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Curbside Classics Archives
About Author: Don Andreina
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![(first posted 7/30/2015) Afternoons spent wandering the Melbourne streets are never wasted; I’m always sure of finding at least one curbside classic. Over the past few years I’ve managed to […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/XC1.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classics: Four Generations of Oz Falcon Wagons")
Curbside Classics: Four Generations of Oz Falcon Wagons
Posted on July 30, 2021 | 67 Comments(first posted 7/30/2015) Afternoons spent wandering the Melbourne streets are never wasted; I’m always sure of finding at least one curbside classic. Over the past few years I’ve managed to […] -
![(first posted 6/29/2015) When I was very young, I would sit and listen to my father expound with authority on the various subjects that constitute life. Of course, any conversation […]](https://i2.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/Linc-MkVg.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1977-79 Lincoln Continental Mark V – A Formative Influence.")
Curbside Classic: 1977-79 Lincoln Continental Mark V – A Formative Influence.
Posted on June 29, 2021 | 93 Comments(first posted 6/29/2015) When I was very young, I would sit and listen to my father expound with authority on the various subjects that constitute life. Of course, any conversation […] -
![(first posted 6/13/2015) Half this story just sort of fell into my lap when I was researching my BMW piece. Then Paul’s callout for Convertible Week had me dusting off […]](https://i1.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/MB190slb.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic/Design History: Mercedes-Benz 190SL (W121) – Basking in the Glow of an Extremely Bright Halo.")
Curbside Classic/Design History: Mercedes-Benz 190SL (W121) – Basking in the Glow of an Extremely Bright Halo.
Posted on June 13, 2021 | 33 Comments(first posted 6/13/2015) Half this story just sort of fell into my lap when I was researching my BMW piece. Then Paul’s callout for Convertible Week had me dusting off […] -
![(first posted 6/5/2015) This lovely survivor was caught outside a record fair a while back. A lot of my records are like this example; slightly scuffed moments in time bought […]](https://i2.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/FE7.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1956-58 Holden FE Special Sedan – The More Australian Car")
Curbside Classic: 1956-58 Holden FE Special Sedan – The More Australian Car
Posted on June 5, 2021 | 46 Comments(first posted 6/5/2015) This lovely survivor was caught outside a record fair a while back. A lot of my records are like this example; slightly scuffed moments in time bought […] -
![(first posted 5/27/2015) It may be said, rather unfairly perhaps, that CC has – in the past – placed Mercedes-Benz on a bit of a pedestal. Well, it’s time for […]](https://i1.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/grandprixW116.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Design History: Broughamtastic Benzes")
Design History: Broughamtastic Benzes
Posted on May 27, 2021 | 51 Comments(first posted 5/27/2015) It may be said, rather unfairly perhaps, that CC has – in the past – placed Mercedes-Benz on a bit of a pedestal. Well, it’s time for […] -
![(first posted 4/24/2015) Fellow carspotter AVL sent me a pic of a rare Nissan he had captured in transit. I immediately got on the phone, ascertained its exact location, jumped […]](https://i2.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/cedwag3.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic. 1965 Nissan Cedric Wagon.")
Curbside Classic. 1965 Nissan Cedric Wagon.
Posted on April 24, 2021 | 56 Comments(first posted 4/24/2015) Fellow carspotter AVL sent me a pic of a rare Nissan he had captured in transit. I immediately got on the phone, ascertained its exact location, jumped […] -
![(first posted 4/20/2015) Came across some interesting creations from the Chrysler Corporation while researching for Wagon Week. First up is the Plymouth Cabana II from 1958. Can’t tell you much […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/chry-wag.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Design Capsule: Some Weird and Wonderful Chrycorp Wagons.")
Design Capsule: Some Weird and Wonderful Chrycorp Wagons.
Posted on April 20, 2021 | 38 Comments(first posted 4/20/2015) Came across some interesting creations from the Chrysler Corporation while researching for Wagon Week. First up is the Plymouth Cabana II from 1958. Can’t tell you much […] -
![(first posted 3/8/2015) Recently I brought you an overview of the career of Rolls-Royce stylist John Blatchley. In that article I made mention of his posited involvement with the […]](https://i2.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/Bentley-Continental.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Automotive History: Who Actually Styled the 1952 Bentley Continental?")
Automotive History: Who Actually Styled the 1952 Bentley Continental?
Posted on March 10, 2021 | 40 Comments(first posted 3/8/2015) Recently I brought you an overview of the career of Rolls-Royce stylist John Blatchley. In that article I made mention of his posited involvement with the […] -
![(first posted 3/7/2015) For 24 years John Blatchley was responsible for the styling of Rolls-Royce automobiles that were decidedly stately, always proper and sometimes quite beautiful. He brought to the […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/a-j.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CC Biography/Design: John Blatchley of Rolls-Royce")
CC Biography/Design: John Blatchley of Rolls-Royce
Posted on March 7, 2021 | 53 Comments(first posted 3/7/2015) For 24 years John Blatchley was responsible for the styling of Rolls-Royce automobiles that were decidedly stately, always proper and sometimes quite beautiful. He brought to the […] -
![(first posted 10/23/2014) “I like a car I can leave out in the street all night and which will start at once in the morning and still go a hundred […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/ian-fleming-in-car.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CC Biography: Ian Fleming – The Man Who Loved Thunderbirds")
CC Biography: Ian Fleming – The Man Who Loved Thunderbirds
Posted on October 27, 2020 | 57 Comments(first posted 10/23/2014) “I like a car I can leave out in the street all night and which will start at once in the morning and still go a hundred […] -
![(first posted 10/20/2014) The first generation Thunderbird has never been a car I’ve paid much attention to, but seeing this one outside a European car show in its patinated […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/22tbirdb.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Automotive History: The Short Life And Personal Times Of The 1955-1957 Thunderbird")
Automotive History: The Short Life And Personal Times Of The 1955-1957 Thunderbird
Posted on October 20, 2020 | 49 Comments(first posted 10/20/2014) The first generation Thunderbird has never been a car I’ve paid much attention to, but seeing this one outside a European car show in its patinated […] -
![(first posted 10/6/2014) I present to you the final installment in this series which began September first. I’ve been lucky enough to have covered single marques in the previous three […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/AppiaZa.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Indigestion Part Four: The Miscellany Of Como Park")
Indigestion Part Four: The Miscellany Of Como Park
Posted on October 6, 2020 | 28 Comments(first posted 10/6/2014) I present to you the final installment in this series which began September first. I’ve been lucky enough to have covered single marques in the previous three […] -
![(first posted 9/29/2014) Como Park is located across a narrow road from the very exclusive Royal South Yarra Lawn Tennis Club. So a Ferrari-only day is an apt fit […]](https://i2.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/a-fer.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Indigestion Part Three: The Ferraris Of Como Park")
Indigestion Part Three: The Ferraris Of Como Park
Posted on September 29, 2020 | 59 Comments(first posted 9/29/2014) Como Park is located across a narrow road from the very exclusive Royal South Yarra Lawn Tennis Club. So a Ferrari-only day is an apt fit […] -
![(first posted 9/8/2014) Welcome to the second installment from Como Park. Today I have the pleasure of bringing you a selection of exquisite and rarely seen Alfa Romeos. For some […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/Alfacab3.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Car Show Classics: Indigestion Part 2 – The Alfas Of Como Park")
Car Show Classics: Indigestion Part 2 – The Alfas Of Como Park
Posted on September 8, 2020 | 26 Comments(first posted 9/8/2014) Welcome to the second installment from Como Park. Today I have the pleasure of bringing you a selection of exquisite and rarely seen Alfa Romeos. For some […] -
![(first posted 9/1/2014) I’ve been to exactly three car shows since I got a cameraphone two years ago. All at the same place; beautiful Como Park nestled in a crook […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/Fiat124c.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Car Show Classics: Indigestion Part 1 – The Fiats of Como Park")
Car Show Classics: Indigestion Part 1 – The Fiats of Como Park
Posted on September 4, 2020 | 81 Comments(first posted 9/1/2014) I’ve been to exactly three car shows since I got a cameraphone two years ago. All at the same place; beautiful Como Park nestled in a crook […]
