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About Author: Jim Klein
Posts by Jim Klein
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Wordless Outtake: Dirt Is The Loneliest Color
Posted on October 1, 2017 | 32 CommentsCostco Parking Lot, Timnath, CO, September 29, 2017 -
COAL: 1980 Audi 4000 – The Boy Embraces His Heritage
Posted on October 1, 2017 | 50 Comments(first posted 5/5/2013) Having sold my first car the summer after my freshman year in college, it was now time for something different; more mature, perhaps. I have always had […] -
COAL: 1979 Mazda 626 Coupe – The First Of Forty-Five Cars And Bikes
Posted on September 24, 2017 | 47 CommentsThe calendar said late 1985, the view out of my window said Southern California (unlike this car and view). The day I passed my driver’s license test I handed my […] -
QOTD: The Gold Package – Is All That Glitters Gold Or Not?
Posted on September 3, 2017 | 93 CommentsAs I was driving my daughter to school last week, we pulled up behind a late 1990’s white Toyota Land Cruiser, basically the same as the one we used to […] -
CC Rental Travelogue: 1996 Volvo 850GLT – Travels with Riley
Posted on August 23, 2017 | 47 CommentsNo, this isn’t a rerun article from way back, I actually rented a Curbside Classic last week. First though, some background…Our family has developed somewhat of a tradition wherein, while […] -
CC Detroit Meetup Drive Report & Alternative Transportation QOTD: What Could Have Been The Worst Rental Car To Be Stuck With For My Drive?
Posted on June 7, 2017 | 87 CommentsWhen I saw the news that there would be a meetup in Detroit, I immediately thought I wanted to drive. It’s not that I have any kind of fear of […] -
CC Vacation Outtakes: Random Curbside Classics from London and Ireland
Posted on May 16, 2017 | 53 CommentsTaking inspiration from several other contributors, I decided to compile a grab-bag of sorts of all the random one-off pictures I managed to shoot while on vacation over spring break […] -
CC Roadtrip Outtake: 1982 Mercedes-Benz 300GD – My Wife Wants Us To Get A G-Wagen, But This Is Not The One She Has In Mind
Posted on March 26, 2017 | 14 CommentsAs our merry band of misfits cavorts across the Irish countryside, we return once again to the fertile fields of Kenmare, where we saw the 2CV Fourgonnette. After using the […] -
CC Roadtrip Outtake: What Do Your (Not So) Irish Eyes See?
Posted on March 24, 2017 | 25 CommentsAnother day, another few hundred km’s for our group in Ireland – Today we drove through the Western Ireland hamlet of Adare, which according to my wife’s research is supposedly […] -
CC Roadtrip Cornucopia: A Volkswagen Lover Lives Here
Posted on March 22, 2017 | 17 CommentsContinuing our roadtrip around Southern Ireland, on today’s daytrip from Killarney to the Dingle Peninsula, we were driving down the road (the N71) and passed by this place. I was […] -
CC Roadtrip Outtake: 1964 Citroën 2CV Fourgonnette – A French Clover In Ireland
Posted on March 20, 2017 | 24 CommentsAs our Clan continued on our little roadtrip in Ireland, I was starting to realize that this place is a bit of a CC bonanza. After the MGB GT the […] -
CC Roadtrip Outtake: 1969 MGB GT – The Little Corker
Posted on March 18, 2017 | 13 CommentsThis week our little clan is in the South of Ireland traveling around. As we were taking a break at a petrol station along the motorway, this little beauty caught […] -
Curbside Classic Center – The Mercedes-Benz Classic Center, That Is!
Posted on January 8, 2017 | 60 CommentsA decade ago, Mercedes-Benz decided to open a facility dedicated to the preservation and restoration of its cars. As the first and so far only manufacturer-owned and operated facility of […] -
Jim Klein: The Complete Cars Of A Lifetime (COAL) Series – All 45 To Date!
Posted on December 2, 2016 | 3 CommentsCOAL 1: 1979 Mazda 626 Coupe – The First Of Fortyfive Cars And Bikes COAL 2: 1980 Audi 4000 – The Boy Embraces His Heritage COAL 3: 1972 Chevrolet Concours […] -
Rental Car Classic: 2016 VW Polo – Sort Of Like Vanilla Ice, I was Rollin’ In My 1.0
Posted on November 28, 2016 | 47 CommentsAs I was emptying a spare backpack last week, out fell my misplaced notebook from our trip to Iceland last February. Thus, I can finally share my experience with one […]

![COAL: 1980 Audi 4000 – The Boy Embraces His Heritage (first posted 5/5/2013) Having sold my first car the summer after my freshman year in college, it was now time for something different; more mature, perhaps. I have always had […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2013/04/Audi80-1984MCRally.jpg)
![COAL: 1979 Mazda 626 Coupe – The First Of Forty-Five Cars And Bikes The calendar said late 1985, the view out of my window said Southern California (unlike this car and view). The day I passed my driver’s license test I handed my […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2013/04/mazda-626-coupe-03.jpg)
![QOTD: The Gold Package – Is All That Glitters Gold Or Not? As I was driving my daughter to school last week, we pulled up behind a late 1990’s white Toyota Land Cruiser, basically the same as the one we used to […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/GoldPackage1Lexus.jpg)
![CC Rental Travelogue: 1996 Volvo 850GLT – Travels with Riley No, this isn’t a rerun article from way back, I actually rented a Curbside Classic last week. First though, some background…Our family has developed somewhat of a tradition wherein, while […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/IMG_1809-1.jpg)
![CC Detroit Meetup Drive Report & Alternative Transportation QOTD: What Could Have Been The Worst Rental Car To Be Stuck With For My Drive? When I saw the news that there would be a meetup in Detroit, I immediately thought I wanted to drive. It’s not that I have any kind of fear of […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/RentalCarPic.jpg)
![CC Vacation Outtakes: Random Curbside Classics from London and Ireland Taking inspiration from several other contributors, I decided to compile a grab-bag of sorts of all the random one-off pictures I managed to shoot while on vacation over spring break […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/P1020955.jpg)
![CC Roadtrip Outtake: 1982 Mercedes-Benz 300GD – My Wife Wants Us To Get A G-Wagen, But This Is Not The One She Has In Mind As our merry band of misfits cavorts across the Irish countryside, we return once again to the fertile fields of Kenmare, where we saw the 2CV Fourgonnette. After using the […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/P1030001.jpg)
![CC Roadtrip Outtake: What Do Your (Not So) Irish Eyes See? Another day, another few hundred km’s for our group in Ireland – Today we drove through the Western Ireland hamlet of Adare, which according to my wife’s research is supposedly […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/P1030066-001.jpg)
![CC Roadtrip Cornucopia: A Volkswagen Lover Lives Here Continuing our roadtrip around Southern Ireland, on today’s daytrip from Killarney to the Dingle Peninsula, we were driving down the road (the N71) and passed by this place. I was […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/P1030049.jpg)
![CC Roadtrip Outtake: 1964 Citroën 2CV Fourgonnette – A French Clover In Ireland As our Clan continued on our little roadtrip in Ireland, I was starting to realize that this place is a bit of a CC bonanza. After the MGB GT the […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/P1020981.jpg)
![CC Roadtrip Outtake: 1969 MGB GT – The Little Corker This week our little clan is in the South of Ireland traveling around. As we were taking a break at a petrol station along the motorway, this little beauty caught […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/P1020976-001.jpg)
![Curbside Classic Center – The Mercedes-Benz Classic Center, That Is! A decade ago, Mercedes-Benz decided to open a facility dedicated to the preservation and restoration of its cars. As the first and so far only manufacturer-owned and operated facility of […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2017/01/P1020921.jpg)
![Jim Klein: The Complete Cars Of A Lifetime (COAL) Series – All 45 To Date! COAL 1: 1979 Mazda 626 Coupe – The First Of Fortyfive Cars And Bikes COAL 2: 1980 Audi 4000 – The Boy Embraces His Heritage COAL 3: 1972 Chevrolet Concours […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2016/12/P1010400.jpg)
![Rental Car Classic: 2016 VW Polo – Sort Of Like Vanilla Ice, I was Rollin’ In My 1.0 As I was emptying a spare backpack last week, out fell my misplaced notebook from our trip to Iceland last February. Thus, I can finally share my experience with one […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/IMG_0141.jpg)


