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Curbside Classics Archives
Editorial Archive
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![Merriam-Webster defines the summer solstice as the point in the sky occupied by the sun on or about June 22nd when summer begins in the northern hemisphere. On the longest […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/074-2007-Pontiac-Solstice-GXP-convertible-for-CC.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Musings: 2007 Pontiac Solstice GXP – The End Of Daylight Savings")
Curbside Musings: 2007 Pontiac Solstice GXP – The End Of Daylight Savings
Posted on November 28, 2023 | 43 CommentsMerriam-Webster defines the summer solstice as the point in the sky occupied by the sun on or about June 22nd when summer begins in the northern hemisphere. On the longest […] -
![Big news! The 2025 Camry is here. Yes, hold onto your hats, CCers, it’s practically the dawning of a new age because while geologic history is measured in epochs, the […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/2025_Toyota-Camry_XSE_001.webp?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Editorial: 2025 Camry Debut – Prepare To Welcome Your Hybrid Overlords")
Curbside Editorial: 2025 Camry Debut – Prepare To Welcome Your Hybrid Overlords
Posted on November 23, 2023 | 59 CommentsBig news! The 2025 Camry is here. Yes, hold onto your hats, CCers, it’s practically the dawning of a new age because while geologic history is measured in epochs, the […] -
![Interviewer, to audience: “Ladies and gentlemen, we have with us today an L2 rotary engine-powered 2010 Mazda RX-8. Production of this model began in 2003 in Hiroshima, Japan, so this […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/007-2010-Mazda-RX-8-1.3L-L2-rotary-for-CC.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Musings: 2010 Mazda RX-8 – An Interview With Son Of RX-7")
Curbside Musings: 2010 Mazda RX-8 – An Interview With Son Of RX-7
Posted on November 21, 2023 | 18 CommentsInterviewer, to audience: “Ladies and gentlemen, we have with us today an L2 rotary engine-powered 2010 Mazda RX-8. Production of this model began in 2003 in Hiroshima, Japan, so this […] -
![Earlier this year, I did one of the most adult things I’ve ever done and I paid off my mortgage. Lest anyone take this as a so-called “humble brag”, it […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/001-1990-Buick-Electra-Park-Avenue-Ultra-for-CC-2.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Musings: 1990 Buick Park Avenue Ultra – Small Footprint, Big Luxury")
Curbside Musings: 1990 Buick Park Avenue Ultra – Small Footprint, Big Luxury
Posted on November 14, 2023 | 71 CommentsEarlier this year, I did one of the most adult things I’ve ever done and I paid off my mortgage. Lest anyone take this as a so-called “humble brag”, it […] -
![A few weeks ago, I had returned from a thirty-six hour trek back to Flint for the annual celebration of a combination of Friendsgiving and Halloween with friends. It’s absolutely […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/IMG_20191117_161330-c.-1989-Ford-Taurus-for-CC.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Musings: c. 1989 Ford Taurus – On Peaking Early")
Curbside Musings: c. 1989 Ford Taurus – On Peaking Early
Posted on November 7, 2023 | 28 CommentsA few weeks ago, I had returned from a thirty-six hour trek back to Flint for the annual celebration of a combination of Friendsgiving and Halloween with friends. It’s absolutely […] -
![As I sit down to write this, it has been exactly one week since I had taken these pictures on the first full day of my annual Las Vegas trip […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/551-1983-Oldsmobile-Cutlass-Supreme-for-CC.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Musings: 1983 Oldsmobile Cutlass Supreme – Ups & Downs")
Curbside Musings: 1983 Oldsmobile Cutlass Supreme – Ups & Downs
Posted on October 31, 2023 | 28 CommentsAs I sit down to write this, it has been exactly one week since I had taken these pictures on the first full day of my annual Las Vegas trip […] -
![Most days, I honestly don’t feel like I’m in my late forties. I’m reminded of this, of course, when something on my body pops or snaps, say, when I’m getting […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/IMG_20230529_150811981-1991-Buick-LeSabre-for-CC-1.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Musings: 1991 Buick LeSabre Limited – Middle Age")
Curbside Musings: 1991 Buick LeSabre Limited – Middle Age
Posted on October 24, 2023 | 43 CommentsMost days, I honestly don’t feel like I’m in my late forties. I’m reminded of this, of course, when something on my body pops or snaps, say, when I’m getting […] -
![For the past several years, the arrival of fall has meant that the Food Network returns to regular rotation among my favorite cable channels, with all of their seasonal baking […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/101-1984-Cadillac-Seville-for-CC.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Musings: 1984 Cadillac Seville – Raspberry Torte (Or Tort)")
Curbside Musings: 1984 Cadillac Seville – Raspberry Torte (Or Tort)
Posted on October 17, 2023 | 57 CommentsFor the past several years, the arrival of fall has meant that the Food Network returns to regular rotation among my favorite cable channels, with all of their seasonal baking […] -
![(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 […]
