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![You’re looking at my younger son’s car. Long story short, I passed my 2006 Ford Focus on to him and within a month someone ran a stop sign and put […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/2000_Saturn_SL_a.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CC Capsule: 2000 Saturn SL – A CC In The Family")
CC Capsule: 2000 Saturn SL – A CC In The Family
Posted on February 2, 2022 | 20 CommentsYou’re looking at my younger son’s car. Long story short, I passed my 2006 Ford Focus on to him and within a month someone ran a stop sign and put […] -
![You never know what will pop up in the yard at my mechanic’s. Seems like anytime I’m over there dropping off or picking up one of our cars, there’s something […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/196x_Jeepster_Commando_a.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CC Capsule: 1966-69 Kaiser Jeepster Commando — Beechwood, Aged")
CC Capsule: 1966-69 Kaiser Jeepster Commando — Beechwood, Aged
Posted on January 26, 2022 | 17 CommentsYou never know what will pop up in the yard at my mechanic’s. Seems like anytime I’m over there dropping off or picking up one of our cars, there’s something […] -
![Ever since I was five, which was 50 years ago, I’ve known how to tell the model year of a first-generation Camaro. I imagine you know the signs as well. […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/68_Camaro_a.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CC Capsule: 1968 Chevrolet Camaro Rally Sport Convertible — Behind the Bar and Grill")
CC Capsule: 1968 Chevrolet Camaro Rally Sport Convertible — Behind the Bar and Grill
Posted on January 19, 2022 | 18 CommentsEver since I was five, which was 50 years ago, I’ve known how to tell the model year of a first-generation Camaro. I imagine you know the signs as well. […] -
![When I married my wife, she owned a rental house. It was in Lebanon, a small town that is the county seat of Boone County, Indiana, about 20 minutes up […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/cct.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classics: A Convention of Corvairs at the Boone County Courthouse")
Curbside Classics: A Convention of Corvairs at the Boone County Courthouse
Posted on January 12, 2022 | 67 CommentsWhen I married my wife, she owned a rental house. It was in Lebanon, a small town that is the county seat of Boone County, Indiana, about 20 minutes up […] -
![(first posted 3/6/2013) Incredibly, it’s already been 17 years since you could last buy a brand-new Oldsmobile Ninety Eight. But those years of absence are dwarfed by the staggering 55 […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/oool.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1975 Oldsmobile Ninety Eight Regency – It’s a Bloated, Wallowy Feeling to Have an Olds Around You")
Curbside Classic: 1975 Oldsmobile Ninety Eight Regency – It’s a Bloated, Wallowy Feeling to Have an Olds Around You
Posted on January 8, 2022 | 93 Comments(first posted 3/6/2013) Incredibly, it’s already been 17 years since you could last buy a brand-new Oldsmobile Ninety Eight. But those years of absence are dwarfed by the staggering 55 […] -
![When I met my colleague Elsa, she drove a white Plymouth Acclaim. She was a woman of intelligence, education, and sophistication. So the first time we went to lunch together […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/tttth.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CC Capsule: 1992 Plymouth Acclaim — The Car For Someone Who Doesn’t Care About Cars")
CC Capsule: 1992 Plymouth Acclaim — The Car For Someone Who Doesn’t Care About Cars
Posted on January 6, 2022 | 53 CommentsWhen I met my colleague Elsa, she drove a white Plymouth Acclaim. She was a woman of intelligence, education, and sophistication. So the first time we went to lunch together […] -
![When you chart the changes of the Oldsmobile Cutlass Ciera across its 14-year run, it’s easy to break it down into the six-window era and the four-window era. Less obviously, […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/88_olds_cutlass_ciera.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CC Outtake: 1988 Oldsmobile Cutlass Ciera — Roach Of The Road In Transition")
CC Outtake: 1988 Oldsmobile Cutlass Ciera — Roach Of The Road In Transition
Posted on January 3, 2022 | 25 CommentsWhen you chart the changes of the Oldsmobile Cutlass Ciera across its 14-year run, it’s easy to break it down into the six-window era and the four-window era. Less obviously, […] -
![(first posted 12/3/2015) I love to follow the old roads. In Indiana, they don’t get much older than the National Road, which Thomas Jefferson authorized in 1806 and was built […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/bbbvj.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1967 Pontiac Bonneville – A Long, Flowing Old Car On A Long, Flowing Old Road")
Curbside Classic: 1967 Pontiac Bonneville – A Long, Flowing Old Car On A Long, Flowing Old Road
Posted on December 3, 2021 | 87 Comments(first posted 12/3/2015) I love to follow the old roads. In Indiana, they don’t get much older than the National Road, which Thomas Jefferson authorized in 1806 and was built […] -
![1914 Leeper Bridge, South Bend, Indiana (first posted 10/7/2015) This is the final part of this two-part series about bridges in the United States. See Part 1 here. As the […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/brid.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "The Automobile and the American Road Bridge – Part 2")
The Automobile and the American Road Bridge – Part 2
Posted on October 8, 2021 | 55 Comments1914 Leeper Bridge, South Bend, Indiana (first posted 10/7/2015) This is the final part of this two-part series about bridges in the United States. See Part 1 here. As the […] -
![1828 stone-arch “S bridge” and 1932 concrete-arch bridge, Blaine, Ohio (first posted 10/6/2015) Rivers, streams, lakes, and valleys have always hindered our ability to get from here to there. That’s […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/bridge.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "The Automobile and the American Road Bridge – Part 1")
The Automobile and the American Road Bridge – Part 1
Posted on October 6, 2021 | 83 Comments1828 stone-arch “S bridge” and 1932 concrete-arch bridge, Blaine, Ohio (first posted 10/6/2015) Rivers, streams, lakes, and valleys have always hindered our ability to get from here to there. That’s […] -
![From September 1 through 4 this year, I rode my bicycle across Indiana from east to west on US 40. It was a longtime dream realized — I’d wanted to […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/09/schwinn_abandoned_bridge.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "The Cars of US 40 on a Bicycle Ride Across Indiana")
The Cars of US 40 on a Bicycle Ride Across Indiana
Posted on September 22, 2021 | 77 CommentsFrom September 1 through 4 this year, I rode my bicycle across Indiana from east to west on US 40. It was a longtime dream realized — I’d wanted to […] -
![(first posted 6/8/2013) I was picking my way through a giant architectural salvage store in Chicago’s Ravenswood neighborhood when I came upon this unusual little ute. It’s hardly parked by […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/09/siam-de-tella.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1963-66 Siam Di Tella Argenta – Hecho En Argentina")
Curbside Classic: 1963-66 Siam Di Tella Argenta – Hecho En Argentina
Posted on September 19, 2021 | 32 Comments(first posted 6/8/2013) I was picking my way through a giant architectural salvage store in Chicago’s Ravenswood neighborhood when I came upon this unusual little ute. It’s hardly parked by […] -
![(first posted 8/4/2015) After the fuel crisis, it took the major US auto manufacturers the rest of the 1970s to fully respond with roomy, fuel-efficient family cars. They all […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/Chrysler-1983-E-class.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1983 Chrysler E-Class – Not Passing for Luxury")
Curbside Classic: 1983 Chrysler E-Class – Not Passing for Luxury
Posted on August 4, 2021 | 104 Comments(first posted 8/4/2015) After the fuel crisis, it took the major US auto manufacturers the rest of the 1970s to fully respond with roomy, fuel-efficient family cars. They all […] -
![Meijer is a chain of big-box stores in Michigan, Indiana, Illinois, Kentucky, Ohio, and Wisconsin. It’s like Walmart, only slightly nicer in every regard. Also like Walmart, pretty much everyone […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/91_Volvo_240_Wagon.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CCs Getting Groceries: A Collection Of Old Cars At The Big Box Store")
CCs Getting Groceries: A Collection Of Old Cars At The Big Box Store
Posted on July 13, 2021 | 26 CommentsMeijer is a chain of big-box stores in Michigan, Indiana, Illinois, Kentucky, Ohio, and Wisconsin. It’s like Walmart, only slightly nicer in every regard. Also like Walmart, pretty much everyone […] -
![In the never-ending hunt to find and photograph curbside classics, you never know when you’ll come upon something that is a real head-scratcher. To wit: this Morris Minor 1000, which […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/MorrisMinor01.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CC Capsule: Morris Minor 1000 – Let’s All Play “What The Hell Is This Car Doing Here?”")
CC Capsule: Morris Minor 1000 – Let’s All Play “What The Hell Is This Car Doing Here?”
Posted on June 30, 2021 | 26 CommentsIn the never-ending hunt to find and photograph curbside classics, you never know when you’ll come upon something that is a real head-scratcher. To wit: this Morris Minor 1000, which […]
