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![This week’s post is rather brief, but that’s because things flowed very smoothly, and I didn’t encounter a single hiccup. So it can happen. For those keeping score, it’s happened […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/Mirror-dfferences.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Tech: Electric Power Mirrors")
Curbside Tech: Electric Power Mirrors
Posted on September 3, 2019 | 19 CommentsThis week’s post is rather brief, but that’s because things flowed very smoothly, and I didn’t encounter a single hiccup. So it can happen. For those keeping score, it’s happened […] -
![Last week, covered the changes I made to the gauge cluster in the El Kylemino. This week, I’ll cover the appearance and functional changes made to the rest of […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/Audio-and-USB-port.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Tech- Giving My Interior a Little Style")
Curbside Tech- Giving My Interior a Little Style
Posted on August 27, 2019 | 18 CommentsLast week, covered the changes I made to the gauge cluster in the El Kylemino. This week, I’ll cover the appearance and functional changes made to the rest of […] -
![This week, I’m going to review changes I’ve made to the El Kylemino’s gauge package. This image shows the original gauge package. It included the base speedometer and fuel […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/Late-Dash-with-Tach.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Tech- Improving My El Camino Gauge Assembly")
Curbside Tech- Improving My El Camino Gauge Assembly
Posted on August 20, 2019 | 21 CommentsThis week, I’m going to review changes I’ve made to the El Kylemino’s gauge package. This image shows the original gauge package. It included the base speedometer and fuel […] -
![I’ve promised to share with my El Camino project details every Tuesday morning, so let’s start by reviewing the factory installed options it came with. To help guide us […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/Dave-EL-Camino.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Tech- Reviewing the El Kylemino’s Features")
Curbside Tech- Reviewing the El Kylemino’s Features
Posted on August 13, 2019 | 16 CommentsI’ve promised to share with my El Camino project details every Tuesday morning, so let’s start by reviewing the factory installed options it came with. To help guide us […] -
![Link to my love letter. Many moons ago, I wrote a love letter to the many El Caminos plying the streets of Los Angeles. At the time, my only motivation […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/Exterior-1.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Tech- Introducing the El Kylemino")
Curbside Tech- Introducing the El Kylemino
Posted on August 6, 2019 | 21 CommentsLink to my love letter. Many moons ago, I wrote a love letter to the many El Caminos plying the streets of Los Angeles. At the time, my only motivation […] -
![It was a random day in Crown Point, a town of about 27,000 in Indiana’s northwest-most county. We were there visiting one of my wife’s sisters and her husband for […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/vwbus3.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CC Road Trip: Classics on the Square in Crown Point")
CC Road Trip: Classics on the Square in Crown Point
Posted on November 8, 2018 | 25 CommentsIt was a random day in Crown Point, a town of about 27,000 in Indiana’s northwest-most county. We were there visiting one of my wife’s sisters and her husband for […] -
![Spring is here in full-throttle mode. The blossoms are gone from the trees and the leaves aren’t yet fully mature. It’s a wonderful time of the year, with the days […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/50s-era-cad-hearse.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CC Walk & Talk Photo Album: Some Spring Cleaning Of My Photo Archives")
CC Walk & Talk Photo Album: Some Spring Cleaning Of My Photo Archives
Posted on April 27, 2017 | 58 CommentsSpring is here in full-throttle mode. The blossoms are gone from the trees and the leaves aren’t yet fully mature. It’s a wonderful time of the year, with the days […] -
![It is proving to be harder than I ever imagined to find great curbside classics in Japan. I’ve thought a lot about the reasons why and the only reasonable explanation […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/IMG_0887.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Cute-Ute: The Nissan Sunny GB120")
Curbside Cute-Ute: The Nissan Sunny GB120
Posted on May 26, 2016 | 20 CommentsIt is proving to be harder than I ever imagined to find great curbside classics in Japan. I’ve thought a lot about the reasons why and the only reasonable explanation […] -
![Every May sees the Blue Suede Cruise in beautiful Tupelo, Mississippi. Held concurrently this year with the 2015 Ford Galaxie National Convention, the Blue Suede Cruise attracted over 900 cars […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/IMG_4389.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "The 2015 Blue Suede Cruise")
The 2015 Blue Suede Cruise
Posted on May 29, 2015 | 44 CommentsEvery May sees the Blue Suede Cruise in beautiful Tupelo, Mississippi. Held concurrently this year with the 2015 Ford Galaxie National Convention, the Blue Suede Cruise attracted over 900 cars […] -
![I’m far from being a film buff; I couldn’t tell you the history of the Hollywood system and why it evolved the way it did. Most of the references to […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/vlcsnap-2014-11-11-20h48m57s174.png?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Cinema: The Cars of ‘The Great Outdoors’.")
Curbside Cinema: The Cars of ‘The Great Outdoors’.
Posted on November 13, 2014 | 34 CommentsI’m far from being a film buff; I couldn’t tell you the history of the Hollywood system and why it evolved the way it did. Most of the references to […] -
![I’ve ragged on about GM’s badge-engineering Deadly Sins, but like all sins, one has to learn to take advantage of them. Tired of your Chevy El Camino’s dull and boring […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/06/CC-8-022-800.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Classic CC Capsule: 1981 El Oldsmopile")
Classic CC Capsule: 1981 El Oldsmopile
Posted on September 6, 2014 | 42 CommentsI’ve ragged on about GM’s badge-engineering Deadly Sins, but like all sins, one has to learn to take advantage of them. Tired of your Chevy El Camino’s dull and boring […] -
![I’ve been inspired by Keith’s junkyard series to do some scouting of my own, and decided to explore Auto Heaven, the small lot on the south side of Bloomington, near […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/69Caprice9.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Junkyard Outtake: A Handful Of Hondas and A Clutch Of Chevies")
Junkyard Outtake: A Handful Of Hondas and A Clutch Of Chevies
Posted on March 2, 2014 | 44 CommentsI’ve been inspired by Keith’s junkyard series to do some scouting of my own, and decided to explore Auto Heaven, the small lot on the south side of Bloomington, near […] -
![Greetings fellow CCers, and thank you for all the kind words after my contributorial debut earlier this week! When we last spoke, I was chatting about last weekend’s Swapmeet […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/11/IMG_2473.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Car Show Classics: Curbside in Cambridge Part II – The Carpark Tales")
Car Show Classics: Curbside in Cambridge Part II – The Carpark Tales
Posted on November 22, 2013 | 36 CommentsGreetings fellow CCers, and thank you for all the kind words after my contributorial debut earlier this week! When we last spoke, I was chatting about last weekend’s Swapmeet […] -
![I found this ’73 El Camino a couple of weeks ago, and threw the pictures in my files. I didn’t have anything pithy to say about it, but I figured […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/3.1.gif?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Streetscape- The El Caminos of Los Angeles")
Streetscape- The El Caminos of Los Angeles
Posted on October 17, 2013 | 35 CommentsI found this ’73 El Camino a couple of weeks ago, and threw the pictures in my files. I didn’t have anything pithy to say about it, but I figured […] -
![It’s been a while since I’ve done a true “walk and talk” car show post, save the VW one a month or so ago. So, time for a post where […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/04/08-25-2012-001-800x584-e1365035423886.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Car Show Classics – In The Shadow Of The Silvis Train Yard")
Car Show Classics – In The Shadow Of The Silvis Train Yard
Posted on July 9, 2013 | 37 CommentsIt’s been a while since I’ve done a true “walk and talk” car show post, save the VW one a month or so ago. So, time for a post where […]
