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- I have been interested in classic cars all my life, and was known to walk up to any old car parked along the street and start looking over every detail, often rattling off facts to no one in particular!
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Curbside Classics Archives
About Author: Pioneer_fox
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Curbside desire: 1958 Plymouth Plaza- Chasing Charlotte
Posted on November 8, 2024 | 54 Comments(first posted 11/8/2018) Sixty dollars a week for the next six years. This post marks the beginning of Operation: Toastcat. -
![(first posted 9/17/2018) I’m going to give you a glimpse into the language of us infuriating young people. “Gib” is a horrible slang version of “give” and “Plz” is […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/pic-3322120636401038561-1600x1200.jpeg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Desire: 1968 Ford Thunderbird – Gib Plz!")
Curbside Desire: 1968 Ford Thunderbird – Gib Plz!
Posted on September 19, 2024 | 55 Comments(first posted 9/17/2018) I’m going to give you a glimpse into the language of us infuriating young people. “Gib” is a horrible slang version of “give” and “Plz” is […] -
![(first posted 8/28/2018) One day, as I passed by a concrete plant near the yard I used to work at, I saw this distinctive shape sitting in a field […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/IMG_1805-1.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1966 Plymouth Barracuda – Dad’s Boots")
Curbside Classic: 1966 Plymouth Barracuda – Dad’s Boots
Posted on August 28, 2024 | 34 Comments(first posted 8/28/2018) One day, as I passed by a concrete plant near the yard I used to work at, I saw this distinctive shape sitting in a field […] -
COAL: 1977 Toyota Celica GT · A Nicer Little Car
Posted on June 15, 2023 | 19 CommentsA gift from a friend ended a decade-long search for a car I thought I would never drive, let alone own. -
![There are some musical groups that see you through a difficult time in your life, whose songs you can look back on with bittersweet relief. The last three years, starting […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/IMG_20230115_122206951_3.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "COAL: 2004 Saturn Ion Quad Coupe- Bummerland")
COAL: 2004 Saturn Ion Quad Coupe- Bummerland
Posted on January 27, 2023 | 25 CommentsThere are some musical groups that see you through a difficult time in your life, whose songs you can look back on with bittersweet relief. The last three years, starting […] -
![I have a friend from West Texas. A mountain of a man, he stands over six feet tall and weighs about two hundred and ten pounds. He’s kind, with soft […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/original_62fe6ee4-4175-4d32-9d0d-332b1455498f_IMG_20220402_212838889_HDR.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "COAL: 1984 Volvo 240 DL • Awful Proud")
COAL: 1984 Volvo 240 DL • Awful Proud
Posted on June 26, 2022 | 20 CommentsI have a friend from West Texas. A mountain of a man, he stands over six feet tall and weighs about two hundred and ten pounds. He’s kind, with soft […] -
![As a fan and occasional writer of science fiction, there are some worlds I absolutely love and take inspiration from in my own work. The likes of Cowboy Bebop, Firefly, […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/camaro.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "COAL: 1992 Camaro RS- Nothing But The Rain")
COAL: 1992 Camaro RS- Nothing But The Rain
Posted on October 12, 2021 | 19 CommentsAs a fan and occasional writer of science fiction, there are some worlds I absolutely love and take inspiration from in my own work. The likes of Cowboy Bebop, Firefly, […] -
![Since moving to Fort Worth almost eight months ago, I’ve come across some cars that I’ve really wanted to write about. Unfortunately, since working from home, I don’t have as […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/IMG_20210825_094315884.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CC Outtakes: Automotive Curiosities of North Texas Summer 2021")
CC Outtakes: Automotive Curiosities of North Texas Summer 2021
Posted on September 4, 2021 | 15 CommentsSince moving to Fort Worth almost eight months ago, I’ve come across some cars that I’ve really wanted to write about. Unfortunately, since working from home, I don’t have as […] -
![It was time for a change. I had owned my Mazda 3 sedan for three years, almost four. The latter part of it’s time, it was used as my girlfriend’s […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/IMG_20210705_102822156.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "COAL: 2004 Honda Element LX- We Drive Boxes")
COAL: 2004 Honda Element LX- We Drive Boxes
Posted on July 25, 2021 | 25 CommentsIt was time for a change. I had owned my Mazda 3 sedan for three years, almost four. The latter part of it’s time, it was used as my girlfriend’s […] -
![Beauty is in the eye of the beholder. Most of what I’ve read on CC about the first gen Escort has been lukewarm at best, to one of the worst […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/IMG_20210410_132851956_HDR.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1985 Ford Escort- Worthy Of Love")
Curbside Classic: 1985 Ford Escort- Worthy Of Love
Posted on April 11, 2021 | 38 CommentsBeauty is in the eye of the beholder. Most of what I’ve read on CC about the first gen Escort has been lukewarm at best, to one of the worst […] -
![I love listening to classic radio programs. Richard Diamond, Dragnet, I Was A Communist For The FBI… These have all, at one point, acted as the background soundtrack for my […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/9534A7B4-29BF-446D-8B34-D1DDE84302F6.jpeg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "COAL: 1969 Chevy Caprice Sport Sedan- The Mythic Horse")
COAL: 1969 Chevy Caprice Sport Sedan- The Mythic Horse
Posted on January 5, 2021 | 29 CommentsI love listening to classic radio programs. Richard Diamond, Dragnet, I Was A Communist For The FBI… These have all, at one point, acted as the background soundtrack for my […] -
COAL: 1961 Corvair Monza Coupe – We Can Do It!
Posted on August 16, 2020 | 33 CommentsFinally. After three months, I finally have my car back and can tell her story! -
![This isn’t the car I wanted to be writing about, but it would seem my best laid plans have gone slightly awry. Such is life I suppose. With everything going […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/81F51BE0-957C-4F26-ABDA-70EFE4991846.jpeg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Capsule: 2004 Mercury Marauder – Best Laid Plans")
Curbside Capsule: 2004 Mercury Marauder – Best Laid Plans
Posted on June 3, 2020 | 38 CommentsThis isn’t the car I wanted to be writing about, but it would seem my best laid plans have gone slightly awry. Such is life I suppose. With everything going […] -
![These two cars were found on the same day, just fifteen minutes apart from each other. Both shared a similar color of paint, and both had the look of daily […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/145F71F0-7334-4472-AA8D-1E40C23AA497.jpeg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Outtakes: 1966 Mustang and 1966 Corvair Sedan – Blue Beaters")
Curbside Outtakes: 1966 Mustang and 1966 Corvair Sedan – Blue Beaters
Posted on May 3, 2020 | 31 CommentsThese two cars were found on the same day, just fifteen minutes apart from each other. Both shared a similar color of paint, and both had the look of daily […] -
![“Darn it!” I said as we passed by the subject of today’s article. “I can’t tell what that is! It’s going to bug me.” I grumbled unhappily to my girlfriend […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/B8886770-FE0B-4AB6-AF4A-F5CD5417D710.jpeg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Capsule: 1958 Ford Fairlane 500 Skyliner – Casting My Lasso Towards The Sky")
Curbside Capsule: 1958 Ford Fairlane 500 Skyliner – Casting My Lasso Towards The Sky
Posted on April 5, 2020 | 47 Comments“Darn it!” I said as we passed by the subject of today’s article. “I can’t tell what that is! It’s going to bug me.” I grumbled unhappily to my girlfriend […]
