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Curbside Classics Archives
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![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 […] -
![Halloween will be here in just over two weeks from now, and many already seem to be in the spirit. I started seeing Halloween-themed candy and t-shirts for sale in […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/026-Jaguar-XJ6-for-CC.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Musings: c. 1984 Jaguar XJ6 – Black Cat")
Curbside Musings: c. 1984 Jaguar XJ6 – Black Cat
Posted on October 15, 2024 | 42 CommentsHalloween will be here in just over two weeks from now, and many already seem to be in the spirit. I started seeing Halloween-themed candy and t-shirts for sale in […] -
![Exactly three weeks before I had spotted our featured car, I had made my first-ever appearance at the annual tailgate party held in the main parking lot of my former, […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/029-1971-Chevrolet-Chevelle-Malibu-convertible-for-CC.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Musings: 1971 Chevrolet Chevelle Malibu Convertible – Like Fine Wine")
Curbside Musings: 1971 Chevrolet Chevelle Malibu Convertible – Like Fine Wine
Posted on October 8, 2024 | 55 CommentsExactly three weeks before I had spotted our featured car, I had made my first-ever appearance at the annual tailgate party held in the main parking lot of my former, […] -
![There was a host of words and phrases that I had grown up mispronouncing, misunderstanding, and/or misusing until being corrected in adulthood. I can’t really blame my gifted magnet program […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/IMG_20240721_163205762_HDR-1998-Plymouth-Neon-Expresso-for-CC.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Musings: 1998 Plymouth Neon Expresso Coupe – Proper Pronunciation")
Curbside Musings: 1998 Plymouth Neon Expresso Coupe – Proper Pronunciation
Posted on October 1, 2024 | 50 CommentsThere was a host of words and phrases that I had grown up mispronouncing, misunderstanding, and/or misusing until being corrected in adulthood. I can’t really blame my gifted magnet program […] -
![2015 & 2017 Nissan LEAFs Just over three weeks ago, I was walking to the lawn of local Senn High School on a Sunday afternoon to attend one of the […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/011-2017-2015-Nissan-LEAFs-for-CC.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Musings: Autumn (Nissan) LEAFs – Welcome To Fall")
Curbside Musings: Autumn (Nissan) LEAFs – Welcome To Fall
Posted on September 24, 2024 | 29 Comments2015 & 2017 Nissan LEAFs Just over three weeks ago, I was walking to the lawn of local Senn High School on a Sunday afternoon to attend one of the […] -
![Times of spending some or all of my weekly allowance on candy are among my happiest childhood memories. This was true up until one year when I had earned a […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/045-2014-Chevrolet-Spark-LS-Auto-for-CC.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Musings: 2014 Chevrolet Spark LS – Lemon Pez")
Curbside Musings: 2014 Chevrolet Spark LS – Lemon Pez
Posted on September 17, 2024 | 35 CommentsTimes of spending some or all of my weekly allowance on candy are among my happiest childhood memories. This was true up until one year when I had earned a […] -
![I’ve been an AMC fan since adolescence, starting around the time I had received my first copy of the Encyclopedia Of American Cars by the editors of Consumer Guide. As […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/IMG_20240820_103258-1977-AMC-Pacer-DL-Wagon-for-CC.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Musings: 1977 AMC Pacer D/L Wagon – Peak Pacer")
Curbside Musings: 1977 AMC Pacer D/L Wagon – Peak Pacer
Posted on September 10, 2024 | 53 CommentsI’ve been an AMC fan since adolescence, starting around the time I had received my first copy of the Encyclopedia Of American Cars by the editors of Consumer Guide. As […] -
![From the jump, I realize that it’s an understatement to say that deindustrialization had a significant impact on many Rust Belt cities, including in my hometown of Flint, Michigan. Once […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/199-1983-Buick-Electra-Park-Avenue-for-CC-2.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Musings: 1983 Buick Electra Park Avenue – Fancy Flint Lady")
Curbside Musings: 1983 Buick Electra Park Avenue – Fancy Flint Lady
Posted on September 3, 2024 | 46 CommentsFrom the jump, I realize that it’s an understatement to say that deindustrialization had a significant impact on many Rust Belt cities, including in my hometown of Flint, Michigan. Once […] -
![It was the weekend of the NASCAR Grant Park 165 last month, and I went downtown to take some photographs of the reconfigured area before the crowds came. This is […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/131-1986-Oldsmobile-Delta-88-Royale-Brougham-for-CC.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Musings: 1986 Oldsmobile Delta 88 Royale Brougham Sedan – <i>So</i> Chicago")
Curbside Musings: 1986 Oldsmobile Delta 88 Royale Brougham Sedan – So Chicago
Posted on August 27, 2024 | 49 CommentsIt was the weekend of the NASCAR Grant Park 165 last month, and I went downtown to take some photographs of the reconfigured area before the crowds came. This is […] -
![I learned pretty early on in my fitness journey that nutrition is just as important as what you do with resistance training, among other things. I was in my mid-twenties […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/020-1971-Ford-Mustang-Convertible-for-CC.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Musings: 1971 Ford Mustang Convertible – Bananas For Bulk")
Curbside Musings: 1971 Ford Mustang Convertible – Bananas For Bulk
Posted on August 20, 2024 | 32 CommentsI learned pretty early on in my fitness journey that nutrition is just as important as what you do with resistance training, among other things. I was in my mid-twenties […] -
![It was around last Christmas that I discovered that a local estate sale shop in a small storefront not far from my home was selling some first-choice, die cast, 1:18 […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/IMG_20240719_174708247_HDR-Gate-Chrysler-PT-Cruiser-1-18-Scale-Model-for-CC.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Musings: Chrysler PT Cruiser – Black Licorice")
Curbside Musings: Chrysler PT Cruiser – Black Licorice
Posted on August 13, 2024 | 30 CommentsIt was around last Christmas that I discovered that a local estate sale shop in a small storefront not far from my home was selling some first-choice, die cast, 1:18 […]
