- Website
- http://betterbeaters.blogspot.com/
- Description
- Lifetime SF Bay Area resident. Been messing around with bikes and cars for 45 years. Still doing it and having fun. I like to find the affordable but interesting cars to have fun with. I prefer to drive not idolize my cars. I started a blog a couple of years ago. I can say that I'm learning more and my writing and posting skills are improving .
![In 1974, ABC broadcast a made for prime time TV movie about a hot rodder who squares off against a sadistic small town Sheriff. It starred two human actors. […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/SAM_2586.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "My Hobby Car of a Lifetime #17: ’06 Mustang GT — This Is My California Kid!")
![I came very late to the SUV game, and I was actually one of those guys that thought that SUVs were over the top and superfluous. “Most families’ needs […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/SAM_0134.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "My Hobby Car of a Lifetime #16: 1997 Ford Explorer – Curiosity Runs In The Family")
![I had never owned a Barn Find or Yard Car… yet. These are currently all the rage, but as a young high school freshman I fantasized about an abandoned […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/SAM_0411-Edited-2.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "My Hobby Car of a Lifetime #15: 1951 Jaguar Mark VII — The Empire Strikes Back!")
![I had thought of my XJS as a long-term project. I had read on the Jaguar Forums that the ’97-’99 Jaguar XJ6 was the most reliable and trouble-free later […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/DSC09445.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "My Hobby Car Of A Lifetime #14: 1997 Jaguar XJ6L — “Is This What It Feels Like To Be Rich?”")
![It all started innocently enough. I like to visit used bookstores when I’m out of town. My wife and I were staying in Anaheim, and I found the Bookman […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/2015-09-02-10.11.23-1.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "My Hobby Car Of A Lifetime #13: 1989 Jaguar XJS — The Desire To Be Legendary")
![My ownership of a new ’07 Mustang led to the purchase of my ’96 Mustang. I found my experience with the ’96 to be quite satisfying, but I still wanted […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/mustfender-011.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "My Hobby Car of a Lifetime #12: 1970 Mustang — The Trifecta of Undesirability")
![Sometimes you settle for something that you consider, “just good enough.” Usually, this does not turn out to be a satisfying experience, but sometimes there is an unexpected surprise. […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/SAM_2388.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "My Hobby Car of a Lifetime #11: ’96 Mustang GT – In Praise Of The Throwaway Car")
![I got an itch to get back in the Riviera game and found one that was in better shape than my previous ’66. Maybe I should have invested in […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/1966-buick-riviera-hardtop-1.jpeg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "My Hobby Car of a Lifetime #9: 1966 Buick Riviera Redux – A Crisis Of Faith!")
![This is a vehicle that has held quite a strong hold on my imagination. My initial exposure to this car occurred in 1966, when I was in sixth grade. […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/SCAN0638-1.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "COAL: Hobby Car of A Lifetime #7 – ’56 Cadillac Sedan De Ville – How To Train Your Dragon")
![I had once told my son that I would never own a small car. But as a young child, my son had seen an early Datsun Z car and […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/DSC05894.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "COAL: Hobby Car Of A Lifetime #6 – 1977 Datsun 280X 2+2 – Z for Two")
![I’d always assumed that someday, I would build a hot rod. I’d been reading Hot Rod magazine since I was in high school. Not to mention Street Rodder, Rod […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/SCAN0616-1.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "COAL: Hobby Car Of A Lifetime # 5 — 1922 Dodge Hot Rod – When Hot Turns Tepid")
![(Last week, in Part 1, the author told of his purchase of a ’66 Riviera and its clackety engine that would eventually need more work than expected. We tune […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/AAAA0012.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "COAL: Hobby Car #4 — ’66 Buick Riviera Part Two — Clackety Clack, Don’t Talk Back!")
