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Curbside Classics Archives
About Author: Edward Snitkoff
Posts by Edward Snitkoff
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![(first posted 12/24/2015) Picture this: You’re the top decision maker responsible for continuing the saga of a beloved institution. Tasked with keeping the flame of interest […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/historia14.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Analysis: 1996 Ford Taurus – Misguided Styling Creates The Biggest Automotive Fumble Of The Modern Era")
Curbside Analysis: 1996 Ford Taurus – Misguided Styling Creates The Biggest Automotive Fumble Of The Modern Era
Posted on February 9, 2025 | 92 Comments(first posted 12/24/2015) Picture this: You’re the top decision maker responsible for continuing the saga of a beloved institution. Tasked with keeping the flame of interest […] -
![“Let the past die. Kill it, if you have to. That’s the only way to become what you were meant to be.” (First posted 9/9/2018) Star […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/20180516_104113.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 2007 Ford Fusion SEL V6 AWD – Perhaps The Most Appropriately Named Car In Automotive History")
Curbside Classic: 2007 Ford Fusion SEL V6 AWD – Perhaps The Most Appropriately Named Car In Automotive History
Posted on September 8, 2024 | 65 Comments“Let the past die. Kill it, if you have to. That’s the only way to become what you were meant to be.” (First posted 9/9/2018) Star […] -
![(first posted 11/13/2012) As part of my post-Sandy survey of the (non-)damage to my hometown, I was assigned to Older Relative Patrol by my Dad. (In truth, that was […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/1030121233b.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1995 Ford Taurus – Are You Not Entertained?")
Curbside Classic: 1995 Ford Taurus – Are You Not Entertained?
Posted on August 30, 2024 | 69 Comments(first posted 11/13/2012) As part of my post-Sandy survey of the (non-)damage to my hometown, I was assigned to Older Relative Patrol by my Dad. (In truth, that was […] -
![(first posted 10/25/2012) The Fab Four: Those guys from Liverpool who went on to change popular music forever were constantly being categorized, especially compared with their fellow bandmates. So if we apply their […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/Ford-Taurus-1996-rear.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1996-1999 Ford Taurus/Mercury Sable – All Things Must Pass")
Curbside Classic: 1996-1999 Ford Taurus/Mercury Sable – All Things Must Pass
Posted on July 19, 2024 | 149 Comments(first posted 10/25/2012) The Fab Four: Those guys from Liverpool who went on to change popular music forever were constantly being categorized, especially compared with their fellow bandmates. So if we apply their […] -
![(first posted 1/31/2013. How can such a vanilla car (and the Prius) elicit such intense reaction in the comments? Oh, I know…) There is absolutely no question that the events […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/0120131022d.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 2004 Toyota Camry – I’ve Got A Symbol In My Driveway")
Curbside Classic: 2004 Toyota Camry – I’ve Got A Symbol In My Driveway
Posted on June 30, 2024 | 171 Comments(first posted 1/31/2013. How can such a vanilla car (and the Prius) elicit such intense reaction in the comments? Oh, I know…) There is absolutely no question that the events […] -
![(first posted 1/30/2018) The sedans are strong in my family. My father has one. I have one. My sister has one. You probably know someone who owns one […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/fusionporgs-Copy.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Future Curbside Classic: 2013-20XX Ford Fusion – Is This Ford’s Last Midsize?")
Future Curbside Classic: 2013-20XX Ford Fusion – Is This Ford’s Last Midsize?
Posted on January 30, 2024 | 111 Comments(first posted 1/30/2018) The sedans are strong in my family. My father has one. I have one. My sister has one. You probably know someone who owns one […] -
![Great television shows occasionally hit the ground running, offering a truly incredible experience from the first episode onward. Others initially struggle to find their footing, ultimately reaching their potential in […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/20170627_104233.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 2007 Hyundai Sonata – Hyundai Changes Its Tune And Sings A Sweeter Melody")
Curbside Classic: 2007 Hyundai Sonata – Hyundai Changes Its Tune And Sings A Sweeter Melody
Posted on October 30, 2023 | 53 CommentsGreat television shows occasionally hit the ground running, offering a truly incredible experience from the first episode onward. Others initially struggle to find their footing, ultimately reaching their potential in […] -
![(first posted 11/7/2012) The first-generation Taurus went on sale exactly three hundred and sixty-four days before I was born, so it’s not as though I can draw on my memory. […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/ford-taurus-1986-2.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1986 Ford Taurus/Mercury Sable – At This Moment, You Mean Everything")
Curbside Classic: 1986 Ford Taurus/Mercury Sable – At This Moment, You Mean Everything
Posted on May 22, 2023 | 146 Comments(first posted 11/7/2012) The first-generation Taurus went on sale exactly three hundred and sixty-four days before I was born, so it’s not as though I can draw on my memory. […] -
![(first posted 3/1/2017) Every once in a while some magazine or newspaper gets the idea to write an article about a high profile public figure that ponders whether the individual […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/02/2001-Ford-Explorer-front-right-view.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 2001 Ford Explorer – A Farewell To The Nineties")
Curbside Classic: 2001 Ford Explorer – A Farewell To The Nineties
Posted on March 1, 2023 | 84 Comments(first posted 3/1/2017) Every once in a while some magazine or newspaper gets the idea to write an article about a high profile public figure that ponders whether the individual […] -
![(first posted 2/16/2013) Like that of the Beatles, the story of the Ford Taurus has been told so many times that pretty much everyone knows about it on some intrinsic […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/02/0127131614a-800x600.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 2006 Ford Taurus – Nobody’s Hero")
Curbside Classic: 2006 Ford Taurus – Nobody’s Hero
Posted on February 11, 2023 | 94 Comments(first posted 2/16/2013) Like that of the Beatles, the story of the Ford Taurus has been told so many times that pretty much everyone knows about it on some intrinsic […] -
![What happens to a dream deferred? (first posted 1/3/2013) That question, asked by the great poet Langston Hughes, was meant to reflect on the experiences of African Americans in early […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/12/1127121011a.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: Ford Classic 350 – Centurion Vehicles Creates A Frankenstein Suburban Fighter")
Curbside Classic: Ford Classic 350 – Centurion Vehicles Creates A Frankenstein Suburban Fighter
Posted on January 18, 2023 | 83 CommentsWhat happens to a dream deferred? (first posted 1/3/2013) That question, asked by the great poet Langston Hughes, was meant to reflect on the experiences of African Americans in early […] -
![(first posted 10/10/2016) If you were to briefly sum up the first generation Escape with a pastiche of a Gilbert & Sullivan song, it would go something like this: I […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/escapeexplorer.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 2005 Ford Escape – Fashionably Late To The Crossover Party")
Curbside Classic: 2005 Ford Escape – Fashionably Late To The Crossover Party
Posted on October 10, 2022 | 54 Comments(first posted 10/10/2016) If you were to briefly sum up the first generation Escape with a pastiche of a Gilbert & Sullivan song, it would go something like this: I […] -
![By January 2021, I had come to the conclusion that selling my 2013 Ford Focus was a mistake, despite the fact that Carvana gave me a decent price for it. […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/09/20210404_135407.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "COAL/QOTD: 2017 Ford Fusion SE – What Has Your COVID-19 Car Buying Experience Been Like?")
COAL/QOTD: 2017 Ford Fusion SE – What Has Your COVID-19 Car Buying Experience Been Like?
Posted on March 15, 2022 | 36 CommentsBy January 2021, I had come to the conclusion that selling my 2013 Ford Focus was a mistake, despite the fact that Carvana gave me a decent price for it. […] -
![(first posted 12/21/2015) In November, J.J. Abrams had this to say about how George Lucas conceptualized Star Wars: Think about what he was able to stir up, the questions he […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/historia41.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Automotive History: 1986 Ford Taurus – Good Role Models And Clear Objectives Create A Breakthrough Car")
Automotive History: 1986 Ford Taurus – Good Role Models And Clear Objectives Create A Breakthrough Car
Posted on December 21, 2021 | 75 Comments(first posted 12/21/2015) In November, J.J. Abrams had this to say about how George Lucas conceptualized Star Wars: Think about what he was able to stir up, the questions he […] -
![When I last discussed my adventures with my 1986 Ford Taurus LX, aka “Ms. Cougar,” I detailed the experience of getting covered in transmission fluid, among other things. Since then, […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/1986-Ford-Taurus-LX-Exterior-001-Front-Personal-Pic.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "COAL: 1986 Ford Taurus LX – Getting To Know Ms. Cougar")
COAL: 1986 Ford Taurus LX – Getting To Know Ms. Cougar
Posted on January 26, 2021 | 41 CommentsWhen I last discussed my adventures with my 1986 Ford Taurus LX, aka “Ms. Cougar,” I detailed the experience of getting covered in transmission fluid, among other things. Since then, […]
