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![This particular car was born the same month I received my driver’s license. It’s on the (long) short list of cars that I would have liked to have seen in […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/IMG_6965.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Recycling: 1986 Mitsubishi Starion ESI-R – Boxed In")
Curbside Recycling: 1986 Mitsubishi Starion ESI-R – Boxed In
Posted on June 10, 2023 | 26 CommentsThis particular car was born the same month I received my driver’s license. It’s on the (long) short list of cars that I would have liked to have seen in […] -
![Ah, the Cavalier. Or Cadavalier. Or Crapalier. Or “Cockroach of the Road”. What other denigrating terms are/were there for these? Dozens I’m sure. But did they really suck so bad? […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/IMG_5314.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Recycling: 1992 Chevrolet Cavalier RS – Cut Short In Its…Prime?")
Curbside Recycling: 1992 Chevrolet Cavalier RS – Cut Short In Its…Prime?
Posted on May 19, 2023 | 75 CommentsAh, the Cavalier. Or Cadavalier. Or Crapalier. Or “Cockroach of the Road”. What other denigrating terms are/were there for these? Dozens I’m sure. But did they really suck so bad? […] -
![I use the word “alien” because this car would be alien to most people–how many individuals living today would be able to identify this as a Lincoln, let alone […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/20230514_162605.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Junked Classic: 1959 Lincoln Premiere–Crashed Alien Spacecraft")
Junked Classic: 1959 Lincoln Premiere–Crashed Alien Spacecraft
Posted on May 16, 2023 | 43 CommentsI use the word “alien” because this car would be alien to most people–how many individuals living today would be able to identify this as a Lincoln, let alone […] -
![I write this on April 13, 2023 after returning from the junkyard this afternoon, and realize that it’s a day like any other. Except it isn’t, it’s the exact 50th […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/IMG_3793.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Recycling: 1973 Plymouth Road Runner – Squeezing Lemonade From A Lemon Twist")
Curbside Recycling: 1973 Plymouth Road Runner – Squeezing Lemonade From A Lemon Twist
Posted on April 14, 2023 | 51 CommentsI write this on April 13, 2023 after returning from the junkyard this afternoon, and realize that it’s a day like any other. Except it isn’t, it’s the exact 50th […] -
![Well, here we are again with more random engineering and other (mis)adventures spotted in the junkyard over the weekend. Today’s features both involve Toyotas, curiously the last time we did […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/IMG_2991.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Junkyard Outtakes Double Feature: Toyota Edition – More Spray Foam Madness And A Security Issue")
Junkyard Outtakes Double Feature: Toyota Edition – More Spray Foam Madness And A Security Issue
Posted on March 26, 2023 | 24 CommentsWell, here we are again with more random engineering and other (mis)adventures spotted in the junkyard over the weekend. Today’s features both involve Toyotas, curiously the last time we did […] -
![(first posted 3/23/2017) We’ve posted a number of Ralf K’s (Don Kincl) junkyard shots here, but there was something about this first shot; the contrast of that very late 50s […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/8373685649_19fce65dd7_k.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Junkyard Classics: – Savor This Savoy, And More")
Junkyard Classics: – Savor This Savoy, And More
Posted on March 23, 2023 | 36 Comments(first posted 3/23/2017) We’ve posted a number of Ralf K’s (Don Kincl) junkyard shots here, but there was something about this first shot; the contrast of that very late 50s […] -
![(first posted 9/7/2011) We’re on the the home stretch on our tour. Now this ’66 or ’67 Falcon is hardly an exotic, but they’ve become surprisingly uncommon on the streets, […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/09/CC-144-247-800.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "The CC Graveyard Part Five: A Citroen Traction Avant Hiding Amongst Cadillacs")
The CC Graveyard Part Five: A Citroen Traction Avant Hiding Amongst Cadillacs
Posted on March 5, 2023 | 38 Comments(first posted 9/7/2011) We’re on the the home stretch on our tour. Now this ’66 or ’67 Falcon is hardly an exotic, but they’ve become surprisingly uncommon on the streets, […] -
![(first posted 9/4/2011) Not exactly the most arresting picture with which to continue our tour with, but that’s the brakes; little bitty drum brakes at that. Yes, there’s not a […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/09/CC-144-205-800.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "The CC Graveyard Part Four: From Broke-Back Mustangs To A Monte Carlo Winner, And Some Bikes Too")
The CC Graveyard Part Four: From Broke-Back Mustangs To A Monte Carlo Winner, And Some Bikes Too
Posted on March 5, 2023 | 58 Comments(first posted 9/4/2011) Not exactly the most arresting picture with which to continue our tour with, but that’s the brakes; little bitty drum brakes at that. Yes, there’s not a […] -
![(first posted 9/3/2011) Now that I’ve been to the Allure of the Automobile Exhibition, I’m even more motivated to keep this guided tour of the Allure Of Junkers on track, […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/09/CC-144-154-800.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "The CC Graveyard: Part Three – An Exotic Foreigner Hiding In The Bushes")
The CC Graveyard: Part Three – An Exotic Foreigner Hiding In The Bushes
Posted on March 4, 2023 | 34 Comments(first posted 9/3/2011) Now that I’ve been to the Allure of the Automobile Exhibition, I’m even more motivated to keep this guided tour of the Allure Of Junkers on track, […] -
![(first posted 9/1/2011) Must finish what I started…Ok, so I showed you the Corvairs in Part 1. Oh, and we did do the Sunbeam Imp. But that’s only a small […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/09/CC-144-090-800.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "The CC Graveyard Tour: Part Two")
The CC Graveyard Tour: Part Two
Posted on March 4, 2023 | 31 Comments(first posted 9/1/2011) Must finish what I started…Ok, so I showed you the Corvairs in Part 1. Oh, and we did do the Sunbeam Imp. But that’s only a small […] -
![(first posted 8/15/2011. It’s still there, although some of the cars have been sold) Almost a year ago, I showed you pictures of the Official CC Graveyard, but from the […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/08/CC-144-133-800.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "The Official CC Graveyard Tour: Part One – The Corvairs")
The Official CC Graveyard Tour: Part One – The Corvairs
Posted on March 4, 2023 | 26 Comments(first posted 8/15/2011. It’s still there, although some of the cars have been sold) Almost a year ago, I showed you pictures of the Official CC Graveyard, but from the […] -
![Like a surfer looking back and seeing a huge gray snout with multiple rows of big sharp teeth gaining on him, so felt the average American motorist for about two […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/IMG_8089.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Recycling: 2001 Ford Crown Victoria Police Interceptor (P71) – Don’t Tase Me, Bro!")
Curbside Recycling: 2001 Ford Crown Victoria Police Interceptor (P71) – Don’t Tase Me, Bro!
Posted on January 20, 2023 | 71 CommentsLike a surfer looking back and seeing a huge gray snout with multiple rows of big sharp teeth gaining on him, so felt the average American motorist for about two […] -
![The not-so-pearly chainlink gates of the junkyard do not discriminate, they welcome one and all to the heaven that is laid out on a bounteous few acres of land often […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/IMG_9438.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Recycling: 1970 Lincoln Continental Mark III – Snow Angel (Of Death)")
Curbside Recycling: 1970 Lincoln Continental Mark III – Snow Angel (Of Death)
Posted on January 12, 2023 | 53 CommentsThe not-so-pearly chainlink gates of the junkyard do not discriminate, they welcome one and all to the heaven that is laid out on a bounteous few acres of land often […] -
![Over 45 years old. Yeah, this shape is more than 45 years old and still looks like something from another world, let alone the heyday of disco fever and bell […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/IMG_9495.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Recycling: 1978 Porsche 928 – Nothing Even Comes Close")
Curbside Recycling: 1978 Porsche 928 – Nothing Even Comes Close
Posted on January 9, 2023 | 33 CommentsOver 45 years old. Yeah, this shape is more than 45 years old and still looks like something from another world, let alone the heyday of disco fever and bell […] -
![At the junkyard, all is equal. Whether American, German, Japanese, Korean, or British, at the end of the day its value is measured per pound of steel, no more, no […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/IMG_7665.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Junkyard Musings: Color Me Verklempt – The Joy Of The Saddest Mercedes-Benz R107")
Junkyard Musings: Color Me Verklempt – The Joy Of The Saddest Mercedes-Benz R107
Posted on December 8, 2022 | 21 CommentsAt the junkyard, all is equal. Whether American, German, Japanese, Korean, or British, at the end of the day its value is measured per pound of steel, no more, no […]
