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Curbside Classics Archives
About Author: Aaron65
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![By the time I got around to taking pictures of this magnificent one-ton mid-’60s Chevy flatbed last May, it had already been sitting in the parking lot of a local […]](https://i2.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/DSCF8014.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1964-1966 Chevrolet C30 Flatbed – Waiting On A Friend")
Curbside Classic: 1964-1966 Chevrolet C30 Flatbed – Waiting On A Friend
Posted on January 20, 2020 | 20 CommentsBy the time I got around to taking pictures of this magnificent one-ton mid-’60s Chevy flatbed last May, it had already been sitting in the parking lot of a local […] -
![(first posted 12/10/2013) This sanitary 1986 T-Bird Turbo Coupe may appear ready for a spirited jaunt through the countryside, but it makes me think of one thing: 9000 RPM clutch […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/8-29-12-075a.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1986 Ford Thunderbird Turbo Coupe – 200 MPH Standing Still")
Curbside Classic: 1986 Ford Thunderbird Turbo Coupe – 200 MPH Standing Still
Posted on January 17, 2020 | 42 Comments(first posted 12/10/2013) This sanitary 1986 T-Bird Turbo Coupe may appear ready for a spirited jaunt through the countryside, but it makes me think of one thing: 9000 RPM clutch […] -
CC Capsule: 1958-1960 Armstrong Siddeley Star Sapphire
Posted on January 12, 2020 | 90 Comments(first posted 12/16/2013) I know what you’re thinking: not again, not ANOTHER Armstrong Siddeley Star Sapphire. Bear with me. I like the two tone green and can’t help myself. -
![My mother is a retired first-grade teacher who still takes pride in how many people she has taught to read. She’s equally proud that she had to teach me very […]](https://i2.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/Allegro-II-3-e1577748626672.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Automotive History Capsule: The 1967 Ford Allegro II and Henry B. Lent – Things Remembered, Things Forgotten")
Automotive History Capsule: The 1967 Ford Allegro II and Henry B. Lent – Things Remembered, Things Forgotten
Posted on January 6, 2020 | 36 CommentsMy mother is a retired first-grade teacher who still takes pride in how many people she has taught to read. She’s equally proud that she had to teach me very […] -
![In 1759, Francois-Marie Arouet, otherwise known as Voltaire, wrote Candide, my favorite book. Ironically subtitled “Optimism,” Candide chronicles its eponymous character’s hapless adventures as he crosses the globe in search of a […]](https://i2.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/70-Eldo-3a.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classics: 1969 and 1970 Cadillac Eldorados – The Best Of All Possible Worlds")
Curbside Classics: 1969 and 1970 Cadillac Eldorados – The Best Of All Possible Worlds
Posted on December 16, 2019 | 37 CommentsIn 1759, Francois-Marie Arouet, otherwise known as Voltaire, wrote Candide, my favorite book. Ironically subtitled “Optimism,” Candide chronicles its eponymous character’s hapless adventures as he crosses the globe in search of a […] -
![At the risk of sounding like a snob, I’ll admit that a title reference to a Glenn Frey song chafes at my pop music sensibilities. Nothing against the Detroit-born late […]](https://i2.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/007a.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "COAL Update: 1965 Dirty Dart – The Heat Is On")
COAL Update: 1965 Dirty Dart – The Heat Is On
Posted on December 2, 2019 | 34 CommentsAt the risk of sounding like a snob, I’ll admit that a title reference to a Glenn Frey song chafes at my pop music sensibilities. Nothing against the Detroit-born late […] -
![I am not a mechanical engineer, nor a professional mechanic. Having maintained a growing fleet of mid-century Americana from Detroit’s Big Three longer than I’ve been driving, however, I am […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/DSCF8129.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "COAL Update: 1963 Ford Thunderbird – No Pain, No Gain")
COAL Update: 1963 Ford Thunderbird – No Pain, No Gain
Posted on November 18, 2019 | 70 CommentsI am not a mechanical engineer, nor a professional mechanic. Having maintained a growing fleet of mid-century Americana from Detroit’s Big Three longer than I’ve been driving, however, I am […] -
![Every car person started somewhere. Some are born into the hobby, imbibing the sweet smell of an over-rich mixture on the way home from the hospital. Some are indoctrinated through […]](https://i1.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/DSCF6442.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Tableside Classics: Catalinas, Mustangs, Caprices, and Barracudas–New Miniatures From The Aaron Collection")
Tableside Classics: Catalinas, Mustangs, Caprices, and Barracudas–New Miniatures From The Aaron Collection
Posted on April 1, 2019 | 32 CommentsEvery car person started somewhere. Some are born into the hobby, imbibing the sweet smell of an over-rich mixture on the way home from the hospital. Some are indoctrinated through […] -
![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://i1.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/001-2.jpg?resize=115%2C115&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 18, 2019 | 26 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 […] -
![One of the drawbacks to fleet old car ownership is space; I only have room at home for four old cars, which means that three are always in storage. Therefore, […]](https://i2.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/016.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "COAL Update: 1965 Buick Skylark Sport Coupe–Deferred Maintenance")
COAL Update: 1965 Buick Skylark Sport Coupe–Deferred Maintenance
Posted on March 4, 2019 | 19 CommentsOne of the drawbacks to fleet old car ownership is space; I only have room at home for four old cars, which means that three are always in storage. Therefore, […] -
![Owning seven old cars has painted me as a man with no impulse control, but that’s a little unfair. In truth, most of the cars I have bought had been […]](https://i1.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/017.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "COAL: 1963 Ford Thunderbird–A 19-Year-Old Me’s Wish Fulfilled")
COAL: 1963 Ford Thunderbird–A 19-Year-Old Me’s Wish Fulfilled
Posted on February 27, 2019 | 34 CommentsOwning seven old cars has painted me as a man with no impulse control, but that’s a little unfair. In truth, most of the cars I have bought had been […] -
![(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&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, 2019 | 74 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 […] -
![Humankind is unique among animals for its need to stamp out a legacy for itself; after all, few willingly meet death’s long embrace without raging against the dying of the light. […]](https://i1.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/12/034a.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Museum Capsule: 1911 Hupmobile Model 20 – Around The World For Posterity")
Museum Capsule: 1911 Hupmobile Model 20 – Around The World For Posterity
Posted on December 6, 2016 | 22 CommentsHumankind is unique among animals for its need to stamp out a legacy for itself; after all, few willingly meet death’s long embrace without raging against the dying of the light. […] -
![1965 Chevrolet Corvair Monza Convertible/Money Pit 1998 Ford Escort ZX2 The Dirty Dart, Or How Ebay Makes One Do Stupid Things Sometimes Dirty Dart Update One: Ugh. 1965 Mustang – […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/themes/arras2/images/thumbnail.png "Aaron65’s Continuing COAL Series")
Aaron65’s Continuing COAL Series
Posted on December 4, 2016 | 2 Comments1965 Chevrolet Corvair Monza Convertible/Money Pit 1998 Ford Escort ZX2 The Dirty Dart, Or How Ebay Makes One Do Stupid Things Sometimes Dirty Dart Update One: Ugh. 1965 Mustang – […] -
![The history of the automobile is riddled with fascinating anecdotes involving spectacular failures in addition to the successes of popular folklore. Mercury’s story is more often sad than happy, but […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/067.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Car Show Classic: 1957 Mercury Monterey – Does Anybody Know Who’s Running This Place?")
Car Show Classic: 1957 Mercury Monterey – Does Anybody Know Who’s Running This Place?
Posted on November 28, 2016 | 65 CommentsThe history of the automobile is riddled with fascinating anecdotes involving spectacular failures in addition to the successes of popular folklore. Mercury’s story is more often sad than happy, but […]
