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![It was December of 2023 when I had first discovered a die cast model of a yellow 1969 Plymouth Barracuda Formula S fastback for sale on the shelf of a […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/IMG_20241229_105643750-2011-Chevrolet-HHR-1LT-for-CC.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Musings: 2011 Chevrolet HHR – Reflection Of A Reflection")
Curbside Musings: 2011 Chevrolet HHR – Reflection Of A Reflection
Posted on February 4, 2025 | 30 CommentsIt was December of 2023 when I had first discovered a die cast model of a yellow 1969 Plymouth Barracuda Formula S fastback for sale on the shelf of a […] -
![Occasionally, I will stumble across old photos of a car that I had taken long before I had discovered Curbside Classic. In September of 2011, when I had first seen […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/6183126824_647535b6a1_o-1973-Oldsmobile-Cutlass-S-Zodiac-Blue-Sunday-9-25-2011-for-CC.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Musings: 1973 Oldsmobile Cutlass S – At The Beginning")
Curbside Musings: 1973 Oldsmobile Cutlass S – At The Beginning
Posted on January 28, 2025 | 43 CommentsOccasionally, I will stumble across old photos of a car that I had taken long before I had discovered Curbside Classic. In September of 2011, when I had first seen […] -
![Mere weeks before we entered 2025, I was blessed with a visit from my college-aged niece and her best friend, with their friendship going back to young childhood. It had […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/012-1967-Ford-Thunderbird-Landau-Sedan-for-CC-2024.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Musings: 1967 Ford Thunderbird Landau Sedan – Dressed Like A Grownup")
Curbside Musings: 1967 Ford Thunderbird Landau Sedan – Dressed Like A Grownup
Posted on January 21, 2025 | 46 CommentsMere weeks before we entered 2025, I was blessed with a visit from my college-aged niece and her best friend, with their friendship going back to young childhood. It had […] -
![The December holidays may be over, but I still have a taste for all of those seasonal goodies that surface around that time of the year. Just because the month […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/344-1968-Chevrolet-C-10-for-CC.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Musings: 1968 Chevrolet C-10 Fleetside – Big Red")
Curbside Musings: 1968 Chevrolet C-10 Fleetside – Big Red
Posted on January 14, 2025 | 32 CommentsThe December holidays may be over, but I still have a taste for all of those seasonal goodies that surface around that time of the year. Just because the month […] -
![It’s the first Tuesday of the new year, and I’d hope everyone in Curbsideland is having a great start to 2025, or at least is giving themselves the grace to […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/117-1964-Chevrolet-Corvair-Monza-convertible-for-CC.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Musings: 1964 Chevrolet Corvair Monza Convertible – It’s Tuesday")
Curbside Musings: 1964 Chevrolet Corvair Monza Convertible – It’s Tuesday
Posted on January 7, 2025 | 34 CommentsIt’s the first Tuesday of the new year, and I’d hope everyone in Curbsideland is having a great start to 2025, or at least is giving themselves the grace to […] -
![As I look back through my previous essays at Curbside Classic, I realize there have been a few, specific models to which I’ve often returned. I’ve tried to vary my […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/882-1971-Cadillac-Fleetwood-Eldorado-convertible-for-CC.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Musings: 1971 Cadillac Fleetwood Eldorado Convertible – Deuces")
Curbside Musings: 1971 Cadillac Fleetwood Eldorado Convertible – Deuces
Posted on December 17, 2024 | 44 CommentsAs I look back through my previous essays at Curbside Classic, I realize there have been a few, specific models to which I’ve often returned. I’ve tried to vary my […] -
![To “exit stage left” is an expression adapted from theater that colloquially means to leave in an uneventful and inconspicuous manner. That’s exactly what the Chevrolet Corvair did after […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/018-1965-Chevrolet-Corvair-500-for-CC-2.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Musings: 1965 Chevrolet Corvair 500 – Exit Stage Left")
Curbside Musings: 1965 Chevrolet Corvair 500 – Exit Stage Left
Posted on December 10, 2024 | 51 CommentsTo “exit stage left” is an expression adapted from theater that colloquially means to leave in an uneventful and inconspicuous manner. That’s exactly what the Chevrolet Corvair did after […] -
![Peter Egan has been a contributing editor to Road and Track and Cycle World magazine for so many years. His column “Side Glances” has enriched my life as an […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/download-1.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Commentary: In Praise of Peter Egan.")
Curbside Commentary: In Praise of Peter Egan.
Posted on December 3, 2024 | 25 CommentsPeter Egan has been a contributing editor to Road and Track and Cycle World magazine for so many years. His column “Side Glances” has enriched my life as an […] -
![I realize that I’ve made reference to my sweet tooth countless times as interwoven into my essays here at Curbside Classic, but you’ll have to indulge me (pun intended) once […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/080-1979-Chevrolet-G20-Ambulance-For-CC.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Musings: 1979 Chevrolet G20 Ambulance – Sugar Me")
Curbside Musings: 1979 Chevrolet G20 Ambulance – Sugar Me
Posted on December 3, 2024 | 32 CommentsI realize that I’ve made reference to my sweet tooth countless times as interwoven into my essays here at Curbside Classic, but you’ll have to indulge me (pun intended) once […] -
![The quality vs. quantity debate still continues in some areas of my life, but for the most part, it often comes down to bang for the buck when it’s time […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/049-1986-BMW-325e-for-CC.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Musings: 1986 BMW 325e – Preppy & Peppy")
Curbside Musings: 1986 BMW 325e – Preppy & Peppy
Posted on November 26, 2024 | 27 CommentsThe quality vs. quantity debate still continues in some areas of my life, but for the most part, it often comes down to bang for the buck when it’s time […] -
![Last month, my essay featuring a Jaguar XJ6 from the mid-’80s prompted memories of one of the cats in my childhood household, a tiger-striped tom named Chester. In that piece, […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/029-1995-Mercury-Cougar-XR7-for-CC.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Musings: 1995 Mercury Cougar XR7 – The Kitty Grew")
Curbside Musings: 1995 Mercury Cougar XR7 – The Kitty Grew
Posted on November 19, 2024 | 28 CommentsLast month, my essay featuring a Jaguar XJ6 from the mid-’80s prompted memories of one of the cats in my childhood household, a tiger-striped tom named Chester. In that piece, […] -
![I’ll state from the jump that this week’s essay is mostly a means by which to share pictures I had taken of the featured Thunderbird last fall, but I do […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/167-1964-Ford-Thunderbird-for-CC.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Musings: 1964 Ford Thunderbird – How Things Make Us Feel")
Curbside Musings: 1964 Ford Thunderbird – How Things Make Us Feel
Posted on November 12, 2024 | 56 CommentsI’ll state from the jump that this week’s essay is mostly a means by which to share pictures I had taken of the featured Thunderbird last fall, but I do […] -
![English was one of my favorite subjects in school, especially when it came to assignments involving colorful use of vocabulary and creative expression. I wasn’t a big reader (I’m still […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/002-1985-Pontiac-Firebird-Trans-Am-for-CC-crop-2.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Musings: 1985 Pontiac Firebird Trans Am – Nevermore")
Curbside Musings: 1985 Pontiac Firebird Trans Am – Nevermore
Posted on November 5, 2024 | 29 CommentsEnglish was one of my favorite subjects in school, especially when it came to assignments involving colorful use of vocabulary and creative expression. I wasn’t a big reader (I’m still […] -
![I wrote the first draft for this essay from a window seat on an airplane while returning to Chicago after a Las Vegas vacation. This is an annual trip for […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/IMG_20240721_163926733-1995-97-Ford-Probe-GT-for-CC.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Musings: c. 1996 Ford Probe GT – The Correct Connotation")
Curbside Musings: c. 1996 Ford Probe GT – The Correct Connotation
Posted on October 29, 2024 | 35 CommentsI wrote the first draft for this essay from a window seat on an airplane while returning to Chicago after a Las Vegas vacation. This is an annual trip for […] -
![Chicago is known for its deep-dish pizza. It is one of our city-defining foods, and for good reason. My first slice… Wait a second. Can something that thick and rich […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/260-1975-Chevrolet-Caprice-Classic-convertible-for-CC.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Musings: 1975 Chevrolet Caprice Classic Convertible – Bigger Than Your Appetite")
Curbside Musings: 1975 Chevrolet Caprice Classic Convertible – Bigger Than Your Appetite
Posted on October 22, 2024 | 67 CommentsChicago is known for its deep-dish pizza. It is one of our city-defining foods, and for good reason. My first slice… Wait a second. Can something that thick and rich […]
