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Curbside Classics Archives
Junkyard Archive
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![Although most people might consider it odd I enjoy wandering around the junkyard when I get the chance. I have in the past claimed that it is a cheap form […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/12/31324020627_e76cf41e79_c.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Junkyard: 2000 (Toyota) WiLL Vi – Less Known Retro Oddity")
Junkyard: 2000 (Toyota) WiLL Vi – Less Known Retro Oddity
Posted on December 17, 2018 | 34 CommentsAlthough most people might consider it odd I enjoy wandering around the junkyard when I get the chance. I have in the past claimed that it is a cheap form […] -
![Maybe half an hour after Daniel Stern’s QOTD went live yesterday, I ran across this at the Greeley-Weld County Airport. We had gone there for an airshow that ended up […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/IMG_1072.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "QOTD: Alright, What Car Is THIS?")
QOTD: Alright, What Car Is THIS?
Posted on May 20, 2018 | 33 CommentsMaybe half an hour after Daniel Stern’s QOTD went live yesterday, I ran across this at the Greeley-Weld County Airport. We had gone there for an airshow that ended up […] -
![While obviously the significance to us is less than the real Western Wall in Jerusalem, this wall of former Curbside Classics can also be regarded as a significant site (to […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/IMG_0933.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CC’s Western Wall – Sacred Ground")
CC’s Western Wall – Sacred Ground
Posted on May 9, 2018 | 49 CommentsWhile obviously the significance to us is less than the real Western Wall in Jerusalem, this wall of former Curbside Classics can also be regarded as a significant site (to […] -
![Back in January, Ralf K shared the first batch of his photos from Hidden Valley Auto Parts in Maricopa, AZ. he’s uploaded some more at the Cohort, so let’s go […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/26688047408_eef5544d98_k.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Junkyard Classics: Ralf K Visits Hidden Valley Auto Parts, Part 2 – The Ultimate CC Junkyard?")
Junkyard Classics: Ralf K Visits Hidden Valley Auto Parts, Part 2 – The Ultimate CC Junkyard?
Posted on March 15, 2018 | 29 CommentsBack in January, Ralf K shared the first batch of his photos from Hidden Valley Auto Parts in Maricopa, AZ. he’s uploaded some more at the Cohort, so let’s go […] -
![A recent CC clue on the OB CAC Bedford bus looked familiar. Sure enough, among some photos I’d scanned earlier, there it was in all its dilapidated streamlined glory. While […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/Scan_20180122-2.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CC Junkyard: Bishops Bridge Many Years Ago")
CC Junkyard: Bishops Bridge Many Years Ago
Posted on February 17, 2018 | 30 CommentsA recent CC clue on the OB CAC Bedford bus looked familiar. Sure enough, among some photos I’d scanned earlier, there it was in all its dilapidated streamlined glory. While […] -
![Ever since I was a little kid, I have been a sucker for junkyards. I can get lost in time looking through piles of junked cars, having fun just trying […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/RT0568-Junkyard-Cover.jpeg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CC Vintage Image: Auto Scrapyard Circa 1968 – Treasure Hunt In The Trash")
CC Vintage Image: Auto Scrapyard Circa 1968 – Treasure Hunt In The Trash
Posted on February 9, 2018 | 54 CommentsEver since I was a little kid, I have been a sucker for junkyards. I can get lost in time looking through piles of junked cars, having fun just trying […] -
![Ralf K. (aka Don Kincl) has a number of uploads at the Cohort that I need to get to. We’ll start with these, taken at Hidden Valley Auto in Maricopa, […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/25011354467_4183023a3c_k.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Junkyard Classics: Ralf K. Visits Hidden Valley Auto in Maricopa, AZ")
Junkyard Classics: Ralf K. Visits Hidden Valley Auto in Maricopa, AZ
Posted on January 26, 2018 | 20 CommentsRalf K. (aka Don Kincl) has a number of uploads at the Cohort that I need to get to. We’ll start with these, taken at Hidden Valley Auto in Maricopa, […] -
![Even during my early years as a kid, my father always tried to include me in all of his “automotive related” adventures. From fixing cars to motorcycle rides, he would […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/222.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Junk Yard Reflections")
Junk Yard Reflections
Posted on January 1, 2018 | 43 CommentsEven during my early years as a kid, my father always tried to include me in all of his “automotive related” adventures. From fixing cars to motorcycle rides, he would […] -
![Last weekend, my wife and I parked Big Blue on the car show field of the local antique festival and swap meet, and wandered around looking for things we don’t […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/001.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Swap Meet Capsule: Two Carter WCDs – Why Kids Are Exactly The Way They Used To Be")
Swap Meet Capsule: Two Carter WCDs – Why Kids Are Exactly The Way They Used To Be
Posted on October 4, 2016 | 18 CommentsLast weekend, my wife and I parked Big Blue on the car show field of the local antique festival and swap meet, and wandered around looking for things we don’t […] -
Wordless Outtake: 1994 Cadillac Sedan de Ville – A Certified Land Yacht
Posted on June 29, 2016 | 30 Comments -
![Before drunken revelers rang in the calendar year 1960 with tenuous optimism, Edsel was already a dead player. A few unceremonious months out of the 1960 model year’s starting […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/068.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Junkyard Classic: 1960 Edsel Villager — This Orphan Would Take a Village to Raise")
Junkyard Classic: 1960 Edsel Villager — This Orphan Would Take a Village to Raise
Posted on June 13, 2016 | 45 CommentsBefore drunken revelers rang in the calendar year 1960 with tenuous optimism, Edsel was already a dead player. A few unceremonious months out of the 1960 model year’s starting […] -
![Greetings from the Land of the Rising Sun! It is a pleasure to be back at Curbside Classic after several years absence. I find all sorts of Curbside Classics in […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/Camaro1.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Crusher Bait – American Oxidation")
Curbside Crusher Bait – American Oxidation
Posted on May 11, 2016 | 37 CommentsGreetings from the Land of the Rising Sun! It is a pleasure to be back at Curbside Classic after several years absence. I find all sorts of Curbside Classics in […] -
![(first posted 11/14/2012. And it’s still there, but given how Portland is booming and this neighborhood getting gentrified, I have doubts about for how much longer) If I […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/CC-181-115-1200.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Alamo Volvo: Portland’s Volvo Valhalla")
Alamo Volvo: Portland’s Volvo Valhalla
Posted on April 18, 2016 | 35 Comments(first posted 11/14/2012. And it’s still there, but given how Portland is booming and this neighborhood getting gentrified, I have doubts about for how much longer) If I […] -
![The junkyard is a bittersweet place for car lovers. On one hand, it’s an almost never ending photo opportunity, and it’s like playing the license plate game on vacation: who […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/093.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Junkyard Classics: Segregating the Outcasts – Hudsons and Packards Get to Know Simcas and Anglias")
Junkyard Classics: Segregating the Outcasts – Hudsons and Packards Get to Know Simcas and Anglias
Posted on April 18, 2016 | 29 CommentsThe junkyard is a bittersweet place for car lovers. On one hand, it’s an almost never ending photo opportunity, and it’s like playing the license plate game on vacation: who […] -
Junkyard Classics: Relics From The Past- In The Past
Posted on March 19, 2016 | 26 CommentsThis is a nostalgic-sympathetic post of a thirty-years-old Saturday stroll, heading into a junkyard with an aim to photograph specific classics. Oh, and accompanied by faithful Laish.
