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Curbside Classics Archives
Crown Victoria Archive
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![Near Princeton, BC In March 2016, I was let go by the company that I’d worked for for 11 years. Times weren’t as good as they had been in the […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/12/IMG_1600.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "COAL:1998 Ford Crown Victoria LX – Cross-Country Tourer")
COAL:1998 Ford Crown Victoria LX – Cross-Country Tourer
Posted on December 22, 2018 | 38 CommentsNear Princeton, BC In March 2016, I was let go by the company that I’d worked for for 11 years. Times weren’t as good as they had been in the […] -
![As an adult, my dad and I have rarely had the opportunity to travel together alone. Both of us lead busy lives and we’ve just never made it happen. I […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/Ford-Carlisle-2018383.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Car Show Classics: 2018 Carlisle Ford Nationals – Part One")
Car Show Classics: 2018 Carlisle Ford Nationals – Part One
Posted on October 15, 2018 | 45 CommentsAs an adult, my dad and I have rarely had the opportunity to travel together alone. Both of us lead busy lives and we’ve just never made it happen. I […] -
The Road To Detroit Outtakes, Part 5: Belleville, Michigan
Posted on January 12, 2018 | 23 CommentsCars like this are some of my favorites. -
![Recently I decided to take a few days off from work to get some various tasks done around the house. Going through a cabinet in the basement uncovered a photo […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/2-cadillacs-and-2-plymouths-Version-2.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CC Photo Album: Go West (And South And East), Young Man")
CC Photo Album: Go West (And South And East), Young Man
Posted on August 8, 2016 | 32 CommentsRecently I decided to take a few days off from work to get some various tasks done around the house. Going through a cabinet in the basement uncovered a photo […] -
Curbside Fiction: Ford Noir
Posted on November 1, 2015 | 27 CommentsFirst paragraphs of some short stories that will probably never get written, inspired by sightings of big old sedans and wagons from the House of the Blue Oval. -
![Summer is flying by and this is the first time I’ve been to the monthly car show that is all of two miles away. Part of it has been due […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/IMG_5160.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Car Show Report: The June 2015 Jefferson City Car Show – Studebakers, E-Bodies, and A Few Other Surprises")
Car Show Report: The June 2015 Jefferson City Car Show – Studebakers, E-Bodies, and A Few Other Surprises
Posted on July 2, 2015 | 44 CommentsSummer is flying by and this is the first time I’ve been to the monthly car show that is all of two miles away. Part of it has been due […] -
![As anyone with more than a passing interest in cars, I often find myself looking at strange and interesting things that lurk within auction sites. I look at them and […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/12/picture-of-2006-chevrolet-malibu-maxx-lt-4dr-hatchback_d725c.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "The Reverse Mercedes Law")
The Reverse Mercedes Law
Posted on December 12, 2014 | 54 CommentsAs anyone with more than a passing interest in cars, I often find myself looking at strange and interesting things that lurk within auction sites. I look at them and […] -
Automotive History: The Slippery Slope of Measuring Up – An Examination of Vehicle Dimensions
Posted on October 8, 2014 | 92 CommentsGrowing up, I heard a lot of anecdotal exclamations about cars becoming smaller in every way imaginable with each downsizing. But did they really? -
![Ah, there is nothing quite as much fun as the state fair. Not only can one find nearly any supposedly unhealthy food pickled and/or deep-fried, there are often a goodly […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/IMG_0493.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Walk and Talk: The Missouri State Fair – Panthers, Bulldogs, and Rams")
Walk and Talk: The Missouri State Fair – Panthers, Bulldogs, and Rams
Posted on August 21, 2014 | 22 CommentsAh, there is nothing quite as much fun as the state fair. Not only can one find nearly any supposedly unhealthy food pickled and/or deep-fried, there are often a goodly […] -
CC Outtake: Time Marches On
Posted on April 11, 2014 | 38 CommentsResearch called. Wanting to start finish a history of the 3/4 ton pickup, I needed some pictures of a few new ones. The goal is to finish before my retirement. -
![About ten years ago, I took a week off of work with the goal of completing a long overdue repainting of my house. I was excited to get the project […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/box-truck.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Autobiography: A Convergence of Transmissions, House Painting, Post-Partum Aggression, and Rental Trucks")
Autobiography: A Convergence of Transmissions, House Painting, Post-Partum Aggression, and Rental Trucks
Posted on February 7, 2014 | 30 CommentsAbout ten years ago, I took a week off of work with the goal of completing a long overdue repainting of my house. I was excited to get the project […] -
![Confession: I have owned three Panther bodied cars, but this is not one of them. There have been an even dozen in the family between my wife and I, my […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/P5200192.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Even a Dozen Roses Will Have a Thorn (or Two): An Unvarnished Retrospective on a Pride of Panthers")
Even a Dozen Roses Will Have a Thorn (or Two): An Unvarnished Retrospective on a Pride of Panthers
Posted on November 5, 2013 | 46 CommentsConfession: I have owned three Panther bodied cars, but this is not one of them. There have been an even dozen in the family between my wife and I, my […] -
![Tupelo, Mississippi, is known for more than being the birthplace of Elvis Presley; bisected by the Natchez Trace Parkway, the city that was once the site of a Civil War battle is […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/IMG_0888.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "The Tupelo Automobile Museum")
The Tupelo Automobile Museum
Posted on October 23, 2013 | 37 CommentsTupelo, Mississippi, is known for more than being the birthplace of Elvis Presley; bisected by the Natchez Trace Parkway, the city that was once the site of a Civil War battle is […] -
![Never let it be said good ideas shouldn’t be shamelessly plagiarized expanded to enrich the lives of others. With the continued success of the CC Sales Lot, we wanted […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/IMG_0747.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CC Sales Lot, Midwest Branch: Something For Everyone")
CC Sales Lot, Midwest Branch: Something For Everyone
Posted on September 18, 2013 | 44 CommentsNever let it be said good ideas shouldn’t be shamelessly plagiarized expanded to enrich the lives of others. With the continued success of the CC Sales Lot, we wanted […] -
![My wife remembers events by what she wore. I, on the other hand, tend to remember what I drove to said events. Certainly our 2001 Ford Crown Victoria was the […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/P4020145.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Autobiography: 2001 Ford Crown Victoria – The Jewel Of The Crowns")
Autobiography: 2001 Ford Crown Victoria – The Jewel Of The Crowns
Posted on May 9, 2013 | 74 CommentsMy wife remembers events by what she wore. I, on the other hand, tend to remember what I drove to said events. Certainly our 2001 Ford Crown Victoria was the […]
