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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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![It can be awkward selling a car to someone local, as odds are high you’ll see it again and you hope like crazy it doesn’t blow an engine or something expensive right after […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/2017_herbie53.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Outtake: Passed On The Left By (My Former) Herbie!")
Curbside Outtake: Passed On The Left By (My Former) Herbie!
Posted on May 28, 2017 | 21 CommentsIt can be awkward selling a car to someone local, as odds are high you’ll see it again and you hope like crazy it doesn’t blow an engine or something expensive right after […] -
Curbside Outtake: Self Deprecating Prius
Posted on March 19, 2017 | 46 CommentsI love it when folks can laugh at themselves… apparently, this is a bit of a meme with Prii drivers*. -
![My bride of nearly 29 years just returned from a two-week trip to Israel with her parents. While she was there, a text with this photo popped up with the caption, “Did […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/72pantera.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Rolling Outtake: 1972 De Tomaso Pantera – An Argentine’s Ford-powered Italian Car in Israel")
Rolling Outtake: 1972 De Tomaso Pantera – An Argentine’s Ford-powered Italian Car in Israel
Posted on March 9, 2017 | 36 CommentsMy bride of nearly 29 years just returned from a two-week trip to Israel with her parents. While she was there, a text with this photo popped up with the caption, “Did […] -
![For a while back in 2013, it seemed every other time I’d stop by my favorite thrift store, I’d catch an old Ford hanging out in the parking lot. After […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/02/1982-LTD-Crown-Vic-Front.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CC Outtake: Thrift Store Fords No. 4 – 1982 Ford LTD Crown Victoria")
CC Outtake: Thrift Store Fords No. 4 – 1982 Ford LTD Crown Victoria
Posted on February 3, 2017 | 57 CommentsFor a while back in 2013, it seemed every other time I’d stop by my favorite thrift store, I’d catch an old Ford hanging out in the parking lot. After […] -
![(first posted 7/13/2012) A couple weeks ago, on the way back from my monthly landfill run, I remembered that a local farmer was auctioning off some tractors and equipment. I […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/07/2012_0711_46hudsontruck01.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1946 Hudson Pickup (with a surprise!)")
Curbside Classic: 1946 Hudson Pickup (with a surprise!)
Posted on January 24, 2017 | 35 Comments(first posted 7/13/2012) A couple weeks ago, on the way back from my monthly landfill run, I remembered that a local farmer was auctioning off some tractors and equipment. I […] -
![Sometimes you’re presented with a scene so sublime that all you can do is simply stop and admire for a moment before going on your way. In a way, BMW’s Neue Klasse was […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/1972bmw2002.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Outtake: 1972 BMW 2002 – A Study in <i>Grüne</i>")
Curbside Outtake: 1972 BMW 2002 – A Study in Grüne
Posted on November 26, 2016 | 13 CommentsSometimes you’re presented with a scene so sublime that all you can do is simply stop and admire for a moment before going on your way. In a way, BMW’s Neue Klasse was […] -
![Regular commenters here at Curbside Classics may have noticed occasional comments to the effect that we’ve been testing the comment notification system – if you check the boxes when you comment, […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/wireroute.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Comments & a QOTD")
Curbside Comments & a QOTD
Posted on October 17, 2016 | 39 CommentsRegular commenters here at Curbside Classics may have noticed occasional comments to the effect that we’ve been testing the comment notification system – if you check the boxes when you comment, […] -
![“Hard a-Starboard!!” I’m always somewhat surprised when I see Yet Another B-Body wallowing driving around the Peoria area – I’ve spotted a good handful of unmolested B-Bodys over the past few years (and […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/BuickTurningCorner.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Rolling Outtake: 1978 Buick LeSabre – B-Body Bingo")
Rolling Outtake: 1978 Buick LeSabre – B-Body Bingo
Posted on August 27, 2016 | 21 Comments“Hard a-Starboard!!” I’m always somewhat surprised when I see Yet Another B-Body wallowing driving around the Peoria area – I’ve spotted a good handful of unmolested B-Bodys over the past few years (and […] -
QOTD: 1975-1980 MGB and 1998-2002 Chevrolet Camaro – Dueling Dropheads
Posted on July 24, 2016 | 21 CommentsSeen recently in the parking lot at work were this 1975-80 MGB and 1998-2002 Camaro staring each other down. -
![I barely had time to get my iPhone out when I spotted this Sedan de Ville idling at a stop light as I was leaving a meeting. Its 472 c.i.d. (7.7l) […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/72cadillacsedandeville.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Rolling Classic: 1972 (er, 1971) Cadillac Sedan de Ville in Promenade Gold")
Rolling Classic: 1972 (er, 1971) Cadillac Sedan de Ville in Promenade Gold
Posted on July 16, 2016 | 83 CommentsI barely had time to get my iPhone out when I spotted this Sedan de Ville idling at a stop light as I was leaving a meeting. Its 472 c.i.d. (7.7l) […] -
![A few years ago I posted a photo of three trucks in my driveway and challenged the CCCommentariat to identify the connections that linked them together. The view in my driveway has changed […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/oneofthesethingsrear.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Driveway Outtake: One of These Things is Not Like the Other")
Driveway Outtake: One of These Things is Not Like the Other
Posted on July 3, 2016 | 16 CommentsA few years ago I posted a photo of three trucks in my driveway and challenged the CCCommentariat to identify the connections that linked them together. The view in my driveway has changed […] -
![Those of you who have been reading CC for a while may remember my brief fling with a 2013 VW Beetle TDi Convertible, which was succeeded by a 2015 Honda […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/panteralhfront.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Trackside Classics: 1972 Pantera + 1988 Fiero + 2015 Fit (Jazz) – Eclectic Entrants at AutoX")
Trackside Classics: 1972 Pantera + 1988 Fiero + 2015 Fit (Jazz) – Eclectic Entrants at AutoX
Posted on June 15, 2016 | 39 CommentsThose of you who have been reading CC for a while may remember my brief fling with a 2013 VW Beetle TDi Convertible, which was succeeded by a 2015 Honda […] -
![(click on image for full size) I pass this rural farmhouse on my way to work, and finally caught all three CCs in the driveway together. I know which one […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/cc_lover.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Outtake: A CC Lover Lives Here")
Curbside Outtake: A CC Lover Lives Here
Posted on May 22, 2016 | 19 Comments(click on image for full size) I pass this rural farmhouse on my way to work, and finally caught all three CCs in the driveway together. I know which one […] -
![On my way out of town yesterday, I spotted a very familiar profile in the traffic up ahead, and was able to catch up within a few blocks. I then […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/77vwT2rhrear.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Rolling Classic: 1976 Volkswagen Type II with Type IV Power – “It <i>Is</i> Floored!”")
Rolling Classic: 1976 Volkswagen Type II with Type IV Power – “It Is Floored!”
Posted on April 30, 2016 | 44 CommentsOn my way out of town yesterday, I spotted a very familiar profile in the traffic up ahead, and was able to catch up within a few blocks. I then […] -
![The NA market never received the special-order-only Fiat Abarth 695 Tributo Ferrari, but that hasn’t stopped someone from having a little fun with a personalized license plate. But are they honoring l’Ingegnere, or Enzo Osella, […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/LILENZO.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Outtake: Which Enzo?")
Curbside Outtake: Which Enzo?
Posted on April 6, 2016 | 7 CommentsThe NA market never received the special-order-only Fiat Abarth 695 Tributo Ferrari, but that hasn’t stopped someone from having a little fun with a personalized license plate. But are they honoring l’Ingegnere, or Enzo Osella, […]
