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Curbside Classics Archives
Road Trip Archive
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![California’s legendary Hwy 1 has played a defining role in my relationship to the Golden State. In the spring of 1972, I left chilly Iowa and hitchhiked out to to […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/May-2104-HMB-097-1200.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CC Roadtrip: CA Hwy 1 Revisited; Part 1 – Cambria To Half Moon Bay Via Big Sur")
CC Roadtrip: CA Hwy 1 Revisited; Part 1 – Cambria To Half Moon Bay Via Big Sur
Posted on May 10, 2014 | 46 CommentsCalifornia’s legendary Hwy 1 has played a defining role in my relationship to the Golden State. In the spring of 1972, I left chilly Iowa and hitchhiked out to to […] -
![Different strokes for different folks. The idiom certainly applies to almost everything ventured by humanity, but I’ve never understood how someone could own a beautiful (or ugly) antique car and […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/Hood-1.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CC Road Trips–The View Over The Hood")
CC Road Trips–The View Over The Hood
Posted on May 5, 2014 | 29 CommentsDifferent strokes for different folks. The idiom certainly applies to almost everything ventured by humanity, but I’ve never understood how someone could own a beautiful (or ugly) antique car and […] -
![What are the odds? Of someone from Argentina driving CC’s favorite car (GM B-Body) on an extended multi-year meandering voyage from Patagonia in Argentina to Alaska? And of me just […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/CC-224-054-1200.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "The Ultimate CC Road Trip: 1989 Cadillac Limo On Two Year Trip From Patagonia To Alaska")
The Ultimate CC Road Trip: 1989 Cadillac Limo On Two Year Trip From Patagonia To Alaska
Posted on April 23, 2014 | 18 CommentsWhat are the odds? Of someone from Argentina driving CC’s favorite car (GM B-Body) on an extended multi-year meandering voyage from Patagonia in Argentina to Alaska? And of me just […] -
![Early last Saturday morning, I threw a bunch of tools into the back of my friend “Madman” Mike’s pickup and we headed north. Our destination was Sudbury, over 4 hours […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/DSCN2505.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Parts Chasing Road Trip: Sudbury Saturday Night")
Parts Chasing Road Trip: Sudbury Saturday Night
Posted on April 1, 2014 | 26 CommentsEarly last Saturday morning, I threw a bunch of tools into the back of my friend “Madman” Mike’s pickup and we headed north. Our destination was Sudbury, over 4 hours […] -
![It was late afternoon and I was needing both fuel and a pitstop. With fueling locations being so few and far between in most rural areas, I was quite happy […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/IMG_1804.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Road Trip Classics: A Surreal Stop for Fuel")
Road Trip Classics: A Surreal Stop for Fuel
Posted on March 28, 2014 | 36 CommentsIt was late afternoon and I was needing both fuel and a pitstop. With fueling locations being so few and far between in most rural areas, I was quite happy […] -
Vacation CCs: A Short Tale of Two Jeeps, One Old; One New
Posted on March 26, 2014 | 19 CommentsThe D family just returned from ten days in the Southwestern States, and amongst all the other great scenery, I really enjoyed looking at all the CC Jeep Cherokees. -
![When one has discovered the opiate that is capturing cars in the wild, taking a weekend trip is a great opportunity to get a buzz. While this is all figuratively […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/IMG_0822.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CC Road Trip: Stumbling Upon a Road Rally in Memphis")
CC Road Trip: Stumbling Upon a Road Rally in Memphis
Posted on February 17, 2014 | 27 CommentsWhen one has discovered the opiate that is capturing cars in the wild, taking a weekend trip is a great opportunity to get a buzz. While this is all figuratively […] -
![As noted earlier on this website, the Ford Model T was not only the first mass produced car but also the first world car, assembled on all continents and used […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/11.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CC Vintage Global: Ford Model T Road Trip, Pyongyang")
CC Vintage Global: Ford Model T Road Trip, Pyongyang
Posted on January 1, 2014 | 26 CommentsAs noted earlier on this website, the Ford Model T was not only the first mass produced car but also the first world car, assembled on all continents and used […] -
![I usually have a few projects that I don’t enjoy very much in various stages of completion around the house and yard. For example, there’s a miniature forest in a […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/11/1951Ford1jg.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CC Road Trip: A Really Solid Tennessee Excursion")
CC Road Trip: A Really Solid Tennessee Excursion
Posted on November 30, 2013 | 13 CommentsI usually have a few projects that I don’t enjoy very much in various stages of completion around the house and yard. For example, there’s a miniature forest in a […] -
![Curbside Classic has a very loyal following, where we like to describe old cars and then discuss our memories of them. But what would it be like to actually […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/IMG243.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Road Trip Classic: 1978 Cadillac Sedan DeVille – Across The Great Divide In A Grand Old Lady")
Road Trip Classic: 1978 Cadillac Sedan DeVille – Across The Great Divide In A Grand Old Lady
Posted on September 14, 2013 | 109 CommentsCurbside Classic has a very loyal following, where we like to describe old cars and then discuss our memories of them. But what would it be like to actually […] -
![Sisters, Oregon, named for the nearby Three Sisters Volcanoes, is one of those formerly sleepy historic mountain towns that is 99% of the way to being a classic modern tourist […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/Sisters-Hotel.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "The Curbside Classics Of Sisters, Oregon")
The Curbside Classics Of Sisters, Oregon
Posted on September 9, 2013 | 28 CommentsSisters, Oregon, named for the nearby Three Sisters Volcanoes, is one of those formerly sleepy historic mountain towns that is 99% of the way to being a classic modern tourist […] -
![I don’t know about you, but I’ve been enjoying Mopar week, not least Virgil Exner’s wilder excursions into stylistic la-la land. But there was another era, devoid of Exner’s […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/1979-Dodge-Omni-edit.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CC Road Trip: In Search of the Humblest Mopars")
CC Road Trip: In Search of the Humblest Mopars
Posted on August 3, 2013 | 38 CommentsI don’t know about you, but I’ve been enjoying Mopar week, not least Virgil Exner’s wilder excursions into stylistic la-la land. But there was another era, devoid of Exner’s […] -
![When Tom emailed recently proposing Mopar week, I thought it was a terrific idea. But then worry struck as I thought I may not have much to contribute. I tend […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/IMG_0329.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CC Road Trip: A Mopar Drenched Day at the Office")
CC Road Trip: A Mopar Drenched Day at the Office
Posted on July 31, 2013 | 21 CommentsWhen Tom emailed recently proposing Mopar week, I thought it was a terrific idea. But then worry struck as I thought I may not have much to contribute. I tend […] -
![Having done an all-Ford road trip post just a few weeks back, it seems only fair to show some Chevy love as well. As with the Ford piece, the photos […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/1941-Chevrolet-pickup-Cuero-TX-120224_1000.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CC Road Trip: Gonna Buy You a Chevrolet")
CC Road Trip: Gonna Buy You a Chevrolet
Posted on July 19, 2013 | 42 CommentsHaving done an all-Ford road trip post just a few weeks back, it seems only fair to show some Chevy love as well. As with the Ford piece, the photos […] -
![Saturday morning, I had to run down to the junkyad to pick up a couple of trim pieces to help out a neighbor (the trip is about ten miles each […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/16-Miata.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CC Road Trip: A Saturday Morning California Junkyard Drive")
CC Road Trip: A Saturday Morning California Junkyard Drive
Posted on July 19, 2013 | 38 CommentsSaturday morning, I had to run down to the junkyad to pick up a couple of trim pieces to help out a neighbor (the trip is about ten miles each […]
