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Curbside Classics Archives
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![Before drunken revelers rang in the calendar year 1960 with tenuous optimism, Edsel was already a dead player. A few unceremonious months out of the 1960 model year’s starting […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/068.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Junkyard Classic: 1960 Edsel Villager — This Orphan Would Take a Village to Raise")
Junkyard Classic: 1960 Edsel Villager — This Orphan Would Take a Village to Raise
Posted on April 6, 2025 | 26 CommentsBefore drunken revelers rang in the calendar year 1960 with tenuous optimism, Edsel was already a dead player. A few unceremonious months out of the 1960 model year’s starting […] -
![(First posted 6/20/2016) There’s something just a little pretentious about an Audi these days. Don’t get me wrong, I’d love an A5 and one of my […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/7-28-12-017.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1973 Audi 100 Coupe S — Spot The Influences?")
Curbside Classic: 1973 Audi 100 Coupe S — Spot The Influences?
Posted on April 5, 2025 | 74 Comments(First posted 6/20/2016) There’s something just a little pretentious about an Audi these days. Don’t get me wrong, I’d love an A5 and one of my […] -
![To most observers, those who were there and those who were not, 1970 was the pinnacle of the muscle car era. In that one golden year, a consumer with a […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/015a.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1970 Buick GS Sport Coupe – The Strong, Silent Type")
Curbside Classic: 1970 Buick GS Sport Coupe – The Strong, Silent Type
Posted on March 23, 2025 | 13 CommentsTo most observers, those who were there and those who were not, 1970 was the pinnacle of the muscle car era. In that one golden year, a consumer with a […] -
![I’m in the middle of reading Thomas Bonsall’s excellent Cadillac: The American Standard. Published in 1993, it arrived at my local library by interlibrary loan from the Michigan Historical Library […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/001a.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Car Show Classic: 1941 Cadillac Series 67–General Motors Asserts Its Dominance in Yet Another Niche")
Car Show Classic: 1941 Cadillac Series 67–General Motors Asserts Its Dominance in Yet Another Niche
Posted on March 21, 2025 | 21 CommentsI’m in the middle of reading Thomas Bonsall’s excellent Cadillac: The American Standard. Published in 1993, it arrived at my local library by interlibrary loan from the Michigan Historical Library […] -
![(first posted 4/28/2014) No man is without his prejudices and biases, but I am among the most even-handed regarding automotive brands. I have almost no brand loyalty. What was once […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/Fairlane-4.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Car Show Classic: 1963 Ford Fairlane Sport Coupe K-Code")
Car Show Classic: 1963 Ford Fairlane Sport Coupe K-Code
Posted on February 3, 2025 | 83 Comments(first posted 4/28/2014) No man is without his prejudices and biases, but I am among the most even-handed regarding automotive brands. I have almost no brand loyalty. What was once […] -
![As a teenager, I visited the Henry Ford Museum with my parents once every year or two. It was a nice day trip for the family and it allowed me […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/047b.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CC Design: Ford/Lincoln X-100 Concept Car – How Many Cars Did It Influence?")
CC Design: Ford/Lincoln X-100 Concept Car – How Many Cars Did It Influence?
Posted on January 3, 2025 | 30 CommentsAs a teenager, I visited the Henry Ford Museum with my parents once every year or two. It was a nice day trip for the family and it allowed me […] -
![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 […]
