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![(first posted 8/22/2011) Author’s Note: This is a re-imagining of a piece that ran on TTAC last year. I’ve expanded the dialog and added many more pictures, which I strongly […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/08/1.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "How My Dream Car Killed My Dream Car")
How My Dream Car Killed My Dream Car
Posted on February 15, 2018 | 25 Comments(first posted 8/22/2011) Author’s Note: This is a re-imagining of a piece that ran on TTAC last year. I’ve expanded the dialog and added many more pictures, which I strongly […] -
![In the last installment I had purchased a 1961 Pontiac Laurentian but still needed to haul it home. A few days later I secured a twenty foot rental trailer and […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/20170923_121234a.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Affordable Classic: Dragging It Home – 1961 Pontiac Laurentian")
Affordable Classic: Dragging It Home – 1961 Pontiac Laurentian
Posted on February 15, 2018 | 42 CommentsIn the last installment I had purchased a 1961 Pontiac Laurentian but still needed to haul it home. A few days later I secured a twenty foot rental trailer and […] -
![In the last installment I took a gamble on a faraway project that turned out to be rather more rusty than expected. All that could be done was lick my […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/20170922_082014.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Affordable Classic: Landed One – 1961 Pontiac Laurentian")
Affordable Classic: Landed One – 1961 Pontiac Laurentian
Posted on February 8, 2018 | 57 CommentsIn the last installment I took a gamble on a faraway project that turned out to be rather more rusty than expected. All that could be done was lick my […] -
![Mention classic car ownership to most people and they might picture a British roadster blasting down a winding back road. Alternatively an impeccably polished vintage automobile on a finely manicured […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/1-1975MGB.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Affordable Classic: The Search Is On")
Affordable Classic: The Search Is On
Posted on February 1, 2018 | 36 CommentsMention classic car ownership to most people and they might picture a British roadster blasting down a winding back road. Alternatively an impeccably polished vintage automobile on a finely manicured […] -
![This true story is about these three sisters. At the time this picture was taken in Spring 1967, Ruth was 42, Thelma was 44, and Mary was 46. From what […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/ruth-thelma-mary.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CC’s Best Of 2017: The Automotive Journeys Of Three Sisters")
CC’s Best Of 2017: The Automotive Journeys Of Three Sisters
Posted on December 26, 2017 | 57 CommentsThis true story is about these three sisters. At the time this picture was taken in Spring 1967, Ruth was 42, Thelma was 44, and Mary was 46. From what […] -
![(Mildly revised since first published December 25, 2013) Curbside Classic is about so much more than just cars. We have covered motorcycles, trains, and even a very faithful Christmas tree. […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/Lionel-cover.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Christmas Time Classic: The Long Serving, Long Loved Lionel Train")
Christmas Time Classic: The Long Serving, Long Loved Lionel Train
Posted on December 25, 2017 | 41 Comments(Mildly revised since first published December 25, 2013) Curbside Classic is about so much more than just cars. We have covered motorcycles, trains, and even a very faithful Christmas tree. […] -
![(Revised since first being published July 3, 2013) The 1977 Impala seems to have become one of the more rare of the downsized B-bodies and simply aren’t seen very often. […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/P5210195.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic / Jason’s Family Chronicles: 1977 Chevrolet Impala – A Family Road Trip to Houston And Cut-and-Shoot, Texas")
Curbside Classic / Jason’s Family Chronicles: 1977 Chevrolet Impala – A Family Road Trip to Houston And Cut-and-Shoot, Texas
Posted on August 10, 2016 | 66 Comments(Revised since first being published July 3, 2013) The 1977 Impala seems to have become one of the more rare of the downsized B-bodies and simply aren’t seen very often. […] -
![If you’ve spent any time around CC, you’ve undoubtedly heard about and seen an abundance of cars from Eugene. Well, I recently found a conglomeration of cars in Eugene the […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/IMG_0225.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Serendipity Strikes Again: The Hidden Cars of Eugene")
Serendipity Strikes Again: The Hidden Cars of Eugene
Posted on November 16, 2015 | 35 CommentsIf you’ve spent any time around CC, you’ve undoubtedly heard about and seen an abundance of cars from Eugene. Well, I recently found a conglomeration of cars in Eugene the […] -
![“Well, you are in it now, Kevin” he said to himself as slid into the seat of the old Chrysler. “Tim, you idiot, Tim!” he said as soon as the last thought […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/1967ChryslerNewport08.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Fiction – Your New Life Awaits")
Curbside Fiction – Your New Life Awaits
Posted on October 13, 2015 | 24 Comments“Well, you are in it now, Kevin” he said to himself as slid into the seat of the old Chrysler. “Tim, you idiot, Tim!” he said as soon as the last thought […] -
![So we’ve all done it. Bought something because it was there rather than because we needed it. Sometimes the purchase is flung into a drawer or cupboard, never to be […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/12/IMG_2377-2.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "My Unintentional COAL I: 1993 Honda Ascot FBX – How I Fell In Like With A Magnificent Honda")
My Unintentional COAL I: 1993 Honda Ascot FBX – How I Fell In Like With A Magnificent Honda
Posted on December 12, 2014 | 78 CommentsSo we’ve all done it. Bought something because it was there rather than because we needed it. Sometimes the purchase is flung into a drawer or cupboard, never to be […] -
![One of my best summer jobs was driving a Ford L-Series beverage truck for Pepsi in Kansas. It was for a rural route that ran from Wichita north as far […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/pepsifordlseries.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Ford L Series – “The Choice of the New Generation!”")
Ford L Series – “The Choice of the New Generation!”
Posted on February 7, 2014 | 92 CommentsOne of my best summer jobs was driving a Ford L-Series beverage truck for Pepsi in Kansas. It was for a rural route that ran from Wichita north as far […] -
![The tradition of a genuine car launch at a motor show is now something of the past – the internet finally closed it down some years and most launches are […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/article-0-0BA0133A000005DC-809_634x451.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CC History: London Motor Show, 1948 – The Start of a New Era")
CC History: London Motor Show, 1948 – The Start of a New Era
Posted on November 3, 2013 | 22 CommentsThe tradition of a genuine car launch at a motor show is now something of the past – the internet finally closed it down some years and most launches are […] -
Curbside Announcement: Dear John, Happy Trails To You
Posted on April 1, 2013 | 11 CommentsPaul has been kind enough to allow me to make this extended announcement. -
![image source: www.bloomingspirit.wordpress.com Mr. and Mrs. Reinkemeyer lived across the street from us. A couple in their mid-80’s, they were in terrific health and were always outside doing something in […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/02/1941-Ford-Ad-04.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "My Visit With Mrs. Reinkemeyer")
My Visit With Mrs. Reinkemeyer
Posted on February 20, 2013 | 15 Commentsimage source: www.bloomingspirit.wordpress.com Mr. and Mrs. Reinkemeyer lived across the street from us. A couple in their mid-80’s, they were in terrific health and were always outside doing something in […] -
![The news spread like wildfire. Sitting there abandoned on the curb was Frank Critchton’s well-known Studebaker Champ pickup. It really awakened the sleepy little town of Doolittle on that hot […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/P9240055.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Fiction: The Last Trip In The Lion’s Den")
Curbside Fiction: The Last Trip In The Lion’s Den
Posted on January 21, 2013 | 8 CommentsThe news spread like wildfire. Sitting there abandoned on the curb was Frank Critchton’s well-known Studebaker Champ pickup. It really awakened the sleepy little town of Doolittle on that hot […]
