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- I write about things that interest me as well as I hope other humans, regardless of what our robot overlords may "think". And I take pictures of pretty much everything. You've found some of the writing. See some of the pictures here: www.flickr.com/photos/sgip
![Thanks to this site’s large and eclectic crew of knowledgeable writers, it can sometimes be quite difficult to develop topics for articles. I’m not entirely sure how different CC’ers engage […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/10/squirters.png?resize=115%2C115&quality=80&ssl=1 "Squirts, Bottles and Bags: A Kleer View on Windshield Washing History")
![Although it’s already been canceled after its one and only season, the 2025 HBO Max show Duster is a car lover’s dream. Set in Phoenix in 1972, it’s full of […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/Duster-and-AMX.jpeg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1 "The Cars Of Duster – A Car-Spotter’s Dream On HBO Max")
![I feel confident in asserting that there are not many readers of this post who would drive by the scene depicted above without taking a second look. Unless one were […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/DSC_0412.jpeg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1 "A Visit To Classical Gas — Enchanting Finds in the Land of Enchantment")
![The other day on the way to the grocery store, I came across a motorist in need. While I’m not entirely sure that he understood that he was in need, […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/broncoside2.jpeg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1 "Whereupon A Broken 1973 Bronco Getaway Leads to Your QOTD")
![It probably comes as no secret to those who read my periodic articles here on CC that I have a tendency to save stuff. By stuff I am not talking […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/06/DSC_0666.jpeg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1 "Automotive Calendars: The Ephemera That Keeps On Giving")
![Doesn’t it sometimes feel like life is all movement, yet going nowhere? Back and forth, up and down. But at the end of the day we’re right where we started. […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/06/IMG_3692.jpeg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1 "Curbside Kiddie Attractions – MOM!!! Can I Ride??")
![For some reason, this year in New England, Spring is struggling to arrive. We probably say that every year. But in 2025 we’re nearly to June while temperatures have rarely […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/IMG_4345.jpeg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: Ford Ranger XLT Regular Cab – An Honest Little Truck")
![This post concerns Apple TV+’s science fiction/thriller/cult documentary/lord-knows-what show, Severance. As of this writing, the episodic show is about half way through its second season. There are four more episodes […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/IMG_3140.jpeg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1 "Curbside Time Warp: Severance’s Strange Universe of Cars")
![Well now I’ve done it. If my track record of posting unusual vehicles that I run across holds, your neighborhood grocery store parking lot will soon be lousy with the […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/IMG_2973.jpeg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1 "Curbside Buzz: 2025 VW ID. Buzz 4Motion")
![Cycle the Erie Canal Day 6 was a Car SAG day for me. A driving day seems an appropriate way to start the third and final installment of this series, […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/IMG_0618.jpeg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1 "Bikes, Boats and Automobiles: Cycling the Erie Canal 2024 (Part 3)")
![Oh my. I am not happy starting this article with this photo. But it is the teaser photo I used to end an earlier post on snow removal, and I […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/closeupbmw.jpeg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1 "The Lengths Gone To – Addressing the Rusty Consequences of Winter-Driving")
![In a recent post that touched on travel, I offered the opinion that the best food is found at gas stations. Perhaps. Still, this is hardly a unique perspective on […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/liversandgizzards-1.jpeg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1 "I’ll Take One of Those Too – Curbside Gas Station Cuisine")
![I suppose this may seem a silly question depending upon the extent to which you consider Curbside Classic to be a “car forum”. Actually, my question is about a different […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/su13MZfm.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1 "QOTD – Do You Spend Time On Car Forums?")
![Doesn’t that lovely line of Volvo 140 butts make you want to say “Man, I remember when cars came in so many different colors!”? That’s been my comment on that […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/DSC_0129.jpeg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1 "Curbside Musings: Bringing Color Back – There’s Actually A Lot Out There, Curbside and Otherwise")
