- 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!
![I returned last week from a very nice summer vacation to the upper Midwest, which is often beautiful this time of year, especially when you are coming there from southeast […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/20170706_145041_LI.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Corrosion: Deep Rusty Thoughts")
![SUV’s and Crossovers have usually been promoted by their makers as “lifestyle” vehicles: the preferred choice of those who live active, healthy lives that are so enviable they can’t be contained […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/20190710_071856.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Outtake: 2006 Porsche Cayman S – Who Needs An SUV?")
![Two of my favorite cars at the Houston Mecum spring auction were Oldsmobiles, not surprising since I have always had a soft spot in my heart for those great cars […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/20190405_144652.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Auction Classic: 1969 Oldsmobile Toronado – Profitable Obscurity")
![When I found the genuine curbside classic 74 Buick Century that I wrote up in a Capsule article recently, that was exciting for me. I love finding real CC’s and […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/20190405_132238.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Auction Classic: 1977 Oldsmobile Cutlass Supreme – Creampuff Colonnade Close Up")
![GM’s Colonnades were possibly the most common cars on U.S. roads in the 1970’s. I was a young kid in the late 70’s and just becoming car conscious, but even […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/20190522_193819.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Capsule: 1974 Buick Century – Colonnade Still Standing")
![In New York City, when major fires happen in the huge, tall buildings, fighting them is anything but easy. Fighting the big fires in the Big Apple takes big water […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/05/superpumper101.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Fireside Classic: 1965 Mack Superpumper – Big Water From The Napier Deltic Diesel")
![The GM N-body cars of the ’80’s have been covered several times over the years here at Curbside Classic, usually when a tired, can’t-believe-this-is-still-on-the-road example pops up. Those have been […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/05/20190505_185610.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CC Capsule: 1985 Oldsmobile Calais Supreme – A Happy Baby")
![It’s hard to argue that these are not the glory days for many types of cars. Muscle and sports cars? Crazy capable trucks? Mindbogglingly fast and smooth grand […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/vehicles-xts-sedan-gallery-exterior2019-07-l-m.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Eternal QOTD: Are New Hearses Still Heavenly? Hearsetravaganza Part III")
![Recently, I wrote the CC article on the National Museum of Funeral History. Their collection of early (1916-51) hearses is really impressive. It should not surprise us car people […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/20150613_104107.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Graveside Classic: Retired Professionals – Hearsetravaganza Part II")
![The interesting article Paul wrote recently on the demise of American full size cars was excellent food for thought for me. His follow up QOTD’s on picking a big […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/1977-Catalina-Back.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Auto-Biography: The Big Cars (And Others) Of My Grandfather")
![My hometown of Houston, Texas is not exactly a major tourist destination. The only legitimate, big time attraction we have is the NASA Johnson Space Center (which is super cool […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/20180423_123517.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Museum Classic: National Funeral Museum – Hearsetravaganza")
![This is a real photo of a real Chevy Suburban I shot in stop and go traffic one day on the West 610 Loop in Houston. It really begs for […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/IMAG0511.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Caption Contest: Suburban Flying So Low")
![Since today is Jeep day at CC, it’s a good time to share this super cool toy I came across the other day. It’s a Tonka and represents the early […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/20190121_144605.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Jeep Day Finale: 1963-65 Jeep Wagoneer – Tonka Edition")
![It’s the early 1980’s and you are president of AMC/Jeep. The question is this: How do you replace one of the most iconic vehicles in the world, especially when you […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/20180630_163633.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1993 Jeep YJ Wrangler – Objects In Mirror Are Closer Than They Appear")
![I had a chance encounter with what is affectionately called a S.L.A.B., with a full set of five Swanger wheels, and thought I might share it with the good readers […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/12/17369cropped.jpeg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Culture: 1991 Cadillac Brougham S.L.A.B. – I Don’t Wanna Be Right")
