- Description
- Car nut with a soft spot for classic Lincolns and early automotive air conditioning.
![Detroit. The Motor City. Motown. Caropolis. (OK, I just made this last one up). It is 1995, and I am realizing one of my life-long dreams of living and working […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/12/maxima2.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1 "COAL: 1996 Nissan Maxima – No, I Haven’t Driven a Ford Lately")
![Earlier today, I posted a CC Capsule of one of all time favorite vehicle names, Lincoln Zephyr, which got an all-too-short one year revival in 2006. What other automotive names […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/02/lincoln_zepher_v12_emblem_touring-sedan_1_s_37.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1 "QOTD: Which Automotive Name is Most Deserving of a Comeback")
![I was a regular contributor on Usenet back in the 90’s. Usenet, for the uninitiated, was an early online forum which predated the World Wide Web by a good decade. Google […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/12/Honda-CBR600F-89-1.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1 "MOAL: 1992 Honda CBR600F2 – The One with the Time Machine")
![Time to rev up your search engines. According to Wikipedia, Subaru produced a mere 10,346 Saab 9-2x’s between 2005 and 2006. In today’s 9-2x Capsule post, I produced a list of cars that […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/themes/arras-3.0.3/images/thumbnail.png "QOTD – Rarest Car More Common Than Saab 9-2x")
![While I was largely satisfied with my 1991 Acura Integra, something happened the very next model year that would begin to change that: The Integra GS-R. By dropping in a […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/12/gsr2.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1 "COAL: 1994 Acura Integra GS-R – Picking Up Speed")
![Today’s Curbside Comparo introduced us to the world of unintentionally bad automotive acronyms, with the Cadillac Eldorado ETC (et. cetera) and ESC (Escape), along with the Lincoln Mark VII […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/02/ETC.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1 "QOTD: Worst Automotive Abbreviation?")
![When last I checked in, it was the late 80’s, and I was working on my Mechanical Engineering degree at Case Western Reserve University in Cleveland. Case, like all good […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/Telefast-Exterior-of-old-building.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1 "COAL: 1991 Acura Integra GS – Entering the Real World")
![While my primary interest growing up was cars (as well documented in my previous COALs), I had a second interest that was also developing: Computers. This too would become a […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/3151.jpeg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1 "COAL: 1985 Chrysler LeBaron GTS – The College Years")
![Winters are a lean time for spotting curbside classics in northeast Ohio. As a relatively new author to Curbside Classic, I don’t have a huge library of photos taken in […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/01/IMG_6282.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1971 Buick Skylark GS – A Mystery Wrapped in a Riddle Inside an Enigma")
![As I have mentioned in my previous COALs, my extended family is crazy about classic cars. Most of my Dad’s brothers owned at least one, if not several. After […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/12/buick.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1 "COAL: 1971 Buick LeSabre Convertible – A Breath of Fresh Air")
![Once there was a time when clapped out second-generation GM F-bodies were a common sight on the road. With over 2 million Camaros and 1 million Firebirds produced between 1970 and 1981, […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/01/IMG_6297.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1 "CC Capsule: 1977 Pontiac Trans Am – Bandit to Me")
![I was always kind of aware of the various vintage and classic cars that my extended family collected, but I didn’t really see the point. With all the accumulated wisdom […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/plymouth-reliant-1981-1.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1 "COAL: 1981 Plymouth Reliant Sedan – Old Reliable")
![One of my earliest childhood memories is of cutting out pictures of cars from magazines and “collecting” them. My parents sacrificed many an issue of Time and Newsweek to my […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/4856603-5771a7bfc97f0-2.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1 "COAL: 1981 Pontiac Bonneville Diesel – Smoke ’em If You Got ’em")
![My brother Andy and I are regular attendees at the Fall AACA meet in Hershey, PA. While we are walking around, one of our favorite pastimes is trying to find […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/01/IMG_5103.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1 "QOTD: Identify this “Car”")
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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
