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Curbside Classics Archives
About Author: Jim Klein
Posts by Jim Klein
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![Introduced for 1950, killed off after 1991, Ford’s Country Squire (later LTD Country Squire) was a mainstay in the American full size wagon market for just over four decades, serving […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/IMG_4645-2.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Outtake: 1988-1990 Ford LTD Country Squire – Nearing The End Of The Holiday Road")
Curbside Outtake: 1988-1990 Ford LTD Country Squire – Nearing The End Of The Holiday Road
Posted on November 16, 2021 | 15 CommentsIntroduced for 1950, killed off after 1991, Ford’s Country Squire (later LTD Country Squire) was a mainstay in the American full size wagon market for just over four decades, serving […] -
![The 1983-1986 Ford LTD is no longer a common sight in the junkyard, however since my family owned two of them (’83 and ’84) I’ve generally held them in low […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/IMG_7025.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Recycling: 1986 Ford LTD Brougham – Upgraded To Pony Power!")
Curbside Recycling: 1986 Ford LTD Brougham – Upgraded To Pony Power!
Posted on November 12, 2021 | 36 CommentsThe 1983-1986 Ford LTD is no longer a common sight in the junkyard, however since my family owned two of them (’83 and ’84) I’ve generally held them in low […] -
Curbside Outtake: Who Needs A Stinkin’ F-250 King Ranch PowerStroke Diesel To Transport Lumber?
Posted on October 29, 2021 | 35 CommentsThat’s a fine piece of pressure treated lumber securely strapped to this Mercedes S Class. So secure it’s actually bowing. -
![After coming across and posting the first 2022 Hyundai Santa Cruz I found last month, I’ve been stealthily creeping around trying to flush a new Ford Maverick out of the […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/IMG_6748.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside New Car Non-Review: 2022 Ford Maverick XLT AWD – Game On…")
Curbside New Car Non-Review: 2022 Ford Maverick XLT AWD – Game On…
Posted on October 27, 2021 | 58 CommentsAfter coming across and posting the first 2022 Hyundai Santa Cruz I found last month, I’ve been stealthily creeping around trying to flush a new Ford Maverick out of the […] -
![(Please see end for Update) Believe it or not, I do sincerely try to bring the best and most closest to showroom-spec vehicles to you for this series. That means […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/IMG_6613.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Recycling: 1976 Lancia Scorpion – Good Luck Finding One Of The Other 1800 In The U.S. (Updated)")
Curbside Recycling: 1976 Lancia Scorpion – Good Luck Finding One Of The Other 1800 In The U.S. (Updated)
Posted on October 25, 2021 | 28 Comments(Please see end for Update) Believe it or not, I do sincerely try to bring the best and most closest to showroom-spec vehicles to you for this series. That means […] -
![As CC’s resident biggest fan of the Audi Quattro Turbo Coupe of the early 1980s, I had a chunk of alternate reality hit me on a recent trip to the […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/IMG_6300.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Recycling: 1981 AMC Eagle SX/4 Sport – America’s Audi Quattro")
Curbside Recycling: 1981 AMC Eagle SX/4 Sport – America’s Audi Quattro
Posted on October 22, 2021 | 28 CommentsAs CC’s resident biggest fan of the Audi Quattro Turbo Coupe of the early 1980s, I had a chunk of alternate reality hit me on a recent trip to the […] -
Wordless Outtake: 1963 Studebaker Lark
Posted on September 30, 2021 | 23 Comments -
![Driving by the local Hyundai dealer’s empty lot this afternoon I spied an unfamiliar shape parked out front, ooh, one of the new Santa Cruz pickups! This highly anticipated small […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/09/IMG_5745.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside New Car Non-Review: 2022 Hyundai Santa Cruz SEL – The Iceman Cometh")
Curbside New Car Non-Review: 2022 Hyundai Santa Cruz SEL – The Iceman Cometh
Posted on September 6, 2021 | 41 CommentsDriving by the local Hyundai dealer’s empty lot this afternoon I spied an unfamiliar shape parked out front, ooh, one of the new Santa Cruz pickups! This highly anticipated small […] -
![Another week, another sighting of a what appears to be an impeccably kept vehicle waiting to make a left turn in the same place as the Lincoln Mark VII last […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/09/IMG_5735-2.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CC One Shot: 1991 Toyota Pickup – Caught On Creampuff Corner")
CC One Shot: 1991 Toyota Pickup – Caught On Creampuff Corner
Posted on September 6, 2021 | 13 CommentsAnother week, another sighting of a what appears to be an impeccably kept vehicle waiting to make a left turn in the same place as the Lincoln Mark VII last […] -
![Normally I try to limit the junkers I share here to those of the creampuff or at least more complete variety but it’s just getting ever so much harder to […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/IMG_5404.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Recycling: 1975 Hurst/Olds W-25 – It Hurst So Bad")
Curbside Recycling: 1975 Hurst/Olds W-25 – It Hurst So Bad
Posted on September 2, 2021 | 34 CommentsNormally I try to limit the junkers I share here to those of the creampuff or at least more complete variety but it’s just getting ever so much harder to […] -
![I happened to be stopped at a light near my house when a surprise pulled alongside. So it only took one shot to get a decent one of this example […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/IMG_5581.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CC One Shot: 1986-1992 Lincoln Mark VII – Where Have You Been Hiding?")
CC One Shot: 1986-1992 Lincoln Mark VII – Where Have You Been Hiding?
Posted on September 1, 2021 | 23 CommentsI happened to be stopped at a light near my house when a surprise pulled alongside. So it only took one shot to get a decent one of this example […] -
![(first posted 8/31/2015) Last week my family and I decided to go on an impromptu roadtrip to Nashville, Tennessee. While there, I somehow carved out time to visit the Lane […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/LARC.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Museum Outtake: 1959 LARC LX – Our Largest Curbside Classic (So Far)")
Museum Outtake: 1959 LARC LX – Our Largest Curbside Classic (So Far)
Posted on August 31, 2021 | 41 Comments(first posted 8/31/2015) Last week my family and I decided to go on an impromptu roadtrip to Nashville, Tennessee. While there, I somehow carved out time to visit the Lane […] -
![I was a little surprised at the vigorous defense that was afforded the 1976 Cadillac Seville last month by a few readers, apparently the post hit a bit more of […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/IMG_5375-1.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Recycling: 1988 Cadillac Cimarron – Sort Of Like The Baby Ruth In The Bushwood Country Club Swimming Pool")
Curbside Recycling: 1988 Cadillac Cimarron – Sort Of Like The Baby Ruth In The Bushwood Country Club Swimming Pool
Posted on August 19, 2021 | 71 CommentsI was a little surprised at the vigorous defense that was afforded the 1976 Cadillac Seville last month by a few readers, apparently the post hit a bit more of […] -
![I recently came across a small trove of junkyard Ramblers in a short period of time and have become completely smitten with them, especially in wagon format and even more […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/IMG_4993.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Junkyard Heirloom Gallery: 1963 Rambler Classic Six 770 Cross Country Wagon")
Junkyard Heirloom Gallery: 1963 Rambler Classic Six 770 Cross Country Wagon
Posted on August 16, 2021 | 45 CommentsI recently came across a small trove of junkyard Ramblers in a short period of time and have become completely smitten with them, especially in wagon format and even more […] -
![The United States Postal Service employs private citizens as contractors to deliver large portions of the mail. These people usually drive their own vehicles to do so instead of actual […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/IMG_5110.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Junkyard Engineering: So You Want To Deliver The Mail For The USPS Using Your Own Car…")
Junkyard Engineering: So You Want To Deliver The Mail For The USPS Using Your Own Car…
Posted on August 14, 2021 | 52 CommentsThe United States Postal Service employs private citizens as contractors to deliver large portions of the mail. These people usually drive their own vehicles to do so instead of actual […]
