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Curbside Classics Archives
About Author: Ed Stembridge
Posts by Ed Stembridge
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Wordless Outtake: Seeing Red
Posted on September 3, 2013 | 29 CommentsNo, this was not staged… (Yes, it’s a rerun, but it seems to fit today’s late-afternoon theme). -
![Lest you get excited, Gentle Reader, by the fact the last three (and now four) posts had Volkswagen-related content, I wanted to clear up any confusion and let you know […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/2013_fakevwweek.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Outtake: VW Week? Not Yet…")
Curbside Outtake: VW Week? Not Yet…
Posted on September 3, 2013 | 25 CommentsLest you get excited, Gentle Reader, by the fact the last three (and now four) posts had Volkswagen-related content, I wanted to clear up any confusion and let you know […] -
![Hmmm… You have a lot of options to choose from in your guess. What will it be? UPDATE: Only two guesses so far? Here’s a little more to work with. […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/clue2.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CC Clue")
CC Clue
Posted on September 1, 2013 | 6 CommentsHmmm… You have a lot of options to choose from in your guess. What will it be? UPDATE: Only two guesses so far? Here’s a little more to work with. […] -
![If you’ve been a CC reader for any length of time, you’ve probably figured out my first car was a 1971 Vega. I got my start as a wrenchologist at […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/bed.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "QOTD: What’s the Dirtiest, Messiest Car Repair You’ve Made?")
QOTD: What’s the Dirtiest, Messiest Car Repair You’ve Made?
Posted on September 1, 2013 | 62 CommentsIf you’ve been a CC reader for any length of time, you’ve probably figured out my first car was a 1971 Vega. I got my start as a wrenchologist at […] -
![…Because all our roads are perfectly straight! (ba-dum!) I snapped this Trifun three wheeled “truck” last month as it was heading South on a local rural State highway, and […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/2013_trifun_3wheeledtruck.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Outtake: 2009 Trifun Three Wheeled Truck – The Middle West Is The Perfect Place To Own One…")
Curbside Outtake: 2009 Trifun Three Wheeled Truck – The Middle West Is The Perfect Place To Own One…
Posted on August 28, 2013 | 45 Comments…Because all our roads are perfectly straight! (ba-dum!) I snapped this Trifun three wheeled “truck” last month as it was heading South on a local rural State highway, and […] -
![It looks like today is going to be an improptu “Old Truck Day” here at CC, which is timely, as I shot this 1941 Ford fire truck just yesterday (be […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/2013_41fordfiretruck_rfront.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Fire Truck Classic: 1941 Ford With Howe Body – Hey Buddy, Where’s The Fire?")
Fire Truck Classic: 1941 Ford With Howe Body – Hey Buddy, Where’s The Fire?
Posted on August 27, 2013 | 24 CommentsIt looks like today is going to be an improptu “Old Truck Day” here at CC, which is timely, as I shot this 1941 Ford fire truck just yesterday (be […] -
![Normally, I don’t give 911s or other post-356 Porsches a second glance, but the rich chocolate brown color of this 1974 911 Targa caught my eye and led me […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/2013_74-911-targa.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Capsule: 1974 Porsche <i>Neunelfer</i> – The Vanilla Porsche, in Chocolate")
Curbside Capsule: 1974 Porsche Neunelfer – The Vanilla Porsche, in Chocolate
Posted on August 18, 2013 | 11 CommentsNormally, I don’t give 911s or other post-356 Porsches a second glance, but the rich chocolate brown color of this 1974 911 Targa caught my eye and led me […] -
![I passed this ’67 Camaro in town yesterday and had to grab a couple quick shots. It’s not often you see a Camaro in this condition—completely stock and not […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/2013_67camarocloser.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Outtake: 1967 Camaro Series 23 Standard Sport Coupe – Happier Days Ahead?")
Curbside Outtake: 1967 Camaro Series 23 Standard Sport Coupe – Happier Days Ahead?
Posted on August 10, 2013 | 30 CommentsI passed this ’67 Camaro in town yesterday and had to grab a couple quick shots. It’s not often you see a Camaro in this condition—completely stock and not […] -
![This 1972 Plymouth Fury III caught my eye a couple days ago on my way to a meeting downtown, so when my path brought me by again, I simply had […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/2013_72fury_front.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Capsule: 1972 Plymouth Fury III Two-door Hardtop – Plastic Surgery Never Helps An Already-Beautiful Fuselage")
Curbside Capsule: 1972 Plymouth Fury III Two-door Hardtop – Plastic Surgery Never Helps An Already-Beautiful Fuselage
Posted on August 10, 2013 | 52 CommentsThis 1972 Plymouth Fury III caught my eye a couple days ago on my way to a meeting downtown, so when my path brought me by again, I simply had […] -
![A whole lotta lovin’ was heaped on the Gen-1 Voyager/Caravan the other day, and the comments made for great reading. A common theme, backed by our own experience (that’s us […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/DSCN0483.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Capsule: The Gen-three Grand Caravan – “Peak Minivan?”")
Curbside Capsule: The Gen-three Grand Caravan – “Peak Minivan?”
Posted on August 4, 2013 | 56 CommentsA whole lotta lovin’ was heaped on the Gen-1 Voyager/Caravan the other day, and the comments made for great reading. A common theme, backed by our own experience (that’s us […] -
CC Clue #3: And Now for Something Completely Different…
Posted on August 1, 2013 | 15 CommentsDare we go for three Clues in one day? This one should be fairly easy. Maybe. -
![My recent travels in Sweden took me to Hönö Island, which requires a short ferry ride from the mainland. On one such ride, I slipped my hire car in behind […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/2013_grandvoyager.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CC Outtake: 4th Gen Chrysler Grand Voyager – Wait, What?")
CC Outtake: 4th Gen Chrysler Grand Voyager – Wait, What?
Posted on July 19, 2013 | 18 CommentsMy recent travels in Sweden took me to Hönö Island, which requires a short ferry ride from the mainland. On one such ride, I slipped my hire car in behind […] -
![I’m on my way home from a business trip to Sweden and thought I’d share a pair of CCs I spotted in Gothenburg. Feel free to ID these in the […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/20130718-100826.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Outtake: One Of These CCs Is Far From Home…")
Curbside Outtake: One Of These CCs Is Far From Home…
Posted on July 18, 2013 | 15 CommentsI’m on my way home from a business trip to Sweden and thought I’d share a pair of CCs I spotted in Gothenburg. Feel free to ID these in the […] -
![We’ve enjoyed various “theme days” lately here at CC, but in reality, many of them are completely unplanned—a post will go up, and one or more of us will have […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/meteor_rrear.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic Hat Trick: Houston, We Have A Brougham")
Curbside Classic Hat Trick: Houston, We Have A Brougham
Posted on July 10, 2013 | 23 CommentsWe’ve enjoyed various “theme days” lately here at CC, but in reality, many of them are completely unplanned—a post will go up, and one or more of us will have […] -
CC Outtake: Old Iron & Old Glory
Posted on July 4, 2013 | 28 CommentsHappy and reflective Independence Day greetings from the Middle West!
