![They say that in Michigan, when the days are long and temperate, there’s a car show every weekend. That’s probably true, but most of them are local cruise-ins where […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/20220625_102804.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1 "Car Show Classics: 2022 Sloan Auto Fair – My Top Five (Hope You Like BOPs)")
![With a dirty, broken tow strap protruding from its cockeyed back bumper, this Starcraft Starcruiser resembles a mangy old dog with a dragging leash that finally escaped the clutches of […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/20220626_184941.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1973 Starcraft Starcruiser – “Thunder of the Bay”")
![In the 1950s, when anything with wheels captured the imagination of America’s youth, Schwinn Bicycle Company engaged in some nomenclative cross-pollination with sports car manufacturers, undoubtedly with mutual benefit to […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/20220628_101816a.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1 "Bicycle Classic: 1957 Schwinn Corvette – Mechanical Sympathy")
![Where has Maid Quiet gone to, Nodding her russet hood? The winds that awakened the stars Are blowing through my blood. O how could I be so calm When she […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/1966-Continental-6.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1 "Facebook Find: 1966 Lincoln Continental Coupe – “Maid Quiet”")
![(first posted 6/8/2016) In a desirable combination of white and red, this 1964 Fury convertible stands like an elegant stone arch between the outlandishness of Exner’s 1962 and ’63 Chryslers […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/yyytyy.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1 "Car Show Classic : 1964 Plymouth Fury Convertible – Bridging the Great Divide")
![If you find that your conversational partners don’t understand your cultural references, you might be a 21st-century fan of the Jack Webb holy trilogy: Dragnet, Adam-12, and Emergency!. Webb’s shows sometimes included […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/05/1971-Satellite-1.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1 "Facebook Find: 1971 Plymouth Satellite Wagon – A Plymouth For Roy DeSoto (and Johnny Gage)")
![It’s been a while since I’ve read H.G. Wells’ classic novel The Time Machine, but the end of the world was a funky place with little to recommend it, as […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/05/20220514_160140.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1955 Hudson Hornet Hollywood – A Step, Down?")
![(first posted 5/23/2016) If you crave a comprehensive history about the 1997 Toyota Paseo Convertible, keep on walking, because this is among the last cars I’d be willing to […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/003a.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1 "Dealer Classic: 1997 Toyota Paseo Convertible – Quiero dar un paseo, pero no quiero comprar este coche.")
![Periscope Film, a YouTube channel I subscribe to, recently posted this documentary about Juan Manuel Fangio that was produced by British Petroleum in 1959, soon after Fangio retired from driving. […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/themes/arras-3.0.3/images/thumbnail.png "Curbside Cinema: “Tribute To Fangio” – The Greatest Driver Ever?")
![It may be hard to imagine through the eyes of the 21st century, but the Indy 500 once generated the kind of excitement that only the Super Bowl or the […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/05/DSCF0118.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1 "Racetrack Classics: Grandpa’s 1969 Indy 500 Photos – A Man With Credentials")
![Antique car shopping is so much more fun (and often more fruitful) when the potential buyer isn’t looking for anything in particular, and I’d say that most of my purchases […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/05/1966-Newport-1.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1 "Marketplace Find: 1966 Chrysler Newport – “Alive With Pleasure”")
![(first posted 5/2/2016) There are many backdrops for humanity. I’ve been lucky enough in my life to float in, out, and around many dissonant places and groups of people. […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/ccvvmn.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1 "Bicycle Classic: 1966 Schwinn Deluxe Racer – Another Step Toward Clinical Hoarding")
![(first posted 4/11/2016) Last week, I mentioned Harlow Curtice’s Buick-bias during his tenure at General Motors. That bias was a result of his years as the head of Buick, years […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/5445try.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1 "CC Capsule: 1942 Buick Series 90 Limited – Icarus’ Twin Carbureted Chariot")
![I’ve known for decades that the best magazines for collecting American automobile advertising are Look, Life, and The Saturday Evening Post. Magazines such as Holiday are for the highbrow collector, as one will find ads […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/20220402_103108.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1 "CC Advertising: 1963 “Look” Magazines – Cars And A Cultural Education")
![One could be forgiven if one didn’t know that Detroit was home to one of America’s greatest art museums. Yes: Detroit, Michigan. Where there is money, there are art collectors, […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/20220331_124726a.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1 "CC Art Museum Tour: Detroit Institute of Arts, “Car Design In The Motor City, 1950-2020” – Paying Reverence Where It’s Due")
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