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- 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!
![Most anybody in a long term relationship knows the meaning of “captive audience”. You inevitably (but joyfully!) will end up doing a fair amount of things that your spouse […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/20210903_161737.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Celebrity: 1962 Chevrolet C10 – How To, And How NOT To, Achieve Marital Zen")
![There are certain landmark vehicles that us car nuts are naturally aware of. The Lexus LS400 is the sort of car my radar is always on for. I’ve been […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/20200830_144945crop.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic/Vintage Review: 1990 Lexus LS400 – Nothing To Hide")
![Across North America there once roamed great herds of large and unmistakable beasts, unique to the continent. I’m talking about the American Bison, of course, but I could […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/20220925_1056281.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 2007 Chevrolet Monte Carlo LS – The Last Of A Very American Species")
![Never terribly common, the final generation of the Buick Riviera is getting notable for its increasing absence on the curbs and driveways of our land. This rough looking Riviera’s […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/20220620_125906-2.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1995 Buick Riviera – Something To Say")
![The 1980 Rolls-Royce Silver Shadow profiled in yesterday’s CC represented the last of the line for this generation of uber-upscale sedans. What better way to follow it up than […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/Scan_0027-2.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Vintage Autocar Road Test: 1966 Rolls-Royce Silver Shadow – Britons’ First Look")
![(Reader’s note: This article bears my attempt to use proper Queen’s English, so it’s best read in an upper-class British accent) The 1965-80 Rolls-Royce Silver Shadow is sometimes called The […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/20220302_103738.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1980 Rolls Royce Silver Shadow II – Not To The Manor Born")
![(originally posted 5/11/22) I know us Curbside Classic readers are a strange breed, because I think there are precious few others, at large or even in car circles, who would […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/20220324_135015.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1975 Chevrolet Impala – A Kind Of Youth")
![I’ve never done an In-Motion article because others have done them quite well and even made something of an art form of them (most notably Joseph Dennis). I’m not […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/20210811_072531-2.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "In-Motion Classic: 2003 Pontiac Grand Prix SE/WTF – The Ultimate Version Of The Penultimate Grand Prix")
![(originally posted 3/9/22) Every once in a while, one is privileged to encounter something so special, it’s jarring. Like a rare flower growing in a landfill or an original Picasso […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/20200817_094656.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1941 Chevrolet Special Deluxe – Maroon’d In Time")
![When I spotted a Cadillac CTS coupe recently, I was unexpectedly taken aback by how pretty the car was, parked nose out, clean and detailed and seeming to look just […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/Cadillac_US-CTS_2012V-pdf.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Future Classic: 2011 Cadillac CTS Coupe – Magic Mirror, Who’s The Fairest Modern Cadillac Of Them All?")
![Last week I relayed here the message I got from a 1953 Chevrolet Bel Air. Messages we receive can be alarming, or sometimes just informative, and in that case inspiring […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/etgt.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Cinema: A Crime Wave Of Lincolns – Message From 1953, Pt. 2")
![I’ve never received a message in a bottle, but I have now received a message in a car body. It’s not a message from a place, rather it’s a message […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/20210426_104547.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1953 Chevrolet Bel Air – A Message From 1953, Part 1")
![Whatever you think of the new Ford Mustang Mach-E, it’s obviously a big departure from anything ever sold with a galloping pony in the grille. I’ve only seen a handful […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/20211101_211908.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Outtake: 2021 Ford Mustang Mach-E – From The Mouths Of Babes Edition")
![Yesterday in part 1 of this article, I related how in many ways I neglected to grow up. I certainly never outgrew my occasional childhood hobby of photographing old […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/Scans1_0009-3.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Vintage Photos: Carspotting In Florida 1985-2003, pt. 2")
![In some ways, I’ve never grown up. I still occasionally like to play Galaga, ride my bike, watch TV shows like The Dukes Of Hazzard, Leave It To Beaver […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/snap.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Vintage Photos: Carspotting In Florida 1985-1991, Part 1")
