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About Author: Daniel Stern
Posts by Daniel Stern
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CC Roadside Refreshments: The Food Shark of Marfa
Posted on August 17, 2021 | 28 CommentsThe 2010 US census recorded all of 1,981 people living in Marfa, Texas, so you’re probably not one of them. I’m not, either. But if I were, I’d -
COAL Briquette: 2000 and 2016 Subaru Outbacks – The Tail Wagon the Dog
Posted on August 14, 2021 | 44 Comments[I’m looking after a spouse suddenly sick amidst the severe heat and wildfire smoke that moved in today, so this week’s post is a shorty; the intended feature-length piece is […] -
CC Outtake: Karmann Ghia, Fiat Abarth – History Doesn’t Repeat Itself
Posted on August 7, 2021 | 13 Comments…but sometimes it echoes. -
CC Outtake: 1954 Cadillac Bakkie – Craftsmanship in Blue
Posted on August 7, 2021 | 45 CommentsI am very fortunate to live near a street with consistently excellent Curbsiding. This classy ’54 Cad, for example. -
COAL: 1989 Dodge D-100 – What The Truck?
Posted on August 7, 2021 | 70 CommentsI’m not really sure why I bought a truck in August of 2002. I wasn’t a farmer or a contractor, and I wasn’t doing any big project or anything else […] -
COAL: 1985 Volvo 245 Turbo the Second – Oops, I Did It Again
Posted on July 31, 2021 | 40 CommentsOn 6 October 2002, I impulsively decided that, having done my time in a K (ish)-car, I was rehabilitated and ready to return to productive society. The -
COAL: 1991 Chevrolet Caprice 9C1 – The Crapiece
Posted on July 24, 2021 | 106 CommentsWith the ’85 Volvo declared unroadworthy, I went seeking a replacement. I looked at -
COAL: 1985 Volvo 245 Turbo the First – Rustic Charm and Squash Soup
Posted on July 17, 2021 | 35 CommentsIn late August 2000 I flew back to Michigan for my last year of university, having spent a -
COAL: 1971 Volvo 164 – Dreams Deferred Indefinitely
Posted on July 10, 2021 | 80 CommentsI’ve always liked the Volvo 164. The first one I remember belonged to a teacher at my elementary school in the early 1980s, Mrs. DeLeo. I liked the boxy body, […] -
COAL: 1963 Valiant (+ the Spirit R/T Goes Away) – Planes, Trains and Automobiles
Posted on July 3, 2021 | 45 CommentsThat ’63 VW I referred to before was in fact a Valiant wagon. Beyond that, gosh, what’s to tell? Everyone who visits California from Colorado gets a free ’63 Valiant […] -
CC Outtake: There’s Fixin’ to be a Filmin’
Posted on July 1, 2021 | 19 CommentsIt’s not unusual here to see sights and sites like this. -
CC Outtake: 1961 Ford F-100 – Welcome Back, Paul!
Posted on June 29, 2021 | 13 CommentsFrom a bit of distance, this looks like pretty much the opposite of Paul’s truck: no -
Curbside Classic: 1928(?) Ford Model A Pickup – Reg. U.S. Patina Off.
Posted on June 26, 2021 | 16 CommentsI saw this well-loved Ford truck in traffic in March 2013. It’s been suggested -
COAL: 1999 UM Maize Blaze – Everybody Makes Mistakes
Posted on June 26, 2021 | 36 CommentsThe trouble was, we had much too much money. -
Curbside Classic: 1967 Buick Electra 225 – Lowered NOx
Posted on June 24, 2021 | 87 CommentsThis is a 1967 Buick Electra 225. It appears to be substantially original in all but three respects—two of which are obvious, and the third is interesting. The

![COAL Briquette: 2000 and 2016 Subaru Outbacks – The Tail Wagon the Dog [I’m looking after a spouse suddenly sick amidst the severe heat and wildfire smoke that moved in today, so this week’s post is a shorty; the intended feature-length piece is […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/00_Outback_1.jpg)


![COAL: 1989 Dodge D-100 – What The Truck? I’m not really sure why I bought a truck in August of 2002. I wasn’t a farmer or a contractor, and I wasn’t doing any big project or anything else […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/Ram_Front_Lit.jpg)


![COAL: 1971 Volvo 164 – Dreams Deferred Indefinitely I’ve always liked the Volvo 164. The first one I remember belonged to a teacher at my elementary school in the early 1980s, Mrs. DeLeo. I liked the boxy body, […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/Volvo_164_A3.jpg)
![COAL: 1963 Valiant (+ the Spirit R/T Goes Away) – Planes, Trains and Automobiles That ’63 VW I referred to before was in fact a Valiant wagon. Beyond that, gosh, what’s to tell? Everyone who visits California from Colorado gets a free ’63 Valiant […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/Red-Valiant-Wagon.jpg)







