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Auto-Biography Archive
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![I visited my older brother and his family over this past Thanksgiving holiday, and it brought back a lot of memories: great, not-so-great, funny, embarassing, etc. Not having any kids […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/Chevy-Collage-CC-edit.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1 "Auto-Biography: Three Young Brothers, Three Small Chevys")
Auto-Biography: Three Young Brothers, Three Small Chevys
Posted on November 30, 2018 | 40 CommentsI visited my older brother and his family over this past Thanksgiving holiday, and it brought back a lot of memories: great, not-so-great, funny, embarassing, etc. Not having any kids […] -
![(Here’s wishing you all a Happy Thanksgiving. And here’s a story for you when things get a little slow. ) I need to be more careful of what I wish […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/CC-376-069.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1 "Auto-Biography: Derrick Cave – Probing the Promaster’s Off-Road Capabilities (and Thankful To Have Made It Back)")
Auto-Biography: Derrick Cave – Probing the Promaster’s Off-Road Capabilities (and Thankful To Have Made It Back)
Posted on November 22, 2018 | 39 Comments(Here’s wishing you all a Happy Thanksgiving. And here’s a story for you when things get a little slow. ) I need to be more careful of what I wish […] -
![This should have happened a year ago, but you know how it is. I’ve been so engrossed with our new van, I rather forgot about the old Dodge Chinook moldering […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/CC-375-034.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1 "Auto-Biography/QOTD: The Dodge Chinook Finally Drives Off – What Do You Miss The Most and Least of a Former Vehicle?")
Auto-Biography/QOTD: The Dodge Chinook Finally Drives Off – What Do You Miss The Most and Least of a Former Vehicle?
Posted on November 7, 2018 | 53 CommentsThis should have happened a year ago, but you know how it is. I’ve been so engrossed with our new van, I rather forgot about the old Dodge Chinook moldering […] -
![It’s a tradition here for me to share with you my various building projects over the years. Last summer my younger son Will was moving back to Eugene, and needed […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/CC-354-067.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1 "Auto-Biography: A Tiny House for Will – My Most Recent Building Project")
Auto-Biography: A Tiny House for Will – My Most Recent Building Project
Posted on September 19, 2018 | 52 CommentsIt’s a tradition here for me to share with you my various building projects over the years. Last summer my younger son Will was moving back to Eugene, and needed […] -
![I had a great weekend in Portland. The Shape of Speed exhibit at the Portland Museum of Art was simply sublime. I will write it up along with some decent […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/CC-366-Portland-070.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1 "CC Meet-Up Outtake: Back from Portland With Happy Memories and a Lot More Gas in the Tank of the Van Than Expected")
CC Meet-Up Outtake: Back from Portland With Happy Memories and a Lot More Gas in the Tank of the Van Than Expected
Posted on July 30, 2018 | 27 CommentsI had a great weekend in Portland. The Shape of Speed exhibit at the Portland Museum of Art was simply sublime. I will write it up along with some decent […] -
![(first posted 11/20/2012) The place is Chihuahua, Mexico. The year is 1967, and there are only a few thousand cars on the local roads. It’s no wonder this one in […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/Buick-roadmaster-1957-side.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1 "COAL: 1957 Buick Roadmaster Riviera – Master Of The Road, And Of My Memories")
COAL: 1957 Buick Roadmaster Riviera – Master Of The Road, And Of My Memories
Posted on July 13, 2018 | 41 Comments(first posted 11/20/2012) The place is Chihuahua, Mexico. The year is 1967, and there are only a few thousand cars on the local roads. It’s no wonder this one in […] -
![From 1982 until 1997, the Stopford family had a VH Commodore. It didn’t look quite like this one, mind you. Our Commodore was canary yellow with a brown vinyl interior […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/holden-vh-commodore-sl-wagon-2.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1 "Auto-Biography: 1981-83 Holden VH Commodore – Mum, Let’s Go For A Drive")
Auto-Biography: 1981-83 Holden VH Commodore – Mum, Let’s Go For A Drive
Posted on June 14, 2018 | 38 CommentsFrom 1982 until 1997, the Stopford family had a VH Commodore. It didn’t look quite like this one, mind you. Our Commodore was canary yellow with a brown vinyl interior […] -
![(first posted 2/13/2013. Updated with a new ending 2/3/2018) At eight-thirty on the morning of February 12, 1971, two weeks after turning eighteen, I sat on a wooded hillside looking […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/CC-178-078-950.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1 "Van Of A Lifetime: 1971 Ford Econoline E100 – What Might Have Been")
Van Of A Lifetime: 1971 Ford Econoline E100 – What Might Have Been
Posted on February 5, 2018 | 59 Comments(first posted 2/13/2013. Updated with a new ending 2/3/2018) At eight-thirty on the morning of February 12, 1971, two weeks after turning eighteen, I sat on a wooded hillside looking […] -
![(first posted at the other site in 2007 and in 2011 here) Somewhere east of Laramie, rocketing across the plains at 96 in a ’69 Fury, a twangy country singer […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/12/CC-96-001-801.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1 "Auto-Biography: 1969 Plymouth Fury – Somewhere East of Laramie")
Auto-Biography: 1969 Plymouth Fury – Somewhere East of Laramie
Posted on January 30, 2018 | 55 Comments(first posted at the other site in 2007 and in 2011 here) Somewhere east of Laramie, rocketing across the plains at 96 in a ’69 Fury, a twangy country singer […] -
![While I was sitting behind the wheel here, on the shoulder of Hwy. 95 about ten miles south of Goldfield, Nevada at 9:20 this morning, two highway patrol officers in […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/busted.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1 "Road Trip Journal: Busted – For 130 MPH (60 Over the Limit)")
Road Trip Journal: Busted – For 130 MPH (60 Over the Limit)
Posted on January 2, 2018 | 113 CommentsWhile I was sitting behind the wheel here, on the shoulder of Hwy. 95 about ten miles south of Goldfield, Nevada at 9:20 this morning, two highway patrol officers in […] -
![(first posted in 2007. Yesterday we shared our first-car fantasies. Today it’s reality time.) I was fifteen and had never driven a car on the street before. The parents were […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/04/Dodge-coronet-dash.png?resize=115%2C115&quality=80&ssl=1 "Auto-Biography: D Stands For (First Illicit) Drive")
Auto-Biography: D Stands For (First Illicit) Drive
Posted on October 28, 2017 | 76 Comments(first posted in 2007. Yesterday we shared our first-car fantasies. Today it’s reality time.) I was fifteen and had never driven a car on the street before. The parents were […] -
![(first posted 8/22/2013) High school: some say it was the best years of their life. Maybe for the prom queen. Intense and confusing, but the memories certainly are indelible. Finding […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/a-cor.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1 "Autobiography: 1972 Toyota Corona Coupe – Fortieth High School Reunion")
Autobiography: 1972 Toyota Corona Coupe – Fortieth High School Reunion
Posted on September 18, 2017 | 73 Comments(first posted 8/22/2013) High school: some say it was the best years of their life. Maybe for the prom queen. Intense and confusing, but the memories certainly are indelible. Finding […] -
![This is a companion piece to the Truck Of A Lifetime tribute to my 1966 Ford F-100. This chapter is mostly autobiographical, and picks up from the previous one that […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/Los-Gatos-008-1200-crop-vert.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1 "Auto-Biography: Moving On, To Moving Houses")
Auto-Biography: Moving On, To Moving Houses
Posted on September 12, 2017 | 80 CommentsThis is a companion piece to the Truck Of A Lifetime tribute to my 1966 Ford F-100. This chapter is mostly autobiographical, and picks up from the previous one that […] -
![(first posted In 9/30/2013) June, 1971 I was living like a bum in the area of New York City that used to be known as Spanish Harlem. As a 26-year-old […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/NYC-Spanish-Hatrlem-1971.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1 "Platt de Jour: Olds 442 Trans Am Party Time")
Platt de Jour: Olds 442 Trans Am Party Time
Posted on September 2, 2017 | 72 Comments(first posted In 9/30/2013) June, 1971 I was living like a bum in the area of New York City that used to be known as Spanish Harlem. As a 26-year-old […] -
![It’s 9 PM, Thursday evening. I just got in from my walk and some blackberry picking. And I see there’s absolutely nothing scheduled for Friday. Scramble, and stay up late? […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/CC-334-007.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1 "Jobsite Classic: Why There’s No New Curbside Classic This Morning and Why I Haven’t Started Converting My Van Yet")
Jobsite Classic: Why There’s No New Curbside Classic This Morning and Why I Haven’t Started Converting My Van Yet
Posted on July 28, 2017 | 57 CommentsIt’s 9 PM, Thursday evening. I just got in from my walk and some blackberry picking. And I see there’s absolutely nothing scheduled for Friday. Scramble, and stay up late? […]
