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![(This marks new entry No. 500 for me here at Curbside Classic.) I had written an essay in high school about my dislike of the word “potential”. This word was […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/670-1979-Plymouth-Volare-Road-Runner-for-CC-1.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Musings: 1979 Plymouth Volaré Road Runner – Potential")
Curbside Musings: 1979 Plymouth Volaré Road Runner – Potential
Posted on October 10, 2023 | 50 Comments(This marks new entry No. 500 for me here at Curbside Classic.) I had written an essay in high school about my dislike of the word “potential”. This word was […] -
![I remember being both relieved and intrigued when the Mercury Tracer was introduced for ’87 to replace the Lynx. It looked suspiciously like a Mazda 323, which made sense, since […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/IMG_20230709_162245267_HDR-1995-Mercury-Tracer-for-CC.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Musings: 1995 Mercury Tracer – Quit Copying Me!")
Curbside Musings: 1995 Mercury Tracer – Quit Copying Me!
Posted on October 3, 2023 | 46 CommentsI remember being both relieved and intrigued when the Mercury Tracer was introduced for ’87 to replace the Lynx. It looked suspiciously like a Mazda 323, which made sense, since […] -
![I had been sitting on these pictures of this ’68 Galaxie 500 convertible since this past Memorial Day weekend, unsure of what exactly I wanted to say about it. It’s […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/039-1968-Ford-Galaxie-500-for-CC.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Musings: 1968 Ford Galaxie 500 Convertible – Out Of Sight")
Curbside Musings: 1968 Ford Galaxie 500 Convertible – Out Of Sight
Posted on September 26, 2023 | 49 CommentsI had been sitting on these pictures of this ’68 Galaxie 500 convertible since this past Memorial Day weekend, unsure of what exactly I wanted to say about it. It’s […] -
![This ’59 Sedan DeVille is emblematic of the sheer bigness that has been my summer this year. That’s the gist of my essay for today, to spare any of you […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/IMG_20230730_152511599-1959-Cadillac-for-CC.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Musings: 1959 Cadillac Sedan DeVille – All Of The Things")
Curbside Musings: 1959 Cadillac Sedan DeVille – All Of The Things
Posted on September 19, 2023 | 44 CommentsThis ’59 Sedan DeVille is emblematic of the sheer bigness that has been my summer this year. That’s the gist of my essay for today, to spare any of you […] -
![If I had been asked for much of my life up to a certain point what a “riviera” was, I would have simply answered, “a Buick.” In fact, when I […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/094-1996-Buick-Riviera-for-CC.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Musings: 1996 Buick Riviera – On The Coast")
Curbside Musings: 1996 Buick Riviera – On The Coast
Posted on September 12, 2023 | 66 CommentsIf I had been asked for much of my life up to a certain point what a “riviera” was, I would have simply answered, “a Buick.” In fact, when I […] -
![This Cougar was my second, notable Mercury find this summer, the first being an ’03 Marauder I had seen only a few blocks away from this silver coupe. I say […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/IMG_20230730_140205394-2000-Mercury-Cougar-2.5L-V6-Flat-Rock-MI-for-CC.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Musings: 2000 Mercury Cougar V6 – I Am Not What I Was")
Curbside Musings: 2000 Mercury Cougar V6 – I Am Not What I Was
Posted on September 5, 2023 | 76 CommentsThis Cougar was my second, notable Mercury find this summer, the first being an ’03 Marauder I had seen only a few blocks away from this silver coupe. I say […] -
![In last Tuesday’s essay, I had referenced having played the piano as an activity that, while I wasn’t necessarily intuitive at it, I had the skill of mastery that allowed […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/012-1992-Buick-Roadmaster-base-model-for-CC.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Musings: 1992 Buick Roadmaster – The Art Of Mastery")
Curbside Musings: 1992 Buick Roadmaster – The Art Of Mastery
Posted on August 29, 2023 | 61 CommentsIn last Tuesday’s essay, I had referenced having played the piano as an activity that, while I wasn’t necessarily intuitive at it, I had the skill of mastery that allowed […] -
![I played the piano from between the ages of 9 and 21, with a years-long break in between. All up, for about about eight cumulative years, one could find me […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/IMG_20230603_121006074_HDR-1992-Ford-Tempo-GLS-V6-for-CC.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Musings: 1992 Ford Tempo GLS – The Tempo Is <i>Allegro</i>")
Curbside Musings: 1992 Ford Tempo GLS – The Tempo Is Allegro
Posted on August 22, 2023 | 76 CommentsI played the piano from between the ages of 9 and 21, with a years-long break in between. All up, for about about eight cumulative years, one could find me […] -
![One of my favorite television rediscoveries of this year has been of the original Bionic Woman series of the 1970s, starring the great Lindsay Wagner as the title character, Jaime Sommers. I’m […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/028-1968-Ford-Mustang-convertible-for-CC.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Musings: 1968 Ford Mustang Convertible – Bionic Replacements")
Curbside Musings: 1968 Ford Mustang Convertible – Bionic Replacements
Posted on August 15, 2023 | 27 CommentsOne of my favorite television rediscoveries of this year has been of the original Bionic Woman series of the 1970s, starring the great Lindsay Wagner as the title character, Jaime Sommers. I’m […] -
![I was maybe four years old when I had cut my face while pretend-shaving in the bathroom along with my dad. This had been our thing. He would leave the […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/023-1984-85-Toyota-Celica-GT-S-convertible-for-CC.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Musings: 1984 (or ’85) Toyota Celica GT-S Convertible – Razor-Sharp")
Curbside Musings: 1984 (or ’85) Toyota Celica GT-S Convertible – Razor-Sharp
Posted on August 8, 2023 | 40 CommentsI was maybe four years old when I had cut my face while pretend-shaving in the bathroom along with my dad. This had been our thing. He would leave the […] -
![I ran out of multivitamins the week of writing this and had to walk to a local drug store to replenish my supply. Multis had been recommended by my one-time […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/037-1989-Buick-Century-Limited-for-CC.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Musings: 1989 Buick Century Limited – Silver")
Curbside Musings: 1989 Buick Century Limited – Silver
Posted on August 1, 2023 | 54 CommentsI ran out of multivitamins the week of writing this and had to walk to a local drug store to replenish my supply. Multis had been recommended by my one-time […] -
![This past July Fourth weekend found me back in greater Phoenix, Arizona with friends including Chicago expatriates and their young son, as well as a one-time Phoenix resident who has […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/1980-Chevrolet-Camaro-Berlinetta-3.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Musings: 1980 Chevrolet Camaro Berlinetta – Reapply The Sunscreen")
Curbside Musings: 1980 Chevrolet Camaro Berlinetta – Reapply The Sunscreen
Posted on July 25, 2023 | 50 CommentsThis past July Fourth weekend found me back in greater Phoenix, Arizona with friends including Chicago expatriates and their young son, as well as a one-time Phoenix resident who has […] -
![My older brother is six years and change older than me, and as is the case in many households with children of the same gender, hand-me-downs were the norm in […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/083-2003-Mercury-Marauder-for-CC.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Musings: 2003 Mercury Marauder – Delayed Reaction")
Curbside Musings: 2003 Mercury Marauder – Delayed Reaction
Posted on July 18, 2023 | 59 CommentsMy older brother is six years and change older than me, and as is the case in many households with children of the same gender, hand-me-downs were the norm in […] -
![Each of the four seasons brings its own sense of nostalgia, and to me, summer has always been synonymous with childhood freedom. Decades into working in the corporate world, and […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/049-1984-GMC-Caballero-for-CC.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Musings: 1984 GMC Caballero – Grape-Flavored")
Curbside Musings: 1984 GMC Caballero – Grape-Flavored
Posted on July 11, 2023 | 34 CommentsEach of the four seasons brings its own sense of nostalgia, and to me, summer has always been synonymous with childhood freedom. Decades into working in the corporate world, and […] -
![There must be a Venn diagram somewhere with serious overlap between lovers of old Ford station wagons and patrons of vintage stores. In January of this year, I had spotted […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/IMG_20190407_143212-1986-Ford-LTD-Crown-Victoria-Country-Squire-for-CC-edit.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Musings: 1986 Ford LTD Crown Victoria Country Squire – I Would Like The Wood")
Curbside Musings: 1986 Ford LTD Crown Victoria Country Squire – I Would Like The Wood
Posted on July 4, 2023 | 48 CommentsThere must be a Venn diagram somewhere with serious overlap between lovers of old Ford station wagons and patrons of vintage stores. In January of this year, I had spotted […]
