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![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&quality=89&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&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 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&quality=89&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&quality=89&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&quality=89&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&quality=89&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&quality=89&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&quality=89&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 […] -
![The Henry Ford Museum in Dearborn, MI recently raised the hoods for its “Engines Exposed” exhibit, and among its many exhibitions was this unmachined Flathead Ford engine block. The flathead’s […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/036a.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=89&ssl=1 "QOTD: How Would You Have Designed the Flathead Ford?")
QOTD: How Would You Have Designed the Flathead Ford?
Posted on February 29, 2016 | 44 CommentsThe Henry Ford Museum in Dearborn, MI recently raised the hoods for its “Engines Exposed” exhibit, and among its many exhibitions was this unmachined Flathead Ford engine block. The flathead’s […] -
![Regular readers may recall that I recently bought a ’74 Firebird Esprit from that most dangerous of online rabbit holes, eBay. It’s the second car I’ve bought sight unseen, the […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/010.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=89&ssl=1 "COAL Repair: 1974 Pontiac Firebird–Repairing the Classic GM Saggy Headliner")
COAL Repair: 1974 Pontiac Firebird–Repairing the Classic GM Saggy Headliner
Posted on February 22, 2016 | 45 CommentsRegular readers may recall that I recently bought a ’74 Firebird Esprit from that most dangerous of online rabbit holes, eBay. It’s the second car I’ve bought sight unseen, the […] -
![My dad and I recently took a Saturday jaunt to the Scarab Club in Detroit to peruse their “American Dreaming: Car Style Detroit” exhibit of original stylists’ drawings from the […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/009.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=89&ssl=1 "CC Outtake: 1966 Buick Riviera–One Designer’s Idea of What Could Have Been…and Was")
CC Outtake: 1966 Buick Riviera–One Designer’s Idea of What Could Have Been…and Was
Posted on February 18, 2016 | 18 CommentsMy dad and I recently took a Saturday jaunt to the Scarab Club in Detroit to peruse their “American Dreaming: Car Style Detroit” exhibit of original stylists’ drawings from the […] -
![Lincoln’s triumphs and woes are well-trodden fare for argument among the vehicular-minded, and that is outside the scope of this writing. For those who haven’t heard, the new Continental is […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/013.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=89&ssl=1 "Car Show Comparison and QOTD: 2017 Lincoln Continental and 2016 Cadillac CT6–Nothing New under the Sun?")
Car Show Comparison and QOTD: 2017 Lincoln Continental and 2016 Cadillac CT6–Nothing New under the Sun?
Posted on February 1, 2016 | 99 CommentsLincoln’s triumphs and woes are well-trodden fare for argument among the vehicular-minded, and that is outside the scope of this writing. For those who haven’t heard, the new Continental is […] -
![Time has a way of corrupting legends. Ford Motor Company’s story has always skirted the romantic: Henry Ford, the populist hero turning the tables on any who would stand in […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/004.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=89&ssl=1 "Factory Classic: Ford’s Piquette Avenue Assembly Plant")
Factory Classic: Ford’s Piquette Avenue Assembly Plant
Posted on January 25, 2016 | 29 CommentsTime has a way of corrupting legends. Ford Motor Company’s story has always skirted the romantic: Henry Ford, the populist hero turning the tables on any who would stand in […] -
![There’s nothing like that old car smell, at least to someone addicted to dilapidated vintage machinery. One of the formative moments in my bonding with said machinery is “decoding day,” […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/007.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=89&ssl=1 "Mystery Monday: Getting to Know Your New Junker – VIN and Fender Tag Decoding")
Mystery Monday: Getting to Know Your New Junker – VIN and Fender Tag Decoding
Posted on January 4, 2016 | 41 CommentsThere’s nothing like that old car smell, at least to someone addicted to dilapidated vintage machinery. One of the formative moments in my bonding with said machinery is “decoding day,” […] -
![Curbside fans, I’m back with more vehicular mayhem, and the good news is that I’ve teleported directly into 1974 with the purchase of this amazingly beautiful 1974 Firebird. Although its […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/025.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=89&ssl=1 "COAL: 1974 Pontiac Firebird Esprit: One Whip Antenna from Paradise")
COAL: 1974 Pontiac Firebird Esprit: One Whip Antenna from Paradise
Posted on December 22, 2015 | 73 CommentsCurbside fans, I’m back with more vehicular mayhem, and the good news is that I’ve teleported directly into 1974 with the purchase of this amazingly beautiful 1974 Firebird. Although its […]
