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Curbside Classics Archives
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![(first posted 4/6/2015) Most Corvair owners tend to own multiple Corvairs; in fact, as often as not, said owners are “Corvair exclusive,” meaning that they collect as many different variants […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/Corvair-Rampside-camper.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Car Show Capsule: 1963 Chevrolet Corvair Rampside Camper – A Box Atop a Boxer")
Car Show Capsule: 1963 Chevrolet Corvair Rampside Camper – A Box Atop a Boxer
Posted on April 6, 2021 | 62 Comments(first posted 4/6/2015) Most Corvair owners tend to own multiple Corvairs; in fact, as often as not, said owners are “Corvair exclusive,” meaning that they collect as many different variants […] -
![As a superfan of American auto advertising, and as a companion piece to yesterday’s article about 1960 Buicks, I’d like to today explore some of the 1960 BOP advertisements from […]](https://i2.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/111_0967.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Advertising Classics: 1960 Buick-Olds-Pontiac Advertisements – Being Our Best Selves")
Advertising Classics: 1960 Buick-Olds-Pontiac Advertisements – Being Our Best Selves
Posted on April 6, 2021 | 33 CommentsAs a superfan of American auto advertising, and as a companion piece to yesterday’s article about 1960 Buicks, I’d like to today explore some of the 1960 BOP advertisements from […] -
![Oh, how fickle are the fortunes of man. In 1956, Buick’s model year production of 572,024 cars was good enough for third place in the industry; however, the 1957 and […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/037a.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Car Show Classics: 1960 Buicks – If This Is A Slump, What Is A Streak?")
Car Show Classics: 1960 Buicks – If This Is A Slump, What Is A Streak?
Posted on April 5, 2021 | 51 CommentsOh, how fickle are the fortunes of man. In 1956, Buick’s model year production of 572,024 cars was good enough for third place in the industry; however, the 1957 and […] -
![(first posted 3/23/2015) In contrast to Gerardo’s entry last week on the Cimarron, which was perhaps the nadir of the Cadillac brand, I’d like to present an example of “Peak […]](https://i2.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/a-cad.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Museum Classic: 1965 Cadillac Sedan DeVille – Nothing Missing but the Garage Space")
Museum Classic: 1965 Cadillac Sedan DeVille – Nothing Missing but the Garage Space
Posted on March 23, 2021 | 80 Comments(first posted 3/23/2015) In contrast to Gerardo’s entry last week on the Cimarron, which was perhaps the nadir of the Cadillac brand, I’d like to present an example of “Peak […] -
![396. Say it aloud. It’s an easy number to like, an easy number to sell; its intonation suggests malignity. John Milton eulogized William Shakespeare in 1630 by lauding the way […]](https://i2.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/111_0486.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Racetrack Capsule: 1965 Chevrolet Impala Super Sport – Jukebox Hero?")
Racetrack Capsule: 1965 Chevrolet Impala Super Sport – Jukebox Hero?
Posted on March 22, 2021 | 54 Comments396. Say it aloud. It’s an easy number to like, an easy number to sell; its intonation suggests malignity. John Milton eulogized William Shakespeare in 1630 by lauding the way […] -
![In The Aims of Education, Harvard professor Alfred North Whitehead said that “a merely well-informed man is the most useless bore on God’s earth.” Less cynically, though perhaps no less accurately, he […]](https://i2.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/111_0889-1.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CC Literature: Ford Educational Foldouts, Circa 1959 – The Aims Of Education")
CC Literature: Ford Educational Foldouts, Circa 1959 – The Aims Of Education
Posted on February 24, 2021 | 31 CommentsIn The Aims of Education, Harvard professor Alfred North Whitehead said that “a merely well-informed man is the most useless bore on God’s earth.” Less cynically, though perhaps no less accurately, he […] -
![General Motors products from the early 1950s are not known for their precise panel gaps and hood fitment, and in the Buick world in particular, the 1953 model is particularly […]](https://i1.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/111_0705a.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside PSA, Starring My 1953 Buick Special – Have You Checked Your Hood Hinges Lately?")
Curbside PSA, Starring My 1953 Buick Special – Have You Checked Your Hood Hinges Lately?
Posted on February 15, 2021 | 24 CommentsGeneral Motors products from the early 1950s are not known for their precise panel gaps and hood fitment, and in the Buick world in particular, the 1953 model is particularly […] -
![The 1967 Mercury Cougar is a car that I often inexplicably forget that I’m in love with. I intermittently find myself reexamining its clean, vaguely European, almost un-Ford-like lines, and […]](https://i2.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/109_0369.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Car Show and Craigslist Classic Outtakes: 1967 Mercury Cougar and 1960 Lancia Flaminia – Have I Seen You Somewhere Before?")
Car Show and Craigslist Classic Outtakes: 1967 Mercury Cougar and 1960 Lancia Flaminia – Have I Seen You Somewhere Before?
Posted on February 8, 2021 | 24 CommentsThe 1967 Mercury Cougar is a car that I often inexplicably forget that I’m in love with. I intermittently find myself reexamining its clean, vaguely European, almost un-Ford-like lines, and […] -
![If daydreaming were currency, I’d be rich. In my vernacular, it’s “spacing out,” and my lovely bride is forced almost daily to reel me in with a quick utterance: “Snap […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/12/111_0830a.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Museum Classic(s) – 1966 International Travelall: Someday, My Dear, We Camp Without A Tent!")
Museum Classic(s) – 1966 International Travelall: Someday, My Dear, We Camp Without A Tent!
Posted on January 25, 2021 | 27 CommentsIf daydreaming were currency, I’d be rich. In my vernacular, it’s “spacing out,” and my lovely bride is forced almost daily to reel me in with a quick utterance: “Snap […] -
![(first posted 1/20/2015, updated with more pictures) Most of the time, I love the fact that I’m a car guy in Michigan. Sure, our roads are terrible and our […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/a-v5.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CC Weird Engines: Oldsmobile V5 Diesel – Grasping at Straws")
CC Weird Engines: Oldsmobile V5 Diesel – Grasping at Straws
Posted on January 20, 2021 | 152 Comments(first posted 1/20/2015, updated with more pictures) Most of the time, I love the fact that I’m a car guy in Michigan. Sure, our roads are terrible and our […] -
![In yesterday’s post about my ’63 Thunderbird, commenter MarkKyle64 brought up an interesting QOTD – what is the easiest old car to work on? I think I can give my […]](https://i1.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/006a.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "QOTD: What Old Car (Before 1980) Is Easiest To Work On?")
QOTD: What Old Car (Before 1980) Is Easiest To Work On?
Posted on January 19, 2021 | 85 CommentsIn yesterday’s post about my ’63 Thunderbird, commenter MarkKyle64 brought up an interesting QOTD – what is the easiest old car to work on? I think I can give my […] -
![It’s been over two years since I bought my 1963 Thunderbird, and although an old car owner’s work is never done, I’ve finally reached the point in my ownership tenure […]](https://i2.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/12/111_0511.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "COAL Update: 1963 Ford Thunderbird – The Two-Year Rule")
COAL Update: 1963 Ford Thunderbird – The Two-Year Rule
Posted on January 18, 2021 | 35 CommentsIt’s been over two years since I bought my 1963 Thunderbird, and although an old car owner’s work is never done, I’ve finally reached the point in my ownership tenure […] -
![If someone with no prior knowledge of General Motors were dropped into their Warren Tech Center somewhere between 1960 and 1964, in the manner of Hertz dropping a guy into […]](https://i2.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/a-v6.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Advertising Classics: The GMC 60 Degree V6 – An Almost Forgotten Entry From GM’s Most Creative Period")
Advertising Classics: The GMC 60 Degree V6 – An Almost Forgotten Entry From GM’s Most Creative Period
Posted on January 11, 2021 | 49 CommentsIf someone with no prior knowledge of General Motors were dropped into their Warren Tech Center somewhere between 1960 and 1964, in the manner of Hertz dropping a guy into […] -
![(first posted 1/5/2015) This ongoing series (should I decide to continue it) will focus on my “Great 28,” a list of my favorite cars. To be on the list, I […]](https://i1.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/a-linc.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "The Great 28, Car #1: 1940/41 Lincoln Continental Cabriolet – The Most Beautiful Car in the World")
The Great 28, Car #1: 1940/41 Lincoln Continental Cabriolet – The Most Beautiful Car in the World
Posted on January 5, 2021 | 86 Comments(first posted 1/5/2015) This ongoing series (should I decide to continue it) will focus on my “Great 28,” a list of my favorite cars. To be on the list, I […] -
![If you’ve ever driven a carbureted car from the 1950s through the 1970s, chances are pretty good that it had a Carter AFB under the hood. Introduced in 1957 and […]](https://i1.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/049.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Carburetor Classic: The Carter AFB – A Closer Look Into A 64-Year Veteran")
Carburetor Classic: The Carter AFB – A Closer Look Into A 64-Year Veteran
Posted on January 5, 2021 | 43 CommentsIf you’ve ever driven a carbureted car from the 1950s through the 1970s, chances are pretty good that it had a Carter AFB under the hood. Introduced in 1957 and […]
