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- I formerly used the user name "Bill Mitchell," my favourite car designer, but my real name is Vince. I am from Ontario, Canada and own a couple of old cars with a lot of family history. I have a 1972 Ford Gran Torino Sport fastback that was purchased new by my dad and a 1976 Chevrolet Malibu Classic that was purchased by my dad during my teenage years. My interests focus on American automobiles and engines from the 1950s to the 1980s. Along with reading and writing on automotive history, I also enjoy automobile maintenance and restoration.
![(first posted 2/20/2019) Last year, CC’s JP Cavanaugh examined the mystery of the 1949-50 GM B-body. His excellent two-part article looked at the post-war changes occurring […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/1950-B-Body-Structure.jpg "The History Of General Motors’ 1950 Body Interchange Program")
![(first posted 7/30/2018) Recently Paul posted an article where Road and Track road tested a 1976 Plymouth Volare wagon. This led to several commenters comparing the Volare to […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/Feature-Photo.jpg "Vintage Review: Popular Science Tests 1978 Chevrolet Malibu, Mercury Zephyr, and Plymouth Volare Station Wagons – Size Confusion")
![(first posted 4/27/2018) Jason Shafer recently wrote an excellent post on the 1970 Chrysler 300 Hurst and in it he included an early historical account about George Hurst. […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/George-Hurst-with-Continental.jpg "Automotive History: 1946 Lincoln Continental – Customized and Updated by George Hurst")
![(first posted 4/17/2018) Unquestionably, Henry Ford was one of the greatest pioneers in automotive history. Henry was able to build highly successful cars for a low price; yet […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/1939-Lincoln-Continental-1st-Prototype-3.jpg "Curbside Classic: 1940-41 Lincoln Continental – A Creation of a Man of Taste and a Man of Talent")
![(first posted 2/19/2018) I recently wrote a piece on the history of the 1960-66 Chevrolet pickups and proclaimed it to be the first modern pickup. There is no […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/Cover.jpg "Vintage Review: Popular Science Tests the 1965 Chevrolet, Dodge and Ford pickups – “Suddenly Pickup Trucks Are IN”")
![(first posted 2/13/2018) The pickup truck is North America’s best-selling body style and is without a doubt an icon of North American society. Although it had humble […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/1963-Chevrolet-Truck-Black-and-White.jpg "1960-66 Chevrolet Pickup Trucks – The First Modern Pickup")
![(first posted 12/20/2017) These days it seems everyone is gaga over survivor cars, especially those with a nice helping of patina. This has led to the overuse of […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/1974-Mecury-Meteor-Rideau-500.jpg "Car Show Classic: 1974 Mercury Meteor Rideau 500 – A Real Canadian Survivor")
![(first posted 11/6/2017) Recently I read the reposted CC article on the 1986 Chrysler Lebaron Town and Country. As soon as I saw that wood panelled Lebaron, […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/wagon-queen-2.jpg "CC Cinema: The Cars of John Hughes’ Movies")
![(first posted 10/21/2017) Earlier this year, while wandering through a cruise night, I came across this 1964 Oldsmobile Dynamic 88. At first glance, I didn’t give […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/IMG_7493.jpg "Car Show Classics: 1964 Oldsmobile Dynamic 88 Convertible – 394 cubic inches and 3-on-the Tree")
![(first posted 9/13/2017) While traveling earlier this year, I stayed in a hotel that was just up the street from a Chevrolet-Cadillac dealership. Normally I don’t have much […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/1957-Cadillac-Dealer.jpg "Dealer Classic: 1958 Cadillac Coupe DeVille – Forget the CTS, I’ll take the DeVille – A History of the 1957-58 Cadillacs")
![Read part 1 here. (first posted 6/18/2017) As my 16th birthday approached the desire for me to get a car became much stronger. Many kids seemed to inherit […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/Ford-Torino-1972-Bill-Mitchell.jpg "Auto-Biography – Part 2: 1972 Ford Torino – A Tale of a Torino, Fathers and Sons")
![originally posted 15 June 2017 As far back as my earliest memories, I can always remember being crazy about cars. Like most young boys, I was influenced […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/Photo-of-Torino-in-1972.jpg "Auto-Biography, Part 1: 1972 Ford Torino · A Torino, Fathers, and Sons")
![(first posted 6/12/2017) I was recently down in London, Ontario for business. I had some free time in the evenings, so I decided to check out a few […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/IMG_20170606_200918.jpg "Curbside Classic: 1971 Oldsmobile Vista Cruiser – Just the Right Amount of Patina – Or Maybe Not")
![(first posted 6/7/2017) I recently posted about the Indy 500 Official trucks, reviewing some of the different packages that manufacturers offered in the 1970’s and 1980s. One of […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/79pt4_jpg.jpg "Automotive History: 1979 Ford Indianapolis Speedway Official Truck Package")
![(first posted 5/27/2017) While reading JP Cavanaugh’s excellent series on Indy Pace cars, I noticed when writing about the 1979 Mustang pace car he also mentioned the 1979 Ford […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/53531_1975_gmc.jpg "Indianapolis 500 Official Trucks: Special Editions 1974-1984")
