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About Author: Jim Klein
Posts by Jim Klein
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![As I was once again in Laramie, this time working on my other rental house that looks like it is finally rented after I spent way too much time refurbishing […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/IMG_4190.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Find: 1974 (?) Jensen-Healey – Parked, Now Trying To Run")
Curbside Find: 1974 (?) Jensen-Healey – Parked, Now Trying To Run
Posted on July 24, 2025 | 5 CommentsAs I was once again in Laramie, this time working on my other rental house that looks like it is finally rented after I spent way too much time refurbishing […] -
![I once heard someone say “If you wait long enough, eventually you will see every car ever made in the world somewhere in Southern California.” At the time, I sagely […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/IMG_3651.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: Zimmer Quicksilver – It Was Simply Inevitable")
Curbside Classic: Zimmer Quicksilver – It Was Simply Inevitable
Posted on July 23, 2025 | 21 CommentsI once heard someone say “If you wait long enough, eventually you will see every car ever made in the world somewhere in Southern California.” At the time, I sagely […] -
![I was walking across the Home Depot parking lot the other evening when I noticed something a little amiss out of the corner of my eye regarding the Olds Ciera […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/IMG_0438.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "1986 Oldsmobile Cutlass Ciera – Not Your Father’s Lighting Setup")
1986 Oldsmobile Cutlass Ciera – Not Your Father’s Lighting Setup
Posted on July 22, 2025 | 19 CommentsI was walking across the Home Depot parking lot the other evening when I noticed something a little amiss out of the corner of my eye regarding the Olds Ciera […] -
![(first posted 7/21/2019) As a generally ardent supporter of the five-second rule I’m not a germaphobe by any stretch of the imagination but I do approach stretch limos […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/IMG_4203.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Junkyard Classic: 1998 Land Rover Discovery V8i 4×4 LWB – It’d Be A Stretch To Say I Love This Thing")
Junkyard Classic: 1998 Land Rover Discovery V8i 4×4 LWB – It’d Be A Stretch To Say I Love This Thing
Posted on July 21, 2025 | 35 Comments(first posted 7/21/2019) As a generally ardent supporter of the five-second rule I’m not a germaphobe by any stretch of the imagination but I do approach stretch limos […] -
![Last month I took a large figure-eight roadtrip involving going to Minnesota and back home and then continuing (after one day’s rest) to the West Coast without backtracking on any […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/IMG_3538.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Find: 1980 AMC Concord Wagon – From The Department Of Last Rides")
Curbside Find: 1980 AMC Concord Wagon – From The Department Of Last Rides
Posted on July 20, 2025 | 16 CommentsLast month I took a large figure-eight roadtrip involving going to Minnesota and back home and then continuing (after one day’s rest) to the West Coast without backtracking on any […] -
![I know there’s no such thing as a pillared hardtop. Except that’s what Ford called it in their brochure and like wildfire the term caught on and now it’s used […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/06/IMG_7446.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Recycling: 1977 Ford LTD 2-Door Pillared Hardtop – Oh Baby. Oh Baby. Oh. /s")
Curbside Recycling: 1977 Ford LTD 2-Door Pillared Hardtop – Oh Baby. Oh Baby. Oh. /s
Posted on June 20, 2025 | 34 CommentsI know there’s no such thing as a pillared hardtop. Except that’s what Ford called it in their brochure and like wildfire the term caught on and now it’s used […] -
![Who doesn’t love an oil thread? I found myself looking at my various containers of oil in the garage and thinking about my habits in that regard. Nowadays I do […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/06/IMG_7259.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Tech QOTD: Oil – What’s Your Pleasure?")
Curbside Tech QOTD: Oil – What’s Your Pleasure?
Posted on June 16, 2025 | 68 CommentsWho doesn’t love an oil thread? I found myself looking at my various containers of oil in the garage and thinking about my habits in that regard. Nowadays I do […] -
![(first posted 6/6/2019) Any of us who write for Curbside Classic know that alleys often contain the really good stuff. And so it was when I was walking […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/IMG_3287.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Find: 1983 Toyota Celica Supra – Terra Cotta Warrior Waiting To Be Discovered")
Curbside Find: 1983 Toyota Celica Supra – Terra Cotta Warrior Waiting To Be Discovered
Posted on June 6, 2025 | 42 Comments(first posted 6/6/2019) Any of us who write for Curbside Classic know that alleys often contain the really good stuff. And so it was when I was walking […] -
![(first posted 5/28/2019) While I (and I expect you as well) rarely see first generation Isuzu Troopers around much, here’s one that was never very thick on the […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/05/IMG_2491.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Find: 1989 Isuzu Trooper RS (SWB) – Fridges Hauling Fridges")
Curbside Find: 1989 Isuzu Trooper RS (SWB) – Fridges Hauling Fridges
Posted on May 27, 2025 | 28 Comments(first posted 5/28/2019) While I (and I expect you as well) rarely see first generation Isuzu Troopers around much, here’s one that was never very thick on the […] -
![(first posted 5/16/2019) Lincoln is many things to many people, but mention the name to me, this is what always comes to mind first. Well, perhaps not […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/05/IMG_2869.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Junkyard Classic: 1962 Lincoln Continental – Ashes To Ashes, Dust To Dust")
Junkyard Classic: 1962 Lincoln Continental – Ashes To Ashes, Dust To Dust
Posted on May 16, 2025 | 93 Comments(first posted 5/16/2019) Lincoln is many things to many people, but mention the name to me, this is what always comes to mind first. Well, perhaps not […] -
![I came across this late 1st generation Mazda RX-7 a couple of weeks ago and was struck by just how right this car has always looked to me; in high […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/IMG_2140.webp?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Junkyard Classic: 1985 Mazda RX-7 GSL — Cooler Than Ice")
Junkyard Classic: 1985 Mazda RX-7 GSL — Cooler Than Ice
Posted on March 18, 2025 | 24 CommentsI came across this late 1st generation Mazda RX-7 a couple of weeks ago and was struck by just how right this car has always looked to me; in high […] -
![The holidays saw the Kleins visiting the in-laws in Orange County, California once again, although this time the climate was curiously rather the same as here in Northern Colorado, i.e. […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/IMG_8830.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Grab Bag: Mixed Nuts, California Style (and Two More Things!)")
Curbside Grab Bag: Mixed Nuts, California Style (and Two More Things!)
Posted on January 5, 2025 | 25 CommentsThe holidays saw the Kleins visiting the in-laws in Orange County, California once again, although this time the climate was curiously rather the same as here in Northern Colorado, i.e. […] -
![Initially I wasn’t sure that I was going to share this, my latest find. Don’t get me wrong, I was thrilled to find it seeing as how I hadn’t seen […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/IMG_6604.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Recycling: 1983 BMW 745i – Boosted Bahn Brenner")
Curbside Recycling: 1983 BMW 745i – Boosted Bahn Brenner
Posted on November 25, 2024 | 25 CommentsInitially I wasn’t sure that I was going to share this, my latest find. Don’t get me wrong, I was thrilled to find it seeing as how I hadn’t seen […] -
![(first posted 11/23/2018) Ah, the Rampage. Dodge’s “Sports Pickup”, sold between 1982 and 1984, was a short-lived phenomenon. While a few are still roaming the streets, as of this […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/IMG_1722.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Junkyard Classic: 1983 Dodge Rampage – It Can Haul 1145 Pounds Of Hantavirus")
Junkyard Classic: 1983 Dodge Rampage – It Can Haul 1145 Pounds Of Hantavirus
Posted on November 22, 2024 | 78 Comments(first posted 11/23/2018) Ah, the Rampage. Dodge’s “Sports Pickup”, sold between 1982 and 1984, was a short-lived phenomenon. While a few are still roaming the streets, as of this […] -
![(first posted 11/9/2018) Inexpensive. And Built To Stay That Way. So read Subaru’s advertising tagline for all of the 1980’s and nowhere was the “Inexpensive” part more […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/IMG_1617-1.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Junkyard Classic: 1984 Subaru Hatchback – $146.73 Of Depreciation Per Year (For 34 Years)")
Junkyard Classic: 1984 Subaru Hatchback – $146.73 Of Depreciation Per Year (For 34 Years)
Posted on November 9, 2024 | 59 Comments(first posted 11/9/2018) Inexpensive. And Built To Stay That Way. So read Subaru’s advertising tagline for all of the 1980’s and nowhere was the “Inexpensive” part more […]
