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2001 Archive
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![(first posted 8/29/2018) Ask the average person on the street what a Daewoo is and the answer will be a blank stare and the response “Day Who?” Yet […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/IMG_5065.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1 "Junkyard Classic: 2001 Daewoo Leganza CDX – Battling Uphill All The Way")
Junkyard Classic: 2001 Daewoo Leganza CDX – Battling Uphill All The Way
Posted on August 28, 2025 | 69 Comments(first posted 8/29/2018) Ask the average person on the street what a Daewoo is and the answer will be a blank stare and the response “Day Who?” Yet […] -
![(first posted 2/9/2016) It seems our family keeps vehicles until they are about 15 years old. Our 88 Ranger and our 96 Windstar both departed at 15, […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/Canoes.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1 "My 2001 Ford Focus – A Daily Dose Of Joy")
My 2001 Ford Focus – A Daily Dose Of Joy
Posted on May 8, 2025 | 105 Comments(first posted 2/9/2016) It seems our family keeps vehicles until they are about 15 years old. Our 88 Ranger and our 96 Windstar both departed at 15, […] -
![(first posted 7/2/2018) I’ve been debating this essay for a while, but now seems as good a time as any. With my grandmother Violet (referred to previously […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/photos-Version-3.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1 "The Cars Of My Maternal Grandparents")
The Cars Of My Maternal Grandparents
Posted on July 28, 2024 | 39 Comments(first posted 7/2/2018) I’ve been debating this essay for a while, but now seems as good a time as any. With my grandmother Violet (referred to previously […] -
![Like a surfer looking back and seeing a huge gray snout with multiple rows of big sharp teeth gaining on him, so felt the average American motorist for about two […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/IMG_8089.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1 "Curbside Recycling: 2001 Ford Crown Victoria Police Interceptor (P71) – Don’t Tase Me, Bro!")
Curbside Recycling: 2001 Ford Crown Victoria Police Interceptor (P71) – Don’t Tase Me, Bro!
Posted on January 20, 2023 | 71 CommentsLike a surfer looking back and seeing a huge gray snout with multiple rows of big sharp teeth gaining on him, so felt the average American motorist for about two […] -
![This Crown Victoria is only included by default. I’ve covered it before, in a piece that has a few medical related parallels. Given it received coverage over nine years ago, […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/crown-vic-6.webp?resize=115%2C115&quality=70&ssl=1 "COAL: 2001 Ford Crown Victoria – General Hospital")
COAL: 2001 Ford Crown Victoria – General Hospital
Posted on September 17, 2022 | 30 CommentsThis Crown Victoria is only included by default. I’ve covered it before, in a piece that has a few medical related parallels. Given it received coverage over nine years ago, […] -
![Nothing in life is perfect. Keeping that snippet of wisdom in mind really helps put things in perspective for my ownership of our 2001 Ford Taurus. Enough of such introductory […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/P9070011-Version-2.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1 "COAL: 2001 Ford Taurus SES – Another World")
COAL: 2001 Ford Taurus SES – Another World
Posted on September 3, 2022 | 49 CommentsNothing in life is perfect. Keeping that snippet of wisdom in mind really helps put things in perspective for my ownership of our 2001 Ford Taurus. Enough of such introductory […] -
![Doing the JPCavanaugh method of digging through old photos has yielded a few nuggets. This 2001 Ford Crown Victoria I found in 2013 or 2014 is one such nugget. Why? […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/IMG_2140.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1 "QOTD: Have You Ever Encountered A Car You Used To Own?")
QOTD: Have You Ever Encountered A Car You Used To Own?
Posted on October 3, 2019 | 87 CommentsDoing the JPCavanaugh method of digging through old photos has yielded a few nuggets. This 2001 Ford Crown Victoria I found in 2013 or 2014 is one such nugget. Why? […] -
![Here it is. Yay. After selling the beater Beetle, I spotted this thing for sale cheaply. It was really cheap, and it looked OK aside from the rocker panels…an opportunity to […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/12/IMG_1043-1.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1 "COAL:2001 Honda Civic – Short-Term Flipper")
COAL:2001 Honda Civic – Short-Term Flipper
Posted on December 15, 2018 | 16 CommentsHere it is. Yay. After selling the beater Beetle, I spotted this thing for sale cheaply. It was really cheap, and it looked OK aside from the rocker panels…an opportunity to […] -
![(first posted 11/19/2012) My mother has always had pretty nice cars. As I mentioned in previous CCs, her first and second cars were a ’59 Dodge Custom Royal Lancer and […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/5-04-and-5-05-2012-015-Copy-e1351263687807.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1 "Mom’s Ex-Curbside Classic: 2001 Dodge Viper GTS – Yes, You Heard Correctly")
Mom’s Ex-Curbside Classic: 2001 Dodge Viper GTS – Yes, You Heard Correctly
Posted on August 3, 2016 | 31 Comments(first posted 11/19/2012) My mother has always had pretty nice cars. As I mentioned in previous CCs, her first and second cars were a ’59 Dodge Custom Royal Lancer and […] -
![After getting rid of our Honda Element and our family Civic meeting its end, I was ready to try something without a big H on the steering wheel. A family […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/2001-Toyota-4Runner-bike.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1 "COAL: 2001 Toyota 4Runner – The Workhorse")
COAL: 2001 Toyota 4Runner – The Workhorse
Posted on June 4, 2016 | 22 CommentsAfter getting rid of our Honda Element and our family Civic meeting its end, I was ready to try something without a big H on the steering wheel. A family […] -
![In the fall of 2013 I began to think about expanding the family fleet. My younger son Peter was in college. Like his older brother he had initially been indifferent […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/1-Audi-TT.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1 "COAL: 2001 Audi TT Quattro Coupe – Ladies and Gentlemen of the Jury, Have You Reached a Verdict?")
COAL: 2001 Audi TT Quattro Coupe – Ladies and Gentlemen of the Jury, Have You Reached a Verdict?
Posted on April 16, 2016 | 35 CommentsIn the fall of 2013 I began to think about expanding the family fleet. My younger son Peter was in college. Like his older brother he had initially been indifferent […] -
![When Taurus Week was proposed, I had a sudden and less than pleasant realization – I have driven more Taurii than any other single make or model of vehicle. Further, […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/1993-Ford-Taurus-04-05.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1 "Reminiscing About The Herd: Experiences From Four Generations Of Ford Taurus")
Reminiscing About The Herd: Experiences From Four Generations Of Ford Taurus
Posted on December 26, 2015 | 26 CommentsWhen Taurus Week was proposed, I had a sudden and less than pleasant realization – I have driven more Taurii than any other single make or model of vehicle. Further, […] -
![What is it that makes a car sexy? Not just attractive, but really sexy. Is it looks? Power? Handling? The formula is not so simple. We could ask a lot […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/2001VolvoC7005.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 2001 Volvo C70 Convertible – The Sexy Swede")
Curbside Classic: 2001 Volvo C70 Convertible – The Sexy Swede
Posted on May 30, 2014 | 38 CommentsWhat is it that makes a car sexy? Not just attractive, but really sexy. Is it looks? Power? Handling? The formula is not so simple. We could ask a lot […] -
![My wife remembers events by what she wore. I, on the other hand, tend to remember what I drove to said events. Certainly our 2001 Ford Crown Victoria was the […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/P4020145.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1 "Autobiography: 2001 Ford Crown Victoria – The Jewel Of The Crowns")
Autobiography: 2001 Ford Crown Victoria – The Jewel Of The Crowns
Posted on May 9, 2013 | 74 CommentsMy wife remembers events by what she wore. I, on the other hand, tend to remember what I drove to said events. Certainly our 2001 Ford Crown Victoria was the […]
