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- Born and raised in New Orleans and a lifelong car nut (his mom swears his first word was "car"), George lives in the Chicago suburbs with his wife and two teenagers, a 16-year-old daughter with her brand new driver's license and a 13-year-old son who is just as car crazy as his dad.
Curbside Classic Archives
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American Brands: GM 
American Brands: Ford 
American Brands: Chrysler 
American Brands: AMC, Jeep and All Others 
Automotive Histories and Misc. 
Asian Brands 
UK Brands 
Australian Brands 
European Brands 
Cars Of A Lifetime & Auto-Biography 
Buses 
Trucks, Pickups and Vans 
Design 
Trains, Planes & Ships 
Motorcycles, Trikes, Bicycles 
Engines, Transmissions and other Tech 
Tractors, Lawn Mowers, Off-Road Equipment 
RVs, Motorhomes, Trailers, Campers Privacy
![CC Vintage Image: Auto Scrapyard Circa 1968 – Treasure Hunt In The Trash Ever since I was a little kid, I have been a sucker for junkyards. I can get lost in time looking through piles of junked cars, having fun just trying […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/RT0568-Junkyard-Cover.jpeg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1)
![QOTD: What Car Did You Most Want When You Reached Driving Age? For most people, the day they get their driver’s license is a huge milestone. But for car enthusiasts in particular, the achievement tends to spark especially bad cases of automotive […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/Supra-front.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1)
![QOTD: What Was GM’s Best Design During The Irv Rybicki Era? Joseph Dennis recently posted a CC Capsule on the C4 generation Corvette, which prompted discussions on the relative merits of that car’s design. General Motor’s Design Chief at the time […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/1984-Chevrolet-Corvette-Prestige-Brochure-04-05.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1)
![Vintage Review: 1971 Buick Centurion – Road Test Magazine Evaluates The Roman Commander From Flint “When obscure cars are reviewed, Road Test Magazine will review them.” This riff on Buick’s famous tagline could certainly be applied to the January 1971 issue of Road Test Magazine, […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/Centurion-Main-Image-e1753340006163.jpeg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1)
![Vintage Article: 1977 Domestic New Car Preview Sketches – Sometimes The Crystal Ball Was Clear, Sometimes It Was Murky When I was a kid, one of my biggest automotive fascinations was imagining what changes were in store for the upcoming new car model year. I eagerly awaited the […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/RT77FirebirdRendering.jpeg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1)
![Vintage Ad Outtake: 1977 BMW 320i Ad – A Quaint Memory As We Succumb To Autonomous Vehicles Last week Tesla announced that all of their vehicles will be ready for full autonomous driving just as soon as government approval is secured. All that will be required is […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/WALL-E-people.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1)
![QOTD: What New 1997 Vehicle Would You Have Bought? This week we’ve taken a look at buff book coverage on the new cars–and trucks–rolling out for the 1997 model year. This post also marks the last installment in our “7 […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/German-5-Series.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1)
![Vintage Reviews: Car And Driver’s 1997 New Car Issue – Imports, Charting The Changes And Tech Highlights While Automobile Magazine focused only on domestic makes for their 1997 new car issue, Car and Driver made sure to cover the imports as well. The November 1986 C&D covered […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/Imports-Main-Image.jpeg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1)
![QOTD: What New 1987 Car Would You Have Bought? This wraps up our week of reviewing all the new 1987 cars from America and Japan. So now it’s time to go shopping! What new 1987 car (or cars) would you […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/300E.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1)
![Vintage Reviews: Car And Driver’s 1987 New Car Issues – Charting The Changes, Technical Highlights And Short Takes For Japanese Brands For November 1986, Car and Driver served up another round of new 1987 model year updates, this time focusing on Japanese brands. Note, they did not cover all the imported brands, […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/CD1186JapanMainImage.jpeg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1)
![QOTD: What New 1977 Car Would You Have Bought? We’ve wrapped up our week reviewing Motor Trend’s coverage of the new 1977 domestic cars. So now it’s time for you to choose: imagine if you were buying a new […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/09/NewOnesCoverImage.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1)
![QOTD: What New 1967 American Car Would You Have Bought? This week we’ve covered the announcement news on the 1967 domestic products. So now it’s time to pick favorites! Motor Trend had grouped the vehicles by category, showing details on Specialty […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/09/MT1166CoverCombined.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1)
![QOTD: What New 1957 Car Would You Have Bought? So this week we’ve taken a close look at the new 1957 offerings from all the domestic makers, courtesy of period write-ups in Motor Trend. Now imagine that you were […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/09/1957-Chrysler-300C-02.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1)
![Vintage Reviews: Motor Trend’s 1957 New Car Issue – Ads, Specifications And More Though Motor Trend had been covering the new 1957 cars in several issues that released with 1956 cover dates, the January 1957 issue–out in December 1956, was the most comprehensive […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/09/MT0157AdsSpecsPricesMainImage.jpeg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1)
![Vintage Reviews: Motor Trend’s 1957 New Car Issue – Chrysler Corporation Without question, the stars of the 1957 season came from Chrysler Corporation. Virgil Exner’s stunning designs simply clobbered everything else on the market. For buyers seeking newness, glamour and the […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/09/MT0157ChryCoMainImagePlymouth.jpeg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1)


