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Vintage Snapshot: High School Parking Lot, 1971
Posted on February 14, 2023 | 89 Comments(first posted 2/14/2017) Car spotting in a Catholic High School student parking lot - 
			
CC Tech: 1991 Mazda 626 LX – After 31 Years It’s Time To Replace A Few Things
Posted on November 16, 2022 | 28 CommentsSince I last introduced my 626 a couple of years ago there has been some maintenance of things expected and some unexpected. So let’s take a look. - 
			
CC Tech: Installation of Power Brake Booster and Dual Master Cylinder In My 1965 F-100
Posted on September 14, 2022 | 20 CommentsI had only had the truck for four days in 2006 when I lost my brakes 1.5 miles from home and rolled through a 4-way stop. - 
			
CC Tech: 2004 Ford Focus Maintenance, Part 2
Posted on September 8, 2022 | 17 CommentsSee what I saw? Now how many want to place a bet that the very first word out of my mouth was nuts? - 
			
CC Tech: 2004 Ford Focus Maintenance – New Brakes and a Serpentine Belt After 186k Miles
Posted on September 7, 2022 | 21 CommentsThis Focus was acquired on Feb. 12, 2004 and has accumulated 186,000 miles. I figured it was maybe time to do its first-ever brake job and serpentine belt change. - 
			
Informal Danville Coffee and Cars
Posted on July 21, 2022 | 19 CommentsMy office is just a short 5 minute walk from this location and I drive by it when I head to my office. I noticed older cars gathering here in […] - 
			
Vintage Snapshot: (Car)Carrier Flight Deck
Posted on June 28, 2022 | 36 CommentsWhen carriers change port it also meant the entire crew changed port and the town they lived in. So to facilitate the move of the crew carriers would ship all […] - 
			
Dockside Classic: Making a window frame
Posted on May 15, 2022 | 11 CommentsSo what do you do when docents come to you and say Pri-Fly is closed because of broken glass. Well I say I will go take a look at those […] - 
			
CC Tech: Parklane Reunion and Suspension Update
Posted on October 31, 2021 | 71 CommentsIn late April the son of the former owner sent me an email mentioning that his Dad was cleaning out the garage and found some parts I might want and […] - 
			
Non-Vintage B&W Film Snapshots: Neighborhood Finds During Covid
Posted on October 24, 2021 | 20 CommentsI shot these pictures no more than 1.5 miles from my house while driving around so you may see part of my car in a few. Yes, I shot all […] - 
			
BOAL: 1973 Schwinn Sports Tourer
Posted on March 19, 2021 | 35 CommentsI started looking on Craigslist for a Schwinn Super Sport as I was working on the other two bikes. Located one 60 miles north but was unable to get there […] - 
			
CC Tech: 1965 F100 Front Suspension Rebuild
Posted on February 21, 2021 | 22 CommentsAs long as I have had my truck this radius bushing has always been as pictured. Heard many a story on replacing them from easy to somewhat difficult but after […] - 
			
CC Tech: Bicycle Maintenance and Restoration
Posted on February 17, 2021 | 53 CommentsWith lots of spare time, courtesy Covid-19, I was looking for something to restore. Having done cars, a plane, and an aircraft carrier I had just the thing which hasn’t […] - 
			
Vintage Photos: Street Scenes – San Diego, 1973-74
Posted on January 17, 2021 | 51 CommentsI’ll start with this photo that I took in 1974 on Kodachrome. I went around shooting some places at random and some because of an association in my mind. This […] - 
			
Curbside Classics: AMC Pacer and Diesel Maxima – At NAS Alameda, Home For Wayward Cars
Posted on November 20, 2020 | 12 CommentsYou have all seen this spot before. Some cars leave, like the ’72 Colt, and new orphans arrive. I leave the base every Saturday through this entrance/exit and I never […] 
				




![Informal Danville Coffee and Cars My office is just a short 5 minute walk from this location and I drive by it when I head to my office. I noticed older cars gathering here in […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/Danville_Coffee_Cars_2022.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1)
![Vintage Snapshot: (Car)Carrier Flight Deck When carriers change port it also meant the entire crew changed port and the town they lived in. So to facilitate the move of the crew carriers would ship all […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/Homeport_change.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1)
![Dockside Classic: Making a window frame So what do you do when docents come to you and say Pri-Fly is closed because of broken glass. Well I say I will go take a look at those […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/rsz_prifly_glass_003.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1)
![CC Tech: Parklane Reunion and Suspension Update In late April the son of the former owner sent me an email mentioning that his Dad was cleaning out the garage and found some parts I might want and […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/Don_Parklane_01-1.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1)
![Non-Vintage B&W Film Snapshots:  Neighborhood Finds During Covid I shot these pictures no more than 1.5 miles from my house while driving around so you may see part of my car in a few. Yes, I shot all […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/odg.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1)
![BOAL: 1973 Schwinn Sports Tourer I started looking on Craigslist for a Schwinn Super Sport as I was working on the other two bikes. Located one 60 miles north but was unable to get there […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/a-bl.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1)
![CC Tech: 1965 F100 Front Suspension Rebuild As long as I have had my truck this radius bushing has always been as pictured. Heard many a story on replacing them from easy to somewhat difficult but after […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/a-radius.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1)
![CC Tech: Bicycle Maintenance and Restoration With lots of spare time, courtesy Covid-19, I was looking for something to restore. Having done cars, a plane, and an aircraft carrier I had just the thing which hasn’t […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/a-bike.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1)
![Vintage Photos: Street Scenes – San Diego, 1973-74 I’ll start with this photo that I took in 1974 on Kodachrome. I went around shooting some places at random and some because of an association in my mind. This […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/12/Sunset_Cliffs.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1)
![Curbside Classics: AMC Pacer and Diesel Maxima – At NAS Alameda, Home For Wayward Cars You have all seen this spot before. Some cars leave, like the ’72 Colt, and new orphans arrive. I leave the base every Saturday through this entrance/exit and I never […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/a-pacer.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1)


