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- Born and raised in New Orleans and a lifelong car nut (his mom swears his first word was "car"), George lives in the Chicago suburbs with his wife and two teenagers, a 16-year-old daughter with her brand new driver's license and a 13-year-old son who is just as car crazy as his dad.
![(first posted 10/29/2018) I was getting gas at my usual station this weekend, when I saw an unusual olive green sight: a pristine 1969 Dodge Dart 2-door […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/Dart-Main-Image.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CC And Vintage Review: 1969 Dodge Dart 2-Door Hardtop – Swinger Or Solid Citizen?")
![(first posted 9/26/2018) This past Saturday while running errands, I rounded a familiar corner in my suburban Chicago town and saw a decidedly unfamiliar sight. Peeking out […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/CS1-IMG_2967.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1972 Cutlass Supreme 4-Door Hardtop – Squint And You Can You See The Seventies")
![(first posted 9/6/2018) Newton’s 3rd law of physics relays that “for every action, there is an equal and opposite reaction.” In the case of cars, that premise could be […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/AM1298-S500-Main-Image.jpeg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Vintage Reviews: 2000 Mercedes-Benz S500 – Slim Fast S-Class")
![(first posted 9/5/2018) “More.” The word can be a double-edged sword. “Extra” can easily become “excess.” That certainly was the case with Mercedes-Benz’s W140 S-Class. In 1991, the automotive […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/RT1291-500SEL-Main-Image.jpeg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Vintage Reviews: 1992 Mercedes-Benz 600SEL, 500SEL And 400SE – Landing With A Heavy Thud")
![(first posted 7/27/2018) As Chrysler Corporation lurched and stumbled from crisis to crisis through the years, hidden in the mistimed mayhem were a few oddly compelling products. One […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/CD1279-Mirada-Main-Image.jpeg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Vintage Review: 1980 Dodge Mirada – Retro Before Retro Was Cool")
![In my neck of the woods, this past Sunday was one of those amazing, picture-perfect weather days with sunshine, warm (but not hot) temperatures and low humidity. Optimal for being […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/Villager-rear-34.webp?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Car Show Classic: 1960 Edsel Villager Two-Door Wagon – Do Unicorns Exist?")
![(first posted 6/5/2018) Bigger was still better for most buyers in the Medium Standard segment circa 1969. In keeping with the ethos of the marketplace, Chrysler revealed a […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/Newport-Main-Image.jpeg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Vintage Review: 1969 Chrysler Newport – “Quite A Lot Of Car”")
![(first posted 5/17/2018) Last week, Paul covered the 1983 generation Fairmont-based LTD and its challenging mission of bridging between the “Brougham” and “Aero” eras at Ford. The […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/Fox-LTD-Main-Image.jpeg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Vintage Reviews: 1983 – 1986 Ford LTD, LTD/LX & LTD Brougham – Lethargic, Tuned or Dutiful?")
![(first posted 5/11/2018) Back in 1966, General Motors was riding high, and one of the drivers of that success was the effectiveness of the corporation’s upmarket brands like Buick, […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/MT0566-Electra-Main-Image.jpeg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Vintage Review: 1966 Buick Electra 225 – GM Banks A “Deuce-And-A-Quarter”")
![(first posted 5/11/2018) Once upon a time, there was a luxury car brand with an almost magical ability to spin profits for its maker. Cadillac, the flagship division […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/RT0569-Coupe-DeVille-Main-Image.jpeg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Vintage Review: 1969 Cadillac Coupe DeVille – Golden Goose")
![(first posted 5/3/2018) Earlier this week, Paul reran a post featuring a long-forgotten staple of the American Middle/Upper-Middle Class driveway. It was great to see that old Olds […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/MT0366-Dynamic88-Main-Image.jpeg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Vintage Review: 1966 Oldsmobile Dynamic 88 – “Like A Solid Citizen”")
![(first posted 4/23/2018) If I were to pinpoint a specific year when the flagship Cadillac Division of General Motors lost its mojo (yet to be recovered), it would […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/CD0481-V864-Main-Image.jpeg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Vintage Reviews and Commentary: 1981 Cadillac – The Year Caddy Stopped Firing On All Cylinders – GM’s Deadly Sin #29")
![(first posted 4/19/2018) Last week, Paul couldn’t help but love the stylish “Mid-Century” grille on this 1955 Monterey 2-Door Hardtop–a true Curbside Classic. But how was the rest of […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/MT0155-Mercury-Main-Image-Opt-1.jpeg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Vintage Review: 1955 Mercury – Motor Trend Checks Out The “Big M”")
![(first posted 4/13/2018) This week’s Curbside Classic has been filled with posts packed full of data and thoughtful perspectives on the decline of Motown’s fortunes through the years. […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/CD0468-Myopians-p1.jpeg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Vintage Article: The Grosse Pointe Myopians – Car and Driver’s Brock Yates Nails Motown")
![(first posted 4/12/2018) The Japanese automakers were rapidly growing in the late 1960s, and one of the key secrets to their success was continuous improvement. In 1968, Datsun […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/CD0468-Datsun-PL510-Main-Image.jpeg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Vintage Review: 1968 Datsun PL510 – April 1968 Car and Driver Road Test")
