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Recent Curbside Classics
- Curbside Classic: 1997 Plymouth Voyager Rallye - Split Personality Disorder 7 Comments
- Lawnside Classics: Burt's - Riding Mower And Garden Tractor Heaven, Including One Of The Oldest Riding Mowers Ever 65 Comments
Curbside Classic: 1973 Saab 95 Wagon - Now That's A Real Saab! 29 Comments- Curbside Classic Gold: 1970 Dodge Challenger: The Life Of The Party 53 Comments
- Curbside Classic: 1981 Dodge Challenger - That Thing Does Got A Hemi 28 Comments
- Curbside Classic Silver: Citroen 2CV Hoffman Cabriolet - The Ultimate Chick Magnet? 50 Comments
Imported CCs: Ich Mag Deutsche Bordsteinkante Klassiker - Wirklich! 28 Comments
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- Junqueboi on COAL: 1972 Chevrolet Concours Wagon – American Iron! (Or American Icon?)
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- KiwiBryce on Alfa Romeo Giulia Design Inspiration Discovered (And Vice Versa)
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Auto-Biography Archive
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Curbside Classic/Auto Biography: 1994 & 1997 Oldsmobile Eighty-Eight – Hooked On The Memory Of You
Posted on May 11, 2013 | 43 CommentsAs I recall, it was a bright sunny February morning when I accompanied my grandparents to Quirk Oldsmobile (yes, that was really the dealer’s name), where my grandfather was to... -
Autobiography: 2001 Ford Crown Victoria – The Jewel Of The Crowns
Posted on May 9, 2013 | 64 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... -
Curbside Classic: 1962 Ford Galaxie 500 Town Victoria – A Favorite Of Mine; My Grandfather Too
Posted on April 22, 2013 | 34 CommentsFord got off to a bit of a rocky start at the dawn of the Sixties. While the understated 1959 Galaxie was a big success against the wild, crazy and... -
Van Of A Lifetime: 1971 Ford Econoline E100 – What Might Have Been
Posted on February 13, 2013 | 30 CommentsAt eight-thirty on the morning of February 12, 1971, two weeks after turning eighteen, I sat on a wooded hillside looking down on the large back storage lot at... -
Curbside Classic: 1957 Chrysler New Yorker–Clara And The New Yorker That Never Was
Posted on February 1, 2013 | 40 CommentsAll my recent talk about Oldsmobiles made me forget that I have another significant family legacy. My Great-Grandmother Clara bought Chrysler New Yorkers exclusively, from her first new-car purchase in... -
Auto-Biography: 1985 Jeep Cherokee — Fifteen Years Of Yuppie Mommie-Mobiling And Back Country Mountain Goating
Posted on January 23, 2013 | 14 CommentsBack when I was bouncing over Rocky Mountain off-road trails in my VW bug, I sneered at actual Jeeps. And when I headed out across the desert in my Dodge... -
Curbside Classic/Auto-Biography: 1984 Ford Bronco II–The Bucking-Bronco Horsey Car
Posted on January 16, 2013 | 37 Comments“Horsey car!” Sometimes the past reappears for just a moment in all its perfect clarity, as if it just happened yesterday. You shake your head to make sure you’re not... -
Auto-Biography: 1983 Ford Thunderbird Turbo Coupe – EcoBoosted EgoBooster
Posted on January 10, 2013 | 48 Comments[Time to catch up on my very stretched-out AB series. The last episode had me driving a 1980 Buick Skylark. I've been hoping for years to find a suitable gen1... -
Un-Auto-Biography: The Cars Of Woodstock – I Almost Made It There
Posted on November 25, 2012 | 28 CommentsNow why would I suddenly find myself thinking of Woodstock on this gray and cold morning? Especially since it’s a bit of a sore spot in my memory banks: I...









