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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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![Earlier today, I posted a CC Capsule of one of all time favorite vehicle names, Lincoln Zephyr, which got an all-too-short one year revival in 2006. What other automotive names […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/02/lincoln_zepher_v12_emblem_touring-sedan_1_s_37.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "QOTD: Which Automotive Name is Most Deserving of a Comeback")
QOTD: Which Automotive Name is Most Deserving of a Comeback
Posted on February 21, 2017 | 179 CommentsEarlier today, I posted a CC Capsule of one of all time favorite vehicle names, Lincoln Zephyr, which got an all-too-short one year revival in 2006. What other automotive names […] -
![I was a regular contributor on Usenet back in the 90’s. Usenet, for the uninitiated, was an early online forum which predated the World Wide Web by a good decade. Google […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/12/Honda-CBR600F-89-1.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "MOAL: 1992 Honda CBR600F2 – The One with the Time Machine")
MOAL: 1992 Honda CBR600F2 – The One with the Time Machine
Posted on February 19, 2017 | 18 CommentsI was a regular contributor on Usenet back in the 90’s. Usenet, for the uninitiated, was an early online forum which predated the World Wide Web by a good decade. Google […] -
![Time to rev up your search engines. According to Wikipedia, Subaru produced a mere 10,346 Saab 9-2x’s between 2005 and 2006. In today’s 9-2x Capsule post, I produced a list of cars that […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/themes/arras162/images/thumbnail.png "QOTD – Rarest Car More Common Than Saab 9-2x")
QOTD – Rarest Car More Common Than Saab 9-2x
Posted on February 17, 2017 | 86 CommentsTime to rev up your search engines. According to Wikipedia, Subaru produced a mere 10,346 Saab 9-2x’s between 2005 and 2006. In today’s 9-2x Capsule post, I produced a list of cars that […] -
CC Capsule: 2005 Saab 9-2x – A WRX in Saab’s Clothing
Posted on February 17, 2017 | 28 CommentsImagine my surprise when pulling in to work the other day and what should I find in the spot next to mine? This site’s favorite automotive unicorn, the Saab 9-2x. -
![While I was largely satisfied with my 1991 Acura Integra, something happened the very next model year that would begin to change that: The Integra GS-R. By dropping in a […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/12/gsr2.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "COAL: 1994 Acura Integra GS-R – Picking Up Speed")
COAL: 1994 Acura Integra GS-R – Picking Up Speed
Posted on February 12, 2017 | 15 CommentsWhile I was largely satisfied with my 1991 Acura Integra, something happened the very next model year that would begin to change that: The Integra GS-R. By dropping in a […] -
![Today’s Curbside Comparo introduced us to the world of unintentionally bad automotive acronyms, with the Cadillac Eldorado ETC (et. cetera) and ESC (Escape), along with the Lincoln Mark VII […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/02/ETC.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "QOTD: Worst Automotive Abbreviation?")
QOTD: Worst Automotive Abbreviation?
Posted on February 9, 2017 | 210 CommentsToday’s Curbside Comparo introduced us to the world of unintentionally bad automotive acronyms, with the Cadillac Eldorado ETC (et. cetera) and ESC (Escape), along with the Lincoln Mark VII […] -
![When last I checked in, it was the late 80’s, and I was working on my Mechanical Engineering degree at Case Western Reserve University in Cleveland. Case, like all good […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/Telefast-Exterior-of-old-building.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "COAL: 1991 Acura Integra GS – Entering the Real World")
COAL: 1991 Acura Integra GS – Entering the Real World
Posted on February 5, 2017 | 23 CommentsWhen last I checked in, it was the late 80’s, and I was working on my Mechanical Engineering degree at Case Western Reserve University in Cleveland. Case, like all good […] -
![While my primary interest growing up was cars (as well documented in my previous COALs), I had a second interest that was also developing: Computers. This too would become a […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/3151.jpeg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "COAL: 1985 Chrysler LeBaron GTS – The College Years")
COAL: 1985 Chrysler LeBaron GTS – The College Years
Posted on January 29, 2017 | 33 CommentsWhile my primary interest growing up was cars (as well documented in my previous COALs), I had a second interest that was also developing: Computers. This too would become a […] -
![Winters are a lean time for spotting curbside classics in northeast Ohio. As a relatively new author to Curbside Classic, I don’t have a huge library of photos taken in […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/01/IMG_6282.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1971 Buick Skylark GS – A Mystery Wrapped in a Riddle Inside an Enigma")
Curbside Classic: 1971 Buick Skylark GS – A Mystery Wrapped in a Riddle Inside an Enigma
Posted on January 25, 2017 | 35 CommentsWinters are a lean time for spotting curbside classics in northeast Ohio. As a relatively new author to Curbside Classic, I don’t have a huge library of photos taken in […] -
![As I have mentioned in my previous COALs, my extended family is crazy about classic cars. Most of my Dad’s brothers owned at least one, if not several. After […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/12/buick.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "COAL: 1971 Buick LeSabre Convertible – A Breath of Fresh Air")
COAL: 1971 Buick LeSabre Convertible – A Breath of Fresh Air
Posted on January 22, 2017 | 34 CommentsAs I have mentioned in my previous COALs, my extended family is crazy about classic cars. Most of my Dad’s brothers owned at least one, if not several. After […] -
![Once there was a time when clapped out second-generation GM F-bodies were a common sight on the road. With over 2 million Camaros and 1 million Firebirds produced between 1970 and 1981, […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/01/IMG_6297.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CC Capsule: 1977 Pontiac Trans Am – Bandit to Me")
CC Capsule: 1977 Pontiac Trans Am – Bandit to Me
Posted on January 20, 2017 | 46 CommentsOnce there was a time when clapped out second-generation GM F-bodies were a common sight on the road. With over 2 million Camaros and 1 million Firebirds produced between 1970 and 1981, […] -
![I was always kind of aware of the various vintage and classic cars that my extended family collected, but I didn’t really see the point. With all the accumulated wisdom […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/plymouth-reliant-1981-1.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "COAL: 1981 Plymouth Reliant Sedan – Old Reliable")
COAL: 1981 Plymouth Reliant Sedan – Old Reliable
Posted on January 15, 2017 | 83 CommentsI was always kind of aware of the various vintage and classic cars that my extended family collected, but I didn’t really see the point. With all the accumulated wisdom […] -
![One of my earliest childhood memories is of cutting out pictures of cars from magazines and “collecting” them. My parents sacrificed many an issue of Time and Newsweek to […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/4856603-5771a7bfc97f0-2.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "COAL: 1981 Pontiac Bonneville Diesel – Smoke ’em If You Got ’em")
COAL: 1981 Pontiac Bonneville Diesel – Smoke ’em If You Got ’em
Posted on January 8, 2017 | 52 CommentsOne of my earliest childhood memories is of cutting out pictures of cars from magazines and “collecting” them. My parents sacrificed many an issue of Time and Newsweek to […] -
![My brother Andy and I are regular attendees at the Fall AACA meet in Hershey, PA. While we are walking around, one of our favorite pastimes is trying to find […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/01/IMG_5103.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "QOTD: Identify this “Car”")
QOTD: Identify this “Car”
Posted on January 3, 2017 | 15 CommentsMy brother Andy and I are regular attendees at the Fall AACA meet in Hershey, PA. While we are walking around, one of our favorite pastimes is trying to find […] -
![Welcome to my first Cars of a Lifetime post. I truly have been blessed with a lifetime of cars (20+), and it is with pleasure that I will be […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/TomDanCarWashingEvansville_edited_edited-1.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "COAL: 1971 Ford Galaxie 500 – A Good Start")
COAL: 1971 Ford Galaxie 500 – A Good Start
Posted on January 1, 2017 | 54 CommentsWelcome to my first Cars of a Lifetime post. I truly have been blessed with a lifetime of cars (20+), and it is with pleasure that I will be […]
