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About Author: Aaron65
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![As the maintenance and repair schedule of my six-car antique fleet approaches the rigors and requirements of a full-time job, I somehow find it therapeutic to imagine myself trading in […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/09/002.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Car Show Classics: A Cornucopia From The Local Cruise – Window Shopping For Greener Grass")
Car Show Classics: A Cornucopia From The Local Cruise – Window Shopping For Greener Grass
Posted on September 19, 2016 | 33 CommentsAs the maintenance and repair schedule of my six-car antique fleet approaches the rigors and requirements of a full-time job, I somehow find it therapeutic to imagine myself trading in […] -
![Yesterday, I shared the 1965 automotive ads from my latest purchase of 1960s Look magazines, since 1965 is one of my favorite model years and I own four ’65 model cars. Today, […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/003-1.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Advertising Classics: August 12th Magazine Haul — Part Two, 1964 and 1967")
Advertising Classics: August 12th Magazine Haul — Part Two, 1964 and 1967
Posted on August 16, 2016 | 39 CommentsYesterday, I shared the 1965 automotive ads from my latest purchase of 1960s Look magazines, since 1965 is one of my favorite model years and I own four ’65 model cars. Today, […] -
![For the last few years, it’s been a pleasure and a privilege to bore you share my automotive lifestyle with a like-minded readership; after all, my love of the four-wheeled conveyance […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/027.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Advertising Classics: August 12th Magazine Haul — Part One, 1965")
Advertising Classics: August 12th Magazine Haul — Part One, 1965
Posted on August 15, 2016 | 46 CommentsFor the last few years, it’s been a pleasure and a privilege to bore you share my automotive lifestyle with a like-minded readership; after all, my love of the four-wheeled conveyance […] -
QOTD: Does Your Car Hate You?
Posted on August 5, 2016 | 79 CommentsThe fine automobile pictured above appears benign enough. It’s my beloved family heirloom, my first old car, one that I’ve been driving for 22 years. It hates me. -
![As Geoffrey Chaucer’s fictional pilgrims commenced their literary rendezvous at the Tabard Inn, “the yonge sonne hath in the ram his halve cours yronne,” denoting springtime and the sign of the […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/023a.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Car Show Outtakes: 1947 and 1950 Dodges — I Can’t Dodge the Evidence; My World Is Coming Up Dodge")
Car Show Outtakes: 1947 and 1950 Dodges — I Can’t Dodge the Evidence; My World Is Coming Up Dodge
Posted on July 19, 2016 | 36 CommentsAs Geoffrey Chaucer’s fictional pilgrims commenced their literary rendezvous at the Tabard Inn, “the yonge sonne hath in the ram his halve cours yronne,” denoting springtime and the sign of the […] -
![Although a 1969 GTO convertible ignited my love for General Motors products at the tender age of 20 or 21, GTOs mostly escape my notice anymore. In my sleepy little […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/010-2.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Car Show Outtake: 1967 Pontiac Tempest — In A Sea Of GTOs, Such Stuff As Dreams Are Made On")
Car Show Outtake: 1967 Pontiac Tempest — In A Sea Of GTOs, Such Stuff As Dreams Are Made On
Posted on July 12, 2016 | 38 CommentsAlthough a 1969 GTO convertible ignited my love for General Motors products at the tender age of 20 or 21, GTOs mostly escape my notice anymore. In my sleepy little […] -
![The downside to my six-car collection is that sometimes the cars can sit around for long periods of time while I tinker with the others, and the Dirty Dart is […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/018.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "COAL Update: 1965 Dodge Dart 170 Wagon — I’ve Got The Key To The Highway")
COAL Update: 1965 Dodge Dart 170 Wagon — I’ve Got The Key To The Highway
Posted on July 7, 2016 | 94 CommentsThe downside to my six-car collection is that sometimes the cars can sit around for long periods of time while I tinker with the others, and the Dirty Dart is […] -
![I could easily have titled this piece “In Praise of Folly,” after the titular character in Erasmus’ classic manifesto, “for I well know how disingenuously Folly is decried, even by […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/012.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "COAL Update: 1974 Pontiac Firebird Esprit — In Praise Of Fun")
COAL Update: 1974 Pontiac Firebird Esprit — In Praise Of Fun
Posted on June 27, 2016 | 54 CommentsI could easily have titled this piece “In Praise of Folly,” after the titular character in Erasmus’ classic manifesto, “for I well know how disingenuously Folly is decried, even by […] -
![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&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 June 13, 2016 | 46 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 […] -
![I must ask your forgiveness for my lack of creativity. This is a question that has been asked too much, and there is no right answer. It is a blatant […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/039.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "QOTD: Muscle Motors! What Was the Best All Around Engine of the Muscle Car Era?")
QOTD: Muscle Motors! What Was the Best All Around Engine of the Muscle Car Era?
Posted on May 31, 2016 | 90 CommentsI must ask your forgiveness for my lack of creativity. This is a question that has been asked too much, and there is no right answer. It is a blatant […] -
![Like so many who never outgrow their fascination with cars, I owned too many toy cars long before I owned too many real cars. Seldom were the trips to the […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/007-1.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Childhood Classics: Corgi Jeep FC-150 and Lotus-Climax–“Safety Third!”")
Childhood Classics: Corgi Jeep FC-150 and Lotus-Climax–“Safety Third!”
Posted on May 16, 2016 | 28 CommentsLike so many who never outgrow their fascination with cars, I owned too many toy cars long before I owned too many real cars. Seldom were the trips to the […] -
![The junkyard is a bittersweet place for car lovers. On one hand, it’s an almost never ending photo opportunity, and it’s like playing the license plate game on vacation: who […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/093.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Junkyard Classics: Segregating the Outcasts – Hudsons and Packards Get to Know Simcas and Anglias")
Junkyard Classics: Segregating the Outcasts – Hudsons and Packards Get to Know Simcas and Anglias
Posted on April 18, 2016 | 29 CommentsThe junkyard is a bittersweet place for car lovers. On one hand, it’s an almost never ending photo opportunity, and it’s like playing the license plate game on vacation: who […] -
![My recent article on the 1965 Thunderbird drew some comments, both praising and damning, about the 1967 Thunderbird, which has proved to be a polarizing iteration of the original personal […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/67-T-Bird-2.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Craigslist Classics: Personal Luxury Cars, Ten Years After–1967 Ford Thunderbird and 1977 Chrysler Cordoba")
Craigslist Classics: Personal Luxury Cars, Ten Years After–1967 Ford Thunderbird and 1977 Chrysler Cordoba
Posted on March 28, 2016 | 63 CommentsMy recent article on the 1965 Thunderbird drew some comments, both praising and damning, about the 1967 Thunderbird, which has proved to be a polarizing iteration of the original personal […] -
![As I walked the endless aisles of the 2016 Detroit Autorama at the Cobo, I passed two Ford Highboys with no hoods and two different engines. These two engines are […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/033a.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "QOTD: Which American V-8 Looks Best Under the Hood (Or Under No Hood)?")
QOTD: Which American V-8 Looks Best Under the Hood (Or Under No Hood)?
Posted on March 21, 2016 | 83 CommentsAs I walked the endless aisles of the 2016 Detroit Autorama at the Cobo, I passed two Ford Highboys with no hoods and two different engines. These two engines are […] -
![Curbside readers, if they’ve read any of my work, know of my absolute, undying affinity for older cars. This doesn’t always add up to a disdain for modern conveyances, but […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/004a.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Dealer Future Classic: 2016 Cadillac ATS Coupe–Child of Thunderbird or Bavaria?")
Dealer Future Classic: 2016 Cadillac ATS Coupe–Child of Thunderbird or Bavaria?
Posted on March 7, 2016 | 55 CommentsCurbside readers, if they’ve read any of my work, know of my absolute, undying affinity for older cars. This doesn’t always add up to a disdain for modern conveyances, but […]
