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Curbside Classics Archives
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![Recently, I accompanied my wife and daughter on a roadtrip that covered nine states. Enjoying the temperate climate well south of the Mason-Dixon Line, I figured a bumper crop of […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/south-of-rolla.jpeg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Lost & Found: Automotive Treasures Saved From a Nebulous Fate")
Lost & Found: Automotive Treasures Saved From a Nebulous Fate
Posted on December 2, 2024 | 35 CommentsRecently, I accompanied my wife and daughter on a roadtrip that covered nine states. Enjoying the temperate climate well south of the Mason-Dixon Line, I figured a bumper crop of […] -
![Just when you think you have Canadian-specific Fords figured out, one runs into exceptions that break all the prior established rules. It is easy to spot a rookie owner when […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/1975-Mercury-Meteor-Montcalm-7.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1975 Mercury Meteor Montcalm – End Of An Era For Canadian Fords")
Curbside Classic: 1975 Mercury Meteor Montcalm – End Of An Era For Canadian Fords
Posted on December 2, 2024 | 15 CommentsJust when you think you have Canadian-specific Fords figured out, one runs into exceptions that break all the prior established rules. It is easy to spot a rookie owner when […] -
![When you’re a young auto enthusiast — whether or not you’re yet old enough to drive — you often develop dogmatic attitudes about certain cars or types of cars. […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/1987-Chevrolet-Monte-Carlo-SS-and-LS-brochure.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic Commentary / QOTD – What’s a Car You Used to Hate (and How Do You Feel About It Today)?")
Curbside Classic Commentary / QOTD – What’s a Car You Used to Hate (and How Do You Feel About It Today)?
Posted on November 28, 2024 | 114 CommentsWhen you’re a young auto enthusiast — whether or not you’re yet old enough to drive — you often develop dogmatic attitudes about certain cars or types of cars. […] -
![When I see a copy of the “aero sculpted” last generation of the F150-based Ford Bronco, especially when it is dressed in white with the XLT Package, I instantly think […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/54159295556_fe7669012b_o-e1732403831580.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1994-1996 Ford Bronco XLT in White – Would You Like Some OJ With That?")
Curbside Classic: 1994-1996 Ford Bronco XLT in White – Would You Like Some OJ With That?
Posted on November 26, 2024 | 29 CommentsWhen I see a copy of the “aero sculpted” last generation of the F150-based Ford Bronco, especially when it is dressed in white with the XLT Package, I instantly think […] -
![(first posted 3/23/2013) Ford may have been first to the intermediate dance (among the Big Three, anyway), but GM came fashionably late and better dressed. Styling, they say, sells cars, […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/6668FairlaneWagons1jg.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1968 Ford Fairlane GT – The Unexpected Wallflower")
Curbside Classic: 1968 Ford Fairlane GT – The Unexpected Wallflower
Posted on November 13, 2024 | 85 Comments(first posted 3/23/2013) Ford may have been first to the intermediate dance (among the Big Three, anyway), but GM came fashionably late and better dressed. Styling, they say, sells cars, […] -
![Autumn is my favorite time of year, especially here in the Pacific Northwest. This fall there was a great pumpkin harvest, and a bumper crop of old trucks. Mix […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/IMG_0780.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "A Fall Harvest of Old Trucks (and Some Yummy Looking Volvos)")
A Fall Harvest of Old Trucks (and Some Yummy Looking Volvos)
Posted on November 12, 2024 | 12 CommentsAutumn is my favorite time of year, especially here in the Pacific Northwest. This fall there was a great pumpkin harvest, and a bumper crop of old trucks. Mix […] -
Automotive History and CC Cinema: The Cars of Buford Pusser and the Movie “Walking Tall”
Posted on October 27, 2024 | 70 Comments(first posted 6/5/2014) Every once in a while events collide with personalities, resulting in a legend. This was certainly the case with Sheriff Buford Pusser of McNairy County, Tennessee. -
![I have always aspired to drive a vintage vehicle, ideally one from the era before standardized controls were implemented. However, I was not prepared to commit to owning such a […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/Outforadrive.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Driving Impressions: Ford Model T – These Are Not The Controls You Are Used To")
Driving Impressions: Ford Model T – These Are Not The Controls You Are Used To
Posted on October 9, 2024 | 29 CommentsI have always aspired to drive a vintage vehicle, ideally one from the era before standardized controls were implemented. However, I was not prepared to commit to owning such a […] -
![(first posted 9/13/2018) The classic prewar Ford V8 has always been something that danced in the background of my life. My mother grew up in one, almost […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/1939FordDeluxe19-1.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1939 Ford Deluxe Coupe – This One’s A Keeper")
Curbside Classic: 1939 Ford Deluxe Coupe – This One’s A Keeper
Posted on September 11, 2024 | 77 Comments(first posted 9/13/2018) The classic prewar Ford V8 has always been something that danced in the background of my life. My mother grew up in one, almost […] -
![(first posted 8/8/2018) Up a dusty unpaved road in Washington state’s Olympic Mountains is an abandoned 1962 Ford F-Series truck with a “Rust in Peace” sign propping […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/Rust-1-frnt-qtr.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Roadside Classic: 1962 Ford F-Series — McNamara’s Frivolity?")
Roadside Classic: 1962 Ford F-Series — McNamara’s Frivolity?
Posted on September 1, 2024 | 27 Comments(first posted 8/8/2018) Up a dusty unpaved road in Washington state’s Olympic Mountains is an abandoned 1962 Ford F-Series truck with a “Rust in Peace” sign propping […] -
![(first posted 11/13/2012) As part of my post-Sandy survey of the (non-)damage to my hometown, I was assigned to Older Relative Patrol by my Dad. (In truth, that was […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/1030121233b.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1995 Ford Taurus – Are You Not Entertained?")
Curbside Classic: 1995 Ford Taurus – Are You Not Entertained?
Posted on August 30, 2024 | 69 Comments(first posted 11/13/2012) As part of my post-Sandy survey of the (non-)damage to my hometown, I was assigned to Older Relative Patrol by my Dad. (In truth, that was […] -
![Irony is a difficult word to define, but so is “hipster.” Yet the two seem to share a comfortable coexistence when it comes to automobiles. I’ve occasionally wondered if my […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/ltdii-1.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1978 Ford LTD Landau — Diesel Swapped Hipster Bait")
Curbside Classic: 1978 Ford LTD Landau — Diesel Swapped Hipster Bait
Posted on August 28, 2024 | 18 CommentsIrony is a difficult word to define, but so is “hipster.” Yet the two seem to share a comfortable coexistence when it comes to automobiles. I’ve occasionally wondered if my […] -
![(first posted 1/9/2013) Everybody has an opinion about pre-1974 Mustangs. The first four (well, four and a half) years are almost universally loved. There is also a small but dedicated […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/1969FordMustang06.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1969 Ford Mustang – Everybody’s Second Choice")
Curbside Classic: 1969 Ford Mustang – Everybody’s Second Choice
Posted on August 26, 2024 | 146 Comments(first posted 1/9/2013) Everybody has an opinion about pre-1974 Mustangs. The first four (well, four and a half) years are almost universally loved. There is also a small but dedicated […] -
![(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&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 […] -
![(first posted 10/25/2012) The Fab Four: Those guys from Liverpool who went on to change popular music forever were constantly being categorized, especially compared with their fellow bandmates. So if we apply their […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/Ford-Taurus-1996-rear.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1996-1999 Ford Taurus/Mercury Sable – All Things Must Pass")
Curbside Classic: 1996-1999 Ford Taurus/Mercury Sable – All Things Must Pass
Posted on July 19, 2024 | 149 Comments(first posted 10/25/2012) The Fab Four: Those guys from Liverpool who went on to change popular music forever were constantly being categorized, especially compared with their fellow bandmates. So if we apply their […]
