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Ford Archive
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Walk and Talk: The Missouri State Fair – Panthers, Bulldogs, and Rams
Posted on August 21, 2014 | 22 CommentsAh, there is nothing quite as much fun as the state fair. Not only can one find nearly any supposedly unhealthy food pickled and/or deep-fried, there are often a goodly […] -
CC Capsule: 1963 Ford Galaxie – A Little Rural North Carolina in Central Indiana
Posted on August 19, 2014 | 40 CommentsOne legacy of The Andy Griffith Show has got to be all of the early-60s Ford sedans that have survived as replicas of the police cars Andy and Barney drove. […] -
Car Show Classics: A Curbside Classic Road Trip To Hannibal, MO
Posted on August 4, 2014 | 43 CommentsEvery now and then I feel the need to break up the old routine. For those of you who’ve been reading my posts over the past few years, you may […] -
Brochure Classics: The Ladies of Broughamville
Posted on July 28, 2014 | 179 CommentsI got the car brochure bug very early in life. One reason was that I came from a family of gearheads, so it was partially due to genetics. At a […] -
COAL: 1968 Ford Falcon – Budget Friendly Family Classic
Posted on July 27, 2014 | 36 CommentsAt this point I had owned quite a few cars but never a big, old, American cruiser. I figured I needed a cheap classic for the summer to cruise around […] -
Brochure Outtake: My Di-Noc Pinto Is A Babe Magnet!
Posted on July 24, 2014 | 33 CommentsAs most of you know, I have an extensive brochure collection. A while back I had to laugh at this picture from the 1976 Ford full-line brochure. “Hey man, cool […] -
CC Outtake: The Forecast Calls For Snow on the Sierra
Posted on July 23, 2014 | 40 CommentsWith the recent record low temperatures in parts of Australia and New Zealand, it seems only fitting to dig out pictures of an arctic white Merkur covered in snow on […] -
Rolling Classic: A T-Bird With Some Real élan
Posted on July 16, 2014 | 35 CommentsI seem to be running into more and more CCs on the way to work in the morning. In a way, I’m torn. On one hand, I always get excited […] -
Auction Capsule: 1967 Ford Galaxie 500 – The Flowingest Full-Sized Ford
Posted on June 24, 2014 | 65 CommentsI love to find unrestored cars at the Mecum auction in Indianapolis every year. Except for one repaint and possibly a couple performance tweaks to the 289 V8, this ’67 […] -
Car Show Outtake: 1969 Ford XL Convertible – XL-lent!
Posted on June 18, 2014 | 20 CommentsPop quiz! What is the best summer car? Now, keep in mind that a summer car does not need to be practical, nor a daily driver. Rather, it is something […] -
Cars of a Lifetime: 1998 Ford Taurus – A Family Affair
Posted on June 8, 2014 | 39 CommentsWith winter coming, I found myself needing a winter beater car. The answer was found in a car that had a rich history with my family. It was also a […] -
Cars of a Lifetime: $50 Mystery Car – Turns out to be a 1988 Ford Tempo L
Posted on June 1, 2014 | 26 CommentsI didn’t need another vehicle at the time I bought this Tempo, but when a car ad showed up on Kijiji for $50 I couldn’t resist. All the ad said […] -
CC Wordless Outtake: What A Difference A Decade Makes
Posted on May 22, 2014 | 41 Comments -
Cars of a Lifetime: 1997 Ford Escort wagon – The Dull Commuter
Posted on May 18, 2014 | 36 CommentsAfter several years living in the big city, where the combination of an old car and public transit worked just fine, my family and I moved to an outlying suburb. […] -
CC Outtakes: A Springtime Stroll (On Film, In Black and White)
Posted on May 10, 2014 | 21 CommentsI had business in Indianapolis’s South Broad Ripple neighborhood not long ago, and it was one of the first sunny and sort-of warm days of the spring season. I had […]
![Walk and Talk: The Missouri State Fair – Panthers, Bulldogs, and Rams Ah, there is nothing quite as much fun as the state fair. Not only can one find nearly any supposedly unhealthy food pickled and/or deep-fried, there are often a goodly […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/IMG_0493.jpg)
![CC Capsule: 1963 Ford Galaxie – A Little Rural North Carolina in Central Indiana One legacy of The Andy Griffith Show has got to be all of the early-60s Ford sedans that have survived as replicas of the police cars Andy and Barney drove. […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/1963-tags-imcdb.jpg)
![Car Show Classics: A Curbside Classic Road Trip To Hannibal, MO Every now and then I feel the need to break up the old routine. For those of you who’ve been reading my posts over the past few years, you may […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/width=800,height=533,fit=crop,quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/5-10-2014-022-e1403477267286.jpg)
![Brochure Classics: The Ladies of Broughamville I got the car brochure bug very early in life. One reason was that I came from a family of gearheads, so it was partially due to genetics. At a […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/aa-1974-Cadillac-04.jpg)
![COAL: 1968 Ford Falcon – Budget Friendly Family Classic At this point I had owned quite a few cars but never a big, old, American cruiser. I figured I needed a cheap classic for the summer to cruise around […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/CanadaDayFalcon.jpg)
![Brochure Outtake: My Di-Noc Pinto Is A Babe Magnet! As most of you know, I have an extensive brochure collection. A while back I had to laugh at this picture from the 1976 Ford full-line brochure. “Hey man, cool […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/1976-Ford-Foldout-02-e1405285786582.jpg)
![CC Outtake: The Forecast Calls For Snow on the Sierra With the recent record low temperatures in parts of Australia and New Zealand, it seems only fitting to dig out pictures of an arctic white Merkur covered in snow on […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/IMG_1436.jpg)
![Rolling Classic: A T-Bird With Some Real élan I seem to be running into more and more CCs on the way to work in the morning. In a way, I’m torn. On one hand, I always get excited […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/6-20-2014-001-e1404085264495.jpg)
![Auction Capsule: 1967 Ford Galaxie 500 – The Flowingest Full-Sized Ford I love to find unrestored cars at the Mecum auction in Indianapolis every year. Except for one repaint and possibly a couple performance tweaks to the 289 V8, this ’67 […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/Galaxies.jpg)
![Car Show Outtake: 1969 Ford XL Convertible – XL-lent! Pop quiz! What is the best summer car? Now, keep in mind that a summer car does not need to be practical, nor a daily driver. Rather, it is something […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/P1020283-e1402879316645.jpg)
![Cars of a Lifetime: 1998 Ford Taurus – A Family Affair With winter coming, I found myself needing a winter beater car. The answer was found in a car that had a rich history with my family. It was also a […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/1998-Ford-Taurus.jpg)
![Cars of a Lifetime: $50 Mystery Car – Turns out to be a 1988 Ford Tempo L I didn’t need another vehicle at the time I bought this Tempo, but when a car ad showed up on Kijiji for $50 I couldn’t resist. All the ad said […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/1998-Ford-Tempo-L.jpg)

![Cars of a Lifetime: 1997 Ford Escort wagon – The Dull Commuter After several years living in the big city, where the combination of an old car and public transit worked just fine, my family and I moved to an outlying suburb. […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/1997-Ford-Escort.jpg)
![CC Outtakes: A Springtime Stroll (On Film, In Black and White) I had business in Indianapolis’s South Broad Ripple neighborhood not long ago, and it was one of the first sunny and sort-of warm days of the spring season. I had […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/DodgeA100.jpg)


