the four cars pictured above turned into “Roaches of the Road”, a term if […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/comproach2.png?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Comparison: War of the Roaches – ‘Til Death Do Us Part")
Curbside Comparison: War of the Roaches – ‘Til Death Do Us Part
Posted on May 31, 2012 | 98 CommentsThey all seemed to serve different purposes upon introduction, but after some vague point, each of the four cars pictured above turned into “Roaches of the Road”, a term if […] -
![We who contribute to CC, whether as an author or as a commentator are passionate about cars. But sometimes that passion has a dark side. I was reminded of this […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/1979Camaro.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Curmudgeon: The Cars We Love to Hate")
Curbside Curmudgeon: The Cars We Love to Hate
Posted on May 26, 2012 | 127 CommentsWe who contribute to CC, whether as an author or as a commentator are passionate about cars. But sometimes that passion has a dark side. I was reminded of this […] -
![1974 Cadillac Coupe de Ville Pop quiz time! Now, we know that Detroit changed a lot between the 1960s and 1970s. The Great Brougham Epoch, ushered in with the 1965 […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/04/76-Matador-Brougham-e1340918894598.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Question: What Was The Broughamiest Brougham That Ever Broughamed?")
Curbside Question: What Was The Broughamiest Brougham That Ever Broughamed?
Posted on April 25, 2012 | 270 Comments1974 Cadillac Coupe de Ville Pop quiz time! Now, we know that Detroit changed a lot between the 1960s and 1970s. The Great Brougham Epoch, ushered in with the 1965 […] -
![Commentator chas108 left a link from a 1969 Chevy Truck brochure on the Upside Down Headlight post, and Shazzamm! instant time warp: I remember that very picture! and all the […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/04/Chevrolet-step-van.png?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Did You Read Truck Brochures As A Kid?")
Did You Read Truck Brochures As A Kid?
Posted on April 3, 2012 | 28 CommentsCommentator chas108 left a link from a 1969 Chevy Truck brochure on the Upside Down Headlight post, and Shazzamm! instant time warp: I remember that very picture! and all the […] -
![We’ve been pitching you GM’s Greatest Hits all week. Not like that’s all there are, since we’ll want to bank some for when we get accused of being anti-GM again. […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/03/Corvette-63-ad.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Weekend Salon: So What Exactly Was GM’s All-Time Greatest Hit?")
Weekend Salon: So What Exactly Was GM’s All-Time Greatest Hit?
Posted on March 31, 2012 | 50 CommentsWe’ve been pitching you GM’s Greatest Hits all week. Not like that’s all there are, since we’ll want to bank some for when we get accused of being anti-GM again. […]
