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![(2007, revised 2026) After five years living in the quiet, sheltered and nurturing environment of Iowa, my family was preparing to move to Towson, Maryland. I was twelve, that pinnacle […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/a-barn-raising-1-1624535399-115x115.jpg "Auto-Biography: Two Peak Experiences At Childhood’s End")
![(Updaed 5/7/2026) The 1969 Pontiac Farago CF 428 was the result of John Z. DeLorean asking his friend, the distinguished engineer and designer Paul Farago to come […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/Farago-sea.jpg "1969 Pontiac Farago CF 428 – John DeLorean Asks For An Exciting Car And Gets One")
![(updated 5/1/2026) Independent front suspension, air-suspension all-round, an ultra-light forward-set alloy cab only 48″ long, power steering, a complex fabricated frame that was 50% lighter, and the lightest diesel engine: […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/a-GMC-1958-crackerbox-1-1-115x115.jpg "1959-1961 GMC “Cracker Box” DLR/DFR 8000 – Why The World’s Most Advanced Semi Truck Was A Flop")
![(Updated 5/4/2026) Pity the poor Toronado. It tried to be a groundbreaker in 1966, what with its front wheel drive and bold styling. Yeah, I was impressed […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/CC-409-024.jpg "Curbside Find: 1979 -1985(?) Oldsmobile Toronado – Can Someone Muster Some Enthusiasm, Please?")
![(2007, updated 2026) As an immigrant back in the days of the “melting pot,” I was as eager to assimilate as a wide-eyed frat pledge amongst his potential brothers. I […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2011/04/little-league-2.jpg "Auto-Biography: Loyalties Tested")
![It may look like a Pontiac on the outside but there’s a Chevy underneath that handsome new styling. But then that was the way it was in Canada for many […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/a-ponch-65-fh-115x115.jpg "1965 Pontiac Strato Chief Two-Door Six-Cylinder Sedan – A Plain Chevy Hiding Under That Beautiful Pontiac Dress")
![These shots by Jon O’Grady posted at the Cohort are terrific: the two long-running COE (Cab Over Engine) tilt cab trucks from Ford and Chevy, side by side and in […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/49741202522_cfeeb615d7_k.jpg "Curbside Finds: Ford and Chevy Tilt-Cab COE Twins Caught Together")
![(2020, updated 2026) We all (hopefully) have memories of our first fast car rides. And hopefully they’re good ones. Mine were colored by severely distracting circumstances, but I still […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/a-56-ford-115x115.jpg "Auto-Biography: 1956 Ford Customline – My First 100 MPH Ride, But Under Less Than Ideal Circumstances")
![(Updated 4/22/2026) You may not be nearly as interested in this unusual find as I was, and that’s understandable. But it answered a long-simmering question as to how […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/CC-413-061.jpg "Curbside Find: Dodge Extended Wheelbase Motorhome Chassis – So That’s How They Did It")
![(updated 04/02/2026) In 1951, Studebaker introduced its new ohv V8 engine, only two years behind the groundbreaking 1949 Cadillac and Oldsmobile V8s, and several years ahead of […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/Studebaker-V8-image.jpg "The Studebaker V8 Engine – Why It Punched Below Its Weight")
![I found this 1961 Falcon Sedan Delivery basking in the golden glow of sunset near the harbor in Eureka, CA. It’s got a full load of patina on the outside. […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/a-sedf-115x115.webp "This 1961 Ford Falcon Sedan Delivery Has A Mystery In Its Cargo Area")
![(Updated 4/20/2026) I never saw a Hudson police car, but then these were a bit before my time in the US. But I can see the appeal; with […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/5400366326_2531592f99_o.jpg "Vintage Ads: Hudson Wasp Police and Jet Police – With Road-hugging Safety!")
![When I first spotted this from some distance, I thought it might be something along the lines of a Lotus 7. But as I got closer, certain elements began to […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/IMG_0678-115x115.jpeg "Found: 1990 Mazda Miata “Simplify And Add Lightness” Edition")
![(Updated 4/19/2026) Here’s something of an exotic catch. The 1962-1963 Mercury Meteor was an unqualified dud. It sold 69k in ’62, and 51k in ’63 before it […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/389934271_246530fce9_k.jpg "Curtis Perry Find: 1963 Mercury Meteor S-33 – Forgotten And Rare")
![I took this picture of my future replacement “practicing” on the Farmall H; the Ford 8N is in the distance, and the soon to be doomed Studebaker pickup as well […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/Tractor-2.jpg "Auto-Biography: Tractor Driving Maniac")
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