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Curbside Classics Archives
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![Here are the first CCs from Bucharest, Romania. There are quite a few left around, but in recent years the number has declined due to cash for clunkers programs. First […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/211020121091.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CC Global: Bucharest Curbside Classics")
CC Global: Bucharest Curbside Classics
Posted on February 21, 2015 | 38 CommentsHere are the first CCs from Bucharest, Romania. There are quite a few left around, but in recent years the number has declined due to cash for clunkers programs. First […] -
![Christmas shopping inevitably yields the ‘present for myself’ when perusing the options for my nephews. This year I found this Hot Wheels version of a barely recognisable Nissan Laurel, ‘Mad […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/Mad-Manga-1.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CC Global: Bosozoku-style")
CC Global: Bosozoku-style
Posted on February 20, 2015 | 49 CommentsChristmas shopping inevitably yields the ‘present for myself’ when perusing the options for my nephews. This year I found this Hot Wheels version of a barely recognisable Nissan Laurel, ‘Mad […] -
![Some car models become long-lived fixtures in countries never envisioned by their original designers or even by the most far-out thinking of marketing directors, such as the Ford Falcon of Argentina or […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/12/16607c4c371e0efdbb1cbeed4bb9d5ed.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CC Global: The Things of Bali")
CC Global: The Things of Bali
Posted on December 19, 2014 | 10 CommentsSome car models become long-lived fixtures in countries never envisioned by their original designers or even by the most far-out thinking of marketing directors, such as the Ford Falcon of Argentina or […] -
![In the middle of November, I had two days in Riga on business, and had the opportunity for a walk with my camera around part of the city. Riga is […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/12/Mulsanne-2.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CC Global – A Walk Around Riga: “The Times, They Are A-Changin!”")
CC Global – A Walk Around Riga: “The Times, They Are A-Changin!”
Posted on December 7, 2014 | 29 CommentsIn the middle of November, I had two days in Riga on business, and had the opportunity for a walk with my camera around part of the city. Riga is […] -
![Here at CC we’re no strangers to the world of taxi drivers. Both Kevin Martin and Paul had their share of driving large yellow cars, ferrying people every which way. […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/e.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CC Global: The Terrifying Tegucigalpa Taxis")
CC Global: The Terrifying Tegucigalpa Taxis
Posted on November 29, 2014 | 25 CommentsHere at CC we’re no strangers to the world of taxi drivers. Both Kevin Martin and Paul had their share of driving large yellow cars, ferrying people every which way. […] -
![Traveling is one of my favorite things to do, but going to work everyday sure interferes with that ambition. Thus the next best thing is to live vicariously through others. […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/DSCN1296.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CC Global: Have a SEAT Leon and Listen to This Rekord")
CC Global: Have a SEAT Leon and Listen to This Rekord
Posted on November 28, 2014 | 45 CommentsTraveling is one of my favorite things to do, but going to work everyday sure interferes with that ambition. Thus the next best thing is to live vicariously through others. […] -
![Somewhere west of Al-Kindi Street, in the Baghdad International Zone — better known as the Green Zone — there’s a 1955-56 Thunderbird that has probably experienced more than any other […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/Thunderbird-Outtake.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CC Global: The Mother of All Thunderbird Outtakes")
CC Global: The Mother of All Thunderbird Outtakes
Posted on October 20, 2014 | 24 CommentsSomewhere west of Al-Kindi Street, in the Baghdad International Zone — better known as the Green Zone — there’s a 1955-56 Thunderbird that has probably experienced more than any other […] -
![The look at the earliest automobiles made in China initiated by Paul would not be complete without a look at even earlier classic cars in China, from the turbulent early […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/1200-Ford-Letters.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CC Global: American Cars in Pre-Communist China – The East Is Red White & Blue")
CC Global: American Cars in Pre-Communist China – The East Is Red White & Blue
Posted on October 7, 2014 | 35 CommentsThe look at the earliest automobiles made in China initiated by Paul would not be complete without a look at even earlier classic cars in China, from the turbulent early […] -
![Paul’s reminiscence about The East Glows from the People’s Republic of China has inspired me to do similar Maoist-style self-criticism and come forth with an untold story about Chinese cars. In my […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/Hongki.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CC Global: Hongqi Limousine vs. YLN 801A – Battle of the Chinese Cars")
CC Global: Hongqi Limousine vs. YLN 801A – Battle of the Chinese Cars
Posted on September 20, 2014 | 45 CommentsPaul’s reminiscence about The East Glows from the People’s Republic of China has inspired me to do similar Maoist-style self-criticism and come forth with an untold story about Chinese cars. In my […] -
![“Nominal” is a bland word that had a special meaning to people who followed the U.S. manned space program. Not heard from American astronauts since 2011, when the Space Shuttle […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/1-Trip.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "My Global CC: The Gambia Cruiser, Part II – All Systems Nominal")
My Global CC: The Gambia Cruiser, Part II – All Systems Nominal
Posted on August 7, 2014 | 74 Comments“Nominal” is a bland word that had a special meaning to people who followed the U.S. manned space program. Not heard from American astronauts since 2011, when the Space Shuttle […] -
![The Lada Niva 4×4 from Russia has received considerable coverage on this site, including of rare variants such as the pickup truck and cabriolet. Never sold in the U.S., the Niva has been highly […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/1200-photo-11.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CC Capsule: Lada Niva For Sale")
CC Capsule: Lada Niva For Sale
Posted on June 25, 2014 | 19 CommentsThe Lada Niva 4×4 from Russia has received considerable coverage on this site, including of rare variants such as the pickup truck and cabriolet. Never sold in the U.S., the Niva has been highly […] -
![The recent strife in Ukraine, which has seen the flight of President Viktor Yanukovych from the capital Kiev, has included a scene that is obligatory in the fall of corrupt […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/600-800px-Horch_855_Special-Roadster_Bj__1939_2013-09-03.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CC Global: Horch 855 Special Roadster, 1 of 7 Built, Missing in Ukraine")
CC Global: Horch 855 Special Roadster, 1 of 7 Built, Missing in Ukraine
Posted on February 26, 2014 | 35 CommentsThe recent strife in Ukraine, which has seen the flight of President Viktor Yanukovych from the capital Kiev, has included a scene that is obligatory in the fall of corrupt […] -
![February 23, the last day of the 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi, also is a national holiday in Russia and other former Soviet states called Defender of the Fatherland Day, the equivalent […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/1200-ZAZ-965-Manual.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Russian Veterans Day Special: Zaporozhets ZAZ-965/966/968 Models For Wounded Veterans")
Russian Veterans Day Special: Zaporozhets ZAZ-965/966/968 Models For Wounded Veterans
Posted on February 23, 2014 | 29 CommentsFebruary 23, the last day of the 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi, also is a national holiday in Russia and other former Soviet states called Defender of the Fatherland Day, the equivalent […] -
![Walking through Saigon outside of Ben Thanh Market, I saw a small, odd looking motorcycle among the masses of Honda Super Cubs, Dreams and Waves normally seen in Vietnam. It was […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/600-Schwinn-1.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Kickstand Faux Classic: Schwinn Motorbike")
Kickstand Faux Classic: Schwinn Motorbike
Posted on February 13, 2014 | 24 CommentsWalking through Saigon outside of Ben Thanh Market, I saw a small, odd looking motorcycle among the masses of Honda Super Cubs, Dreams and Waves normally seen in Vietnam. It was […] -
![The Citroen Traction Avant, one of the revolutionary automobiles of the 20th Century, rarely appears in the United States. Aside from an unusual junkyard find in the Eugene, Oregon area […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/1.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: Citroen Traction Avant en Indochine")
Curbside Classic: Citroen Traction Avant en Indochine
Posted on January 17, 2014 | 57 CommentsThe Citroen Traction Avant, one of the revolutionary automobiles of the 20th Century, rarely appears in the United States. Aside from an unusual junkyard find in the Eugene, Oregon area […]
