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Curbside Classics Archives
About Author: Jim Klein
Posts by Jim Klein
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Junkyard Outtake: Body And Paint – How Hard Can It Be?
Posted on October 16, 2022 | 24 CommentsHmm. For want of a bumper clip… -
![Ooh la la, the forbidden (to us of Del Norte) temptresses of the Southwestern Desert locales are bountiful; every time I visit I come across new and exotic species roaming […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/IMG_5096.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Forbidden Fruta: 2016-2022 Renault Duster Oroch – The French Show Detroit How It’s Done")
Curbside Forbidden Fruta: 2016-2022 Renault Duster Oroch – The French Show Detroit How It’s Done
Posted on October 15, 2022 | 28 CommentsOoh la la, the forbidden (to us of Del Norte) temptresses of the Southwestern Desert locales are bountiful; every time I visit I come across new and exotic species roaming […] -
![Buick has obviously had a long and storied history, having been founded long before any of our regular readers were around and perhaps currently in its twilight years itself, at […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/IMG_4453.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Recycling Showroom Special: 1989 Buick LeSabre Limited – Was This The Best Buick Ever Made?")
Curbside Recycling Showroom Special: 1989 Buick LeSabre Limited – Was This The Best Buick Ever Made?
Posted on September 29, 2022 | 82 CommentsBuick has obviously had a long and storied history, having been founded long before any of our regular readers were around and perhaps currently in its twilight years itself, at […] -
![I may have inadvertently ruffled a feather or two with my oh-so-erudite comparative analysis between two Cadillac Cimarrons recently, the upshot was we’ve (again) been more or less accused of […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/IMG_3937.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Recycling: 1989 Chrysler’s TC By Maserati – Did TC Stand For Total Crap Or ‘Talian Chrysler?")
Curbside Recycling: 1989 Chrysler’s TC By Maserati – Did TC Stand For Total Crap Or ‘Talian Chrysler?
Posted on September 21, 2022 | 96 CommentsI may have inadvertently ruffled a feather or two with my oh-so-erudite comparative analysis between two Cadillac Cimarrons recently, the upshot was we’ve (again) been more or less accused of […] -
![We’ve seen lots of beaters in this series, we’ve also seen cars that looked very well preserved, and we’ve seen cars that we’ve bemoaned the fact that they weren’t offered […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/IMG_4028.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Recycling: E-Waste Special – Why Were A Batch Of Brand New 2017 Ford Focus EVs Sent To The Junkyard in 2022? (UPDATED!)")
Curbside Recycling: E-Waste Special – Why Were A Batch Of Brand New 2017 Ford Focus EVs Sent To The Junkyard in 2022? (UPDATED!)
Posted on September 19, 2022 | 50 CommentsWe’ve seen lots of beaters in this series, we’ve also seen cars that looked very well preserved, and we’ve seen cars that we’ve bemoaned the fact that they weren’t offered […] -
![Wandering down a random aisle in the import section of a Denver-area junkyard, I tripped slightly as the earth stopped rotating. Catching myself, I then heard angelsong. Bright lights, confetti […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/IMG_3544.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Recycling: 1981 Lancia Beta Zagato Spyder – Mad Toy")
Curbside Recycling: 1981 Lancia Beta Zagato Spyder – Mad Toy
Posted on September 15, 2022 | 44 CommentsWandering down a random aisle in the import section of a Denver-area junkyard, I tripped slightly as the earth stopped rotating. Catching myself, I then heard angelsong. Bright lights, confetti […] -
![I’ve got two pictures to tell a story. That’s all, two little pix. So this shan’t taketh too much of your precious time. Pondering this gnarled veteran, we’ve all seen […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/IMG_3141.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Lumberyard Outtake: 1981-1985 Mercedes-Benz 300TD Turbo Diesel Station Wagon – Qualified, Accomplished, Evergreen")
Lumberyard Outtake: 1981-1985 Mercedes-Benz 300TD Turbo Diesel Station Wagon – Qualified, Accomplished, Evergreen
Posted on September 8, 2022 | 16 CommentsI’ve got two pictures to tell a story. That’s all, two little pix. So this shan’t taketh too much of your precious time. Pondering this gnarled veteran, we’ve all seen […] -
![Somehow it feels like we had a bit of a Cadillac Week (or was it a Week And A Half?) and it’s time to go out with a bang. Or […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/IMG_2975.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Recycling Challenge: 1983 Cadillac Cimarron VS 1987 Cadillac Cimarron – Can Two Cimarrons Make A Right?")
Curbside Recycling Challenge: 1983 Cadillac Cimarron VS 1987 Cadillac Cimarron – Can Two Cimarrons Make A Right?
Posted on August 31, 2022 | 62 CommentsSomehow it feels like we had a bit of a Cadillac Week (or was it a Week And A Half?) and it’s time to go out with a bang. Or […] -
![And the snow stopped, and the sun came out, and some of the snow melted, and there for me to behold was this creature formed from molten steel over half […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/IMG_7928-1.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Musings: 1970 Cadillac Sedan deVille – I’m Not A Cadillac Man, But If I Was A Cadillac Man, This Would Be My Cadillac, Man.")
Curbside Musings: 1970 Cadillac Sedan deVille – I’m Not A Cadillac Man, But If I Was A Cadillac Man, This Would Be My Cadillac, Man.
Posted on August 29, 2022 | 58 CommentsAnd the snow stopped, and the sun came out, and some of the snow melted, and there for me to behold was this creature formed from molten steel over half […] -
![(first posted 8/26/2016) September 2003 – outside of Paris, France, approx. 12:30am, pitch dark, drizzly. After a brutal clutch-dumping launch from the stop sign and a quick run through the […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/Audi-SQ4.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Classic Drive: 1984 Audi Sport Quattro – I Drove My Hero")
Classic Drive: 1984 Audi Sport Quattro – I Drove My Hero
Posted on August 26, 2022 | 32 Comments(first posted 8/26/2016) September 2003 – outside of Paris, France, approx. 12:30am, pitch dark, drizzly. After a brutal clutch-dumping launch from the stop sign and a quick run through the […] -
![Nobody, that’s who. And to be fair, this one wasn’t ever finished and is unlikely to ever be, certainly not in time for Barrett-Jackson in Scottsdale. Maybe someone confused it […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/IMG_2269.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Recycling: 1976 Ford Pinto Runabout – Who Does A Bare-Metal Restoration Of A Pinto?")
Curbside Recycling: 1976 Ford Pinto Runabout – Who Does A Bare-Metal Restoration Of A Pinto?
Posted on August 25, 2022 | 68 CommentsNobody, that’s who. And to be fair, this one wasn’t ever finished and is unlikely to ever be, certainly not in time for Barrett-Jackson in Scottsdale. Maybe someone confused it […] -
![(first posted 8/24/2016) Living in the San Francisco area has its undeniable charms and attractions, however the traffic is not one of them. In the late 1990’s to the mid […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/CasualCarpool13.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Commute Classic: Casual Carpool – Your Mother Would Not Approve Of This Idea")
Commute Classic: Casual Carpool – Your Mother Would Not Approve Of This Idea
Posted on August 24, 2022 | 77 Comments(first posted 8/24/2016) Living in the San Francisco area has its undeniable charms and attractions, however the traffic is not one of them. In the late 1990’s to the mid […] -
Wordless Outtake: 1974/1975 Oldsmobile Custom Cruiser – The Colossal Cruiser
Posted on August 23, 2022 | 43 Comments -
![Los Angeles, California, USA, 1985 – That’s the place and year I earned my driver’s license. As a 10th-11th grader, life was more than a little angst-filled. Little things were […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/IMG_0971.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Memories: 1985 Toyota Celica GT-S – The Good, The Bad, The Facts Of Life")
Curbside Memories: 1985 Toyota Celica GT-S – The Good, The Bad, The Facts Of Life
Posted on August 22, 2022 | 43 CommentsLos Angeles, California, USA, 1985 – That’s the place and year I earned my driver’s license. As a 10th-11th grader, life was more than a little angst-filled. Little things were […] -
![What else would explain the reason to scrap what appears to be a perfectly usable gas-sipper? Well, this is the LSi model which features the gas-swilling 1.3 liter that has […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/IMG_2536.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Recycling: 1997 Geo Metro LSi – Clearly Gasoline Prices Are Coming Down")
Curbside Recycling: 1997 Geo Metro LSi – Clearly Gasoline Prices Are Coming Down
Posted on August 18, 2022 | 63 CommentsWhat else would explain the reason to scrap what appears to be a perfectly usable gas-sipper? Well, this is the LSi model which features the gas-swilling 1.3 liter that has […]
