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![Could the 1941 Studebaker President be the most obscure car from the late pre-war years? It could very well be, which is a shame. While “Every Car Has A Story”, […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/1941StudebakerPresident07.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1941 Studebaker President Skyway Cruising Sedan – The Ex President")
Curbside Classic: 1941 Studebaker President Skyway Cruising Sedan – The Ex President
Posted on April 22, 2025 | 25 CommentsCould the 1941 Studebaker President be the most obscure car from the late pre-war years? It could very well be, which is a shame. While “Every Car Has A Story”, […] -
![“Honey, does this make my rear end look too big?” This is a question that, when asked by his sweetheart, strikes fear into the heart of every male. The problem is that the question cannot […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/10/1962PontiacStarChief01-crop.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Car Show Classic: 1962 Pontiac Star Chief – Does This Color Make My Butt Look Big?")
Car Show Classic: 1962 Pontiac Star Chief – Does This Color Make My Butt Look Big?
Posted on April 16, 2025 | 25 Comments“Honey, does this make my rear end look too big?” This is a question that, when asked by his sweetheart, strikes fear into the heart of every male. The problem is that the question cannot […] -
![For quite a few years, the Pontiac Motor Division of General Motors had a job to do. Its job was to recall the Division’s great bygone days as the company’s […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/1986Pontiac6000STE10.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1986 Pontiac 6000 STE – STE Means Short Term Excitement")
Curbside Classic: 1986 Pontiac 6000 STE – STE Means Short Term Excitement
Posted on March 31, 2025 | 23 CommentsFor quite a few years, the Pontiac Motor Division of General Motors had a job to do. Its job was to recall the Division’s great bygone days as the company’s […] -
![It is by pure coincidence that this car comes on the heels of yesterday’s roundup of last editions of the big American convertibles. So let’s keep the theme rolling with […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/1970FordXL07.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1970 Ford XL Convertible – Going From XL To XX")
Curbside Classic: 1970 Ford XL Convertible – Going From XL To XX
Posted on March 16, 2025 | 19 CommentsIt is by pure coincidence that this car comes on the heels of yesterday’s roundup of last editions of the big American convertibles. So let’s keep the theme rolling with […] -
![(first posted 2/15/2019) The Buick LeSabre. Everyone knows what it is. Or at least was. It was the car that Buick brought forth to replace the […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/1986BuickLeSabreBlack06.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1988 Buick LeSabre and LeSabre T-Type – The Strange Case Of Dr. Jekyll & Mr. Hyde")
Curbside Classic: 1988 Buick LeSabre and LeSabre T-Type – The Strange Case Of Dr. Jekyll & Mr. Hyde
Posted on February 14, 2025 | 55 Comments(first posted 2/15/2019) The Buick LeSabre. Everyone knows what it is. Or at least was. It was the car that Buick brought forth to replace the […] -
![(first posted 5/1/2014) To a certain degree, every new car purchase is a bit of a gamble. You put down your money and you make your choice. Sometimes you pick […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/1973BuickLeSabre03.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1973 Buick LeSabre Custom – A Safe Bet")
Curbside Classic: 1973 Buick LeSabre Custom – A Safe Bet
Posted on February 10, 2025 | 116 Comments(first posted 5/1/2014) To a certain degree, every new car purchase is a bit of a gamble. You put down your money and you make your choice. Sometimes you pick […] -
![I have long been fascinated by automotive paint colors. In this era when automotive colors are so limited, it is fun to look back at the rainbow of choices that […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/1951-Frazer-Indian-Ceramic.avif "Automotive History: One-Year Colors – Kaiser-Frazer Edition")
Automotive History: One-Year Colors – Kaiser-Frazer Edition
Posted on February 10, 2025 | 44 CommentsI have long been fascinated by automotive paint colors. In this era when automotive colors are so limited, it is fun to look back at the rainbow of choices that […] -
![(first posted 2/1/2019) Let’s just get this out there. Camaros have never interested me. They did not interest me in 1967, they did not interest me in […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/1978ChevroletZ28Camaro03Small.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1978 Chevrolet Camaro Z-28 – Wherein The Author Finds An Interesting Camaro")
Curbside Classic: 1978 Chevrolet Camaro Z-28 – Wherein The Author Finds An Interesting Camaro
Posted on February 1, 2025 | 55 Comments(first posted 2/1/2019) Let’s just get this out there. Camaros have never interested me. They did not interest me in 1967, they did not interest me in […] -
![(first posted 3/3/2014) An integral part of the traveling circus was the advance man. The show business equivalent of John the Baptist, his job was to spread the word […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/06/cc56Mercury006-crop.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1956 Mercury Medalist – The Big M")
Curbside Classic: 1956 Mercury Medalist – The Big M
Posted on January 29, 2025 | 49 Comments(first posted 3/3/2014) An integral part of the traveling circus was the advance man. The show business equivalent of John the Baptist, his job was to spread the word […] -
![(first posted 10/6/2011) If we are honest with ourselves, much of what we do is in the nature of reaction to the forces swirling around us, rather […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/10/1995EagleVision08-crop.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1993 Eagle Vision – DeSoto 2.0")
Curbside Classic: 1993 Eagle Vision – DeSoto 2.0
Posted on January 24, 2025 | 100 Comments(first posted 10/6/2011) If we are honest with ourselves, much of what we do is in the nature of reaction to the forces swirling around us, rather […] -
![(first posted 1/10/2019) What is there to say about GM’s Colonnade cars of the mid 1970’s that we have not already said here at CC? Sometimes, however, […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/1976BuickRegalSedan12Small.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1976 Buick Regal Sedan – The End-Stage Beater")
Curbside Classic: 1976 Buick Regal Sedan – The End-Stage Beater
Posted on January 10, 2025 | 113 Comments(first posted 1/10/2019) What is there to say about GM’s Colonnade cars of the mid 1970’s that we have not already said here at CC? Sometimes, however, […] -
![(first posted 4/4/2012) In the months before the 1928 U. S. presidential election, Herbert Hoover’s campaign slogan was “A chicken in every pot and a car in […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/03/1937-PackardSix03-crop.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1937 Packard Six – Prestige on the Installment Plan")
Curbside Classic: 1937 Packard Six – Prestige on the Installment Plan
Posted on November 28, 2024 | 65 Comments(first posted 4/4/2012) In the months before the 1928 U. S. presidential election, Herbert Hoover’s campaign slogan was “A chicken in every pot and a car in […] -
![(first posted 1/9/2018) Until it was discontinued some years back, the Oldsmobile Ninety Eight was one of the few nameplates that had been around for my entire […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/12/1984Oldsmobile9803-crop1.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1984 Oldsmobile Ninety Eight – Your Father’s Last Oldsmobile?")
Curbside Classic: 1984 Oldsmobile Ninety Eight – Your Father’s Last Oldsmobile?
Posted on November 25, 2024 | 85 Comments(first posted 1/9/2018) Until it was discontinued some years back, the Oldsmobile Ninety Eight was one of the few nameplates that had been around for my entire […] -
![(first posted 2/14/2013) What is it that makes a car a “chick car?” Put another way, what is it about some cars that appeals to the fairer sex? And why […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/02/1986VWCabriolet05.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1986 Volkswagen Cabriolet – What Women Want")
Curbside Classic: 1986 Volkswagen Cabriolet – What Women Want
Posted on November 18, 2024 | 97 Comments(first posted 2/14/2013) What is it that makes a car a “chick car?” Put another way, what is it about some cars that appeals to the fairer sex? And why […] -
![(first posted 7/31/2014) We here at CC simply don’t do things part way. Maybe we have all been schooled by the Teutonic discipline of our founder, […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/1972AMCJavelin04.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Car Show Classic: 1972 AMC Javelin Pierre Cardin – No, Really…")
Car Show Classic: 1972 AMC Javelin Pierre Cardin – No, Really…
Posted on November 14, 2024 | 108 Comments(first posted 7/31/2014) We here at CC simply don’t do things part way. Maybe we have all been schooled by the Teutonic discipline of our founder, […]
