![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 […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/12/s-l16001-1-e1607455432542.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1 "eBay Classic: 1958 DeSoto Firesweep Sedan – Solid Rose Beige")
![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 […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/50585060791_960e3ec9f4_b1.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1 "eBay Classic: 1957 Plymouth Belvedere Sedan – Fairest Among Ten Thousand")
![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” […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/00x0x_dFtPjxROVOg_0gw0co_600x4501.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1 "CCs For Sale: Dull Cars from the Early ’50s in Pastoral Settings – They Look Beautiful Now!")
![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 […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/20190813_102754-1_resized.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1 "COAL: 1958 Cadillac Series 62 Sedan – Owning Someone Else’s Car")
![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 […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/18254459-1956-nash-statesman-std1.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1 "CC For Sale: 1956 Nash Statesman – Won’t Somebody Rescue This Orphan?")
![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 […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/s-l16001.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1 "CC For Sale: Unrestored 1957 Mercury Turnpike Cruiser – Battered Spaceship")
![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 […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/20200823_104215-1_resized.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic Capsule: 1960 Chrysler Saratoga Hardtop–Peak American Space Age?")
![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. […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/IMG_00041.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1 "Touring Jurassic Car Park–Last Resting Place of Extinct Dinosaurs")
![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, […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/20191121_142345-1_resized.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1 "Curbside Comparison: 1957 Ford Custom & 1958 Ford Custom 300 – Getting the Most For Your Money in the Late ’50s")
![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_102911-2_resized.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1 "Curbside Comparison: 1958 Buick Limited vs 1958 Cadillac Series 62 – Chrome Plated GM Luxury")
![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 […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/1940s20TaxPhoto_Manhattan1.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1 "NYC Photo Archive: 1,000,000 Photos Online. Here’s a Sample.")
![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 […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/20190311_151853-1_resized.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1 "Authentic Car Design Sketches from a 9th Grader, Circa 1983")
![I want to thank everyone for the positive response to my recent Curbside Classic post featuring ads and content from the November 18th 1957 issue of Life magazine. In […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/20190124_171148-1_resized.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1 "Life Magazine Part 2: The Mopar Edition")
![My favorite bookstore is The Old Book Shop in Morristown N.J. Since junior high school I have shopped there many times to buy books and magazines on all kinds of […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/OMS02445-MZ1.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1 "Life Magazine, November 18th 1957: The Tipping Point Between Postwar Dreams and Harsh Reality")
![New Jersey, “The Garden State”, is probably better known for its auto junkyards–many of which are now disappearing. And of all junkyards, G.I. was perhaps the king! For over half […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/39nzi4JA4SC0w8gRL08rK4p9hZcB_dzVExQ3i6oRMWw1.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1 "Requiem for a Junkyard: G.I. Auto Salvage")
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