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- Car nut with a soft spot for classic Lincolns and early automotive air conditioning.
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Curbside Classics Archives
About Author: Tom Halter
Posts by Tom Halter
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![Take a close look at the car in the lead photo – do you see anything missing? Eagle-eyed Lincoln spotters will immediately tell you that all non-convertible 1961-69 Lincoln Continentals […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/1961_LincForHardtop_HR-1.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CC Unicorn Hunt: 1961 Lincoln Continental Pillarless Hardtop Sedan")
CC Unicorn Hunt: 1961 Lincoln Continental Pillarless Hardtop Sedan
Posted on August 2, 2018 | 68 CommentsTake a close look at the car in the lead photo – do you see anything missing? Eagle-eyed Lincoln spotters will immediately tell you that all non-convertible 1961-69 Lincoln Continentals […] -
![My series of articles on my recent trip to the Big Island of Hawaii was originally going to be a two parter, ending with the conclusion that car culture as we know it on the US […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/IMG_9458.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CC Road Trip: Curbside Classics of the Big Island of Hawaii")
CC Road Trip: Curbside Classics of the Big Island of Hawaii
Posted on July 12, 2018 | 10 CommentsMy series of articles on my recent trip to the Big Island of Hawaii was originally going to be a two parter, ending with the conclusion that car culture as we know it on the US […] -
![As I mentioned in Part 1 this series, the Big Island of Hawaii is a relatively closed system of cars. The primary source of autos is in the form of new cars that are shipped […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/IMG_9360.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CC Road Trip: Abandoned Cars of Hawaii")
CC Road Trip: Abandoned Cars of Hawaii
Posted on July 11, 2018 | 30 CommentsAs I mentioned in Part 1 this series, the Big Island of Hawaii is a relatively closed system of cars. The primary source of autos is in the form of new cars that are shipped […] -
![Aloha, and Welcome to Hawaii! I recently returned from a week-long vacation on the island of Hawaii (more commonly known as the “Big Island.”) While many people vacation here for the beautiful beaches and […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/IMG_9384.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CC Road Trip: Cars of the Big Island of Hawaii")
CC Road Trip: Cars of the Big Island of Hawaii
Posted on July 10, 2018 | 26 CommentsAloha, and Welcome to Hawaii! I recently returned from a week-long vacation on the island of Hawaii (more commonly known as the “Big Island.”) While many people vacation here for the beautiful beaches and […] -
![Look around everywhere you turn is heartache It’s everywhere that you go (look around) You try everything you can to escape The pain of life that you know (life that […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/IMG_8467.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CC Capsule: 2009 Mercury Milan VOGA – Strike a Pose")
CC Capsule: 2009 Mercury Milan VOGA – Strike a Pose
Posted on September 15, 2017 | 48 CommentsLook around everywhere you turn is heartache It’s everywhere that you go (look around) You try everything you can to escape The pain of life that you know (life that […] -
![As this site’s resident gadget geek, I loves me some buttons (see my paeans to Apple CarPlay and autonomous cars for just two examples). However, I think this dashboard (that […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/IMG_5309.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "QOTD: What Car Does This Button Brigade Belong To?")
QOTD: What Car Does This Button Brigade Belong To?
Posted on August 30, 2017 | 92 CommentsAs this site’s resident gadget geek, I loves me some buttons (see my paeans to Apple CarPlay and autonomous cars for just two examples). However, I think this dashboard (that […] -
![Remember that crazy 700+ car hoard coming for auction that we reported on a few months back? Well this past weekend was when it all went down, and I was […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/IMG_7397-1.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Auction Classic: Ron Hackenberger Auction")
Auction Classic: Ron Hackenberger Auction
Posted on July 18, 2017 | 29 CommentsRemember that crazy 700+ car hoard coming for auction that we reported on a few months back? Well this past weekend was when it all went down, and I was […] -
![We all know about blank panels (also known as knockout plugs, or blanking plugs): Those placeholder trim pieces and caps that serve as a constant reminder of all options that […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/IMG_7338.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "QOTD: What’s the Worst Blank Panel You’ve Ever Seen?")
QOTD: What’s the Worst Blank Panel You’ve Ever Seen?
Posted on July 17, 2017 | 173 CommentsWe all know about blank panels (also known as knockout plugs, or blanking plugs): Those placeholder trim pieces and caps that serve as a constant reminder of all options that […] -
![In the COAL article of my 2017 Ford Fusion Titanium, I heaped praise upon the various driving assist technologies in this car, including all-speed adaptive cruise control, lane departure […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/waymo_minivan_7.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Dr. Driving Glove or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Autonomous Car")
Dr. Driving Glove or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Autonomous Car
Posted on June 28, 2017 | 49 CommentsIn the COAL article of my 2017 Ford Fusion Titanium, I heaped praise upon the various driving assist technologies in this car, including all-speed adaptive cruise control, lane departure […] -
![I’ve been blogging here at Curbside Classic for six months now (and loving every minute of it, BTW), but I still don’t feel quite like a true auto journalist. It […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/IMG_7226.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "QOTD: What Kind of Car is This?")
QOTD: What Kind of Car is This?
Posted on June 26, 2017 | 45 CommentsI’ve been blogging here at Curbside Classic for six months now (and loving every minute of it, BTW), but I still don’t feel quite like a true auto journalist. It […] -
Tom Halter’s Cars of a Lifetime Series
Posted on June 25, 2017 | 10 CommentsCOAL Series by Tom Halter -
![Welcome to the final entry (for now) in my COAL series. This series of posts, begun over six months ago, now totals almost 35,000 words. By comparison, Hamlet, Shakespeare’s longest play, […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/IMG_6436.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "COAL: 2017 Ford Fusion Platinum – The Car of a Lifetime")
COAL: 2017 Ford Fusion Platinum – The Car of a Lifetime
Posted on June 25, 2017 | 47 CommentsWelcome to the final entry (for now) in my COAL series. This series of posts, begun over six months ago, now totals almost 35,000 words. By comparison, Hamlet, Shakespeare’s longest play, […] -
![If you’ve made it this far in my COAL series, you’ve made it through six months of posts covering 20+ cars and two motorcycles. And yet, there were many more […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/Lincoln-Land.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Tom Halter COAL Series: Odds and Ends")
Tom Halter COAL Series: Odds and Ends
Posted on June 18, 2017 | 29 CommentsIf you’ve made it this far in my COAL series, you’ve made it through six months of posts covering 20+ cars and two motorcycles. And yet, there were many more […] -
![They say that history repeats itself if you wait long enough. Well, my oldest son Josh is now a licensed driver and is about as far along in his life […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/IMG_6418.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "COAL: 2005 Acura TSX – The Low Spark of High Mileage Cars")
COAL: 2005 Acura TSX – The Low Spark of High Mileage Cars
Posted on June 11, 2017 | 25 CommentsThey say that history repeats itself if you wait long enough. Well, my oldest son Josh is now a licensed driver and is about as far along in his life […] -
![We’ve recently passed the end of an automotive era, one that surprisingly went unheralded on this site. Well, that just won’t do, as it is our job here at CC […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/IMG_7111.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Automotive History: The Sedan Delivery")
Automotive History: The Sedan Delivery
Posted on June 9, 2017 | 82 CommentsWe’ve recently passed the end of an automotive era, one that surprisingly went unheralded on this site. Well, that just won’t do, as it is our job here at CC […]
