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Curbside Classics Archives
Auto-Biography Archive
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![(My mom with her “retirement present” 2013 Mercedes-Benz GLK 350) Mother’s Day is a day of honoring our mothers and motherly figures in our lives, and recognizing all they do or have […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/IMG_8584.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Mother’s Day Feature: The Cars Of My Mother")
Mother’s Day Feature: The Cars Of My Mother
Posted on May 10, 2015 | 28 Comments(My mom with her “retirement present” 2013 Mercedes-Benz GLK 350) Mother’s Day is a day of honoring our mothers and motherly figures in our lives, and recognizing all they do or have […] -
![(first posted 7/18/2011) Mom takes her eighteen year-old son to the mall for some new underpants and socks, toiletries and a cheap traveling bag. They stop for a bite to […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/07/Hitchhiking.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Auto-Biography: The Hitchhiker’s Guide To The Galaxie 500 And Other Rides")
Auto-Biography: The Hitchhiker’s Guide To The Galaxie 500 And Other Rides
Posted on April 5, 2015 | 50 Comments(first posted 7/18/2011) Mom takes her eighteen year-old son to the mall for some new underpants and socks, toiletries and a cheap traveling bag. They stop for a bite to […] -
![(none of the images are of his actual car) (originally published in 2007) The pop rivets on the crudely fabricated rocker panels were a dead giveaway: tell-tales of cancer under […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/10/mga.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Autobiography: 1957 MGA – Learning From Big Brother")
Autobiography: 1957 MGA – Learning From Big Brother
Posted on March 15, 2015 | 39 Comments(none of the images are of his actual car) (originally published in 2007) The pop rivets on the crudely fabricated rocker panels were a dead giveaway: tell-tales of cancer under […] -
![(first published in 2007) Once I crossed the line and became a fifteen year-old driving addict, there was no turning back. Nothing could stop me from using my drug of […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/05/LSD_trip_II_by_Meteoritu.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Auto-Biography: The Drug Of Choice")
Auto-Biography: The Drug Of Choice
Posted on March 7, 2015 | 34 Comments(first published in 2007) Once I crossed the line and became a fifteen year-old driving addict, there was no turning back. Nothing could stop me from using my drug of […] -
![“Look at this, Gerardo”, my father told me this week after going to town. “I found something I lost a long time ago”. He passed me his cell phone and […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/IMG_20150127_125246.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Auto-Biography: 1971 Ford Mustang – Family History.")
Auto-Biography: 1971 Ford Mustang – Family History.
Posted on January 30, 2015 | 22 Comments“Look at this, Gerardo”, my father told me this week after going to town. “I found something I lost a long time ago”. He passed me his cell phone and […] -
![So we’ve all done it. Bought something because it was there rather than because we needed it. Sometimes the purchase is flung into a drawer or cupboard, never to be […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/12/IMG_2377-2.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "My Unintentional COAL I: 1993 Honda Ascot FBX – How I Fell In Like With A Magnificent Honda")
My Unintentional COAL I: 1993 Honda Ascot FBX – How I Fell In Like With A Magnificent Honda
Posted on December 12, 2014 | 78 CommentsSo we’ve all done it. Bought something because it was there rather than because we needed it. Sometimes the purchase is flung into a drawer or cupboard, never to be […] -
![Over the last several years, I have developed Jason’s Theorem of Automobiles. My theorem states all cars are built to mimic a thirty-five year old human. At 35, one is […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/DSCN3494.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "My 1963 Ford Galaxie, Part 3: A Year In The Life")
My 1963 Ford Galaxie, Part 3: A Year In The Life
Posted on December 12, 2014 | 87 CommentsOver the last several years, I have developed Jason’s Theorem of Automobiles. My theorem states all cars are built to mimic a thirty-five year old human. At 35, one is […] -
![I’d like to tell you that I took this picture on the go because I instantly recognized it as a rather rare Chevelle 300 hardtop coupe. But I didn’t; I […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/CC-235-053-1200.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CC Outtake: 1968 Chevelle 300 Hardtop Coupe – The Un-Malibu Chevelle")
CC Outtake: 1968 Chevelle 300 Hardtop Coupe – The Un-Malibu Chevelle
Posted on September 25, 2014 | 37 CommentsI’d like to tell you that I took this picture on the go because I instantly recognized it as a rather rare Chevelle 300 hardtop coupe. But I didn’t; I […] -
![In 1971, I committed a crime, the repercussions of which still affect me today. I was a bored eighteen-year-old whose overdeveloped but under-used automotive memory banks craved stimulus. In those […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/The-East-Glows-1965.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Auto-Biography: In Search of….The East Glows – And Actual Chinese Curbside Classics")
Auto-Biography: In Search of….The East Glows – And Actual Chinese Curbside Classics
Posted on September 18, 2014 | 56 CommentsIn 1971, I committed a crime, the repercussions of which still affect me today. I was a bored eighteen-year-old whose overdeveloped but under-used automotive memory banks craved stimulus. In those […] -
![I try to show my faithful old truck a little love once in a while, but it’s been a couple of years since I touched anything other than the controls […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/CC-140-113-800.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "My ’66 F-100 Gets A Wash, A $10 Dyno Tune Up and A Set of $225 Used Tires")
My ’66 F-100 Gets A Wash, A $10 Dyno Tune Up and A Set of $225 Used Tires
Posted on August 1, 2014 | 50 CommentsI try to show my faithful old truck a little love once in a while, but it’s been a couple of years since I touched anything other than the controls […] -
![One of my hopes in starting CC was to be able to find the cars of my childhood and youth (yes, I have a strong nostalgic streak), to use the […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/Dodge-Coronet-1965-wagon-engine.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "The Niedermeyer Family 1965 Dodge Coronet 440 Wagon Rediscovered, They Way I Would Have Liked It To Be")
The Niedermeyer Family 1965 Dodge Coronet 440 Wagon Rediscovered, They Way I Would Have Liked It To Be
Posted on June 15, 2014 | 22 CommentsOne of my hopes in starting CC was to be able to find the cars of my childhood and youth (yes, I have a strong nostalgic streak), to use the […] -
![As you probably know, we bought a 2013 Acura TSX Sport Wagon to replace ye olde 2000 Forester. One of the reasons why we keep cars a long time is […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/CC-224-045-1200.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Adios Forester: A Quick and Comical Sale And The Final Tally Of The Cost To Drive For 15 Years")
Adios Forester: A Quick and Comical Sale And The Final Tally Of The Cost To Drive For 15 Years
Posted on April 18, 2014 | 77 CommentsAs you probably know, we bought a 2013 Acura TSX Sport Wagon to replace ye olde 2000 Forester. One of the reasons why we keep cars a long time is […] -
![I got a bit of feedback that I dropped off the radar. Life happens. You move, work responsibilities take over. You might even fall in love. Old iron starts […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/IMG_03371.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Auto-Biography: Where Did He Go? To Stuttgart For The Fourth Time")
Auto-Biography: Where Did He Go? To Stuttgart For The Fourth Time
Posted on March 13, 2014 | 40 CommentsI got a bit of feedback that I dropped off the radar. Life happens. You move, work responsibilities take over. You might even fall in love. Old iron starts […] -
![Does getting older blunt one’s tendency toward impulsivity? It might seem so, given the months-long process of research and endless test drives that finally resulted in the purchase of this […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/CC-222-077-1200.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Our New (Future) CC: 2013 Acura TSX Sport Wagon – Not An Impulse Buy (For A Change), But An Impulsive 1000 Mile 29 Hour Trip To Bring It Home")
Our New (Future) CC: 2013 Acura TSX Sport Wagon – Not An Impulse Buy (For A Change), But An Impulsive 1000 Mile 29 Hour Trip To Bring It Home
Posted on March 10, 2014 | 145 CommentsDoes getting older blunt one’s tendency toward impulsivity? It might seem so, given the months-long process of research and endless test drives that finally resulted in the purchase of this […] -
![Oh, admit it. You can’t resist this quirky, dorky, adorable little wagon. Can you? Anyone? OK, so I’m still trying to justify shipping this thing from Sandy, OR, to my […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/Dart-1.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "COAL: The Dirty Dart, Or How Ebay Makes One Do Stupid Things Sometimes")
COAL: The Dirty Dart, Or How Ebay Makes One Do Stupid Things Sometimes
Posted on March 3, 2014 | 102 CommentsOh, admit it. You can’t resist this quirky, dorky, adorable little wagon. Can you? Anyone? OK, so I’m still trying to justify shipping this thing from Sandy, OR, to my […]
