![Most people wouldn’t think of the Metropolitan New York and New Jersey area (part of the rustbelt) as being a good place to find well-preserved old cars. But actually it […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/11/imgonline-com-ua-twotoone-BX4vUfPGe2MgM.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1 "1954 Kaiser Manhattan & 1955 Packard Patrician: Two Moneypit Orphan Cars Worth Checking Out?")
![So stated the auto editors at Consumer Reports, the Great Arbiter of automotive quality since the 1930s. In their view, Chrysler’s higher-priced models (DeSoto, Chrysler, Imperial) offered very little more […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/11/1959-Dodge-Custom-Royal-Lancer-2HT-blue-FBMarketplace-front-3q-left.webp?resize=115%2C115&quality=70&ssl=1 "1959 Dodge Custom Royal 2-Door Hardtop: “Among All Chrysler Corporation Cars, This Is A Good Middle-Of-The-Road Choice.”")
![Spotted in Rockaway NJ at a gas station/auto body shop: a bit of faded class and elegance in a sea of modern mediocrity. This old Benz really speaks to me, […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/10/20251016_162247-EDIT.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1 "1966 Mercedes-Benz 230 Sedan: Tarnished Gem")
![“It unleashes a hurricane of power…It tames a tornado of torque…It breaks through the vibration barrier…It’s a Swept-Wing mastery of motion…You rule the road in a Swept-Wing ’57 Dodge!” Wowwww! […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/10/Screenshot-2025-10-09-at-19-29-08-511868418_1902638853856020_536885285794820476_n.jpg-JPEG-Image-960-%C3%97-720-pixels.png?resize=115%2C115&quality=80&ssl=1 "1957 Dodge Coronet Sedan: “Step Into The Wonderful World Of Autodynamics!”"){kind=tracking}
![That’s LEAD, baby—rhymes with “head,” as in the metal customizers and body work professionals use to re-sculpture car bodies or repair rust. I’ll never forget the day I first discovered […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/10/20251007_174114-artguru.png?resize=115%2C115&quality=80&ssl=1 "Lead East Car Show Memories: Reliving The ’50s From 1986 to 2000")
![I was inspired to write after finding this dilapidated 1958 Chevrolet Delray for sale on eBay. I then searched the web for more surviving ’58 Delray 4-doors. Not too many […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/Screenshot-2025-09-20-at-19-49-36-s-l1600.jpg-JPEG-Image-1024-%C3%97-768-pixels-%E2%80%94-Scaled-93.png?resize=115%2C115&quality=80&ssl=1 "1958 Chevrolet Delray 4-Door Sedan: Once So Common; Now So Rare"){kind=tracking}
![Here they are together–two 1958 GM “Golden Milestone” cars that competed in the luxury class. You’ll notice that both cars share the body middle section (doors, windows, roof); however the […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/20190803_102929-1-1_resized.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1 "1958 Buick Limited vs 1958 Cadillac Series 62 – Chrome Plated GM Luxury")
![Quoth the adman. Perhaps he was referring to the Grecian concept that true beauty comes from within. The ads further went on to say that this new ’62 Plymouth is […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/1962-fury-3-1753816651-68891e4b1459f1.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1 "1962 Plymouth Fury 2-Door Hardtop: “The Beautiful Difference In The Low-Priced Field!”")
![The following story is based on an interview with my father, John V. Pellegrino (b. 1935), conducted on August 19th, 2025. Dad provides some fascinating insights on what it was […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/20170814_095222_resized.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1 "1964 MG 1100: My Father’s Authentic British Car Experience")
![“Attention Walmart shoppers! There’s a ’57 Studebaker Hawk in the parking lot today–you might want to check it out!” Alas, no such announcement came over the speaker system at […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/20250718_191545.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1 "1957 Studebaker Silver Hawk–Vintage Looks With Modern Upgrades")
![Those are the words of Tom McCahill, automotive tester at Mechanix Illustrated. He did a big write-up on the Volkswagen back in 1956 when the “Beetle” was still a novelty […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/20250718_193349.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1 "1956 Volkswagen Beetle – The ‘Homely With A Heart Of Gold!’ Classic")
![So yesterday I was on my way to get a pizza slice, and out of the corner of my eye I happened to see . . . Yes! The […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/20250711_124850-EDIT.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1 "1959 Cadillac Eldorado Biarritz Convertible: Dreams and Fantasies . . .")
![If you want to see pictures of perfectly restored classic cars, there are plenty of places on the Web for you to find them. But there’s something truly authentic–even haunting–about […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/s-l16001-1.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1 "1954 Oldsmobile Ninety-Eight: Stirring Ancient Memories")
![In case you’re counting years, this car was the “boldest advance” since the 1908 Oakland, according to Pontiac advertising. That’s quite a statement, isn’t it? But like all hyperbole, […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/12508152-1958-pontiac-star-chief-std1.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1 "1958 Pontiac: ‘The Boldest Advance in Fifty Years!’")
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