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- Retired industrial designer.
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Curbside Classics Archives
About Author: Ed Stembridge
Posts by Ed Stembridge
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Curbside Capsule: 1968 Pontiac Le Mans Redux
Posted on June 27, 2013 | 41 CommentsTom, I’ll see your 1968 car show Le Mans, and raise you a 1968 parking lot Le Mans that looks like it drove right out of 1973… -
![Picking up where we left with my recent road trip to Georgia, I had commented how the pace of traffic picks up pretty radically as you near town. That point […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/IMG_6667.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Road Trip Outtake: 1981-83 DeLorean DMC-12 – Forward Into The Past!")
Road Trip Outtake: 1981-83 DeLorean DMC-12 – Forward Into The Past!
Posted on June 22, 2013 | 19 CommentsPicking up where we left with my recent road trip to Georgia, I had commented how the pace of traffic picks up pretty radically as you near town. That point […] -
![Well, we’re back online again after our new “virtual private server” kernel panicked — we had to have it breath in a paper bag for a bit to get it […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/71vegablower2.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Teething Troubles")
Curbside Teething Troubles
Posted on June 21, 2013 | 9 CommentsWell, we’re back online again after our new “virtual private server” kernel panicked — we had to have it breath in a paper bag for a bit to get it […] -
![Hey, guys… Lincoln week has been fun and all that, but having never owned or driven one (nor known any close friends who had one), they’re not really my bag. […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/IMG_7244.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Outtake: Suzuki X-90 – A Lincoln Week Palate Cleanser")
Curbside Outtake: Suzuki X-90 – A Lincoln Week Palate Cleanser
Posted on June 21, 2013 | 29 CommentsHey, guys… Lincoln week has been fun and all that, but having never owned or driven one (nor known any close friends who had one), they’re not really my bag. […] -
![Continuing our theme for the day, my Dad served as a submariner during the Korean war on the SSR312 Burrfish, keeping the two Fairbanks-Morse diesels in the forward engine room […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/dad.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "The Cars of Our Fathers: Dad’s Q Ship")
The Cars of Our Fathers: Dad’s Q Ship
Posted on June 16, 2013 | 2 CommentsContinuing our theme for the day, my Dad served as a submariner during the Korean war on the SSR312 Burrfish, keeping the two Fairbanks-Morse diesels in the forward engine room […] -
![Tom’s scale 1952 Studebaker from earlier today is downright neat—I pass one on the way to work that I think is of early ’60s vintage—I’ll need to stop and photograph […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/threetrucks.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Outtake: Three Trucks And A Riddle")
Curbside Outtake: Three Trucks And A Riddle
Posted on June 15, 2013 | 11 CommentsTom’s scale 1952 Studebaker from earlier today is downright neat—I pass one on the way to work that I think is of early ’60s vintage—I’ll need to stop and photograph […] -
![The late Third Generation Pontiac Firebirds are among my favorites, and the ’91-92 Formulas sit at the top of the list with its Banshee concept car-inspired nose. The preceding Second […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/1991_pontiac_firebird_formula_front.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Capsule Redux: 1991 Pontiac Formula Firebird – The Subtle Trans Am")
Curbside Capsule Redux: 1991 Pontiac Formula Firebird – The Subtle Trans Am
Posted on June 14, 2013 | 30 CommentsThe late Third Generation Pontiac Firebirds are among my favorites, and the ’91-92 Formulas sit at the top of the list with its Banshee concept car-inspired nose. The preceding Second […] -
![It’s now time to return to the account of my recent road trip to visit my father in Central Georgia. When we last left the story, I was being Passed […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/desotos_03.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Road Trip Classics: 1957 DeSotos – Still Riding in Chrysler’s Shadow")
Road Trip Classics: 1957 DeSotos – Still Riding in Chrysler’s Shadow
Posted on June 12, 2013 | 33 CommentsIt’s now time to return to the account of my recent road trip to visit my father in Central Georgia. When we last left the story, I was being Passed […] -
![It was a beautiful day yesterday here in the Middle West, and the CCs were out in force. I caught this very nicely restored Impala SS convertible as we were […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/1963_impala-ss_conv.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CC Outtake: 1963 Chevrolet Impala SS Convertible – Top Down at Sundown")
CC Outtake: 1963 Chevrolet Impala SS Convertible – Top Down at Sundown
Posted on June 9, 2013 | 27 CommentsIt was a beautiful day yesterday here in the Middle West, and the CCs were out in force. I caught this very nicely restored Impala SS convertible as we were […] -
![Episode II of my epic road trip story is coming up tomorrow, and here’s a clue to whet your appetite. An additional hint is that, like the Trans Am from […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/clue.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CC Clue: Any Port In A Storm…")
CC Clue: Any Port In A Storm…
Posted on June 8, 2013 | 13 CommentsEpisode II of my epic road trip story is coming up tomorrow, and here’s a clue to whet your appetite. An additional hint is that, like the Trans Am from […] -
![Jason’s post from earlier today brought back memories of a student project I worked on while studying Industrial Design in the mid-1980s at Georgia Tech. The “Universal Car” was a project for […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/ucar1.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Concepts: The Universal Car")
Curbside Concepts: The Universal Car
Posted on June 6, 2013 | 12 CommentsJason’s post from earlier today brought back memories of a student project I worked on while studying Industrial Design in the mid-1980s at Georgia Tech. The “Universal Car” was a project for […] -
![As I hinted recently, I have quite the road trip story to recount, but alas, I’m not going to do it all in one post! My adventure started at […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/73hood.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Road Trip Outtake: 1973 Pontiac Firebird Trans Am – Southbound and Down")
Road Trip Outtake: 1973 Pontiac Firebird Trans Am – Southbound and Down
Posted on June 4, 2013 | 35 CommentsAs I hinted recently, I have quite the road trip story to recount, but alas, I’m not going to do it all in one post! My adventure started at […] -
![If anyone’s noticed my absence over the past couple weeks other than a stray comment here or there, boy, do I have a story to share with you! Until […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/suddenly1950.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CC Outtake: Suddenly, It’s 1950!")
CC Outtake: Suddenly, It’s 1950!
Posted on June 2, 2013 | 30 CommentsIf anyone’s noticed my absence over the past couple weeks other than a stray comment here or there, boy, do I have a story to share with you! Until […] -
![Let me be the first to apologize to those of you who kept hitting “refresh” all day long yesterday only to be disappointed… it’s just that five of your normal […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/IMG_6516.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Stalkers Gone Wild: CC Heartland Iowa City Meetup Was A Duesy!")
Curbside Stalkers Gone Wild: CC Heartland Iowa City Meetup Was A Duesy!
Posted on May 12, 2013 | 23 CommentsLet me be the first to apologize to those of you who kept hitting “refresh” all day long yesterday only to be disappointed… it’s just that five of your normal […] -
![Our authors were apparently too busy writing Saab stories to post a Clue yesterday. So for today’s Clue, I’ve given you many Elements of Style to work with. Know what […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/clue.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CC Clue: What A Tangled Tail We Weave…")
CC Clue: What A Tangled Tail We Weave…
Posted on May 11, 2013 | 14 CommentsOur authors were apparently too busy writing Saab stories to post a Clue yesterday. So for today’s Clue, I’ve given you many Elements of Style to work with. Know what […]
