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Curbside Classics Archives
About Author: Jim Klein
Posts by Jim Klein
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![Lord, won’t you buy me an Oldsmobile sang no one ever, certainly not Janis, and not any of the legions of artists since. Yet here we were in the times […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/IMG_5251.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Recycling: 1985 Oldsmobile Firenza S Coupe – A 1970 4-4-2 It Is Not")
Curbside Recycling: 1985 Oldsmobile Firenza S Coupe – A 1970 4-4-2 It Is Not
Posted on January 4, 2024 | 54 CommentsLord, won’t you buy me an Oldsmobile sang no one ever, certainly not Janis, and not any of the legions of artists since. Yet here we were in the times […] -
![My local corner shopping center has a mixture of shops; anchored by a semi-bougie grocery store there’s a distillery, a few eateries, an actual butcher, a baker, a pharmacy, a […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/IMG_4346.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Parking Lot Classics: 1985 Pontiac Fiero GT And Friends – There’s Always A Memory Or Two In My Local Shopping Center’s Parking Lot")
Parking Lot Classics: 1985 Pontiac Fiero GT And Friends – There’s Always A Memory Or Two In My Local Shopping Center’s Parking Lot
Posted on October 12, 2023 | 25 CommentsMy local corner shopping center has a mixture of shops; anchored by a semi-bougie grocery store there’s a distillery, a few eateries, an actual butcher, a baker, a pharmacy, a […] -
![Virtually every red-blooded male American retiree or retiree-to-be either vocally or secretly has a deep-held desire for a genuinely small pickup truck to either potter around town with, use to […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/IMG_2684.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Forbidden Fruit Stand: 2020 Chevrolet Tornado RS – Why Does GM Hate The USA?")
Curbside Forbidden Fruit Stand: 2020 Chevrolet Tornado RS – Why Does GM Hate The USA?
Posted on September 20, 2023 | 42 CommentsVirtually every red-blooded male American retiree or retiree-to-be either vocally or secretly has a deep-held desire for a genuinely small pickup truck to either potter around town with, use to […] -
![Behold the humble Corolla. Respected the world over, doing its job day in and day out, year after year, decade after decade. Demanding little, yet giving all of itself. This […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/IMG_9293.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Recycling: 1992 Toyota Corolla – 440,960 Miles, How’d It Hold Up?")
Curbside Recycling: 1992 Toyota Corolla – 440,960 Miles, How’d It Hold Up?
Posted on September 18, 2023 | 46 CommentsBehold the humble Corolla. Respected the world over, doing its job day in and day out, year after year, decade after decade. Demanding little, yet giving all of itself. This […] -
![While the Ford Torino benefitted mightily (at least to my then pre-pubescent peepers) from its association with Bay City’s finest undercover officers, the sad-sack Saturn Ion Quad Coupe does not. […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/IMG_0072.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Junkyard Outtake/QOTD: 2004 Saturn Ion Quad Coupe – Starsky And Hutch Relocate To Spring Hill, Tennessee")
Junkyard Outtake/QOTD: 2004 Saturn Ion Quad Coupe – Starsky And Hutch Relocate To Spring Hill, Tennessee
Posted on August 3, 2023 | 9 CommentsWhile the Ford Torino benefitted mightily (at least to my then pre-pubescent peepers) from its association with Bay City’s finest undercover officers, the sad-sack Saturn Ion Quad Coupe does not. […] -
![Once upon a time there were vinyl tops. And some of them fit nicely, were snug to the metal below, and served to accentuate the shape and form they were […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/IMG_8540.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Junkyard Contemp(t)lation: Why We Can’t Have Nice Things – Exhibit #25038")
Junkyard Contemp(t)lation: Why We Can’t Have Nice Things – Exhibit #25038
Posted on July 11, 2023 | 28 CommentsOnce upon a time there were vinyl tops. And some of them fit nicely, were snug to the metal below, and served to accentuate the shape and form they were […] -
![It was 7:30a.m. but already pushing 90 degrees; as I stumbled across the scorching parking lot to get some hot bagels and even hotter coffee I thought it was a […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/IMG_8548.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Outtake: 1980 Volkswagen Vanagon – Desert Camo")
Curbside Outtake: 1980 Volkswagen Vanagon – Desert Camo
Posted on July 8, 2023 | 8 CommentsIt was 7:30a.m. but already pushing 90 degrees; as I stumbled across the scorching parking lot to get some hot bagels and even hotter coffee I thought it was a […] -
![This first-year 1956 Lincoln Premiere was bucking hard to be saved, but not by me, not today. It has maybe a couple of weeks left before it shuffles off this […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/IMG_8480.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Junkyard Heirloom Gallery: 1956 Lincoln Premiere – With Factory AC, Just Needs A Recharge")
Junkyard Heirloom Gallery: 1956 Lincoln Premiere – With Factory AC, Just Needs A Recharge
Posted on July 6, 2023 | 47 CommentsThis first-year 1956 Lincoln Premiere was bucking hard to be saved, but not by me, not today. It has maybe a couple of weeks left before it shuffles off this […] -
![I was out test-driving the Jeep after last week’s repair when I caught this out of the corner of my eye parked in a side street, thankfully far enough away […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/IMG_8087.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Creation: When You Really Need A Flatbed Trailer And Only Have Mad Sawzall Skillz And A Spare RV")
Curbside Creation: When You Really Need A Flatbed Trailer And Only Have Mad Sawzall Skillz And A Spare RV
Posted on July 2, 2023 | 25 CommentsI was out test-driving the Jeep after last week’s repair when I caught this out of the corner of my eye parked in a side street, thankfully far enough away […] -
![A year ago. That’s when I started noticing that our 2015 Jeep Wrangler (JK generation) was starting to drip oil at only 55,000 or so miles. While in 2015 the […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/IMG_7853.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Tech: Replacing The Oil Cooler/Filter Housing On The PentaStar 3.6l V6 – Taming The Trail Of (Oily) Tears")
Curbside Tech: Replacing The Oil Cooler/Filter Housing On The PentaStar 3.6l V6 – Taming The Trail Of (Oily) Tears
Posted on June 29, 2023 | 48 CommentsA year ago. That’s when I started noticing that our 2015 Jeep Wrangler (JK generation) was starting to drip oil at only 55,000 or so miles. While in 2015 the […] -
![Well, the pleasure was in seeing this rig and it was all mine. I was in line at the junkyard with a few baubles to pay for and the owner […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/IMG_7846.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Parking Lot Pleasure: 1972 Ford F-250 Explorer Camper Special With Mitchell Camper – In For A Camper-Ectomy")
Parking Lot Pleasure: 1972 Ford F-250 Explorer Camper Special With Mitchell Camper – In For A Camper-Ectomy
Posted on June 26, 2023 | 29 CommentsWell, the pleasure was in seeing this rig and it was all mine. I was in line at the junkyard with a few baubles to pay for and the owner […] -
![GM might as well be the abbreviation for Genius Marketers instead of General Motors. How else to explain over TWO MILLION suckers that purchased a Vega? And it’s not like […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/IMG_7470.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Recycling: 1973 Chevrolet Vega Kammback – Oy Vega! 50+ Years Of Long(roof) Memories")
Curbside Recycling: 1973 Chevrolet Vega Kammback – Oy Vega! 50+ Years Of Long(roof) Memories
Posted on June 21, 2023 | 58 CommentsGM might as well be the abbreviation for Genius Marketers instead of General Motors. How else to explain over TWO MILLION suckers that purchased a Vega? And it’s not like […] -
![Well, one, anyway; this one. A (presumably) once-cherished Chevrolet Camaro Sport Coupe, probably lovingly specced out from the brochure; custom-ordered, and waited for with tingly anticipation. Or just bought right […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/IMG_5492.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Recycling: 1972 Chevrolet Camaro – It Turns Out People Do Junk Vintage Red Camaros")
Curbside Recycling: 1972 Chevrolet Camaro – It Turns Out People Do Junk Vintage Red Camaros
Posted on June 15, 2023 | 30 CommentsWell, one, anyway; this one. A (presumably) once-cherished Chevrolet Camaro Sport Coupe, probably lovingly specced out from the brochure; custom-ordered, and waited for with tingly anticipation. Or just bought right […] -
![(first posted 6/11/2017) Just before I headed to Detroit for the CC meetup I received an invitation to the Rocky Mountain Automotive Press’ 2017 Track and Off-Road Day. So […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/IMG_1637-1.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Future Classics: Curbside Classic Goes To The Track")
Future Classics: Curbside Classic Goes To The Track
Posted on June 11, 2023 | 20 Comments(first posted 6/11/2017) Just before I headed to Detroit for the CC meetup I received an invitation to the Rocky Mountain Automotive Press’ 2017 Track and Off-Road Day. So […] -
![This particular car was born the same month I received my driver’s license. It’s on the (long) short list of cars that I would have liked to have seen in […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/IMG_6965.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Recycling: 1986 Mitsubishi Starion ESI-R – Boxed In")
Curbside Recycling: 1986 Mitsubishi Starion ESI-R – Boxed In
Posted on June 10, 2023 | 26 CommentsThis particular car was born the same month I received my driver’s license. It’s on the (long) short list of cars that I would have liked to have seen in […]
