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Curbside Classics Archives
Auto-Biography Archive
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![(car pictured is a 1981; the story is about a 1980) (first posted 10/26/2012) My GM’s Deadly Sins Series has generated more than a bit of controversy. I called […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/dfon.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CC/Auto-Biography: 1980 Buick Skylark – True Confession: I Gave Up A Peugeot 404 For One Of GM’s Deadliest Sins And It Wasn’t All That Bad")
CC/Auto-Biography: 1980 Buick Skylark – True Confession: I Gave Up A Peugeot 404 For One Of GM’s Deadliest Sins And It Wasn’t All That Bad
Posted on October 21, 2021 | 117 Comments(car pictured is a 1981; the story is about a 1980) (first posted 10/26/2012) My GM’s Deadly Sins Series has generated more than a bit of controversy. I called […] -
![Some of you undoubtedly have wondered what happened with my junkyard transmission for my old F100. I had to get a few things before I installed it, like new bushings […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/09/IMG_7487.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Auto-Biography: Port Orford Journal, Part 1: The F100’s Junkyard Transmission Is In, But It’s…Junky – Meanwhile I’ve Taken On A Much Bigger (Coastal) Challenge")
Auto-Biography: Port Orford Journal, Part 1: The F100’s Junkyard Transmission Is In, But It’s…Junky – Meanwhile I’ve Taken On A Much Bigger (Coastal) Challenge
Posted on September 11, 2021 | 29 CommentsSome of you undoubtedly have wondered what happened with my junkyard transmission for my old F100. I had to get a few things before I installed it, like new bushings […] -
![My short but intense visit to Turner’s Auto Wrecking in Fresno, California to pick up the transmission for my truck confirmed the fact that people—the right people anyway—are infinitely more […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/IMG_7292.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "A Visit To Legendary Turner Auto Wreckers – The 100 Acres Of Cars And Parts Are Amazing, But Jerry Turner, Age 93, Is Even More So")
A Visit To Legendary Turner Auto Wreckers – The 100 Acres Of Cars And Parts Are Amazing, But Jerry Turner, Age 93, Is Even More So
Posted on August 27, 2021 | 79 CommentsMy short but intense visit to Turner’s Auto Wrecking in Fresno, California to pick up the transmission for my truck confirmed the fact that people—the right people anyway—are infinitely more […] -
![It took a while, but I finally got the busted transmission out of my F100, and I’ve packed it up in my van and am taking down to legendary Turner’s […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/IMG_7208.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "F100 Journal: I’ve Removed The Transmission From My F100, Packed It In My Van, And I’m Off To Fresno To Swap It For A Replacement")
F100 Journal: I’ve Removed The Transmission From My F100, Packed It In My Van, And I’m Off To Fresno To Swap It For A Replacement
Posted on August 21, 2021 | 45 CommentsIt took a while, but I finally got the busted transmission out of my F100, and I’ve packed it up in my van and am taking down to legendary Turner’s […] -
![Our summer had some wicked heat earlier, and I had to resort to turning on the a/c in the xB quite a bit. But the temperatures have moderated lately, and […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/IMG_7226-1.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "xBox Journal: Time To Flip The Valve And Drive Cool Without Air Conditioning")
xBox Journal: Time To Flip The Valve And Drive Cool Without Air Conditioning
Posted on August 21, 2021 | 17 CommentsOur summer had some wicked heat earlier, and I had to resort to turning on the a/c in the xB quite a bit. But the temperatures have moderated lately, and […] -
![I heard it coming, starting last winter. There was an ever-louder howl from the “bullet proof” B/W T-85 transmission in first and second gear. It had to be one of […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/IMG_7113.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "It Finally Happened: My ’66 F-100 Breaks Down With A Busted Transmission")
It Finally Happened: My ’66 F-100 Breaks Down With A Busted Transmission
Posted on July 27, 2021 | 74 CommentsI heard it coming, starting last winter. There was an ever-louder howl from the “bullet proof” B/W T-85 transmission in first and second gear. It had to be one of […] -
![posted at the Cohort by Corey Behrens Which car from my early years would I most want to have again? That’s a tough one to answer. 1963 Corvair Monza four-speed? […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/51294352491_464bb22b16_k.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Auto-Biography: Peugeot 404 Wagon – The One I Miss The Most")
Auto-Biography: Peugeot 404 Wagon – The One I Miss The Most
Posted on July 16, 2021 | 21 Commentsposted at the Cohort by Corey Behrens Which car from my early years would I most want to have again? That’s a tough one to answer. 1963 Corvair Monza four-speed? […] -
![Yes, I am impulsive and a risk taker; it’s the story of my life. Somewhat remarkably, most of the time the outcomes are not only not bad, but often they’re […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/IMG_7043.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Auto-Idiovideobiography: How Not To Fell A Tree – Timberrr…argh!")
Auto-Idiovideobiography: How Not To Fell A Tree – Timberrr…argh!
Posted on July 13, 2021 | 31 CommentsYes, I am impulsive and a risk taker; it’s the story of my life. Somewhat remarkably, most of the time the outcomes are not only not bad, but often they’re […] -
![(first posted 8/14/2012) Kids: Want to know how we (once) pre-teens and teens spent the way-too-much free time we had back in the electronic dark ages of a […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/JC-whitney.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Autobiography: Confessions of a J. C. Whitney Abuser – The iPhone of its Time, or How to MM in Five Easy Steps")
Autobiography: Confessions of a J. C. Whitney Abuser – The iPhone of its Time, or How to MM in Five Easy Steps
Posted on July 8, 2021 | 91 Comments(first posted 8/14/2012) Kids: Want to know how we (once) pre-teens and teens spent the way-too-much free time we had back in the electronic dark ages of a […] -
![GET SOME #OverlandxB pic.twitter.com/rwUNihkbDx — E.W. Niedermeyer (@Tweetermeyer) June 26, 2021 Got home last night after leaving the Alvord Desert (above), our last camping spot. A total of 1865 miles, […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/xb.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "The xB and I Are Back Home After 600 Miles Of Off-Pavement Driving – Full Report To Come Soon")
The xB and I Are Back Home After 600 Miles Of Off-Pavement Driving – Full Report To Come Soon
Posted on June 27, 2021 | 7 CommentsGET SOME #OverlandxB pic.twitter.com/rwUNihkbDx — E.W. Niedermeyer (@Tweetermeyer) June 26, 2021 Got home last night after leaving the Alvord Desert (above), our last camping spot. A total of 1865 miles, […] -
![(first posted 6/21/2015) There are a number of chapters of the Niedermeyer Auto-Biography still unwritten. Some of you might greet that news with yawns, groans, or worse. But I consider […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/Dodge-Dart-1968-gold.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Auto-Biography: 1968 Dodge Dart 170 Two-Door Sedan – The Neurologist’s Car Of Choice")
Auto-Biography: 1968 Dodge Dart 170 Two-Door Sedan – The Neurologist’s Car Of Choice
Posted on June 21, 2021 | 87 Comments(first posted 6/21/2015) There are a number of chapters of the Niedermeyer Auto-Biography still unwritten. Some of you might greet that news with yawns, groans, or worse. But I consider […] -
![(first posted 6/10/2015) Tear the highly practical metal roof off of one the more boring big American cars like a 1963 Olds Dynamic 88, and suddenly it becomes the key […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/Olds-1963-88-conv.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic/Auto-Biography: 1963 Oldsmobile Dynamic 88 Convertible – How Not To Enjoy A Convertible")
Curbside Classic/Auto-Biography: 1963 Oldsmobile Dynamic 88 Convertible – How Not To Enjoy A Convertible
Posted on June 10, 2021 | 56 Comments(first posted 6/10/2015) Tear the highly practical metal roof off of one the more boring big American cars like a 1963 Olds Dynamic 88, and suddenly it becomes the key […] -
![I’ve been taking the xB EXBRO5 Edition on a number of local back road shakedown outings to get a sense of how the changes I’ve made are working in the […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/videsnip.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "xB EXBRO5 Preparation Update: How Steep Can It Climb? (With Video); How Much Gas Does The Roof Rack Suck? – And a Few Remote Waterfalls For Good Measure")
xB EXBRO5 Preparation Update: How Steep Can It Climb? (With Video); How Much Gas Does The Roof Rack Suck? – And a Few Remote Waterfalls For Good Measure
Posted on May 28, 2021 | 20 CommentsI’ve been taking the xB EXBRO5 Edition on a number of local back road shakedown outings to get a sense of how the changes I’ve made are working in the […] -
Auto-Biography: The Cars of My Mother
Posted on May 9, 2021 | 76 CommentsIt’s Mother’s Day, and since I lost my mom this past year (not to Covid) I thought I’d pay her a little automotive tribute. -
![Some of you apparently thought it was an April Fool’s joke when I announced 0n April 1st that I was turning my xB into an off-roader. Well, here it is, […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/IMG_6095.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Auto-Biography: The xB EXBRO Overland Edition Is Finished and Ready For Off-Road Adventure")
Auto-Biography: The xB EXBRO Overland Edition Is Finished and Ready For Off-Road Adventure
Posted on May 6, 2021 | 42 CommentsSome of you apparently thought it was an April Fool’s joke when I announced 0n April 1st that I was turning my xB into an off-roader. Well, here it is, […]
