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Curbside Classics Archives
About Author: Stephen Pellegrino
Posts by Stephen Pellegrino
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![When I think of the works that man hath wrought, I say “You can’t give up on the human race!” You just can’t. Especially after you see these fantastic […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/04/29466942-1958-buick-limited-thumb1.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "The Greatest Auto Side Trim Designs of All Time — Evoking Smooth and Swift Motion")
The Greatest Auto Side Trim Designs of All Time — Evoking Smooth and Swift Motion
Posted on April 30, 2025 | 39 CommentsWhen I think of the works that man hath wrought, I say “You can’t give up on the human race!” You just can’t. Especially after you see these fantastic […] -
![It is 1953. Let’s say that you’re an older, rather conservative person with above average income, and you and your family are Packard loyalists. You value quiet elegance, fine craftsmanship, […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/04/1953_Packard_advertising_illustration_Robert_Tate_Collection_RESIZED_11.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "1953 Packard Patrician in Black: Old Money")
1953 Packard Patrician in Black: Old Money
Posted on April 22, 2025 | 26 CommentsIt is 1953. Let’s say that you’re an older, rather conservative person with above average income, and you and your family are Packard loyalists. You value quiet elegance, fine craftsmanship, […] -
![One of the great mysteries of life is why we are drawn to the specific things that fascinate us. This starts at an early age, like 4 or 5. […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/04/4a4488bd983c324237afa690bdcd83681.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Great Speedometer And Dashboard Designs I Remember – What You See As You Drive")
Great Speedometer And Dashboard Designs I Remember – What You See As You Drive
Posted on April 13, 2025 | 68 CommentsOne of the great mysteries of life is why we are drawn to the specific things that fascinate us. This starts at an early age, like 4 or 5. […] -
![When this car was new in 1959, it was one of the most luxurious, most powerful, most optioned, most lushly trimmed, “ultimate dreamboat” American cars you could buy–and it had […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/Screenshot-2025-03-27-at-20-52-51-464498225_1098764371956660_1042799004112935624_n.jpg-JPEG-Image-960-%C3%97-720-pixels-%E2%80%94-Scaled-99.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "1959 Lincoln Continental Mark IV Coupe — Fallen Riches")
1959 Lincoln Continental Mark IV Coupe — Fallen Riches
Posted on April 3, 2025 | 27 CommentsWhen this car was new in 1959, it was one of the most luxurious, most powerful, most optioned, most lushly trimmed, “ultimate dreamboat” American cars you could buy–and it had […] -
![A motto for life is, “Excelsior!” Onward and upward. In 2014 I had my ’58 Cadillac and ’62 Imperial, but I was always on the lookout for more interesting […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/Screenshot-2025-02-23-at-18-12-55-40656174990_d3b4b9145c_b.jpg-JPEG-Image-1024-%C3%97-576-pixels.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "My 1962 Mercury Monterey–‘Best-Looking Buy For The Big-Car Man’")
My 1962 Mercury Monterey–‘Best-Looking Buy For The Big-Car Man’
Posted on March 6, 2025 | 26 CommentsA motto for life is, “Excelsior!” Onward and upward. In 2014 I had my ’58 Cadillac and ’62 Imperial, but I was always on the lookout for more interesting […] -
![In 2008, my brother said to me, “A friend of mine is selling a 1962 Chrysler Imperial–I think you should go check it out!” I went to the address […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/20250223_102532-1.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "My 1962 Imperial Custom–Rescuing The Big Green Monster")
My 1962 Imperial Custom–Rescuing The Big Green Monster
Posted on February 26, 2025 | 31 CommentsIn 2008, my brother said to me, “A friend of mine is selling a 1962 Chrysler Imperial–I think you should go check it out!” I went to the address […] -
![The 1958 Oldsmobile has often been maligned for its over-the-top styling. But that’s exactly what makes it so wonderful and compelling, to me at least. So I’m happily going out […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/Screenshot-2025-02-04-at-23-14-06-.png?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "1958 Oldsmobile Dynamic 88: So Much Incredible Styling All In One Car!")
1958 Oldsmobile Dynamic 88: So Much Incredible Styling All In One Car!
Posted on February 13, 2025 | 43 CommentsThe 1958 Oldsmobile has often been maligned for its over-the-top styling. But that’s exactly what makes it so wonderful and compelling, to me at least. So I’m happily going out […] -
![(first posted 1/30/2019) Let’s take a tour of New York City. But this is a different kind of tour. We will not only move from […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/c59f8beb24f8dca1ca0dde88205929f91.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Driving Through Manhattan in the Spring of ’62")
Driving Through Manhattan in the Spring of ’62
Posted on January 28, 2025 | 52 Comments(first posted 1/30/2019) Let’s take a tour of New York City. But this is a different kind of tour. We will not only move from […] -
![(first posted 12/5/2018) The story begins in 1964 when my mother was working as a secretary for David Long, Northeast Regional Sales Manager for Ford Motor Company in Teterboro, […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/12/20181201_151538_resized.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "My Car Of A Lifetime: 1962 Mercury Comet S-22")
My Car Of A Lifetime: 1962 Mercury Comet S-22
Posted on December 5, 2024 | 65 Comments(first posted 12/5/2018) The story begins in 1964 when my mother was working as a secretary for David Long, Northeast Regional Sales Manager for Ford Motor Company in Teterboro, […] -
![Unlikely cars pop up in unlikely places. When was the last time you saw an early ’80s Cordoba–and in such cream puff condition? It’s for sale just down the […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/20241113_161319.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1983 Chrysler Cordoba–Is A 2nd Gen. Cordoba Really Worth $12,500?")
Curbside Classic: 1983 Chrysler Cordoba–Is A 2nd Gen. Cordoba Really Worth $12,500?
Posted on November 18, 2024 | 52 CommentsUnlikely cars pop up in unlikely places. When was the last time you saw an early ’80s Cordoba–and in such cream puff condition? It’s for sale just down the […] -
![Do you believe in synchronicity? I do. What are the odds . . . I’m in my ’60 Dodge Dart driving along Route 46 in Parsippany NJ, and what […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/20241012_160313.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1959 Dodge Royal–“A Genuine Police Car!”")
Curbside Classic: 1959 Dodge Royal–“A Genuine Police Car!”
Posted on October 21, 2024 | 33 CommentsDo you believe in synchronicity? I do. What are the odds . . . I’m in my ’60 Dodge Dart driving along Route 46 in Parsippany NJ, and what […] -
![(first posted 9/27/2018) Dr. Samuel Berg (1898-1990) of Newark, N.J. was a true visionary. In the early 1960s, somehow sensing that everything in his beloved city was […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/p17229coll6_1889_large.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Vintage Photography: Documenting Newark N.J. in the 1960s – Pre-Google Streetviews in B & W")
Vintage Photography: Documenting Newark N.J. in the 1960s – Pre-Google Streetviews in B & W
Posted on September 30, 2024 | 49 Comments(first posted 9/27/2018) Dr. Samuel Berg (1898-1990) of Newark, N.J. was a true visionary. In the early 1960s, somehow sensing that everything in his beloved city was […] -
![I hate to use the word “fake” in this case–better I should say “faux” or “trompe l’oeil” (because saying anything in French makes it sound more elegant–and this car is […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/Screenshot-2024-09-26-at-10-45-45-456617367_1587903662074783_5553382452139501313_n.jpg-JPEG-Image-960-%C3%97-720-pixels.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CC For Sale: 1942 Chrysler New Yorker–Pure Art Deco and Lots Of Fake Wood")
CC For Sale: 1942 Chrysler New Yorker–Pure Art Deco and Lots Of Fake Wood
Posted on September 30, 2024 | 19 CommentsI hate to use the word “fake” in this case–better I should say “faux” or “trompe l’oeil” (because saying anything in French makes it sound more elegant–and this car is […] -
![I recently met Ken Rubin at the regular Friday nite car show in Boonton, New Jersey. He had driven his very rare 1957 Studebaker all the way down from Warwick, […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/IMG_20230412_114000625_HDR.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Car Show Classic: 1957 Studebaker Champion–Treasure Is Found In Unlikely Places")
Car Show Classic: 1957 Studebaker Champion–Treasure Is Found In Unlikely Places
Posted on September 24, 2024 | 24 CommentsI recently met Ken Rubin at the regular Friday nite car show in Boonton, New Jersey. He had driven his very rare 1957 Studebaker all the way down from Warwick, […] -
![I’ve been waiting for a while now to see an actual Cybertruck in person, and today it finally happened! I wanted to share with you my spontaneous, initial reactions; because […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/20240916_150137.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Seeing a Cybertruck For The First Time In Person–My Reactions")
Seeing a Cybertruck For The First Time In Person–My Reactions
Posted on September 19, 2024 | 99 CommentsI’ve been waiting for a while now to see an actual Cybertruck in person, and today it finally happened! I wanted to share with you my spontaneous, initial reactions; because […]
