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Curbside Classics Archives
About Author: Jim Klein
Posts by Jim Klein
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![The parking lot of my local Sprouts Market that houses a branch of the Post Office within and has a UPS Store down the row along with a Starbucks and […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/IMG_2122.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Capsule: 1975-1978 Fiat X1/9 – Getting Closer Every Day To One Of Nine Left…")
Curbside Capsule: 1975-1978 Fiat X1/9 – Getting Closer Every Day To One Of Nine Left…
Posted on July 23, 2020 | 36 CommentsThe parking lot of my local Sprouts Market that houses a branch of the Post Office within and has a UPS Store down the row along with a Starbucks and […] -
![What do you say about a car that was so unremarkable that you barely remember it existing when new and figured that it couldn’t be a Monaco, but rather the […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/IMG_3198.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Recycling: 1991 Dodge Monaco LE – Only 21,549 Americans Gambled On This One Over Three Years")
Curbside Recycling: 1991 Dodge Monaco LE – Only 21,549 Americans Gambled On This One Over Three Years
Posted on July 22, 2020 | 66 CommentsWhat do you say about a car that was so unremarkable that you barely remember it existing when new and figured that it couldn’t be a Monaco, but rather the […] -
![* Yes of course there’s a pesky asterisk – that $19,250 price includes federal and state rebates that I would and perhaps you’d be eligible for. But I didn’t include […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/IMG_3070.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Review: 2020 MINI Cooper SE Hardtop 2 Door – All Electric, Starting At $19,250* Equipped, Not Stripped")
Curbside Review: 2020 MINI Cooper SE Hardtop 2 Door – All Electric, Starting At $19,250* Equipped, Not Stripped
Posted on July 20, 2020 | 33 Comments* Yes of course there’s a pesky asterisk – that $19,250 price includes federal and state rebates that I would and perhaps you’d be eligible for. But I didn’t include […] -
![Oldsmobile had a long and storied history before its I suppose timely demise due to lack of interesting and unique product as well as a general loss of distinct purpose. […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/IMG_3180.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Recycling: 1984 Oldsmobile Cutlass Cruiser – This One Came With The TruCoat!")
Curbside Recycling: 1984 Oldsmobile Cutlass Cruiser – This One Came With The TruCoat!
Posted on July 19, 2020 | 47 CommentsOldsmobile had a long and storied history before its I suppose timely demise due to lack of interesting and unique product as well as a general loss of distinct purpose. […] -
![Dodge was considered an also-ran in the full-size truck market in the 1980s, but due to its partnership with Mitsubishi was able to field a competitive small truck to compete […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/IMG_5888.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Recycling: 1984 Dodge Power Ram 50 4×4 – A Mighty Fine Little Truck")
Curbside Recycling: 1984 Dodge Power Ram 50 4×4 – A Mighty Fine Little Truck
Posted on July 15, 2020 | 26 CommentsDodge was considered an also-ran in the full-size truck market in the 1980s, but due to its partnership with Mitsubishi was able to field a competitive small truck to compete […] -
![That title is of course meant to be taken in a sarcastic vein, not to imply that I believe that the RAM 1500 truck series is struggling, it isn’t; if […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/IMG_2873-2.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Review: 2020 RAM 1500 Rebel Crew Cab 4×4 – The Struggle Is Real, Folks")
Curbside Review: 2020 RAM 1500 Rebel Crew Cab 4×4 – The Struggle Is Real, Folks
Posted on July 13, 2020 | 54 CommentsThat title is of course meant to be taken in a sarcastic vein, not to imply that I believe that the RAM 1500 truck series is struggling, it isn’t; if […] -
![I’ve had this one in the can for over a year now and after holding out to try and find a first-year example am finally giving up and giving this […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/IMG_2306.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Recycling: 1981 Chevrolet Citation – How Many Could Still Be Left Out There?")
Curbside Recycling: 1981 Chevrolet Citation – How Many Could Still Be Left Out There?
Posted on July 12, 2020 | 81 CommentsI’ve had this one in the can for over a year now and after holding out to try and find a first-year example am finally giving up and giving this […] -
![After writing up the Junkyard Chevette that we posted a couple of hours ago, I somehow fell deeply down the Chevette rabbit hole and found this video produced by Chevrolet […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/themes/arras162/images/thumbnail.png "CC TV: 1979 Chevrolet Chevette Dealership Promotional Film – When Chevrolet Still Produced Good Marketing")
CC TV: 1979 Chevrolet Chevette Dealership Promotional Film – When Chevrolet Still Produced Good Marketing
Posted on July 8, 2020 | 20 CommentsAfter writing up the Junkyard Chevette that we posted a couple of hours ago, I somehow fell deeply down the Chevette rabbit hole and found this video produced by Chevrolet […] -
![I know for a fact that I have never driven a Chevette, and I can’t recall even having ever ridden in one either. I have however ridden in the T-car’s […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/IMG_2802.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Recycling: 1979 Chevrolet Chevette – Who Voted For the Nader/LaDuke Ticket?")
Curbside Recycling: 1979 Chevrolet Chevette – Who Voted For the Nader/LaDuke Ticket?
Posted on July 8, 2020 | 105 CommentsI know for a fact that I have never driven a Chevette, and I can’t recall even having ever ridden in one either. I have however ridden in the T-car’s […] -
![Bliss /blis/ noun : The definition in Webster’s should be “That feeling you get when on a road trip with the kids and you realize that they are separated by […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/IMG_2630.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Review: 2019 Mercedes-Benz Sprinter 2500 4×4 Passenger Van 144″ – You Get A Row, And You Get A Row, And You Get A Row, And…")
Curbside Review: 2019 Mercedes-Benz Sprinter 2500 4×4 Passenger Van 144″ – You Get A Row, And You Get A Row, And You Get A Row, And…
Posted on July 6, 2020 | 31 CommentsBliss /blis/ noun : The definition in Webster’s should be “That feeling you get when on a road trip with the kids and you realize that they are separated by […] -
![The darndest things cross your path at the junkyard and while Jaguars are not uncommon (shocking, I know), this is the first used up XK8 I’ve come across here in […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/IMG_2748.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Recycling: 1999 Jaguar XK8 Convertible – This Kitty Used Up Its Nine Lives")
Curbside Recycling: 1999 Jaguar XK8 Convertible – This Kitty Used Up Its Nine Lives
Posted on July 5, 2020 | 35 CommentsThe darndest things cross your path at the junkyard and while Jaguars are not uncommon (shocking, I know), this is the first used up XK8 I’ve come across here in […] -
![A year and a half after the Ford Ranger nameplate finally made a return to showrooms across North America it can be said that it was a good idea and […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/IMG_2445-2.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Review: 2020 Ford Ranger Lariat SuperCrew FX4 4×4 – Ford Has A Very Bright Idea")
Curbside Review: 2020 Ford Ranger Lariat SuperCrew FX4 4×4 – Ford Has A Very Bright Idea
Posted on June 29, 2020 | 38 CommentsA year and a half after the Ford Ranger nameplate finally made a return to showrooms across North America it can be said that it was a good idea and […] -
![Last week as I was driving the 2020 Mazda CX-5 Signature, the review of which is posted just above this, I came across not one but two incidents of note […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/IMG_2265.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Outtakes – Driven To The Edge. And Beyond.")
Curbside Outtakes – Driven To The Edge. And Beyond.
Posted on June 22, 2020 | 39 CommentsLast week as I was driving the 2020 Mazda CX-5 Signature, the review of which is posted just above this, I came across not one but two incidents of note […] -
![I’ve long held a bit of a soft spot for Mazda, mainly due to my first car being one of their products, and then of course also due to the […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/IMG_2253.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Review: 2020 Mazda CX-5 Signature AWD – Who’s Zoomin’ Who?")
Curbside Review: 2020 Mazda CX-5 Signature AWD – Who’s Zoomin’ Who?
Posted on June 22, 2020 | 23 CommentsI’ve long held a bit of a soft spot for Mazda, mainly due to my first car being one of their products, and then of course also due to the […] -
![My sole experience driving an F-body of this generation was when I talked a dealer into letting me take out a brand new 1993 Camaro Z-28 with a manual transmission […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/IMG_1374.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Recycling: 1994 Pontiac Firebird – Flame Extinguished, Flight Grounded")
Curbside Recycling: 1994 Pontiac Firebird – Flame Extinguished, Flight Grounded
Posted on June 17, 2020 | 33 CommentsMy sole experience driving an F-body of this generation was when I talked a dealer into letting me take out a brand new 1993 Camaro Z-28 with a manual transmission […]
