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Curbside Classics Archives
Editorial Archive
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![I hadn’t originally set out to write two, consecutive weekly essays about B-body Chevrolet Impalas, examples from polar opposite ends of this platform’s twenty-year production run. Last Tuesday’s piece was […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/1978-Chevrolet-Impala-for-CC-4-REDO.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Musings: 1978 Chevrolet Impala – Very Wrigley")
Curbside Musings: 1978 Chevrolet Impala – Very Wrigley
Posted on June 13, 2023 | 69 CommentsI hadn’t originally set out to write two, consecutive weekly essays about B-body Chevrolet Impalas, examples from polar opposite ends of this platform’s twenty-year production run. Last Tuesday’s piece was […] -
![At the beginning of every school semester, I’d make a memory game out of listening to the teacher call roll for the first time, during which I’d form mental associations […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/023-1990-Acura-Legend-L-for-CC.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Musings: 1990 Acura Legend L – No Pressure")
Curbside Musings: 1990 Acura Legend L – No Pressure
Posted on May 30, 2023 | 58 CommentsAt the beginning of every school semester, I’d make a memory game out of listening to the teacher call roll for the first time, during which I’d form mental associations […] -
![On a trip back home to Flint last June with my friend, Cate, I had stopped into a dollar store near downtown and scored a discounted DVD featuring episodes of […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/019-1977-80-Rolls-Royce-Silver-Shadow-for-CC.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Musings: c. 1977 Rolls-Royce Silver Shadow II – Affluence")
Curbside Musings: c. 1977 Rolls-Royce Silver Shadow II – Affluence
Posted on May 23, 2023 | 74 CommentsOn a trip back home to Flint last June with my friend, Cate, I had stopped into a dollar store near downtown and scored a discounted DVD featuring episodes of […] -
![In last Tuesday’s essay, I had made reference to an ’85 or so Plymouth Turismo hatchback I had looked at purchasing in the early ’90s, which had originally been presented […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/3-1990-Honda-CRX-for-CC-2015-12-08-Tuesday.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Musings: 1990 Honda CRX – Precious Cargo")
Curbside Musings: 1990 Honda CRX – Precious Cargo
Posted on May 16, 2023 | 30 CommentsIn last Tuesday’s essay, I had made reference to an ’85 or so Plymouth Turismo hatchback I had looked at purchasing in the early ’90s, which had originally been presented […] -
![I have read in automotive news lately that the 2024 model year will be the Camaro’s last, at least for a while. This has given me strong déjà vu from […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/021-1995-Chevrolet-Camaro-base-convertible-CC.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Musings: 1995 Chevrolet Camaro Convertible – The Halfway Point")
Curbside Musings: 1995 Chevrolet Camaro Convertible – The Halfway Point
Posted on April 18, 2023 | 40 CommentsI have read in automotive news lately that the 2024 model year will be the Camaro’s last, at least for a while. This has given me strong déjà vu from […] -
![My personification of cars stretches back to early childhood. Even before I could read and understand the nuances of the printed ad copy in my parents’ National Geographic magazines, I […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/IMG_20170513_094937261-1964-Buick-Riviera-CC.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Musings: 1964 Buick Riviera – Emulating One’s Heroes")
Curbside Musings: 1964 Buick Riviera – Emulating One’s Heroes
Posted on April 11, 2023 | 47 CommentsMy personification of cars stretches back to early childhood. Even before I could read and understand the nuances of the printed ad copy in my parents’ National Geographic magazines, I […] -
![One of my first serious career interests was to be a car designer. Every kid goes through a period of discovering what he or she would like to do for […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/IMG_20190428_134840-1991-Geo-Metro-LSi-front-three-quarter-view.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Musings: 1991 Geo Metro LSi – Math Skills")
Curbside Musings: 1991 Geo Metro LSi – Math Skills
Posted on March 7, 2023 | 46 CommentsOne of my first serious career interests was to be a car designer. Every kid goes through a period of discovering what he or she would like to do for […] -
![It doesn’t feel like over eight, whole years have passed since I first discovered Curbside Classic while surfing the internet for car-related content. This number seems unreal. Once I had […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/018-1954-Cadillac-Sixty-Special-CC.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Coda: 1954 Cadillac Series Sixty Special – Still Here")
Curbside Coda: 1954 Cadillac Series Sixty Special – Still Here
Posted on December 20, 2022 | 49 CommentsIt doesn’t feel like over eight, whole years have passed since I first discovered Curbside Classic while surfing the internet for car-related content. This number seems unreal. Once I had […] -
![I had the pleasure of spending the week of this past Thanksgiving with my older brother and his family in the greater Washington, D.C. area. It’s not a guarantee that […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/001-1979-Cadillac-Eldorado-for-CC.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Musings: 1979 Cadillac Eldorado – Life Keeps Moving")
Curbside Musings: 1979 Cadillac Eldorado – Life Keeps Moving
Posted on December 13, 2022 | 59 CommentsI had the pleasure of spending the week of this past Thanksgiving with my older brother and his family in the greater Washington, D.C. area. It’s not a guarantee that […] -
![I looked at this Taurus in my neighborhood on the day of this writing and thought immediately of myself from about twenty years ago. Right off the bat, I’d like […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/003-2004-Ford-Taurus-SE-for-CC.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Musings: 2004 Ford Taurus SE – Creative Hair Solutions")
Curbside Musings: 2004 Ford Taurus SE – Creative Hair Solutions
Posted on December 6, 2022 | 34 CommentsI looked at this Taurus in my neighborhood on the day of this writing and thought immediately of myself from about twenty years ago. Right off the bat, I’d like […] -
![(first posted 11/9/2016) I dared to compare the 1976 Honda Accord with the 1976 Chevelle Malibu the other day, but folks just weren’t buying it. And the conversation morphed to […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/Chevelle-1975-ad-horz.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Did These Two Cars Compete Against Each Other? Don’t They All?")
Did These Two Cars Compete Against Each Other? Don’t They All?
Posted on November 9, 2022 | 30 Comments(first posted 11/9/2016) I dared to compare the 1976 Honda Accord with the 1976 Chevelle Malibu the other day, but folks just weren’t buying it. And the conversation morphed to […] -
![I had the unique privilege to spend one night in one of the ten oldest hotel rooms in all of Las Vegas during last month’s vacation. I was already excited […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/968-2006-Chrysler-PT-Cruiser-Touring-convertible-for-CC.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Musings: 2006 Chrysler PT Cruiser Touring Convertible – Why I Think It Was A Good Idea")
Curbside Musings: 2006 Chrysler PT Cruiser Touring Convertible – Why I Think It Was A Good Idea
Posted on November 8, 2022 | 37 CommentsI had the unique privilege to spend one night in one of the ten oldest hotel rooms in all of Las Vegas during last month’s vacation. I was already excited […] -
![When I came of driving age in the early nineties, car dealerships dotted the landscape and seemed to occupy almost every street corner. A tire-kicking perusal would typically result in […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/rcvg.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "The Evolution of Car Salesmanship")
The Evolution of Car Salesmanship
Posted on November 18, 2021 | 31 CommentsWhen I came of driving age in the early nineties, car dealerships dotted the landscape and seemed to occupy almost every street corner. A tire-kicking perusal would typically result in […] -
![My wife and I are friends with a couple who are struggling financially, but who have several well-to-do sets of friends. When describing their friends’ riches, they refer to […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/Trailer-Park-Bugatti-630x390-1.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Editorial: The Myth of Vehicular Luxury")
Editorial: The Myth of Vehicular Luxury
Posted on November 13, 2021 | 94 CommentsMy wife and I are friends with a couple who are struggling financially, but who have several well-to-do sets of friends. When describing their friends’ riches, they refer to […] -
![I was reading through a Motor Life magazine from 1960 that Stephanie picked up for me at a thrift store, and came across a series of editorials from the staff […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/no-suvs-text.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Motor Life Editorial, January 1960: Where’s The Crossovers?")
Motor Life Editorial, January 1960: Where’s The Crossovers?
Posted on June 5, 2020 | 27 CommentsI was reading through a Motor Life magazine from 1960 that Stephanie picked up for me at a thrift store, and came across a series of editorials from the staff […]
