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![(first posted 1/29/2018) In the fall of 2014, I was quite active with my union, and they sent me and a small group of grocery workers to Detroit […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/Air-planes-02.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CC Museum Visit: A Quick Tour of the Henry Ford Museum")
CC Museum Visit: A Quick Tour of the Henry Ford Museum
Posted on January 31, 2024 | 32 Comments(first posted 1/29/2018) In the fall of 2014, I was quite active with my union, and they sent me and a small group of grocery workers to Detroit […] -
Auto-Biography: Tales From High School Auto Shop
Posted on January 31, 2024 | 74 Comments(first posed 1/31/2018) I never really took auto shop in high school. It wasn’t offered at my school, but I found a way around that… -
![I’ve already posted a couple of vintage galleries with cars in driveways, all nicely parked in rather sunny settings (links below). The time has come for a winter edition of […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/tumblr_pf0tgu8wNx1qcdxvpo1_1280.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Vintage Snapshots: What’s On The Driveway? – Winter Edition")
Vintage Snapshots: What’s On The Driveway? – Winter Edition
Posted on January 31, 2024 | 51 CommentsI’ve already posted a couple of vintage galleries with cars in driveways, all nicely parked in rather sunny settings (links below). The time has come for a winter edition of […] -
![Like many in my age cohort, I was raised on a steady diet of ‘70s/‘80s American TV shows. I’m talking Dukes of Hazzard, Charlie’s Angels, Hawaii Five-O, The Fall Guy […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/IMG_20230625_123700_edited.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1974 Nissan Cedric (230) GL Hardtop Saloon – The Streets Of San Fran-Tokyo")
Curbside Classic: 1974 Nissan Cedric (230) GL Hardtop Saloon – The Streets Of San Fran-Tokyo
Posted on January 31, 2024 | 19 CommentsLike many in my age cohort, I was raised on a steady diet of ‘70s/‘80s American TV shows. I’m talking Dukes of Hazzard, Charlie’s Angels, Hawaii Five-O, The Fall Guy […] -
![Music takes me places, at least in my mind. “In Only Seven Days,” the eighth track on Queen’s 1978 “Jazz” album, is streaming on Spotify as I write this. I […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/1967-Pontiac-Full-Line-22-23.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "COAL: 1967 Pontiac Catalina Convertible — Months For Some, A Lifetime For Others")
COAL: 1967 Pontiac Catalina Convertible — Months For Some, A Lifetime For Others
Posted on January 31, 2024 | 26 CommentsMusic takes me places, at least in my mind. “In Only Seven Days,” the eighth track on Queen’s 1978 “Jazz” album, is streaming on Spotify as I write this. I […] -
![(first posted 1/30/2018) The sedans are strong in my family. My father has one. I have one. My sister has one. You probably know someone who owns one […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/fusionporgs-Copy.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Future Curbside Classic: 2013-20XX Ford Fusion – Is This Ford’s Last Midsize?")
Future Curbside Classic: 2013-20XX Ford Fusion – Is This Ford’s Last Midsize?
Posted on January 30, 2024 | 111 Comments(first posted 1/30/2018) The sedans are strong in my family. My father has one. I have one. My sister has one. You probably know someone who owns one […] -
![(first posted 1/30/2018) Memories are deeply bound up in smells, sights, touch, and for us at this website, cars. All those senses—and more—were deeply stimulated on a […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/CC-347-001.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Road Trip Journal: 1972 Dodge Polara – Grand Canyon and Pumice-Crete Revisited")
Road Trip Journal: 1972 Dodge Polara – Grand Canyon and Pumice-Crete Revisited
Posted on January 30, 2024 | 39 Comments(first posted 1/30/2018) Memories are deeply bound up in smells, sights, touch, and for us at this website, cars. All those senses—and more—were deeply stimulated on a […] -
Wordless Vintage Snapshot: 1950 Cadillac – Living The Grand Cadillac Life
Posted on January 30, 2024 | 25 Comments -
![It’s time to feature another car that was once oh-so-common and nowadays rarely appears. It’s a find by riveranotario from the Cohort; a mid-90s Cutlass Ciera, looking rather well and […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/53468730147_aaef7a43d8_k.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Cohort Pic(k) Of The Day: ’94-’96 Cutlass (Ciera) – The 90s Are Alive And Well, In Southern Mexico")
Cohort Pic(k) Of The Day: ’94-’96 Cutlass (Ciera) – The 90s Are Alive And Well, In Southern Mexico
Posted on January 30, 2024 | 16 CommentsIt’s time to feature another car that was once oh-so-common and nowadays rarely appears. It’s a find by riveranotario from the Cohort; a mid-90s Cutlass Ciera, looking rather well and […] -
![One piece of advice I wish I could give my younger self is that having “cool” friends is overrated. By “cool”, I mean in the image-conscious sense of the word […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/031-1983-Honda-Accord-hatchback-for-CC.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Musings: 1983 Honda Accord Hatchback – Stealthy & Studious")
Curbside Musings: 1983 Honda Accord Hatchback – Stealthy & Studious
Posted on January 30, 2024 | 29 CommentsOne piece of advice I wish I could give my younger self is that having “cool” friends is overrated. By “cool”, I mean in the image-conscious sense of the word […] -
![(first posted 2/3/2014) Volkswagen has endlessly tried (and still is) to replicate the brilliant success of the gen1 Scirocco. Ironic too, since they can’t really take full credit […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/03/CC-210-049-950.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: VW Scirocco Mk1 – Irreplicable, Although VW Keeps Trying")
Curbside Classic: VW Scirocco Mk1 – Irreplicable, Although VW Keeps Trying
Posted on January 29, 2024 | 93 Comments(first posted 2/3/2014) Volkswagen has endlessly tried (and still is) to replicate the brilliant success of the gen1 Scirocco. Ironic too, since they can’t really take full credit […] -
![I found this on the side of a forest road this fall. I have to assume someone hauled it here to dump it; presumably it wasn’t worth their time and […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/IMG_1652-1.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "QOTD: Who Can Identify This Trailside Classic?")
QOTD: Who Can Identify This Trailside Classic?
Posted on January 29, 2024 | 31 CommentsI found this on the side of a forest road this fall. I have to assume someone hauled it here to dump it; presumably it wasn’t worth their time and […] -
![The E-Type Jag has had its fair share of CC moments already, but I trust we can squeeze in a few more. I’ve certainly bagged a few already, including some […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/IMG_20230625_101456_edited.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CC Capsule: 1973 Jaguar E-Type V12 (Series III) Roadster – Respect, But With Reservations")
CC Capsule: 1973 Jaguar E-Type V12 (Series III) Roadster – Respect, But With Reservations
Posted on January 29, 2024 | 14 CommentsThe E-Type Jag has had its fair share of CC moments already, but I trust we can squeeze in a few more. I’ve certainly bagged a few already, including some […] -
![In a belated companion to my nearly year-old discussion regarding the Hudsons of the Ypsilanti Automotive Heritage Museum, here is the follow-up: the Ypsilanti collection of Chevrolet Corvairs. Because the […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/20230330_132744a.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Museum Classics: Ypsilanti Automotive Heritage Museum, Part II – The Corvairs")
Museum Classics: Ypsilanti Automotive Heritage Museum, Part II – The Corvairs
Posted on January 29, 2024 | 54 CommentsIn a belated companion to my nearly year-old discussion regarding the Hudsons of the Ypsilanti Automotive Heritage Museum, here is the follow-up: the Ypsilanti collection of Chevrolet Corvairs. Because the […] -
![While the show has been mentioned many times on this site, there’s never been a proper Cars of Columbo entry. Time to take care of that oversight and devote some […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/Captura-de-pantalla-2024-01-28-12.22.01.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CC TV: The Cars Of Columbo – Just One More Thing Sir…")
CC TV: The Cars Of Columbo – Just One More Thing Sir…
Posted on January 29, 2024 | 36 CommentsWhile the show has been mentioned many times on this site, there’s never been a proper Cars of Columbo entry. Time to take care of that oversight and devote some […]
