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QOTD: What If You Could No Longer Own A Personal Vehicle?
Posted on April 6, 2022 | 112 CommentsWhat if it became very difficult or even illegal to have a personal vehicle? Ok, let me elaborate a bit more on this question with a short scenario. -
![When I took driver education in 9th grade, I was one of the first in my grade of high school to have a car, or even a license for […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/Grand-Am.jpeg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "If I Had My Own Driver Education Class…")
If I Had My Own Driver Education Class…
Posted on March 22, 2022 | 13 CommentsWhen I took driver education in 9th grade, I was one of the first in my grade of high school to have a car, or even a license for […] -
![If you ask almost any car guy (or girl I guess), they will mostly likely have knowledge of the 1968 “Bullitt” chase with the Ford Mustang and the Dodge Charger, […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/bullitt-chase.jpeg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CC Cinema: The First Car Chases")
CC Cinema: The First Car Chases
Posted on February 27, 2022 | 25 CommentsIf you ask almost any car guy (or girl I guess), they will mostly likely have knowledge of the 1968 “Bullitt” chase with the Ford Mustang and the Dodge Charger, […] -
![This subject is debated endlessly in the automotive community over the years, so naturally I thought I’d take my own swing at the topic. It wasn’t going to be easy, […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/Old-vs-new-1.jpeg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "New vs Old; Which Is Better? The Difference Is Only As Big As You Make It")
New vs Old; Which Is Better? The Difference Is Only As Big As You Make It
Posted on February 17, 2022 | 50 CommentsThis subject is debated endlessly in the automotive community over the years, so naturally I thought I’d take my own swing at the topic. It wasn’t going to be easy, […] -
![Bosnia and Herzegovina wasn’t a nice place in the early 1990s. What became known as the Bosnian War concluded in 1995 with a stalemate, more than 100,000 soldiers and civilians […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/gods-rambo-2.jpeg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "God’s Rambo: The Story Of A Real Life Road Warrior")
God’s Rambo: The Story Of A Real Life Road Warrior
Posted on February 4, 2022 | 28 CommentsBosnia and Herzegovina wasn’t a nice place in the early 1990s. What became known as the Bosnian War concluded in 1995 with a stalemate, more than 100,000 soldiers and civilians […] -
![A while ago my mom found something that was rather interesting while looking at stuff that I might be interested in: On a old but recently updated webpage was a […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/the-olson-story.jpeg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "The Olson’s Chrysler Turbine Car Story – And Other Hot Links To Turbine Car “Ownership”")
The Olson’s Chrysler Turbine Car Story – And Other Hot Links To Turbine Car “Ownership”
Posted on January 25, 2022 | 15 CommentsA while ago my mom found something that was rather interesting while looking at stuff that I might be interested in: On a old but recently updated webpage was a […] -
![In September of last year someone approached me at a small car meet and asked if I would be willing to show my Lincoln in a few movie shots for […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/Lincoln-4.jpeg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "COAL Capsule: So…This Is What Filming A Movie Is Like?")
COAL Capsule: So…This Is What Filming A Movie Is Like?
Posted on January 20, 2022 | 39 CommentsIn September of last year someone approached me at a small car meet and asked if I would be willing to show my Lincoln in a few movie shots for […] -
![And now: the final COAL, so far. It’s a familiar story: someone makes an attempt to go buy a car that they don’t need for all the money they have, […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/20210909_144713.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "COAL: 1978 Lincoln Continental Town Car – Looking For Reasons For Your Existence When There Is Nothing Else Left.")
COAL: 1978 Lincoln Continental Town Car – Looking For Reasons For Your Existence When There Is Nothing Else Left.
Posted on January 14, 2022 | 17 CommentsAnd now: the final COAL, so far. It’s a familiar story: someone makes an attempt to go buy a car that they don’t need for all the money they have, […] -
![When I graduated high school last June, I decided that maybe if the opportunity presented itself I should reward myself for getting out of the hellhole that school had become. […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/20210618_162836.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "COAL: 1994 Buick Roadmaster Estate Wagon: Dynaride Comfort Leaves The Farm To A New World")
COAL: 1994 Buick Roadmaster Estate Wagon: Dynaride Comfort Leaves The Farm To A New World
Posted on January 6, 2022 | 28 CommentsWhen I graduated high school last June, I decided that maybe if the opportunity presented itself I should reward myself for getting out of the hellhole that school had become. […] -
![I had always wanted to own and drive a classic car since I was a young kid, and one that could be reliable and a daily driver. And after […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/New-Yorker.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "COAL: 1964 Chrysler New Yorker: A Classic Car Speed Run Purchase Falls Into A Purgatory State.")
COAL: 1964 Chrysler New Yorker: A Classic Car Speed Run Purchase Falls Into A Purgatory State.
Posted on December 23, 2021 | 42 CommentsI had always wanted to own and drive a classic car since I was a young kid, and one that could be reliable and a daily driver. And after […] -
![(note: this is the second car in this COAL mini-series; the first was the 1993 Cutlass he bought at age sixteen) Sometimes, we get a little overconfident when […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/Old-Marquis-1.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "COAL: 1998 Mercury Grand Marquis – Lightning Really Doesn’t Strike Twice")
COAL: 1998 Mercury Grand Marquis – Lightning Really Doesn’t Strike Twice
Posted on October 30, 2021 | 75 Comments(note: this is the second car in this COAL mini-series; the first was the 1993 Cutlass he bought at age sixteen) Sometimes, we get a little overconfident when […] -
![I honestly doubt anyone would see this car as “vintage”, but as someone who has been into cars as a hobby for as long as I can remember, I wouldn’t […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/20210917_135632.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "My First Car, At Age Sixteen: 1993 Oldsmobile Cutlass Ciera – These Hold Up Over Time, Right?")
My First Car, At Age Sixteen: 1993 Oldsmobile Cutlass Ciera – These Hold Up Over Time, Right?
Posted on October 25, 2021 | 28 CommentsI honestly doubt anyone would see this car as “vintage”, but as someone who has been into cars as a hobby for as long as I can remember, I wouldn’t […]
