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About Author: Rich Baron
Posts by Rich Baron
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The Rambler Appeal: Vintage Photos Of Female Car Buyers At Rambler Dealers
Posted on August 19, 2025 | 16 CommentsIt’s back to the showroom with today’s short vintage photo gallery, a collection of images of ladies at Rambler/American Motors dealers in the 1960s. Background info on these was nonexistant, […] -
Rare Find: 1967 Imperial With Director’s Chair Option – Chrysler’s Luxury Statement
Posted on August 19, 2025 | 17 CommentsIn recent days, I’ve been on a mission to review Cohort material that I may have missed sharing with the larger CC readership. And here was one from a few […] -
Rare Classic: 1953 Packard Convertible – Classic Elegance At The Parking Lot
Posted on August 18, 2025 | 18 CommentsI knew this car seemed familiar. About a year ago, we got a solitary shot at the Cohort of this rare Packard drop-top in motion. Now, about a year later, […] -
Front Lawn Deal: 1972 Plymouth Road Runner For Sale – ACME Tools Needed To Fix This Classic
Posted on August 17, 2025 | 17 CommentsI don’t see Wile E. Coyote anywhere near this 1972 Road Runner for sale posted at the CC Cohort by Hyperpack. However, it doesn’t take a lot of viewing to […] -
Vintage Car Carrier Photos: The Iconic 1957 Cars, Arriving Fresh From The Factory
Posted on August 17, 2025 | 20 CommentsText by Patrick Bell. Today we have another selection of vehicles in transit. I have always enjoyed viewing truckloads of new cars rolling down the road, and unloading when I […] -
Scenes Of America’s Early Turnpikes – Paid Previews Of Freeways To Come
Posted on August 16, 2025 | 42 CommentsThe arrival of the modern limited-access US highway system was an era-defining event, with distances shortened in ways previously unimaginable. Before the US Interstate Highway Act of 1956 unleashed the […] -
Curbside Talks: 1966 Chevy II Nova 4-Door With Powerglide – Everyday American Motoring As It Used To Be
Posted on August 16, 2025 | 20 CommentsIf there’s something we enjoy at CC, it’s coming across models that used to be common and that have become the rarest of their species. Today’s find fits that mold […] -
Driveway Find: 1972 Gremlin 401-XR, Dealer Special With 6.6L Punch – Tribute Or Real Deal?
Posted on August 15, 2025 | 12 CommentsA Gremlin! Not something one comes across easily anymore. A neat find by its own in the quiet neighborhood I was staying in El Cerrito last December. However, really lousy […] -
Vintage Photos: 1950s DeSoto Cars In Their Prime
Posted on August 14, 2025 | 25 CommentsText by Patrick Bell. Cars with the DeSoto nameplate were produced for over thirty years, and have been gone for over sixty. Today we have a good selection of images […] -
Vintage Chrysler And Plymouth Dealer Postcards From The 1950s and 1970s
Posted on August 13, 2025 | 23 CommentsWise Imperial, Chrysler, Plymouth, Houston, TX. -
Fiat 1500 Familiare Wagon: Patina, Bondo, Dents and Lots Of Character – Or How To Keep Your Fiat Running Forever!
Posted on August 13, 2025 | 16 CommentsThe Find Here’s something I didn’t expect to come across at all. Not that I was entirely sure as to what exactly I was staring at when I saw it […] -
Unlikely Pair: 1968 Cadillac Convertible and 1997 Fiat Cinquecento Found In Hungary
Posted on August 12, 2025 | 11 CommentsI like to think our brains are wired to enjoy contrasts, especially in pairs. Be it size, age, character or otherwise. You know what I mean; Laurel and Hardy, Harold […] -
Classic Cars And Everyday Neighborhoods In The 1950s-1960s – Vintage Photos From A Bygone Era
Posted on August 11, 2025 | 14 CommentsText by Patrick Bell. Our feature today is cars and a few trucks, as they were seen in the neighborhoods of the mid century era. Most of them you never […] -
Picture Perfect Luxury: ’50s-’60s Cadillac Dealer Postcards
Posted on August 9, 2025 | 15 CommentsToday, we’ll pay a visit to America’s premier luxury carmaker during its peak era of the ’50s and ’60s, all seen through period postcards around that era. A nice way […] -
Vintage Snapshots: Life With The Station Wagon – Pure ’50s & ’60s Nostalgia
Posted on August 8, 2025 | 23 CommentsText by Patrick Bell. School starts next week in my part of the world, so it seems like a good time to take another look at station wagons and their […]
![The Rambler Appeal: Vintage Photos Of Female Car Buyers At Rambler Dealers It’s back to the showroom with today’s short vintage photo gallery, a collection of images of ladies at Rambler/American Motors dealers in the 1960s. Background info on these was nonexistant, […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/metadc1336456_xl_UNTA_AR0847-004-03-195.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1)
![Rare Find: 1967 Imperial With Director’s Chair Option – Chrysler’s Luxury Statement In recent days, I’ve been on a mission to review Cohort material that I may have missed sharing with the larger CC readership. And here was one from a few […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/54299016429_0ab6389000_b.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1)
![Rare Classic: 1953 Packard Convertible – Classic Elegance At The Parking Lot I knew this car seemed familiar. About a year ago, we got a solitary shot at the Cohort of this rare Packard drop-top in motion. Now, about a year later, […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/Captura-de-pantalla-2025-08-17-00.01.46.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1)
![Front Lawn Deal: 1972 Plymouth Road Runner For Sale – ACME Tools Needed To Fix This Classic I don’t see Wile E. Coyote anywhere near this 1972 Road Runner for sale posted at the CC Cohort by Hyperpack. However, it doesn’t take a lot of viewing to […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/54716869036_08b6542127_k.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1)
![Vintage Car Carrier Photos: The Iconic 1957 Cars, Arriving Fresh From The Factory Text by Patrick Bell. Today we have another selection of vehicles in transit. I have always enjoyed viewing truckloads of new cars rolling down the road, and unloading when I […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/Captura-de-pantalla-2025-08-14-00.02.12-e1755153987494.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1)
![Scenes Of America’s Early Turnpikes – Paid Previews Of Freeways To Come The arrival of the modern limited-access US highway system was an era-defining event, with distances shortened in ways previously unimaginable. Before the US Interstate Highway Act of 1956 unleashed the […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/Captura-de-pantalla-2025-06-03-23.50.30.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1)
![Curbside Talks: 1966 Chevy II Nova 4-Door With Powerglide – Everyday American Motoring As It Used To Be If there’s something we enjoy at CC, it’s coming across models that used to be common and that have become the rarest of their species. Today’s find fits that mold […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/1966_CHEVYII.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1)
![Driveway Find: 1972 Gremlin 401-XR, Dealer Special With 6.6L Punch – Tribute Or Real Deal? A Gremlin! Not something one comes across easily anymore. A neat find by its own in the quiet neighborhood I was staying in El Cerrito last December. However, really lousy […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/IMG_20241211_100132_PORTRAIT.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1)
![Vintage Photos: 1950s DeSoto Cars In Their Prime Text by Patrick Bell. Cars with the DeSoto nameplate were produced for over thirty years, and have been gone for over sixty. Today we have a good selection of images […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/Captura-de-pantalla-2025-07-18-00.53.22.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1)

![Fiat 1500 Familiare Wagon: Patina, Bondo, Dents and Lots Of Character – Or How To Keep Your Fiat Running Forever! The Find Here’s something I didn’t expect to come across at all. Not that I was entirely sure as to what exactly I was staring at when I saw it […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/IMG_20250728_160017_PORTRAIT.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1)
![Unlikely Pair: 1968 Cadillac Convertible and 1997 Fiat Cinquecento Found In Hungary I like to think our brains are wired to enjoy contrasts, especially in pairs. Be it size, age, character or otherwise. You know what I mean; Laurel and Hardy, Harold […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/Captura-de-pantalla-2025-08-10-16.04.26.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1)
![Classic Cars And Everyday Neighborhoods In The 1950s-1960s – Vintage Photos From A Bygone Era Text by Patrick Bell. Our feature today is cars and a few trucks, as they were seen in the neighborhoods of the mid century era. Most of them you never […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/424592529_3b4f8f409d_k.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1)
![Picture Perfect Luxury: ’50s-’60s Cadillac Dealer Postcards Today, we’ll pay a visit to America’s premier luxury carmaker during its peak era of the ’50s and ’60s, all seen through period postcards around that era. A nice way […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/Captura-de-pantalla-2025-08-06-17.36.05.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1)
![Vintage Snapshots: Life With The Station Wagon – Pure ’50s & ’60s Nostalgia Text by Patrick Bell. School starts next week in my part of the world, so it seems like a good time to take another look at station wagons and their […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/a-dart.webp?resize=115%2C115&quality=70&ssl=1)


