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![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&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&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&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&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&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&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&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 […] -
![The Woodward Dream Cruise is a big deal in Michigan, but I avoid it on the official day because I hate crowds. I do, however, take the four hour round […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/0481.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CC Outtake: 1965 Skylark Sport Coupe and 1967 GS400: Woodward Dreaming, Flint Style")
CC Outtake: 1965 Skylark Sport Coupe and 1967 GS400: Woodward Dreaming, Flint Style
Posted on August 19, 2015 | 26 CommentsThe Woodward Dream Cruise is a big deal in Michigan, but I avoid it on the official day because I hate crowds. I do, however, take the four hour round […] -
![Mercury’s everlasting identity crisis has been discussed on these hallowed pages ad nauseum. In what were perhaps the halcyon years of the American auto industry, namely the immediate postwar era […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/030a.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "QOTD and Car Show Classics: 1962 and 1970 Mercury Convertibles–If the Owner Traded up Every Eight Years, What’s Next?")
QOTD and Car Show Classics: 1962 and 1970 Mercury Convertibles–If the Owner Traded up Every Eight Years, What’s Next?
Posted on August 17, 2015 | 39 CommentsMercury’s everlasting identity crisis has been discussed on these hallowed pages ad nauseum. In what were perhaps the halcyon years of the American auto industry, namely the immediate postwar era […] -
![Early Tempests were flawed compacts from a period when General Motors seemed willing to try anything, but I still love them. I think they’re the best looking of the Special/F-85/Tempest […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/0261.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Junkyard Outtake: 1961 Pontiac Tempest–The Rare Wood-Powered Prototype")
Junkyard Outtake: 1961 Pontiac Tempest–The Rare Wood-Powered Prototype
Posted on August 10, 2015 | 42 CommentsEarly Tempests were flawed compacts from a period when General Motors seemed willing to try anything, but I still love them. I think they’re the best looking of the Special/F-85/Tempest […] -
![My kind father has recently made it an annual tradition to visit driving schools and experiences around our lovely home state. This year, we drove three hours to GingerMan Raceway […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/026.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CC Cinema Track Test: Ferrari 458 Italia–In Case You Were Wondering, It Handles Better Than a Dart Wagon")
CC Cinema Track Test: Ferrari 458 Italia–In Case You Were Wondering, It Handles Better Than a Dart Wagon
Posted on August 9, 2015 | 14 CommentsMy kind father has recently made it an annual tradition to visit driving schools and experiences around our lovely home state. This year, we drove three hours to GingerMan Raceway […] -
![Right now, I feel like a somewhat less manic Neal Cassady, because I’ve driven perhaps 2000 miles in less than a week and I can’t sleep. Coming to a dead […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/012.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Race Track and Museum Classics: Lotus Europa–Visiting America I see Europa")
Race Track and Museum Classics: Lotus Europa–Visiting America I see Europa
Posted on August 3, 2015 | 22 CommentsRight now, I feel like a somewhat less manic Neal Cassady, because I’ve driven perhaps 2000 miles in less than a week and I can’t sleep. Coming to a dead […] -
![My raison d’être, I believe, is to amass as many old, largely unwanted cars as I can, and make them operational; however, being the primary caretaker of five old cars leaves […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/1977-Dodge-Ramcharger-01.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CC Dealer Film: 1977 Dodge Ramcharger–Not My Usual Object of Desire")
CC Dealer Film: 1977 Dodge Ramcharger–Not My Usual Object of Desire
Posted on July 9, 2015 | 38 CommentsMy raison d’être, I believe, is to amass as many old, largely unwanted cars as I can, and make them operational; however, being the primary caretaker of five old cars leaves […] -
![Only a handful of antique automobiles are celebrated in their ubiquity to the extent of the first generation Camaro. Their popularity has bred popularity like some perpetual motion machine that […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/0771.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Car Show Outtake: 1967 Chevrolet Camaro SS350 Convertible–The Camaro for People Who Are Sick of Camaros")
Car Show Outtake: 1967 Chevrolet Camaro SS350 Convertible–The Camaro for People Who Are Sick of Camaros
Posted on July 3, 2015 | 35 CommentsOnly a handful of antique automobiles are celebrated in their ubiquity to the extent of the first generation Camaro. Their popularity has bred popularity like some perpetual motion machine that […] -
![It is a tacit fact that anyone who is averse to mindless cliches and tired idioms must grin and bear them (ha ha) when studying online classifieds like Craigslist. It […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/Torino-1.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Craigslist Classic–1973 Ford Gran Torino–Can We Just Stop the Barn Find Bit Already?")
Craigslist Classic–1973 Ford Gran Torino–Can We Just Stop the Barn Find Bit Already?
Posted on June 2, 2015 | 77 CommentsIt is a tacit fact that anyone who is averse to mindless cliches and tired idioms must grin and bear them (ha ha) when studying online classifieds like Craigslist. It […]
