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Curbside Classics Archives
About Author: Stephen Pellegrino
Posts by Stephen Pellegrino
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![We now move solidly into the 1960s with this automotive issue of Consumer Reports. The winged, chromed monsters of the ’50s are now heading into the junkyard en masse, and […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/IMG_73571.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Consumer Reports’ Automotive Dot Charts: Every Dot Has a Story, Part 3 (1964-70)")
Consumer Reports’ Automotive Dot Charts: Every Dot Has a Story, Part 3 (1964-70)
Posted on February 5, 2022 | 28 CommentsWe now move solidly into the 1960s with this automotive issue of Consumer Reports. The winged, chromed monsters of the ’50s are now heading into the junkyard en masse, and […] -
Curbside Classic at Night: 1960 Oldsmobile Dynamic 88–Ready for Launch!
Posted on January 27, 2022 | 20 CommentsI was bringing dinner home tonight and passed this–a 1960 Oldsmobile Dynamic 88 hardtop coupe sitting on a car carrier. Or is it a launch pad? -
![So here we go with the second installment of our analysis of Consumer Reports magazine’s dot charts of late model used car repair incidence. (Here’s the first one, in case […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/81Tylk2lMtL._AC_SY879_1.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Consumer Reports’ Automotive Dot Charts: Every Dot Has a Story, Part 2 (1960-66)")
Consumer Reports’ Automotive Dot Charts: Every Dot Has a Story, Part 2 (1960-66)
Posted on January 22, 2022 | 58 CommentsSo here we go with the second installment of our analysis of Consumer Reports magazine’s dot charts of late model used car repair incidence. (Here’s the first one, in case […] -
![This is a fascinating book–ahead of its time and prophetic. I first saw it when I was in the 8th or 9th grade. Then the local library put it in […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/88593_96f562c06864fa2f_b1-2.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CC Library: Reading “God’s Own Junkyard” 58 Years Later")
CC Library: Reading “God’s Own Junkyard” 58 Years Later
Posted on January 16, 2022 | 40 CommentsThis is a fascinating book–ahead of its time and prophetic. I first saw it when I was in the 8th or 9th grade. Then the local library put it in […] -
![Consumer Reports has been testing new cars and writing about them since the 1930s. They also became semi-famous for their dot charts showing the repair incidence of used cars with […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/s-l16001.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Consumer Reports’ Automotive Dot Charts–Every Dot Has a Story: Part One–1954-63")
Consumer Reports’ Automotive Dot Charts–Every Dot Has a Story: Part One–1954-63
Posted on January 10, 2022 | 49 CommentsConsumer Reports has been testing new cars and writing about them since the 1930s. They also became semi-famous for their dot charts showing the repair incidence of used cars with […] -
![The “purists” will scream–not because of the color choice; you could order a 1960 Dart with a Pewter Iridescent body and a white roof. But because I used . . […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/20211208_145313-1.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "1960 Dart Update: I Painted The Roof Myself–It’s a Two-Tone Now!")
1960 Dart Update: I Painted The Roof Myself–It’s a Two-Tone Now!
Posted on December 11, 2021 | 46 CommentsThe “purists” will scream–not because of the color choice; you could order a 1960 Dart with a Pewter Iridescent body and a white roof. But because I used . . […] -
![Several years ago, as I was pawing through someone’s unwanted stuff at a garage sale, I came across this unique little book. It may be the only book of its […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/81-0jyt8wL1.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CC Library: “Think Small” (1967)–When VW Dealers Gave Out Comic Books")
CC Library: “Think Small” (1967)–When VW Dealers Gave Out Comic Books
Posted on November 29, 2021 | 38 CommentsSeveral years ago, as I was pawing through someone’s unwanted stuff at a garage sale, I came across this unique little book. It may be the only book of its […] -
![You may have seen my post describing my recent Craigslist purchase of a 1960 Dodge Dart Phoenix. Now I had four antique cars, which is kind of a lot for […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/20180928_122339-1_resized.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "COAL Follow-Up: Goodbye ’58 Cadillac; My Fleet Is 100% Six Cylinder Now")
COAL Follow-Up: Goodbye ’58 Cadillac; My Fleet Is 100% Six Cylinder Now
Posted on November 22, 2021 | 28 CommentsYou may have seen my post describing my recent Craigslist purchase of a 1960 Dodge Dart Phoenix. Now I had four antique cars, which is kind of a lot for […] -
![In an odd sort of CC Effect, I found this silver/gray ’59 Dodge for sale online–it’s the one-year-earlier counterpart to my recently acquired ’60 Dodge Dart. I thought my Dart […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/1959-dodge-coronet-sedan-grey-rwd-automatic-11.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CC For Sale: 1959 Dodge Coronet–Lugubrious Knight in Tarnished Armor")
CC For Sale: 1959 Dodge Coronet–Lugubrious Knight in Tarnished Armor
Posted on November 7, 2021 | 27 CommentsIn an odd sort of CC Effect, I found this silver/gray ’59 Dodge for sale online–it’s the one-year-earlier counterpart to my recently acquired ’60 Dodge Dart. I thought my Dart […] -
![I was driving along Washington St. (Route 202) in Boonton NJ with a trunk load of groceries, when I came across this colorful pair: a 1946-48 Chrysler and a 1956 […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/20211029_120425-1.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Comparison: Two Mopars, 10 Years Apart")
Curbside Comparison: Two Mopars, 10 Years Apart
Posted on November 2, 2021 | 34 CommentsI was driving along Washington St. (Route 202) in Boonton NJ with a trunk load of groceries, when I came across this colorful pair: a 1946-48 Chrysler and a 1956 […] -
My New Curbside Classic: 1960 Dodge Dart Phoenix Sedan–Dodge Put a Dart In My Heart!
Posted on October 21, 2021 | 63 CommentsDid you ever do something that made no rational sense, but you felt inspired, you felt good about it, and you did it anyway? Well, that’s what this is. -
![The Curbside motto is: “Every car has a story.” I only know parts of this car’s story, so you can use your imagination to fill in the rest. This ’54 […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/09/20210816_174121.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1954 Packard Clipper Super 2-Door Club Sedan – Ex-College Student")
Curbside Classic: 1954 Packard Clipper Super 2-Door Club Sedan – Ex-College Student
Posted on September 9, 2021 | 25 CommentsThe Curbside motto is: “Every car has a story.” I only know parts of this car’s story, so you can use your imagination to fill in the rest. This ’54 […] -
![OK, so I shouldn’t be writing this post because I really don’t care about this car (well, I care about it a little bit). It turned up on the local […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/00Q0Q_3FROwiDgXZGz_0CI0t2_1200x9001.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CC For Sale: 2003 Chevy Impala: Slowly Being Forgotten")
CC For Sale: 2003 Chevy Impala: Slowly Being Forgotten
Posted on August 28, 2021 | 43 CommentsOK, so I shouldn’t be writing this post because I really don’t care about this car (well, I care about it a little bit). It turned up on the local […] -
![About 10 or 15 years ago, I was at a garage sale, and I found these large manila envelopes containing magazine and newspaper clippings related to antique cars . . […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/20210803_120842.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CC Newspaper Clippings: Evolution of Street Signs")
CC Newspaper Clippings: Evolution of Street Signs
Posted on August 6, 2021 | 37 CommentsAbout 10 or 15 years ago, I was at a garage sale, and I found these large manila envelopes containing magazine and newspaper clippings related to antique cars . . […] -
![When I first saw this poor, weathered little thing for sale on eBay, it brought me back to a time long ago when I made a unique automotive discovery . […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/s-l16001-4.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "eBay Junkers: Mini-Edsel (’58 Goggomobil) & Spiderman Special (’61 Imperial)")
eBay Junkers: Mini-Edsel (’58 Goggomobil) & Spiderman Special (’61 Imperial)
Posted on July 23, 2021 | 11 CommentsWhen I first saw this poor, weathered little thing for sale on eBay, it brought me back to a time long ago when I made a unique automotive discovery . […]
