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- The important stuff- Been to the Indy, seen Petty race, attended the Long Beach Grand Prix, and and have lapped Talledega at 160 MPH. The personal stuff- Live in LA with my wife and daughter, work for Honda. Critical skill- Can fix anything on four wheels.
![I stopped to photograph a second generation Celica Coupe in Redondo Beach, when I spotted this very unusual Crown Hardtop. I knew it was an early model Toyota, and I also knew it wasn’t a US […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/68-Crown-Coupe-Front.1.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1 "CC Capsule: 1969 – 1971 Toyota Crown Hardtop – Found Far Away From Home")
![At present, Toyota has a US Museum located in Torrance, California. The museum is not open to the public, but last year they offered local residents a week long open house. With Toyota’s […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/Toyota-Museum-1.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1 "CC Museum: The Toyota Motor Museum in Torrance, California")
![My only hint- The car is located in the US (Los Angeles area). The picture includes a very distinctive element, so I’m betting someone will get this. But I’m also […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/CC-Clue.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1 "CC Clue- This One is Very Rare")
![Given the love lavished on the Corvair here at Curbside Classic, I had no choice but to stop and collect a few pictures of this ’61-’64 Coupe parked in front […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/Raked-Corvair-Coupe.2.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1 "Curbside Outtake: Corvair Coupe with Rake")
![As I was cruising down Lomita Boulevard, a flash of pink caught my eye. Here in Southern California, some of the older repair shops still maintain outdoor repair bays, allowing […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/61-Fury.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1 "CC Outtakes: Gasser’s Garage in Lomita")
![In 1938, Buick unveiled the Y-Job, a one off Harley Earl custom, which foreshadowed Buick’s post war styling. The Y-Job was built on a stretched Buick chassis, but only provided two […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/62-Buick-front-3-quarter.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1 "Curbside Capsule: 1962 Buick Special DeLuxe – A Different Kind of Y-Job")
![It’s been a busy winter for me, but I had some free time during Christmas week and captured this fine example of nineteen eighties NASCAR aero design. That week, I had […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/12/2-2-GP-front-three-quarter.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1 "Curbside Outtake: 1986 Pontiac Grand Prix 2 + 2 “Aero-coupe”- My Reward for 2,200 Miles on the Road")
![I really should spend the first Saturday of every month at the Palos Verdes Car Show. There’s always unusual cars to photograph, and unlike some shows, each month offers new, previously […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/MGC-GT.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1 "Car Show Classics: The October 2014 Palos Verdes Car Show")
![As you know from my recent postings, my dad and I spent the week before Labor Day touring Route 66 from Chicago to Albuquerque (and thanks to all of you […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/Me-and-Paul.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1 "CC Road Trip: How To Tour Route 66")
![As many of you know, The Cadillac Ranch resides along Route 66 several miles west of Amarillo, Texas. An art collective called the Ant Farm constructed the ranch as a […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/Cadillac-Ranch.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1 "Car Art: Cadillac Ranch on Route 66")
![After yesterday’s detour through the Pontiac-Oakland Museum, I’ve returned to my road trip report along Route 66. Dad and I spent a week touring the Mother Road from Chicago to Albuquerque, […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/DS-Route-66-Tour-18.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1 "CC Road Trip: Dave’s Route 66 Classic, Part Two")
![I promised everyone another serving of the cars I found along Route 66, but before I do, I wanted to share with you a discovery from my Route 66 adventure. Not Pontiac […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/59-Bonneville.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic Museum: The Pontiac-Oakland Museum and Resource Center")
![The week before this Labor Day, my Dad and I set out to travel Route 66 from Chicago to Albuquerque. Given Dad’s insistence on over-the-road comfort, we chose his 2003 […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/DS-Route-66-Tour-2.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1 "CC Road Trip: Dave’s Route 66 Classic, Part One")
![Last week, a friend of mine told me there was a Mustang II at a Pomona Valley junkyard. To check it out, I needed to spend an hour behind the […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/1958-Studebaker-Junkyard-1.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1 "Junkyard Classic: 1958 Studebaker Champion – The Last Full Size Studebaker Sedan")
![This Father’s Day, I had hoped to drive my 1974 Mustang II (the Soul Survivor) up to the Rocky Mountain Mustang Roundup in Steamboat Springs, Colorado. Regrettably, a major oil […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/9-1968-Mustang-High-Country-Special-1.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1 "CC Road Trip: Climbing the Mountain to Steamboat in an X-Code 390 ’68 Mustang")
