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- Airplane nerd since birth. VW guy since teens. Honda guy since 20s. Retired guy and SAHD currently. Gourmand. Cormudgeon. Smartass.
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Curbside Classics Archives
About Author: Mark
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![Somehow I have owned two American cars, which is unusual for me and for my family. My wife has only had one, and my parents did have a Pinto […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/2014_chevrolet_cruze_f34_top10_82114_1600-4048798719.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "My 2013 Chevy Cruze: A Short Lived Happy Drive")
My 2013 Chevy Cruze: A Short Lived Happy Drive
Posted on May 17, 2025 | 23 CommentsSomehow I have owned two American cars, which is unusual for me and for my family. My wife has only had one, and my parents did have a Pinto […] -
![Almost as rough as the one from camp. When I search online for old pickups, they all look so… clean. Though I was never a “truck driver,” I’ve driven […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/1985-osh-truck-first-manual.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Trucks I Have Known")
Trucks I Have Known
Posted on May 10, 2025 | 16 CommentsAlmost as rough as the one from camp. When I search online for old pickups, they all look so… clean. Though I was never a “truck driver,” I’ve driven […] -
![Foxes! In 1993 I was working full-time at the airport and on the verge of getting married. I felt like I needed a more “grown-up” car than my ‘72 Bus. […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/449682122_10233248328128662_888733197948242392_n.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Foxes! – My 1987, 1990, 1993 VW Foxes")
Foxes! – My 1987, 1990, 1993 VW Foxes
Posted on May 3, 2025 | 34 CommentsFoxes! In 1993 I was working full-time at the airport and on the verge of getting married. I felt like I needed a more “grown-up” car than my ‘72 Bus. […] -
![This story pisses me off every time I tell it. In late 1994, we got my now-ex-wife a ‘95 Mazda Protege. Dark blue, with purple tones in certain light. […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/cbed6391af820b4baf9b6b516b470bd2-mazda-years-2862461483.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "My 1995 Mazda Protege: Zoom Zoom, Whir, Crunch, And Pop – Lemon Law Protege")
My 1995 Mazda Protege: Zoom Zoom, Whir, Crunch, And Pop – Lemon Law Protege
Posted on April 26, 2025 | 27 CommentsThis story pisses me off every time I tell it. In late 1994, we got my now-ex-wife a ‘95 Mazda Protege. Dark blue, with purple tones in certain light. […] -
![In the summer of 1993, when the temperature was topping 90 every day and the world was one of swimming pools, sports, and suntans, I was thinking about winter. […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/IMG_7692.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "My 1972 VW Bus – Basic Transporter")
My 1972 VW Bus – Basic Transporter
Posted on April 19, 2025 | 38 CommentsIn the summer of 1993, when the temperature was topping 90 every day and the world was one of swimming pools, sports, and suntans, I was thinking about winter. […] -
![In 1989 I graduated college, didn’t have a job lined up, and wasn’t sure what I wanted to do. So I decided to take a trip across the country. The […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/IMG_7698.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "My 1981 Civic Wagon – The Short Life Of A Desert Rat")
My 1981 Civic Wagon – The Short Life Of A Desert Rat
Posted on April 12, 2025 | 23 CommentsIn 1989 I graduated college, didn’t have a job lined up, and wasn’t sure what I wanted to do. So I decided to take a trip across the country. The […] -
![My first car was a baby blue ‘71 Super Beetle, in 1987. It was payment of a debt; after a bunch of us students helped my high school math teacher […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/IMG_7694.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "My ’71 Super Beetle – You Always Remember Your First Time")
My ’71 Super Beetle – You Always Remember Your First Time
Posted on April 5, 2025 | 39 CommentsMy first car was a baby blue ‘71 Super Beetle, in 1987. It was payment of a debt; after a bunch of us students helped my high school math teacher […] -
![First car I remember is my parents’ MG 1100. Dark green. A lot like this one. Looked like a somewhat bigger Mini, pretty much. Big enough for a kid in […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/82337999_o-2392851052.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Cars Of My Parents")
Cars Of My Parents
Posted on March 28, 2025 | 33 CommentsFirst car I remember is my parents’ MG 1100. Dark green. A lot like this one. Looked like a somewhat bigger Mini, pretty much. Big enough for a kid in […]
