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About Author: Eric VanBuren
Posts by Eric VanBuren
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Dealer Classics: Eclectic Mix
Posted on November 3, 2012 | 45 CommentsLast summer I made a trip to Spokane for Hoopfest, which is where I found the little (big) red wagon. Hoopfest, the largest street basketball gathering in the world, […] -
CC Outtakes: Graveside Classic — 1976 S&S Centennial Edition (Updated)
Posted on October 31, 2012 | 27 Comments— Recently, we participated in a community Haunted Forest during a fund-raising event for our Robotics club. On the night of our dress rehearsal, this hearse came rolling in to […] -
Curbside Outakes: Where Did All The Whales Go……….To Seattle
Posted on August 8, 2012 | 27 CommentsAs part of my new job as an official FIRST employee I found myself heading to Seafair to help set up our demo booth the other day. On the way […] -
CC Outtake: Little (BIG) Red Wagon
Posted on July 14, 2012 | 9 CommentsA few weeks ago I found myself in Spokane Wa for a robotics outreach event. Our team’s coach kept saying we’re by the red wagon, which of course made we […] -
CC Outtakes: The Buforolla, Or Making Do With What You Have
Posted on May 3, 2012 | 12 CommentsI’m back! The FIRST Robotics Competition season has reached its end for our team. At our second event we qualified for the World Championships extending our season another month, not […] -
Curbside Clueless: Additives: Snake Oil or Magic Elixir? Part 3b Crankcase Additives
Posted on February 28, 2012 | 18 CommentsYears ago there were a number of additives on the market containing “Teflon” or PTFE (Polytetrafluoroethylene) the most well known was Slick 50. While PTFE is a wonderful anti friction […] -
CC Outake: The Last Of The Real Imperials
Posted on February 17, 2012 | 14 CommentsStrange how things work out. Earlier this week I went into Seattle to pickup some Aluminum for our Robotics team’s last minute rush and what did I spy but this […] -
Curbside Clueless: Additives: Snake Oil or Magic Elixir? Part 3a Crankcase Additives
Posted on January 19, 2012 | 12 CommentsWell we’ve discussed fuel and coolant additives in part 1 and part 2 so now it’s time for crankcase additives. -
CC Outtake: Ford Fiesta
Posted on December 30, 2011 | 20 CommentsWith a number of people lamenting the fact that the intro of the Escort into the US market meant the exit of the Fiesta, it didn’t surprise me that much […] -
Curbside Clueless: Additives: Snake Oil or Magic Elixir? Part 2 – Cooling System Additives
Posted on December 19, 2011 | 29 CommentsIn part one we started our discussion of additives with those for the fuel system. Considering Paul’s recent post on his Subaru passing the 150K mark and comments about the […] -
Curbside Clueless: Additives, Snake Oil or Miracle Elixir ? Part 1
Posted on December 15, 2011 | 24 CommentsWe’ve had a couple of questions related to additives. I don’t know exactly how long after Ford put America on wheels the first products popped up laying claims to cure […] -
Curbside Clueless: The Great Coast to Coast Classic Road Trip
Posted on December 9, 2011 | 46 CommentsSo now that we’ve all picked our Coast to Coast Classic, in the first Curbside Clueless See the USA, In a Crown Victoria , for the great road trip, where […] -
Curbside Clueless: See The USA, In A Crown Victoria
Posted on December 7, 2011 | 55 Commentscis.ch, a reader from Switzerland writes: This sounds like the right place to get some feedback on a crazy idea I’ve been toying with for some years. You could call […] -
CC Announces Curbside Clueless: A New Column Of Advice And Tech Tips
Posted on December 6, 2011 | 13 CommentsPaul recently approached me (aka scoutdude) about a new feature here at the Curbside. The plan is that I and your fellow readers will be answering your automotive questions, no […]
![CC Outtakes: Graveside Classic — 1976 S&S Centennial Edition (Updated) — Recently, we participated in a community Haunted Forest during a fund-raising event for our Robotics club. On the night of our dress rehearsal, this hearse came rolling in to […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/2012-10-25_17-12-39_785-e1351648510556.jpg)
![Curbside Outakes: Where Did All The Whales Go……….To Seattle As part of my new job as an official FIRST employee I found myself heading to Seafair to help set up our demo booth the other day. On the way […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/2012-08-03_08-00-00_702-e1344058036445.jpg)
![CC Outtake: Little (BIG) Red Wagon A few weeks ago I found myself in Spokane Wa for a robotics outreach event. Our team’s coach kept saying we’re by the red wagon, which of course made we […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2012/07/2012-07-01_09-07-54_987.jpg)
![CC Outtakes: The Buforolla, Or Making Do With What You Have I’m back! The FIRST Robotics Competition season has reached its end for our team. At our second event we qualified for the World Championships extending our season another month, not […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/2012-04-26_21-20-12_441.jpg)
![Curbside Clueless: Additives: Snake Oil or Magic Elixir? Part 3b Crankcase Additives Years ago there were a number of additives on the market containing “Teflon” or PTFE (Polytetrafluoroethylene) the most well known was Slick 50. While PTFE is a wonderful anti friction […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2012/01/slick50ad.jpg)
![CC Outake: The Last Of The Real Imperials Strange how things work out. Earlier this week I went into Seattle to pickup some Aluminum for our Robotics team’s last minute rush and what did I spy but this […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2012/02/2012-02-13_13-29-15_292.jpg)

![CC Outtake: Ford Fiesta With a number of people lamenting the fact that the intro of the Escort into the US market meant the exit of the Fiesta, it didn’t surprise me that much […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2011/12/fiesta4.jpg)
![Curbside Clueless: Additives: Snake Oil or Magic Elixir? Part 2 – Cooling System Additives In part one we started our discussion of additives with those for the fuel system. Considering Paul’s recent post on his Subaru passing the 150K mark and comments about the […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2011/12/Johnson_s-Radiator-Cement-1920A1.jpg)
![Curbside Clueless: Additives, Snake Oil or Miracle Elixir ? Part 1 We’ve had a couple of questions related to additives. I don’t know exactly how long after Ford put America on wheels the first products popped up laying claims to cure […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2011/12/motor-cure.jpg)
![Curbside Clueless: The Great Coast to Coast Classic Road Trip So now that we’ve all picked our Coast to Coast Classic, in the first Curbside Clueless See the USA, In a Crown Victoria , for the great road trip, where […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2011/12/curvy-highway-drive-0808-lg-112367041.jpg)
![Curbside Clueless: See The USA, In A Crown Victoria cis.ch, a reader from Switzerland writes: This sounds like the right place to get some feedback on a crazy idea I’ve been toying with for some years. You could call […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2011/12/ford_crown_victoria_lx_sedan_1993.jpg)
![CC Announces Curbside Clueless: A New Column Of Advice And Tech Tips Paul recently approached me (aka scoutdude) about a new feature here at the Curbside. The plan is that I and your fellow readers will be answering your automotive questions, no […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2011/12/scout-avitar.jpg)


