Curbside Classic Archives
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Travelogue Archive
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Classic Drive: 1984 Audi Sport Quattro – I Drove My Hero
Posted on August 26, 2022 | 32 Comments(first posted 8/26/2016) September 2003 – outside of Paris, France, approx. 12:30am, pitch dark, drizzly. After a brutal clutch-dumping launch from the stop sign and a quick run through the […] -
Curbside Art Brut
Posted on August 3, 2022 | 19 CommentsA recent trip to NY’s Hudson Valley provided an opportunity to consider how the term “Outsider Art” – or Art Brut – can apply to any number of media, including […] -
Looking Back And Hopefully Moving Forward
Posted on April 29, 2022 | 34 CommentsI haven’t been around these parts much since the start of the year. The day job has in its own way been pretty busy, and while that’s a good thing […] -
Classic Travelogue: Road America and the Silver Trashcan
Posted on December 27, 2020 | 20 CommentsA little while ago, Jason Shafer asked for our car of choice for a road trip across and around the United States, in 1976. In my response, I cheated a […] -
Rolling COAL: A Firebird, A T-Bird, And A Corvair Go On A Drive – Day Trips And A Short Discussion Of Ownership Philosophy
Posted on October 5, 2020 | 28 CommentsThere’s no point in belaboring the fact that it’s been an odd year for just about everybody. Just recently, I mentioned how a dearth of car events this summer has […] -
Travelogue: Exploring Berlin With BMW’s DriveNow Service
Posted on October 11, 2018 | 29 CommentsDriveNow is BMW’s car-sharing service in the vein of Car2Go and ZipCar. While those services are often popular with inner-city residents who don’t own a car but may occasionally need […] -
CC History: Great Grandma and Grandpa Day-Trip Southern California – 99 Years Ago!
Posted on December 31, 2017 | 23 CommentsSwanfeldt Tent and Awning Building, ca. 1930 (Image courtesy USC Digital Library) Journal of Mrs. J.O. Withers (Arah Hatton Withers) Original written in 2.75 in. x 4 in. leather-covered […] -
Curbside Reverie: 2 Months, 16 States, 10,000 Miles – Road Tripping on the Auto Bond
Posted on July 27, 2017 | 41 CommentsOn May 19, 2017, I took delivery of a new 2017 Chevrolet SS showing 9 mostly Australian miles on the odometer. Two months and sixteen States later, the same gauge […] -
CC Travelogue: 1965 Ford Mustang 2+2 Fastback – Detroit’s Finest
Posted on December 21, 2016 | 48 CommentsOnly three short weeks ago, my other half and I were in the Motor City for a mini-vacation over an extended weekend. Our main reason for going was to see the S.O.S. […] -
CC Rental Car Review/Travelogue: 2015 Nissan Note – Adequate in Ireland
Posted on October 31, 2016 | 80 CommentsWe reserved a car online, Margaret and I did, for our honeymoon in Ireland. We knew the roads would be narrow, so we wanted a small car. So we paid […] -
Roadtrip Capsule: A Quick Trip to Mexico
Posted on March 8, 2016 | 29 CommentsWhat do Engineers do for enjoyment on business trips? I try to be on the lookout for things that are interesting. Recently I was in Mexico for two days and here’s […] -
Summer Vacation Classic: An Icelandic Grab Bag
Posted on September 12, 2015 | 40 CommentsLast summer, as we spent a few days in Iceland on the way back from France, I shot a few cars but never seemed to be in the right place […]
![Classic Drive: 1984 Audi Sport Quattro – I Drove My Hero (first posted 8/26/2016) September 2003 – outside of Paris, France, approx. 12:30am, pitch dark, drizzly. After a brutal clutch-dumping launch from the stop sign and a quick run through the […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/Audi-SQ4.jpg)
![Curbside Art Brut A recent trip to NY’s Hudson Valley provided an opportunity to consider how the term “Outsider Art” – or Art Brut – can apply to any number of media, including […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/DSC_8906.jpeg)
![Looking Back And Hopefully Moving Forward I haven’t been around these parts much since the start of the year. The day job has in its own way been pretty busy, and while that’s a good thing […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/IMG_0759.jpeg)
![Classic Travelogue: Road America and the Silver Trashcan A little while ago, Jason Shafer asked for our car of choice for a road trip across and around the United States, in 1976. In my response, I cheated a […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2020/12/1.jpg)
![Rolling COAL: A Firebird, A T-Bird, And A Corvair Go On A Drive – Day Trips And A Short Discussion Of Ownership Philosophy There’s no point in belaboring the fact that it’s been an odd year for just about everybody. Just recently, I mentioned how a dearth of car events this summer has […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/111_0585a.jpg)
![Travelogue: Exploring Berlin With BMW’s DriveNow Service DriveNow is BMW’s car-sharing service in the vein of Car2Go and ZipCar. While those services are often popular with inner-city residents who don’t own a car but may occasionally need […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/drivenow-app.jpg)
![CC History: Great Grandma and Grandpa Day-Trip Southern California – 99 Years Ago! Swanfeldt Tent and Awning Building, ca. 1930 (Image courtesy USC Digital Library) Journal of Mrs. J.O. Withers (Arah Hatton Withers) Original written in 2.75 in. x 4 in. leather-covered […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/Anaheim-street-sweeper-1914.jpg)
![Curbside Reverie: 2 Months, 16 States, 10,000 Miles – Road Tripping on the Auto Bond On May 19, 2017, I took delivery of a new 2017 Chevrolet SS showing 9 mostly Australian miles on the odometer. Two months and sixteen States later, the same gauge […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/ssroad.jpg)
![CC Travelogue: 1965 Ford Mustang 2+2 Fastback – Detroit’s Finest Only three short weeks ago, my other half and I were in the Motor City for a mini-vacation over an extended weekend. Our main reason for going was to see the S.O.S. […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2016/12/197-1965-Ford-Mustang-Fox-Theatre-CC.jpg)
![CC Rental Car Review/Travelogue: 2015 Nissan Note – Adequate in Ireland We reserved a car online, Margaret and I did, for our honeymoon in Ireland. We knew the roads would be narrow, so we wanted a small car. So we paid […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/Note01.jpg)
![Roadtrip Capsule: A Quick Trip to Mexico What do Engineers do for enjoyment on business trips? I try to be on the lookout for things that are interesting. Recently I was in Mexico for two days and here’s […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/Beetle-1200w.jpg)
![Summer Vacation Classic: An Icelandic Grab Bag Last summer, as we spent a few days in Iceland on the way back from France, I shot a few cars but never seemed to be in the right place […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/P1000646.jpg)


