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About Author: Aaron65
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COAL Capsule: 1963 Thunderbird vs. 1963 Riviera – Side Eye
Posted on May 24, 2023 | 59 CommentsFiled in the drawer of “doing something right while doing something wrong” is being able to line up your 1963-model personal luxury cars for a quick picture. That it has […] -
QOTD: What’s Your Favorite Early Falcon Face?
Posted on April 25, 2023 | 54 CommentsIn my never ending quest to own every antique car ever built, I have only ever put cash in my pocket to seriously look at one or two Falcons, including […] -
CC Field Trip: Ypsilanti Automotive Heritage Museum – Part I, The Hudsons
Posted on April 17, 2023 | 28 CommentsMichigan is well-populated with cities and towns that have played an enormous part in America’s automotive mosaic. Ypsilanti is best known for its proximity to Willow Run, where Ford built […] -
CC Capsule: 1968 Jaguar E-Type – The Pride Of An Ethos
Posted on April 10, 2023 | 27 CommentsCountless gearheads contend that the Jaguar E-Type is the most beautiful car ever made, particularly the models produced from 1961-1968, and especially the coupes. Whether you agree with that assertion […] -
COAL Update: 1963 Buick Riviera – Since When Is A Holiday On The Riviera Dark And Cold?
Posted on April 3, 2023 | 47 CommentsFor no tangible reason, I tend to buy cars in the waning months of autumn. It’s been almost 20 years since I’ve signed the title on something, new or old, […] -
COAL: 2000 Chevrolet Blazer – The Fruits of Impetuosity
Posted on March 27, 2023 | 39 CommentsNext month is the thirtieth anniversary of one of the most important relationships: that of me and my driver’s license. In that time, however, aside from a couple of my […] -
QOTD: 1963 Buick Electra(s) – What’s The Story Behind These Pictures?
Posted on March 20, 2023 | 76 CommentsMy lovely bride buys me old car brochures as gifts, and this Christmas I found a catalog for the full line of 1963 Buicks under the tree, in honor of […] -
Car Show Classic: 1965 Shelby Mustang GT350 – The Shame Of Appreciation
Posted on March 13, 2023 | 39 CommentsIf you haven’t noticed, Shelby Mustangs are expensive. A quick look at the Hagerty Price Guide shows that the valuation of a #3 “Good” condition 1965 model is $415,000. As […] -
Curbside Classic: 1973 Ford Maverick – Taking A Gapp Year
Posted on February 27, 2023 | 70 CommentsAs someone who will be celebrating his seventeenth thirtieth birthday this year, it’s a gut punch to think that somewhere, floating in some dimension over half a life ago, are […] -
Car Show Classic: 1965 Ford Thunderbird Special Landau – What Might Have Been
Posted on February 23, 2023 | 62 CommentsAnyone else in the room question your decisions after the fact? Wish you could go back and tell yourself, “Told you so!”? Eh, that sounds good rhetorically, but realistically any […] -
Car Show Classics: 2022 Greenfield Village Motor Muster, Cars Of The 1970s – A Belated Part II
Posted on February 14, 2023 | 37 CommentsAlmost nine (!) years ago, I wrote about a selection of 1970s cars from my favorite car show of the year, the Motor Muster at Greenfield Village in Dearborn, MI. […] -
Curbside Classics: 1972 Buick Sport Wagon, 1972 Heavy Chevy & 1971 Buick GSX – “Better Go Home, Son, And Make Up Your Mind”
Posted on February 6, 2023 | 53 CommentsThe General Motors A-Body platform is one of the most versatile in the pantheon of American automobiles, with the possible exception of the K-Car (GM didn’t turn the A-Body into […] -
CC Literature: 1977 Ford Noise And Vibration Diagnosis – Never Has A Dollar Been So Useful
Posted on February 1, 2023 | 35 CommentsOn a snowy Sunday of late, my dad and I made our annual sojourn to a local Model A Restorers Club swap meet, which was unfortunately less well-attended by vendors […] -
CC TV: 1974 Chevrolet Laguna Type S-3 – “Selling The Chevelle”
Posted on January 23, 2023 | 70 CommentsIt’s clear by my fairly consistent COAL updates that I have no problem buying cars and figuring out storage later, but I think all of us have a list of […] -
COAL Update: 1963 Buick Riviera – A Journey Of A Thousand Miles, Etc.
Posted on January 16, 2023 | 61 CommentsWits as diverse as Lao Tzu and Aaron Tippin have long argued that no project is going to start itself, and my new-to-me ’63 Riviera is no exception. As the […]
![COAL Capsule: 1963 Thunderbird vs. 1963 Riviera – Side Eye Filed in the drawer of “doing something right while doing something wrong” is being able to line up your 1963-model personal luxury cars for a quick picture. That it has […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/20230518_185145a.jpg)
![QOTD: What’s Your Favorite Early Falcon Face? In my never ending quest to own every antique car ever built, I have only ever put cash in my pocket to seriously look at one or two Falcons, including […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/1962-Falcon-1.jpg)
![CC Field Trip: Ypsilanti Automotive Heritage Museum – Part I, The Hudsons Michigan is well-populated with cities and towns that have played an enormous part in America’s automotive mosaic. Ypsilanti is best known for its proximity to Willow Run, where Ford built […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/20230330_135147a.jpg)
![CC Capsule: 1968 Jaguar E-Type – The Pride Of An Ethos Countless gearheads contend that the Jaguar E-Type is the most beautiful car ever made, particularly the models produced from 1961-1968, and especially the coupes. Whether you agree with that assertion […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/023a.jpg)
![COAL Update: 1963 Buick Riviera – Since When Is A Holiday On The Riviera Dark And Cold? For no tangible reason, I tend to buy cars in the waning months of autumn. It’s been almost 20 years since I’ve signed the title on something, new or old, […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/20230327_170505a.jpg)
![COAL: 2000 Chevrolet Blazer – The Fruits of Impetuosity Next month is the thirtieth anniversary of one of the most important relationships: that of me and my driver’s license. In that time, however, aside from a couple of my […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/DSCF2040.jpg)
![QOTD: 1963 Buick Electra(s) – What’s The Story Behind These Pictures? My lovely bride buys me old car brochures as gifts, and this Christmas I found a catalog for the full line of 1963 Buicks under the tree, in honor of […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/1963-Buick-05-amp-06.jpg)
![Car Show Classic: 1965 Shelby Mustang GT350 – The Shame Of Appreciation If you haven’t noticed, Shelby Mustangs are expensive. A quick look at the Hagerty Price Guide shows that the valuation of a #3 “Good” condition 1965 model is $415,000. As […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/20220618_130233a.jpg)
![Curbside Classic: 1973 Ford Maverick – Taking A Gapp Year As someone who will be celebrating his seventeenth thirtieth birthday this year, it’s a gut punch to think that somewhere, floating in some dimension over half a life ago, are […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/20220910_140835a.jpg)
![Car Show Classic: 1965 Ford Thunderbird Special Landau – What Might Have Been Anyone else in the room question your decisions after the fact? Wish you could go back and tell yourself, “Told you so!”? Eh, that sounds good rhetorically, but realistically any […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/030b.jpg)
![Car Show Classics: 2022 Greenfield Village Motor Muster, Cars Of The 1970s – A Belated Part II Almost nine (!) years ago, I wrote about a selection of 1970s cars from my favorite car show of the year, the Motor Muster at Greenfield Village in Dearborn, MI. […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/20220618_125536a.jpg)
![Curbside Classics: 1972 Buick Sport Wagon, 1972 Heavy Chevy & 1971 Buick GSX – “Better Go Home, Son, And Make Up Your Mind” The General Motors A-Body platform is one of the most versatile in the pantheon of American automobiles, with the possible exception of the K-Car (GM didn’t turn the A-Body into […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/20220918_123316.jpg)
![CC Literature: 1977 Ford <em>Noise And Vibration Diagnosis</em> – Never Has A Dollar Been So Useful On a snowy Sunday of late, my dad and I made our annual sojourn to a local Model A Restorers Club swap meet, which was unfortunately less well-attended by vendors […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/Image-2.jpg)
![CC TV: 1974 Chevrolet Laguna Type S-3 – “Selling The Chevelle” It’s clear by my fairly consistent COAL updates that I have no problem buying cars and figuring out storage later, but I think all of us have a list of […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/74-Chevrolet-Chevelle-16.jpg)
![COAL Update: 1963 Buick Riviera – A Journey Of A Thousand Miles, Etc. Wits as diverse as Lao Tzu and Aaron Tippin have long argued that no project is going to start itself, and my new-to-me ’63 Riviera is no exception. As the […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/20230107_152900a.jpg)


