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About Author: Peter Wilding
Posts by Peter Wilding
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CC In Scale: Groovy Greens – 1970s Model Cars In Every Shade
Posted on August 16, 2025 | 59 CommentsIt’s winter in Australia. Frosty mornings, fog, chilly days, with maxima around 8-12C (Quit laughing, Canadians!). I miss seeing the leaves on the fruit trees in the orchard. The citrus […] -
CC In Scale: The Camaro Tribe!
Posted on August 7, 2025 | 24 CommentsDeep in the human heart is a need for belonging. Historians or sociologists might link this back to prehistoric times, when belonging to the tribe in a hunter/gatherer society meant […] -
CC In Scale: A Collection Of Muscle Cars – Part 3
Posted on July 31, 2025 | 21 CommentsLast time we looked at muscle cars, we finished up in 1970. Good year, that. Intermediate coupes seemed to be changing focus; the highlight of the range was increasingly becoming […] -
CC In Scale: The Early Fifties
Posted on July 11, 2025 | 42 CommentsIt turns out I’ve written over fifty pieces for Curbside Classic now. That pales alongside the efforts of many of you, I know, but I felt it was worth a […] -
CC In Scale: Muscle Cars, Part 2 — 1968-70
Posted on June 26, 2025 | 20 CommentsWe’ll carry on from where we left off last time. All change for 1968! GM, Ford and Mopar all brought out new bodies for their intermediates, based on the previous […] -
CC In Scale: Muscle Cars, Part 1
Posted on June 12, 2025 | 16 CommentsIt helps to remember that the classes or groups we tend to think of cars fitting into are often rather arbitrary distinctions. This may be more apparent to us folk […] -
CC In Scale: The Cars Of 1968
Posted on May 29, 2025 | 21 CommentsThe writer in me doesn’t like just saying. “Here is this group of models”. There needs to be something of an introduction, a link to something, a hook to hang […] -
CC In Scale: Old American Pickups
Posted on May 23, 2025 | 37 CommentsIt seems to me that these days the Great American Car is in fact the pickup. A bit contradictory, but such is the nature of life. The only American vehicles […] -
CC In Scale: Checking Out The Back Rows
Posted on May 8, 2025 | 40 CommentsI’m sure we’ve all done it at some time or other: Gone to the back row of the used car lot to see what sorts of oddities need a new […] -
CC In Scale: A Collection Of Convertibles
Posted on April 30, 2025 | 30 CommentsThe world is a funny place. The older I get, the more I realize how limited our thinking can be. Unless we have travelled or read widely, we can tend […] -
CC In Scale: The Cars Of 1967
Posted on April 17, 2025 | 26 CommentsSometimes inspiration comes from strange places. Often these days I’m finding a model I build is inspired by a car I saw online; ever more frequently that’s in a CC […] -
CC In Scale: How Does He Do It? – The Model Making Process
Posted on April 8, 2025 | 32 CommentsHere’s my long-promised account of how I build a model. As usual, some caveats first. I’ve had to leave a lot out, but as always, I’m happy to answer questions. […] -
CC In Scale: A Trip To The Vault – Forgotten Personal Treasures
Posted on March 31, 2025 | 17 CommentsWhat picture does that title conjure up for you? A 1960s Scrooge McDuck style money bin? A strong room entered through a foot-thick door and lined with safe deposit boxes? […] -
CC In Scale: Model Cars In Purple – Purple Mania
Posted on March 4, 2025 | 40 CommentsThe inspiration for this feature came from Paul’s recent post about the AI-generated images in a certain repro parts company’s website. From the comments, I’m sure we all had a […] -
CC In Scale: Pony Cars 1960s-1970s – A Sampler
Posted on February 17, 2025 | 25 CommentsSeveral times I have begun to write this article and each time it has spiralled out of control. As a result, I figure I have three articles at least in […]
![CC In Scale: Groovy Greens – 1970s Model Cars In Every Shade It’s winter in Australia. Frosty mornings, fog, chilly days, with maxima around 8-12C (Quit laughing, Canadians!). I miss seeing the leaves on the fruit trees in the orchard. The citrus […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/70Carlolo1.jpg)
![CC In Scale: The Camaro Tribe! Deep in the human heart is a need for belonging. Historians or sociologists might link this back to prehistoric times, when belonging to the tribe in a hunter/gatherer society meant […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/70-Camaro-6.jpg)
![CC In Scale: A Collection Of Muscle Cars – Part 3 Last time we looked at muscle cars, we finished up in 1970. Good year, that. Intermediate coupes seemed to be changing focus; the highlight of the range was increasingly becoming […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/71Charger8.jpg)
![CC In Scale: The Early Fifties It turns out I’ve written over fifty pieces for Curbside Classic now. That pales alongside the efforts of many of you, I know, but I felt it was worth a […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/51BA-R6.jpg)
![CC In Scale: Muscle Cars, Part 2 — 1968-70 We’ll carry on from where we left off last time. All change for 1968! GM, Ford and Mopar all brought out new bodies for their intermediates, based on the previous […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2025/06/70.442.jpg)
![CC In Scale: Muscle Cars, Part 1 It helps to remember that the classes or groups we tend to think of cars fitting into are often rather arbitrary distinctions. This may be more apparent to us folk […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2025/06/67RT-r1.jpg)
![CC In Scale: The Cars Of 1968 The writer in me doesn’t like just saying. “Here is this group of models”. There needs to be something of an introduction, a link to something, a hook to hang […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/68Chrysler2.jpg)
![CC In Scale: Old American Pickups It seems to me that these days the Great American Car is in fact the pickup. A bit contradictory, but such is the nature of life. The only American vehicles […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/66F100-1.jpg)
![CC In Scale: Checking Out The Back Rows I’m sure we’ve all done it at some time or other: Gone to the back row of the used car lot to see what sorts of oddities need a new […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/58Cad5.jpg)
![CC In Scale: A Collection Of Convertibles The world is a funny place. The older I get, the more I realize how limited our thinking can be. Unless we have travelled or read widely, we can tend […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2025/04/72.442.5.jpg)
![CC In Scale: The Cars Of 1967 Sometimes inspiration comes from strange places. Often these days I’m finding a model I build is inspired by a car I saw online; ever more frequently that’s in a CC […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2025/04/67MustangRed1.jpg)
![CC In Scale: How Does He Do It? – The Model Making Process Here’s my long-promised account of how I build a model. As usual, some caveats first. I’ve had to leave a lot out, but as always, I’m happy to answer questions. […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2025/04/p9-3101e.jpg)
![CC In Scale: A Trip To The Vault – Forgotten Personal Treasures What picture does that title conjure up for you? A 1960s Scrooge McDuck style money bin? A strong room entered through a foot-thick door and lined with safe deposit boxes? […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/41-woody-4.jpg)
![CC In Scale: Model Cars In Purple – Purple Mania The inspiration for this feature came from Paul’s recent post about the AI-generated images in a certain repro parts company’s website. From the comments, I’m sure we all had a […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/62Dodge5.jpg)
![CC In Scale: Pony Cars 1960s-1970s – A Sampler Several times I have begun to write this article and each time it has spiralled out of control. As a result, I figure I have three articles at least in […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/67Mustang-B7.jpg)


