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Auto-Biography Archive
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![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&quality=75&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&quality=75&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&quality=75&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 […] -
![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&quality=75&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&quality=75&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&quality=75&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&quality=75&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&quality=75&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/arras-3.0.3/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&quality=75&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&quality=75&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&quality=75&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&quality=75&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&quality=75&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 […]
