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![(first posted 4/21/2012) I have never been to Eugene, Oregon. You see, I am a corn-fed midwestern boy, born in Michigan and raised in the Hoosier state. We eat breaded […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/04/1967DodgeA10003.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1967 Dodge A-100 – What Are You Doing Here, Eugene")
Curbside Classic: 1967 Dodge A-100 – What Are You Doing Here, Eugene
Posted on February 27, 2016 | 45 Comments(first posted 4/21/2012) I have never been to Eugene, Oregon. You see, I am a corn-fed midwestern boy, born in Michigan and raised in the Hoosier state. We eat breaded […] -
![Inside of this nondescript building is a treasure. At least some people would consider it a treasure. For this building contains the historical archives of the Studebaker Corporation. And it […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/StudebakerArchives01Crop.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Cache – The Archives at the Studebaker National Museum")
Curbside Cache – The Archives at the Studebaker National Museum
Posted on November 19, 2015 | 35 CommentsInside of this nondescript building is a treasure. At least some people would consider it a treasure. For this building contains the historical archives of the Studebaker Corporation. And it […] -
![“Well, you are in it now, Kevin” he said to himself as slid into the seat of the old Chrysler. “Tim, you idiot, Tim!” he said as soon as the last thought […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/1967ChryslerNewport08.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Fiction – Your New Life Awaits")
Curbside Fiction – Your New Life Awaits
Posted on October 13, 2015 | 24 Comments“Well, you are in it now, Kevin” he said to himself as slid into the seat of the old Chrysler. “Tim, you idiot, Tim!” he said as soon as the last thought […] -
![It has been awhile since I have written about any of my own cars, and some other updates will be in order. But for today, the topic is my 2007 […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/2007HondaFit01.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Update/QOTD – 2007 Honda Fit Sport – Lacking Clarity")
Curbside Update/QOTD – 2007 Honda Fit Sport – Lacking Clarity
Posted on September 28, 2015 | 52 CommentsIt has been awhile since I have written about any of my own cars, and some other updates will be in order. But for today, the topic is my 2007 […] -
![(first posted 3/21/2012) Can a vehicle be a Curbside Classic if it is still in production? When it is a throwback like the Club Wagon Chateau (and when I […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/03/1995FordClubWagon03-crop.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1995 Ford Club Wagon Chateau – Welcome to the Club")
Curbside Classic: 1995 Ford Club Wagon Chateau – Welcome to the Club
Posted on June 28, 2015 | 74 Comments(first posted 3/21/2012) Can a vehicle be a Curbside Classic if it is still in production? When it is a throwback like the Club Wagon Chateau (and when I […] -
![(first posted 8/25/2011) During my adolescent years, virtually all of my firsthand experience with cars from the 1950s came from plastic model kits. It seemed from my vantage […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/08/1956FordFairlane03.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1956 Ford Fairlane – Beautiful, But Still The Bridesmaid")
Curbside Classic: 1956 Ford Fairlane – Beautiful, But Still The Bridesmaid
Posted on May 28, 2015 | 82 Comments(first posted 8/25/2011) During my adolescent years, virtually all of my firsthand experience with cars from the 1950s came from plastic model kits. It seemed from my vantage […] -
![(first posted 10/28/2011) “Honey, does this make my rear end look too big?” This is a question that, when asked by his sweetheart, strikes fear into the heart of every male. The problem is that […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/10/1962PontiacStarChief01-crop1.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1962 Pontiac Star Chief – Does This Color Make My Butt Look Big?")
Curbside Classic: 1962 Pontiac Star Chief – Does This Color Make My Butt Look Big?
Posted on May 14, 2015 | 74 Comments(first posted 10/28/2011) “Honey, does this make my rear end look too big?” This is a question that, when asked by his sweetheart, strikes fear into the heart of every male. The problem is that […] -
![Last summer, one of my sons and I spent an afternoon at the Studebaker National Museum in South Bend, Indiana. I have always liked the 1947 Studebaker (Is it coming […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/1947StudebakerWoody01.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Museum Classic: 1947 Studebaker Champion Station Wagon Prototype – Woody in the Woods")
Museum Classic: 1947 Studebaker Champion Station Wagon Prototype – Woody in the Woods
Posted on April 22, 2015 | 23 CommentsLast summer, one of my sons and I spent an afternoon at the Studebaker National Museum in South Bend, Indiana. I have always liked the 1947 Studebaker (Is it coming […] -
![Earlier today, Brendan Saur shared a picture of some of the cars on his street when he was but a tot. Which made me think, do we car-crazed people who […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/1963-Avanti.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "QOTD: What Were the Most Interesting Cars on the Street where You Grew Up?")
QOTD: What Were the Most Interesting Cars on the Street where You Grew Up?
Posted on April 7, 2015 | 148 CommentsEarlier today, Brendan Saur shared a picture of some of the cars on his street when he was but a tot. Which made me think, do we car-crazed people who […] -
![For the most part, Chrysler in the 1970s was a pretty grim story. From the high-powered glory years of the Hemi and the 440 Six-Pack, Chryler soon slunk through a […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/1972DodgeCoronetCrestwoodRT01.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1972 Dodge Coronet Crestwood R/T – The Scat Packer")
Curbside Classic: 1972 Dodge Coronet Crestwood R/T – The Scat Packer
Posted on April 1, 2015 | 52 CommentsFor the most part, Chrysler in the 1970s was a pretty grim story. From the high-powered glory years of the Hemi and the 440 Six-Pack, Chryler soon slunk through a […] -
![(first posted 7/3/2011) Those of us who have owned several cars very seldom get to re-connect with an old one. Sure, we may see them around for awhile after we […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/07/89Cadillac-crop.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Cars Of A Lifetime: 1989 Cadillac Brougham – Hello, Old Friend")
Cars Of A Lifetime: 1989 Cadillac Brougham – Hello, Old Friend
Posted on March 24, 2015 | 65 Comments(first posted 7/3/2011) Those of us who have owned several cars very seldom get to re-connect with an old one. Sure, we may see them around for awhile after we […] -
![When I began writing for CC, I was the almost perfect Yin to Paul Niedermeyer’s Yang. He hails originally from Europe, I am a native-born American. He has mostly lived on the […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/1997Miata01.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "My New Curbside Classic: 1997 Mazda MX-5 Miata – The Niedermeyerization of JPC is Complete")
My New Curbside Classic: 1997 Mazda MX-5 Miata – The Niedermeyerization of JPC is Complete
Posted on January 6, 2015 | 93 CommentsWhen I began writing for CC, I was the almost perfect Yin to Paul Niedermeyer’s Yang. He hails originally from Europe, I am a native-born American. He has mostly lived on the […] -
![It was a swing and a miss for our normally astute commentariat on the last clue. But I suppose that some of you would consider it a badge of […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/12/141223Clue-crop.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CC Clue: Hmmmmmmmmm . . . . .")
CC Clue: Hmmmmmmmmm . . . . .
Posted on December 23, 2014 | 12 CommentsIt was a swing and a miss for our normally astute commentariat on the last clue. But I suppose that some of you would consider it a badge of […] -
![Roger 628 jumped right out front with the correct answer to Sunday afternoon’s Clue for the ’66 Lincoln. Today might see another of our astute readers grab this Clue by […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/141125Clue-crop.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CC Clue")
CC Clue
Posted on November 20, 2014 | 24 CommentsRoger 628 jumped right out front with the correct answer to Sunday afternoon’s Clue for the ’66 Lincoln. Today might see another of our astute readers grab this Clue by […] -
![I love Bullet Birds. Actually, I love them better when we call them Cigar Birds, but tomayto/tomahto, and all that. I loved these so much I bought one. And as […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/Ford-1962-Thunderbird-Sports-Roadster-ad-b-766x1024.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CC Capsule: 1962 Ford Thunderbird – Let’s Talk About the Sports Roadster")
CC Capsule: 1962 Ford Thunderbird – Let’s Talk About the Sports Roadster
Posted on October 21, 2014 | 43 CommentsI love Bullet Birds. Actually, I love them better when we call them Cigar Birds, but tomayto/tomahto, and all that. I loved these so much I bought one. And as […]
