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Curbside Classics Archives
About Author: Aaron65
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![A few weeks ago, my wife and I diverged from our normal car show routine and attended the rescheduled “Eyes on Design” car show at the Edsel and Eleanor Ford […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/09/111_1732.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Car Show Classics: 1956 Plymouth Belvedere Convertible and 1966 Plymouth Barracuda Formula S – How Have You Changed In Ten Years?")
Car Show Classics: 1956 Plymouth Belvedere Convertible and 1966 Plymouth Barracuda Formula S – How Have You Changed In Ten Years?
Posted on October 5, 2021 | 33 CommentsA few weeks ago, my wife and I diverged from our normal car show routine and attended the rescheduled “Eyes on Design” car show at the Edsel and Eleanor Ford […] -
![It’s been awhile since I’ve read Smokey Yunick’s entertaining, colorful, and seemingly endless autobiography, but I recall his depreciating those who relied on what he called “cut and try” methods […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/09/111_1637.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "COAL Update: 1963 Ford Thunderbird – The Cut And Try Method")
COAL Update: 1963 Ford Thunderbird – The Cut And Try Method
Posted on September 20, 2021 | 21 CommentsIt’s been awhile since I’ve read Smokey Yunick’s entertaining, colorful, and seemingly endless autobiography, but I recall his depreciating those who relied on what he called “cut and try” methods […] -
![(first posted 8/31/2015) There’s really not much to say about this scene other than to ask you to picture the happiest, geekiest 38-year-old man in the world hooking his Dirty […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/Sun-analyzer.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Garage Classic: Sun Performance Analyzer 1115–The Most Fun under the Sun")
Garage Classic: Sun Performance Analyzer 1115–The Most Fun under the Sun
Posted on August 31, 2021 | 61 Comments(first posted 8/31/2015) There’s really not much to say about this scene other than to ask you to picture the happiest, geekiest 38-year-old man in the world hooking his Dirty […] -
![There is nothing even remotely romantic about a lawnmower. Memories of first dates, first burnouts, and first breakdowns are topics of exaggerated automobile-based bench racing in any garage in Christendom […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/111_1330.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Mower Of A Lifetime: 1993 AYP No-Name “Meijer” Mower – My Second Most Long-Lasting Mechanical Relationship")
Mower Of A Lifetime: 1993 AYP No-Name “Meijer” Mower – My Second Most Long-Lasting Mechanical Relationship
Posted on August 23, 2021 | 36 CommentsThere is nothing even remotely romantic about a lawnmower. Memories of first dates, first burnouts, and first breakdowns are topics of exaggerated automobile-based bench racing in any garage in Christendom […] -
![(first posted 7/20/2015) My father is, perhaps unwittingly, an enabler. Therefore, when he called my house last Friday and told me we should ride up to see this “old Fiat […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/Renault-caravelle.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1963 Renault Caravelle S: A Francophile’s Underdog, Musty Smell and Regret Included in Purchase Price")
Curbside Classic: 1963 Renault Caravelle S: A Francophile’s Underdog, Musty Smell and Regret Included in Purchase Price
Posted on July 20, 2021 | 76 Comments(first posted 7/20/2015) My father is, perhaps unwittingly, an enabler. Therefore, when he called my house last Friday and told me we should ride up to see this “old Fiat […] -
![My wife and I are victims of bad timing. We got married and bought our house during the last housing bubble in 2005, and the amount of debt with which […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/111_1289a.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Bicycle Classic: 1969 Schwinn Deluxe Racer – Something There Is That Doesn’t Love A Wall")
Bicycle Classic: 1969 Schwinn Deluxe Racer – Something There Is That Doesn’t Love A Wall
Posted on July 20, 2021 | 53 CommentsMy wife and I are victims of bad timing. We got married and bought our house during the last housing bubble in 2005, and the amount of debt with which […] -
![(first posted 7/15/2015) This website is partially to blame for my recent 1970s fixation; therefore, I’ve become no stranger to attending a local cruise and photographing some cars that others […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/Plymouth-1971-RR.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Car Show Classics: Fun at the Local Cruise–Two ’70s Muscle Cars and an Awkward Interloper")
Car Show Classics: Fun at the Local Cruise–Two ’70s Muscle Cars and an Awkward Interloper
Posted on July 15, 2021 | 60 Comments(first posted 7/15/2015) This website is partially to blame for my recent 1970s fixation; therefore, I’ve become no stranger to attending a local cruise and photographing some cars that others […] -
![I love an old Mercury. I’ve never owned one, but that’s just a matter of coincidence at this point in my life, and it’s only a matter of time considering […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/111_1030.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic – 1962 Mercury Monterey Custom Sedan: The 20-Footer Club, Part II")
Curbside Classic – 1962 Mercury Monterey Custom Sedan: The 20-Footer Club, Part II
Posted on July 12, 2021 | 32 CommentsI love an old Mercury. I’ve never owned one, but that’s just a matter of coincidence at this point in my life, and it’s only a matter of time considering […] -
![(first posted 6/29/2015) Leave it to me. At a car show surrounded by seductive chariots spanning from 1933 to 1977, I manage to fall in love with an AMC Hornet. […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/AMC-Hornet.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Car Show Classic: 1974 AMC Hornet Sportabout – A Dorky Cupid Moment")
Car Show Classic: 1974 AMC Hornet Sportabout – A Dorky Cupid Moment
Posted on June 29, 2021 | 104 Comments(first posted 6/29/2015) Leave it to me. At a car show surrounded by seductive chariots spanning from 1933 to 1977, I manage to fall in love with an AMC Hornet. […] -
![“Patina” and “provenance” have been flogged so mercilessly by cable TV auction announcers that they might as well be food words, words that leave me feeling a vague dread as […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/111_1158a.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Parking Lot Classic: 1964 Oldsmobile F-85 Cutlass Holiday – The 20-Footer Club, Part One")
Parking Lot Classic: 1964 Oldsmobile F-85 Cutlass Holiday – The 20-Footer Club, Part One
Posted on June 28, 2021 | 42 Comments“Patina” and “provenance” have been flogged so mercilessly by cable TV auction announcers that they might as well be food words, words that leave me feeling a vague dread as […] -
![The idea that many of the things I enjoy may disappear within my lifetime makes my head hurt. When I was a kid, I would lie awake in the dark […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/111_1048.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Antique Store Classic: 1965 Buick Protect-O-Plate – Decoding Some Fella’s New Car")
Antique Store Classic: 1965 Buick Protect-O-Plate – Decoding Some Fella’s New Car
Posted on June 21, 2021 | 58 CommentsThe idea that many of the things I enjoy may disappear within my lifetime makes my head hurt. When I was a kid, I would lie awake in the dark […] -
![(first posted 6/9/2015) I recently read Patrick Foster’s American Motors Corporation: The Rise and Fall of America’s Last Independent Automaker, and Mr. Foster, in so many words, felt that AMC may […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/Rambler-1967-rogue-conv.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CC Capsule: 1967 Rambler Rogue Convertible–A Rascally Scoundrel?")
CC Capsule: 1967 Rambler Rogue Convertible–A Rascally Scoundrel?
Posted on June 9, 2021 | 56 Comments(first posted 6/9/2015) I recently read Patrick Foster’s American Motors Corporation: The Rise and Fall of America’s Last Independent Automaker, and Mr. Foster, in so many words, felt that AMC may […] -
![“On this earth there are, in truth, so many new experiences that I desire but rarely to live over any part of my past life, not even the happiest moments […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/AGuyinVancouver1.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Cohort Classic: 1960 Lincoln – Here Comes The Sun King")
Cohort Classic: 1960 Lincoln – Here Comes The Sun King
Posted on June 1, 2021 | 45 Comments“On this earth there are, in truth, so many new experiences that I desire but rarely to live over any part of my past life, not even the happiest moments […] -
![The area of Michigan that I call home is flatter than week-old Faygo. While fertile sugar beet fields are perhaps poor substitutes for what others might consider to be breathtaking […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/111_0997a.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Dealer Classics: 1961 Dodge and 1968 Chevy Mediums – Visualizing The Ideal Commute")
Dealer Classics: 1961 Dodge and 1968 Chevy Mediums – Visualizing The Ideal Commute
Posted on May 26, 2021 | 66 CommentsThe area of Michigan that I call home is flatter than week-old Faygo. While fertile sugar beet fields are perhaps poor substitutes for what others might consider to be breathtaking […] -
![(first posted 4/6/2015) Most Corvair owners tend to own multiple Corvairs; in fact, as often as not, said owners are “Corvair exclusive,” meaning that they collect as many different variants […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/Corvair-Rampside-camper.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Car Show Capsule: 1963 Chevrolet Corvair Rampside Camper – A Box Atop a Boxer")
Car Show Capsule: 1963 Chevrolet Corvair Rampside Camper – A Box Atop a Boxer
Posted on April 6, 2021 | 63 Comments(first posted 4/6/2015) Most Corvair owners tend to own multiple Corvairs; in fact, as often as not, said owners are “Corvair exclusive,” meaning that they collect as many different variants […]
