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About Author: BigOldChryslers
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![(first posted 4/4/2013. It’s an example of CC offering alternate points of view, in this case to our Olds 5.7 L V8 Diesel Deadly Sin Post) My Grand Dad always […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/BlockWeb-350DX.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1978 Oldsmobile Delta 88 Diesel – In Defense of the Olds 350 Diesel V8")
Curbside Classic: 1978 Oldsmobile Delta 88 Diesel – In Defense of the Olds 350 Diesel V8
Posted on October 31, 2022 | 138 Comments(first posted 4/4/2013. It’s an example of CC offering alternate points of view, in this case to our Olds 5.7 L V8 Diesel Deadly Sin Post) My Grand Dad always […] -
![Moparfest, held in New Hamburg, Ontario, is the largest all-Mopar car show in Canada. Well over 1000 cars participate in the show. It is always held on the third weekend […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/IMG_6009.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Car Show Classics: Oddities of Moparfest")
Car Show Classics: Oddities of Moparfest
Posted on August 28, 2015 | 34 CommentsMoparfest, held in New Hamburg, Ontario, is the largest all-Mopar car show in Canada. Well over 1000 cars participate in the show. It is always held on the third weekend […] -
![I am fighting a rust monster. I haven’t seen it, but the signs of its voracious appetite are everywhere. The monster’s corrosive, salty venom has taken its toll on my […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/collage1.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "My 1966 Chrysler Windsor, Part 2: Fighting A Rust Monster")
My 1966 Chrysler Windsor, Part 2: Fighting A Rust Monster
Posted on August 27, 2015 | 37 CommentsI am fighting a rust monster. I haven’t seen it, but the signs of its voracious appetite are everywhere. The monster’s corrosive, salty venom has taken its toll on my […] -
![After I started this article, it sat languishing unfinished for quite awhile as other priorities came along. I decided to revisit it and finally hit the Submit button after reading […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/20140522_175545.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CC Review: A CC Driver Spends Three Weeks With A 2014 GMC Yukon")
CC Review: A CC Driver Spends Three Weeks With A 2014 GMC Yukon
Posted on May 4, 2015 | 53 CommentsAfter I started this article, it sat languishing unfinished for quite awhile as other priorities came along. I decided to revisit it and finally hit the Submit button after reading […] -
![Early last Saturday morning, I threw a bunch of tools into the back of my friend “Madman” Mike’s pickup and we headed north. Our destination was Sudbury, over 4 hours […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/DSCN2505.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Parts Chasing Road Trip: Sudbury Saturday Night")
Parts Chasing Road Trip: Sudbury Saturday Night
Posted on April 1, 2014 | 26 CommentsEarly last Saturday morning, I threw a bunch of tools into the back of my friend “Madman” Mike’s pickup and we headed north. Our destination was Sudbury, over 4 hours […] -
![In 1966, the Chrysler Windsor was the Canadian-built equivalent of the Newport model in the US. Unsurprisingly, Windsors were built in the Windsor, Ontario plant. Unlike today where vehicles are […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/windsor_ad.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "My Curbside Classic: 1966 Chrysler Windsor – The Best Bad Decision I Ever Made")
My Curbside Classic: 1966 Chrysler Windsor – The Best Bad Decision I Ever Made
Posted on March 18, 2014 | 71 CommentsIn 1966, the Chrysler Windsor was the Canadian-built equivalent of the Newport model in the US. Unsurprisingly, Windsors were built in the Windsor, Ontario plant. Unlike today where vehicles are […] -
![It may not exactly be a “big rig” but it’s got big rig styling and big rig sound. My daily driver vehicle for over 12 years has been a 1994 […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/2005_unloading.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "My Curbside Classic: 1994 Dodge RAM2500 Cummins Diesel")
My Curbside Classic: 1994 Dodge RAM2500 Cummins Diesel
Posted on February 12, 2014 | 37 CommentsIt may not exactly be a “big rig” but it’s got big rig styling and big rig sound. My daily driver vehicle for over 12 years has been a 1994 […] -
![The Waterford Pumpkinfest car show is held very late in the car show season. I try to attend if the weather cooperates, because the show has a large turnout with […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/11/IMG_0516.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Car Show Classics: VW Camper Vans – Tops Popping In All Directions")
Car Show Classics: VW Camper Vans – Tops Popping In All Directions
Posted on November 15, 2013 | 9 CommentsThe Waterford Pumpkinfest car show is held very late in the car show season. I try to attend if the weather cooperates, because the show has a large turnout with […] -
![This past July I attended the Syracuse Nationals in Syracuse, NY. It was the first time I’ve been to this show, and unfortunately only as a spectator. It is a […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/Crosley1.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Car Show Classics: 2013 Syracuse Nationals")
Car Show Classics: 2013 Syracuse Nationals
Posted on August 9, 2013 | 18 CommentsThis past July I attended the Syracuse Nationals in Syracuse, NY. It was the first time I’ve been to this show, and unfortunately only as a spectator. It is a […] -
![I was at the diesel shop picking up an oil filter for my Cummins this afternoon when I spotted this interesting RV conversion sitting out front. Knowing how Paul particularly […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/20130731_131725.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CC Outtake: “Park Place” RV Conversion")
CC Outtake: “Park Place” RV Conversion
Posted on August 5, 2013 | 7 CommentsI was at the diesel shop picking up an oil filter for my Cummins this afternoon when I spotted this interesting RV conversion sitting out front. Knowing how Paul particularly […] -
![This is my friend Jim’s 1972 Plymouth Barracuda. He’s owned it since 1978. It’s painted Hemi Orange, and he added the 1970-style “hockey stick” stripes with 340 callouts himself because […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/DSCN2412.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CC Capsule: 1972 Barracuda Back In Action")
CC Capsule: 1972 Barracuda Back In Action
Posted on August 3, 2013 | 18 CommentsThis is my friend Jim’s 1972 Plymouth Barracuda. He’s owned it since 1978. It’s painted Hemi Orange, and he added the 1970-style “hockey stick” stripes with 340 callouts himself because […] -
![(Image courtesy imcdb.org) Hands up if you’ve ever seen the 2003 movie Grand Theft Parsons, starring Johnny Knoxville…. I didn’t think so. It was a strange “black comedy” effort, based […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/IM002700.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Cinema: The Grand Theft Parsons 1966 Chrysler Newport")
Curbside Cinema: The Grand Theft Parsons 1966 Chrysler Newport
Posted on August 3, 2013 | 28 Comments(Image courtesy imcdb.org) Hands up if you’ve ever seen the 2003 movie Grand Theft Parsons, starring Johnny Knoxville…. I didn’t think so. It was a strange “black comedy” effort, based […] -
![Last weekend I was helping a friend reshingle the roof on his garage. While we were on the roof I heard a tough-sounding V8 fire-up out at the road. It […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/20130608_125614-Custom.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic Capsule: 1978 Chevy Corvette Silver Anniversary Edition")
Curbside Classic Capsule: 1978 Chevy Corvette Silver Anniversary Edition
Posted on June 15, 2013 | 19 CommentsLast weekend I was helping a friend reshingle the roof on his garage. While we were on the roof I heard a tough-sounding V8 fire-up out at the road. It […] -
CC Clue
Posted on April 1, 2013 | 23 CommentsYes, it’s a attached to a car. But which one? -
![On the Saturday before Christmas, my son and I went into town to pick up some last minute items for supper at the grocery store. As we walked through the parking […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/12/20121222_165738.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CC Capsule: 1965 Plymouth Satellite–An Early Christmas Present?")
CC Capsule: 1965 Plymouth Satellite–An Early Christmas Present?
Posted on December 27, 2012 | 25 CommentsOn the Saturday before Christmas, my son and I went into town to pick up some last minute items for supper at the grocery store. As we walked through the parking […]
