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Curbside Classics Archives
About Author: Jim Klein
Posts by Jim Klein
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![Let’s take a deeper dive into my cardboard box of old 35mm snapshots from my youth. Last week we looked at various sights along the highways and byways of California […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/IMG_5095-2.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Auto Show Outtakes: Shaky Hand Jim Attends The 1985 Los Angeles Auto Show")
Auto Show Outtakes: Shaky Hand Jim Attends The 1985 Los Angeles Auto Show
Posted on August 28, 2019 | 28 CommentsLet’s take a deeper dive into my cardboard box of old 35mm snapshots from my youth. Last week we looked at various sights along the highways and byways of California […] -
![One of my newfound chores here at the Rocky Mountain CCHQ is to periodically check the CC email account (curbsideclassic@gmail.com). I’ll admit I don’t check it every single day and […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/image1-1.jpeg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CC Mailbag: A Reader Reaches Out")
CC Mailbag: A Reader Reaches Out
Posted on August 25, 2019 | 17 CommentsOne of my newfound chores here at the Rocky Mountain CCHQ is to periodically check the CC email account (curbsideclassic@gmail.com). I’ll admit I don’t check it every single day and […] -
![Justice – If such a concept really existed, then any of the total beaters of the world that we see every day would be sitting here instead of this old […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/IMG_4457.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Junkyard Classic: 1989 Subaru Justy GL ECVT – There Just Isn’t Any Justice")
Junkyard Classic: 1989 Subaru Justy GL ECVT – There Just Isn’t Any Justice
Posted on August 24, 2019 | 28 CommentsJustice – If such a concept really existed, then any of the total beaters of the world that we see every day would be sitting here instead of this old […] -
Wordless Outtake: The First (Only) Time A Ford Expedition Reminded Me Of A 1974 BMW 2002 Turbo
Posted on August 24, 2019 | 16 Comments -
![As a teen in the Los Angeles suburbs and then a college man on the California Central Coast, cars and driving were my two (main) passions. My Dad (and now […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/IMG_4978-2.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "The In-Motion Outtakes Of A Late ’80’s College Boy: They Called Me Shaky Hand Jim")
The In-Motion Outtakes Of A Late ’80’s College Boy: They Called Me Shaky Hand Jim
Posted on August 24, 2019 | 34 CommentsAs a teen in the Los Angeles suburbs and then a college man on the California Central Coast, cars and driving were my two (main) passions. My Dad (and now […] -
![(First Posted August 5, 2013) Even though I lived the first twelve years of my life in a small farm town in Germany and later attended a college that had […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/P1030442.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "County Fair Classic – Tractors Galore!")
County Fair Classic – Tractors Galore!
Posted on August 18, 2019 | 42 Comments(First Posted August 5, 2013) Even though I lived the first twelve years of my life in a small farm town in Germany and later attended a college that had […] -
![If Darth Vader was a real person and inhabited this planet in the 1980’s would this in fact be Darth’s choice of ride to commute to the Mos Denver Space […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/IMG_4436.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Junkyard Classic: 1990 Saab 900 Turbo SPG – Darth Vader’s Ride?")
Junkyard Classic: 1990 Saab 900 Turbo SPG – Darth Vader’s Ride?
Posted on August 16, 2019 | 30 CommentsIf Darth Vader was a real person and inhabited this planet in the 1980’s would this in fact be Darth’s choice of ride to commute to the Mos Denver Space […] -
![There are still a remarkable number of Saabs in and around Fort Collins, CO, likely to do with it being a college town, but 99’s are awfully rare these days. […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/IMG_4751-3.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Passed On The Left: 1976 Saab 99GL – Quirky Like A Midsummer Night’s Dream")
Passed On The Left: 1976 Saab 99GL – Quirky Like A Midsummer Night’s Dream
Posted on August 11, 2019 | 25 CommentsThere are still a remarkable number of Saabs in and around Fort Collins, CO, likely to do with it being a college town, but 99’s are awfully rare these days. […] -
![Within a day of receiving this truck, my kids named it Clifford. As you may or may not recall, Clifford is the hero of a series of children’s books in […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/IMG_4557.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CC Review: 2019 RAM 2500 Tradesman Crew Cab 4X4 Power Wagon – Clifford Rides Again")
CC Review: 2019 RAM 2500 Tradesman Crew Cab 4X4 Power Wagon – Clifford Rides Again
Posted on August 11, 2019 | 36 CommentsWithin a day of receiving this truck, my kids named it Clifford. As you may or may not recall, Clifford is the hero of a series of children’s books in […] -
![It’s been a while since we’ve featured anything with a landau top and I’m sure some of you are suffering from serious withdrawal symptoms. Well, suffer no more, as […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/IMG_4383.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Junkyard Classic: 1984 Dodge 600 Coupe – Marooned For Good")
Junkyard Classic: 1984 Dodge 600 Coupe – Marooned For Good
Posted on August 10, 2019 | 49 CommentsIt’s been a while since we’ve featured anything with a landau top and I’m sure some of you are suffering from serious withdrawal symptoms. Well, suffer no more, as […] -
![One day a couple of years ago a late ’90’s Audi A6 Quattro appeared in my neighbor’s driveway. It intrigued me, having been an Audi fan from way back. Then […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/IMG_0878.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Mechanics – The Kids Are Alright")
Curbside Mechanics – The Kids Are Alright
Posted on August 3, 2019 | 18 CommentsOne day a couple of years ago a late ’90’s Audi A6 Quattro appeared in my neighbor’s driveway. It intrigued me, having been an Audi fan from way back. Then […] -
![Here’s a little secret: Back when I was in my second year of college, I wanted one of these and tried (in vain) to figure out a way to afford […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/IMG_4405.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Junkyard Classic: 1988 Toyota Tercel Coupe – Oh, What A Feeling (Seeing This Here)!")
Junkyard Classic: 1988 Toyota Tercel Coupe – Oh, What A Feeling (Seeing This Here)!
Posted on August 3, 2019 | 36 CommentsHere’s a little secret: Back when I was in my second year of college, I wanted one of these and tried (in vain) to figure out a way to afford […] -
![We’ve been singing the praises of the newer RAM stuff here at CC, but we’ve hardly lost sight of what came before. A prime example of that would be from […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/IMG_1004.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CC For Sale: 1978 Dodge W150 Custom Power Wagon – Rider On The Storm")
CC For Sale: 1978 Dodge W150 Custom Power Wagon – Rider On The Storm
Posted on August 2, 2019 | 39 CommentsWe’ve been singing the praises of the newer RAM stuff here at CC, but we’ve hardly lost sight of what came before. A prime example of that would be from […] -
![After Paul’s eloquent handing over of the keys the other day, I was pondering if or what I should say and have decided that we do owe you, the readers, […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/ferris-car-1600-1140x610.jpeg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CC Update: The More Things Change, The More They Will Remain The Same")
CC Update: The More Things Change, The More They Will Remain The Same
Posted on August 1, 2019 | 34 CommentsAfter Paul’s eloquent handing over of the keys the other day, I was pondering if or what I should say and have decided that we do owe you, the readers, […] -
![Alright, I didn’t actually get stung by the car itself, I was stung by one of the wasps that were building a nest inside the passenger door and that I […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/IMG_3983.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Junkyard Classic: 1982 Honda Accord LX – I May Be The Only Person Who Ever Got Stung By An Accord")
Junkyard Classic: 1982 Honda Accord LX – I May Be The Only Person Who Ever Got Stung By An Accord
Posted on July 30, 2019 | 43 CommentsAlright, I didn’t actually get stung by the car itself, I was stung by one of the wasps that were building a nest inside the passenger door and that I […]
