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Curbside Classics Archives
About Author: Jim Klein
Posts by Jim Klein
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![I’ve got two pictures to tell a story. That’s all, two little pix. So this shan’t taketh too much of your precious time. Pondering this gnarled veteran, we’ve all seen […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/IMG_3141.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Lumberyard Outtake: 1981-1985 Mercedes-Benz 300TD Turbo Diesel Station Wagon – Qualified, Accomplished, Evergreen")
Lumberyard Outtake: 1981-1985 Mercedes-Benz 300TD Turbo Diesel Station Wagon – Qualified, Accomplished, Evergreen
Posted on September 8, 2022 | 16 CommentsI’ve got two pictures to tell a story. That’s all, two little pix. So this shan’t taketh too much of your precious time. Pondering this gnarled veteran, we’ve all seen […] -
![Somehow it feels like we had a bit of a Cadillac Week (or was it a Week And A Half?) and it’s time to go out with a bang. Or […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/IMG_2975.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Recycling Challenge: 1983 Cadillac Cimarron VS 1987 Cadillac Cimarron – Can Two Cimarrons Make A Right?")
Curbside Recycling Challenge: 1983 Cadillac Cimarron VS 1987 Cadillac Cimarron – Can Two Cimarrons Make A Right?
Posted on August 31, 2022 | 62 CommentsSomehow it feels like we had a bit of a Cadillac Week (or was it a Week And A Half?) and it’s time to go out with a bang. Or […] -
![And the snow stopped, and the sun came out, and some of the snow melted, and there for me to behold was this creature formed from molten steel over half […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/IMG_7928-1.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Musings: 1970 Cadillac Sedan deVille – I’m Not A Cadillac Man, But If I Was A Cadillac Man, This Would Be My Cadillac, Man.")
Curbside Musings: 1970 Cadillac Sedan deVille – I’m Not A Cadillac Man, But If I Was A Cadillac Man, This Would Be My Cadillac, Man.
Posted on August 29, 2022 | 58 CommentsAnd the snow stopped, and the sun came out, and some of the snow melted, and there for me to behold was this creature formed from molten steel over half […] -
![(first posted 8/26/2016) September 2003 – outside of Paris, France, approx. 12:30am, pitch dark, drizzly. After a brutal clutch-dumping launch from the stop sign and a quick run through the […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/Audi-SQ4.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Classic Drive: 1984 Audi Sport Quattro – I Drove My Hero")
Classic Drive: 1984 Audi Sport Quattro – I Drove My Hero
Posted on August 26, 2022 | 32 Comments(first posted 8/26/2016) September 2003 – outside of Paris, France, approx. 12:30am, pitch dark, drizzly. After a brutal clutch-dumping launch from the stop sign and a quick run through the […] -
![Nobody, that’s who. And to be fair, this one wasn’t ever finished and is unlikely to ever be, certainly not in time for Barrett-Jackson in Scottsdale. Maybe someone confused it […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/IMG_2269.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Recycling: 1976 Ford Pinto Runabout – Who Does A Bare-Metal Restoration Of A Pinto?")
Curbside Recycling: 1976 Ford Pinto Runabout – Who Does A Bare-Metal Restoration Of A Pinto?
Posted on August 25, 2022 | 68 CommentsNobody, that’s who. And to be fair, this one wasn’t ever finished and is unlikely to ever be, certainly not in time for Barrett-Jackson in Scottsdale. Maybe someone confused it […] -
![(first posted 8/24/2016) Living in the San Francisco area has its undeniable charms and attractions, however the traffic is not one of them. In the late 1990’s to the mid […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/CasualCarpool13.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Commute Classic: Casual Carpool – Your Mother Would Not Approve Of This Idea")
Commute Classic: Casual Carpool – Your Mother Would Not Approve Of This Idea
Posted on August 24, 2022 | 77 Comments(first posted 8/24/2016) Living in the San Francisco area has its undeniable charms and attractions, however the traffic is not one of them. In the late 1990’s to the mid […] -
Wordless Outtake: 1974/1975 Oldsmobile Custom Cruiser – The Colossal Cruiser
Posted on August 23, 2022 | 43 Comments -
![Los Angeles, California, USA, 1985 – That’s the place and year I earned my driver’s license. As a 10th-11th grader, life was more than a little angst-filled. Little things were […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/IMG_0971.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Memories: 1985 Toyota Celica GT-S – The Good, The Bad, The Facts Of Life")
Curbside Memories: 1985 Toyota Celica GT-S – The Good, The Bad, The Facts Of Life
Posted on August 22, 2022 | 43 CommentsLos Angeles, California, USA, 1985 – That’s the place and year I earned my driver’s license. As a 10th-11th grader, life was more than a little angst-filled. Little things were […] -
![What else would explain the reason to scrap what appears to be a perfectly usable gas-sipper? Well, this is the LSi model which features the gas-swilling 1.3 liter that has […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/IMG_2536.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Recycling: 1997 Geo Metro LSi – Clearly Gasoline Prices Are Coming Down")
Curbside Recycling: 1997 Geo Metro LSi – Clearly Gasoline Prices Are Coming Down
Posted on August 18, 2022 | 63 CommentsWhat else would explain the reason to scrap what appears to be a perfectly usable gas-sipper? Well, this is the LSi model which features the gas-swilling 1.3 liter that has […] -
![My mother ordered herself a new car earlier this summer. It arrived this week and she offered to give us her old car, a 2008 Subaru Outback base model that […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/IMG_1897.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Tech: 2008 Subaru Outback – Inner CV Joint Boot Replacement Without Full Axle Removal")
Curbside Tech: 2008 Subaru Outback – Inner CV Joint Boot Replacement Without Full Axle Removal
Posted on July 29, 2022 | 36 CommentsMy mother ordered herself a new car earlier this summer. It arrived this week and she offered to give us her old car, a 2008 Subaru Outback base model that […] -
![Colorado has an abundance of junkyards but in the great tradition of America, more is always better and less is never enough. For the last couple of years the guys […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/IMG_1608.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Recycling: I Tripped Over A Hornet’s Nest At The Newest Land Of Milk And Honey And Parts")
Curbside Recycling: I Tripped Over A Hornet’s Nest At The Newest Land Of Milk And Honey And Parts
Posted on July 23, 2022 | 46 CommentsColorado has an abundance of junkyards but in the great tradition of America, more is always better and less is never enough. For the last couple of years the guys […] -
![Growing up in America, you hear all about various legendary cars. Well, legendary American cars, that is. You’ve got your Shelbys, your 442s, Charger Superbirds, Yenko Camaros and so on, […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/IMG_1519.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Conundrum: Is This 1968 GTO A Royal Bobcat 428? – You Be The Judge")
Curbside Conundrum: Is This 1968 GTO A Royal Bobcat 428? – You Be The Judge
Posted on July 20, 2022 | 67 CommentsGrowing up in America, you hear all about various legendary cars. Well, legendary American cars, that is. You’ve got your Shelbys, your 442s, Charger Superbirds, Yenko Camaros and so on, […] -
![It matters not what some may say about the original Jaguar S-Type, the reality is that this is an old Jaguar and hence worthy of respect even if one knows […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/IMG_1288.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Recycling: 1965 Jaguar S-Type 3.8 – The Upper Lip Seems A Bit Aquiver")
Curbside Recycling: 1965 Jaguar S-Type 3.8 – The Upper Lip Seems A Bit Aquiver
Posted on July 15, 2022 | 31 CommentsIt matters not what some may say about the original Jaguar S-Type, the reality is that this is an old Jaguar and hence worthy of respect even if one knows […] -
![The CC version of Wheel Of Fortune differs from the real game show mainly in that there is no prize except for bragging rights. But keep in mind nobody likes […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/IMG_0246.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Junkyard Outtake: Let’s Play Wheel Of Fortune!")
Junkyard Outtake: Let’s Play Wheel Of Fortune!
Posted on June 5, 2022 | 30 CommentsThe CC version of Wheel Of Fortune differs from the real game show mainly in that there is no prize except for bragging rights. But keep in mind nobody likes […] -
![We haven’t done a Junkyard Heirloom Gallery post in a while and today someone posted a new comment on the first one of the series which was just the impetus I […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/05/IMG_0094.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Junkyard Heirloom Gallery: 1953 Dodge B4D Express 126WB")
Junkyard Heirloom Gallery: 1953 Dodge B4D Express 126WB
Posted on May 29, 2022 | 33 CommentsWe haven’t done a Junkyard Heirloom Gallery post in a while and today someone posted a new comment on the first one of the series which was just the impetus I […]
