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- I write about things that interest me and take pictures of pretty much everything. You've found some of the writing. See some of the pictures here: www.flickr.com/photos/sgip
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Curbside Classics Archives
About Author: Jeff Sun
Posts by Jeff Sun
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![Doesn’t that lovely line of Volvo 140 butts make you want to say “Man, I remember when cars came in so many different colors!”? That’s been my comment on that […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/DSC_0129.jpeg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Musings: Bringing Color Back – There’s Actually A Lot Out There, Curbside and Otherwise")
Curbside Musings: Bringing Color Back – There’s Actually A Lot Out There, Curbside and Otherwise
Posted on November 14, 2024 | 71 CommentsDoesn’t that lovely line of Volvo 140 butts make you want to say “Man, I remember when cars came in so many different colors!”? That’s been my comment on that […] -
![Last week Håns and I decided to run up the (miraculously still functioning) odometer and head to Maine for the Volvo Club of America’s National Meet. Mostly this was just […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/IMG_1424.jpeg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "The Volvo P1900 – A Not So Facile Volvo")
The Volvo P1900 – A Not So Facile Volvo
Posted on September 30, 2024 | 23 CommentsLast week Håns and I decided to run up the (miraculously still functioning) odometer and head to Maine for the Volvo Club of America’s National Meet. Mostly this was just […] -
![Here in New England, we savor the times of the year when weather accommodates the parking of cars on grass en-masse and having a good old fashioned lawn event car […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/DSC_0079-1.jpeg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Car Show Classics — Driving on Isabel’s Lawn, Swedish Car Day 2024")
Car Show Classics — Driving on Isabel’s Lawn, Swedish Car Day 2024
Posted on August 23, 2024 | 16 CommentsHere in New England, we savor the times of the year when weather accommodates the parking of cars on grass en-masse and having a good old fashioned lawn event car […] -
![Cycle the Erie Canal Day 6 was a Car SAG day for me. A driving day seems an appropriate way to start the third and final installment of this series, […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/IMG_0618.jpeg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Bikes, Boats and Automobiles: Cycling the Erie Canal 2024 (Part 3)")
Bikes, Boats and Automobiles: Cycling the Erie Canal 2024 (Part 3)
Posted on August 9, 2024 | 15 CommentsCycle the Erie Canal Day 6 was a Car SAG day for me. A driving day seems an appropriate way to start the third and final installment of this series, […] -
![Day 4 of the Cycle the Erie Canal trip started in Seneca Falls, NY, the central NY town that our rolling camping trip had wound up in the previous evening. […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/IMG_0481.jpeg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Bikes, Boats and Automobiles: Cycling the Erie Canal 2024 (Part 2)")
Bikes, Boats and Automobiles: Cycling the Erie Canal 2024 (Part 2)
Posted on August 2, 2024 | 18 CommentsDay 4 of the Cycle the Erie Canal trip started in Seneca Falls, NY, the central NY town that our rolling camping trip had wound up in the previous evening. […] -
![It’s no secret that I am a fan of all things transportation. Of course this is one of the ties that bind me to this site, and it’s something that […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/IMG_0524.jpeg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Bikes, Boats and Automobiles: Cycling the Erie Canal 2024 (Part 1)")
Bikes, Boats and Automobiles: Cycling the Erie Canal 2024 (Part 1)
Posted on July 26, 2024 | 39 CommentsIt’s no secret that I am a fan of all things transportation. Of course this is one of the ties that bind me to this site, and it’s something that […] -
![1953. My dad was 19, recently graduated from high school…and desperately trying to avoid being drafted into the Chinese Nationalist Army under the ultimate oversight of the dictator Generalissimo Chiang […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/IMG_0154.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1953 Pontiac Chieftain – I Like Ike. But Maybe I Love Lucy More.")
Curbside Classic: 1953 Pontiac Chieftain – I Like Ike. But Maybe I Love Lucy More.
Posted on July 4, 2024 | 52 Comments1953. My dad was 19, recently graduated from high school…and desperately trying to avoid being drafted into the Chinese Nationalist Army under the ultimate oversight of the dictator Generalissimo Chiang […] -
![The other day, having learned that I probably should replace the front wipers on the Highlander, I went to one of the local auto parts stores that starts with the […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/A9A8C410-4538-4BD2-AC2D-7C9D5BBE95D8_1_201_a.jpeg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "QOTD – What Auto-Related Parts or Supplies Have Become Crazy Expensive As of Late?")
QOTD – What Auto-Related Parts or Supplies Have Become Crazy Expensive As of Late?
Posted on June 5, 2024 | 83 CommentsThe other day, having learned that I probably should replace the front wipers on the Highlander, I went to one of the local auto parts stores that starts with the […] -
![Sometimes when happening upon a CC, you really want to talk to the owner. Other times, it is just as well to let the mystery be and come up with […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/IMG_9571.jpeg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Where No Ford Has Gone Before: The Taurus Galileo")
Where No Ford Has Gone Before: The Taurus Galileo
Posted on May 13, 2024 | 24 CommentsSometimes when happening upon a CC, you really want to talk to the owner. Other times, it is just as well to let the mystery be and come up with […] -
![I’ve mentioned a few times here on Curbside Classic that I have a great fondness for rental cars. My feelings are directly and proportionally related to my lack of fondness […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/IMG_9122.jpeg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "2024 Maserati Grecale GT — The Farmer’s Daughter of Rental Cars")
2024 Maserati Grecale GT — The Farmer’s Daughter of Rental Cars
Posted on April 22, 2024 | 43 CommentsI’ve mentioned a few times here on Curbside Classic that I have a great fondness for rental cars. My feelings are directly and proportionally related to my lack of fondness […] -
![In a recent post that touched on travel, I offered the opinion that the best food is found at gas stations. Perhaps. Still, this is hardly a unique perspective on […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/liversandgizzards-1.jpeg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "I’ll Take One of Those Too – Curbside Gas Station Cuisine")
I’ll Take One of Those Too – Curbside Gas Station Cuisine
Posted on February 26, 2024 | 61 CommentsIn a recent post that touched on travel, I offered the opinion that the best food is found at gas stations. Perhaps. Still, this is hardly a unique perspective on […] -
![Oh my. I am not happy starting this article with this photo. But it is the teaser photo I used to end last week’s post on snow removal, and I […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/closeupbmw.jpeg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "The Lengths Gone To – Addressing the Rusty Consequences of Winter-Driving")
The Lengths Gone To – Addressing the Rusty Consequences of Winter-Driving
Posted on February 16, 2024 | 50 CommentsOh my. I am not happy starting this article with this photo. But it is the teaser photo I used to end last week’s post on snow removal, and I […] -
![Despite some wishful and frankly conflicted thinking that maybe this year it just wouldn’t snow, that fantasy has rolled over and died out here in New England. We may have […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/tradplow4.jpeg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "What Comes Down Must Go Away – At Home Plowing and Snow Removal")
What Comes Down Must Go Away – At Home Plowing and Snow Removal
Posted on February 9, 2024 | 51 CommentsDespite some wishful and frankly conflicted thinking that maybe this year it just wouldn’t snow, that fantasy has rolled over and died out here in New England. We may have […] -
CC Outtake: I Have a Brake Drum…Hold My Beer Edition
Posted on January 19, 2024 | 31 CommentsI have made the case in various Curbside articles for turning entire cars into works of art. But what about car parts repurposed for other uses? -
![Like a relentless parade of tireless tire men, our survey of automotive product mascots marches on. Today, we’ll try to wrap up this brief (although some may feel not brief […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/marchinginberlin1928.jpeg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Automotive Product Mascots – Fuel and Vehicles (Part 2)")
Automotive Product Mascots – Fuel and Vehicles (Part 2)
Posted on December 7, 2023 | 56 CommentsLike a relentless parade of tireless tire men, our survey of automotive product mascots marches on. Today, we’ll try to wrap up this brief (although some may feel not brief […]
