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Curbside Classics Archives
About Author: Kevin Martin
Posts by Kevin Martin
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![(first posted 1/1/2013) The Rockford Files ran between September of 1974 and January 1980. Jim Rockford ran his private detective business from his house trailer on the beach in […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/12/01-Firebird.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Cinema: The Rockford Files")
Curbside Cinema: The Rockford Files
Posted on July 28, 2019 | 93 Comments(first posted 1/1/2013) The Rockford Files ran between September of 1974 and January 1980. Jim Rockford ran his private detective business from his house trailer on the beach in […] -
![(first posted 7/16/2013) The 2013 Race to the Clouds is over, and not surprisingly new records were set, albeit on a completely paved course. Pretty hard to work up […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/01-Toronado.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "1966 Pikes Peak Hillclimb")
1966 Pikes Peak Hillclimb
Posted on July 16, 2019 | 36 Comments(first posted 7/16/2013) The 2013 Race to the Clouds is over, and not surprisingly new records were set, albeit on a completely paved course. Pretty hard to work up […] -
![(first posted 3/5/2014) It was early June in 1970. I had just graduated from college, with honors no less, and was kinda wondering what my next step in life […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/01-Texas-Rare-Bear.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Sunday! Sunday! Sunday! Great Lakes Dragway 1970")
Sunday! Sunday! Sunday! Great Lakes Dragway 1970
Posted on March 14, 2019 | 56 Comments(first posted 3/5/2014) It was early June in 1970. I had just graduated from college, with honors no less, and was kinda wondering what my next step in life […] -
![(first posted 3/12/2014) Wax on, wax off. Well, not quite. I had just finished compounding, cleaning and waxing my girlfriend’s Healey 3000 Mk III–something it had never been treated to […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/04-67-Austin-Healey.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Cars of My Girlfriends: 1967 Austin Healey 3000")
Cars of My Girlfriends: 1967 Austin Healey 3000
Posted on March 8, 2019 | 60 Comments(first posted 3/12/2014) Wax on, wax off. Well, not quite. I had just finished compounding, cleaning and waxing my girlfriend’s Healey 3000 Mk III–something it had never been treated to […] -
![(first posted 4/2/2014) Jimmy Bryan won the 1958 Indy 500 driving for car owner/builder George Salih. Salih was an engineer and foreman for Meyer-Drake, the Los Angeles firm that […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/01-Bryan.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Brickyard Classic: 1958 Indy 500 – The Salih and Epperly “Laydown” Roadsters")
Brickyard Classic: 1958 Indy 500 – The Salih and Epperly “Laydown” Roadsters
Posted on September 16, 2018 | 25 Comments(first posted 4/2/2014) Jimmy Bryan won the 1958 Indy 500 driving for car owner/builder George Salih. Salih was an engineer and foreman for Meyer-Drake, the Los Angeles firm that […] -
![(all photos by the author) (first posted 8/25/12) My first real job was in the summer of 1964 when I worked for a taxi company in San Juan, Puerto Rico. […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/07-Dodges.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CC Memoir: My Checkered Career With Checker Cabs")
CC Memoir: My Checkered Career With Checker Cabs
Posted on June 4, 2018 | 90 Comments(all photos by the author) (first posted 8/25/12) My first real job was in the summer of 1964 when I worked for a taxi company in San Juan, Puerto Rico. […] -
![(first posted 6/29/2013) My ‘57 Chevy had developed an inordinate thirst for oil to the point of appearing to be a mobile fumigation unit. Time to go, so when […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/60-Plymouth-01.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "COAL: 1960 Plymouth – Felicia Fury")
COAL: 1960 Plymouth – Felicia Fury
Posted on April 3, 2018 | 99 Comments(first posted 6/29/2013) My ‘57 Chevy had developed an inordinate thirst for oil to the point of appearing to be a mobile fumigation unit. Time to go, so when […] -
![Foreword: The 1964 Dodge Commercial post the other day got a bit off track politically and became contentious, but it was interesting to note that in the text of the […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/02/1923-Jordan-Playboy1.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "1923 Jordan Playboy Ad: The First Car Ad To Sell The Sizzle, Not The Steak")
1923 Jordan Playboy Ad: The First Car Ad To Sell The Sizzle, Not The Steak
Posted on February 19, 2017 | 53 CommentsForeword: The 1964 Dodge Commercial post the other day got a bit off track politically and became contentious, but it was interesting to note that in the text of the […] -
![(first posted 10/6/2012) What inspired Plymouth to offer the Mod Top option on the 1969 Plymouths? Quite possibly it was the paint jobs created in 1966 by Chicago […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/1966-Chrysler-10-111.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Pop Print/Mod Top Genesis?")
Pop Print/Mod Top Genesis?
Posted on February 5, 2017 | 23 Comments(first posted 10/6/2012) What inspired Plymouth to offer the Mod Top option on the 1969 Plymouths? Quite possibly it was the paint jobs created in 1966 by Chicago […] -
![(first posted 9/2/2012) In 1979, my good friend Bob Frerck asked me to accompany him on a four-month photography job in Mexico and Guatemala. Although we had worked together […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/07/01-The-Angel-s.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Cars Of A Lifetime: 1977 Dodge 200 Tradesman Van")
Cars Of A Lifetime: 1977 Dodge 200 Tradesman Van
Posted on September 28, 2016 | 25 Comments(first posted 9/2/2012) In 1979, my good friend Bob Frerck asked me to accompany him on a four-month photography job in Mexico and Guatemala. Although we had worked together […] -
![(first posted 11/14/2012) Dr. Niedermeyer’s brief fling with a 1961 Ford Starliner was as amusing as it was confounding. How could one of the world’s leading authorities on electroencephalography be […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/53-Camel-Toe.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Bonneville Wonders: 1961 Ford Galaxie Starliner")
Bonneville Wonders: 1961 Ford Galaxie Starliner
Posted on August 7, 2016 | 15 Comments(first posted 11/14/2012) Dr. Niedermeyer’s brief fling with a 1961 Ford Starliner was as amusing as it was confounding. How could one of the world’s leading authorities on electroencephalography be […] -
![(first posted 9/1/2012) Nineteen sixty-five was a seminal year at Indy. The transition from front-engine roadsters to rear- engine “funny cars” was in full swing. It […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/01-Danbury.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "The Danbury Racearena 1971: Saturday Night Flathead Fever")
The Danbury Racearena 1971: Saturday Night Flathead Fever
Posted on May 21, 2016 | 18 Comments(first posted 9/1/2012) Nineteen sixty-five was a seminal year at Indy. The transition from front-engine roadsters to rear- engine “funny cars” was in full swing. It […] -
![(first posted 1/7/2013) I bought a bunch of postcards, probably when I attended the Indy 500 in 1964. Many of my heroes were shown still driving Offy dinosaurs. […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/02-Foyt.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Historic Indy 500 Postcards")
Historic Indy 500 Postcards
Posted on December 1, 2014 | 22 Comments(first posted 1/7/2013) I bought a bunch of postcards, probably when I attended the Indy 500 in 1964. Many of my heroes were shown still driving Offy dinosaurs. […] -
![[first posted 6/23/2012. For those who missed the earlier parts, these photos were shot by the author on his Kodak Instamatic 100 using Kodachrome film. Part 1 is here, Part […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/12-McElreath.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "The 1965 Indy 500, Part 3: The Rear Engine Explosion")
The 1965 Indy 500, Part 3: The Rear Engine Explosion
Posted on November 30, 2014 | 16 Comments[first posted 6/23/2012. For those who missed the earlier parts, these photos were shot by the author on his Kodak Instamatic 100 using Kodachrome film. Part 1 is here, Part […] -
![(first posted 6/16/2012) Andy Granatelli, the CEO of STP (Scientifically Treated Petroleum) was a shameless huckster. But he was also a bona fide hot rodder with a long association […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/03-Gregory.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "The 1965 Indy 500, Part 2 – The Novis And The Rear Engine Revolution")
The 1965 Indy 500, Part 2 – The Novis And The Rear Engine Revolution
Posted on November 29, 2014 | 28 Comments(first posted 6/16/2012) Andy Granatelli, the CEO of STP (Scientifically Treated Petroleum) was a shameless huckster. But he was also a bona fide hot rodder with a long association […]
