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Curbside Classics Archives
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![As surely as September nights turn chilly in Michigan, I’ll start combing the classifieds for Model A’s when the “gathering swallows twitter in the skies.” The urge lasts for about […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/111_1668.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Car Show Classics: 1928-31 Ford Model A Sport Coupes – See You In September")
Car Show Classics: 1928-31 Ford Model A Sport Coupes – See You In September
Posted on March 21, 2022 | 21 CommentsAs surely as September nights turn chilly in Michigan, I’ll start combing the classifieds for Model A’s when the “gathering swallows twitter in the skies.” The urge lasts for about […] -
![(first posted 3/14/2016) Have you ever considered how odd it is that Ford, that manufacturer of solid, reliable, conservative transportation, produced a true competitor to Cadillac and Lincoln? The T-Bird, […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/tbgb.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Car Show Classic: 1965 Ford Thunderbird–Unique in All the World")
Car Show Classic: 1965 Ford Thunderbird–Unique in All the World
Posted on March 14, 2022 | 63 Comments(first posted 3/14/2016) Have you ever considered how odd it is that Ford, that manufacturer of solid, reliable, conservative transportation, produced a true competitor to Cadillac and Lincoln? The T-Bird, […] -
![Although I’ve written extensively about my burgeoning collection of antique cars, comparatively little has been said about my daily drivers. Honestly, there’s not much to say: I spend most of […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/Image-2.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "COAL: 1993 Ford Escort LX Wagon – Being Ironic")
COAL: 1993 Ford Escort LX Wagon – Being Ironic
Posted on March 7, 2022 | 33 CommentsAlthough I’ve written extensively about my burgeoning collection of antique cars, comparatively little has been said about my daily drivers. Honestly, there’s not much to say: I spend most of […] -
![A few weeks ago, I pictorially recounted a trip to an old Mid-Michigan junkyard that had been purchased by another yard and was forever closing its doors. The cost of […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/020-1.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Salvage Yard Photographs, Part II: September 2015 – This Could Be The Last Time")
Salvage Yard Photographs, Part II: September 2015 – This Could Be The Last Time
Posted on February 21, 2022 | 25 CommentsA few weeks ago, I pictorially recounted a trip to an old Mid-Michigan junkyard that had been purchased by another yard and was forever closing its doors. The cost of […] -
![(first posted 2/15/2016) In psychology class, I learned that the sense of smell is closely linked to memory, and anyone who has been around a greasy old car since the […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/mgaaab.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Trackside Classic: 1960 MGA 1600 Coupe–The Allegory of Hope")
Trackside Classic: 1960 MGA 1600 Coupe–The Allegory of Hope
Posted on February 15, 2022 | 55 Comments(first posted 2/15/2016) In psychology class, I learned that the sense of smell is closely linked to memory, and anyone who has been around a greasy old car since the […] -
![It may seem unAmerican, but I’ve never truly wanted to own a Corvette. I’ve respected them, cheered for their LeMans-winning race teams, helped my neighbor work on his ’65 roadster, […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/111_1628.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Car Show Classic: 1963 Corvette Sting Ray – A Sting Ray With A Saginaw?")
Car Show Classic: 1963 Corvette Sting Ray – A Sting Ray With A Saginaw?
Posted on February 14, 2022 | 35 CommentsIt may seem unAmerican, but I’ve never truly wanted to own a Corvette. I’ve respected them, cheered for their LeMans-winning race teams, helped my neighbor work on his ’65 roadster, […] -
![To paraphrase William Carlos Williams, so much depends upon the price of scrap metal. Back in 2014, word on the internet grapevine was that a well-known old-school junkyard in Michigan […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/034.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Salvage Yard Photographs: September 2014 – A Bittersweet Walk Through A Closing Junkyard")
Salvage Yard Photographs: September 2014 – A Bittersweet Walk Through A Closing Junkyard
Posted on February 7, 2022 | 48 CommentsTo paraphrase William Carlos Williams, so much depends upon the price of scrap metal. Back in 2014, word on the internet grapevine was that a well-known old-school junkyard in Michigan […] -
![In his heavily anthologized short story titled “The Swimmer,” John Cheever wrote that his drunken protagonist Neddy Merrill’s “life was not confining.” Fortunately for me, that’s all I have in […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/xkkl.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Car Show Classic: 1969 Ford LTD – How My Dad (Temporarily) Turned My Grandpa Into A Ford Man")
Car Show Classic: 1969 Ford LTD – How My Dad (Temporarily) Turned My Grandpa Into A Ford Man
Posted on January 31, 2022 | 47 CommentsIn his heavily anthologized short story titled “The Swimmer,” John Cheever wrote that his drunken protagonist Neddy Merrill’s “life was not confining.” Fortunately for me, that’s all I have in […] -
![The history of the fastback roofline is one of crests and troughs; wildly popular in the 1940s, it was almost instantly deemed unfashionable and unceremoniously dumped in the early 1950s […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/020a-1.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Car Show Classic: 1949 Buick Super Sedanet – Superannuated Super, Some Said")
Car Show Classic: 1949 Buick Super Sedanet – Superannuated Super, Some Said
Posted on January 24, 2022 | 31 CommentsThe history of the fastback roofline is one of crests and troughs; wildly popular in the 1940s, it was almost instantly deemed unfashionable and unceremoniously dumped in the early 1950s […] -
![When I was a teenager, an uncle had a ’68 Firebird that sat near his garage for several years, and it may have subconsciously (along with my watching too many […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/111_1771.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "QOTD: What Is Your Favorite Side Marker/Reflector?")
QOTD: What Is Your Favorite Side Marker/Reflector?
Posted on January 17, 2022 | 93 CommentsWhen I was a teenager, an uncle had a ’68 Firebird that sat near his garage for several years, and it may have subconsciously (along with my watching too many […] -
![I recently finished reading Walter P. Chrysler’s slim biography (originally serialized in The Saturday Evening Post) titled The Life of an American Workman. Already knowing much of Mr. Chrysler’s basic story, his […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/1948-Chrysler-1.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Facebook Finds: 1948 Chryslers – The Life Of An American Workman")
Facebook Finds: 1948 Chryslers – The Life Of An American Workman
Posted on January 10, 2022 | 32 CommentsI recently finished reading Walter P. Chrysler’s slim biography (originally serialized in The Saturday Evening Post) titled The Life of an American Workman. Already knowing much of Mr. Chrysler’s basic story, his […] -
![The efforts of Julius Caesar and Pope Gregory notwithstanding, our system of keeping track of our place in history is utilitarian but still somewhat arbitrary. Regardless, 2021 was a rough […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/20211229_152901a.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "COAL Update: 1953 Buick Special – Snitches Get Stitches, A Whimsical Tale Of Drilling And Tapping")
COAL Update: 1953 Buick Special – Snitches Get Stitches, A Whimsical Tale Of Drilling And Tapping
Posted on January 5, 2022 | 49 CommentsThe efforts of Julius Caesar and Pope Gregory notwithstanding, our system of keeping track of our place in history is utilitarian but still somewhat arbitrary. Regardless, 2021 was a rough […] -
![Back in June, I decoded a GM Protect-O-Plate I found at a local antique store, and found that the original owner had bought a conservative but highly optioned Buick Electra […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/20211124_125340.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Antique Store Classic: 1962 Ford Owner’s Manual, Decoding Some Fella’s New Car – Part II")
Antique Store Classic: 1962 Ford Owner’s Manual, Decoding Some Fella’s New Car – Part II
Posted on November 29, 2021 | 17 CommentsBack in June, I decoded a GM Protect-O-Plate I found at a local antique store, and found that the original owner had bought a conservative but highly optioned Buick Electra […] -
![This is perhaps subconsciously the second Robert Frost-referencing title I’ve used this year, but it’s appropriate when considering Studebaker’s declining years. Frost and Studebaker’s lives fundamentally overlapped, with Frost being […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/ihgfd.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Car Show Classics: 1963 Studebaker Avanti and 1964 Studebaker Daytona Wagonaire – “Nothing Gold Can Stay”")
Car Show Classics: 1963 Studebaker Avanti and 1964 Studebaker Daytona Wagonaire – “Nothing Gold Can Stay”
Posted on November 15, 2021 | 47 CommentsThis is perhaps subconsciously the second Robert Frost-referencing title I’ve used this year, but it’s appropriate when considering Studebaker’s declining years. Frost and Studebaker’s lives fundamentally overlapped, with Frost being […] -
![I once had a dream that I was sitting in heaven’s waiting room. It was a dingy old doctor’s office with sunlight cascading through some windows that hadn’t been washed […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/111_1945a.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Museum Classic: 1962 Cadillac Convertible – Living In A World Made Of Papier Mache")
Museum Classic: 1962 Cadillac Convertible – Living In A World Made Of Papier Mache
Posted on November 9, 2021 | 42 CommentsI once had a dream that I was sitting in heaven’s waiting room. It was a dingy old doctor’s office with sunlight cascading through some windows that hadn’t been washed […]
