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![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 […] -
![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&quality=89&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&quality=89&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&quality=89&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&quality=89&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&quality=89&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&quality=89&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&quality=89&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&quality=89&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 […] -
![It didn’t take long for the Dirty Dart to weasel its way into my heart; after all, who can resist a beat-up underdog of a car that probably gets more […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/012.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=89&ssl=1 "COAL: Dirty Dart Update Volume Four–Spoiler Alert: Beaters are Better")
COAL: Dirty Dart Update Volume Four–Spoiler Alert: Beaters are Better
Posted on April 20, 2015 | 48 CommentsIt didn’t take long for the Dirty Dart to weasel its way into my heart; after all, who can resist a beat-up underdog of a car that probably gets more […] -
![I have a bit of a morbid streak. At art museums, I will often stare into the eyes of the subjects of portraiture, and bother myself with their “quintessence of […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/6-18-11-010.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=89&ssl=1 "Dad’s COAL: 1999 Ford Mustang GT–A Question of Existence")
Dad’s COAL: 1999 Ford Mustang GT–A Question of Existence
Posted on April 13, 2015 | 56 CommentsI have a bit of a morbid streak. At art museums, I will often stare into the eyes of the subjects of portraiture, and bother myself with their “quintessence of […] -
![Survivor vehicles are always fun in their honesty, and this Champ is no exception. Part Lark, part Dodge truck (the bed in this case), the Champ never truly had a […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/010.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=89&ssl=1 "CC Outtake: Studebaker Champ–The Plucky Journeyman Fights to the Last Round")
CC Outtake: Studebaker Champ–The Plucky Journeyman Fights to the Last Round
Posted on April 2, 2015 | 13 CommentsSurvivor vehicles are always fun in their honesty, and this Champ is no exception. Part Lark, part Dodge truck (the bed in this case), the Champ never truly had a […] -
![Last September, this Monterey caught my shutter in the salvage yard because it’s almost certainly the first one I’d seen in the flesh. This is unsurprising, since I was born […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/046.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=89&ssl=1 "Junkyard Outtake: 1972 Mercury Monterey Custom–No Perks for Being a Wallflower")
Junkyard Outtake: 1972 Mercury Monterey Custom–No Perks for Being a Wallflower
Posted on March 16, 2015 | 53 CommentsLast September, this Monterey caught my shutter in the salvage yard because it’s almost certainly the first one I’d seen in the flesh. This is unsurprising, since I was born […] -
![Car number nine on my “Great 28” list was built by a company without any salient historic aim or goals; however, it was a “renaissance car” on its own terms. […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/comet_champ.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=89&ssl=1 "Great 28 Car Number 9 and CC Cinema–1964/65 Mercury Comet, the 100,000 Mile Durability Champion!")
Great 28 Car Number 9 and CC Cinema–1964/65 Mercury Comet, the 100,000 Mile Durability Champion!
Posted on March 9, 2015 | 56 CommentsCar number nine on my “Great 28” list was built by a company without any salient historic aim or goals; however, it was a “renaissance car” on its own terms. […] -
![Michigan’s Historical Museum, although it hasn’t been updated in about 25 years, has a cool “1957 Detroit Auto Show” section, where this ’57 Fury is perched high overhead at a […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/053.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=89&ssl=1 "Museum Outtake: 1957 Plymouth Fury–The Forward Look, Once Again on a Pedestal")
Museum Outtake: 1957 Plymouth Fury–The Forward Look, Once Again on a Pedestal
Posted on March 2, 2015 | 34 CommentsMichigan’s Historical Museum, although it hasn’t been updated in about 25 years, has a cool “1957 Detroit Auto Show” section, where this ’57 Fury is perched high overhead at a […]
