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- I write about anything I find interesting. Hopefully that aligns with what at least some readers also find interesting. I adopted my avatar after writing an article about the 1953 movie Crime Wave (see Curbside Cinema: A Crime Wave Of Lincolns) because I liked the movie and the character. I later found out that the actor Sterling Hayden was quite a character, not a typical actor at all. Look him up, it's worth the time!
![When I went to the Barrett-Jackson auction in Scottsdale, Arizona this year, it was the first time since 2010. Though there was no shortage of drool worthy cars and […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/themes/arras-3.0.3/images/thumbnail.png "Auction Classic Flashback: Barrett-Jackson 2010 (part 2 of 2)")
![In October I wrapped up my unintentionally epic series of 20 articles based on my trip to the Scottsdale classic car auctions this year. I profiled a couple hundred […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/50sJaguar.01-10-1.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1 "Auction Classic Flashback: Barrett-Jackson 2010 (part 1 of 2)")
![As a post script on my Scottsdale auction series, the Barrett-Jackson auction in Scottsdale had a small Bullitt theme running through it. Fans of the Highland Green Mustangs […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/bb75e4fc-9026-4d64-99de-5fc673de778f.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1 "Auction Classic: The Bullitt Mustangs")
![So here it is. After nineteen articles and a few hundred cars profiled, I’m declaring this to be my favorite of all the vehicles I saw in January […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/a572dbc3-65ee-4ded-9fd3-e59b3ae79903.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1 "Auction Classic: 1966 Buick Riviera GS – the best in Scottsdale 2018")
![Today’s Buicks are mostly pleasant, but unexceptional, sedans and SUVs made for the Chinese market (oh, and also sold in the U.S.!). It wasn’t always so. Buicks had an important […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/535515.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1 "Auction Classic: Buicks in Scottsdale 2018")
![One of the joys of attending a massive event like Auction Week in Scottsdale is that due to the large number of vehicles (about 2,700), there are inevitably some […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/DSCF7228.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1 "Auction Classic: Wagons, Independents and Freaks in Scottsdale 2018")
![As a child of the ’80’s, I’ve always liked Fox-body Mustangs. The generation’s best years of ’87-’93 correspond exactly with my high school and college days, when I […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/DSCF7034.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1 "Auction Classic: Flashy Fords in Scottsdale 2018, part 3 Foxy Bodies")
![Ford Mustang: one of the most popular American cars of all time, even among non-car people. They may not know or like all of them, but probably a least the […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/DSCF7432.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1 "Auction Classic: Flashy Fords in Scottsdale 2018, part 2 Mustangs")
![Two cars that are mainstays at any classic car show or auction are Ford’s Thunderbird and Mustang. If you are at a North American car event that doesn’t have at […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/DSCF7336.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1 "Auction Classic: Flashy Fords in Scottsdale 2018, part 1 Thunderbirds")
![Earlier today I posted the article on Pontiacs at the Scottsdale auctions this year. GTO’s naturally figured prominently there and it got me thinking: what was the last “real” GTO? […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/b706e6acf36de5cf8b2a45b686a879de.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1 "QOTD: What Do You Consider To Be The Last GTO?")
![There is no denying Pontiac was cool in the 1960’s and ’70’s. Very few enthusiasts of American cars of the era can say that there aren’t at least a […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/DSCF7528.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1 "Auction Classics: Pontiacs in Scottsdale 2018 – The Chief Attractions")
![Any lover of American cars has some Lincolns that are on their short, or at least their long, list of favorite automobiles. For some of you, those cars may have […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/th.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1 "Auction Classic: Lincolns in Scottsdale 2018, Part 2 (1972-1995)")
![Lincoln is not among the oldest American auto companies, but it has a more distinguished and interesting history than many. Attending three large classic car auctions in Scottsdale, Arizona in […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/DSCF7023.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1 "Auction Classics: Lincolns in Scottsdale 2018, Part 1 (1942-1967)")
![In researching my article on Oldsmobiles at the Scottsdale auctions, I was stuck by how many variations Olds offered in the sixties. Brock Yates mentioned in his 1968 C/D article […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/index.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1 "Wait, Oldsmobile Had How Many Models in 1966?")
![If you like postwar American cars, there are probably at least a few Oldsmobiles that you like. Since the division has been gone over ten years now, it’s easy to […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/535521.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1 "Auction Classics: Oldsmobile in Scottsdale 2018")
