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Curbside Classics Archives
CC Global Archive
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![“Grandpa, were you a hero in the war?” “No, but I served in a company of heroes.” Richard Winters spoke these famous words in the interview that concluded the epic […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/11/KW-Parts-for-American-Cars.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CC Global Outtake: Not a Classic Van, But It Serves in a Company of Classics")
CC Global Outtake: Not a Classic Van, But It Serves in a Company of Classics
Posted on November 11, 2013 | 21 Comments“Grandpa, were you a hero in the war?” “No, but I served in a company of heroes.” Richard Winters spoke these famous words in the interview that concluded the epic […] -
![The tradition of a genuine car launch at a motor show is now something of the past – the internet finally closed it down some years and most launches are […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/article-0-0BA0133A000005DC-809_634x451.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CC History: London Motor Show, 1948 – The Start of a New Era")
CC History: London Motor Show, 1948 – The Start of a New Era
Posted on November 3, 2013 | 22 CommentsThe tradition of a genuine car launch at a motor show is now something of the past – the internet finally closed it down some years and most launches are […] -
![Spotted on a street in Stockholm, Sweden, this Ford Taunus from the “Project 5” (P5) generation of 1964-67 immediately created the feeling that I had seen it before somewhere. I […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/1-Taunus.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CC Global: 1964-67 Ford Taunus – Der Deutsche Falcon")
CC Global: 1964-67 Ford Taunus – Der Deutsche Falcon
Posted on October 6, 2013 | 33 CommentsSpotted on a street in Stockholm, Sweden, this Ford Taunus from the “Project 5” (P5) generation of 1964-67 immediately created the feeling that I had seen it before somewhere. I […] -
![(image courtesy weilinet.com) Volkswagen do Brasil has produced a number of models over the years by taking familiar VW designs and conducting radicalsurgery to tweak and twist them in surreal ways. The VW Gol […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/1-Front2.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CC Global: VW Brasilia – Another Alternate Universe Brazilian VW")
CC Global: VW Brasilia – Another Alternate Universe Brazilian VW
Posted on September 27, 2013 | 35 Comments(image courtesy weilinet.com) Volkswagen do Brasil has produced a number of models over the years by taking familiar VW designs and conducting radicalsurgery to tweak and twist them in surreal ways. The VW Gol […] -
![The Jeep Cherokee (XJ) was one of the great successes and milestone cars of the U.S. automobile industry, a pioneer in the sport utility vehicle segment of the market and […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/2-Ad.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CC Global: Jeep Cherokee – The American Global Classic")
CC Global: Jeep Cherokee – The American Global Classic
Posted on September 20, 2013 | 36 CommentsThe Jeep Cherokee (XJ) was one of the great successes and milestone cars of the U.S. automobile industry, a pioneer in the sport utility vehicle segment of the market and […] -
![After previous CCs about 50 year old and 60 year old American classics still in regular use in Sweden, it is time to profile a really old American classic spotted […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/1-Front.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CC Global: Ford Model T — Pride of Henrik Ford")
CC Global: Ford Model T — Pride of Henrik Ford
Posted on September 19, 2013 | 20 CommentsAfter previous CCs about 50 year old and 60 year old American classics still in regular use in Sweden, it is time to profile a really old American classic spotted […] -
![Having sampled a 50 year old car from the extreme high end of the American market transplanted to Sweden as a daily driver , it is appropriate to take a […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/1-Chevy.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CC Global: 1953 Chevrolet 210 in Sweden")
CC Global: 1953 Chevrolet 210 in Sweden
Posted on September 18, 2013 | 12 CommentsHaving sampled a 50 year old car from the extreme high end of the American market transplanted to Sweden as a daily driver , it is appropriate to take a […] -
![Sweden is a place of sensory overload for a fan of classic American cars. Having seen many articles and photographs over the years in car magazines, newspapers, National Geographic, and […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/1-Mercury-Montclair-56.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CC Global: American Classics of Sweden")
CC Global: American Classics of Sweden
Posted on September 16, 2013 | 54 CommentsSweden is a place of sensory overload for a fan of classic American cars. Having seen many articles and photographs over the years in car magazines, newspapers, National Geographic, and […] -
![Walking down a street in Stockholm in August, I noticed an old-looking small car that I did not recognize parked at a curb. The badge on the grill said DAF, […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/BeltCVT.gif?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CC Global: DAF 66: Four Decades of Dutch Continuous Variability")
CC Global: DAF 66: Four Decades of Dutch Continuous Variability
Posted on September 12, 2013 | 36 CommentsWalking down a street in Stockholm in August, I noticed an old-looking small car that I did not recognize parked at a curb. The badge on the grill said DAF, […] -
![Sweden is well known to many people, including the writer of this piece, as a place that is in love with classic American cars. Nevertheless, during an ongoing trip to […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/Front-view-600.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "International Dockside Classic – 1958 Cadillac Series 62 Convertible in Sweden")
International Dockside Classic – 1958 Cadillac Series 62 Convertible in Sweden
Posted on July 18, 2013 | 13 CommentsSweden is well known to many people, including the writer of this piece, as a place that is in love with classic American cars. Nevertheless, during an ongoing trip to […] -
![Editor’s Note: The recent Curbside Classics of Baghdad has prompted another international submission, so we’ve created a new category: CC Global. This comes from Richard Dilks, who recently visited Tallinn, […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/Exec-day-damp-front-1200.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CC Global: The Curbside Classics Of Estonia – Tallinn Tales")
CC Global: The Curbside Classics Of Estonia – Tallinn Tales
Posted on October 6, 2012 | 18 CommentsEditor’s Note: The recent Curbside Classics of Baghdad has prompted another international submission, so we’ve created a new category: CC Global. This comes from Richard Dilks, who recently visited Tallinn, […] -
![Cars may seem to be a petty subject in the context of Iraq, a country that has experienced over thirty years of incessant war and economic sanctions, and where the […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/themes/arras162/images/thumbnail.png "CC Global: No Magic Carpet Rides – The Curbside Classics Of Baghdad")
CC Global: No Magic Carpet Rides – The Curbside Classics Of Baghdad
Posted on September 24, 2012 | 7 CommentsCars may seem to be a petty subject in the context of Iraq, a country that has experienced over thirty years of incessant war and economic sanctions, and where the […]
