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![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 | 52 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 […] -
![Virgil Exner’s raft of 1957 models have rightfully earned their place in the pantheon of automotive design history, and everyone knows the story about how Exner one-upped GM and stole […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/PXL_20230917_154446109a.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Car Show Classic: 1955 DeSoto Fireflite Sportsman – Did The Forward Look Ever Look So Good?")
Car Show Classic: 1955 DeSoto Fireflite Sportsman – Did The Forward Look Ever Look So Good?
Posted on November 20, 2023 | 60 CommentsVirgil Exner’s raft of 1957 models have rightfully earned their place in the pantheon of automotive design history, and everyone knows the story about how Exner one-upped GM and stole […] -
![I’ve long described my beloved ’53 Buick Special as the most modern ’30s car one could drive, but for a little extra money, one could drive Buick’s future in […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/PXL_20230617_153244516a.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Comparison: 1953 Buick Super Riviera vs. 1953 Buick Special Riviera – A Beta Test For A New Generation of Buicks")
Curbside Comparison: 1953 Buick Super Riviera vs. 1953 Buick Special Riviera – A Beta Test For A New Generation of Buicks
Posted on November 16, 2023 | 32 CommentsI’ve long described my beloved ’53 Buick Special as the most modern ’30s car one could drive, but for a little extra money, one could drive Buick’s future in […] -
![I can’t remember a time in my life when I didn’t watch NASCAR. When I was a kid, I’d religiously sit down on Sunday afternoons to The Nashville Network or […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/PXL_20230916_172742884.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1968 Ford Torino GT Fastback – The Silver Fox")
Curbside Classic: 1968 Ford Torino GT Fastback – The Silver Fox
Posted on November 6, 2023 | 46 CommentsI can’t remember a time in my life when I didn’t watch NASCAR. When I was a kid, I’d religiously sit down on Sunday afternoons to The Nashville Network or […] -
![The concept of retirement is many-layered. For millennia, the concept was a non-starter because there were no options: Without work, you starved. Today, the average life expectancy has made a […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/PXL_20231015_181409228a.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CC Capsule: 1987 Jeep J-20 – Retired, Looking For A Second Career")
CC Capsule: 1987 Jeep J-20 – Retired, Looking For A Second Career
Posted on October 25, 2023 | 31 CommentsThe concept of retirement is many-layered. For millennia, the concept was a non-starter because there were no options: Without work, you starved. Today, the average life expectancy has made a […] -
![What is it about a Chevelle? It’s a fair assumption that an average red-blooded car-loving American will likely refer to some Chevelle in the 1968-1972 range of model years as […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/PXL_20230917_152457080.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Car Show Classic: 1971 Chevrolet Chevelle Malibu – There’s Something About A Chevelle")
Car Show Classic: 1971 Chevrolet Chevelle Malibu – There’s Something About A Chevelle
Posted on September 28, 2023 | 64 CommentsWhat is it about a Chevelle? It’s a fair assumption that an average red-blooded car-loving American will likely refer to some Chevelle in the 1968-1972 range of model years as […] -
![I like to think that I’m a “live and let live” kind of guy; any malice I feel is not really malice, but short-lived annoyance that is extinguished almost as […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/PXL_20230825_161703135a.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1967 Ford Thunderbird Landau – Am I Mellowing With Age?")
Curbside Classic: 1967 Ford Thunderbird Landau – Am I Mellowing With Age?
Posted on September 13, 2023 | 79 CommentsI like to think that I’m a “live and let live” kind of guy; any malice I feel is not really malice, but short-lived annoyance that is extinguished almost as […] -
![I spend a lot of my spare time working on cars for my own enjoyment, and also because I could never own a large fleet of cars if I didn’t […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/PXL_20230803_125650404a.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "COAL Capsule/QOTD: Is There An Engineering Decision You Don’t Understand? (1974 Firebird Content)")
COAL Capsule/QOTD: Is There An Engineering Decision You Don’t Understand? (1974 Firebird Content)
Posted on September 6, 2023 | 81 CommentsI spend a lot of my spare time working on cars for my own enjoyment, and also because I could never own a large fleet of cars if I didn’t […] -
![There’s a letter on display at the Henry Ford Museum in Dearborn that allegedly originated from the pen of popular gangster Clyde Barrow. This letter compliments Mr. Ford on the […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/PXL_20230812_142333602a.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Museum Classic: 1932 Ford Model 18 Convertible Sedan – To Live Outside The Law, You Must Be Honest")
Museum Classic: 1932 Ford Model 18 Convertible Sedan – To Live Outside The Law, You Must Be Honest
Posted on August 24, 2023 | 29 CommentsThere’s a letter on display at the Henry Ford Museum in Dearborn that allegedly originated from the pen of popular gangster Clyde Barrow. This letter compliments Mr. Ford on the […] -
![To me, this is a new car. My parents have owned it since 1990, and they even permitted me to drive it to school once a week when I turned […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/PXL_20230814_182220683a.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CC Tech: 1988 Ford Mustang GT – Plastic, A Better Idea In Quarter Windows")
CC Tech: 1988 Ford Mustang GT – Plastic, A Better Idea In Quarter Windows
Posted on August 17, 2023 | 40 CommentsTo me, this is a new car. My parents have owned it since 1990, and they even permitted me to drive it to school once a week when I turned […]
