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![Cohort Pic(k) of the Day: 1953 Studebaker Coupe and Tesla M3 – The Leading Edge Cars of Their Time This driveway shot posted by Dino S. is a superb pairing. The Studebaker coupe was the closest thing there was to a Tesla in 1953, with its shockingly low profile […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/51021796022_49ed9af11b_o.jpg)
![Vintage R&T Review: 1983 Dodge Shelby Charger – “Carroll Helps Chrysler Bring Back The Sixties” – Not Quite Things were really starting to pop again in 1983, in terms of domestic performance cars. The Mustang found its mojo again, and the Camaro was starting to wake up too. […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/dodge-shelby-charger_4328.jpg)
![CC Video: The 1960 Corvair Shows Off, Including Oversteer and Off-Roading I know we’ve run this before years ago, but it’s Corvair gold. Note how the driver counter-steers to compensate for the oversteer in the curves at Lime Rock Raceway. And […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/a-cor.jpg)
![Cohort Pic(k) of the Day: 1964 Corvair Monza Convertible – Riding Low Compared To Modern Cars tbm3fan posted some shots of a ’64 Monza convertible that really brings home how low these were, at 51.5 inches (131 cm). The Focus was something of a pioneer of […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/51017028463_94b6859821_h.jpg)
![Pininfarina’s Revolutionary Florida: The Most Influential Automotive Design Since 1955 (updated; first posted in 2011) The evolution of automotive design doesn’t really have that many clearly defined mileposts, especially those with the word “revolutionary” etched into them. It’s a river […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/Lancia-Florida-II-1957.jpg)
![Curbside Classic: 1961 Chevrolet Bel Air Sport Sedan – The Last Bel Air Four Door Hardtop (first posted 3/8/2015) Cohort robadr has found and posted one of the more uncommon Chevys of the era when they were so overwhlmingly common. Unfortunately, my Encyclopedia does not break […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/Chevrolet-1961-Bel-Air-4-dr-hdtop.jpg)
![Vintage PR Photos: 1958 Imperial Crown Southampton – Cold War Warrior? This PR shot for a ’58 Imperial caught me a bit off-guard. So…nationalistic. One could imagine it to be a Soviet limo, but for the woman’s dress and the big […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/50857352352_c7ba4549f6_k.jpg)

![Curbside Classic: 1970 Camaro – GM’s Greatest Hit #1 – Even Pininfarina Praised It (first posted 3/8/2011. I’m a bit reluctant to re-run it, as it really deserves a major do-over) After being trapped six weeks in a 1971 time warp, I had the […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2011/03/CC-37-068-801.jpg)
![Cohort Pic(k) of the Day: Subaru BRZ With Optional Swing Axle Suspension, Front and Rear When I first glanced this shot of a BRZ by William Rubano, I thought the car had been hit or something. But then I saw it’s been “stanced”. A bit […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/51006860573_f159bfe6e1_k.jpg)
![Vintage Postcards: 1955 Chevy 150 Sedan and 210 Two-Door Wagon – Even The Low End Cars Get The Glamor Treatment Chevrolet must have been mighty proud of its new ’55 cars, because they even splurged on beauty shots of the low end cars, like the 150 2-door sedan, for their […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/50996072352_6339a41673_k.jpg)
![Automotive History: What Was The Cheapest Cadillac Ever? Cheapest Big Chevy? And The Smallest Cadillac Price Premium Over a Chevy? I ran across this ad for the new 1941 Cadillac Series 60, which effectively replaced the LaSalle and lowered the entry price for the brand. It got my wheels spinning: […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/50874801883_a151c9e1ce_k.jpg)
![Vintage Ad: 1994 Ford Taurus Wagon – The Rare Wide Body Version Actually, you’re looking at a blatant manipulation of the Taurus to make it look wider than it really is. And no, it’s not that the whole ad somehow got widened […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/50899874486_efb3640937_6k.jpg)
![Curbside Classic: 1965 Chrysler Newport: Two Old Grizzled Toughs I don’t usually do this, but there I was tooling down West 11th when I spotted this red Chrysler up ahead. When I finally got next to him at a […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/a-chry.jpg)



