-
-
Curbside Classics Archives
About Author: Rich Baron
Posts by Rich Baron
-
![Here’s a gallery we should all have a relationship with, tollbooths. One about which I’ll admit I’ve conflicted feelings. After all, looking at the Golden Gate tollbooths just brings many […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/upload_2022-12-5_21-23-20.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Vintage Snapshots: Tollbooths In The ’50s-’60s")
Vintage Snapshots: Tollbooths In The ’50s-’60s
Posted on August 4, 2024 | 40 CommentsHere’s a gallery we should all have a relationship with, tollbooths. One about which I’ll admit I’ve conflicted feelings. After all, looking at the Golden Gate tollbooths just brings many […] -
![(Update: the text has been revised since publishing to amend one factual error regarding the project’s origin, plus some other minor revisions) Let’s revisit this Deadly Sin chapter through this […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/Untitled-1.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Vintage R&T Review: 1983 Cadillac Cimarron – An Improved Upscale J-Car")
Vintage R&T Review: 1983 Cadillac Cimarron – An Improved Upscale J-Car
Posted on August 4, 2024 | 36 Comments(Update: the text has been revised since publishing to amend one factual error regarding the project’s origin, plus some other minor revisions) Let’s revisit this Deadly Sin chapter through this […] -
Vintage Dealers: Cadillac Dealers In The 1960s
Posted on August 3, 2024 | 21 Comments -
![Photos from the Cohort by Jerome Solberg. Here’s a ’66 Chevelle Malibu 2-door hardtop, beat up and worn, the way they used to be found around my high school grounds […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/53896832310_27f07c19ee_k.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Find: 1966 Chevelle Malibu At The Shopping Center – The Way It Used To Be")
Curbside Find: 1966 Chevelle Malibu At The Shopping Center – The Way It Used To Be
Posted on August 3, 2024 | 25 CommentsPhotos from the Cohort by Jerome Solberg. Here’s a ’66 Chevelle Malibu 2-door hardtop, beat up and worn, the way they used to be found around my high school grounds […] -
![For today, a collection of images of sporty Mopars taken back in the ’60s and ’70s. I’ve generally covered these corporate siblings separately, but this time, why not bring them […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/tumblr_o73aimVwSM1s3pgtho1_1280.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Vintage Snapshots: Plymouths And Dodges — Sporty Mopars In The ’60s-’70s")
Vintage Snapshots: Plymouths And Dodges — Sporty Mopars In The ’60s-’70s
Posted on August 2, 2024 | 20 CommentsFor today, a collection of images of sporty Mopars taken back in the ’60s and ’70s. I’ve generally covered these corporate siblings separately, but this time, why not bring them […] -
![Who will take care of old vintage cars as time moves on? And who will value them? It’s a topic that appears on and off again in these pages. As […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/IMG-20240726-WA0002.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1930 Ford Model A – True Classics And Their Unending Appeal")
Curbside Classic: 1930 Ford Model A – True Classics And Their Unending Appeal
Posted on August 2, 2024 | 13 CommentsWho will take care of old vintage cars as time moves on? And who will value them? It’s a topic that appears on and off again in these pages. As […] -
![We haven’t done a call-out like this in quite a while, but I feel this would be a good time to find some new blood at CC. With summer in […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/themes/arras162/images/thumbnail.png "Help Wanted: CC Contributors, No Experience Needed")
Help Wanted: CC Contributors, No Experience Needed
Posted on August 1, 2024 | 20 CommentsWe haven’t done a call-out like this in quite a while, but I feel this would be a good time to find some new blood at CC. With summer in […] -
Vintage Snapshots: Parking Lots In The 1960s & 1970s
Posted on August 1, 2024 | 34 Comments -
![Pity the 4-door, for they have never captured the imagination of collectors like coupes and convertibles have. As such, they’ve slowly but surely faded from the streets. A reality hard […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/448796884_966234261904371_3151717281924743725_n.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CC For Sale: 1968 Pontiac Lemans 4-Door Hardtop – Menacing Sporty Luxury")
CC For Sale: 1968 Pontiac Lemans 4-Door Hardtop – Menacing Sporty Luxury
Posted on July 31, 2024 | 16 CommentsPity the 4-door, for they have never captured the imagination of collectors like coupes and convertibles have. As such, they’ve slowly but surely faded from the streets. A reality hard […] -
![Time again to visit that automotive alternate reality that’s South America. The subject today? A bunch of 1969 Dodge Darts, looking somewhat cluttered but mightily attractive at the “Nova Texas” […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/Captura-de-pantalla-2024-03-05-00.20.23.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Vintage Dealers: 1969 Dodge Darts And Simca Esplanadas In Brazil – The Changing Of The Guards")
Vintage Dealers: 1969 Dodge Darts And Simca Esplanadas In Brazil – The Changing Of The Guards
Posted on July 31, 2024 | 10 CommentsTime again to visit that automotive alternate reality that’s South America. The subject today? A bunch of 1969 Dodge Darts, looking somewhat cluttered but mightily attractive at the “Nova Texas” […] -
![Here are two recent images by William Garrett uploaded at the CC Cohort. An early ’60s Falcon and a mid-’70s Pinto Squire Wagon, all from a walk in Sunnyvale that […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/53879562624_6c1f048c70_k.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Cohort Finds: Ford Falcon And Pinto Squire Wagon – Stuck In Time, In Sunnyvale CA.")
Cohort Finds: Ford Falcon And Pinto Squire Wagon – Stuck In Time, In Sunnyvale CA.
Posted on July 30, 2024 | 14 CommentsHere are two recent images by William Garrett uploaded at the CC Cohort. An early ’60s Falcon and a mid-’70s Pinto Squire Wagon, all from a walk in Sunnyvale that […] -
![Today’s gallery pays homage to that very 1950s automotive fixation: the fins. Do they need an introduction? Probably not. It’s, after all, one item forever associated with mid-century American car […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/Captura-de-pantalla-2024-07-16-23.56.34.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Vintage Snapshots: Cars And Fins Of The 1950s")
Vintage Snapshots: Cars And Fins Of The 1950s
Posted on July 30, 2024 | 25 CommentsToday’s gallery pays homage to that very 1950s automotive fixation: the fins. Do they need an introduction? Probably not. It’s, after all, one item forever associated with mid-century American car […] -
![I’ve read on more than a few occasions stories of people back in the ’50s-’60s driving from up north to visit the sandy beaches of Florida. And these are the […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/5537237961_923d15d952_o.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Vintage Postcards: Welcome to Florida! – The Sunshine State In The ’50s-’60s")
Vintage Postcards: Welcome to Florida! – The Sunshine State In The ’50s-’60s
Posted on July 29, 2024 | 26 CommentsI’ve read on more than a few occasions stories of people back in the ’50s-’60s driving from up north to visit the sandy beaches of Florida. And these are the […] -
![Let’s look at this unlikely survivor I recently found in an old San Salvador neighborhood. A ’65-’67 Crown; Toyota’s top offering at the time in the passenger car segment. Coming […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/IMG_20240706_162334465_HDR.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1965-67 Toyota Crown – Early Toyota Luxury")
Curbside Classic: 1965-67 Toyota Crown – Early Toyota Luxury
Posted on July 29, 2024 | 11 CommentsLet’s look at this unlikely survivor I recently found in an old San Salvador neighborhood. A ’65-’67 Crown; Toyota’s top offering at the time in the passenger car segment. Coming […] -
Cohort Finds: ’77-’79 Lincoln Town Car & Town Coupe – Take Your Pick
Posted on July 28, 2024 | 11 CommentsPhotos from the CC Cohort by canadiancatgreen.
