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Curbside Classics Archives
Auto-Biography Archive
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![(first posted 8/18/2016) Ever since I was a kid, I wanted to build a house. Like by myself, from the first pencil doodle to the last detail; maybe with a […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/CC-281-012-1200-1.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "My New Future Curbside Classic: 2220 Monroe Street – I Built It My Way")
My New Future Curbside Classic: 2220 Monroe Street – I Built It My Way
Posted on August 18, 2022 | 100 Comments(first posted 8/18/2016) Ever since I was a kid, I wanted to build a house. Like by myself, from the first pencil doodle to the last detail; maybe with a […] -
![It’s been almost exactly a year since we first saw our Port Orford property. My last update was back in January and some of you expressed interest in more updates. […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/IMG_8704.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Auto-Biography: Port Orford Journal, Part 3 – One Year Later, A Room With A (Better) View")
Auto-Biography: Port Orford Journal, Part 3 – One Year Later, A Room With A (Better) View
Posted on August 16, 2022 | 34 CommentsIt’s been almost exactly a year since we first saw our Port Orford property. My last update was back in January and some of you expressed interest in more updates. […] -
![(Refined and expanded since first published January 2, 2013) You must be looking at this picture and saying, “A ’92 F-150! What in the world is so special about this?” […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/12/P8220014.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic / Jason’s Family Chronicles: 1992 Ford F-150 – My Road Trip With Grandpa Albert")
Curbside Classic / Jason’s Family Chronicles: 1992 Ford F-150 – My Road Trip With Grandpa Albert
Posted on August 15, 2022 | 51 Comments(Refined and expanded since first published January 2, 2013) You must be looking at this picture and saying, “A ’92 F-150! What in the world is so special about this?” […] -
![(first posted 11/25/2012) Now why would I suddenly find myself thinking of Woodstock on this gray and cold morning? Especially since it’s a bit of a sore spot in my […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/Woodstock-.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Un-Auto-Biography: The Cars Of Woodstock – I Almost Made It There")
Un-Auto-Biography: The Cars Of Woodstock – I Almost Made It There
Posted on August 7, 2022 | 69 Comments(first posted 11/25/2012) Now why would I suddenly find myself thinking of Woodstock on this gray and cold morning? Especially since it’s a bit of a sore spot in my […] -
![North and Middle Sister from Four-In-One Cone (disclaimer: very low automotive content) Yesterday’s outing started out as a typical 8 mile round-trip hike up to a high Cascades view […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/IMG_9602.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Auto-Biography: A 22 Mile Hiking Lesson On Aging")
Auto-Biography: A 22 Mile Hiking Lesson On Aging
Posted on July 23, 2022 | 28 CommentsNorth and Middle Sister from Four-In-One Cone (disclaimer: very low automotive content) Yesterday’s outing started out as a typical 8 mile round-trip hike up to a high Cascades view […] -
![The EXBRO route this year includes some steep, rocky sections? I’m on it; or more accurately, the Tracker is on it. If it can make it up this rough and […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/IMG_9035.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "EXBRO6 Update: The Tracker Is Ready To Make Some New (Steep) Tracks")
EXBRO6 Update: The Tracker Is Ready To Make Some New (Steep) Tracks
Posted on June 10, 2022 | 12 CommentsThe EXBRO route this year includes some steep, rocky sections? I’m on it; or more accurately, the Tracker is on it. If it can make it up this rough and […] -
![(first posted 6/26/2016) Some time around 1955 as the campaign for country-wide construction of prefab concrete apartment blocks (‘Khruschev barracks’ as they became known ) picked up pace, the government […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/Khruscheba_resize.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Back To The USSR – Part II, A Few Words On Parking And Garage Collectives")
Back To The USSR – Part II, A Few Words On Parking And Garage Collectives
Posted on May 31, 2022 | 75 Comments(first posted 6/26/2016) Some time around 1955 as the campaign for country-wide construction of prefab concrete apartment blocks (‘Khruschev barracks’ as they became known ) picked up pace, the government […] -
![I was cruising Craigslist, and I found this nice 1957 Cadillac Fleetwood Sixty Special for sale. As I went through the seller’s many pictures, I saw something that really […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/05/Screenshot-2022-05-10-at-19-37-39-1967-Cadillac-Series-60-cars-trucks-by-owner-vehicle.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CC For Sale: Finding Othmar H. Ammann’s 1957 Cadillac, 65 Years Later")
CC For Sale: Finding Othmar H. Ammann’s 1957 Cadillac, 65 Years Later
Posted on May 13, 2022 | 52 CommentsI was cruising Craigslist, and I found this nice 1957 Cadillac Fleetwood Sixty Special for sale. As I went through the seller’s many pictures, I saw something that really […] -
![Remember this time last year, when I started modifying my xB to make it compatible for EXBRO5, our Nevada Overlanding trip? I lifted its suspension, cut away the low-hanging bodywork, […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/05/IMG_8883.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Auto-Biography: 2003 Chevrolet Tracker – My New $2500 EXBRO6-Compatible Genuine Four-Wheeler")
Auto-Biography: 2003 Chevrolet Tracker – My New $2500 EXBRO6-Compatible Genuine Four-Wheeler
Posted on May 6, 2022 | 45 CommentsRemember this time last year, when I started modifying my xB to make it compatible for EXBRO5, our Nevada Overlanding trip? I lifted its suspension, cut away the low-hanging bodywork, […] -
![It was mid-morning that school day when Mr. Machuca called us by name, both me and my partner in-not-quite-crimes, George. Lucky us, we had been selected for a special mission. […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/05/IMG_20220129_131800955_HDR.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: Opel Kadett (B) – The First Repair")
Curbside Classic: Opel Kadett (B) – The First Repair
Posted on May 4, 2022 | 6 CommentsIt was mid-morning that school day when Mr. Machuca called us by name, both me and my partner in-not-quite-crimes, George. Lucky us, we had been selected for a special mission. […] -
![(first posted 10/21/2013) My neighbor Bob asked me if I wanted to buy a 1967 Buick Gran Sport. He had a friend in upstate New York who had been planning […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/4rr56.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Platt du Jour: Rust-Bucket Heaven")
Platt du Jour: Rust-Bucket Heaven
Posted on April 17, 2022 | 22 Comments(first posted 10/21/2013) My neighbor Bob asked me if I wanted to buy a 1967 Buick Gran Sport. He had a friend in upstate New York who had been planning […] -
Auto-Biography Outtake: Help! Stephanie Kicked Me Out. I’m Living On The Street. The xBox Is Broken Down. Send Money!
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![(first posted 10/8-2013) “About those car deliveries that you do,” my friend Tom said. “How would you like to take me and Marilyn with you on the next one?” His […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/jhbv.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Platt du Jour: Two Poets, One Chevelle")
Platt du Jour: Two Poets, One Chevelle
Posted on April 10, 2022 | 21 Comments(first posted 10/8-2013) “About those car deliveries that you do,” my friend Tom said. “How would you like to take me and Marilyn with you on the next one?” His […] -
![(first posted 4/6/2016) Those of you who have been around for a while will be familiar with the “Not-Niedermeyers”, that perfect all-American family that endlessly indulged their only beloved child […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/kjmnb.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "The Not-Niedermeyers Outtake: Dad Shows Son Paul How To Tune His Gas-Powered Miniature Racing Car")
The Not-Niedermeyers Outtake: Dad Shows Son Paul How To Tune His Gas-Powered Miniature Racing Car
Posted on April 6, 2022 | 39 Comments(first posted 4/6/2016) Those of you who have been around for a while will be familiar with the “Not-Niedermeyers”, that perfect all-American family that endlessly indulged their only beloved child […] -
![(first posted 10/14/2013) Los Angeles, 1971. I was long-haired, feckless, aimless, jobless, and ready to deliver another car from coast to coast for AAACon, the Driveaway agency. I had about […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/platt.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Platt de Jour: Blowout? – No Worries")
Platt de Jour: Blowout? – No Worries
Posted on April 1, 2022 | 77 Comments(first posted 10/14/2013) Los Angeles, 1971. I was long-haired, feckless, aimless, jobless, and ready to deliver another car from coast to coast for AAACon, the Driveaway agency. I had about […]
