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![Halloween will be here in just over two weeks from now, and many already seem to be in the spirit. I started seeing Halloween-themed candy and t-shirts for sale in […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/026-Jaguar-XJ6-for-CC.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1 "Curbside Musings: c. 1984 Jaguar XJ6 – Black Cat")
Curbside Musings: c. 1984 Jaguar XJ6 – Black Cat
Posted on October 15, 2024 | 42 CommentsHalloween will be here in just over two weeks from now, and many already seem to be in the spirit. I started seeing Halloween-themed candy and t-shirts for sale in […] -
![Exactly three weeks before I had spotted our featured car, I had made my first-ever appearance at the annual tailgate party held in the main parking lot of my former, […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/029-1971-Chevrolet-Chevelle-Malibu-convertible-for-CC.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1 "Curbside Musings: 1971 Chevrolet Chevelle Malibu Convertible – Like Fine Wine")
Curbside Musings: 1971 Chevrolet Chevelle Malibu Convertible – Like Fine Wine
Posted on October 8, 2024 | 55 CommentsExactly three weeks before I had spotted our featured car, I had made my first-ever appearance at the annual tailgate party held in the main parking lot of my former, […] -
![There was a host of words and phrases that I had grown up mispronouncing, misunderstanding, and/or misusing until being corrected in adulthood. I can’t really blame my gifted magnet program […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/IMG_20240721_163205762_HDR-1998-Plymouth-Neon-Expresso-for-CC.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1 "Curbside Musings: 1998 Plymouth Neon Expresso Coupe – Proper Pronunciation")
Curbside Musings: 1998 Plymouth Neon Expresso Coupe – Proper Pronunciation
Posted on October 1, 2024 | 50 CommentsThere was a host of words and phrases that I had grown up mispronouncing, misunderstanding, and/or misusing until being corrected in adulthood. I can’t really blame my gifted magnet program […] -
![2015 & 2017 Nissan LEAFs Just over three weeks ago, I was walking to the lawn of local Senn High School on a Sunday afternoon to attend one of the […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/011-2017-2015-Nissan-LEAFs-for-CC.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1 "Curbside Musings: Autumn (Nissan) LEAFs – Welcome To Fall")
Curbside Musings: Autumn (Nissan) LEAFs – Welcome To Fall
Posted on September 24, 2024 | 29 Comments2015 & 2017 Nissan LEAFs Just over three weeks ago, I was walking to the lawn of local Senn High School on a Sunday afternoon to attend one of the […] -
![Times of spending some or all of my weekly allowance on candy are among my happiest childhood memories. This was true up until one year when I had earned a […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/045-2014-Chevrolet-Spark-LS-Auto-for-CC.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1 "Curbside Musings: 2014 Chevrolet Spark LS – Lemon Pez")
Curbside Musings: 2014 Chevrolet Spark LS – Lemon Pez
Posted on September 17, 2024 | 36 CommentsTimes of spending some or all of my weekly allowance on candy are among my happiest childhood memories. This was true up until one year when I had earned a […] -
![I’ve been an AMC fan since adolescence, starting around the time I had received my first copy of the Encyclopedia Of American Cars by the editors of Consumer Guide. As […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/IMG_20240820_103258-1977-AMC-Pacer-DL-Wagon-for-CC.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1 "Curbside Musings: 1977 AMC Pacer D/L Wagon – Peak Pacer")
Curbside Musings: 1977 AMC Pacer D/L Wagon – Peak Pacer
Posted on September 10, 2024 | 53 CommentsI’ve been an AMC fan since adolescence, starting around the time I had received my first copy of the Encyclopedia Of American Cars by the editors of Consumer Guide. As […] -
![From the jump, I realize that it’s an understatement to say that deindustrialization had a significant impact on many Rust Belt cities, including in my hometown of Flint, Michigan. Once […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/199-1983-Buick-Electra-Park-Avenue-for-CC-2.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1 "Curbside Musings: 1983 Buick Electra Park Avenue – Fancy Flint Lady")
Curbside Musings: 1983 Buick Electra Park Avenue – Fancy Flint Lady
Posted on September 3, 2024 | 47 CommentsFrom the jump, I realize that it’s an understatement to say that deindustrialization had a significant impact on many Rust Belt cities, including in my hometown of Flint, Michigan. Once […] -
![It was the weekend of the NASCAR Grant Park 165 last month, and I went downtown to take some photographs of the reconfigured area before the crowds came. This is […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/131-1986-Oldsmobile-Delta-88-Royale-Brougham-for-CC.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1 "Curbside Musings: 1986 Oldsmobile Delta 88 Royale Brougham Sedan – <i>So</i> Chicago")
Curbside Musings: 1986 Oldsmobile Delta 88 Royale Brougham Sedan – So Chicago
Posted on August 27, 2024 | 49 CommentsIt was the weekend of the NASCAR Grant Park 165 last month, and I went downtown to take some photographs of the reconfigured area before the crowds came. This is […] -
![I learned pretty early on in my fitness journey that nutrition is just as important as what you do with resistance training, among other things. I was in my mid-twenties […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/020-1971-Ford-Mustang-Convertible-for-CC.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1 "Curbside Musings: 1971 Ford Mustang Convertible – Bananas For Bulk")
Curbside Musings: 1971 Ford Mustang Convertible – Bananas For Bulk
Posted on August 20, 2024 | 32 CommentsI learned pretty early on in my fitness journey that nutrition is just as important as what you do with resistance training, among other things. I was in my mid-twenties […] -
![It was around last Christmas that I discovered that a local estate sale shop in a small storefront not far from my home was selling some first-choice, die cast, 1:18 […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/IMG_20240719_174708247_HDR-Gate-Chrysler-PT-Cruiser-1-18-Scale-Model-for-CC.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1 "Curbside Musings: Chrysler PT Cruiser – Black Licorice")
Curbside Musings: Chrysler PT Cruiser – Black Licorice
Posted on August 13, 2024 | 30 CommentsIt was around last Christmas that I discovered that a local estate sale shop in a small storefront not far from my home was selling some first-choice, die cast, 1:18 […] -
![Establishing one’s own, unique persona and identity is important to a youth. It’s part of the path to increased self-ownership and healthy individuation from the family unit. This process can […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/058-1991-Mercury-Capri-for-CC.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1 "Curbside Musings: 1991 Mercury Capri – Do Anything But Copy")
Curbside Musings: 1991 Mercury Capri – Do Anything But Copy
Posted on August 6, 2024 | 32 CommentsEstablishing one’s own, unique persona and identity is important to a youth. It’s part of the path to increased self-ownership and healthy individuation from the family unit. This process can […] -
![I’ve taken hatchbacks for granted as they have simply always been around as long as I’ve been alive. Two of the four cars I’ve owned have been hatchbacks (both Fords […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/IMG_0765-1974-Chevrolet-Nova-Hatchback-for-CC.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1 "Curbside Musings: 1974 Chevrolet Nova Hatchback – No Stigma")
Curbside Musings: 1974 Chevrolet Nova Hatchback – No Stigma
Posted on July 30, 2024 | 46 CommentsI’ve taken hatchbacks for granted as they have simply always been around as long as I’ve been alive. Two of the four cars I’ve owned have been hatchbacks (both Fords […] -
![One of the things I love so much about living in Chicago’s north side is how many cultural experiences are easily within an arm’s reach. Within a relatively short amount […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/087-1981-Toyota-Celica-GT-Liftback-for-CC.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1 "Curbside Musings: 1981 Toyota Celica GT Liftback – Marranito")
Curbside Musings: 1981 Toyota Celica GT Liftback – Marranito
Posted on July 23, 2024 | 14 CommentsOne of the things I love so much about living in Chicago’s north side is how many cultural experiences are easily within an arm’s reach. Within a relatively short amount […] -
![My ongoing quest to see more of my city led me through Chicago’s tony Gold Coast neighborhood to get to North Avenue Beach, a stretch of waterfront I had seen […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/038-1989-Ford-Tempo-GL-2.3L-built-Kansas-City-MO-for-CC-1.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1 "Curbside Musings: 1989 Ford Tempo GL – Gold-Coasting")
Curbside Musings: 1989 Ford Tempo GL – Gold-Coasting
Posted on July 16, 2024 | 34 CommentsMy ongoing quest to see more of my city led me through Chicago’s tony Gold Coast neighborhood to get to North Avenue Beach, a stretch of waterfront I had seen […] -
![We’re now solidly in the middle of summer in Chicago, though it had felt like it had already arrived earlier this year. When I open my blinds in the morning, […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/196-1979-Datsun-210-hatchback-for-CC.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1 "Curbside Musings: 1979 Datsun 210 Hatchback – The Color Of Summer")
Curbside Musings: 1979 Datsun 210 Hatchback – The Color Of Summer
Posted on July 9, 2024 | 23 CommentsWe’re now solidly in the middle of summer in Chicago, though it had felt like it had already arrived earlier this year. When I open my blinds in the morning, […]
