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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.
Curbside Classic Archives
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American Brands: GM 
American Brands: Ford 
American Brands: Chrysler 
American Brands: AMC, Jeep and All Others 
Automotive Histories and Misc. 
Asian Brands 
UK Brands 
Australian Brands 
European Brands 
Cars Of A Lifetime & Auto-Biography 
Buses 
Trucks, Pickups and Vans 
Design 
Trains, Planes & Ships 
Motorcycles, Trikes, Bicycles 
Engines, Transmissions and other Tech 
Tractors, Lawn Mowers, Off-Road Equipment 
RVs, Motorhomes, Trailers, Campers Privacy
![Curbside Classic: Rolls Royce Silver Spirit – Delivered By The Wind I’d driven by this car multiple times, but a car cover hid its classic lines. Still, the tall, boxy silhouette made it clear a Rolls Royce resided underneath. Recently though, a wind storm conspired to blow off […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/Rolls-Royce-Silver-Spirit.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1)
![Curbside Outtakes: Alfa Romeo Milano – Yet Another Invisible Italian Car The Milano deserves the full Curbside Classic treatment, but when I encountered one at Bonello’s Pizza on a Tuesday lunch run, I didn’t have a camera, just my cell phone. The […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/Alfa-Milano-1.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1)
![Curbside Question: How Far Gone is Too Far Gone? While it may appear this 1964 Pontiac Catalina 2 + 2 is waiting for a tow to the salvage yard, a closer look reveals decent tires and valid license plates. […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/Ford-Granada-Rear-3-quarter.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1)
![Curbside Follow-Up: Home Safely From Las Vegas Thanks to everyone who wished me a safe journey for my trip to Vegas last week! As you can see, the Soul Survivor has returned to her home turf, and performed […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/1974-Mustang-II-Mach-1-in-Palos-Verdes.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1)
![Car Show Classics: The 50th Anniversary Mustang Celebration, Las Vegas Hey folks, welcome to all from Las Vegas Motor Speedway, one of the sites for the Mustang’s 50th Anniversary celebration. Although it’s tough to spot in this picture, the Soul Survivor […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/65-original-paint.2.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1)
![Curbside Improvement: How To Add A Five Speed Transmission To The Soul Survivor- Easier Said Than Done On Wednesday, I introduced you to my Mustang II and described some of its unique features. Today, I’m going to show some of the work it took just to […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/Two-transmissions.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1)
![Curbside Classic Clue PLUS a Curbside Meet-Up in Vegas Hello everyone, it’s good to see you all again. I’ve been very busy over the past few weeks preparing for an upcoming trip, so my postings have been a […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/April-14-2014-Clue.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1)
![CC Outtake – The Elusive Palos Verdes Land Rover Something about Land Rovers brings to mind Marlin Perkins on “Mutual of Omaha’s Wild Kingdom.” In the back of my head, I can picture Marlin venturing out into the African […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/Land-Rover.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1)
![Curbside Outtakes: Ford Cortina Mark I- Practicing My Rolling Photography Technique Last Friday, as I drove north on the 605 towards the 91 (that’s California speak for Interstate 605 and California State Highway 91), I rolled past this Ford Cortina Mark […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/Ford-Cortina-at-speed-1-.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1)

![CC Outtake: Chopped Volvo 245 – How To Frighten Small Children The desert east of LA always offers interesting automotive sights, and last Sunday was no different. I spotted this custom Volvo wagon sitting outside the Autozone in Twentynine Palms, and immediately turned back to my […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/Volvo-245-Chopped-front.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1)
![Car Show Classic: This Month’s Palos Verdes Collection, Mostly Pre-1975 Welcome to another sunny California Saturday morning at the monthly Palos Verdes Peninsula Car Show. Since I’m posting this in mid-February, I know many of you haven’t visited any car […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/51-52-Dodge-Business-Coupe.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1)
![CC Capsule: VW Adventurewagen – So Cal’s Version Of The Westfalia For those of you back East still recovering from a week of bad weather, here’s a shot of sunny Southern California, complete with a local resident. We’re all familiar with the […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/Adventurewagen-logo.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1)
![Curbside Capsule: 1974 (?) AMC Hornet- Future Curbside Classic The Curbside Effect kicked in again, delivering to us this ’74-’77 AMC Hornet. Normally, I’d just throw these pictures in the files for a future Curbside Classic, but I wanted to […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/AMC-Hornet-Hatchback.2.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1)
![What If: AMC Eagle Wagon – Let’s Talk Power Options I’ve been holding onto these Eagle Wagon pictures since last July. Paul’s article on the Eagle covered the topic thoroughly, eliminating the need to post a historical article. Still this is a […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/Front-3-quarter1.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1)


