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Curbside Classics Archives
Auto-Biography Archive
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![Perry’s CC on the mk2 Golf inspired me to answer the cries to write another article to follow my ’59 Beetle COAL. I wanted my next piece to be something […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/l_9ceca2f43e1d8bd174eace6950f97552.jpgoriginal.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "COAL: 1988 VW Jetta GL – Oh Mk2 How I Miss You.")
COAL: 1988 VW Jetta GL – Oh Mk2 How I Miss You.
Posted on February 20, 2014 | 48 CommentsPerry’s CC on the mk2 Golf inspired me to answer the cries to write another article to follow my ’59 Beetle COAL. I wanted my next piece to be something […] -
![About ten years ago, I took a week off of work with the goal of completing a long overdue repainting of my house. I was excited to get the project […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/box-truck.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Autobiography: A Convergence of Transmissions, House Painting, Post-Partum Aggression, and Rental Trucks")
Autobiography: A Convergence of Transmissions, House Painting, Post-Partum Aggression, and Rental Trucks
Posted on February 7, 2014 | 31 CommentsAbout ten years ago, I took a week off of work with the goal of completing a long overdue repainting of my house. I was excited to get the project […] -
![One of my best summer jobs was driving a Ford L-Series beverage truck for Pepsi in Kansas. It was for a rural route that ran from Wichita north as far […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/pepsifordlseries.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Ford L Series – “The Choice of the New Generation!”")
Ford L Series – “The Choice of the New Generation!”
Posted on February 7, 2014 | 92 CommentsOne of my best summer jobs was driving a Ford L-Series beverage truck for Pepsi in Kansas. It was for a rural route that ran from Wichita north as far […] -
![Right around Thanksgiving 2007, I was on a Corvair kick, and managed to scoop up this Ralph Nader Special for three grand. A four-speed 60s convertible for three grand? […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/Corvair-3.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "COAL: 1965 Chevrolet Corvair Monza Convertible/Money Pit")
COAL: 1965 Chevrolet Corvair Monza Convertible/Money Pit
Posted on December 24, 2013 | 57 CommentsRight around Thanksgiving 2007, I was on a Corvair kick, and managed to scoop up this Ralph Nader Special for three grand. A four-speed 60s convertible for three grand? […] -
![image:stuckincustoms.com The San Luis Valley in Colorado is a strange place. It has a running history of strange occurrences. UFOs, mirages, alien sounds, bizarre natural features and strange beauty are all […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/Desert-night-1-.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "The San Luis Mystery: A Chevrolet Citation Story")
The San Luis Mystery: A Chevrolet Citation Story
Posted on December 7, 2013 | 37 Commentsimage:stuckincustoms.com The San Luis Valley in Colorado is a strange place. It has a running history of strange occurrences. UFOs, mirages, alien sounds, bizarre natural features and strange beauty are all […] -
![My parents married a year out of high school and my older brother was a “full-term premie”, if you know what I mean. Their first home was in an attic […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/themes/arras162/images/thumbnail.png "My First Ride – 1954 Dodge Coronet")
My First Ride – 1954 Dodge Coronet
Posted on November 22, 2013 | 8 CommentsMy parents married a year out of high school and my older brother was a “full-term premie”, if you know what I mean. Their first home was in an attic […] -
![Author’s Note: Yes, I did write about this van once before, but the story to tell keeps growing. Sitting in the surgical waiting room, time was creeping. The anticipated timeframe […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/11/IMG_12061.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Autobiography: 2000 Ford E-150 – Old Soldiers Never Complain")
Autobiography: 2000 Ford E-150 – Old Soldiers Never Complain
Posted on November 14, 2013 | 35 CommentsAuthor’s Note: Yes, I did write about this van once before, but the story to tell keeps growing. Sitting in the surgical waiting room, time was creeping. The anticipated timeframe […] -
Driving To Hana In A Red Mazda RX 7 Convertible
Posted on November 12, 2013 | 16 CommentsIt takes eight hours of non-stop, non-fun flight time to get to Honolulu from Chicago. Especially how I always did it – solo. I would sit crammed into a coach seat surrounded by horny honeymooners. […] -
![One evening I flew into O’Hare needing to surprise our Quad Cities staffers in the morning for regular unannounced audits. Being so close to Chicago and having access to any of our […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/11/CC-186-101-950.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Auto-Biography: Tracer LTS – The Merc with Zoom-Zoom")
Auto-Biography: Tracer LTS – The Merc with Zoom-Zoom
Posted on November 7, 2013 | 25 CommentsOne evening I flew into O’Hare needing to surprise our Quad Cities staffers in the morning for regular unannounced audits. Being so close to Chicago and having access to any of our […] -
![(disclaimer: low automotive content) Sunday, November 4, 2007 dawned an exceptionally warm and sunny day. Usually by this time of year, cold, wet weather has set into the Oregon Cascades, […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/11/CC-211-020-925.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Autobiography: Vanished Into The Wilderness – The Daming Xu Memorial Hike")
Autobiography: Vanished Into The Wilderness – The Daming Xu Memorial Hike
Posted on November 4, 2013 | 39 Comments(disclaimer: low automotive content) Sunday, November 4, 2007 dawned an exceptionally warm and sunny day. Usually by this time of year, cold, wet weather has set into the Oregon Cascades, […] -
![memorial to drivers of a Jeep that went over a cliff The first time my brother and I took his newly purchased used CJ5 out into the Rockies, we almost […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/Cliff-edge.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Autobiography: Jeep Near-Death Experience on Rollins Pass")
Autobiography: Jeep Near-Death Experience on Rollins Pass
Posted on October 28, 2013 | 19 Commentsmemorial to drivers of a Jeep that went over a cliff The first time my brother and I took his newly purchased used CJ5 out into the Rockies, we almost […] -
![Answering the phone, a familiar voice greeted me. “Jason, this is Bill; I’m so sorry. We are nearly ready to go, but the shaft on the new water pump is […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/IMG_0047.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "My 1963 Ford Galaxie, Part 2 – Waiting, Water Pumps, and Rewards")
My 1963 Ford Galaxie, Part 2 – Waiting, Water Pumps, and Rewards
Posted on October 15, 2013 | 59 CommentsAnswering the phone, a familiar voice greeted me. “Jason, this is Bill; I’m so sorry. We are nearly ready to go, but the shaft on the new water pump is […] -
![(ED: Sometimes a CC comment can be so interesting that a dedicated post becomes necessary. Please join me in welcoming Junqueboi’s first official article on CC! TK) I was probably […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/9-07-2013-115-800x533-e1379892331361.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Auto-Biography: Of Birds, Cats, First Cars And Growing Up…")
Auto-Biography: Of Birds, Cats, First Cars And Growing Up…
Posted on October 3, 2013 | 48 Comments(ED: Sometimes a CC comment can be so interesting that a dedicated post becomes necessary. Please join me in welcoming Junqueboi’s first official article on CC! TK) I was probably […] -
![Today’s Curbside Classic brought back a flood of memories. Now most of those are not so much memories of an actual ’56 Chevy, but my endless machinations (more like imaginations, […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/CC-140-013-800.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Autobiography/QOTD: What Was Going To Be Your First Car?")
Autobiography/QOTD: What Was Going To Be Your First Car?
Posted on September 6, 2013 | 76 CommentsToday’s Curbside Classic brought back a flood of memories. Now most of those are not so much memories of an actual ’56 Chevy, but my endless machinations (more like imaginations, […] -
![My wife remembers events by what she wore. I, on the other hand, tend to remember what I drove to said events. Certainly our 2001 Ford Crown Victoria was the […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/P4020145.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Autobiography: 2001 Ford Crown Victoria – The Jewel Of The Crowns")
Autobiography: 2001 Ford Crown Victoria – The Jewel Of The Crowns
Posted on May 9, 2013 | 74 CommentsMy wife remembers events by what she wore. I, on the other hand, tend to remember what I drove to said events. Certainly our 2001 Ford Crown Victoria was the […]
