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![(first posted 11/13/2017) Used car lots rarely get preserved in photographs. So when I came across these 35-year-old snapshots of a used car dealership in Fairfax, Virginia, […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/Fairfax-City-Auto-Ltd-1.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Vintage Photos: Let’s Go Used Car Shopping… In 1982")
Vintage Photos: Let’s Go Used Car Shopping… In 1982
Posted on November 13, 2023 | 93 Comments(first posted 11/13/2017) Used car lots rarely get preserved in photographs. So when I came across these 35-year-old snapshots of a used car dealership in Fairfax, Virginia, […] -
![For Volume 4 of this series exploring travel-related ads with automotive themes, we’re firmly in the 1960s, and we’ll travel to the US West Coast and South, as well as […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/Vol-4-featured-1.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Vintage Ads: Automotive-Related Travel Ads Vol. 4 – San Diego, Italy, Mississippi & Virginia")
Vintage Ads: Automotive-Related Travel Ads Vol. 4 – San Diego, Italy, Mississippi & Virginia
Posted on November 8, 2023 | 11 CommentsFor Volume 4 of this series exploring travel-related ads with automotive themes, we’re firmly in the 1960s, and we’ll travel to the US West Coast and South, as well as […] -
![Interesting things happen when worlds collide. Like when a perpetually struggling automaker enters a hot and competitive market segment… or when a company associated with fuddy-duddy conservatism hires an unconventional […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/1970-AMC-Javelin-RF-1.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1970 American Motors Javelin SST – Wrangling A Non-Average Pony Car")
Curbside Classic: 1970 American Motors Javelin SST – Wrangling A Non-Average Pony Car
Posted on October 26, 2023 | 36 CommentsInteresting things happen when worlds collide. Like when a perpetually struggling automaker enters a hot and competitive market segment… or when a company associated with fuddy-duddy conservatism hires an unconventional […] -
![It’s time for Volume 3 of this series exploring travel-related ads that feature automotive themes, as well as some of the backstory for each ad. For today’s installment, we’re journeying […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/Vol-3-Featured.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Vintage Ads: Automotive-Related Travel Ads Vol. 3 – South Africa, Malta, England & Wales")
Vintage Ads: Automotive-Related Travel Ads Vol. 3 – South Africa, Malta, England & Wales
Posted on September 23, 2023 | 16 CommentsIt’s time for Volume 3 of this series exploring travel-related ads that feature automotive themes, as well as some of the backstory for each ad. For today’s installment, we’re journeying […] -
![(first posted 9/20/2017) As Chrysler bounced back from the brink of doom in the early 1980s, the company needed to expand its lineup beyond frugal transportation like […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/RF-1-e.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1987 Chrysler LeBaron GTS – So Close, And Yet So Far Away")
Curbside Classic: 1987 Chrysler LeBaron GTS – So Close, And Yet So Far Away
Posted on September 20, 2023 | 86 Comments(first posted 9/20/2017) As Chrysler bounced back from the brink of doom in the early 1980s, the company needed to expand its lineup beyond frugal transportation like […] -
![For our second installment of vintage auto-related travel ads, we’ll travel back to the 1950s and visit several places throughout North America – two ads from Canada, one from Bermuda, […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/v2-featured-image.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Vintage Ads: Automotive-Related Travel Ads Vol. 2 – Canada, Bermuda, Las Vegas & Valley Forge")
Vintage Ads: Automotive-Related Travel Ads Vol. 2 – Canada, Bermuda, Las Vegas & Valley Forge
Posted on September 4, 2023 | 40 CommentsFor our second installment of vintage auto-related travel ads, we’ll travel back to the 1950s and visit several places throughout North America – two ads from Canada, one from Bermuda, […] -
![Vintage travel advertisements are often delectable to admire. Awash in sentimentality and devoid of any hassles involving travel, they conjure up exactly what they’re supposed to – a longing to […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/Vol-1-Featured-1.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Vintage Ads: Automotive-Related Travel Ads Vol. 1 – New Mexico, Germany & Oregon")
Vintage Ads: Automotive-Related Travel Ads Vol. 1 – New Mexico, Germany & Oregon
Posted on August 23, 2023 | 17 CommentsVintage travel advertisements are often delectable to admire. Awash in sentimentality and devoid of any hassles involving travel, they conjure up exactly what they’re supposed to – a longing to […] -
![“We have no intention of copying our competitors, cookie-cutting their cars.” -Gerald C. Meyers, President, American Motors Corporation (first posted 8/21/2017) Jeep’s Scrambler was many things; cookie-cutter was not […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/LF-1.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1985 Jeep Scrambler (CJ-8) – A Pickup In Disguise")
Curbside Classic: 1985 Jeep Scrambler (CJ-8) – A Pickup In Disguise
Posted on August 21, 2023 | 37 Comments“We have no intention of copying our competitors, cookie-cutting their cars.” -Gerald C. Meyers, President, American Motors Corporation (first posted 8/21/2017) Jeep’s Scrambler was many things; cookie-cutter was not […] -
![“What’s the point?” If you mention the phrase “Pontiac limousine” to many people today, you’ll likely get that type of comment. After all, a limousine was – as the New […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/1975-Pontiac-Limousine-RF-1.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1975 Pontiac Catalina Limousine – Not All Limos Were Fancy")
Curbside Classic: 1975 Pontiac Catalina Limousine – Not All Limos Were Fancy
Posted on August 8, 2023 | 32 Comments“What’s the point?” If you mention the phrase “Pontiac limousine” to many people today, you’ll likely get that type of comment. After all, a limousine was – as the New […] -
![In a small Midwestern town, this Travelall stood out as visitor from a faraway land: Montana license plate, big-rig mudflaps and a rifle rack in the rear window suggest a […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/International-Travelall-1974-RR.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Capsule: 1974 International Travelall – Tougher Than The Rest")
Curbside Capsule: 1974 International Travelall – Tougher Than The Rest
Posted on July 13, 2023 | 18 CommentsIn a small Midwestern town, this Travelall stood out as visitor from a faraway land: Montana license plate, big-rig mudflaps and a rifle rack in the rear window suggest a […] -
![(first posted 10/25/2017) Some cars are ahead of their time; some are behind the times. The AMC Eagle was both. Its overall shape and four-wheel drive system foreshadowed crossover […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/LR-3.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1986 AMC Eagle Wagon – Ahead Of Its Time, And Behind The Times")
Curbside Classic: 1986 AMC Eagle Wagon – Ahead Of Its Time, And Behind The Times
Posted on July 4, 2023 | 146 Comments(first posted 10/25/2017) Some cars are ahead of their time; some are behind the times. The AMC Eagle was both. Its overall shape and four-wheel drive system foreshadowed crossover […] -
![(first posted 6/20/2017) If one were to look for the most representative car of the 1970s, this may be it – a mid-sized, mid-priced, moderately-equipped sedan made in […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/RF-3a.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1975 Ford Gran Torino – Symbol Of The Seventies")
Curbside Classic: 1975 Ford Gran Torino – Symbol Of The Seventies
Posted on June 20, 2023 | 156 Comments(first posted 6/20/2017) If one were to look for the most representative car of the 1970s, this may be it – a mid-sized, mid-priced, moderately-equipped sedan made in […] -
![For those of us who are fascinated by automotive minutiae, car models that were produced for a partial year hold special allure. Ford churned out several examples over the decades […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/1990-Ford-Escort-LX-Wagon-LR-1.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1990 Ford Escort LX Wagon – A Ubiquitous Model’s Last Gasp")
Curbside Classic: 1990 Ford Escort LX Wagon – A Ubiquitous Model’s Last Gasp
Posted on June 8, 2023 | 46 CommentsFor those of us who are fascinated by automotive minutiae, car models that were produced for a partial year hold special allure. Ford churned out several examples over the decades […] -
![There are some cars you wouldn’t expect to encounter parked next to a vacant commercial building in Virginia. A Rolls-Royce hearse is one of them. Before coming across this vehicle, […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/1991-Rolls-Royce-Hearse-RR-1.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1991 Rolls-Royce Silver Spur II Hearse – One Foot In The Grave")
Curbside Classic: 1991 Rolls-Royce Silver Spur II Hearse – One Foot In The Grave
Posted on June 1, 2023 | 27 CommentsThere are some cars you wouldn’t expect to encounter parked next to a vacant commercial building in Virginia. A Rolls-Royce hearse is one of them. Before coming across this vehicle, […] -
![(first posted 5/19/2017) This morning’s post by Jason Shafer on Shockingly Low Volume Plymouths comes with a dash of irony. Last month, Jason and I met up one day to […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/LF-1.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CC Capsule: 1989 Plymouth Reliant America 2-Door – Staring Down Extinction")
CC Capsule: 1989 Plymouth Reliant America 2-Door – Staring Down Extinction
Posted on May 19, 2023 | 51 Comments(first posted 5/19/2017) This morning’s post by Jason Shafer on Shockingly Low Volume Plymouths comes with a dash of irony. Last month, Jason and I met up one day to […]
