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![On the April day when Joseph Dennis’s excellent piece on the 1987 Buick Skyhawk coupe appeared, I read it, walked to lunch, and immediately came upon this Skyhawk sedan. Bam! That’s […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/SkyhawkSnouts.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CC Capsule: 1983 Buick Skyhawk – When The CC Effect Strikes, It Sometimes Takes Just Minutes to Act")
CC Capsule: 1983 Buick Skyhawk – When The CC Effect Strikes, It Sometimes Takes Just Minutes to Act
Posted on June 10, 2017 | 34 CommentsOn the April day when Joseph Dennis’s excellent piece on the 1987 Buick Skyhawk coupe appeared, I read it, walked to lunch, and immediately came upon this Skyhawk sedan. Bam! That’s […] -
![It’s turning into a roughly annual thing, for me to dump out of my iPhone all of the interesting cars I photographed from the driver’s seat of my car. Scout’s […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/IMG_1133.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Spotted While Driving, or Curbside Classics That Haven’t The Good Sense To Park To Be Photographed")
Spotted While Driving, or Curbside Classics That Haven’t The Good Sense To Park To Be Photographed
Posted on April 17, 2017 | 52 CommentsIt’s turning into a roughly annual thing, for me to dump out of my iPhone all of the interesting cars I photographed from the driver’s seat of my car. Scout’s […] -
![(first posted 2/24/2013) I know there are some serious Valiant (and Dart) lovers here who can probably spout endless factoids about this car. Have at it, boys – let the […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/02/68Valiant7jg.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1968 Plymouth Valiant Two Hundred – One Mean-Looking Compact")
Curbside Classic: 1968 Plymouth Valiant Two Hundred – One Mean-Looking Compact
Posted on March 8, 2017 | 81 Comments(first posted 2/24/2013) I know there are some serious Valiant (and Dart) lovers here who can probably spout endless factoids about this car. Have at it, boys – let the […] -
![We reserved a car online, Margaret and I did, for our honeymoon in Ireland. We knew the roads would be narrow, so we wanted a small car. So we paid […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/Note01.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CC Rental Car Review/Travelogue: 2015 Nissan Note – Adequate in Ireland")
CC Rental Car Review/Travelogue: 2015 Nissan Note – Adequate in Ireland
Posted on October 31, 2016 | 80 CommentsWe reserved a car online, Margaret and I did, for our honeymoon in Ireland. We knew the roads would be narrow, so we wanted a small car. So we paid […] -
![I came upon this car the day after my wedding. I got married this summer, in July. Second time around for both of us. Did this car get a second […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/JimAndMargaret.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CC Capsule: 1973 Pontiac Grand Ville Convertible – Capping My Wedding Weekend")
CC Capsule: 1973 Pontiac Grand Ville Convertible – Capping My Wedding Weekend
Posted on August 30, 2016 | 67 CommentsI came upon this car the day after my wedding. I got married this summer, in July. Second time around for both of us. Did this car get a second […] -
![Margaret and I and two of her children visited New York City in May. We stayed at a hotel on 57th St., just south of Central Park, our home base as […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/79Vette1.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CC Outtake: 1979 Chevrolet Corvette – A Native New Yorker")
CC Outtake: 1979 Chevrolet Corvette – A Native New Yorker
Posted on August 25, 2016 | 42 CommentsMargaret and I and two of her children visited New York City in May. We stayed at a hotel on 57th St., just south of Central Park, our home base as […] -
![I think it’s because they built a new grocery store right around the corner of my house that I’m not finding as many old parked cars to photograph. You see, […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/MonteCarlo2.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Spotted While Driving, or More Curbside Classics I Just Haven’t Found Parked Yet")
Spotted While Driving, or More Curbside Classics I Just Haven’t Found Parked Yet
Posted on March 22, 2016 | 59 CommentsI think it’s because they built a new grocery store right around the corner of my house that I’m not finding as many old parked cars to photograph. You see, […] -
![So I’m sitting in Five Guys with my son, scarfing down a cheeseburger, when I look out over his shoulder through the window and see this parked in front of […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/IMG_0015.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CC Capsule: 1986-90 Dodge Ramcharger – Shopping in Suburbia")
CC Capsule: 1986-90 Dodge Ramcharger – Shopping in Suburbia
Posted on March 1, 2016 | 77 CommentsSo I’m sitting in Five Guys with my son, scarfing down a cheeseburger, when I look out over his shoulder through the window and see this parked in front of […] -
![My buddy John and I worked together in radio 20-mumble years ago and keep in touch through Facebook. Today he is involved with an organ-donor group and travels the state […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/1971-Chevrolet-Caprice-camper.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CC Outtake: 1971 Chevrolet Caprice Camper — Yes, Really")
CC Outtake: 1971 Chevrolet Caprice Camper — Yes, Really
Posted on January 26, 2016 | 17 CommentsMy buddy John and I worked together in radio 20-mumble years ago and keep in touch through Facebook. Today he is involved with an organ-donor group and travels the state […] -
![The Michigan Road is one of Indiana’s oldest state-funded roads, built in the 1830s to connect the Ohio River to Indianapolis to Lake Michigan. It allowed commerce to move freely […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/map.png?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CC Capsule: 1946-48 Dodge — Watching The Toyotas Go By")
CC Capsule: 1946-48 Dodge — Watching The Toyotas Go By
Posted on January 14, 2016 | 59 CommentsThe Michigan Road is one of Indiana’s oldest state-funded roads, built in the 1830s to connect the Ohio River to Indianapolis to Lake Michigan. It allowed commerce to move freely […] -
![Pity the poor Sable. Somehow, it always got the short end of the stick in looks compared to its Ford-badged brother. The first and second generations looked bulbous compared to […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/1995-Mercury-Sable-a_LUCiD.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CC Capsule: 1995 Mercury Sable – A Clean, Pristine Grocery Getter")
CC Capsule: 1995 Mercury Sable – A Clean, Pristine Grocery Getter
Posted on December 24, 2015 | 24 CommentsPity the poor Sable. Somehow, it always got the short end of the stick in looks compared to its Ford-badged brother. The first and second generations looked bulbous compared to […] -
![I go back to my alma mater for Homecoming every couple-three years. I had a great, life-building experience at Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology, an engineering school on the outskirts of […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/IMG_1955-rawproc.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CC Capsule: 1970 Ford F-250 – Montana To Indiana Or Bust")
CC Capsule: 1970 Ford F-250 – Montana To Indiana Or Bust
Posted on November 17, 2015 | 52 CommentsI go back to my alma mater for Homecoming every couple-three years. I had a great, life-building experience at Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology, an engineering school on the outskirts of […] -
![Back in June I had 21 ash trees removed from my yard. All of them were killed by the emerald ash borer. The tree service gave me hardship pricing, but […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/1968-75-BMW-2002-b.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CC Capsule: BMW 2002 – Why Would You Use A Vintage BMW For A Home Depot Run?")
CC Capsule: BMW 2002 – Why Would You Use A Vintage BMW For A Home Depot Run?
Posted on October 29, 2015 | 61 CommentsBack in June I had 21 ash trees removed from my yard. All of them were killed by the emerald ash borer. The tree service gave me hardship pricing, but […] -
![Two years ago now, Paul Niedermeyer launched the Great Vega Hunt, a quest to find a beater Chevy Vega still powered by the 2300 inline four. Examples didn’t exactly flood […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/1976-77-Chevrolet-Vega-b.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "The Great Vega Hunt Limps On: Stock-Looking 1976-77 Vega Hatchback")
The Great Vega Hunt Limps On: Stock-Looking 1976-77 Vega Hatchback
Posted on September 8, 2015 | 47 CommentsTwo years ago now, Paul Niedermeyer launched the Great Vega Hunt, a quest to find a beater Chevy Vega still powered by the 2300 inline four. Examples didn’t exactly flood […] -
![This is it, the very car I dreamed of during my 1990s early adulthood: 1992-98 BMW E36 coupe, and it had to be black. This aging E36 belongs to someone who […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/1992-98-BMW-3-series-coupe-c.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "QOTD: What’s Your Ultimate “Ultimate Driving Machine”?")
QOTD: What’s Your Ultimate “Ultimate Driving Machine”?
Posted on September 1, 2015 | 88 CommentsThis is it, the very car I dreamed of during my 1990s early adulthood: 1992-98 BMW E36 coupe, and it had to be black. This aging E36 belongs to someone who […]
