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Curbside Classics Archives
About Author: Jim Klein
Posts by Jim Klein
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![While Edward Snitkoff did a wonderful job of covering most of the vehicles at the Hudson Valley Auto Show recently, I got invited to the Media Day at the Denver […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/IMG_2387.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Future Classics: 2019 Denver Auto Show – Sightings And Musings And Tidbits, Oh My!")
Future Classics: 2019 Denver Auto Show – Sightings And Musings And Tidbits, Oh My!
Posted on April 5, 2019 | 24 CommentsWhile Edward Snitkoff did a wonderful job of covering most of the vehicles at the Hudson Valley Auto Show recently, I got invited to the Media Day at the Denver […] -
![When in doubt, lead with the convertible…I came across this grouping of Corvair variants parked/stored/moldering on the other side of the fence from my location the other day. While I […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/IMG_2161.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Storage Yard Classics: Corvairs Aplenty!")
Storage Yard Classics: Corvairs Aplenty!
Posted on March 26, 2019 | 24 CommentsWhen in doubt, lead with the convertible…I came across this grouping of Corvair variants parked/stored/moldering on the other side of the fence from my location the other day. While I […] -
![I spotted this assemblage of Great Britain’s finest 4×4’s just off one of the main drags in midtown on my way back from Trader Joe’s and figured it needed to […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/IMG_2287.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Outtake: A Land Rover / Range Rover Lover Lives Here")
Curbside Outtake: A Land Rover / Range Rover Lover Lives Here
Posted on March 22, 2019 | 16 CommentsI spotted this assemblage of Great Britain’s finest 4×4’s just off one of the main drags in midtown on my way back from Trader Joe’s and figured it needed to […] -
![I came across this late 1st generation Mazda RX-7 a couple of weeks ago and was struck by just how right this car has always looked to me; in high […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/IMG_2140.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Junkyard Classic: 1985 Mazda RX-7 GSL – Cool As Ice")
Junkyard Classic: 1985 Mazda RX-7 GSL – Cool As Ice
Posted on March 20, 2019 | 24 CommentsI came across this late 1st generation Mazda RX-7 a couple of weeks ago and was struck by just how right this car has always looked to me; in high […] -
![Last year, I featured “CC’s Western Wall” that I also call The Wall of Cars, my nickname for a scrapyard in Laramie, WY that had a huge wall/pile of cars that […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/IMG_1949.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "QOTD: Junkyard Outtakes – The Wall Of Cars Got Some New Additions, You Get To (OK, Need To) Pick One")
QOTD: Junkyard Outtakes – The Wall Of Cars Got Some New Additions, You Get To (OK, Need To) Pick One
Posted on January 27, 2019 | 59 CommentsLast year, I featured “CC’s Western Wall” that I also call The Wall of Cars, my nickname for a scrapyard in Laramie, WY that had a huge wall/pile of cars that […] -
![As we are driving to California for the holidays with the in-laws while including a slight detour to the Grand Canyon this year, Thurday’s chores included getting our ride washed […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/12/IMG_1828-001.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "QOTD: What’s In Your Cupholder?")
QOTD: What’s In Your Cupholder?
Posted on December 22, 2018 | 47 CommentsAs we are driving to California for the holidays with the in-laws while including a slight detour to the Grand Canyon this year, Thurday’s chores included getting our ride washed […] -
![If this car looks a wee bit familiar, don’t worry, it’s (probably) not parked on your street. You likely last saw it as the lead image in Jason Shafer’s recap […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/IMG_1445.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Capsule: 2007 Honda Fit House Car – I’d Fit, You’d Fit, We’d Probably All Fit!")
Curbside Capsule: 2007 Honda Fit House Car – I’d Fit, You’d Fit, We’d Probably All Fit!
Posted on November 25, 2018 | 17 CommentsIf this car looks a wee bit familiar, don’t worry, it’s (probably) not parked on your street. You likely last saw it as the lead image in Jason Shafer’s recap […] -
![Ah, the Rampage. Dodge’s “Sports Pickup”, sold between 1982 and 1984, was a short-lived phenomenon. While a few are still roaming the streets, as of this month there is one […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/IMG_1722.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Junkyard Classic: 1983 Dodge Rampage – It Can Haul 1145 Pounds Of Hantavirus")
Junkyard Classic: 1983 Dodge Rampage – It Can Haul 1145 Pounds Of Hantavirus
Posted on November 23, 2018 | 69 CommentsAh, the Rampage. Dodge’s “Sports Pickup”, sold between 1982 and 1984, was a short-lived phenomenon. While a few are still roaming the streets, as of this month there is one […] -
![My wife is currently on a retreat in Bali that she goes to almost every year. While it includes a lot of meditation, yoga, long walks through rice paddies, and […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/IMG_5584.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CC Global Outtakes: Dispatches From Bali, Indonesia")
CC Global Outtakes: Dispatches From Bali, Indonesia
Posted on November 21, 2018 | 20 CommentsMy wife is currently on a retreat in Bali that she goes to almost every year. While it includes a lot of meditation, yoga, long walks through rice paddies, and […] -
![As I was driving to Laramie on Saturday morning, around thirty miles outside of Fort Collins, CO, I spotted this enormous contraption parked in a lay-by on Hwy 287. As […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/IMG_1693.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Hauling: One Puller, Two Pushers, 176 Trailer Wheels And One Enormous Tank – This Baby’s Got Back!")
Curbside Hauling: One Puller, Two Pushers, 176 Trailer Wheels And One Enormous Tank – This Baby’s Got Back!
Posted on November 5, 2018 | 31 CommentsAs I was driving to Laramie on Saturday morning, around thirty miles outside of Fort Collins, CO, I spotted this enormous contraption parked in a lay-by on Hwy 287. As […] -
![On the first dry day this week, I spotted these classy English ladies in a “garden” I was driving past. I elected to peek over the hedge that curiously had […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/IMG_1644.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CC Outtake: English Garden Party")
CC Outtake: English Garden Party
Posted on October 14, 2018 | 10 CommentsOn the first dry day this week, I spotted these classy English ladies in a “garden” I was driving past. I elected to peek over the hedge that curiously had […] -
![It seems that every time gas prices go on the rise here in the United States, sooner or later sightings of Geo Metros increase along with those owners that can’t […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/IMG_1597-1.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CC Outtake: 1996 Geo Metro Streamliner – Here We Go Again")
CC Outtake: 1996 Geo Metro Streamliner – Here We Go Again
Posted on October 12, 2018 | 64 CommentsIt seems that every time gas prices go on the rise here in the United States, sooner or later sightings of Geo Metros increase along with those owners that can’t […] -
![In the American version of the sport of golf, the term “Double Eagle” refers to a score of three under par, i.e. getting the little ball in the hole in […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/IMG_1382.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CC For Sale: This Double Eagle May In Fact Be An Albatross")
CC For Sale: This Double Eagle May In Fact Be An Albatross
Posted on September 2, 2018 | 37 CommentsIn the American version of the sport of golf, the term “Double Eagle” refers to a score of three under par, i.e. getting the little ball in the hole in […] -
![Upon opening my laptop on Monday morning I saw R. Henry’s excellent review of his rental Jeep Compass Trailhawk. When I first saw the headline I thought “Oh no, there […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/IMG_1314-001.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CC Rental Review: 2018 Jeep Compass Limited FWD – Another Point (Of View)")
CC Rental Review: 2018 Jeep Compass Limited FWD – Another Point (Of View)
Posted on August 16, 2018 | 29 CommentsUpon opening my laptop on Monday morning I saw R. Henry’s excellent review of his rental Jeep Compass Trailhawk. When I first saw the headline I thought “Oh no, there […] -
![Last summer, my wife reminded me (as if I needed reminding) that our oldest would be getting her driver’s permit in the spring and inevitably the conversation turned towards cars […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/GEDC1165.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "COAL (Cars Of A Lifetime): 2015 Jeep Wrangler JK Sport S – Who Knew? This Thing Is Great!")
COAL (Cars Of A Lifetime): 2015 Jeep Wrangler JK Sport S – Who Knew? This Thing Is Great!
Posted on August 12, 2018 | 62 CommentsLast summer, my wife reminded me (as if I needed reminding) that our oldest would be getting her driver’s permit in the spring and inevitably the conversation turned towards cars […]
