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Curbside Classics Archives
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![I’m glad I had started to realize the importance of just listening before some of my elders had passed away. As a young adult, I had wanted to speak my […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/IMG_20180818_163422-1953-Ford-Customline-for-CC.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Musings: 1953 Ford Customline Fordor Sedan – Old Henry")
Curbside Musings: 1953 Ford Customline Fordor Sedan – Old Henry
Posted on March 11, 2025 | 36 CommentsI’m glad I had started to realize the importance of just listening before some of my elders had passed away. As a young adult, I had wanted to speak my […] -
![Welcome to March. Only a couple of weeks ago, I was back in Las Vegas for what had been something of a last-minute decision to spend time there both with […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/011-1966-Chevrolet-Impala-Convertible-for-CC.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Musings: 1966 Chevrolet Impala Convertible – Don’t Blink")
Curbside Musings: 1966 Chevrolet Impala Convertible – Don’t Blink
Posted on March 4, 2025 | 33 CommentsWelcome to March. Only a couple of weeks ago, I was back in Las Vegas for what had been something of a last-minute decision to spend time there both with […] -
![I loved animated Disney movies as a kid. When I was in elementary school in the early ’80s, there was this period when I had not only seen many classics […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/4126266903_cb45279221_o-1979-Cadillac-Coupe-DeVille-for-CC-2009-11-22-edit.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Musings: 1979 Cadillac Coupe DeVille – Cruella")
Curbside Musings: 1979 Cadillac Coupe DeVille – Cruella
Posted on February 25, 2025 | 33 CommentsI loved animated Disney movies as a kid. When I was in elementary school in the early ’80s, there was this period when I had not only seen many classics […] -
![Last summer, I had made my first-ever appearance at the annual tailgate party at my former high school. On what is usually the second Saturday of August, the rear parking […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/171-rotated-1.00-shift-FINAL-1977-Lincoln-Continental-Mark-V-for-CC.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Musings: 1977 Lincoln Continental Mark V – Keeping It Classy")
Curbside Musings: 1977 Lincoln Continental Mark V – Keeping It Classy
Posted on February 18, 2025 | 52 CommentsLast summer, I had made my first-ever appearance at the annual tailgate party at my former high school. On what is usually the second Saturday of August, the rear parking […] -
![The third-generation Chevy Camaro will always make me think immediately of only a handful of people, including a friend I had first met while in college in Gainesville, Florida over […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/097-1992-Chevrolet-Camaro-RS-For-CC.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Musings: 1992 Chevrolet Camaro RS – Base Model Beauty")
Curbside Musings: 1992 Chevrolet Camaro RS – Base Model Beauty
Posted on February 11, 2025 | 23 CommentsThe third-generation Chevy Camaro will always make me think immediately of only a handful of people, including a friend I had first met while in college in Gainesville, Florida over […] -
![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 | 32 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 | 44 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 […]
