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![(first posted 6/16/2012) Andy Granatelli, the CEO of STP (Scientifically Treated Petroleum) was a shameless huckster. But he was also a bona fide hot rodder with a long association […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/03-Gregory.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1 "The 1965 Indy 500, Part 2 – The Novis And The Rear Engine Revolution")
![[first posted 6/9/2012. all pictures were taken by the author on his Kodak Instamatic 100] Between 1956 and 1965, the Indy 500 had been won by a Watson Roadster seven […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/1-Gasoline-Alley2.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1 "The 1965 Indy 500, Part 1 – The End Of An Era")
![(first published 8/19/12) I couldn’t believe it! Rummaging through my stuff in Salt Lake last week I uncovered a treasure trove of slides that I had forgotten about, including […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/01-Pace-Lap-s.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1 "Broughams Go Vroom, 1984 Goody’s 500")
![[ Kevin Martin wrote a whole series of articles from his regular visits to the salt flats. They all feature his vivid photography and colorful commentary. Each subsequent chapter can […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/Phoenix-1-e1336078226349.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1 "Bonneville Part 1: The Phoenix – Fastest International Ever Built?")
![[first posted 7/15/2012 All photos by the author on Kodachrome 25] I don’t generally find “stock cars” very interesting. My daily driver is an appliance, but as with most […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/07/20-Ak-Millar-Large1.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1 "1977 Pikes Peak Hill Climb: Broughams to the Clouds")
![This past Sunday, before I hit the gym, I noticed a totally unremarkable blob of whiteness turning into the same supermarket parking lot that I was entering. My CC […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/01-Justy.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1 "CC Capsule: 1994 Subaru Justy – Before Fuji Found Its Mojo")
![Suzie and I were on our honeymoon in November of 1976 in our ‘72 Fiat 128. Why we decided to go to Telluride, Colorado, I have no idea as […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/01-76-Telluride.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1 "Nostalgia: Downtown Telluride, Colorado, 1976")
![Dad’s ‘63 Bel Air and Mom’s ‘64 Falcon Some have opined that the dividing line between Detroit eras, old and new, was 1963. I find 1957 a more pivotal point […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/01-63-Chev-Bel-Air.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1 "COAL Capsule: 1963 Chevy Bel Air")
![(first posted 2/28/2014) I’ll begin the final installment of pictures I took at the ’68 and ’69 Chicago Auto show as I did on Wednesday, with a Ford. The […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/36-Formula-Ford.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1 "1968 and 1969 Chicago Auto Show, Part 3")
![I’ve never sat astride a Norton Commando, or a BSA Lightning, but I’m sure either one of those would have felt like a Bonneville. British vertical twins pretty much […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/07-72-Daytona-s.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1 "BOAL: 1972 Triumph Daytona")
![A good friend of mine, Duke Zimmerman, once owned a printing company in Baltimore, Maryland, known variously as Globe ScreenPrint and Globe Transportation Graphics, amongst other names. His company […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/01-Canadian-Hell-rev.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1 "True Americana: Globe Posters, Baltimore, MD")
![I’m in the middle of doing a big cleanup in my garage and keep tripping over boxes marked “car mags.” I’ve been wasting time researching the magazines and rediscovering some […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/1968-Ford-Terminology.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1 "CC Outtake: Design Lexicon, Courtesy Of Ford")
![While looking through the January ‘68 issue of Hot Rod magazine (20 Year Anniversary Issue), I ran across this ad for Grant Piston Rings. Hayden Proffitt had made a name […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/Rebel-SST.jpeg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1 "Vintage Ad: Chevy Eater")
![Nash was pushing technology in 1941. Bodies and frames were no longer separate entities, but were now “unitized,” in Nash parlance. Nash offered three engines that year, an L-head […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/01-1942-Nash.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1 "Bonneville: Nash And Rambler On The Salt")
![Many of the Commentariat weren’t even alive when this brand existed. This was back in the day when the British thumpers like the BSA Victor 441 were being eclipsed […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/01-Taco-Logo-b.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1 "Bikes Of A Lifetime, 1968 Bultaco Matador 250"){kind=logo}
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