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Curbside Classics Archives
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![It’s shocking how short the second-generation Ford Escort was. I suppose that’s true of many subcompact cars of 20 and more years ago, but cars have gotten a lot taller […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/IMG_0208jg.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CC Capsule: 1996 Ford Escort LX Sedan – A Manually Shifted Clown Car")
CC Capsule: 1996 Ford Escort LX Sedan – A Manually Shifted Clown Car
Posted on August 8, 2018 | 43 CommentsIt’s shocking how short the second-generation Ford Escort was. I suppose that’s true of many subcompact cars of 20 and more years ago, but cars have gotten a lot taller […] -
![Taking up about sixteen oversize spaces at my local Costco this afternoon was this interesting assemblage of vehicles. I’m not sure if we can truly say there will be something […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/IMG_1223.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "QOTD: You Get To (Have To) Pick One. Which One?")
QOTD: You Get To (Have To) Pick One. Which One?
Posted on July 1, 2018 | 44 CommentsTaking up about sixteen oversize spaces at my local Costco this afternoon was this interesting assemblage of vehicles. I’m not sure if we can truly say there will be something […] -
![The 1970s was an era where the 2-door coupe luxury coupe reigned supreme. It’s been generally agreed upon that the 1965 Ford LTD was the beginning of the low-priced luxury […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/1973-Ford-Gran-Torino-LDO-2.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CC For Sale: 1973 Ford Gran Torino Luxury Décor Package – Torino’s Personal Luxury Spring Special")
CC For Sale: 1973 Ford Gran Torino Luxury Décor Package – Torino’s Personal Luxury Spring Special
Posted on June 19, 2018 | 67 CommentsThe 1970s was an era where the 2-door coupe luxury coupe reigned supreme. It’s been generally agreed upon that the 1965 Ford LTD was the beginning of the low-priced luxury […] -
![(Author’s Note: This actually started off as a CC, but inspiration took me in a different direction.) (first posted 4/3/2013) Seventeen-year-old Rodney was excited. It was the first weekend […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/miss-jane.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Saturday Night: 1971 Buick Riviera – Papa Was A Rolling Stone")
Curbside Saturday Night: 1971 Buick Riviera – Papa Was A Rolling Stone
Posted on June 2, 2018 | 50 Comments(Author’s Note: This actually started off as a CC, but inspiration took me in a different direction.) (first posted 4/3/2013) Seventeen-year-old Rodney was excited. It was the first weekend […] -
![Downtown Fishers, Indiana, is under construction. Ten years ago it was a few aging commercial buildings and a bunch of tiny houses. Today, the houses are mostly gone, being replaced […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/17620004-proc.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CC Capsule: 1977 Ford F-150 – Construction Special")
CC Capsule: 1977 Ford F-150 – Construction Special
Posted on May 23, 2018 | 22 CommentsDowntown Fishers, Indiana, is under construction. Ten years ago it was a few aging commercial buildings and a bunch of tiny houses. Today, the houses are mostly gone, being replaced […] -
![Old trucks get in your blood. Having a father that always had an old pickup for running around left a big impression on me. Hauling firewood home from the forest, […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/openingF100.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "COAL: 1981 Ford F-100 Custom Stepside – Slow Ride")
COAL: 1981 Ford F-100 Custom Stepside – Slow Ride
Posted on May 19, 2018 | 21 CommentsOld trucks get in your blood. Having a father that always had an old pickup for running around left a big impression on me. Hauling firewood home from the forest, […] -
![We have caught some rare and interesting things through the car windows of our many skilled car-spotting correspondents. But how about this: an early Windstar. Not just any early Windstar, […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/Windstar1.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "In-Motion Outtake: 1998 Ford Windstar – Long Live The King Door")
In-Motion Outtake: 1998 Ford Windstar – Long Live The King Door
Posted on April 16, 2018 | 50 CommentsWe have caught some rare and interesting things through the car windows of our many skilled car-spotting correspondents. But how about this: an early Windstar. Not just any early Windstar, […] -
![This past Christmas, Santa brought a wildlife camera to Casa de Shafer. We recently had reason to mount it on the front porch (you’ll soon see why) and we inadvertently […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/WGI_0915.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "The Critter Cam Captures The Cars Of My Neighborhood")
The Critter Cam Captures The Cars Of My Neighborhood
Posted on March 20, 2018 | 36 CommentsThis past Christmas, Santa brought a wildlife camera to Casa de Shafer. We recently had reason to mount it on the front porch (you’ll soon see why) and we inadvertently […] -
![(first posted 7/23/2013) Spotted outside a Conroe, Texas transmission shop, here’s a relic of those days when it seemed as though almost every domestic vehicle line featured one or more […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/69-Torino-GT-Closeup-Front.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1969 Ford Torino GT – The Intermediate Sports Intermediate")
Curbside Classic: 1969 Ford Torino GT – The Intermediate Sports Intermediate
Posted on February 27, 2018 | 86 Comments(first posted 7/23/2013) Spotted outside a Conroe, Texas transmission shop, here’s a relic of those days when it seemed as though almost every domestic vehicle line featured one or more […] -
![We are treated to many shots of typical carscapes in Eugene, Oregon. Today, for a change of pace, let us go to a different location – Lafayette, Indiana. Do […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/ParkingMidwest.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CC Streetscape – Midwest Edition")
CC Streetscape – Midwest Edition
Posted on February 12, 2018 | 34 CommentsWe are treated to many shots of typical carscapes in Eugene, Oregon. Today, for a change of pace, let us go to a different location – Lafayette, Indiana. Do […] -
The Road To Detroit Outtakes, Part 5: Belleville, Michigan
Posted on January 12, 2018 | 23 CommentsCars like this are some of my favorites. -
![(First posted August 11, 2013) Towards the fall of 1998, I’d started to realize that my switching jobs earlier in the year had been a very wise move. As a […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/COALExplorer1.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "COAL: 1998 Ford Explorer XLT V8 – Rollin’ In My 5.0…")
COAL: 1998 Ford Explorer XLT V8 – Rollin’ In My 5.0…
Posted on January 7, 2018 | 54 Comments(First posted August 11, 2013) Towards the fall of 1998, I’d started to realize that my switching jobs earlier in the year had been a very wise move. As a […] -
![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 […] -
Curbside Crickets: The Focus Nobody Wants to Buy
Posted on November 7, 2017 | 104 Comments(Pictures are from my various ads) I could blame the Caravan, but really it’s my own stubborn fault. -
![In everyone’s lives, there are a handful of moments in which the figurative lightbulb illuminates in one’s head. One of mine began illuminating in late 1979 or early 1980 when […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/roscoe-and-enos.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "An Introduction To Practicality, Automotive And Otherwise, Via A 1971 Ford Maverick")
An Introduction To Practicality, Automotive And Otherwise, Via A 1971 Ford Maverick
Posted on September 25, 2017 | 40 CommentsIn everyone’s lives, there are a handful of moments in which the figurative lightbulb illuminates in one’s head. One of mine began illuminating in late 1979 or early 1980 when […]
