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![Christopher Busta-Peck is a true renaissance man. Librarian. Artist. Historian. Published author. He’s even restoring a historic home that he lives in with his family. And he drives this impossible-to-ignore […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/92ChryslerLeBaron1jg.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Project Car: 1992 Chrysler LeBaron Convertible – A Seductive Canvas")
Project Car: 1992 Chrysler LeBaron Convertible – A Seductive Canvas
Posted on March 23, 2014 | 23 CommentsChristopher Busta-Peck is a true renaissance man. Librarian. Artist. Historian. Published author. He’s even restoring a historic home that he lives in with his family. And he drives this impossible-to-ignore […] -
![The Dodge Shadow and Plymouth Sundance were low-buck transportation. When new, they sold for well under $10,000, at a time when the average new car’s sticker had just gone north […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/DodgeShadowInterior.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CC Capsule: 1991 Dodge Shadow ES – White on White")
CC Capsule: 1991 Dodge Shadow ES – White on White
Posted on March 8, 2014 | 42 CommentsThe Dodge Shadow and Plymouth Sundance were low-buck transportation. When new, they sold for well under $10,000, at a time when the average new car’s sticker had just gone north […] -
![The company where I work had its annual strategic planning meeting at Traders Point Creamery, a working dairy farm with a restaurant and meeting space that’s a short drive from […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/LandRoverSeriesIII_1jg.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CC Capsule: Land Rover Series III Tour Vehicle – Down On The Farm")
CC Capsule: Land Rover Series III Tour Vehicle – Down On The Farm
Posted on March 1, 2014 | 14 CommentsThe company where I work had its annual strategic planning meeting at Traders Point Creamery, a working dairy farm with a restaurant and meeting space that’s a short drive from […] -
![One of my hobbies is collecting vintage film cameras. I have a whole bunch; I lost count at about 75. I shoot all the ones for which you can still […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/1959FordF-500_1jg.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CC Capsule: 1959 Ford F-500 Fire Truck – Like a Good Neighbor")
CC Capsule: 1959 Ford F-500 Fire Truck – Like a Good Neighbor
Posted on February 6, 2014 | 18 CommentsOne of my hobbies is collecting vintage film cameras. I have a whole bunch; I lost count at about 75. I shoot all the ones for which you can still […] -
![It seemed obvious when I came upon this truck, just by looking at the front end and the front-wheel bolt pattern, that it is a 1978 or 1979 Ford F-250 […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/78F350_1jg.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CC Capsule: Ford F-350 Stake Truck – Meet Frankentruck")
CC Capsule: Ford F-350 Stake Truck – Meet Frankentruck
Posted on February 4, 2014 | 27 CommentsIt seemed obvious when I came upon this truck, just by looking at the front end and the front-wheel bolt pattern, that it is a 1978 or 1979 Ford F-250 […] -
![Are the world’s automakers all smoking from the same pipe? Let’s break for a quick minute from the classics to ponder the modern sedan. Chrysler unveiled its new 200 sedan […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/BuickVerano.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "QOTD: Why Do So Many Modern Sedans Look So Much Alike?")
QOTD: Why Do So Many Modern Sedans Look So Much Alike?
Posted on January 18, 2014 | 142 CommentsAre the world’s automakers all smoking from the same pipe? Let’s break for a quick minute from the classics to ponder the modern sedan. Chrysler unveiled its new 200 sedan […] -
![It’s been a while since the last installment of our Overloaded series. I pulled up behind this sagging S-10 last June at an intersection near my home. I think this […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/overloaded1jg.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Overloaded? Sure, But Not Bad By Curbside Classic Standards")
Overloaded? Sure, But Not Bad By Curbside Classic Standards
Posted on December 29, 2013 | 28 CommentsIt’s been a while since the last installment of our Overloaded series. I pulled up behind this sagging S-10 last June at an intersection near my home. I think this […] -
![I have always thought this was the coolest tail light ever. Maybe it’s because two were attached to the 1966 Ford Galaxie 500 my dad owned when I was a […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/66FordCustom6jg.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Auction Classic: 1966 Ford Custom 500 – All Windows Must Be Rolled Up for Speeds in Excess of 120 MPH")
Auction Classic: 1966 Ford Custom 500 – All Windows Must Be Rolled Up for Speeds in Excess of 120 MPH
Posted on December 28, 2013 | 43 CommentsI have always thought this was the coolest tail light ever. Maybe it’s because two were attached to the 1966 Ford Galaxie 500 my dad owned when I was a […] -
![While I drive, my iPhone is usually tethered via USB to my car stereo so it can provide the soundtrack. That makes my iPhone a handy camera when a curbside […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/TriumphTR61jg.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Spotted While Driving, or Curbside Classics I Just Haven’t Found Parked Yet")
Spotted While Driving, or Curbside Classics I Just Haven’t Found Parked Yet
Posted on December 21, 2013 | 22 CommentsWhile I drive, my iPhone is usually tethered via USB to my car stereo so it can provide the soundtrack. That makes my iPhone a handy camera when a curbside […] -
![I usually have a few projects that I don’t enjoy very much in various stages of completion around the house and yard. For example, there’s a miniature forest in a […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/11/1951Ford1jg.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CC Road Trip: A Really Solid Tennessee Excursion")
CC Road Trip: A Really Solid Tennessee Excursion
Posted on November 30, 2013 | 13 CommentsI usually have a few projects that I don’t enjoy very much in various stages of completion around the house and yard. For example, there’s a miniature forest in a […] -
![Last week I wrote about a legendarily bulletproof Mercedes-Benz diesel engine wrapped in a W116 body. (Read about it here.) Then the other day while perusing some old photos I […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/11/1968MB2201jg.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CC Capsule: 1968 Mercedes-Benz 220 Diesel – Rusty Quarters")
CC Capsule: 1968 Mercedes-Benz 220 Diesel – Rusty Quarters
Posted on November 23, 2013 | 27 CommentsLast week I wrote about a legendarily bulletproof Mercedes-Benz diesel engine wrapped in a W116 body. (Read about it here.) Then the other day while perusing some old photos I […] -
![How do you characterize an engine well-known to propel the automobiles into which it is fitted for hundreds of thousands of trouble-free miles? “Reliable” wouldn’t even remotely do it justice. […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/11/1978MB300SD_1jg.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CC Capsule: 1978 Mercedes-Benz 300 SD Turbodiesel – A Curbside Classic for the Thrifty")
CC Capsule: 1978 Mercedes-Benz 300 SD Turbodiesel – A Curbside Classic for the Thrifty
Posted on November 16, 2013 | 15 CommentsHow do you characterize an engine well-known to propel the automobiles into which it is fitted for hundreds of thousands of trouble-free miles? “Reliable” wouldn’t even remotely do it justice. […] -
![For ten minutes one afternoon in 1986, I thought I had killed a little girl. This is my story. It involves a van, the military Hummer, and 25 80-pound buckets […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/11/ChevyVan.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Van Stories: The Frozen Glue Incident")
Van Stories: The Frozen Glue Incident
Posted on November 15, 2013 | 20 CommentsFor ten minutes one afternoon in 1986, I thought I had killed a little girl. This is my story. It involves a van, the military Hummer, and 25 80-pound buckets […] -
![The other day, a bunch of us at work ran out to the Greek place around the corner for a quick lunch. When we came out, this Volvo 164 was […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/Volvo164_3jg.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CC Capsule: 1970 Volvo 164: Out to Lunch")
CC Capsule: 1970 Volvo 164: Out to Lunch
Posted on October 26, 2013 | 18 CommentsThe other day, a bunch of us at work ran out to the Greek place around the corner for a quick lunch. When we came out, this Volvo 164 was […] -
![The route-home-delivery era ended during my 1970s kidhood. Milk delivery ended first. Bread delivery hung on through the early 1970s; I remember the brightly painted Tip-Top Bread truck swinging through […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/IHMetros.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Auction Classic: 1959 International Harvester Metro – Breadbox Bread Truck")
Auction Classic: 1959 International Harvester Metro – Breadbox Bread Truck
Posted on October 20, 2013 | 34 CommentsThe route-home-delivery era ended during my 1970s kidhood. Milk delivery ended first. Bread delivery hung on through the early 1970s; I remember the brightly painted Tip-Top Bread truck swinging through […]
