Curbside Classic Archives
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Cars Of A Lifetime & Auto-Biography 
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About Author: Stephen Pellegrino
Posts by Stephen Pellegrino
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CC At Night: 1964 Ford Fairlane 500–The Once Commonplace Becomes Exotic
Posted on June 11, 2022 | 25 CommentsWhen a genuine Curbside Classic appears, I think it’s important to document it even if conditions are not ideal. You may never see it again, so this may be your […] -
CC For Sale: Finding Othmar H. Ammann’s 1957 Cadillac, 65 Years Later
Posted on May 13, 2022 | 52 CommentsI was cruising Craigslist, and I found this nice 1957 Cadillac Fleetwood Sixty Special for sale. As I went through the seller’s many pictures, I saw something that really […] -
CC Photography: Ghosts of the Past–Gritty Commercial and Industrial Scenes of Newark N.J.
Posted on May 4, 2022 | 22 CommentsI was recently going through Dr. Samuel Berg’s collection of Newark photos from the early 1960s (and there are a lot to go through–all 2,788 of them!) It reminded […] -
Vintage Photos: Vandalized and Abandoned Cars, 1950s-80s
Posted on April 15, 2022 | 42 CommentsWhile searching in some rather obscure corners of the Web, I found some period photos of vandalized and abandoned cars. Photos like these are relatively rare and hard to […] -
Consumer Reports Automotive Dot Charts: Every Dot Has a Story, Part 4 (1972-75)
Posted on April 10, 2022 | 62 CommentsI was originally going to call this “Car Wars IV: Rise of the [Japanese] Machines”. -
CC Film Vault: Earl Scheib Commercials from 1962-63–Not on YouTube
Posted on March 19, 2022 | 20 CommentsHow’s this for a fascinating discovery? Earl Scheib’s grandson Don Scheib is apparently having someone convert old 16mm films of Earl’s classic TV commercials to online digital formats for easy […] -
Curbside Classic: 1955 Buick Special Sedan–Battleship
Posted on March 16, 2022 | 33 CommentsSince it’s 2022 now, you would think it would be much harder to find authentic Curbside Classics from the 40s-60s “in the wild” (i.e. not at car shows), but they […] -
Curbside Classic: 1961 Chevrolet Impala 4-Door Hardtop–Staying Close to Home
Posted on March 6, 2022 | 46 CommentsI call this one “The Time Machine”. I’m tooling along Route 46 in Denville, and I see this car parked just off the highway on Legion Place next to a […] -
CC For Sale: 1956 Volkswagen Beetle–Hibernating 50 Years, Now Running!
Posted on March 4, 2022 | 31 CommentsDateline Somerville, NJ: A classic 1956 Beetle has emerged after a long slumber. It is now running and available for purchase . . . for only $20,000! -
QOTD: Estate Sale Miracle! Can You Identify This?
Posted on February 28, 2022 | 30 CommentsWhen I read about this on the C Body Forum, I thought, “The odds of this happening are approaching Powerball levels!” I myself would have passed right by it. But […] -
CC Archeology: Searching For The Lost Village of Littleton, New Jersey
Posted on February 18, 2022 | 31 CommentsWhen I was a little kid, I was fascinated by maps. Old ones were especially interesting. I was surprised to see on some local maps that there was […] -
Winter Neighborhood Walk: Boonton, New Jersey
Posted on February 16, 2022 | 29 CommentsThis morning, February 13th 2022, I woke up to a Winter Wonderland of powdered-sugar snow. Everything looked so pretty that I decided to take a walk and capture on […] -
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? -
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 […]
![CC At Night: 1964 Ford Fairlane 500–The Once Commonplace Becomes Exotic When a genuine Curbside Classic appears, I think it’s important to document it even if conditions are not ideal. You may never see it again, so this may be your […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/20220608_205415.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1)
![CC For Sale: Finding Othmar H. Ammann’s 1957 Cadillac, 65 Years Later I was cruising Craigslist, and I found this nice 1957 Cadillac Fleetwood Sixty Special for sale. As I went through the seller’s many pictures, I saw something that really […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/05/Screenshot-2022-05-10-at-19-37-39-1967-Cadillac-Series-60-cars-trucks-by-owner-vehicle.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1)
![CC Photography: Ghosts of the Past–Gritty Commercial and Industrial Scenes of Newark N.J. I was recently going through Dr. Samuel Berg’s collection of Newark photos from the early 1960s (and there are a lot to go through–all 2,788 of them!) It reminded […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/05/Screenshot-2022-05-01-at-09-02-40-282-280-278-Market-Newark-Public-Library-Digital-Repository.png?resize=115%2C115&quality=80&ssl=1)
![Vintage Photos: Vandalized and Abandoned Cars, 1950s-80s While searching in some rather obscure corners of the Web, I found some period photos of vandalized and abandoned cars. Photos like these are relatively rare and hard to […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/blackout_gallery_02.jpg.1ffa53631ef98d79a39ab96ff80bf6e61.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1)
![Consumer Reports Automotive Dot Charts: Every Dot Has a Story, Part 4 (1972-75) I was originally going to call this “Car Wars IV: Rise of the [Japanese] Machines”.](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/consumer-reports-vintage-magazine-apr-1-19761.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1)
![CC Film Vault: Earl Scheib Commercials from 1962-63–Not on YouTube How’s this for a fascinating discovery? Earl Scheib’s grandson Don Scheib is apparently having someone convert old 16mm films of Earl’s classic TV commercials to online digital formats for easy […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/earlscheibphoto1.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1)
![Curbside Classic: 1955 Buick Special Sedan–Battleship Since it’s 2022 now, you would think it would be much harder to find authentic Curbside Classics from the 40s-60s “in the wild” (i.e. not at car shows), but they […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/20220311_160046.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1)
![Curbside Classic: 1961 Chevrolet Impala 4-Door Hardtop–Staying Close to Home I call this one “The Time Machine”. I’m tooling along Route 46 in Denville, and I see this car parked just off the highway on Legion Place next to a […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/20220304_150905-1.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1)
![QOTD: Estate Sale Miracle! Can You Identify This? When I read about this on the C Body Forum, I thought, “The odds of this happening are approaching Powerball levels!” I myself would have passed right by it. But […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/laFemmepurse1.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1)
![Winter Neighborhood Walk: Boonton, New Jersey This morning, February 13th 2022, I woke up to a Winter Wonderland of powdered-sugar snow. Everything looked so pretty that I decided to take a walk and capture on […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/20220213_100048-1.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1)
![Consumer Reports’ Automotive Dot Charts: Every Dot Has a Story, Part 3 (1964-70) 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&quality=75&ssl=1)

![Consumer Reports’ Automotive Dot Charts: Every Dot Has a Story, Part 2 (1960-66) 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&quality=75&ssl=1)


