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![There’s nothing like that old car smell. And while the patina trend has been discussed to death, the hard truth of the matter is that my favorite old car times invariably […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/12/64-Dodge-1.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Idle Hands and the Craigslist Classic: 1964 Dodge D300–Daddy Wants a Stake Truck")
Idle Hands and the Craigslist Classic: 1964 Dodge D300–Daddy Wants a Stake Truck
Posted on December 15, 2014 | 33 CommentsThere’s nothing like that old car smell. And while the patina trend has been discussed to death, the hard truth of the matter is that my favorite old car times invariably […] -
![Five years ago, I was lucky enough to attend a lecture given by famous General Motors designer Bill Porter. He highlighted some of his favorite designs and explained why they […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/020a.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "QOTD: What Is the Most Beautiful Four-Door Sedan/Hardtop in the World?")
QOTD: What Is the Most Beautiful Four-Door Sedan/Hardtop in the World?
Posted on December 1, 2014 | 217 CommentsFive years ago, I was lucky enough to attend a lecture given by famous General Motors designer Bill Porter. He highlighted some of his favorite designs and explained why they […] -
![Like moths to a flame, car people are naturally drawn to an elegantly sketched and pressed body line, or the smells and sounds of an internal combustion engine, but it’s the […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/074.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "QOTD: What Car Had the Most Attractive Dashboard?")
QOTD: What Car Had the Most Attractive Dashboard?
Posted on November 24, 2014 | 329 CommentsLike moths to a flame, car people are naturally drawn to an elegantly sketched and pressed body line, or the smells and sounds of an internal combustion engine, but it’s the […] -
![The “original” Mustang II has led a sad life. My point: I have been a rabid car fan for all of my 37 years on this planet, live in Michigan, […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/006.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Roped-Off Classic: 1963 Ford Mustang II Concept–The Hamtramck Falcon?")
Roped-Off Classic: 1963 Ford Mustang II Concept–The Hamtramck Falcon?
Posted on November 17, 2014 | 40 CommentsThe “original” Mustang II has led a sad life. My point: I have been a rabid car fan for all of my 37 years on this planet, live in Michigan, […] -
![O wild West Wind, thou breath of Autumn’s being, Thou, from whose unseen presence the leaves dead Are driven, like ghosts from an enchanter fleeing… –Percy Bysshe Shelley “from ‘Ode […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/9-22-13-017.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Car Show Outtakes: Nocturne in Brown and Gold: Falling Rockets (and other Things)")
Car Show Outtakes: Nocturne in Brown and Gold: Falling Rockets (and other Things)
Posted on November 10, 2014 | 35 CommentsO wild West Wind, thou breath of Autumn’s being, Thou, from whose unseen presence the leaves dead Are driven, like ghosts from an enchanter fleeing… –Percy Bysshe Shelley “from ‘Ode […] -
![Everyone here knows what I’m talking about. We’ve all had an experience with the one you don’t take home to Mom. Oh, maybe she (or he) is a little more experienced […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/1975-Pontiac-Full-Line-16-17.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Brochure Classic: The “Why Do I Like This?” File, Part I: 1975 Pontiac Grand Prix")
Brochure Classic: The “Why Do I Like This?” File, Part I: 1975 Pontiac Grand Prix
Posted on November 3, 2014 | 68 CommentsEveryone here knows what I’m talking about. We’ve all had an experience with the one you don’t take home to Mom. Oh, maybe she (or he) is a little more experienced […] -
![Tempus fugit. The classic Pontiac arrowhead hasn’t graced a motor vehicle in roughly five years now. Considering its ignominious end, it may be unbelievable to some that Pontiac was perhaps the […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/050.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Car Show Classic: 1959 Pontiac Catalina–Options? I Hate Options.")
Car Show Classic: 1959 Pontiac Catalina–Options? I Hate Options.
Posted on October 30, 2014 | 111 CommentsTempus fugit. The classic Pontiac arrowhead hasn’t graced a motor vehicle in roughly five years now. Considering its ignominious end, it may be unbelievable to some that Pontiac was perhaps the […] -
![In an earlier post, I hinted at a visit to an ancient salvage yard that was soon to be closing its doors. These two Bullet Birds were sitting side by […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/058.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Junkyard Outtake: 1962 and 1963 Thunderbirds – Holding Hands on the Way to the Gallows")
Junkyard Outtake: 1962 and 1963 Thunderbirds – Holding Hands on the Way to the Gallows
Posted on October 24, 2014 | 14 CommentsIn an earlier post, I hinted at a visit to an ancient salvage yard that was soon to be closing its doors. These two Bullet Birds were sitting side by […] -
![Before I say another word, I’d like to offer a caveat. In 1971 (and 1972, for that matter), I was a decision yet to be made by my parents; however, […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/023.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "QOTD: Laser-Striped Torinos Diverge–Do You Like the ’71 or ’72 Iteration?")
QOTD: Laser-Striped Torinos Diverge–Do You Like the ’71 or ’72 Iteration?
Posted on October 6, 2014 | 65 CommentsBefore I say another word, I’d like to offer a caveat. In 1971 (and 1972, for that matter), I was a decision yet to be made by my parents; however, […] -
![Very roughly translated, “mono no aware” is a Japanese term that describes a morose, keen awareness of the transience of things. This feeling drifted acutely over me this week as I […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/077.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CC Junkyard Haul: Mono No Aware")
CC Junkyard Haul: Mono No Aware
Posted on September 29, 2014 | 59 CommentsVery roughly translated, “mono no aware” is a Japanese term that describes a morose, keen awareness of the transience of things. This feeling drifted acutely over me this week as I […] -
![After a year as a long-term substitute in a poor rural school district, I was hired as a full-time teacher in June of 2003. The first thing I did was […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/0012.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "COAL: 1965 Buick Skylark Sport Coupe–Occasionally, Even I Get One Right")
COAL: 1965 Buick Skylark Sport Coupe–Occasionally, Even I Get One Right
Posted on September 22, 2014 | 50 CommentsAfter a year as a long-term substitute in a poor rural school district, I was hired as a full-time teacher in June of 2003. The first thing I did was […] -
![The Dirty Dart has done strange things to my brain. Sitting next to this ’65 Valiant is one of my favorite cars, the beautiful and glamorous first-generation Riviera. Yet I […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/028.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Car Show Classic: 1965 Plymouth Valiant V-200–When Did I Start Noticing A-Bodies?")
Car Show Classic: 1965 Plymouth Valiant V-200–When Did I Start Noticing A-Bodies?
Posted on September 16, 2014 | 45 CommentsThe Dirty Dart has done strange things to my brain. Sitting next to this ’65 Valiant is one of my favorite cars, the beautiful and glamorous first-generation Riviera. Yet I […] -
![I am a bit of a Francophile, I must admit. Voltaire’s Candide is my favorite book; I love listening to Francoise Hardy, Jacques Dutronc, and Yves Montand; I dig Truffaut and Godard; […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/La-Wildcat.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CC Advertising: 1965 Buick Wildcat — La Wildcat!")
CC Advertising: 1965 Buick Wildcat — La Wildcat!
Posted on September 8, 2014 | 64 CommentsI am a bit of a Francophile, I must admit. Voltaire’s Candide is my favorite book; I love listening to Francoise Hardy, Jacques Dutronc, and Yves Montand; I dig Truffaut and Godard; […] -
![I normally don’t get into “rat rods” or even customs of any sort, but this creation was too much for me to ignore. An older couple drove this into a […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/022.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CC Outtake: Big Fun Mutt–What Have We Here?")
CC Outtake: Big Fun Mutt–What Have We Here?
Posted on September 2, 2014 | 26 CommentsI normally don’t get into “rat rods” or even customs of any sort, but this creation was too much for me to ignore. An older couple drove this into a […] -
![To most observers, those who were there and those who were not, 1970 was the pinnacle of the muscle car era. In that one golden year, a consumer with a […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/015a.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1970 Buick GS Sport Coupe – The Strong, Silent Type")
Curbside Classic: 1970 Buick GS Sport Coupe – The Strong, Silent Type
Posted on August 18, 2014 | 58 CommentsTo most observers, those who were there and those who were not, 1970 was the pinnacle of the muscle car era. In that one golden year, a consumer with a […]
