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![The city of Pontiac, Michigan may not be as widely-known as Detroit, Dearborn, or Flint as far as automotive production is concerned, but their motoring history is rich enough to […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/PXL_20240627_154256896.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CC Museum Tour: Pontiac Transportation Museum – Old School")
CC Museum Tour: Pontiac Transportation Museum – Old School
Posted on July 1, 2024 | 63 CommentsThe city of Pontiac, Michigan may not be as widely-known as Detroit, Dearborn, or Flint as far as automotive production is concerned, but their motoring history is rich enough to […] -
![We are all subject to self-imposed rules, and one of mine is the “90% rule.” Through some swampy combination of genetics and environment, our temperaments are fixed at an early […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/PXL_20240615_164650448a.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Car Show Classic: 1965 Plymouth Valiant Signet Convertible – You Are Who You Are, Until You Aren’t")
Car Show Classic: 1965 Plymouth Valiant Signet Convertible – You Are Who You Are, Until You Aren’t
Posted on June 26, 2024 | 36 CommentsWe are all subject to self-imposed rules, and one of mine is the “90% rule.” Through some swampy combination of genetics and environment, our temperaments are fixed at an early […] -
![In Saul Bellow’s Henderson the Rain King, Eugene Henderson said that “in an age of madness, to expect to be untouched by madness is a form of madness. But the pursuit […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/PXL_20240601_125059596a.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CC Swap Meet: Random Buys And Finds At The Local Antique Festival – An Age Of Madness (And Boxes Of Transmission Parts)")
CC Swap Meet: Random Buys And Finds At The Local Antique Festival – An Age Of Madness (And Boxes Of Transmission Parts)
Posted on June 10, 2024 | 17 CommentsIn Saul Bellow’s Henderson the Rain King, Eugene Henderson said that “in an age of madness, to expect to be untouched by madness is a form of madness. But the pursuit […] -
![The 2024 Indianapolis 500 is in the books, having logged a long rain delay, an exciting finish, and a NASCAR driver attempting the “double” for the first time in a […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/Indy-Ford-10.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CC TV: Challenge! – The Development Of The 1963 Ford Indy V8 (In A Galaxie Sedan, No Less)")
CC TV: Challenge! – The Development Of The 1963 Ford Indy V8 (In A Galaxie Sedan, No Less)
Posted on May 28, 2024 | 16 CommentsThe 2024 Indianapolis 500 is in the books, having logged a long rain delay, an exciting finish, and a NASCAR driver attempting the “double” for the first time in a […] -
![I love museums. Etymologically, “museum” is Latin by way of the Ancient Greeks; you may notice that the root is “muse,” as in “to inspire.” Therefore, the museum is a […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/20220726_133937a.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Museum Outtake: 1963 Studebaker Truck Prototype – In Search Of Quiet Places")
Museum Outtake: 1963 Studebaker Truck Prototype – In Search Of Quiet Places
Posted on April 15, 2024 | 28 CommentsI love museums. Etymologically, “museum” is Latin by way of the Ancient Greeks; you may notice that the root is “muse,” as in “to inspire.” Therefore, the museum is a […] -
![For my entire adult life, I’ve been preoccupied by old cars: buying them, fixing them, driving them, drawing pictures of them, taking naps in them on warm summer days, etc. […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/PXL_20240317_155021007a.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "COAL: 2023 Dodge Challenger SXT – Where Have You Been All My Life?")
COAL: 2023 Dodge Challenger SXT – Where Have You Been All My Life?
Posted on March 25, 2024 | 100 CommentsFor my entire adult life, I’ve been preoccupied by old cars: buying them, fixing them, driving them, drawing pictures of them, taking naps in them on warm summer days, etc. […] -
![The Clark Street Cadillac assembly plant closed in 1987, but a small part of it lives on at the Detroit Historical Museum, where some of the lowest-mileage 1987 Cadillacs in […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/PXL_20240223_192454076.MPa_.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Museum Classics: 1987 Cadillac Broughams – The End Of Clark Street")
Museum Classics: 1987 Cadillac Broughams – The End Of Clark Street
Posted on February 26, 2024 | 25 CommentsThe Clark Street Cadillac assembly plant closed in 1987, but a small part of it lives on at the Detroit Historical Museum, where some of the lowest-mileage 1987 Cadillacs in […] -
![My mom and I both live within about 10 blocks of the places that we first called home. Dad, the latecomer, showed up in our neighborhood soon before he married […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/PXL_20230617_162746173a.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Car Show Classic: 1965 Mercury Park Lane Breezeway Sedan – The Old Neighborhood")
Car Show Classic: 1965 Mercury Park Lane Breezeway Sedan – The Old Neighborhood
Posted on February 5, 2024 | 53 CommentsMy mom and I both live within about 10 blocks of the places that we first called home. Dad, the latecomer, showed up in our neighborhood soon before he married […] -
![In a belated companion to my nearly year-old discussion regarding the Hudsons of the Ypsilanti Automotive Heritage Museum, here is the follow-up: the Ypsilanti collection of Chevrolet Corvairs. Because the […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/20230330_132744a.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Museum Classics: Ypsilanti Automotive Heritage Museum, Part II – The Corvairs")
Museum Classics: Ypsilanti Automotive Heritage Museum, Part II – The Corvairs
Posted on January 29, 2024 | 54 CommentsIn a belated companion to my nearly year-old discussion regarding the Hudsons of the Ypsilanti Automotive Heritage Museum, here is the follow-up: the Ypsilanti collection of Chevrolet Corvairs. Because the […] -
![It’s been 15 years since Pontiac ceased to be a going concern at General Motors, and over 20 since this Grand Am saw the light of day for the first […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/PXL_20240107_201534078a.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Dealer Classic: 2002 Pontiac Grand Am GT – Memento Mori")
Dealer Classic: 2002 Pontiac Grand Am GT – Memento Mori
Posted on January 22, 2024 | 51 CommentsIt’s been 15 years since Pontiac ceased to be a going concern at General Motors, and over 20 since this Grand Am saw the light of day for the first […] -
![This 1951 Buick Super Sedanet is one of 1500 produced before the fleeting-postwar-fastback era fizzled out at that great brand from Flint, right around the same time it fizzled […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/51-Buick-3.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CC For Sale: 1951 Buick Super Sedanet – Avoiding Duplication")
CC For Sale: 1951 Buick Super Sedanet – Avoiding Duplication
Posted on January 15, 2024 | 36 CommentsThis 1951 Buick Super Sedanet is one of 1500 produced before the fleeting-postwar-fastback era fizzled out at that great brand from Flint, right around the same time it fizzled […] -
![If your YouTube algorithm looks anything like mine, you may be a subscriber to a channel called MyMopar.com, which regularly uploads classic Chrysler Corporation dealer filmstrips. While I normally […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/70-Imperial.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CC TV: 1970 Imperial Vs. 1970 Cadillac Dealer Filmstrip – A Tough Sell")
CC TV: 1970 Imperial Vs. 1970 Cadillac Dealer Filmstrip – A Tough Sell
Posted on January 10, 2024 | 72 CommentsIf your YouTube algorithm looks anything like mine, you may be a subscriber to a channel called MyMopar.com, which regularly uploads classic Chrysler Corporation dealer filmstrips. While I normally […] -
![I wouldn’t wish being a 13-year-old boy on my worst enemy. Rarely in life is a person more self-conscious and annoying than they are at 13, but there is no […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/PXL_20230624_142105667a.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Car Show Classic: 1957 Oldsmobile Super 88 – Pressed In A Book")
Car Show Classic: 1957 Oldsmobile Super 88 – Pressed In A Book
Posted on January 3, 2024 | 51 CommentsI wouldn’t wish being a 13-year-old boy on my worst enemy. Rarely in life is a person more self-conscious and annoying than they are at 13, but there is no […] -
![Another year of old car driving has fundamentally come to a close. Yes, the Dirty Dart is still ready to go on dry winter days, but the steady diet of […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/PXL_20231027_214757078a.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "COAL Updates: A 2023 Fleet Discussion – The Iron Door Of The North Clangs Open – (1963 Riviera Content & More)")
COAL Updates: A 2023 Fleet Discussion – The Iron Door Of The North Clangs Open – (1963 Riviera Content & More)
Posted on December 4, 2023 | 40 CommentsAnother year of old car driving has fundamentally come to a close. Yes, the Dirty Dart is still ready to go on dry winter days, but the steady diet of […] -
![At the end of The Tempest, one of Shakespeare’s final works, protagonist Prospero lamented that “we are such stuff as dreams are made on, and our little life is rounded with a […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/1954-Corvette-5.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Car Show Classic: 1954 Chevrolet Corvette – Such Stuff As Dreams Are Made On")
Car Show Classic: 1954 Chevrolet Corvette – Such Stuff As Dreams Are Made On
Posted on November 27, 2023 | 28 CommentsAt the end of The Tempest, one of Shakespeare’s final works, protagonist Prospero lamented that “we are such stuff as dreams are made on, and our little life is rounded with a […]
