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About Author: Craig Dickson
Posts by Craig Dickson
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![click image for max. size I took this picture in 1984, soon after starting my first job out of college. Sperry sent me for training at their installation on the […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/Oakland-1984_018.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Vintage Snapshot: Oakland 1984")
Vintage Snapshot: Oakland 1984
Posted on November 11, 2020 | 18 Commentsclick image for max. size I took this picture in 1984, soon after starting my first job out of college. Sperry sent me for training at their installation on the […] -
![(first posted 8/27/2014) One fine fall day in 1970, my father and I headed out to get my first brand new wheels. Dad’s parents came from Scotland, so he insisted […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/P1090512-e1408896995226.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1969 Raleigh Rodeo – My First New Set Of Wheels, Direct From England")
Curbside Classic: 1969 Raleigh Rodeo – My First New Set Of Wheels, Direct From England
Posted on August 27, 2020 | 61 Comments(first posted 8/27/2014) One fine fall day in 1970, my father and I headed out to get my first brand new wheels. Dad’s parents came from Scotland, so he insisted […] -
![When I heard that it was going to be “Station Wagon Week” here at CC, I remembered these shots of a really nice ’57 Nomad that I took last summer. […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/P1070945.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Car Show Classics: Chevy Nomad Stars In A SoCal Summer Evening Local Show")
Car Show Classics: Chevy Nomad Stars In A SoCal Summer Evening Local Show
Posted on April 25, 2015 | 17 CommentsWhen I heard that it was going to be “Station Wagon Week” here at CC, I remembered these shots of a really nice ’57 Nomad that I took last summer. […] -
Wordless Outake: Mixed Metaphors
Posted on March 19, 2015 | 27 Comments -
![As I sit here in my kitchen, with the window open on a beautiful Sunday afternoon in February (I love Southern California!), I hear the occasional whistle of a steam […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/2015-02-14-09.50.19-1.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Trackside Classic: 1907 Baldwin")
Trackside Classic: 1907 Baldwin
Posted on February 16, 2015 | 31 CommentsAs I sit here in my kitchen, with the window open on a beautiful Sunday afternoon in February (I love Southern California!), I hear the occasional whistle of a steam […] -
![Like it is for Gerardo and our Antipodean contingent, the weather outside in Poway California is anything but frightful – 75 degrees (F) and sunny; we’ve had enough rain that […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/12/2014-12-24-09.32.16-1.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "More CCs Of My Neighborhood: A Christmas Eve Walk")
More CCs Of My Neighborhood: A Christmas Eve Walk
Posted on December 25, 2014 | 18 CommentsLike it is for Gerardo and our Antipodean contingent, the weather outside in Poway California is anything but frightful – 75 degrees (F) and sunny; we’ve had enough rain that […] -
![I was walking to the deli in the office building next to mine (actually it’s a sushi/teriyaki shop: this is California!) when I saw a sporty – dare I say […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/12/IMG_20140917_142108_545.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "QOTD: Will There Ever Be An eCC?")
QOTD: Will There Ever Be An eCC?
Posted on December 15, 2014 | 69 CommentsI was walking to the deli in the office building next to mine (actually it’s a sushi/teriyaki shop: this is California!) when I saw a sporty – dare I say […] -
![My wife is a notorious night owl, and my three high-schoolers have spent the last three months up late doing homework. (Either they get more than I did, or they […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/IMG_20141127_100936.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "The CCs Of My Neighborhood: A Thanksgiving Morning Walk")
The CCs Of My Neighborhood: A Thanksgiving Morning Walk
Posted on November 28, 2014 | 56 CommentsMy wife is a notorious night owl, and my three high-schoolers have spent the last three months up late doing homework. (Either they get more than I did, or they […] -
![Ouch! My buddy Chuck — our sons are in Boy Scouts together — was on his way to a local car show in Escondido, California (a suburb of San Diego) […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/0606141730a-e1415121330426.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Ouch! Despite My Age, I Didn’t Really Need A Butt Lift")
Ouch! Despite My Age, I Didn’t Really Need A Butt Lift
Posted on November 6, 2014 | 58 CommentsOuch! My buddy Chuck — our sons are in Boy Scouts together — was on his way to a local car show in Escondido, California (a suburb of San Diego) […] -
![The other day I was on a long conference call, mostly just listening. So I put the phone on speaker, muted the receiver and began looking at Google Maps to see […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/Car-lot.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CC Outtake: Street View travelling")
CC Outtake: Street View travelling
Posted on April 21, 2014 | 9 CommentsThe other day I was on a long conference call, mostly just listening. So I put the phone on speaker, muted the receiver and began looking at Google Maps to see […] -
![I am on a flight to Houston as I write this. I travel for work every month or two, to rail yards all over the country. Several years ago I […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/Vehicle-type.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "QOTD: What Sort Of Cars Are Most Popular In Your Neighborhood?")
QOTD: What Sort Of Cars Are Most Popular In Your Neighborhood?
Posted on March 22, 2014 | 98 CommentsI am on a flight to Houston as I write this. I travel for work every month or two, to rail yards all over the country. Several years ago I […] -
![Like most CC-ers, my car interest came early. This was perhaps something of a surprise to my parents, as they weren’t car nuts – Dad was a forester by training, […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/SAndbox.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "(T)COAL: From Tonka to Hot Wheels – The Golden Age of Toy Cars")
(T)COAL: From Tonka to Hot Wheels – The Golden Age of Toy Cars
Posted on March 1, 2014 | 55 CommentsLike most CC-ers, my car interest came early. This was perhaps something of a surprise to my parents, as they weren’t car nuts – Dad was a forester by training, […]
