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About Author: Aaron65
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CC Capsule: 1967 Rambler Rogue Convertible–A Rascally Scoundrel?
Posted on June 9, 2021 | 56 Comments(first posted 6/9/2015) I recently read Patrick Foster’s American Motors Corporation: The Rise and Fall of America’s Last Independent Automaker, and Mr. Foster, in so many words, felt that AMC may […] -
Cohort Classic: 1960 Lincoln – Here Comes The Sun King
Posted on June 1, 2021 | 45 Comments“On this earth there are, in truth, so many new experiences that I desire but rarely to live over any part of my past life, not even the happiest moments […] -
Dealer Classics: 1961 Dodge and 1968 Chevy Mediums – Visualizing The Ideal Commute
Posted on May 26, 2021 | 66 CommentsThe area of Michigan that I call home is flatter than week-old Faygo. While fertile sugar beet fields are perhaps poor substitutes for what others might consider to be breathtaking […] -
Car Show Capsule: 1963 Chevrolet Corvair Rampside Camper – A Box Atop a Boxer
Posted on April 6, 2021 | 63 Comments(first posted 4/6/2015) Most Corvair owners tend to own multiple Corvairs; in fact, as often as not, said owners are “Corvair exclusive,” meaning that they collect as many different variants […] -
Advertising Classics: 1960 Buick-Olds-Pontiac Advertisements – Being Our Best Selves
Posted on April 6, 2021 | 33 CommentsAs a superfan of American auto advertising, and as a companion piece to yesterday’s article about 1960 Buicks, I’d like to today explore some of the 1960 BOP advertisements from […] -
Car Show Classics: 1960 Buicks – If This Is A Slump, What Is A Streak?
Posted on April 5, 2021 | 51 CommentsOh, how fickle are the fortunes of man. In 1956, Buick’s model year production of 572,024 cars was good enough for third place in the industry; however, the 1957 and […] -
Museum Classic: 1965 Cadillac Sedan DeVille – Nothing Missing but the Garage Space
Posted on March 23, 2021 | 83 Comments(first posted 3/23/2015) In contrast to Gerardo’s entry last week on the Cimarron, which was perhaps the nadir of the Cadillac brand, I’d like to present an example of “Peak […] -
Racetrack Capsule: 1965 Chevrolet Impala Super Sport – Jukebox Hero?
Posted on March 22, 2021 | 54 Comments396. Say it aloud. It’s an easy number to like, an easy number to sell; its intonation suggests malignity. John Milton eulogized William Shakespeare in 1630 by lauding the way […] -
CC Literature: Ford Educational Foldouts, Circa 1959 – The Aims Of Education
Posted on February 24, 2021 | 33 CommentsIn The Aims of Education, Harvard professor Alfred North Whitehead said that “a merely well-informed man is the most useless bore on God’s earth.” Less cynically, though perhaps no less accurately, he […] -
Curbside PSA, Starring My 1953 Buick Special – Have You Checked Your Hood Hinges Lately?
Posted on February 15, 2021 | 26 CommentsGeneral Motors products from the early 1950s are not known for their precise panel gaps and hood fitment, and in the Buick world in particular, the 1953 model is particularly […] -
Car Show and Craigslist Classic Outtakes: 1967 Mercury Cougar and 1960 Lancia Flaminia – Have I Seen You Somewhere Before?
Posted on February 8, 2021 | 24 CommentsThe 1967 Mercury Cougar is a car that I often inexplicably forget that I’m in love with. I intermittently find myself reexamining its clean, vaguely European, almost un-Ford-like lines, and […] -
Museum Classic(s) – 1966 International Travelall: Someday, My Dear, We Camp Without A Tent!
Posted on January 25, 2021 | 27 CommentsIf daydreaming were currency, I’d be rich. In my vernacular, it’s “spacing out,” and my lovely bride is forced almost daily to reel me in with a quick utterance: “Snap […] -
CC Weird Engines: Oldsmobile V5 Diesel – Grasping at Straws
Posted on January 20, 2021 | 154 Comments(first posted 1/20/2015, updated with more pictures) Most of the time, I love the fact that I’m a car guy in Michigan. Sure, our roads are terrible and our […] -
QOTD: What Old Car (Before 1980) Is Easiest To Work On?
Posted on January 19, 2021 | 85 CommentsIn yesterday’s post about my ’63 Thunderbird, commenter MarkKyle64 brought up an interesting QOTD – what is the easiest old car to work on? I think I can give my […] -
COAL Update: 1963 Ford Thunderbird – The Two-Year Rule
Posted on January 18, 2021 | 36 CommentsIt’s been over two years since I bought my 1963 Thunderbird, and although an old car owner’s work is never done, I’ve finally reached the point in my ownership tenure […]
![CC Capsule: 1967 Rambler Rogue Convertible–A Rascally Scoundrel? (first posted 6/9/2015) I recently read Patrick Foster’s American Motors Corporation: The Rise and Fall of America’s Last Independent Automaker, and Mr. Foster, in so many words, felt that AMC may […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/Rambler-1967-rogue-conv.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1)
![Cohort Classic: 1960 Lincoln – Here Comes The Sun King “On this earth there are, in truth, so many new experiences that I desire but rarely to live over any part of my past life, not even the happiest moments […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/AGuyinVancouver1.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1)
![Dealer Classics: 1961 Dodge and 1968 Chevy Mediums – Visualizing The Ideal Commute The area of Michigan that I call home is flatter than week-old Faygo. While fertile sugar beet fields are perhaps poor substitutes for what others might consider to be breathtaking […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/111_0997a.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1)
![Car Show Capsule: 1963 Chevrolet Corvair Rampside Camper – A Box Atop a Boxer (first posted 4/6/2015) Most Corvair owners tend to own multiple Corvairs; in fact, as often as not, said owners are “Corvair exclusive,” meaning that they collect as many different variants […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/Corvair-Rampside-camper.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1)
![Advertising Classics: 1960 Buick-Olds-Pontiac Advertisements – Being Our Best Selves As a superfan of American auto advertising, and as a companion piece to yesterday’s article about 1960 Buicks, I’d like to today explore some of the 1960 BOP advertisements from […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/111_0967.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1)
![Car Show Classics: 1960 Buicks – If This Is A Slump, What Is A Streak? Oh, how fickle are the fortunes of man. In 1956, Buick’s model year production of 572,024 cars was good enough for third place in the industry; however, the 1957 and […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/037a.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1)
![Museum Classic: 1965 Cadillac Sedan DeVille – Nothing Missing but the Garage Space (first posted 3/23/2015) In contrast to Gerardo’s entry last week on the Cimarron, which was perhaps the nadir of the Cadillac brand, I’d like to present an example of “Peak […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/a-cad.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1)
![Racetrack Capsule: 1965 Chevrolet Impala Super Sport – Jukebox Hero? 396. Say it aloud. It’s an easy number to like, an easy number to sell; its intonation suggests malignity. John Milton eulogized William Shakespeare in 1630 by lauding the way […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/111_0486.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1)
![CC Literature: Ford Educational Foldouts, Circa 1959 – The Aims Of Education In The Aims of Education, Harvard professor Alfred North Whitehead said that “a merely well-informed man is the most useless bore on God’s earth.” Less cynically, though perhaps no less accurately, he […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/111_0889-1.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1)
![Curbside PSA, Starring My 1953 Buick Special – Have You Checked Your Hood Hinges Lately? General Motors products from the early 1950s are not known for their precise panel gaps and hood fitment, and in the Buick world in particular, the 1953 model is particularly […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/111_0705a.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1)
![Car Show and Craigslist Classic Outtakes: 1967 Mercury Cougar and 1960 Lancia Flaminia – Have I Seen You Somewhere Before? The 1967 Mercury Cougar is a car that I often inexplicably forget that I’m in love with. I intermittently find myself reexamining its clean, vaguely European, almost un-Ford-like lines, and […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/109_0369.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1)
![Museum Classic(s) – 1966 International Travelall: Someday, My Dear, We Camp Without A Tent! If daydreaming were currency, I’d be rich. In my vernacular, it’s “spacing out,” and my lovely bride is forced almost daily to reel me in with a quick utterance: “Snap […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/12/111_0830a.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1)
![CC Weird Engines: Oldsmobile V5 Diesel – Grasping at Straws (first posted 1/20/2015, updated with more pictures) Most of the time, I love the fact that I’m a car guy in Michigan. Sure, our roads are terrible and our […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/a-v5.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1)
![QOTD: What Old Car (Before 1980) Is Easiest To Work On? In yesterday’s post about my ’63 Thunderbird, commenter MarkKyle64 brought up an interesting QOTD – what is the easiest old car to work on? I think I can give my […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/006a.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1)
![COAL Update: 1963 Ford Thunderbird – The Two-Year Rule It’s been over two years since I bought my 1963 Thunderbird, and although an old car owner’s work is never done, I’ve finally reached the point in my ownership tenure […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/12/111_0511.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1)


