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About Author: Jim Klein
Posts by Jim Klein
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Curbside Outtake: 1988-1990 Ford LTD Country Squire – Nearing The End Of The Holiday Road
Posted on November 16, 2021 | 15 CommentsIntroduced for 1950, killed off after 1991, Ford’s Country Squire (later LTD Country Squire) was a mainstay in the American full size wagon market for just over four decades, serving […] -
Curbside Recycling: 1986 Ford LTD Brougham – Upgraded To Pony Power!
Posted on November 12, 2021 | 36 CommentsThe 1983-1986 Ford LTD is no longer a common sight in the junkyard, however since my family owned two of them (’83 and ’84) I’ve generally held them in low […] -
Curbside Outtake: Who Needs A Stinkin’ F-250 King Ranch PowerStroke Diesel To Transport Lumber?
Posted on October 29, 2021 | 35 CommentsThat’s a fine piece of pressure treated lumber securely strapped to this Mercedes S Class. So secure it’s actually bowing. -
Curbside New Car Non-Review: 2022 Ford Maverick XLT AWD – Game On…
Posted on October 27, 2021 | 58 CommentsAfter coming across and posting the first 2022 Hyundai Santa Cruz I found last month, I’ve been stealthily creeping around trying to flush a new Ford Maverick out of the […] -
Curbside Recycling: 1976 Lancia Scorpion – Good Luck Finding One Of The Other 1800 In The U.S. (Updated)
Posted on October 25, 2021 | 28 Comments(Please see end for Update) Believe it or not, I do sincerely try to bring the best and most closest to showroom-spec vehicles to you for this series. That means […] -
Curbside Recycling: 1981 AMC Eagle SX/4 Sport – America’s Audi Quattro
Posted on October 22, 2021 | 28 CommentsAs CC’s resident biggest fan of the Audi Quattro Turbo Coupe of the early 1980s, I had a chunk of alternate reality hit me on a recent trip to the […] -
Wordless Outtake: 1963 Studebaker Lark
Posted on September 30, 2021 | 23 Comments -
Curbside New Car Non-Review: 2022 Hyundai Santa Cruz SEL – The Iceman Cometh
Posted on September 6, 2021 | 41 CommentsDriving by the local Hyundai dealer’s empty lot this afternoon I spied an unfamiliar shape parked out front, ooh, one of the new Santa Cruz pickups! This highly anticipated small […] -
CC One Shot: 1991 Toyota Pickup – Caught On Creampuff Corner
Posted on September 6, 2021 | 13 CommentsAnother week, another sighting of a what appears to be an impeccably kept vehicle waiting to make a left turn in the same place as the Lincoln Mark VII last […] -
Curbside Recycling: 1975 Hurst/Olds W-25 – It Hurst So Bad
Posted on September 2, 2021 | 34 CommentsNormally I try to limit the junkers I share here to those of the creampuff or at least more complete variety but it’s just getting ever so much harder to […] -
CC One Shot: 1986-1992 Lincoln Mark VII – Where Have You Been Hiding?
Posted on September 1, 2021 | 23 CommentsI happened to be stopped at a light near my house when a surprise pulled alongside. So it only took one shot to get a decent one of this example […] -
Museum Outtake: 1959 LARC LX – Our Largest Curbside Classic (So Far)
Posted on August 31, 2021 | 41 Comments(first posted 8/31/2015) Last week my family and I decided to go on an impromptu roadtrip to Nashville, Tennessee. While there, I somehow carved out time to visit the Lane […] -
Curbside Recycling: 1988 Cadillac Cimarron – Sort Of Like The Baby Ruth In The Bushwood Country Club Swimming Pool
Posted on August 19, 2021 | 72 CommentsI was a little surprised at the vigorous defense that was afforded the 1976 Cadillac Seville last month by a few readers, apparently the post hit a bit more of […] -
Junkyard Heirloom Gallery: 1963 Rambler Classic Six 770 Cross Country Wagon
Posted on August 16, 2021 | 45 CommentsI recently came across a small trove of junkyard Ramblers in a short period of time and have become completely smitten with them, especially in wagon format and even more […] -
Junkyard Engineering: So You Want To Deliver The Mail For The USPS Using Your Own Car…
Posted on August 14, 2021 | 52 CommentsThe United States Postal Service employs private citizens as contractors to deliver large portions of the mail. These people usually drive their own vehicles to do so instead of actual […]
![Curbside Outtake: 1988-1990 Ford LTD Country Squire – Nearing The End Of The Holiday Road Introduced for 1950, killed off after 1991, Ford’s Country Squire (later LTD Country Squire) was a mainstay in the American full size wagon market for just over four decades, serving […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/IMG_4645-2.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1)
![Curbside Recycling: 1986 Ford LTD Brougham – Upgraded To Pony Power! The 1983-1986 Ford LTD is no longer a common sight in the junkyard, however since my family owned two of them (’83 and ’84) I’ve generally held them in low […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/IMG_7025.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1)

![Curbside New Car Non-Review: 2022 Ford Maverick XLT AWD – Game On… After coming across and posting the first 2022 Hyundai Santa Cruz I found last month, I’ve been stealthily creeping around trying to flush a new Ford Maverick out of the […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/IMG_6748.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1)
![Curbside Recycling: 1976 Lancia Scorpion – Good Luck Finding One Of The Other 1800 In The U.S. (Updated) (Please see end for Update) Believe it or not, I do sincerely try to bring the best and most closest to showroom-spec vehicles to you for this series. That means […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/IMG_6613.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1)
![Curbside Recycling: 1981 AMC Eagle SX/4 Sport – America’s Audi Quattro As CC’s resident biggest fan of the Audi Quattro Turbo Coupe of the early 1980s, I had a chunk of alternate reality hit me on a recent trip to the […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/IMG_6300.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1)

![Curbside New Car Non-Review: 2022 Hyundai Santa Cruz SEL – The Iceman Cometh Driving by the local Hyundai dealer’s empty lot this afternoon I spied an unfamiliar shape parked out front, ooh, one of the new Santa Cruz pickups! This highly anticipated small […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/09/IMG_5745.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1)
![CC One Shot: 1991 Toyota Pickup – Caught On Creampuff Corner Another week, another sighting of a what appears to be an impeccably kept vehicle waiting to make a left turn in the same place as the Lincoln Mark VII last […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/09/IMG_5735-2.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1)
![Curbside Recycling: 1975 Hurst/Olds W-25 – It Hurst So Bad Normally I try to limit the junkers I share here to those of the creampuff or at least more complete variety but it’s just getting ever so much harder to […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/IMG_5404.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1)
![CC One Shot: 1986-1992 Lincoln Mark VII – Where Have You Been Hiding? I happened to be stopped at a light near my house when a surprise pulled alongside. So it only took one shot to get a decent one of this example […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/IMG_5581.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1)
![Museum Outtake: 1959 LARC LX – Our Largest Curbside Classic (So Far) (first posted 8/31/2015) Last week my family and I decided to go on an impromptu roadtrip to Nashville, Tennessee. While there, I somehow carved out time to visit the Lane […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/LARC.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1)
![Curbside Recycling: 1988 Cadillac Cimarron – Sort Of Like The Baby Ruth In The Bushwood Country Club Swimming Pool I was a little surprised at the vigorous defense that was afforded the 1976 Cadillac Seville last month by a few readers, apparently the post hit a bit more of […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/IMG_5375-1.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1)
![Junkyard Heirloom Gallery: 1963 Rambler Classic Six 770 Cross Country Wagon I recently came across a small trove of junkyard Ramblers in a short period of time and have become completely smitten with them, especially in wagon format and even more […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/IMG_4993.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1)
![Junkyard Engineering: So You Want To Deliver The Mail For The USPS Using Your Own Car… The United States Postal Service employs private citizens as contractors to deliver large portions of the mail. These people usually drive their own vehicles to do so instead of actual […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/IMG_5110.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1)


