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Curbside Classics Archives
About Author: Aaron65
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![(first posted 4/28/2014) No man is without his prejudices and biases, but I am among the most even-handed regarding automotive brands. I have almost no brand loyalty. What was once […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/Fairlane-4.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Car Show Classic: 1963 Ford Fairlane Sport Coupe K-Code")
Car Show Classic: 1963 Ford Fairlane Sport Coupe K-Code
Posted on February 3, 2019 | 81 Comments(first posted 4/28/2014) No man is without his prejudices and biases, but I am among the most even-handed regarding automotive brands. I have almost no brand loyalty. What was once […] -
![Humankind is unique among animals for its need to stamp out a legacy for itself; after all, few willingly meet death’s long embrace without raging against the dying of the light. […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/12/034a.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Museum Capsule: 1911 Hupmobile Model 20 – Around The World For Posterity")
Museum Capsule: 1911 Hupmobile Model 20 – Around The World For Posterity
Posted on December 6, 2016 | 22 CommentsHumankind is unique among animals for its need to stamp out a legacy for itself; after all, few willingly meet death’s long embrace without raging against the dying of the light. […] -
![1965 Chevrolet Corvair Monza Convertible/Money Pit 1998 Ford Escort ZX2 The Dirty Dart, Or How Ebay Makes One Do Stupid Things Sometimes Dirty Dart Update One: Ugh. 1965 Mustang – […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/themes/arras162/images/thumbnail.png "Aaron65’s Continuing COAL Series")
Aaron65’s Continuing COAL Series
Posted on December 4, 2016 | 2 Comments1965 Chevrolet Corvair Monza Convertible/Money Pit 1998 Ford Escort ZX2 The Dirty Dart, Or How Ebay Makes One Do Stupid Things Sometimes Dirty Dart Update One: Ugh. 1965 Mustang – […] -
![The icy hand of winter has granted the Midwest a temporary reprieve this fall, affording fall color drives a stay of execution for a bare couple of weeks, thereby offering another […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/015.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "COAL Update: 1974 Pontiac Firebird – Fiery Leaves and Firebirds")
COAL Update: 1974 Pontiac Firebird – Fiery Leaves and Firebirds
Posted on November 22, 2016 | 33 CommentsThe icy hand of winter has granted the Midwest a temporary reprieve this fall, affording fall color drives a stay of execution for a bare couple of weeks, thereby offering another […] -
![Most machinery buffs from Middle America likely have a soft spot for the products that bear the “IH” logo, the man seated upon a tractor, and I am no exception. […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/016.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Car Show Outtake: 1973 International Pickup – A Detroit From Chicago?")
Car Show Outtake: 1973 International Pickup – A Detroit From Chicago?
Posted on November 16, 2016 | 21 CommentsMost machinery buffs from Middle America likely have a soft spot for the products that bear the “IH” logo, the man seated upon a tractor, and I am no exception. […] -
Curbside Cinema: NFSA Defensive Driving – Learn How To Pass A Car!
Posted on October 24, 2016 | 17 CommentsMuch to the chagrin of my lovely bride, I am a bit addicted to vintage automotive cinema; therefore, we spend our evenings watching fewer sitcoms and reality shows than cheesy […] -
![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 […] -
![As the maintenance and repair schedule of my six-car antique fleet approaches the rigors and requirements of a full-time job, I somehow find it therapeutic to imagine myself trading in […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/09/002.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Car Show Classics: A Cornucopia From The Local Cruise – Window Shopping For Greener Grass")
Car Show Classics: A Cornucopia From The Local Cruise – Window Shopping For Greener Grass
Posted on September 19, 2016 | 33 CommentsAs the maintenance and repair schedule of my six-car antique fleet approaches the rigors and requirements of a full-time job, I somehow find it therapeutic to imagine myself trading in […] -
![Yesterday, I shared the 1965 automotive ads from my latest purchase of 1960s Look magazines, since 1965 is one of my favorite model years and I own four ’65 model cars. Today, […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/003-1.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Advertising Classics: August 12th Magazine Haul — Part Two, 1964 and 1967")
Advertising Classics: August 12th Magazine Haul — Part Two, 1964 and 1967
Posted on August 16, 2016 | 39 CommentsYesterday, I shared the 1965 automotive ads from my latest purchase of 1960s Look magazines, since 1965 is one of my favorite model years and I own four ’65 model cars. Today, […] -
![For the last few years, it’s been a pleasure and a privilege to bore you share my automotive lifestyle with a like-minded readership; after all, my love of the four-wheeled conveyance […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/027.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Advertising Classics: August 12th Magazine Haul — Part One, 1965")
Advertising Classics: August 12th Magazine Haul — Part One, 1965
Posted on August 15, 2016 | 46 CommentsFor the last few years, it’s been a pleasure and a privilege to bore you share my automotive lifestyle with a like-minded readership; after all, my love of the four-wheeled conveyance […] -
QOTD: Does Your Car Hate You?
Posted on August 5, 2016 | 79 CommentsThe fine automobile pictured above appears benign enough. It’s my beloved family heirloom, my first old car, one that I’ve been driving for 22 years. It hates me. -
![As Geoffrey Chaucer’s fictional pilgrims commenced their literary rendezvous at the Tabard Inn, “the yonge sonne hath in the ram his halve cours yronne,” denoting springtime and the sign of the […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/023a.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Car Show Outtakes: 1947 and 1950 Dodges — I Can’t Dodge the Evidence; My World Is Coming Up Dodge")
Car Show Outtakes: 1947 and 1950 Dodges — I Can’t Dodge the Evidence; My World Is Coming Up Dodge
Posted on July 19, 2016 | 36 CommentsAs Geoffrey Chaucer’s fictional pilgrims commenced their literary rendezvous at the Tabard Inn, “the yonge sonne hath in the ram his halve cours yronne,” denoting springtime and the sign of the […] -
![Although a 1969 GTO convertible ignited my love for General Motors products at the tender age of 20 or 21, GTOs mostly escape my notice anymore. In my sleepy little […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/010-2.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Car Show Outtake: 1967 Pontiac Tempest — In A Sea Of GTOs, Such Stuff As Dreams Are Made On")
Car Show Outtake: 1967 Pontiac Tempest — In A Sea Of GTOs, Such Stuff As Dreams Are Made On
Posted on July 12, 2016 | 38 CommentsAlthough a 1969 GTO convertible ignited my love for General Motors products at the tender age of 20 or 21, GTOs mostly escape my notice anymore. In my sleepy little […] -
![The downside to my six-car collection is that sometimes the cars can sit around for long periods of time while I tinker with the others, and the Dirty Dart is […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/018.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "COAL Update: 1965 Dodge Dart 170 Wagon — I’ve Got The Key To The Highway")
COAL Update: 1965 Dodge Dart 170 Wagon — I’ve Got The Key To The Highway
Posted on July 7, 2016 | 94 CommentsThe downside to my six-car collection is that sometimes the cars can sit around for long periods of time while I tinker with the others, and the Dirty Dart is […] -
![I could easily have titled this piece “In Praise of Folly,” after the titular character in Erasmus’ classic manifesto, “for I well know how disingenuously Folly is decried, even by […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/012.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "COAL Update: 1974 Pontiac Firebird Esprit — In Praise Of Fun")
COAL Update: 1974 Pontiac Firebird Esprit — In Praise Of Fun
Posted on June 27, 2016 | 54 CommentsI could easily have titled this piece “In Praise of Folly,” after the titular character in Erasmus’ classic manifesto, “for I well know how disingenuously Folly is decried, even by […]
