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Curbside Classic: 1971 Ford LTD Convertible – The Name On The Title Starts With The Letter “N”
Posted on September 3, 2021 | 116 Comments(first posted 6/21/2013) (Author’s Note: Sometimes these articles literally write themselves, as evidenced by these e-mails.) June 2, 2013 Jason, I was looking in your draft folder on the back end […] -
Curbside Classic: 1970 Chevrolet C10 – Fifty-One Years of Service? No Sweat
Posted on March 12, 2021 | 31 CommentsAfter a recent bout of two plus weeks of sub-zero (Fahrenheit) temperatures, Mother Nature is offering up springtime weather for the foreseeable future. Naturally, this turns one’s mind toward outside […] -
Curbside Classic: 1965 Ford Custom 500 – A Cut Above?
Posted on January 6, 2021 | 54 CommentsAn admission: This 1965 Ford was like bulk meat in a storage case. I could see it from afar but it required specific effort to procure it. There was an […] -
CC Photo Album: An Assorted Selection From My Picture Album
Posted on August 14, 2020 | 29 CommentsIt’s amazing what one can forget about having on their hard drive. Perhaps better organization of my pictures would cure that, but the thrill of (re)discovery would be gone. Besides, […] -
Car Show Classics: 2018 Carlisle Ford Nationals – Part One
Posted on October 15, 2018 | 45 CommentsAs an adult, my dad and I have rarely had the opportunity to travel together alone. Both of us lead busy lives and we’ve just never made it happen. I […] -
Storage Yard Classic: More Dual Oldsmobile Toronado Dual Axle Madness
Posted on September 21, 2017 | 47 Comments(first posted 8/18/2013. I’m re-running it as a preview of a rather unusual dual-rear-axle FWD car home-made conversion I found the other day, but rather different from the Toronado). The […] -
The 2015 Blue Suede Cruise
Posted on May 29, 2015 | 44 CommentsEvery May sees the Blue Suede Cruise in beautiful Tupelo, Mississippi. Held concurrently this year with the 2015 Ford Galaxie National Convention, the Blue Suede Cruise attracted over 900 cars […] -
CC Follow-Up: 1971 Ford LTD Convertible – The Owner’s Name Really Does Start With an “N”
Posted on April 15, 2015 | 34 CommentsIt’s not very often I get to see a former CC model for a follow-up, but finding this car originally was like fishing in a bathtub; Ray, the owner, is […] -
eBay Find: 1950 DeSoto Custom – The 65-Year-Old Daily Driver
Posted on February 11, 2015 | 26 CommentsPrices of classic cars are going completely insane. Just last week a man spent 14.20 million Euros (16.05 million USD) buying an extremely deteriorated Ferrari 250GT California. Fortunately for the […] -
Automotive History: The Slippery Slope of Measuring Up – An Examination of Vehicle Dimensions
Posted on October 8, 2014 | 92 CommentsGrowing up, I heard a lot of anecdotal exclamations about cars becoming smaller in every way imaginable with each downsizing. But did they really? -
CC Outtake: Chopped Volvo 245 – How To Frighten Small Children
Posted on March 12, 2014 | 47 CommentsThe desert east of LA always offers interesting automotive sights, and last Sunday was no different. I spotted this custom Volvo wagon sitting outside the Autozone in Twentynine Palms, and immediately turned back to my […] -
CC Capsule: Geo Metro – Ready to Race?
Posted on December 9, 2013 | 30 CommentsWhen you drive a beater it pays to have a sense of humor about it. Being the last owner of a vehicle certainly opens up more personalization options than for […]
![Curbside Classic: 1971 Ford LTD Convertible – The Name On The Title Starts With The Letter “N” (first posted 6/21/2013) (Author’s Note: Sometimes these articles literally write themselves, as evidenced by these e-mails.) June 2, 2013 Jason, I was looking in your draft folder on the back end […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/09/Ford-1971-ltd-conv.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1)
![Curbside Classic: 1970 Chevrolet C10 – Fifty-One Years of Service? No Sweat After a recent bout of two plus weeks of sub-zero (Fahrenheit) temperatures, Mother Nature is offering up springtime weather for the foreseeable future. Naturally, this turns one’s mind toward outside […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/IMG_1593.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1)
![Curbside Classic: 1965 Ford Custom 500 – A Cut Above? An admission: This 1965 Ford was like bulk meat in a storage case. I could see it from afar but it required specific effort to procure it. There was an […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/12/IMG_1338.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1)
![CC Photo Album: An Assorted Selection From My Picture Album It’s amazing what one can forget about having on their hard drive. Perhaps better organization of my pictures would cure that, but the thrill of (re)discovery would be gone. Besides, […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/photos-2-Version-3.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1)
![Curbside Classic: 1971 Chrysler Newport Royal – Chrysler’s Deadly Sin #6, The Fuselage Years When I started at CC I would not have argued that this car was a Chrysler Deadly Sin. But I have gotten to the place where I believe (much as […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/1971-Chrysler-Newport-Royal-07-Small.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1)
![Curbside Classic: 1941 Studebaker President Skyway Cruising Sedan – Former President Could the 1941 Studebaker President be the most obscure car from the late pre-war years? It could very well be, which is a shame. While “Every Car Has A Story”, […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/1941StudebakerPresident09Small.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1)
![Car Show Classics: 2018 Carlisle Ford Nationals – Part One As an adult, my dad and I have rarely had the opportunity to travel together alone. Both of us lead busy lives and we’ve just never made it happen. I […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/Ford-Carlisle-2018383.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1)
![Curbside Saturday Night: 1971 Buick Riviera – Papa Was A Rolling Stone (Author’s Note: This actually started off as a CC, but inspiration took me in a different direction.) (first posted 4/3/2013) Seventeen-year-old Rodney was excited. It was the first weekend […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/miss-jane.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1)
![Storage Yard Classic: More Dual Oldsmobile Toronado Dual Axle Madness (first posted 8/18/2013. I’m re-running it as a preview of a rather unusual dual-rear-axle FWD car home-made conversion I found the other day, but rather different from the Toronado). The […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/Oldsmobile-Toronado-Custom-rear-wheels.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1)
![The 2015 Blue Suede Cruise Every May sees the Blue Suede Cruise in beautiful Tupelo, Mississippi. Held concurrently this year with the 2015 Ford Galaxie National Convention, the Blue Suede Cruise attracted over 900 cars […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/IMG_4389.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1)
![CC Follow-Up: 1971 Ford LTD Convertible – The Owner’s Name Really Does Start With an “N” It’s not very often I get to see a former CC model for a follow-up, but finding this car originally was like fishing in a bathtub; Ray, the owner, is […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/IMG_3927.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1)
![eBay Find: 1950 DeSoto Custom – The 65-Year-Old Daily Driver Prices of classic cars are going completely insane. Just last week a man spent 14.20 million Euros (16.05 million USD) buying an extremely deteriorated Ferrari 250GT California. Fortunately for the […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/1.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1)

![CC Outtake: Chopped Volvo 245 – How To Frighten Small Children The desert east of LA always offers interesting automotive sights, and last Sunday was no different. I spotted this custom Volvo wagon sitting outside the Autozone in Twentynine Palms, and immediately turned back to my […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/Volvo-245-Chopped-front.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1)
![CC Capsule: Geo Metro – Ready to Race? When you drive a beater it pays to have a sense of humor about it. Being the last owner of a vehicle certainly opens up more personalization options than for […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/Geo-Metro-rear.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1)


