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My Curbside Classic Archive
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My Curbside Classic: 1972 AMC Ambassador Brougham Station Wagon
Posted on March 4, 2024 | 54 CommentsNow here is one of 5256 Ambassador Brougham Station Wagons produced and I now own it. Eleven cars. I must be out of my mind. -
CC Driving Impression: 1998 Honda Civic LX – My Two Weeks With A Curbside Classic
Posted on July 7, 2023 | 73 Comments(first posted 7/7/2017) My daughter is working out of town this summer and only gets home every couple of weeks. When her car needed some service work […] -
CC Auto Painting: 1959 Chevrolet–“All New All Over Again!”
Posted on February 22, 2023 | 46 CommentsThat’s a 1959 Chevrolet advertising slogan. But it somewhat applies to my ’59 Biscayne even now, as it goes from solid color to fantastic two-tone! -
My Curbside Classic: 1976 Chevrolet Monte Carlo Landau – Hope You Like Green
Posted on November 28, 2021 | 191 Comments(first posted 5/28/2012) My green Monte Carlo. After 13 years, it’s become my mascot. In 1999, it was advertised in a local paper here in the Los Angeles area. We […] -
My New Curbside Classic: 1960 Dodge Dart Phoenix Sedan–Dodge Put a Dart In My Heart!
Posted on October 21, 2021 | 63 CommentsDid you ever do something that made no rational sense, but you felt inspired, you felt good about it, and you did it anyway? Well, that’s what this is. -
My New Curbside Classic: 1997 Alfa Romeo Spider 2.0 T.Spark 16v Lusso – Fulfilling A Dream, Starting An Adventure
Posted on July 28, 2021 | 15 CommentsThere comes a time when a gentleman has to move on to an Alfa Romeo Spider. That moment comes to many of us, and whilst not everyone may be able […] -
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 […] -
My Curbside Classic: 1972 Buick Riviera “Silver Arrow IV”
Posted on September 13, 2020 | 74 Comments(Submitted by Bill Prince. First posted 9/13/2014)) For many years I admired the Bill Mitchell’s Silver Arrow III, which was based on the production 1971 “Boat Tail” Riviera. The modifications […] -
My Curbside Classic: 2017 Alfa Romeo Giulietta JTDm 2-120 – The 41890 Mile Test – Still A Nice Alfa!
Posted on April 10, 2020 | 27 CommentsRegular Curbivores will remember that in February 2018 I bought an Alfa Romeo Giulietta, a car that was probably the closest I’ll ever get to a brand new car. I’ve […] -
Curbside Restoration: My Engine, Transmission and Engine Compartment Project
Posted on April 3, 2020 | 45 CommentsIt’s been nearly two decades since I took ownership of my Torino from my Dad and for the last decade I have been slowly refurbishing the car. The act of […] -
My Curbside Classic: 1965 ‘Jeep’ Gladiator J-3000 Townside – We Got A New (To Us) Gladiator Before Anyone Else
Posted on September 20, 2019 | 24 Comments(Ed. Note: I didn’t realize my friend Crip and his wife owned this awesome J-3000 Gladiator until I was taking pictures of it in town last week and he walked […] -
My Curbside Classic: 1983 Mercedes 240D (W123) – An Ode To A Type Of Car That Doesn’t Exist Anymore
Posted on September 15, 2019 | 28 Comments(Ed. Note: Please welcome Youseftak’s first submission to our pages with a fine vehicle right up our alley. Oh, and don’t miss the video at the end! Majority of photographs […] -
My CC Update: So Long, Little Miata
Posted on September 8, 2019 | 29 CommentsOne by one the personal CCs of the editorial team are going away. Jim Klein gave us the news that the Official CC Porsche has moved on, which reminded […] -
My Curbside Classic: 1975 Schwinn Sting-Ray – A Family Tradition
Posted on August 2, 2019 | 91 CommentsI used to own a Sting-Ray. A couple of them, actually. I traded my ’66 for a higher performance version in ’71. It was great for awhile, but then I […]
![The Lengths Gone To – Addressing the Rusty Consequences of Winter-Driving Oh my. I am not happy starting this article with this photo. But it is the teaser photo I used to end an earlier post on snow removal, and I […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/closeupbmw.jpeg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1)

![CC Driving Impression: 1998 Honda Civic LX – My Two Weeks With A Curbside Classic (first posted 7/7/2017) My daughter is working out of town this summer and only gets home every couple of weeks. When her car needed some service work […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/1998HondaCivic06-crop.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1)

![My Curbside Classic: 1976 Chevrolet Monte Carlo Landau – Hope You Like Green (first posted 5/28/2012) My green Monte Carlo. After 13 years, it’s become my mascot. In 1999, it was advertised in a local paper here in the Los Angeles area. We […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/ggtr.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1)

![My New Curbside Classic: 1997 Alfa Romeo Spider 2.0 T.Spark 16v Lusso – Fulfilling A Dream, Starting An Adventure There comes a time when a gentleman has to move on to an Alfa Romeo Spider. That moment comes to many of us, and whilst not everyone may be able […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/20210705_133403.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1)
![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://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/111_0585a.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1)
![My Curbside Classic: 1972 Buick Riviera “Silver Arrow IV” (Submitted by Bill Prince. First posted 9/13/2014)) For many years I admired the Bill Mitchell’s Silver Arrow III, which was based on the production 1971 “Boat Tail” Riviera. The modifications […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/Silver-Arrow-IV-75-Copy.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1)
![My Curbside Classic: 2017 Alfa Romeo Giulietta JTDm 2-120 – The 41890 Mile Test – Still A Nice Alfa! Regular Curbivores will remember that in February 2018 I bought an Alfa Romeo Giulietta, a car that was probably the closest I’ll ever get to a brand new car. I’ve […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/20200330_151106.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1)
![Curbside Restoration: My Engine, Transmission and Engine Compartment Project It’s been nearly two decades since I took ownership of my Torino from my Dad and for the last decade I have been slowly refurbishing the car. The act of […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/Torino-Project013.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1)
![My Curbside Classic: 1965 ‘Jeep’ Gladiator J-3000 Townside – We Got A New (To Us) Gladiator Before Anyone Else (Ed. Note: I didn’t realize my friend Crip and his wife owned this awesome J-3000 Gladiator until I was taking pictures of it in town last week and he walked […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/Gladiator-9-18-2019-31.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1)
![My Curbside Classic: 1983 Mercedes 240D (W123) – An Ode To A Type Of Car That Doesn’t Exist Anymore (Ed. Note: Please welcome Youseftak’s first submission to our pages with a fine vehicle right up our alley. Oh, and don’t miss the video at the end! Majority of photographs […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/240D02.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1)
![My CC Update: So Long, Little Miata One by one the personal CCs of the editorial team are going away. Jim Klein gave us the news that the Official CC Porsche has moved on, which reminded […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/Miata18July02a.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1)
![My Curbside Classic: 1975 Schwinn Sting-Ray – A Family Tradition I used to own a Sting-Ray. A couple of them, actually. I traded my ’66 for a higher performance version in ’71. It was great for awhile, but then I […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/1975SchwinnStingRay01Small.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1)


