- Website
- http://www.usshornet-cv12.com/
-
-
Curbside Classics Archives
About Author: tbm3fan
Posts by tbm3fan
-
![Time for fleet maintenance. When you have 10 cars there is always something that needs looking after. In this case it’s the family daily drivers with the Ambassador thrown in […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/Mazda_3_front_brakes_001.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CC DIY: Fleet Maintenance – Brakes, Struts and More")
CC DIY: Fleet Maintenance – Brakes, Struts and More
Posted on December 11, 2024 | 26 CommentsTime for fleet maintenance. When you have 10 cars there is always something that needs looking after. In this case it’s the family daily drivers with the Ambassador thrown in […] -
Dockside Tech: How to Operate A 1943 Aircraft Carrier Elevator
Posted on December 2, 2024 | 49 Comments(first posted 12/2/2018) I am talking about an aircraft elevator circa 1943 on an Essex Class carrier that is still functional. -
![This is a picture of my almost finished F-100 in 2018 except for one minor detail. It didn’t start out like this when I bought it in 2006 to haul […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/F100_0518_01.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "COAL: 1965 Ford F-100 Custom Cab – Restoration, Part 1")
COAL: 1965 Ford F-100 Custom Cab – Restoration, Part 1
Posted on June 26, 2024 | 27 CommentsThis is a picture of my almost finished F-100 in 2018 except for one minor detail. It didn’t start out like this when I bought it in 2006 to haul […] -
![In March 2023, after dealing with a solenoid jammed in the start position on my 1967 Mercury Park Lane, I noticed I had an exhaust leak of the driver’s side. […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/Top_end_renovation_001.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "1967 Mercury 410 FE V8 Engine Rebuild – Or How One Thing Leads To Another, Part 1")
1967 Mercury 410 FE V8 Engine Rebuild – Or How One Thing Leads To Another, Part 1
Posted on March 23, 2024 | 19 CommentsIn March 2023, after dealing with a solenoid jammed in the start position on my 1967 Mercury Park Lane, I noticed I had an exhaust leak of the driver’s side. […] -
Mazda Of A Lifetime: 1982 Mazda GLC Sport – One Owner Since New
Posted on March 19, 2024 | 19 CommentsSo how many of these are left on the road anywhere? As a daily driver no less. Well here is one I am very familiar with. -
![In 2004 my father bought his second new personal car in my lifetime. Before he had used those of the Army in 1946, then company cars during his working life, […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/PICT0001.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "COAL: 2004 Buick LeSabre — Father To Son Again")
COAL: 2004 Buick LeSabre — Father To Son Again
Posted on March 16, 2024 | 26 CommentsIn 2004 my father bought his second new personal car in my lifetime. Before he had used those of the Army in 1946, then company cars during his working life, […] -
My Curbside Classic: 1972 AMC Ambassador Brougham Station Wagon
Posted on March 4, 2024 | 54 CommentsNow here is one of 5256 Ambassador Brougham Station Wagons produced and I now own it. Eleven cars. I must be out of my mind. -
![Here is a car you don’t see very often anymore, probably because the biggest factor working against them was rust protection. Or lack of. This one wasn’t immune to it, […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/76_Celica_Lou_011.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CC Capsule: 1976 Celica GT Liftback – A COAL by the Dockside")
CC Capsule: 1976 Celica GT Liftback – A COAL by the Dockside
Posted on February 28, 2024 | 17 CommentsHere is a car you don’t see very often anymore, probably because the biggest factor working against them was rust protection. Or lack of. This one wasn’t immune to it, […] -
![The GM 3800 engine, which came in roughly 25 million cars, in three versions. This is Version II, as one can see, and it had a few shortcomings which could […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/GM3800_parts.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CC DIY: 2004 Buick Le Sabre – GM 3800 Series II Updates")
CC DIY: 2004 Buick Le Sabre – GM 3800 Series II Updates
Posted on February 5, 2024 | 18 CommentsThe GM 3800 engine, which came in roughly 25 million cars, in three versions. This is Version II, as one can see, and it had a few shortcomings which could […] -
![Cars, circa 2004, many times don’t have a cover under the engine like newer cars. Less to remove but more dirt. I had to hit the bottom with a brake […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/Buick_fluids_start.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CC DIY: 2004 Buick Le Sabre – Filters, Fluids, And Upgrade GM 4t65e")
CC DIY: 2004 Buick Le Sabre – Filters, Fluids, And Upgrade GM 4t65e
Posted on January 24, 2024 | 21 CommentsCars, circa 2004, many times don’t have a cover under the engine like newer cars. Less to remove but more dirt. I had to hit the bottom with a brake […] -
![Yes, there are car shows at the USS Hornet. Most times on the pier but also sometimes both pier and our hanger deck. West Side de Berkeley organized this car […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/Hornet_Car_Show_072021_016.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Car Show: USS Hornet")
Car Show: USS Hornet
Posted on May 10, 2023 | 13 CommentsYes, there are car shows at the USS Hornet. Most times on the pier but also sometimes both pier and our hanger deck. West Side de Berkeley organized this car […] -
![(Note: the author did not disclose what car this is, so maybe we can also turn it into a CC Clue) I knew the car had the soft suspension which […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/Struts_015.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Maintenance: The Mystery Car Gets New Struts – It Was Time And Then Some")
Curbside Maintenance: The Mystery Car Gets New Struts – It Was Time And Then Some
Posted on May 3, 2023 | 34 Comments(Note: the author did not disclose what car this is, so maybe we can also turn it into a CC Clue) I knew the car had the soft suspension which […] -
Vintage Snapshot: Super Sleuths, Date This Photo
Posted on April 17, 2023 | 16 Comments -
Vintage Snapshot: High School Parking Lot, 1971
Posted on February 14, 2023 | 89 Comments(first posted 2/14/2017) Car spotting in a Catholic High School student parking lot -
CC Tech: 1991 Mazda 626 LX – After 31 Years It’s Time To Replace A Few Things
Posted on November 16, 2022 | 28 CommentsSince I last introduced my 626 a couple of years ago there has been some maintenance of things expected and some unexpected. So let’s take a look.
