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Curbside Classics Archives
About Author: Jim Brophy
Posts by Jim Brophy
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![In 1979 I headed to upstate New York for my first USAF duty assignment – at Plattsburgh AFB. Plattsburgh was about 30 minutes from Lake Placid and about the […]](https://i2.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/247606141813car-1-e1595847782517.jpg?resize=115%2C111&ssl=1 "COAL: 1979 Subaru 1600 4WD Wagon – Snowpiercer")
COAL: 1979 Subaru 1600 4WD Wagon – Snowpiercer
Posted on July 25, 2020 | 15 CommentsIn 1979 I headed to upstate New York for my first USAF duty assignment – at Plattsburgh AFB. Plattsburgh was about 30 minutes from Lake Placid and about the […] -
![Old, vintage advertisements for intercity and urban-transit buses have always fascinated me – perhaps because I’m ancient enough to have rode on a few of them. Here are just a […]](https://i1.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/oo1946_Aerocoach_1.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Bus Stop Classics: Vintage Bus Advertisements from Around the World")
Bus Stop Classics: Vintage Bus Advertisements from Around the World
Posted on July 4, 2020 | 20 CommentsOld, vintage advertisements for intercity and urban-transit buses have always fascinated me – perhaps because I’m ancient enough to have rode on a few of them. Here are just a […] -
![In 1976, working part-time and going into my junior year in college, I found myself with a little extra money. Up until then, I had owned only used cars; which […]](https://i2.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/4890297162_671db2fbb0_b-1-e1592896683816.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "COAL: 1976 Plymouth Arrow – Hitting the Bullseye Dead Center")
COAL: 1976 Plymouth Arrow – Hitting the Bullseye Dead Center
Posted on June 27, 2020 | 28 CommentsIn 1976, working part-time and going into my junior year in college, I found myself with a little extra money. Up until then, I had owned only used cars; which […] -
![Disclaimer: Do not read this article if you are depressed, sad, melancholy, or despondent – it will only make your condition worse. Well, that’s not really true – it can […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/post-79646-143138694921_thumb-1-e1592395034866.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "COAL: 1980 Buick Skylark – My Six Months of Anguish With a GM Deadly Sin")
COAL: 1980 Buick Skylark – My Six Months of Anguish With a GM Deadly Sin
Posted on June 20, 2020 | 68 CommentsDisclaimer: Do not read this article if you are depressed, sad, melancholy, or despondent – it will only make your condition worse. Well, that’s not really true – it can […] -
![I apologize to our readers for writing these COAL entries out of sequence – I typically just wait for the urge to hit me regarding one of these vehicles I’ve […]](https://i1.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/70416049-770-0@2X-1-e1592453899495.jpg?resize=115%2C96&ssl=1 "COAL: 1969 Oldsmobile Delta 88 – All Aboard the Green Bus")
COAL: 1969 Oldsmobile Delta 88 – All Aboard the Green Bus
Posted on June 13, 2020 | 25 CommentsI apologize to our readers for writing these COAL entries out of sequence – I typically just wait for the urge to hit me regarding one of these vehicles I’ve […] -
![I always enjoy a good, crisp black and white photo – like a classic Black and White movie, the use of shadow and light can create a very moving effect. […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/15b7bd327f24304e710aa9f9301621ea-1-e1590992559498.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Bus Stop Classics: Miscellaneous 1940’s-1960’s Vintage Bus and Trolley Photos #3 – Toronto, Baltimore, and Pittsburgh In Full Color")
Bus Stop Classics: Miscellaneous 1940’s-1960’s Vintage Bus and Trolley Photos #3 – Toronto, Baltimore, and Pittsburgh In Full Color
Posted on June 6, 2020 | 22 CommentsI always enjoy a good, crisp black and white photo – like a classic Black and White movie, the use of shadow and light can create a very moving effect. […] -
Bus Stop Classics: Miscellaneous 1940’s-1960’s Bus Photos #2 – LA, Philadelphia, and Detroit
Posted on May 23, 2020 | 25 CommentsA few more interesting vintage photos of buses and trolleys at work in the middle of the 20th century… -
![I always enjoy seeing vintage buses and other mass transportation equipment in their natural habitat framed in an interesting historical setting, so here are just some random pics scoured from […]](https://i1.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/9676e4885e39d6c575aeee63c0cea1d0-1-e1588426267830.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Bus Stop Classics: Miscellaneous 1940’s – 1960’s Bus Pictures with Miscellaneous Comments")
Bus Stop Classics: Miscellaneous 1940’s – 1960’s Bus Pictures with Miscellaneous Comments
Posted on May 16, 2020 | 33 CommentsI always enjoy seeing vintage buses and other mass transportation equipment in their natural habitat framed in an interesting historical setting, so here are just some random pics scoured from […] -
![As we discussed last week, in 1999 I had returned from Japan and was looking forward to re-engaging with the classic Lincoln community and acquire a ’66 or ’67 Continental […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/1383eff946ed406701c1ce3819c28e0d-1-e1589028440113.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "COAL: 1967 Lincoln Continental Coupe – Black on Top, Unfortunately Brown on the Bottom")
COAL: 1967 Lincoln Continental Coupe – Black on Top, Unfortunately Brown on the Bottom
Posted on May 9, 2020 | 36 CommentsAs we discussed last week, in 1999 I had returned from Japan and was looking forward to re-engaging with the classic Lincoln community and acquire a ’66 or ’67 Continental […] -
![Last week we looked at the 1999 Chrysler LHS I owned after returning from a long work assignment in Japan. Now back in the US for hopefully at least a […]](https://i2.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/78-001-2-1-e1588055080246.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "COAL: 1978 Lincoln Continental Town Coupe – One of Those “Once in a Lifetime” Finds")
COAL: 1978 Lincoln Continental Town Coupe – One of Those “Once in a Lifetime” Finds
Posted on May 2, 2020 | 26 CommentsLast week we looked at the 1999 Chrysler LHS I owned after returning from a long work assignment in Japan. Now back in the US for hopefully at least a […] -
![A few posts back I wrote about some of the rolling wrecks I owned in the “deadly decade” of the 1980’s; the “flammable” 1981 Buick Skylark and the “napkin-munching” 1986 […]](https://i1.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/chrysler-lhs-1999-chrysler-lhs-white_7434808385-1.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "COAL: 1999 Chrysler LHS – A Car That Renewed My Faith in the US Auto Industry…Almost")
COAL: 1999 Chrysler LHS – A Car That Renewed My Faith in the US Auto Industry…Almost
Posted on April 25, 2020 | 25 CommentsA few posts back I wrote about some of the rolling wrecks I owned in the “deadly decade” of the 1980’s; the “flammable” 1981 Buick Skylark and the “napkin-munching” 1986 […] -
![Fellow contributor and good friend Johannes Dutch had an interesting recommendation on a previous post where I asked for suggestions on my next car – he recommended a new Volvo […]](https://i1.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/1953-volvo-b-727-1-e1585914307670.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Bus Stop Classics: 1950’s Volvo Buses – Some Mild, Some Wild…")
Bus Stop Classics: 1950’s Volvo Buses – Some Mild, Some Wild…
Posted on April 11, 2020 | 21 CommentsFellow contributor and good friend Johannes Dutch had an interesting recommendation on a previous post where I asked for suggestions on my next car – he recommended a new Volvo […] -
![As I mentioned in a post a few weeks ago, I’ve bought several new cars that were clear, unqualified disasters -these cars were so bad they still give me Stephen […]](https://i2.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/i751637-e1585993304282.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "COAL/QOTD: 1986 Ford Escort GT – Do You Have a New Car Horror Story?")
COAL/QOTD: 1986 Ford Escort GT – Do You Have a New Car Horror Story?
Posted on April 5, 2020 | 27 CommentsAs I mentioned in a post a few weeks ago, I’ve bought several new cars that were clear, unqualified disasters -these cars were so bad they still give me Stephen […] -
![It’s now almost ten years – I bought my current 2012 Volvo C30 T5 in Sept 2011. It’s been a great car – I usually get “new car syndrome” around […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/IMGP2809-1-e1582889255372.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "QOTD: Fellow CC Readers, I Seek Your Opinion – What Should I Buy?")
QOTD: Fellow CC Readers, I Seek Your Opinion – What Should I Buy?
Posted on March 28, 2020 | 25 CommentsIt’s now almost ten years – I bought my current 2012 Volvo C30 T5 in Sept 2011. It’s been a great car – I usually get “new car syndrome” around […] -
![It’s tough on my ego to admit it, but over 48 years of driving, I’ve bought a few stinkers – cars with some REALLY bad reputations; a 1981 Buick Skylark […]](https://i1.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/d91e1eabc6b3783a99eb5d403fffec72-e1584015000970.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "COAL/QOTD: 1981 Olds Cutlass Diesel – Did You Ever Own a Car With a Terrible Reputation That Was Actually Pretty Good?")
COAL/QOTD: 1981 Olds Cutlass Diesel – Did You Ever Own a Car With a Terrible Reputation That Was Actually Pretty Good?
Posted on March 14, 2020 | 75 CommentsIt’s tough on my ego to admit it, but over 48 years of driving, I’ve bought a few stinkers – cars with some REALLY bad reputations; a 1981 Buick Skylark […]
