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About Author: Aaron65
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Curbside Classic: 1970 Buick GS Sport Coupe – The Strong, Silent Type
Posted on March 23, 2025 | 13 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 […] -
Car Show Classic: 1941 Cadillac Series 67–General Motors Asserts Its Dominance in Yet Another Niche
Posted on March 21, 2025 | 21 CommentsI’m in the middle of reading Thomas Bonsall’s excellent Cadillac: The American Standard. Published in 1993, it arrived at my local library by interlibrary loan from the Michigan Historical Library […] -
Car Show Classic: 1963 Ford Fairlane Sport Coupe K-Code
Posted on February 3, 2025 | 83 Comments(first posted 4/28/2014) No man is without his prejudices and biases, but I am among the most even-handed regarding automotive brands. I have almost no brand loyalty. What was once […] -
CC Design: Ford/Lincoln X-100 Concept Car – How Many Cars Did It Influence?
Posted on January 3, 2025 | 31 CommentsAs a teenager, I visited the Henry Ford Museum with my parents once every year or two. It was a nice day trip for the family and it allowed me […] -
CC Museum Tour: Pontiac Transportation Museum – Old School
Posted on July 1, 2024 | 63 CommentsThe city of Pontiac, Michigan may not be as widely-known as Detroit, Dearborn, or Flint as far as automotive production is concerned, but their motoring history is rich enough to […] -
Car Show Classic: 1965 Plymouth Valiant Signet Convertible – You Are Who You Are, Until You Aren’t
Posted on June 26, 2024 | 36 CommentsWe are all subject to self-imposed rules, and one of mine is the “90% rule.” Through some swampy combination of genetics and environment, our temperaments are fixed at an early […] -
CC Swap Meet: Random Buys And Finds At The Local Antique Festival – An Age Of Madness (And Boxes Of Transmission Parts)
Posted on June 10, 2024 | 17 CommentsIn Saul Bellow’s Henderson the Rain King, Eugene Henderson said that “in an age of madness, to expect to be untouched by madness is a form of madness. But the pursuit […] -
CC TV: Challenge! – The Development Of The 1963 Ford Indy V8 (In A Galaxie Sedan, No Less)
Posted on May 28, 2024 | 16 CommentsThe 2024 Indianapolis 500 is in the books, having logged a long rain delay, an exciting finish, and a NASCAR driver attempting the “double” for the first time in a […] -
Museum Outtake: 1963 Studebaker Truck Prototype – In Search Of Quiet Places
Posted on April 15, 2024 | 28 CommentsI love museums. Etymologically, “museum” is Latin by way of the Ancient Greeks; you may notice that the root is “muse,” as in “to inspire.” Therefore, the museum is a […] -
COAL: 2023 Dodge Challenger SXT – Where Have You Been All My Life?
Posted on March 25, 2024 | 100 CommentsFor my entire adult life, I’ve been preoccupied by old cars: buying them, fixing them, driving them, drawing pictures of them, taking naps in them on warm summer days, etc. […] -
Museum Classics: 1987 Cadillac Broughams – The End Of Clark Street
Posted on February 26, 2024 | 25 CommentsThe Clark Street Cadillac assembly plant closed in 1987, but a small part of it lives on at the Detroit Historical Museum, where some of the lowest-mileage 1987 Cadillacs in […] -
Car Show Classic: 1965 Mercury Park Lane Breezeway Sedan – The Old Neighborhood
Posted on February 5, 2024 | 53 CommentsMy mom and I both live within about 10 blocks of the places that we first called home. Dad, the latecomer, showed up in our neighborhood soon before he married […] -
Museum Classics: Ypsilanti Automotive Heritage Museum, Part II – The Corvairs
Posted on January 29, 2024 | 54 CommentsIn a belated companion to my nearly year-old discussion regarding the Hudsons of the Ypsilanti Automotive Heritage Museum, here is the follow-up: the Ypsilanti collection of Chevrolet Corvairs. Because the […] -
Dealer Classic: 2002 Pontiac Grand Am GT – Memento Mori
Posted on January 22, 2024 | 51 CommentsIt’s been 15 years since Pontiac ceased to be a going concern at General Motors, and over 20 since this Grand Am saw the light of day for the first […] -
CC For Sale: 1951 Buick Super Sedanet – Avoiding Duplication
Posted on January 15, 2024 | 36 CommentsThis 1951 Buick Super Sedanet is one of 1500 produced before the fleeting-postwar-fastback era fizzled out at that great brand from Flint, right around the same time it fizzled […]
![Curbside Classic: 1970 Buick GS Sport Coupe – The Strong, Silent Type 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&quality=75&ssl=1)
![Car Show Classic: 1941 Cadillac Series 67–General Motors Asserts Its Dominance in Yet Another Niche I’m in the middle of reading Thomas Bonsall’s excellent Cadillac: The American Standard. Published in 1993, it arrived at my local library by interlibrary loan from the Michigan Historical Library […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/001a.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1)
![Car Show Classic: 1963 Ford Fairlane Sport Coupe K-Code (first posted 4/28/2014) No man is without his prejudices and biases, but I am among the most even-handed regarding automotive brands. I have almost no brand loyalty. What was once […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/Fairlane-4.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1)
![CC Design: Ford/Lincoln X-100 Concept Car – How Many Cars Did It Influence? As a teenager, I visited the Henry Ford Museum with my parents once every year or two. It was a nice day trip for the family and it allowed me […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/047b.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1)
![CC Museum Tour: Pontiac Transportation Museum – Old School The city of Pontiac, Michigan may not be as widely-known as Detroit, Dearborn, or Flint as far as automotive production is concerned, but their motoring history is rich enough to […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/PXL_20240627_154256896.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1)
![Car Show Classic: 1965 Plymouth Valiant Signet Convertible – You Are Who You Are, Until You Aren’t We are all subject to self-imposed rules, and one of mine is the “90% rule.” Through some swampy combination of genetics and environment, our temperaments are fixed at an early […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/PXL_20240615_164650448a.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1)
![CC Swap Meet: Random Buys And Finds At The Local Antique Festival – An Age Of Madness (And Boxes Of Transmission Parts) In Saul Bellow’s Henderson the Rain King, Eugene Henderson said that “in an age of madness, to expect to be untouched by madness is a form of madness. But the pursuit […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/PXL_20240601_125059596a.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1)
![CC TV: Challenge! – The Development Of The 1963 Ford Indy V8 (In A Galaxie Sedan, No Less) The 2024 Indianapolis 500 is in the books, having logged a long rain delay, an exciting finish, and a NASCAR driver attempting the “double” for the first time in a […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/Indy-Ford-10.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1)
![Museum Outtake: 1963 Studebaker Truck Prototype – In Search Of Quiet Places I love museums. Etymologically, “museum” is Latin by way of the Ancient Greeks; you may notice that the root is “muse,” as in “to inspire.” Therefore, the museum is a […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/20220726_133937a.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1)
![COAL: 2023 Dodge Challenger SXT – Where Have You Been All My Life? For my entire adult life, I’ve been preoccupied by old cars: buying them, fixing them, driving them, drawing pictures of them, taking naps in them on warm summer days, etc. […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/PXL_20240317_155021007a.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1)
![Museum Classics: 1987 Cadillac Broughams – The End Of Clark Street The Clark Street Cadillac assembly plant closed in 1987, but a small part of it lives on at the Detroit Historical Museum, where some of the lowest-mileage 1987 Cadillacs in […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/PXL_20240223_192454076.MPa_.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1)
![Car Show Classic: 1965 Mercury Park Lane Breezeway Sedan – The Old Neighborhood My mom and I both live within about 10 blocks of the places that we first called home. Dad, the latecomer, showed up in our neighborhood soon before he married […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/PXL_20230617_162746173a.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1)
![Museum Classics: Ypsilanti Automotive Heritage Museum, Part II – The Corvairs In a belated companion to my nearly year-old discussion regarding the Hudsons of the Ypsilanti Automotive Heritage Museum, here is the follow-up: the Ypsilanti collection of Chevrolet Corvairs. Because the […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/20230330_132744a.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1)
![Dealer Classic: 2002 Pontiac Grand Am GT – Memento Mori It’s been 15 years since Pontiac ceased to be a going concern at General Motors, and over 20 since this Grand Am saw the light of day for the first […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/PXL_20240107_201534078a.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1)
![CC For Sale: 1951 Buick Super Sedanet – Avoiding Duplication This 1951 Buick Super Sedanet is one of 1500 produced before the fleeting-postwar-fastback era fizzled out at that great brand from Flint, right around the same time it fizzled […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/51-Buick-3.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1)


