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![I was 22 when Ford introduced the Explorer. I was sitting in my living room watching TV with my girlfriend when we saw our first commercial for it. We were […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/93-94FordExplorer1.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CC Capsule: 1993-94 Ford Explorer Limited – How Did It Escape Cash For Clunkers?")
CC Capsule: 1993-94 Ford Explorer Limited – How Did It Escape Cash For Clunkers?
Posted on February 4, 2021 | 57 CommentsI was 22 when Ford introduced the Explorer. I was sitting in my living room watching TV with my girlfriend when we saw our first commercial for it. We were […] -
![During the pandemic I’ve been working from home. I put about 4,000 miles on my car in 2020, as opposed to the 18,000 miles I put on it in 2019. […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/12/IMG_3447.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Spotted While Driving, or Curbside Classics Out and About During the Pandemic")
Spotted While Driving, or Curbside Classics Out and About During the Pandemic
Posted on December 15, 2020 | 21 CommentsDuring the pandemic I’ve been working from home. I put about 4,000 miles on my car in 2020, as opposed to the 18,000 miles I put on it in 2019. […] -
![(first posted 12/12/2014) Winter’s chill came early in central Indiana this year, with morning temperatures in the teens by mid November. My stupid Ford Focus cares not about the weather: […]](https://i2.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/CommandoAds.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1966 Kaiser Jeepster Commando – One Last Hurrah Before Winter")
Curbside Classic: 1966 Kaiser Jeepster Commando – One Last Hurrah Before Winter
Posted on December 12, 2020 | 32 Comments(first posted 12/12/2014) Winter’s chill came early in central Indiana this year, with morning temperatures in the teens by mid November. My stupid Ford Focus cares not about the weather: […] -
![(first posted 11/19/2014) I’ve experienced The CC Effect before – within days of a rarely-seen Curbside Classic being posted here, I’ve stumbled upon the same make and model on the […]](https://i2.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/Mazda-2-Wikipedia.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1996 Ford Aspire – OMG, I Found Another One")
Curbside Classic: 1996 Ford Aspire – OMG, I Found Another One
Posted on November 19, 2020 | 70 Comments(first posted 11/19/2014) I’ve experienced The CC Effect before – within days of a rarely-seen Curbside Classic being posted here, I’ve stumbled upon the same make and model on the […] -
![Even though air-cooled Volkswagens are hardly common in Indiana anymore, they’re still not exactly rare. I don’t keep track in my head of all the old cars I find; it […]](https://i1.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/VW_Thing_73-74_1.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CC Capsule: Air-Cooled Volkswagens I Have Recently Known")
CC Capsule: Air-Cooled Volkswagens I Have Recently Known
Posted on November 6, 2020 | 19 CommentsEven though air-cooled Volkswagens are hardly common in Indiana anymore, they’re still not exactly rare. I don’t keep track in my head of all the old cars I find; it […] -
![(first posted 9/9/2014) Coming upon an early Panther-based Ford LTD Crown Victoria is pretty rare out here in Rustopia. Most of the ones that got inherited after Grandpa passed away […]](https://i1.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/1987-Ford-LTD-Crown-Victoria-h.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1985 Ford LTD Crown Victoria – Helloooooooo Kitty!")
Curbside Classic: 1985 Ford LTD Crown Victoria – Helloooooooo Kitty!
Posted on September 9, 2020 | 89 Comments(first posted 9/9/2014) Coming upon an early Panther-based Ford LTD Crown Victoria is pretty rare out here in Rustopia. Most of the ones that got inherited after Grandpa passed away […] -
![“You want to take it for a drive?” This was my neighbor, Mike, walking down his front lawn toward me as I admired his car. “Seriously?” I replied. I’d only […]](https://i1.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/67Tempest1.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1967 Pontiac Tempest Custom Convertible – Out for a Spin")
Curbside Classic: 1967 Pontiac Tempest Custom Convertible – Out for a Spin
Posted on August 21, 2020 | 9 Comments“You want to take it for a drive?” This was my neighbor, Mike, walking down his front lawn toward me as I admired his car. “Seriously?” I replied. I’d only […] -
![It’s not often anymore that I’m stopped dead in my tracks by a curbside classic. I think I’ve grown callous after having contributed here for seven years and counting. Another […]](https://i2.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/9297SevilleSLSa.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CC Capsule: 1992-97 Cadillac Seville SLS – Styling That’s Aged Well")
CC Capsule: 1992-97 Cadillac Seville SLS – Styling That’s Aged Well
Posted on July 17, 2020 | 24 CommentsIt’s not often anymore that I’m stopped dead in my tracks by a curbside classic. I think I’ve grown callous after having contributed here for seven years and counting. Another […] -
![In the 1980s it wasn’t uncommon to see unrestored 1960s Mustangs still in use as transportation. It was uncommon by the 1990s. I assume collectors had bought the ones worth […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/8789Mustang2.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CC Capsule: 1987-89 Ford Mustang Convertible – Getting the Groceries")
CC Capsule: 1987-89 Ford Mustang Convertible – Getting the Groceries
Posted on July 11, 2020 | 15 CommentsIn the 1980s it wasn’t uncommon to see unrestored 1960s Mustangs still in use as transportation. It was uncommon by the 1990s. I assume collectors had bought the ones worth […] -
![Camaros of this generation were common and cliché for a long, long time. But after 30 years, they’ve finally become uncommon. It was a pleasant surprise to find this one […]](https://i1.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/90CamaroAjg.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CC Capsule: 1990 Chevrolet Camaro Z28 – Spoiler Alert")
CC Capsule: 1990 Chevrolet Camaro Z28 – Spoiler Alert
Posted on June 18, 2020 | 32 CommentsCamaros of this generation were common and cliché for a long, long time. But after 30 years, they’ve finally become uncommon. It was a pleasant surprise to find this one […] -
![(first posted 3/29/2014) It had been a long, crappy day at the office, and I was headed home to a long night of leaning on the youngest boy to make […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/79PontiacGP1jg.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CC Capsule: 1979 Pontiac Grand Prix – A Broughamified GM Deadly Sin")
CC Capsule: 1979 Pontiac Grand Prix – A Broughamified GM Deadly Sin
Posted on March 18, 2020 | 85 Comments(first posted 3/29/2014) It had been a long, crappy day at the office, and I was headed home to a long night of leaning on the youngest boy to make […] -
![(first posted 3/15/2014) I wanted to put Classic in quotes in the title, because really, it’s just a dustbuster minivan. But it’s a clean example in that classic late-80s/early-90s Chevrolet […]](https://i1.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/91ChevyLuminaAPV1jg.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1991 Chevrolet Lumina APV – Go Home GM, You’re Drunk")
Curbside Classic: 1991 Chevrolet Lumina APV – Go Home GM, You’re Drunk
Posted on March 11, 2020 | 80 Comments(first posted 3/15/2014) I wanted to put Classic in quotes in the title, because really, it’s just a dustbuster minivan. But it’s a clean example in that classic late-80s/early-90s Chevrolet […] -
![I’ve been writing for Curbside Classic off and on for a little more than seven years now. (Mostly off lately; life’s been a little crazy.) As I look back, I […]](https://i1.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/8788CDVa.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CC Capsule: 1987-88 Cadillac Coupe DeVille – Age Mellows a Man")
CC Capsule: 1987-88 Cadillac Coupe DeVille – Age Mellows a Man
Posted on March 4, 2020 | 19 CommentsI’ve been writing for Curbside Classic off and on for a little more than seven years now. (Mostly off lately; life’s been a little crazy.) As I look back, I […] -
![(first posted 12/4/2013) I’m on a quest to find a first-year example of each of the FWD GM A bodies. I haven’t found one yet, but every time I spy […]](https://i2.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/87BuickCentury1jg.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1988 Buick Century – Direct from the Waning Years of the Great Brougham Epoch")
Curbside Classic: 1988 Buick Century – Direct from the Waning Years of the Great Brougham Epoch
Posted on January 10, 2020 | 75 Comments(first posted 12/4/2013) I’m on a quest to find a first-year example of each of the FWD GM A bodies. I haven’t found one yet, but every time I spy […] -
![(First Posted November 9, 2013) Here it is, the car to which most of my male peers aspired during my 1980s teenagerhood: the second-generation Camaro. The Colonnade Cutlass Supreme may […]](https://i2.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/80ChevyCamaro1jg.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classics: 1980 Chevrolet Camaro and Camaro RS – The Object of High-School Dreams")
Curbside Classics: 1980 Chevrolet Camaro and Camaro RS – The Object of High-School Dreams
Posted on October 31, 2019 | 43 Comments(First Posted November 9, 2013) Here it is, the car to which most of my male peers aspired during my 1980s teenagerhood: the second-generation Camaro. The Colonnade Cutlass Supreme may […]
