- Description
- I write about anything I find interesting. Hopefully that aligns with what at least some readers also find interesting. I adopted my avatar after writing an article about the 1953 movie Crime Wave (see Curbside Cinema: A Crime Wave Of Lincolns) because I liked the movie and the character. I later found out that the actor Sterling Hayden was quite a character, not a typical actor at all. Look him up, it's worth the time!
![Is it better to buy a fancy version of a cheap car or a cheap version of a fancy car? Here we have a beguilingly plain survivor that urges you […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/Screenshot-2025-01-06-7.39.51-PM.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1965 Mercury Monterey – Classy Stripper With A 390 V8 And Three On The Tree")
![(first posted 1/13/24) A common fantasy is to be able to live in the world forever, not as an old man but as a young man in the prime of […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/20240109_121418-1.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CC’s Best Of 2024: CC Outtake: 1964 Buick Wildcat – The Car Of Dorian Gray")
![Weathered just shy of the point of no return, you can practically hear this old truck crying out to anyone close enough to see it to please find it a […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/20200124_140035.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Museum Classic: 1927 Seagrave Fire Engine – Future Hall Of Flamer?")
![(update: More information came to light after this article originally ran, from a commenter and from an old magazine feature buried deep in the internet, which is linked at the […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/IMG00264-20110820-1912blur-1.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1994 Chevrolet Impala SS Station Wagon – Factory-Built Unicorn")
![The 1994-96 Impala SS has long been a legit cult classic and probably the quintessential example of Chevrolet’s Modern Era Super Sport (M.E.SS) models. It’s popular with enthusiasts and even […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/20240416_123709.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1996 Chevrolet Impala SS – Three Reasons Darth Vader Was A Winner (M.E.SS #2)")
![The time has come for a change in my driveway! I bought my former car, a 2011 Mustang GT, new in 2010. I loved the car, which was remarkably reliable […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/20240810_195311-1-e1727323119863.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "My 2015 Ford Mustang GT (Update) – How NOT To Buy A Used Car")
![Here is the final installment of our hubcap quiz to test your curbside identification skills. As I introduced in Pt. 1, my uncle has a hubcap collection which he […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/hubcaps1-2.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Quiz: Castoffs From The Peak Hubcap Era, Pt. 3 – Can You ID Them And The Missing Brand?")
![(first posted 8/23/2018) I’ve always liked Ford’s original two seat Thunderbird. It was a cool car to see at car shows and imagine tooling around in with […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/20151208_092726.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Garageside Classics: 1955, 1956, 1957 Ford Thunderbird – Maintaining and Driving Harold’s T-Birds")
![(first posted 6/20/24) When was the last time you saw a daily driver Jaguar E-Type? The answer’s never for me. Heck, I rarely see a Jaguar over twenty years old […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/20230122_161547.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1964 Jaguar E-Type Series 1 – After 58 Years And 200,000 Miles Its Owner Is Still Driving It To The Store")
![If one thing was certain in 1989, besides the rock-firm stability of the U.S.S.R. or the everlasting popularity of Milli Vanilli, it was the clamor of car buyers for […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/20240331_175043-e1714526051859.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic:1990 Chrysler’s TC (By Maserati!) – La Vita è Bella")
![A milquetoast and still common sedan, it’s easy to ignore the Cruze. That might be a mistake for historically-minded car enthusiasts. The Cruze has struck me for a while now […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/IMAG1396.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 2011 Chevrolet Cruze Eco – Beware Of Angry Birds")
![, “Find a job you love and you’ll never have to work a day in your life.” This may or may not have been originally said by Mark Twain, […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/20181122_103903.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "1996 Chevrolet Caprice 9C1 – One Officer’s Passion")
![It’s really important to hit the right notes. Just ask a singer, since most listeners can perceive a wrong note even if they aren’t musically inclined. Some singers seem […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/20231106_082339.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1963 Buick Riviera – Hitting All The Right Notes")
