![People have labeled me eccentric for as long as I can remember. It’s not usually derogatory (I don’t think), but I sometimes do things that seem perfectly rational to me, […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/008.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1 "Shop Manual Classics: The MOTOR Manual – The Next Best Thing To A Factory Shop Manual Since Forever")
![(first posted 6/23/2014) “Big Blue” is my vehicular soulmate. She’s my 4000 pound friend: beautiful, unhurried, unique, glorious, etc. I ogled this car from afar for about two years before […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/7-11-11-033.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1 "COAL: 1953 Buick Special Riviera – My Vehicular Soulmate")
![On Tuesday of last week, this 1965 Buick Skylark was driven through the semi-rural areas surrounding an average mid-sized, midwestern city. The owner enjoyed himself, wife by his side, the […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/001.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1 "Curbside Case Study: 1965 Buick Skylark – Attempted Murder Of A Lead Acid Battery, Auto Part Arrested")
![In the midst of perhaps the strangest spring in our collective generations, I have been struggling to overpower my natural cynicism by focusing on things I love: spending more time […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/006.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1 "Advertising Classics: April 1963 Car Ads – “April Come She Will”")
![(first posted 5/12/2014) One of the interesting facets of humanity is its ability to synthesize information and formulate an opinion, which is why I don’t always trust what I hear. […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/Charger-2.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1 "Museum Classic: 1968 Dodge Charger R/T–The Most Beautiful Car Of The Muscle Car Era?")
![When I was 20 or so years old, my best friend’s dad was playing Robert Johnson on the CD player at his house, and I immediately bought myself a copy […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/9-22-13-010a.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1 "Online Car Show: The 2013 Ypsilanti Orphan Car Show – “Terraplane Blues” And Hits From Studebaker, Nash, AMC, and Chrysler Corporation")
![In a tale that is becoming more commonplace by the day, I was recently told I would be working from home for at least three weeks. As a man who […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/DSCF6410.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1 "Museum Capsule: 1942 Studebaker Champion Series 90 “Blackout” Edition – Last Chance For The Duration")
![(first posted 3/24/2014) Here’s a car that does not exist, according to the 1971 Chevrolet brochure. My Standard Catalog of Chevrolet 1912-1998 does not mention a Bel Air Sport Coupe either, […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/Bel-Air-1.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1 "1971 Chevrolet Bel Air Sport Coupe – The Car That Doesn’t Exist, In The US Anyway")
![Amy Lowell’s poem “Patterns” has nothing to do with Buicks, and everything to do with the stifling societal restrictions that women have faced and a not so vague condemnation of […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/74-LeSabre2.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1 "Kijiji Classic: 1974 Buick LeSabre – “What Is Summer In A Fine Brocaded Gown!”")
![(first posted 2/24/2014) A few weeks ago, I discussed my love affair with a full-size Pontiac that eluded me years ago, and how it haunts my consciousness. On a related […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/New-Yorker-2.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1 "Car Show Classics: 1965 Chrysler New Yorker")
![For a guy who is perfectly at home taking a nap under a ’74 Firebird, I am a snob. I mostly read classic books, I visit art museums whenever I […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/014.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1 "Trackside Classics: Volvos and a Saab at Waterford Hills – Persona Grata")
![A lifelong Michigan resident, I’ve spent many a dark evening contemplating whether I most dislike January, February, or March. All three are months that offer little sun and less hope, […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/001a.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1 "QOTD and Swap Meet Classics: A Chevelle Toy from Israel and Literature from the Big Two – How Are You Passing The Winter?")
![(first posted 2/10/2014) There have been several points in my life where I thought I was through driving Escorts, and one of those times was immediately after I sold my […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/Escort-1.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic Lump Of COAL: 1998 Ford Escort ZX2")
![Everyone from H.G. Wells to Robert Zemeckis has dreamed of traveling through time. Although I don’t spend much time worrying about the possibilities of time travel, I occasionally wish I […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/Skyway-1.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1 "Craigslist Classic: 1965 Ford Mustang Convertible Magic Skyway Car – Peace Through Understanding")
![(first posted 1/27/2014) Right off the bat, I don’t mind admitting that I have a borderline unhealthy attachment to Mayfair Maize 1965 Catalinas. After all, a Ventura that looked very […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/Pontiac-1.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1 "Drag Strip Classic: 1965 Pontiac Catalina 2+2 – “Stop Telling Me I’m Beautiful, Love Me For What’s Inside”")
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