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Curbside Classics Archives
Road Trip Archive
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![LA to San Francisco via the Pacific Coast Highway was a fantastic road trip on its own, but we weren’t done yet. We still had a rental car for another […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/k-car.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Road Trips: Bay Area to Las Vegas and Grand Canyon")
Curbside Road Trips: Bay Area to Las Vegas and Grand Canyon
Posted on April 7, 2015 | 27 CommentsLA to San Francisco via the Pacific Coast Highway was a fantastic road trip on its own, but we weren’t done yet. We still had a rental car for another […] -
![In Travels With Charley, John Steinbeck, at the age of 58, disillusioned by his fame and literary success, realized that he had not actually seen the country he had become […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/DSC02351.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "COAL: 1996 Dodge Horizon Class B Motorhome – Travels With Charley")
COAL: 1996 Dodge Horizon Class B Motorhome – Travels With Charley
Posted on April 4, 2015 | 34 CommentsIn Travels With Charley, John Steinbeck, at the age of 58, disillusioned by his fame and literary success, realized that he had not actually seen the country he had become […] -
![Ever since I left the US in July 2014 when my visa could not be renewed, I still had the America bug and I had been hankering to go back. […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/ford-e-series-hollywood-tour-photo-courtesy-of-LA-Tourist.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Road Trips: LA to San Francisco via the Pacific Coast Highway")
Curbside Road Trips: LA to San Francisco via the Pacific Coast Highway
Posted on March 31, 2015 | 41 CommentsEver since I left the US in July 2014 when my visa could not be renewed, I still had the America bug and I had been hankering to go back. […] -
![Out of all the working rigs out there, few are as unloved as rental trucks. We use rental trucks […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/uhaul.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CC Roadtrip: Rental Truck Blues")
CC Roadtrip: Rental Truck Blues
Posted on October 25, 2014 | 33 CommentsOut of all the working rigs out there, few are as unloved as rental trucks. We use rental trucks […] -
![As you know from my recent postings, my dad and I spent the week before Labor Day touring Route 66 from Chicago to Albuquerque (and thanks to all of you […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/Me-and-Paul.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CC Road Trip: How To Tour Route 66")
CC Road Trip: How To Tour Route 66
Posted on September 9, 2014 | 25 CommentsAs you know from my recent postings, my dad and I spent the week before Labor Day touring Route 66 from Chicago to Albuquerque (and thanks to all of you […] -
![After yesterday’s detour through the Pontiac-Oakland Museum, I’ve returned to my road trip report along Route 66. Dad and I spent a week touring the Mother Road from Chicago to Albuquerque, […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/DS-Route-66-Tour-18.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CC Road Trip: Dave’s Route 66 Classic, Part Two")
CC Road Trip: Dave’s Route 66 Classic, Part Two
Posted on September 5, 2014 | 22 CommentsAfter yesterday’s detour through the Pontiac-Oakland Museum, I’ve returned to my road trip report along Route 66. Dad and I spent a week touring the Mother Road from Chicago to Albuquerque, […] -
![The week before this Labor Day, my Dad and I set out to travel Route 66 from Chicago to Albuquerque. Given Dad’s insistence on over-the-road comfort, we chose his 2003 […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/DS-Route-66-Tour-2.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CC Road Trip: Dave’s Route 66 Classic, Part One")
CC Road Trip: Dave’s Route 66 Classic, Part One
Posted on September 3, 2014 | 45 CommentsThe week before this Labor Day, my Dad and I set out to travel Route 66 from Chicago to Albuquerque. Given Dad’s insistence on over-the-road comfort, we chose his 2003 […] -
![There are few things in the world quite as invigorating as a road trip. Taking a leisurely trip to a new area is always high on my list of things […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/lincoln-town-car-burnout.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Car Show Photo Album: The 2014 Monmouth, Illinois Car Show")
Car Show Photo Album: The 2014 Monmouth, Illinois Car Show
Posted on August 22, 2014 | 46 CommentsThere are few things in the world quite as invigorating as a road trip. Taking a leisurely trip to a new area is always high on my list of things […] -
![A couple walked into my electronics shop today and I could tell from their accents that they were not American. After talking to them for a while, I found out […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/1.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Road Trip Outtake: Panama to Alaska – Swedish Style!")
Road Trip Outtake: Panama to Alaska – Swedish Style!
Posted on August 17, 2014 | 31 CommentsA couple walked into my electronics shop today and I could tell from their accents that they were not American. After talking to them for a while, I found out […] -
![I’ve been making the run between Central and Southern Illinois a lot lately – Son Number One is hot and heavy in the middle of remuddling their rent-free* trailer/house and […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/RR_hareitis.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Attractions: Henry’s Rabbit Ranch – The Mother Lode on the Mother Road")
Curbside Attractions: Henry’s Rabbit Ranch – The Mother Lode on the Mother Road
Posted on August 8, 2014 | 16 CommentsI’ve been making the run between Central and Southern Illinois a lot lately – Son Number One is hot and heavy in the middle of remuddling their rent-free* trailer/house and […] -
![This Father’s Day, I had hoped to drive my 1974 Mustang II (the Soul Survivor) up to the Rocky Mountain Mustang Roundup in Steamboat Springs, Colorado. Regrettably, a major oil […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/9-1968-Mustang-High-Country-Special-1.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CC Road Trip: Climbing the Mountain to Steamboat in an X-Code 390 ’68 Mustang")
CC Road Trip: Climbing the Mountain to Steamboat in an X-Code 390 ’68 Mustang
Posted on July 5, 2014 | 30 CommentsThis Father’s Day, I had hoped to drive my 1974 Mustang II (the Soul Survivor) up to the Rocky Mountain Mustang Roundup in Steamboat Springs, Colorado. Regrettably, a major oil […] -
![California’s legendary Hwy 1 has played a defining role in my relationship to the Golden State. In the spring of 1972, I left chilly Iowa and hitchhiked out to to […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/May-2104-HMB-097-1200.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CC Roadtrip: CA Hwy 1 Revisited; Part 1 – Cambria To Half Moon Bay Via Big Sur")
CC Roadtrip: CA Hwy 1 Revisited; Part 1 – Cambria To Half Moon Bay Via Big Sur
Posted on May 10, 2014 | 46 CommentsCalifornia’s legendary Hwy 1 has played a defining role in my relationship to the Golden State. In the spring of 1972, I left chilly Iowa and hitchhiked out to to […] -
![Different strokes for different folks. The idiom certainly applies to almost everything ventured by humanity, but I’ve never understood how someone could own a beautiful (or ugly) antique car and […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/Hood-1.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CC Road Trips–The View Over The Hood")
CC Road Trips–The View Over The Hood
Posted on May 5, 2014 | 29 CommentsDifferent strokes for different folks. The idiom certainly applies to almost everything ventured by humanity, but I’ve never understood how someone could own a beautiful (or ugly) antique car and […] -
![What are the odds? Of someone from Argentina driving CC’s favorite car (GM B-Body) on an extended multi-year meandering voyage from Patagonia in Argentina to Alaska? And of me just […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/CC-224-054-1200.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "The Ultimate CC Road Trip: 1989 Cadillac Limo On Two Year Trip From Patagonia To Alaska")
The Ultimate CC Road Trip: 1989 Cadillac Limo On Two Year Trip From Patagonia To Alaska
Posted on April 23, 2014 | 18 CommentsWhat are the odds? Of someone from Argentina driving CC’s favorite car (GM B-Body) on an extended multi-year meandering voyage from Patagonia in Argentina to Alaska? And of me just […] -
![Early last Saturday morning, I threw a bunch of tools into the back of my friend “Madman” Mike’s pickup and we headed north. Our destination was Sudbury, over 4 hours […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/DSCN2505.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Parts Chasing Road Trip: Sudbury Saturday Night")
Parts Chasing Road Trip: Sudbury Saturday Night
Posted on April 1, 2014 | 26 CommentsEarly last Saturday morning, I threw a bunch of tools into the back of my friend “Madman” Mike’s pickup and we headed north. Our destination was Sudbury, over 4 hours […]
