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Curbside Classics Archives
About Author: Aaron65
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![In music, the concept of a summer fling was perhaps best captured in Chad and Jeremy’s “A Summer Song,” which reached Number 7 on the Billboard Hot 100 in October […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/PXL_20250731_170243854.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=89&ssl=1 "Museum Classic: 1964 Pontiac Tempest Custom Convertible – A Very Tempting Summer Fling")
Museum Classic: 1964 Pontiac Tempest Custom Convertible – A Very Tempting Summer Fling
Posted on August 11, 2025 | 13 CommentsIn music, the concept of a summer fling was perhaps best captured in Chad and Jeremy’s “A Summer Song,” which reached Number 7 on the Billboard Hot 100 in October […] -
![I am on the whole an indecisive man, but put me in front of an internet auction with a car I’ve never seen, and I will never waver. That’s how […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/PXL_20250730_180942559.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=89&ssl=1 "My Newly Acquired 1967 Volvo 1800S – “Is That One Of Those James Bond Cars?”")
My Newly Acquired 1967 Volvo 1800S – “Is That One Of Those James Bond Cars?”
Posted on August 10, 2025 | 37 CommentsI am on the whole an indecisive man, but put me in front of an internet auction with a car I’ve never seen, and I will never waver. That’s how […] -
![One of the great joys of hoarding collecting a wide variety of old cars is that you invariably learn their quirks, whether you want to or not. Early on, I […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/PXL_20250708_232844857.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=89&ssl=1 "Shouldn’t A Buick Be Quiet? Silencing The Wind Noise By Replacing The Vent Windows In A 1963 Riviera")
Shouldn’t A Buick Be Quiet? Silencing The Wind Noise By Replacing The Vent Windows In A 1963 Riviera
Posted on August 8, 2025 | 28 CommentsOne of the great joys of hoarding collecting a wide variety of old cars is that you invariably learn their quirks, whether you want to or not. Early on, I […] -
![Being too philosophical is rarely a recipe for happiness, but as a guy who finds comfort in Platonic dialogues and was recently told on an automotive forum that I “may […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/54677423006_738b17971c_k.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=89&ssl=1 "Curbside Find: 1977 Pontiac Ventura – Dumb Luck")
Curbside Find: 1977 Pontiac Ventura – Dumb Luck
Posted on August 4, 2025 | 19 CommentsBeing too philosophical is rarely a recipe for happiness, but as a guy who finds comfort in Platonic dialogues and was recently told on an automotive forum that I “may […] -
![Mechanical objects don’t have feelings, or at least that’s what I always try to tell myself when I’m berating them for being obstinate in my garage, but in case I’m […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/PXL_20250628_151232278a.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=89&ssl=1 "Car Show Classic: 1965 Oldsmobile Starfire Convertible – New Engine, New Body, Old Idea")
Car Show Classic: 1965 Oldsmobile Starfire Convertible – New Engine, New Body, Old Idea
Posted on July 30, 2025 | 16 CommentsMechanical objects don’t have feelings, or at least that’s what I always try to tell myself when I’m berating them for being obstinate in my garage, but in case I’m […] -
![Through natural predilection or mere opportunity (those movie marathons on TBS, perhaps?), I’ve been a fan of the James Bond series of movies (and books) my whole life. The reality, however, […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/PXL_20250615_144047207a.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=89&ssl=1 "Car Show Classic: 1971 Ford Thunderbird Landau – Diamonds Are Forever")
Car Show Classic: 1971 Ford Thunderbird Landau – Diamonds Are Forever
Posted on July 28, 2025 | 19 CommentsThrough natural predilection or mere opportunity (those movie marathons on TBS, perhaps?), I’ve been a fan of the James Bond series of movies (and books) my whole life. The reality, however, […] -
![Can you imagine being an Oldsmobile product planner during the height of “Cutlass Fever” in the 1970s and ’80s, and being told by some prescient being that Oldsmobile would be […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/54658766195_1bda0234b8_k-e1752959528890.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=89&ssl=1 "Curbside Find: 1990 Oldsmobile Cutlass Supreme – A Stick-Shift Supreme")
Curbside Find: 1990 Oldsmobile Cutlass Supreme – A Stick-Shift Supreme
Posted on July 24, 2025 | 30 CommentsCan you imagine being an Oldsmobile product planner during the height of “Cutlass Fever” in the 1970s and ’80s, and being told by some prescient being that Oldsmobile would be […] -
![(I’m happy to announce that Aaron65 has returned to CC and will be a regular writer here. PN) Watkins Glen, New York, is a village that takes its […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/Screenshot-2025-07-21-8.07.43-AM.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=89&ssl=1 "Driving the Original Watkins Glen Grand Prix Circuit")
Driving the Original Watkins Glen Grand Prix Circuit
Posted on July 21, 2025 | 16 Comments(I’m happy to announce that Aaron65 has returned to CC and will be a regular writer here. PN) Watkins Glen, New York, is a village that takes its […] -
![It’s too bad that I just missed Bicentennial Fever in America: the cheesy cartoons, the shared sense of pride and purpose, the auto manufacturers’ ability to exploit a holiday for […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/a-bi-m.webp?resize=115%2C115&quality=80&ssl=1 "1972 Mustang Sprint and 1974 Chevrolet Impala “Spirit of America”– Bicentennial Fever")
1972 Mustang Sprint and 1974 Chevrolet Impala “Spirit of America”– Bicentennial Fever
Posted on July 4, 2025 | 21 CommentsIt’s too bad that I just missed Bicentennial Fever in America: the cheesy cartoons, the shared sense of pride and purpose, the auto manufacturers’ ability to exploit a holiday for […] -
![Before drunken revelers rang in the calendar year 1960 with tenuous optimism, Edsel was already a dead player. A few unceremonious months out of the 1960 model year’s starting […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/068.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=89&ssl=1 "Junkyard Classic: 1960 Edsel Villager — This Orphan Would Take a Village to Raise")
Junkyard Classic: 1960 Edsel Villager — This Orphan Would Take a Village to Raise
Posted on April 6, 2025 | 26 CommentsBefore drunken revelers rang in the calendar year 1960 with tenuous optimism, Edsel was already a dead player. A few unceremonious months out of the 1960 model year’s starting […] -
![(First posted 6/20/2016) There’s something just a little pretentious about an Audi these days. Don’t get me wrong, I’d love an A5 and one of my […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/7-28-12-017.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=89&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1973 Audi 100 Coupe S — Spot The Influences?")
Curbside Classic: 1973 Audi 100 Coupe S — Spot The Influences?
Posted on April 5, 2025 | 74 Comments(First posted 6/20/2016) There’s something just a little pretentious about an Audi these days. Don’t get me wrong, I’d love an A5 and one of my […] -
![To most observers, those who were there and those who were not, 1970 was the pinnacle of the muscle car era. In that one golden year, a consumer with a […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/015a.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=89&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1970 Buick GS Sport Coupe – The Strong, Silent Type")
Curbside Classic: 1970 Buick GS Sport Coupe – The Strong, Silent Type
Posted on March 23, 2025 | 13 CommentsTo most observers, those who were there and those who were not, 1970 was the pinnacle of the muscle car era. In that one golden year, a consumer with a […] -
![I’m in the middle of reading Thomas Bonsall’s excellent Cadillac: The American Standard. Published in 1993, it arrived at my local library by interlibrary loan from the Michigan Historical Library […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/001a.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=89&ssl=1 "Car Show Classic: 1941 Cadillac Series 67–General Motors Asserts Its Dominance in Yet Another Niche")
Car Show Classic: 1941 Cadillac Series 67–General Motors Asserts Its Dominance in Yet Another Niche
Posted on March 21, 2025 | 21 CommentsI’m in the middle of reading Thomas Bonsall’s excellent Cadillac: The American Standard. Published in 1993, it arrived at my local library by interlibrary loan from the Michigan Historical Library […] -
![(first posted 4/28/2014) No man is without his prejudices and biases, but I am among the most even-handed regarding automotive brands. I have almost no brand loyalty. What was once […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/Fairlane-4.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=89&ssl=1 "Car Show Classic: 1963 Ford Fairlane Sport Coupe K-Code")
Car Show Classic: 1963 Ford Fairlane Sport Coupe K-Code
Posted on February 3, 2025 | 83 Comments(first posted 4/28/2014) No man is without his prejudices and biases, but I am among the most even-handed regarding automotive brands. I have almost no brand loyalty. What was once […] -
![As a teenager, I visited the Henry Ford Museum with my parents once every year or two. It was a nice day trip for the family and it allowed me […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/047b.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=89&ssl=1 "CC Design: Ford/Lincoln X-100 Concept Car – How Many Cars Did It Influence?")
CC Design: Ford/Lincoln X-100 Concept Car – How Many Cars Did It Influence?
Posted on January 3, 2025 | 31 CommentsAs a teenager, I visited the Henry Ford Museum with my parents once every year or two. It was a nice day trip for the family and it allowed me […]
