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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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Wordless Outtake: Olive Drab Is The New Black
Posted on May 9, 2013 | 52 Comments -
![It was a beautiful day yesterday in the Middle West, just the excuse I needed to run a lunch-time errand in Eeyore with the top down. The last of the […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/74_mustangII_badge.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: A Tale of II Mustangs – What A Difference Five Years Makes")
Curbside Classic: A Tale of II Mustangs – What A Difference Five Years Makes
Posted on May 8, 2013 | 72 CommentsIt was a beautiful day yesterday in the Middle West, just the excuse I needed to run a lunch-time errand in Eeyore with the top down. The last of the […] -
![My wife and I just returned from a trip to Hawai’i, celebrating our 25th anniversary on Kaua’i. Discretion being the better part of valor, I limited my CC spotting to […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/2003-06-Vibe-01.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Kaua’i Klassics: How About A Nice Hawaiian Poncho?")
Kaua’i Klassics: How About A Nice Hawaiian Poncho?
Posted on May 2, 2013 | 17 CommentsMy wife and I just returned from a trip to Hawai’i, celebrating our 25th anniversary on Kaua’i. Discretion being the better part of valor, I limited my CC spotting to […] -
Curbside Outtake: 1963 Mercury Comet – Faded Star
Posted on April 19, 2013 | 20 CommentsA friend recently sent these photos of a 1963 Mercury Comet currently undergoing a “progressive restoration” – those are actually all original body panels… -
![Paul’s excellent writeup of the 1965 Lincoln Continental from earlier today prompted me to post this Series 62 Cadillac 2 Door Coupe as an opportunity to more closely compare and […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/1963_62series_cadillac_2door_coupe04.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Compare & Contrast: 1963 62 Series Cadillac 2 Door Coupe")
Curbside Compare & Contrast: 1963 62 Series Cadillac 2 Door Coupe
Posted on April 17, 2013 | 24 CommentsPaul’s excellent writeup of the 1965 Lincoln Continental from earlier today prompted me to post this Series 62 Cadillac 2 Door Coupe as an opportunity to more closely compare and […] -
![A few weeks back, Paul posed the question, “Which Car Would You Most Hate To Be Forced To Drive For A Year?” I’d like to turn that question on its […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/04/eeyore_topdown.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Future CC: What Car Would You Choose To Drive For The Next Decade?")
Future CC: What Car Would You Choose To Drive For The Next Decade?
Posted on April 16, 2013 | 129 CommentsA few weeks back, Paul posed the question, “Which Car Would You Most Hate To Be Forced To Drive For A Year?” I’d like to turn that question on its […] -
![Son Number Two and I drove into town this past weekend to look at a 2002 Ford Ranger XLT he was considering, only to be beaten to the purchase by […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/04/IMG_5156.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Capsule: 1974 Chevrolet El Camino – Sending Mixed Messages")
Curbside Capsule: 1974 Chevrolet El Camino – Sending Mixed Messages
Posted on April 15, 2013 | 27 CommentsSon Number Two and I drove into town this past weekend to look at a 2002 Ford Ranger XLT he was considering, only to be beaten to the purchase by […] -
Curbside Outtake: 2005 Saturn Relay – The Minivan So Exclusive, Almost None Will Be Built
Posted on March 25, 2013 | 36 CommentsI was heading back into Peoria the other day when I was passed by this Chevy Uplander—No! Buick Terraza? Wait… are those *Saturn* badges? -
Wordless Outtake: Bling Bling
Posted on March 17, 2013 | 55 Comments -
![I snapped this 1975-77 Ford Maverick on my way to work the day after The Middle West got dumped on with about 6″ of snow. Wonder why the owner chose […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/1975-78_Ford_Maverick.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Outtake: 1977 Ford Maverick Four-Door")
Curbside Outtake: 1977 Ford Maverick Four-Door
Posted on March 7, 2013 | 63 CommentsI snapped this 1975-77 Ford Maverick on my way to work the day after The Middle West got dumped on with about 6″ of snow. Wonder why the owner chose […] -
![Well it didn’t take Dean Edwards long to nail the Vauxhall Victor – good work! My guess is that for folks “of a certain age,” this next one should be […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/2013_louverclue.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CC Clue: In the Bleak Midwinter")
CC Clue: In the Bleak Midwinter
Posted on March 3, 2013 | 30 CommentsWell it didn’t take Dean Edwards long to nail the Vauxhall Victor – good work! My guess is that for folks “of a certain age,” this next one should be […] -
![Automakers have created Special Editions of their car offerings for almost as long as there have been cars, but perhaps Volkswagen holds the record for the most Special Editions based […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/2013_72vw_formulavee_02.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Special Edition: Volkswagen Formula Vee Beetle")
Curbside Special Edition: Volkswagen Formula Vee Beetle
Posted on March 2, 2013 | 27 CommentsAutomakers have created Special Editions of their car offerings for almost as long as there have been cars, but perhaps Volkswagen holds the record for the most Special Editions based […] -
![The rear fuel tank on my ’95 F-150 4wd started piddling gas on the driveway a few weeks ago, which meant a return visit to the the junkyard I […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/02/62ford_falcon.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Junkyard Visit: Others Died That Mine Might Live")
Junkyard Visit: Others Died That Mine Might Live
Posted on February 23, 2013 | 19 CommentsThe rear fuel tank on my ’95 F-150 4wd started piddling gas on the driveway a few weeks ago, which meant a return visit to the the junkyard I […] -
CC Outtake: Snow Blower
Posted on February 20, 2013 | 11 CommentsI couldn’t resist throwing in one last snow-themed photo… if memory serves, this was taken in 1982 after the big Atlanta Snow Jam storm. -
![I was in the industrial design program at Georgia Tech in 1985, and our labs were in the lower level of the old Architecture building. Parking was always at a […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/02/1985_gatech.jpeg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Parking Lot Outtake: 1985 Georgia Tech Architecture Building")
Parking Lot Outtake: 1985 Georgia Tech Architecture Building
Posted on February 13, 2013 | 56 CommentsI was in the industrial design program at Georgia Tech in 1985, and our labs were in the lower level of the old Architecture building. Parking was always at a […]
