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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. -
![Here in NW Illinois, we are getting our January weather late – as I left for work this morning (March 20), it was fourteen degrees out. On the official first […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/09-09-2012-142.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Car Show Capsule – 1963 Ford Country Sedan – Di-Noc Free")
Car Show Capsule – 1963 Ford Country Sedan – Di-Noc Free
Posted on March 29, 2013 | 20 CommentsHere in NW Illinois, we are getting our January weather late – as I left for work this morning (March 20), it was fourteen degrees out. On the official first […] -
![On the first Sunday in March, I decided to venture across the river to see what CCs I could find. I had two specifically in mind: 1966 and 1976 Olds […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/3-3-2013-037-1280x852-e1362344072538.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CC Feature: A Downtown Davenport Sojourn – Something For Everyone")
CC Feature: A Downtown Davenport Sojourn – Something For Everyone
Posted on March 27, 2013 | 27 CommentsOn the first Sunday in March, I decided to venture across the river to see what CCs I could find. I had two specifically in mind: 1966 and 1976 Olds […] -
![Like many of you, I have long had the habit of glancing sideways when I drive past a used car lot. One damp evening last fall, I was running an […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/1936FordDeLuxe04.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Car Lot Classic: 1936 Ford V8 DeLuxe – Imagine Yourself in This Car")
Car Lot Classic: 1936 Ford V8 DeLuxe – Imagine Yourself in This Car
Posted on March 21, 2013 | 42 CommentsLike many of you, I have long had the habit of glancing sideways when I drive past a used car lot. One damp evening last fall, I was running an […] -
![Aged daily drivers are few and far between here in Indiana. Our winters are hard on cars. So it’s a real event for a carspotter like me to find one […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/67FordF1001jg.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CC Outtake: 1967 Ford F-250 – The Only Curbside Classic I’ve Ever Found in My Neighborhood")
CC Outtake: 1967 Ford F-250 – The Only Curbside Classic I’ve Ever Found in My Neighborhood
Posted on March 13, 2013 | 22 CommentsAged daily drivers are few and far between here in Indiana. Our winters are hard on cars. So it’s a real event for a carspotter like me to find one […] -
![Laborious research has shown that Ford did indeed offer a Lincoln Mark VII appearance group for the ’85 Thunderbird. It was, like the diesel option in the Mark VII, cancelled […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/02/IMG-20121116-00490.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CC Outtake: An Identity Crisis?")
CC Outtake: An Identity Crisis?
Posted on February 28, 2013 | 23 CommentsLaborious research has shown that Ford did indeed offer a Lincoln Mark VII appearance group for the ’85 Thunderbird. It was, like the diesel option in the Mark VII, cancelled […] -
![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 […] -
![For some reason, despite being smack-dab in the Midwest the Quad Cities are rife with Curbside Classics. I see stuff all the time, and now that I am a camera-carrying driver, […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/12-29-2012-002-e1359158904915.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Moving Target: A ’65 Ford? In This Weather?")
Moving Target: A ’65 Ford? In This Weather?
Posted on January 26, 2013 | 32 CommentsFor some reason, despite being smack-dab in the Midwest the Quad Cities are rife with Curbside Classics. I see stuff all the time, and now that I am a camera-carrying driver, […] -
![One of the many themes seen in the comments for the CCOTY nominees is whether or not the platform of the car led to other developments. For instance, one concern […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/12/PA160073.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CCOTY Nomination: 1972 Ford Torino, The Fertile Breeder")
CCOTY Nomination: 1972 Ford Torino, The Fertile Breeder
Posted on January 25, 2013 | 72 CommentsOne of the many themes seen in the comments for the CCOTY nominees is whether or not the platform of the car led to other developments. For instance, one concern […] -
![So many pristine originals or restored classics were the lust objects of their day–the most expensive, the fastest, or the most wildly styled. Such cars make our collective minds go […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/80Fairmont1jg.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Cohort Sighting: 1980 Ford Fairmont–The Finest Fairmont Anywhere")
Cohort Sighting: 1980 Ford Fairmont–The Finest Fairmont Anywhere
Posted on January 13, 2013 | 69 CommentsSo many pristine originals or restored classics were the lust objects of their day–the most expensive, the fastest, or the most wildly styled. Such cars make our collective minds go […] -
![My name is Buck. I’m a 1979 Buick LeSabre. Yes, I know, you are thinking this is stupid as cars cannot talk. Well, we can – didn’t you ever watch […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/P9250065.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "A Curbside Christmas Carol: Over The River and Through The Woods To Grandmother’s House We Go In Our 1979 Buick LeSabre")
A Curbside Christmas Carol: Over The River and Through The Woods To Grandmother’s House We Go In Our 1979 Buick LeSabre
Posted on December 24, 2012 | 43 CommentsMy name is Buck. I’m a 1979 Buick LeSabre. Yes, I know, you are thinking this is stupid as cars cannot talk. Well, we can – didn’t you ever watch […] -
![The ’65 Mustang was a seminal car for many reasons. But 1965 was an uncommonly rich year for new designs, and not everyone bought (or wanted) a Mustang. With CCers […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/12/1965-Pontiac-08-09.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CCOTY: More Nominations")
CCOTY: More Nominations
Posted on December 14, 2012 | 31 CommentsThe ’65 Mustang was a seminal car for many reasons. But 1965 was an uncommonly rich year for new designs, and not everyone bought (or wanted) a Mustang. With CCers […] -
![Did you really think your work was over? We’ve still got a lot to do here in 1956. A while back, you might have enjoyed a CC piece about a […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/12/Dwight_D._Eisenhower_official_photo_portrait_May_29_1959.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "It’s 1956: Which Would You Pick?")
It’s 1956: Which Would You Pick?
Posted on December 13, 2012 | 24 CommentsDid you really think your work was over? We’ve still got a lot to do here in 1956. A while back, you might have enjoyed a CC piece about a […] -
![Onwards to 1964. As with pretty much every year so far in the CCOTY saga, new car buyers were just spoiled for choice. Not only did the usual Big Three […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/12/08-03-2012-066-e1354397098988.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CCOTY Nomination: My Pick For 1964 – The Imperial Crown Coupe")
CCOTY Nomination: My Pick For 1964 – The Imperial Crown Coupe
Posted on December 11, 2012 | 62 CommentsOnwards to 1964. As with pretty much every year so far in the CCOTY saga, new car buyers were just spoiled for choice. Not only did the usual Big Three […] -
![Back in the era when one could purchase a disposable camera, I decided to buy one, just for the hell of it. The idea was to take pictures of things […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/taurussummer3-001.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "COAL: Your Humble Author Reflects on a (Near) Decade of Driving: The 1989 Ford Taurus GL Wagon – As Owned by My 16-Year-Old Self")
COAL: Your Humble Author Reflects on a (Near) Decade of Driving: The 1989 Ford Taurus GL Wagon – As Owned by My 16-Year-Old Self
Posted on December 9, 2012 | 33 CommentsBack in the era when one could purchase a disposable camera, I decided to buy one, just for the hell of it. The idea was to take pictures of things […]
