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About Author: Kevin Martin
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Junkyard Outtake: Condemned Bubble Top
Posted on January 10, 2014 | 25 CommentsThis sad tableau was shot in Kansas City, MO in 1973. Also notice the engine with the red valve cover, sitting behind the Olds. Is that a Ford six? -
![Keith Thelen has broken the ice, so to speak, on snowmobiles. So now I feel compelled to come out of the closet and admit that I, at one time […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/01-JDX8.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Halcyon Horicon: John Deere Snowmobiles")
Halcyon Horicon: John Deere Snowmobiles
Posted on January 5, 2014 | 27 CommentsKeith Thelen has broken the ice, so to speak, on snowmobiles. So now I feel compelled to come out of the closet and admit that I, at one time […] -
![Andy Granatelli died on Sunday, Dec. 29, 2013. He was 90. As a team owner he won the Indy 500 twice, first in 1969 with Mario Andretti, and lastly […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/01-Andy-Mario.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Andy Granatelli: Born Supercharged")
Andy Granatelli: Born Supercharged
Posted on December 31, 2013 | 10 CommentsAndy Granatelli died on Sunday, Dec. 29, 2013. He was 90. As a team owner he won the Indy 500 twice, first in 1969 with Mario Andretti, and lastly […] -
![Stuart Hilborn was born in 1917 in Calgary, Alberta, Canada. He was the son of a migrant worker who moved to southern California when Stuart was young. He died […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/01-Stu-Hilborn.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "RIP Stuart Hilborn, the Father of Mechanical Fuel Injection")
RIP Stuart Hilborn, the Father of Mechanical Fuel Injection
Posted on December 22, 2013 | 4 CommentsStuart Hilborn was born in 1917 in Calgary, Alberta, Canada. He was the son of a migrant worker who moved to southern California when Stuart was young. He died […] -
![When NASCAR allowed Toyota to design and fabricate a two-valve pushrod V8 specifically for Sprint Cup competition, it marked the first time that it had allowed a purpose-built racing […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/01-R07-Engine.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CGI: Not What You Think It Is")
CGI: Not What You Think It Is
Posted on December 20, 2013 | 36 CommentsWhen NASCAR allowed Toyota to design and fabricate a two-valve pushrod V8 specifically for Sprint Cup competition, it marked the first time that it had allowed a purpose-built racing […] -
CC Outtake: 1972 Ford Bronco
Posted on November 27, 2013 | 18 CommentsI show up at the local gym on a nice Saturday afternoon and what do I see? A Gen I Ford Bronco. Red and juicy. -
![So I’m driving south on State St, Rt 89, in Salt Lake when this Scout II pulls up along side of me. I’m not a big Scout fan, but this […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/11/01-Scout.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Scout II Sighting")
Scout II Sighting
Posted on November 20, 2013 | 10 CommentsSo I’m driving south on State St, Rt 89, in Salt Lake when this Scout II pulls up along side of me. I’m not a big Scout fan, but this […] -
![I was looking for an antique shop in town. Although I missed it by a block, I discovered something far more interesting: a 1972 Datsun 510 station wagon, in all […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/11/01-Datsun-510.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CC Outtake: 1972 Datsun 510 Wagon, Green Edition")
CC Outtake: 1972 Datsun 510 Wagon, Green Edition
Posted on November 13, 2013 | 24 CommentsI was looking for an antique shop in town. Although I missed it by a block, I discovered something far more interesting: a 1972 Datsun 510 station wagon, in all […] -
![It’s painful. The cars of my youth, and the people that created them that so affected me, are starting to leave this mortal plane. Today (Nov 5, 2013) we […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/11/01-Hansgen.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CC Obit: Kjell Qvale")
CC Obit: Kjell Qvale
Posted on November 6, 2013 | 10 CommentsIt’s painful. The cars of my youth, and the people that created them that so affected me, are starting to leave this mortal plane. Today (Nov 5, 2013) we […] -
![As Hudson’s Essex brand began to lose luster, Hudson decided to augment that line by introducing the 1932 Essex Terraplane. By 1934 the car was simply known as the Terraplane, […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/11/05-Terraplane.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Terra What? The First Production Muscle Car")
Terra What? The First Production Muscle Car
Posted on November 2, 2013 | 33 CommentsAs Hudson’s Essex brand began to lose luster, Hudson decided to augment that line by introducing the 1932 Essex Terraplane. By 1934 the car was simply known as the Terraplane, […] -
![This posting is sort of a CC Clue and answer all in one. Except I haven’t a clue as to what this thing is, and therefor can’t supply an answer […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/01-Willys-b.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "The Mystery Independent Lead Sled?")
The Mystery Independent Lead Sled?
Posted on November 1, 2013 | 16 CommentsThis posting is sort of a CC Clue and answer all in one. Except I haven’t a clue as to what this thing is, and therefor can’t supply an answer […] -
![Early in each October, the US GP was run at Watkins Glen, NY, which was home to the Formula 1 circus from 1961 until 1980. In addition to attracting genuine […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/05-72-USGP-Bog.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "1972 US Grand Prix: The Bus and the Bogladytes")
1972 US Grand Prix: The Bus and the Bogladytes
Posted on October 24, 2013 | 28 CommentsEarly in each October, the US GP was run at Watkins Glen, NY, which was home to the Formula 1 circus from 1961 until 1980. In addition to attracting genuine […] -
![Maybe Maui Woowie makes people paint buildings purple and yellow, I don’t know. But the cars parked outside this small commercial strip are decidedly conventional. I’ll let the Commentariat […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/01-83-Paia-Maui.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CC Streetscape: Paia, Maui, 1983")
CC Streetscape: Paia, Maui, 1983
Posted on October 10, 2013 | 16 CommentsMaybe Maui Woowie makes people paint buildings purple and yellow, I don’t know. But the cars parked outside this small commercial strip are decidedly conventional. I’ll let the Commentariat […] -
![From 2003 until late 2010 I worked on the construction management team that helped Washington Dulles International Airport (IAD) implement a new Automatic People Mover (APM) system. APMs are […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/04-APM-Unload.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "The Birth Of An Automatic People Mover")
The Birth Of An Automatic People Mover
Posted on October 4, 2013 | 20 CommentsFrom 2003 until late 2010 I worked on the construction management team that helped Washington Dulles International Airport (IAD) implement a new Automatic People Mover (APM) system. APMs are […] -
![This isn’t exactly an orgasmic CC photo, but it was taken in 1976 while the lusty Suzy and I were on our mega Elopement Tour in my (but by […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/01-Lead-MT.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CC Streetscape: Lead, South Dakota 1976")
CC Streetscape: Lead, South Dakota 1976
Posted on October 1, 2013 | 24 CommentsThis isn’t exactly an orgasmic CC photo, but it was taken in 1976 while the lusty Suzy and I were on our mega Elopement Tour in my (but by […]
