I realize the title of this post is a little esoteric, but it’s based on a satire of a 1934 car brochure entitled “Airdreme 1934”, done by the commercial artist […]
This is an important bulletin! FLASH! After not seeing a 1957 Plymouth Belvedere in who knows how long, this investigator has now spotted a SECOND one on eBay in addition […]
I’m continuing my series of original, low-mileage eBay/Craigslist finds which should be documented and preserved on Curbside. Today we present another first for CC, a 1960 Ford Fairlane 500 Town […]
Call it CC Effect if you will, but I found yet another virtually-extinct Forward Look artifact on eBay. It’s another first for Curbside, a 1958 De Soto Firesweep sedan. Not […]
If you’ve been reading Curbside for a while, you’re probably familiar with the tragic tale of Chrysler Corporation’s rushed-into-production Forward Look cars for 1957. Sure, they looked great, rode and […]
What is this thing called Romanticism–as it applies to old cars? I have felt it, and I know others have too; hence things like Hemmings’ calendars of “Aesthetically Abandoned Automobiles” […]
Everyone seemed to like the photo that was recently posted of the 1958 Cadillac Sixty Special at the Edsel Ford mansion in Grosse Pointe Shores, Michigan. I selected that photo […]
After I discovered that recent Mercury Turnpike Cruiser on eBay, I also found this sorry thing on eBay, and I just had to share it with you. One of these […]
The recent post by Paul Niedermeyer showing ’57 Fords on a car carrier had a link to one of Paul’s earlier articles featuring a rather worn but still functioning 1957 […]
Imagine my surprise when, while driving along a local street in my town, I spotted this sleek white beauty! It’s a 1960 Chrysler Saratoga 4-door hardtop, one of only 4,099 […]
In the prehistoric years B.C.C. (Before Curbside Classic), I was involved in my own personal little Curbside project, photographing old cars (pre-1963) that I would find in my local area. […]
Let’s say it’s the late 1950s and you need a car. However, you want a new car, and you only have about $2000 to spend. You shop around and discover, […]
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 […]
Some of you may remember my previous posts of photos taken of street scenes in Newark, N.J. and New York City. Well, I have recently discovered a photo source that […]
One of my best friends growing up was Gene, who lived several houses down the street from me. We shared a lot of common interests, and one of those interests […]