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![Very shortly after my first CC piece, I took a trip to South Bend, Indiana. Whenever I go there, I always keep a lookout for Studebakers, being that they were […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/1949LandCruiser01.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CC Follow Up: 1949 Studebaker Land Cruiser – Going My Way?")
CC Follow Up: 1949 Studebaker Land Cruiser – Going My Way?
Posted on March 14, 2013 | 22 CommentsVery shortly after my first CC piece, I took a trip to South Bend, Indiana. Whenever I go there, I always keep a lookout for Studebakers, being that they were […] -
![After reading Jim Grey’s Curbside Classic on the 1968 Plymouth Valiant over the weekend, I continued thinking about the frontal styling on the car. I never liked this style of […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/02/66Plymouth68Valiant.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Question: Automotive Recycling?")
Curbside Question: Automotive Recycling?
Posted on March 1, 2013 | 24 CommentsAfter reading Jim Grey’s Curbside Classic on the 1968 Plymouth Valiant over the weekend, I continued thinking about the frontal styling on the car. I never liked this style of […] -
![In spite of Tom Klockau toying with us on his clue for this morning’s CC, our commentariat was up to the task. Tucker was the first to catch that it […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/02/130224Clue-crop.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CC Clue")
CC Clue
Posted on February 23, 2013 | 15 CommentsIn spite of Tom Klockau toying with us on his clue for this morning’s CC, our commentariat was up to the task. Tucker was the first to catch that it […] -
![Wheee, dogies! Props to TimB who nailed the Olds 442 clue about 9 seconds after it hit cyberspace. So Tim, whatcha got for us today? I doubt that this one […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/02/130212Clue.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CC Clue")
CC Clue
Posted on February 8, 2013 | 15 CommentsWheee, dogies! Props to TimB who nailed the Olds 442 clue about 9 seconds after it hit cyberspace. So Tim, whatcha got for us today? I doubt that this one […] -
![Congratulations to Rob Finrock, who immediately guessed the Horizon TC3 clue. Technically, he guessed it as the twin Dodge Omni 024 (or the later Plymouth Turismo), but as the cars […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/130119Clue.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CC Clue")
CC Clue
Posted on January 24, 2013 | 8 CommentsCongratulations to Rob Finrock, who immediately guessed the Horizon TC3 clue. Technically, he guessed it as the twin Dodge Omni 024 (or the later Plymouth Turismo), but as the cars […] -
![We had no correct guesses for the 1958 Mercury, as hard as that might be to imagine. But fear not, dear readers, you have another chance to distinguish yourselves with […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/130106Clue.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CC Clue")
CC Clue
Posted on January 3, 2013 | 4 CommentsWe had no correct guesses for the 1958 Mercury, as hard as that might be to imagine. But fear not, dear readers, you have another chance to distinguish yourselves with […] -
![Not too many folks under fifty have memories of automatic transmissions with pushbutton controls in lieu of a shift lever. The pushbuttons became somewhat of a fad in the mid […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/12/pushbutton_trans.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Question: A New Lincoln Pushbutton Transmission?")
Curbside Question: A New Lincoln Pushbutton Transmission?
Posted on December 28, 2012 | 73 CommentsNot too many folks under fifty have memories of automatic transmissions with pushbutton controls in lieu of a shift lever. The pushbuttons became somewhat of a fad in the mid […] -
![(First posted 12/25/2012. Updated for its 50th year) Some families are more traditional than others; I suppose mine is more traditional than most, something that is really brought out during […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/12/ChristmasTree23.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "My Curbside Christmas Classic: 1967 Consolidated Novelty Scotch Pine – Decking the Halls for Fifty Years")
My Curbside Christmas Classic: 1967 Consolidated Novelty Scotch Pine – Decking the Halls for Fifty Years
Posted on December 25, 2012 | 49 Comments(First posted 12/25/2012. Updated for its 50th year) Some families are more traditional than others; I suppose mine is more traditional than most, something that is really brought out during […] -
![The ’65 Mustang was a seminal car for many reasons. But 1965 was an uncommonly rich year for new designs, and not everyone bought (or wanted) a Mustang. With CCers […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/12/1965-Pontiac-08-09.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CCOTY: More Nominations")
CCOTY: More Nominations
Posted on December 14, 2012 | 31 CommentsThe ’65 Mustang was a seminal car for many reasons. But 1965 was an uncommonly rich year for new designs, and not everyone bought (or wanted) a Mustang. With CCers […] -
![I hate conformity, at least in cars. It is funny how the car that conformed the least to the extablished order of things in 1965 has become one of the […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/12/large_65MstangUnexpted.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CCOTY Nomination: 1965 Mustang")
CCOTY Nomination: 1965 Mustang
Posted on December 14, 2012 | 19 CommentsI hate conformity, at least in cars. It is funny how the car that conformed the least to the extablished order of things in 1965 has become one of the […] -
![We had few guesses and no winners for the clue of the 1957 Packard. Of course, it is hardly a common car. So, let’s try another today. The only hint […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/12/121209Clue-crop.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CC Clue")
CC Clue
Posted on December 9, 2012 | 11 CommentsWe had few guesses and no winners for the clue of the 1957 Packard. Of course, it is hardly a common car. So, let’s try another today. The only hint […] -
![After some delay, we present another chapter in our occasional series, How Hard Can It Be To Make a Minivan? In it, we continue to explore the auto industry’s many […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/12/1990OldsSilhouette03-crop.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1990 Oldsmobile Silhouette–How Hard Can It Be To Make a Minivan? (Part 3)")
Curbside Classic: 1990 Oldsmobile Silhouette–How Hard Can It Be To Make a Minivan? (Part 3)
Posted on December 6, 2012 | 82 CommentsAfter some delay, we present another chapter in our occasional series, How Hard Can It Be To Make a Minivan? In it, we continue to explore the auto industry’s many […] -
![Jason Shafer certainly provided a puzzler of a clue for the 1950 Pontiac. With twenty guesses, the closest anyone came was Bill Chrest who got as close as early 1950s […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/12/121205Clue.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CC Clue")
CC Clue
Posted on December 2, 2012 | 9 CommentsJason Shafer certainly provided a puzzler of a clue for the 1950 Pontiac. With twenty guesses, the closest anyone came was Bill Chrest who got as close as early 1950s […] -
![Thanksgiving in the U.S., as with most other holidays, involves a lot of family time. These are the times that families leave their faraway homes and come together. Every family’s […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/Family111.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Holiday: Family Gatherings")
Curbside Holiday: Family Gatherings
Posted on November 22, 2012 | 22 CommentsThanksgiving in the U.S., as with most other holidays, involves a lot of family time. These are the times that families leave their faraway homes and come together. Every family’s […] -
![A couple of readers celebrated Thanksgiving in a proper fashion by guessed the Ford Zephyr quite quickly. Andre Roy was first, though his answer contained just a hint of a […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/Clue121120.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CC Clue")
CC Clue
Posted on November 18, 2012 | 14 CommentsA couple of readers celebrated Thanksgiving in a proper fashion by guessed the Ford Zephyr quite quickly. Andre Roy was first, though his answer contained just a hint of a […]
