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About Author: charles platt
Posts by charles platt
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![(first posted 9/6/2013. For those that didn’t make the jump to Part 2 the other day) In 1980 my father’s autobiography was published under the title “An Addiction to Automobiles”. […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/Platt-book.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "The Corporation: The Story Of My Father, A GM Executive Part 2 – From Churchill Tanks To Body Rot")
The Corporation: The Story Of My Father, A GM Executive Part 2 – From Churchill Tanks To Body Rot
Posted on November 15, 2023 | 98 Comments(first posted 9/6/2013. For those that didn’t make the jump to Part 2 the other day) In 1980 my father’s autobiography was published under the title “An Addiction to Automobiles”. […] -
![I was walking along a back street in Lyndhurst, New Jersey, where a lot of the guys in the neighborhood look like former extras from The Sopranos. Outside Steve’s Carburetor […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/thumbnail_IMG_0051.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Outtake: 1964 Pontiac “Rattlelina” – Got Visibility?")
Curbside Outtake: 1964 Pontiac “Rattlelina” – Got Visibility?
Posted on November 8, 2022 | 21 CommentsI was walking along a back street in Lyndhurst, New Jersey, where a lot of the guys in the neighborhood look like former extras from The Sopranos. Outside Steve’s Carburetor […] -
![(first posted 9/9/2013. Links to Part 1 & 2 at the bottom) My father’s retirement came in 1963, immediately after Vauxhall introduced the Viva, which was smaller than all of […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/05/vvvivva.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "The Corporation: The Story Of My Father, A GM Executive; Part 3 – Viva Russelsheim!")
The Corporation: The Story Of My Father, A GM Executive; Part 3 – Viva Russelsheim!
Posted on May 20, 2022 | 85 Comments(first posted 9/9/2013. Links to Part 1 & 2 at the bottom) My father’s retirement came in 1963, immediately after Vauxhall introduced the Viva, which was smaller than all of […] -
![(first posted 10/21/2013) My neighbor Bob asked me if I wanted to buy a 1967 Buick Gran Sport. He had a friend in upstate New York who had been planning […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/4rr56.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Platt du Jour: Rust-Bucket Heaven")
Platt du Jour: Rust-Bucket Heaven
Posted on April 17, 2022 | 22 Comments(first posted 10/21/2013) My neighbor Bob asked me if I wanted to buy a 1967 Buick Gran Sport. He had a friend in upstate New York who had been planning […] -
![(first posted 10/8-2013) “About those car deliveries that you do,” my friend Tom said. “How would you like to take me and Marilyn with you on the next one?” His […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/jhbv.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Platt du Jour: Two Poets, One Chevelle")
Platt du Jour: Two Poets, One Chevelle
Posted on April 10, 2022 | 21 Comments(first posted 10/8-2013) “About those car deliveries that you do,” my friend Tom said. “How would you like to take me and Marilyn with you on the next one?” His […] -
![(first posted 10/14/2013) Los Angeles, 1971. I was long-haired, feckless, aimless, jobless, and ready to deliver another car from coast to coast for AAACon, the Driveaway agency. I had about […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/platt.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Platt de Jour: Blowout? – No Worries")
Platt de Jour: Blowout? – No Worries
Posted on April 1, 2022 | 77 Comments(first posted 10/14/2013) Los Angeles, 1971. I was long-haired, feckless, aimless, jobless, and ready to deliver another car from coast to coast for AAACon, the Driveaway agency. I had about […] -
![(first posted 9/4/2013) In 1957, I was a sickly 12-year-old English schoolboy when I went with my parents on a pilgrimage to General Motors headquarters in Detroit. My father, Maurice […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/gm-building-925.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "The Corporation: The Story Of My Father, A GM Executive; Part 1 – The Visit To GM Headquarters")
The Corporation: The Story Of My Father, A GM Executive; Part 1 – The Visit To GM Headquarters
Posted on December 10, 2017 | 110 Comments(first posted 9/4/2013) In 1957, I was a sickly 12-year-old English schoolboy when I went with my parents on a pilgrimage to General Motors headquarters in Detroit. My father, Maurice […] -
![(first posted In 9/30/2013) June, 1971 I was living like a bum in the area of New York City that used to be known as Spanish Harlem. As a 26-year-old […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/NYC-Spanish-Hatrlem-1971.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Platt de Jour: Olds 442 Trans Am Party Time")
Platt de Jour: Olds 442 Trans Am Party Time
Posted on September 2, 2017 | 72 Comments(first posted In 9/30/2013) June, 1971 I was living like a bum in the area of New York City that used to be known as Spanish Harlem. As a 26-year-old […] -
![Where I live in the boondocks of Northern Arizona, the dirt roads have no curbs, so we have what you might call Dirtside Classics. My friend Terry found one just […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/cor1.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CC Capsule: Corvair 95 Rampside: Destined for Drag Racing (Maybe)")
CC Capsule: Corvair 95 Rampside: Destined for Drag Racing (Maybe)
Posted on September 14, 2013 | 27 CommentsWhere I live in the boondocks of Northern Arizona, the dirt roads have no curbs, so we have what you might call Dirtside Classics. My friend Terry found one just […] -
Migratory Chevies Sighted in Northern AZ
Posted on September 10, 2013 | 13 CommentsWhile driving to the post office this morning, in my small town on old Route 66, I noticed five Chevies that had settled like a flock of migratory birds.
