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Curbside Classics Archives
About Author: Kevin Martin
Posts by Kevin Martin
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Father’s Day Parademobile
Posted on June 16, 2013 | 7 CommentsI too have been inspired by JPC’s father’s day tribute, and then seeing that PN had posted his father-in-law’s cars, I decided to add to the festivities. -
![This was my road warrior for a number of years, a 1988 Olds Touring Sedan. It was the most expensive Olds 98 available that year going out the door […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/01-Road-Warrior.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "1988 Olds Touring Sedan, I Miss You")
1988 Olds Touring Sedan, I Miss You
Posted on June 13, 2013 | 50 CommentsThis was my road warrior for a number of years, a 1988 Olds Touring Sedan. It was the most expensive Olds 98 available that year going out the door […] -
![We old farts wax rhapsodic about Panthers (can we be any more delusional?) and other totally average automobiles. My 2012 Impreza is a totally average car. The only thing […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/01-Impreza.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Get On Your Horse And Ride")
Get On Your Horse And Ride
Posted on May 26, 2013 | 26 CommentsWe old farts wax rhapsodic about Panthers (can we be any more delusional?) and other totally average automobiles. My 2012 Impreza is a totally average car. The only thing […] -
![One of the benefits of having a father that worked for Mobil was that regardless of what part of the world he was posted to, in this case, Mexico City. […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/01-62-Front-Row.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "1962 Indianapolis")
1962 Indianapolis
Posted on May 26, 2013 | 8 CommentsOne of the benefits of having a father that worked for Mobil was that regardless of what part of the world he was posted to, in this case, Mexico City. […] -
![On my recent trip to Meadville, PA, about two hours north of Pittsburgh, for one of my nephew’s college graduations, I stopped off along the way to pay a […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/01-Auburn-Cabin-Speed.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Museum Classic: 1929 Auburn Cabin Speedster")
Museum Classic: 1929 Auburn Cabin Speedster
Posted on May 22, 2013 | 7 CommentsOn my recent trip to Meadville, PA, about two hours north of Pittsburgh, for one of my nephew’s college graduations, I stopped off along the way to pay a […] -
![Bonneville Speed Week 2012 didn’t disappoint. Over 500 cars entered. Lots of weird-assed cars both in the parking lot and on the salt. I can sense Paul’s woodie meter […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/02-White-Camper-s.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Bonneville 2012, Weirdness Celebrated")
Bonneville 2012, Weirdness Celebrated
Posted on March 24, 2013 | 17 CommentsBonneville Speed Week 2012 didn’t disappoint. Over 500 cars entered. Lots of weird-assed cars both in the parking lot and on the salt. I can sense Paul’s woodie meter […] -
![Sometimes you just run into stuff. No expectations, just Boom! There you are. Sue and I were on our honeymoon in 1976 and had wandered into Telluride, Colorado in our […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/02/Telluride006.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CC Ephemera: Better Homes and License Plates")
CC Ephemera: Better Homes and License Plates
Posted on February 22, 2013 | 23 CommentsSometimes you just run into stuff. No expectations, just Boom! There you are. Sue and I were on our honeymoon in 1976 and had wandered into Telluride, Colorado in our […] -
![As you head north on Rte 94 out of Aledo, Illinois, you pass Henderson’s junkyard on the east side of the road. Bud Henderson was the local Ford and […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/02/Henderson0071.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Rust In Peace")
Rust In Peace
Posted on February 18, 2013 | 20 CommentsAs you head north on Rte 94 out of Aledo, Illinois, you pass Henderson’s junkyard on the east side of the road. Bud Henderson was the local Ford and […] -
![One of the best field trips our design class took in 1969 was to the Foster & Kleiser Outdoor Advertising production facility on the south side of Chicago. There we […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/themes/arras162/images/thumbnail.png "Paint By Numbers")
Paint By Numbers
Posted on February 10, 2013 | 6 CommentsOne of the best field trips our design class took in 1969 was to the Foster & Kleiser Outdoor Advertising production facility on the south side of Chicago. There we […] -
![Top Quality Indeed I took this photo in 1972. It’s probably a Chrysler-Plymouth dealer in Norwalk, CT or environs. I don’t know if I took the photo because I […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/Used-Car-Lot-Sm.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Irony Illustrated")
Irony Illustrated
Posted on January 30, 2013 | 59 CommentsTop Quality Indeed I took this photo in 1972. It’s probably a Chrysler-Plymouth dealer in Norwalk, CT or environs. I don’t know if I took the photo because I […] -
![In my original posting on The Rockford Files I mentioned that in later episodes, the editors would craftily sneak in shots of Rockford’s ’74 Firebird even while he drove a […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/Erly-Rear-II.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Cinema: Rockford Revisited–The Case Of The Two Rear Firebird Windows")
Curbside Cinema: Rockford Revisited–The Case Of The Two Rear Firebird Windows
Posted on January 27, 2013 | 51 CommentsIn my original posting on The Rockford Files I mentioned that in later episodes, the editors would craftily sneak in shots of Rockford’s ’74 Firebird even while he drove a […] -
![When I ran across Hot Cars on Netflix I fully expected to see a bunch of ’32 Ford roadsters being driven by greasers with duck tails accompanied by gum-snapping […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/01-Used-Cars1.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Cinema: Hot Cars, 1956")
Curbside Cinema: Hot Cars, 1956
Posted on January 15, 2013 | 24 CommentsWhen I ran across Hot Cars on Netflix I fully expected to see a bunch of ’32 Ford roadsters being driven by greasers with duck tails accompanied by gum-snapping […] -
![In my earlier posting on the cars of my girlfriends I omitted the car my first girlfriend drove, a new 1965 Chevy Impala convertible. Actually it was her mother’s car, […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/12/01-Exterior-2.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "COMG: Cars of My Girlfriends-1965 Chevy Impala Convertible")
COMG: Cars of My Girlfriends-1965 Chevy Impala Convertible
Posted on January 11, 2013 | 27 CommentsIn my earlier posting on the cars of my girlfriends I omitted the car my first girlfriend drove, a new 1965 Chevy Impala convertible. Actually it was her mother’s car, […] -
![In 2003 Bob Sirna brought a stunning 300 SL to Bonneville to challenge the F/GT record. That would require a run of 170 mph (273 kph) or better. All […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/12/01-300-SL.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Bonneville Classics: 1955 Mercedes-Benz 300 SL")
Bonneville Classics: 1955 Mercedes-Benz 300 SL
Posted on January 3, 2013 | 17 CommentsIn 2003 Bob Sirna brought a stunning 300 SL to Bonneville to challenge the F/GT record. That would require a run of 170 mph (273 kph) or better. All […] -
![Just thought that I would share with our fellow CC’ers south of the Equator what it looks like north of the Mason Dixon, and why it is that we buy […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/12/01-Backyard.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Why God Created Subarus")
Why God Created Subarus
Posted on December 24, 2012 | 24 CommentsJust thought that I would share with our fellow CC’ers south of the Equator what it looks like north of the Mason Dixon, and why it is that we buy […]
