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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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![Having left the farm in the (hopefully) capable hands of sons Number One and Number Two, the wife and I are headed West for some R&R. I’ll be posting […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/20120831-215946.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Road Trip Outtakes: A Valiant Effort for 1963")
Road Trip Outtakes: A Valiant Effort for 1963
Posted on September 1, 2012 | 19 CommentsHaving left the farm in the (hopefully) capable hands of sons Number One and Number Two, the wife and I are headed West for some R&R. I’ll be posting […] -
![I’ve noticed this Honda parked at work several times over the past few weeks, and finally got a couple shots to share. There is no nomenclature on the bike that […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/IMG_3802.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Trackside Outtake: Honda Flat Tracker Wannabe?")
Trackside Outtake: Honda Flat Tracker Wannabe?
Posted on August 28, 2012 | 11 CommentsI’ve noticed this Honda parked at work several times over the past few weeks, and finally got a couple shots to share. There is no nomenclature on the bike that […] -
![We had an evacuation event at work yesterday (which turned out to be a false alarm). While we were milling around in the parking lot I spotted this Chevelle SS, […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/2012_0823_chevelless02.jpg.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CC Outtake: 1971 Chevy Chevelle – ZL2 Cowl Induction")
CC Outtake: 1971 Chevy Chevelle – ZL2 Cowl Induction
Posted on August 23, 2012 | 41 CommentsWe had an evacuation event at work yesterday (which turned out to be a false alarm). While we were milling around in the parking lot I spotted this Chevelle SS, […] -
CC Feature: Requiem For A Truck – 1969 Ford F-100
Posted on August 20, 2012 | 32 CommentsMy father bought a used truck in 1970… and this is its story. -
![Paul gave us some fun looking at the Best Cars of 1967 a couple days ago, and Tom alluded to the “best” cars of the 1980s this morning. Let’s now […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/toyotadealer.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside (Future) Classic: Forward Into The Past")
Curbside (Future) Classic: Forward Into The Past
Posted on August 16, 2012 | 54 CommentsPaul gave us some fun looking at the Best Cars of 1967 a couple days ago, and Tom alluded to the “best” cars of the 1980s this morning. Let’s now […] -
![I dropped off a set of new tires to be mounted on the freshly-painted wheels for my son’s 1963 Beetle this morning at my favorite garage, and noticed this rather […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/2012_0809_1949studebaker_05.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Outtake: 1949 Studebaker – Champion, It Is!")
Curbside Outtake: 1949 Studebaker – Champion, It Is!
Posted on August 9, 2012 | 22 CommentsI dropped off a set of new tires to be mounted on the freshly-painted wheels for my son’s 1963 Beetle this morning at my favorite garage, and noticed this rather […] -
![As a Senior Industrial Design student at Georgia Tech, I submitted a resume to GM’s Styling Studio when a recruiter from same was on campus. He made it pretty clear […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/2012_0811_clue01.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CC Clue: Getting a Handle on Things…")
CC Clue: Getting a Handle on Things…
Posted on August 8, 2012 | 8 CommentsAs a Senior Industrial Design student at Georgia Tech, I submitted a resume to GM’s Styling Studio when a recruiter from same was on campus. He made it pretty clear […] -
Rampside Capsule: Engines with Altitude
Posted on August 5, 2012 | 21 CommentsAs I wrap up “Oshkosh Week,” let’s take a brief look at another area where automobiling and aviation cross over: powerplants. -
Where Curbside Meets Rampside: A Gallery of Mustangs
Posted on August 4, 2012 | 21 CommentsPerhaps one of the most iconic aircraft and automobiles of all time share the same name: Mustang. -
![One of my favorite stops at Oshkosh each year is at the WWII reenactor’s camp, where there’s always a great selection of militaria to check out, including this Dodge WC56 […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/2012_wc56_06.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Capsule: The WC56 Command Car – <br>At Parade Rest")
Curbside Capsule: The WC56 Command Car –
At Parade RestPosted on August 3, 2012 | 12 CommentsOne of my favorite stops at Oshkosh each year is at the WWII reenactor’s camp, where there’s always a great selection of militaria to check out, including this Dodge WC56 […] -
![Ford had a large pavilion at Oshkosh this year, with a contingent of Model Ts giving free rides to show-goers. Unfortunately, I never had my camera ready when one of […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/2012_modelt_01.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Capsule: Model Ts on Parade")
Curbside Capsule: Model Ts on Parade
Posted on August 2, 2012 | 21 CommentsFord had a large pavilion at Oshkosh this year, with a contingent of Model Ts giving free rides to show-goers. Unfortunately, I never had my camera ready when one of […] -
![This was as close as I could get to this CC in the Chicago ‘burbs last week. It looked simply elegant, gliding along in rush-hour traffic. I’m thinking late 1940s, […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/07/IMG_2005.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Outtake: Not an SUV…")
Curbside Outtake: Not an SUV…
Posted on August 1, 2012 | 15 CommentsThis was as close as I could get to this CC in the Chicago ‘burbs last week. It looked simply elegant, gliding along in rush-hour traffic. I’m thinking late 1940s, […] -
![For hard-core aviation enthusiasts, the last week in July means only one thing – OSHKOSH! This is when the Experimental Aircraft Association (EAA) hosts their annual Airventure event at Wittman […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/07/IMG_1965.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Rampside Classic: 1957 Piper Tri-Pacer – <br>Shades of La Femme?")
Rampside Classic: 1957 Piper Tri-Pacer –
Shades of La Femme?Posted on July 31, 2012 | 38 CommentsFor hard-core aviation enthusiasts, the last week in July means only one thing – OSHKOSH! This is when the Experimental Aircraft Association (EAA) hosts their annual Airventure event at Wittman […] -
![Spotted this Olds on the way to my son’s concert tonight. There must have been a car show, as I saw a few other CC’s in traffic too far away […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/07/20120727-174154.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CC Outtake: Ninety Eight Spotting")
CC Outtake: Ninety Eight Spotting
Posted on July 27, 2012 | 13 CommentsSpotted this Olds on the way to my son’s concert tonight. There must have been a car show, as I saw a few other CC’s in traffic too far away […] -
![I’m still traveling and posting from an iPhone, which while obviously doable, is slow at best. By contrast, here are three GTs that Ford had at their pavilion at Oshkosh […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/07/20120728-100500.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CC Outtake: A Trio of Ford GTs")
CC Outtake: A Trio of Ford GTs
Posted on July 27, 2012 | 13 CommentsI’m still traveling and posting from an iPhone, which while obviously doable, is slow at best. By contrast, here are three GTs that Ford had at their pavilion at Oshkosh […]
