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Book Archive
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Book Review: “Driving While Black” – Not A Jet Smooth Ride
Posted on June 7, 2020 | 117 CommentsStephanie bought me this book a couple of months ago, so it’s somewhat coincidental that I’m posting this review now. But it’s always a good time to make an effort […] -
Thank You Mark Bremer for “The Dilworth Story”- Pioneer Developer of the Diesel Locomotive
Posted on March 9, 2020 | 12 CommentsThis charming little book arrived totally unexpectedly in the mail the other day, sent by Scott Bremer, who has to be a CC reader. (Update: it was actually CC Commentator […] -
“Classics On The Street”: Curbside Classics Shot in Paris, 1953 – Bugattis, Hispano-Suiza, Delages, Delahayes, Tatras, and Many More Exotic Daily Drivers
Posted on March 9, 2020 | 30 CommentsShooting cars found on the streets is hardly a new thing, even if we here have elevated the disease to new heights. But imagine being a young American car nut […] -
QOTD and Swap Meet Classics: A Chevelle Toy from Israel and Literature from the Big Two – How Are You Passing The Winter?
Posted on February 17, 2020 | 28 CommentsA lifelong Michigan resident, I’ve spent many a dark evening contemplating whether I most dislike January, February, or March. All three are months that offer little sun and less hope, […] -
Quote Classic: Why Didn’t I Think of That PR Scam First?
Posted on January 10, 2020 | 50 CommentsI’ve been doing a lot of catch up reading of auto industry classics I should have read ages ago. I finished David Halberstam’s “The Reckoning” a couple of days ago. […] -
Book Review: To Caress the Air – Augustus Herring and the Dawn of Flight (Book 1 &2)
Posted on September 11, 2018 | 17 CommentsAugustus Herring got screwed, several times over. He was young, ambitious, creative and a superb engineer, and was utterly obsessed with solving the problem of powered flight. And according to […] -
New Motorcycle Book: Liberator – The Harley-Davidson WLA in the Second World War
Posted on February 19, 2015 | 39 CommentsIn an article on the 70th anniversary of D-Day, June 6, 2014, about the primary American military motorcycle of the Second World War–the Harley-Davidson WLA–I mentioned that the photographs and information […] -
Book Review: “The Man Who Saved The V8”
Posted on June 13, 2014 | 46 CommentsOnce I got past the hyperbolic title (at the very least, it should be: “The Man Who Saved The Ford V8”; better yet would be “The Man Who Saved The […]
![Book Review: “Driving While Black” – Not A Jet Smooth Ride Stephanie bought me this book a couple of months ago, so it’s somewhat coincidental that I’m posting this review now. But it’s always a good time to make an effort […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/black-dvb.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1)
![Thank You Mark Bremer for “The Dilworth Story”- Pioneer Developer of the Diesel Locomotive This charming little book arrived totally unexpectedly in the mail the other day, sent by Scott Bremer, who has to be a CC reader. (Update: it was actually CC Commentator […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/Dilworth-crop.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1)
![“Classics On The Street”: Curbside Classics Shot in Paris, 1953 – Bugattis, Hispano-Suiza, Delages, Delahayes, Tatras, and Many More Exotic Daily Drivers Shooting cars found on the streets is hardly a new thing, even if we here have elevated the disease to new heights. But imagine being a young American car nut […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/Cover-1.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1)
![QOTD and Swap Meet Classics: A Chevelle Toy from Israel and Literature from the Big Two – How Are You Passing The Winter? A lifelong Michigan resident, I’ve spent many a dark evening contemplating whether I most dislike January, February, or March. All three are months that offer little sun and less hope, […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/001a.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1)
![Quote Classic: Why Didn’t I Think of That PR Scam First? I’ve been doing a lot of catch up reading of auto industry classics I should have read ages ago. I finished David Halberstam’s “The Reckoning” a couple of days ago. […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/Iacocca-cigar.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1)
![Book Review: To Caress the Air – Augustus Herring and the Dawn of Flight (Book 1 &2) Augustus Herring got screwed, several times over. He was young, ambitious, creative and a superb engineer, and was utterly obsessed with solving the problem of powered flight. And according to […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/to-caress-the-air.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1)
![New Motorcycle Book: Liberator – The Harley-Davidson WLA in the Second World War In an article on the 70th anniversary of D-Day, June 6, 2014, about the primary American military motorcycle of the Second World War–the Harley-Davidson WLA–I mentioned that the photographs and information […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/1945-China-cropped.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1)
![Book Review: “The Man Who Saved The V8” Once I got past the hyperbolic title (at the very least, it should be: “The Man Who Saved The Ford V8”; better yet would be “The Man Who Saved The […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/The-Man-Who-Saved-The-V8-001-600.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1)


