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![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 | 71 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 | 35 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 | 28 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 […] -
![(first posted 6/21/2018) The police vehicle. It’s something we’ve talked about here sporadically and while most people don’t want to encounter one under self-detrimental circumstances, they serve a […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/1971-patrol-cars.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Automotive History: Some Unusual Or Unexpected Police Cars From The United States And Canada")
Automotive History: Some Unusual Or Unexpected Police Cars From The United States And Canada
Posted on June 21, 2024 | 147 Comments(first posted 6/21/2018) The police vehicle. It’s something we’ve talked about here sporadically and while most people don’t want to encounter one under self-detrimental circumstances, they serve a […] -
![(posted at the Cohort by Staxman) (first posted 6/13/2018) Maybe I should start a series of the cars of my Boy Scout troop leaders. The memories made riding […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/CC-359-001.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Auto-Biography Capsule: 1965 Ford Falcon Futura Hardtop – The O’Neill-Mobile")
Auto-Biography Capsule: 1965 Ford Falcon Futura Hardtop – The O’Neill-Mobile
Posted on June 15, 2024 | 40 Comments(posted at the Cohort by Staxman) (first posted 6/13/2018) Maybe I should start a series of the cars of my Boy Scout troop leaders. The memories made riding […] -
![(first posted 6/7/2018) If you’re one of our younger (or even middle-aged) readers and don’t readily recognize this car, you’re forgiven. It’s about as dull and anonymous as […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/CC-346-001.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1965 Fairlane – The Most Forgotten Car of the 60s?")
Curbside Classic: 1965 Fairlane – The Most Forgotten Car of the 60s?
Posted on June 7, 2024 | 61 Comments(first posted 6/7/2018) If you’re one of our younger (or even middle-aged) readers and don’t readily recognize this car, you’re forgiven. It’s about as dull and anonymous as […] -
![(Author’s Note: You are about to read the longest gestation article of mine to be found at CC. It was started last October and has been repeatedly updated; you shall […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/20240509_091250_HDR.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Delayed SUV Review: 2023 Ford Explorer XLT – What Columbus, Magellan, and Dora Have In Common")
Delayed SUV Review: 2023 Ford Explorer XLT – What Columbus, Magellan, and Dora Have In Common
Posted on May 30, 2024 | 40 Comments(Author’s Note: You are about to read the longest gestation article of mine to be found at CC. It was started last October and has been repeatedly updated; you shall […] -
![(first posted 5/23/2018) This generation Bronco is not a common sight anymore, for two reasons. One, it’s of course old. But the other is that these were built […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/CC-357-015.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic Jr.: 1978 Ford Bronco – The Bucking Bronco Grows Up")
Curbside Classic Jr.: 1978 Ford Bronco – The Bucking Bronco Grows Up
Posted on May 23, 2024 | 34 Comments(first posted 5/23/2018) This generation Bronco is not a common sight anymore, for two reasons. One, it’s of course old. But the other is that these were built […]
