Search
Curbside Classics Archives
Privacy
Recent Comments
- tbm3fan on Vintage Snapshots: Southern California — Mid ’50s to Mid’60s
- Mario on Curbside Classic: 1971 Ford Thunderbird Four Door Landau – Yes, I Said Four Doors
- frank blizzard on Cold Comfort: World’s Most Optioned 1956 Chevrolet Bel Air
- la673 on Curbside Classic: 1986 Oldsmobile Delta 88 Coupe – Olds Takes A Holiday From The 1980s Blahs
- Bernard Taylor on CC Capsule: 1958 BMW Isetta 300 – Take It Ee-zetta
- Moparlee on CC Capsule: 1958 BMW Isetta 300 – Take It Ee-zetta
- kiwibryce on Curbside Classic: 1973 Datsun 1200 (Sunny B110) — The Sunny, Yet Not Sunny Enough, Early Days Of The Nissan Sunny
- Ralph L on Curbside Classic: 1986 Oldsmobile Delta 88 Coupe – Olds Takes A Holiday From The 1980s Blahs
- kiwibryce on Curbside Classic: 1973 Datsun 1200 (Sunny B110) — The Sunny, Yet Not Sunny Enough, Early Days Of The Nissan Sunny
- Michael on Curbside Classic: 1986 Oldsmobile Delta 88 Coupe – Olds Takes A Holiday From The 1980s Blahs
Uncategorized Archive
-
Curbside Parody: I Only Need Some New Parts
Posted on March 28, 2014 | 32 Comments(My apologies to Bonnie Tyler and whomever wrote “Total Eclipse of the Heart”) Every now and then I get mighty peeved that you never drive me ’round […] -
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 […] -
Cohort Sighting: Ford LTD II Ranchero – Give The Customer What He Wants, Not What He Needs
Posted on March 26, 2014 | 29 CommentsImage by Eric Clem That’s one of the basic axioms of business. My first boss told me the art of systems analysis was to convince the client that what he […] -
Nostalgia: Downtown Telluride, Colorado, 1976
Posted on March 26, 2014 | 24 CommentsSuzie and I were on our honeymoon in November of 1976 in our ‘72 Fiat 128. Why we decided to go to Telluride, Colorado, I have no idea as […] -
Cohort Sighting: Jeepster Commando – Is It Spring Yet?
Posted on March 25, 2014 | 7 CommentsChannaher uploaded these excellent pictures of this 1971 Jeepster Commando and after being teased with seventy degree temperatures this past weekend, they’re a necessary reminder that it will get warm […] -
CC (Classic Classifieds): Dude, Eugene, Oregon, Thursday, January 17, 1991
Posted on March 25, 2014 | 24 CommentsMy roommate and his bride-to-be are buying a house, thanks in part to the proceeds from the sale of his beloved 1972 Ford LTD, which sold to a German man […] -
Curbside Outtakes: Ford Cortina Mark I- Practicing My Rolling Photography Technique
Posted on March 25, 2014 | 52 CommentsLast Friday, as I drove north on the 605 towards the 91 (that’s California speak for Interstate 605 and California State Highway 91), I rolled past this Ford Cortina Mark […] -
CC (Collar City) Outtake: Google Street View Classics
Posted on March 23, 2014 | 36 Comments(Submitted by Matthew Frederick) I love old cars, but as an architect I’m more interested in restoring old buildings. To this end, my partner and I have been looking for […] -
Cohort Sighting: 1975 Buick Riviera – The Hangover
Posted on March 21, 2014 | 66 CommentsThanks to Eric Clem for these two relevant snapshots. The survival of this grey specimen of a car which was never especially popular, especially in import-crazy Washington state, and which […] -
Curbside Outtake: Spotted on Avalon Boulevard
Posted on March 21, 2014 | 24 CommentsThe Curbside Classic world is constantly changing, and includes subtle links tying one Curbside Classic to another. In fact, the more I look around, the more links I find. -
Automotive History: The Wagons of Alfa Romeo
Posted on March 21, 2014 | 53 CommentsWilliam Stopford recently put the question out as to what he should choose as his next COAL. There was such a strong response for the Alfa that I had to […] -
Vintage Ad: 1981 Escort – The Focus’s Grandma
Posted on March 20, 2014 | 20 CommentsIf ever an ad were untruthful, it would be this spot for the 1981 Escort. Quoting European publications which were evaluating an almost completely different machine, we can see how […] -
Curbside Curmudgeon: 2014 Ford Focus SE – Mr. Nice Called in Sick This Morning
Posted on March 20, 2014 | 95 Comments(Author’s Note: These are responses given to the rental company after they sent me a customer satisfaction survey. In retrospect, I’m concerned I have may aimed my constructive criticism the wrong […] -
CC Outtake: 1986 Pontiac Parisienne – Last Of The Cheviacs
Posted on March 14, 2014 | 56 CommentsWhat can be said about the Pontiac Parisienne which Tom Klockau hasn’t said already? The Pontiacs are his favorite ’77-’90 B-bodies, and this 1986, with its ’81 Bonneville rear end and […] -
CC Clue
Posted on March 13, 2014 | 15 CommentsAjla was quick on the draw with his correct identification of the Bonneville clue. As a former Bonneville owner, he certainly knew his car. Today, do we have anyone (former […]